Cheng Jiaxuan was anxious. Even in front of Shen Shiyun, he could not help but want to talk back. Lu Qian was secretly helpless. He raised his hand to stop her from talking and said, "Niangniang is right. Then lowly servant wishes Lord Baylor Ling to break away from the evil evil as soon as possible and become the successor of the Manchurian Qing. As for the whereabouts of the Seven Demons, a qualified subject should think ahead of his master and let us deal with it ourselves. "Shen Shiyun said," That's very good. I won't see you out. "
Cheng Jiaxuan bit his lips until they bled. He opened his eyes wide and followed Lu Qian out of the palace. When they reached the outside of the palace, he could not help but ask, "Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Don't tell me you don't care about Xueer Jiejie anymore? What's so great about her saying a few nasty words? "
Lu Qian impatiently said, "Shut up! Can't you hear? She had long given up on the Lord Baylor Ling. This time she was only trying to shut the mouths of the world. How could she tolerate other people ruining her plans? If you want to talk about Xueer … let's go to the Wangyang Slope outside the city to take a look. " Cheng Jiaxuan was confused. Listening to him speak as if he had a card up his sleeve and did not have a good plan, he could only swallow his anger and follow closely behind.
The Wangyang Slope was located about five li east of the city. The two of them did not need much effort to climb it, gasping for breath. They looked around but did not see anyone. Lu Qian frowned and muttered to himself, "I don't know what the Seven Demons are up to. They have clearly given their orders, yet they still want to be mystifying." Unwilling to give up, he searched the small hillside with one foot deep and one foot shallow, hoping to find some clues.
Cheng Jiaxuan had not taken more than a few steps when he saw a piece of wood standing upright. It was very out of place in the middle of the barren wasteland. It was particularly eye-catching. She gathered her courage and walked forward, but did not dare to touch it. Her bashful appearance attracted Lu Qian's attention. He also stepped forward to take a look. Once the piece of wood was pulled out, it immediately revealed a finger buried underneath.
This place was currently being ravaged by the wind and sand. In less than half a day, a thick layer of sand had already been buried, and there were still traces of blood that had yet to dry at the tip of his finger. After all, Cheng Jiaxuan was a girl. Even though she had bathed the Asura in blood in the past, suddenly seeing this kind of scene, she was scared out of her wits. With a cry of surprise, she shrank behind Lu Qian.
However, it was human nature. The more afraid they were, the more they couldn't help but want to see. Trembling with fear, he stuck his head out to take a look. Lu Qian turned the finger back and forth, muttering, "It looks like a woman's finger … why would it be here for no reason at all?"
Cheng Jiaxuan repeated his words. After a while, she tried to sound him out, "I recognize this ring. It's the love token that Alliance Head Li gave to Xueer Jie. She cherishes it very much and has always kept it close to her body …" Lu Qian did not wait for her to finish speaking. It was as if he had turned into a different person. His eyes immediately surged with raging fury, as if he wanted to turn the world upside down. He angrily said, "Damn it, this bastard dares to torture Xueer like this? When I find him, I'll definitely teach him a lesson! "
Suddenly he heard an angry roar from behind him, "I'll teach you a lesson first!" Lu Qian hastily turned his head around and saw a shadow flashing in front of his eyes. A person pounced on him. Unexpectedly, Lu Qian did not have a chance to evade. His face was the first to receive a solid punch. Half of his cheek immediately swelled up, and there was a faint trace of viscous liquid flowing down from the corner of his mouth. He carelessly wiped the blood off his hand on the hem of his clothes. It was only then that he narrowed his eyes and saw the attacker clearly. It was Li Yijie, dressed in martial attire and with an angry expression on his face.
Lu Qian knew that he did not owe Li Yijie much money, and the two of them did not have any enmity of killing relatives. Taking a blow from Li Yijie for no reason at all, any person with dignity would find it difficult to endure. Clenching his teeth, he said, "Brother Li? Why are you here? Could it be that you followed me here? Who allowed you to send people to spy on me? "
Li Yijie's anger was far more intense than his. He shouted, "Even if I sent people to follow you, so what? Otherwise, how could I know this place's location? I'm afraid I'm still in the dark, foolishly being played by you like a monkey! What did you tell me the last time? I'll ask you one more time, did the Seven Demons Demon leave any message for me? "
Lu Qian let out a hollow laugh and said, "Looking at your fiendish face at that time, even if I did remember, I would have been so scared that I would have forgotten everything. Alright, I'll be honest with you, he did tell me to tell you to go to the Wangyang Slope on the east side of the city and wait for him there, otherwise he would turn your wedding into a funeral … "
Hearing this, Li Yijie's anger and hatred grew even more uncontrollable. He shouted, "Then why didn't you tell me earlier? It's only been a day, yet I acted as if I didn't hear or ask about it; wouldn't that make him even angrier? You only thought about how to deceive the guests, saying that you've seen a ghost to smooth things over? "
Lu Qian said, "I know your temper better than anyone else. You must have thought that I was the one who didn't report to you and deliberately coaxed you to wander around aimlessly, so that you could take this opportunity to rescue Xueer and play the hero in front of her, right?"
Li Yijie angrily said, "Isn't that so? It's best that you admit it. You scoundrel … if you weren't so selfish, Xueer wouldn't have suffered so much! You've been delayed for nearly a whole day … do you know how many hours there are in a day? Do you know how many things can happen? We can afford to delay, but Xueer can't! You … you … I really wish I could beat you to death, you son of a b * tch! "
He was about to throw another punch when a white-clothed figure rushed in from the side. It was Yuan Yi. He opened his arms and stood between the two of them. "Brother Li," he called out, "calm down. We all know that you care about Xueer, but this matter isn't entirely Master Lu's fault … "Li Yijie angrily said," If we don't blame him, then who should we blame? Young Master Yuan, this has nothing to do with you. Get out of the way. Today I'm going to beat this ungrateful bastard to death … "
Lu Qian took up a stance and blocked several attacks. "Li Yijie," he shouted, "even if we can understand your feelings, we have no obligation to tolerate your unreasonable behavior! Ungrateful? I want to ask you, what kind of grace have you shown me? Use your brain and think carefully. The one who chopped off Xueer's fingers was the Seven Demons, not me! What's the use of using me as a punching bag? If he wants to take revenge, do you think it's enough just because you showed up on time? Isn't this bullying the weak and fearing the strong? If you have the ability, go find him and yell at him, go ahead and chop him with a knife! "
Li Yijie's anger gradually subsided and was replaced by layers of anxiety and regret. His five fingers stiffly loosened and he staggered back. He wrapped Nangong Xue's severed fingers in his clothes, rolled them up layer by layer, and held them in his arms like a treasure. "Xueer," he murmured, "you're going to be my wife soon. I didn't protect you well and let you suffer this kind of harm. I'm really incompetent! I can't even protect my own loved ones. How can I talk about being the Wulin Alliance Head? You must hate me. Hate that when you were being bullied, I couldn't appear by your side in time. As long as I can find you, I can't wait for you to punch me or kick me a few times. Perhaps that would make me feel better … No, no, at this point, all I can think of is my own feelings. I'm really a selfish person who can't be saved! It's better for me to die! "
Yuan Yi sighed and patted his back. "Brother Li," he said, "no matter how anxious you are, it's useless. Just give me some face and follow me back to the mansion. We'll discuss this matter at length." Li Yijie shook his head. "Let me stay with Xueer for a while. Maybe … she has something to say to me …"
Yuan Yi impatiently said, "Maybe the mansion's servants already have news. Staying here any longer will only be a waste of time. If you only know how to hide in a corner and blame yourself, Xue 'er will be the real danger! "Li Yijie was suddenly enlightened when he heard this, and his entire body turned cold.
They went back to the mansion. As soon as they stepped through the gate, a servant stumbled over and greeted them. "Young Master Yuan, Li … Hero Li, you've finally returned. Here's a letter for Alliance Head Li. We've been waiting for you for a long time, but you're still … that … that hero's whereabouts are hard to find … "
Li Yijie didn't have the leisure to be long-winded with him. When he was in a bad mood, everything in front of him was his fault. "Why did you delay until now?" He asked. "Didn't I tell you to send a messenger pigeon? Why must you wait for me to come back? "
When the servant was anxious, he had a stuttering problem. "It's not like that, Alliance Head Li …" he stammered. "Just now we sent a few messenger pigeons out, but for some reason, after circling around outside a few times, they flew back on their own and refused to leave …"
Lu Qian laughed dryly. "Maybe you're not familiar with these pigeons and can't recognize them." The servant swore, "That's impossible! Before these pigeons were sold to the Yuan Mansion, I was the one who raised them. As long as they can jump a few times on other people's clothes, they'll remember that person's scent and won't forget it for a long time. There won't be any problems! "
Seeing that the three of them were about to quarrel, Yuan Yi hastily stepped forward and took the letter from the servant's hand. He put two fingers together and brushed them across the surface of the letter. "It's not his fault," he muttered. "There's some special medicine on this letter that makes the pigeons dizzy and disoriented when they carry it in their mouths. They won't be able to tell the way …"
Li Yijie didn't wait for him to finish. He snatched the letter from him. His fingers trembled several times before he finally flattened it. There were crooked lines drawn on the letter. Upon closer inspection, it was actually a map. It started at the city gate and gradually turned eastward. It passed through the Wangyang Slope and continued to meander along the way. After turning several circles, it finally pointed to a cave hidden among weeds and rocks.
Li Yijie's fingers tightened and slowly crumpled the letter into a ball. Finally, he couldn't resist the burning in his heart and opened it again. 'Bang!' he slapped the table and called everyone to take a look. "This letter was clearly sent to me by the Seven Malevolent Demons," he said, "Why would they do something else so that I won't receive it in time? This Demon Head's way of doing things is really baffling! "
Lu Qian's fingertips drew on the map, imitating the corresponding pattern. "I don't know," he said, "Is he inviting you to come and have a showdown, or is he telling you where Xueer is? No matter what, look at that cave, it's strange and gloomy. Do you really want to go? "
For the past half a day, Li Yijie's biggest worry was the lack of clues. Now that he finally had a clue, he was overjoyed. "Of course I'm going!" he hastily said. He issued a letter of challenge, I can't just avoid it and not accept it. Besides, if I can find him, it's the same as finding Xueer. Don't try to stop me. I've made up my mind, I swear I won't change it. "
"I don't want to stop you," Lu Qian said, "It's just that every time you become a hero, you can't be the only one. You should give us, brothers, some opportunities to show off. Besides, I lost Xueer, I should take responsibility for it. "
"That's right," Yuan Yi said, "Xueer almost became my wife. Before you two formally bow to Heaven and Earth, I still have a chance to fight for it." Li Yijie knew these two people were trying to persuade him in every possible way, but in the end they were trying to help him. He was deeply moved and could not refuse anymore.
The group of people followed the directions in the letter and indeed found a cave. Pushing aside the weeds in front of them, they went in one by one. Along the way, they were especially vigilant, afraid that they would come across a few more broken fingers.
Cheng Jiaxuan was indifferent to Nangong Xue's safety. He was afraid that he would give them an excuse to curse Jiang Liechen. His heart would be in pain. Actually, these people did not welcome her, but first, they did not have the leisure to pursue the matter with her. Second, they understood that she had just suffered a serious illness, so they did not want to scold her too harshly.
Fortunately, their journey was uneventful. Other than the bumps and hollows on the road, and some broken stones at the corners, there was no sign of them being worried. Perhaps the Seven Evil Spirits were tired of their old tricks.
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