After midnight

As soon as Zhang Dong said this, Song Xin immediately understood what was going on. She was not stupid. She hurriedly looked at Zhao Yunqi, who only slightly moved his head and started to read again. There was a lot of information and it was so complicated that he couldn't figure out the key points for a while.

Seeing that he was unmoved, Song Xin immediately took another step forward and looked at him with pleading eyes. She probably never thought that Zhao Yunqi would not be on the same path as her.

"Xin'er, do you know who killed your second uncle?" Zhao Yunqi didn't look at her, but casually said something that was shocking enough to break the rules.

"You...you know?"

Unlike what Zhao Yunqi imagined, Song Xin's face was pale and she was shaking with fear. Zhao Yunqi looked at her immediately and looked her up and down before confirming. "You know."

"You actually knew it, but he probably didn't know that so many people would know it, including you, his closest person." After being unbelievable, Zhao Yunqi suddenly realized it as if he was lamenting his fate.

Song Xin bit her lip and said nothing. She couldn't say anything. Her brain was no longer able to think.

"Xin'er?" Zhang Dong called her. But she stared at Zhao Yunqi and didn't respond to Zhang Dong at all.

Song Xin had no idea how ugly her face looked at this moment. She spoke with difficulty, "Who else?"

Zhao Yunqi avoided answering and continued, "He has already committed a serious crime that cannot be tolerated by the world. Do you want him to commit an even more serious crime, making the mistake even worse?"

Song Xin trembled uncontrollably again, looking at Zhao Yunqi, who seemed so unfamiliar to her, and tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.

"Xin'er!" Zhang Dong called her anxiously, but he didn't dare to leave the door easily. "Zhao Yunqi, I tell you, if you want to leave now, you have to step over my dead body!"

"No! Zhang Dong!" Song Xin held him back and wiped away her tears. "Brother Yunqi, I don't know what to do. I have no idea. But today, I'm afraid you can't leave here."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Zhao Yunqi stubbornly. She didn't believe what he would do to her.

"Your unilateral statement doesn't count. You... or you, do you have the ability to keep me here?" Zhao Yunqi turned his sharp gaze from Song Xin to Zhang Dong. He was so confident that he had the ability. "I can step over your corpse? It's not impossible."

"Brother Yunqi." Song Xin called him in panic, trying to stop Zhao Yunqi's actions.

"Don't call him, Xin'er. I will hold on as long as I can. Song Yu and the others will be here soon."

"Really? Song Yu is in Beizhong now, right? Even if he comes back with the help of a special teleporter, it will take at least a few hours. Before that, you would have died hundreds of times. Zhang Dong, I hope you understand that I have never really attacked you." Zhao Yunqi's eyes were steady, and every word he said was realistic.

Song Xin heard it clearly and understood that Zhang Dong was no match for Zhao Yunqi at all. If he continued to fight, Zhang Dong might really die.

"Xin'er, let's make a deal."

"What?" Song Xin looked at Zhao Yunqi awkwardly, being completely led by him.

"At this point, I can't give up and there is no way out. As long as you don't stop me from watching these things, I will wait here quietly for Song Yu to come back. No matter what the result is, even if it costs me my life, I will have no complaints."

"What if we stop it?"

"Before Song Yu comes back, I will take these materials and step over Zhang Dong's body."

"Xin'er, don't listen to Zhao Yunqi's nonsense. I'm from the Security Bureau, and I'm willing to fight to the death for the Song family!" Zhang Dong said as he used his ability to attack.

But Zhao Yunqi was faster. He raised his hand and waved it, and ice blocked Mu's path. Several ice cones pierced through at the same time, easily penetrating the barrier that Zhang Dong had put up. When Zhang Dong resisted and wanted to use his skills again, the ice pierced Zhang Dong's left arm again.

"That's enough. I promise."

"Xin'er?" Zhang Dong asked in surprise.

"I promise you, but do you really want to wait here for my brother to come back?" Song Xin said to Zhao Yunqi.

"Yes."

"Xin'er?" Zhang Dong tried to call her again.

"I see. It's okay, Zhang Dong, let him see. Under the gaze of four eyes, even if he sees something, he won't be able to pass the message to anyone."

Zhang Dong fell silent. Song Xin had not looked at him since she entered the secret door. Even when she responded to him, her eyes never left Zhao Yunqi.

"Xin'er, there is one more thing I want to ask you for help with." Zhao Yunqi leaned forward to her. "I want Yun Shuang to leave Jiudu right now. You know, she is innocent. I kept my promise and will not escape, but Yun Shuang cannot be hurt again."

Zhao Yunqi continued speaking word by word, "I can't be hurt by your Song Mansion anymore."

"What do you mean?" Song Xin suddenly became angry and embarrassed.

"Don't you know? Yun Shuang's moody condition was caused by your father. Song Hongtian can use her as a threat, so why can't Song Yu do the same?"

"What...what? This is impossible." Song Xin quickly retorted but couldn't help but think desperately that she actually thought this was possible. She suddenly thought of something and held on to it stubbornly. "So, you betrayed us, right?"

"I didn't betray Song Hongtian, nor did I betray Song Yu. I just wanted to take Yun Shuang away from here and break free from the shackles of fate. Xin'er, don't you want to get rid of your fate?"

This sentence immediately touched Song Xin's heart. How could she not want to? She had always wanted to leave here and go out to see the world since she was a child. After all, she had been raised in a large courtyard by her father since she was a child. Even when Song Yu was injured, she had never persuaded her father to go to Xidu, and she had never been able to leave Jiudu.

Moreover, since she learned the truth about her father's death, she became even more desperate. She had thought about leaving here countless times, leaving here forever, but she was still not brave enough, and she couldn't be cruel to herself, because she didn't know how she would live after leaving the protection of the Song family.

Sure enough, Zhao Yunqi knew her very well since childhood, because they had the same aspirations. But because of this, Zhao Yunqi would never be with her, and he didn't even have the slightest idea. She knew it, and she had never been so clear-headed as she was at this moment.

"I understand. I will write to Yun Shuang."

"You forgot that Yun Shuang has no ability at all. She can't open the letter you wrote. Let Shangguan Can take her away."

"Okay." Song Xin promised, staring at him for the last time, then turned around and walked out, and she never came back. Zhang Dong looked around again and again, and made up his mind. He crossed his arms and leaned against the wall, lying across the entrance of the secret door. He stared at Zhao Yunqi.

Now, go back to Jiudu and take Zhao Yunshuang away from here forever.

Shangguan Can was immediately alarmed when he received the letter. The letter Song Xin wrote to him was telling him that something had happened to Zhao Yunqi!

But what was going on? Was Song Xin here to tip off someone? But why was her tone so heavy and cold? Given her relationship with Yun Shuang and Yun Qi, why did she write the three words Zhao Yun Shuang and not mention Yun Qi at all?

Shangguan Can looked at the letter, not knowing what to do. He would definitely follow the contents of the letter, but it would not be that simple. Zhao Yunqi and Zhang Dong had left the shabby inn in Beicheng for personal reasons, and he did not want to stay alone, so he came to Beizhong soon. He was in Beizhong now, and an idea suddenly occurred to him, and he remembered a person's name.

The man's name rushed towards him, An Yan!

If it was An Yan, he would definitely be able to save Zhao Yunqi. When fighting with An Yan on the island outside Jiunan Park, Shangguan Can vaguely guessed that the relationship between An Yan and Zhao Yunqi was unusual.

So, go find An Yan. No matter what the relationship between them is, An Yan will not stand by and watch you die.

But where can I find An Yan? ——Xuan Chuang Station in Beizhong.

"Everyone inside, come out quickly! Otherwise, I will tear this place down!"

Shangguan Can rushed into the window station and shouted wildly. Not far away, the guard was rushing over around the arch bridge made of sand.

"Please open the door and let me see An Yan. I'm not here to fight. I have something important to tell him."

Shangguan Can was extremely anxious. Although he was in Beizhong, he deliberately hid himself. He just learned that Beizhong had experienced war, and Song Yu was on his way to Jiudu at this moment. What was he going back for? It was obvious that it was related to Zhao Yunqi. He couldn't contact Anyan, so he had to come here.

"Open the door! Quick..."

The door opened suddenly, and Xu Xing came out and closed it again immediately.

"Shangguan Can?"

"It's me, where is An Yan?"

"What do you want to do with An Yan? If you don't tell me, I'm afraid I can't tell you."

Frankly speaking, Xu Xing knew nothing about An Yan's plan for the past few days. He just saw Shangguan Can didn't attack Xuanchuang Station and was so panicked, so he showed up with great doubts. After all, whether it was good or bad, he couldn't refuse the arrival of this matter.

"It's about Zhao Yunqi and Song Yu. It's very important."

"Then wait for me here, I'll write a letter to him." Xu Xing said and went to the small room next to him, Shangguan Can followed him. He watched Xu Xing write the letter and fly out, and he was so anxious that he was sweating. He had never thought that three minutes could be so long.

He saw Xin Fei coming back and rushed forward. He saw the words almost at the same time as Xu Xing - at the residence, let him come.

"I'll take you there directly. He lives nearby. It won't be long."

Xu Xing was also surprised that An Yan was staying at home at this time. Xu Xing had heard about the turmoil that occurred a few minutes ago. It seemed that something very important had indeed happened but no one knew about it.

They walked faster and faster, and after entering the courtyard of the house, Shangguan Can almost rushed up the stairs. He pushed the door open and saw An Yan sitting on the bed, and Su Ziling, who looked drowsy, was lying on the bed. He handed the letter under An Yan's nose and chattered non-stop.

"Look, this is the letter Song Xin just wrote to me. Isn't it strange? Something must have happened to Zhao Yunqi. I should have thought of it earlier. After Song Hongtian died, he has been acting strangely. I should have thought of it earlier."

"Is Su Ziling injured? Is it serious?" Xu Xing followed closely behind him, noticed Su Ziling, and asked.

"It's okay, just a minor injury." An Yan had finished reading the letter and stood up.

"Xu Xing, I would like to ask you to take care of him."

"This is natural. Leave it to me."

Su Ziling was not asleep to begin with. It was only after An Yan bandaged him that he insisted on lying on the bed to rest that his consciousness gradually became fuzzy. Shangguan Can's noise woke him up immediately. He struggled to sit up, revealing his shoulder wrapped in gauze.

"I have to go to Jiudu." An Yan said to him.

"I'll go with you." Su Ziling lifted the quilt and was about to get out of bed.

"Wait for me here. If there is any new news from the North, inform me immediately."

"Okay, I understand." Su Ziling watched him finally lose.

"Shangguan Can, let's go."

Shangguan Can turned around and walked out as if he had been pardoned. If An Yan didn't say this, he would probably scream. An Yan followed him out. It was almost an hour since Song Yu left, and Yin hadn't given him any news.

"Shangguan Can, after entering the city, you will do as the letter says and settle Zhao Yunshuang as soon as possible. I will go directly to the Song Mansion. Don't forget, this is what Zhao Yunqi asked you to do."