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The warm wind on a summer night blew by my ears, the insects' chirping was submerged in the wind and the rustling of leaves, and after running away for an unknown distance, Xiao Bai stopped in his tracks.Ying Zhou rolled over on his back and stood alone in the dark woods for a long time. Gradually, the sound of horseshoes came to his ears, getting closer.

Ying Zhou said: "I leave it to you."

The white tiger took two steps forward leisurely, flicking its tail, raised its head and roared, and the roar of the tiger startled countless birds, breaking the boundless silence.

There was only a sound of "Woo--", a carriage appeared in the field of vision, less than fifty steps away from them, and a man's voice on the shaft said, "What's that sound? A tiger?"

Another person said: "How is it possible! How far is this place from the capital, how can there be tigers?!"

They were not far apart, but Ying Zhou and Xiao Bai happened to be standing in a dense shadow, the moonlight was blocked by tall tree crowns, so the other party couldn't see them, Ying Zhou patted Xiao Bai, and said softly: "Go, Just drive away, don't really hurt someone."

Xiaobai walked out of the darkness slowly, and the moonlight illuminated the white tiger's fur, coating him with a layer of wonderful streamer color.The two people on the shaft of the chariot whispered, Xiaobai walked very slowly step by step, the horse pulling the chariot was frightened, its front hooves couldn't stop poking up, if it wasn't for the reins being tightly held by the driver, it might have already run away.

Ying Zhou originally thought that as long as Xiao Bai appeared, the driver would run away, but he didn't expect the two people on the shaft to look at each other with quite calm expressions.Both of them were wearing the same black night clothes with face scarves, the one holding the reins was slightly thinner than ordinary people, while the other was stronger.The stronger one jumped out of the car, drew out the long sword at the side of his waist, opened his posture, and confronted Xiaobai on guard.

The man said: "People from Prince Yu's Mansion will catch up soon, you drive first."

The other nodded and said, "Be careful yourself."

After saying that, he flicked the reins and wanted to go first, but fortunately, Xiao Bai let out another tiger roar, which frightened the horse to its place.

The horse refused to leave, and the people under the car spat: "Damn you bastard! Leave that maidservant behind, and you lead the people away first."

The driver nodded, opened the curtain, reached out and caught a white figure inside, it was Miss Xu!

A two-finger-thick hemp rope was tied to her body, and a cloth ball was stuffed in her mouth. Miss Xu stared and groaned, but couldn't make a sound. The thin man wanted to pull her out of the car, so she kicked her legs and was caught. The skinny man kicked hard and got out of the car, "Be honest, get up and go!"

Miss Xu glared at the person who kicked her, and then turned her head to look at the white tiger blocking the way. Ying Zhou felt that her fierce eyes probably hoped that the white tiger would kill them both.

Ying Zhou sighed, and pointed in the direction of the masked man.

Xiaobai understood immediately, opened his mouth full of sharp teeth, and rushed towards the man standing in front of him.The man rolled away on the spot, his posture was very agile, and he attacked Xiaobai like a dragon dancing with a sword, and they fought inseparably.Ying Zhou thought to himself, Xiaobai, Xiaobai, you have to live up to it. It's fine if you are fascinated by the cat monster.

At the same time, Ying Zhou bypassed them and slowly approached the carriage in the dark.The man was obviously not much taller than Ms. Xu, but he picked up Ms. Xu from the ground like a chicken, put the knife on Ms. Xu's neck, and said angrily, "Go!"

Miss Xu obviously didn't want to leave, but the people behind her pushed her, half pulled and half dragged, trying to drag her deep into the woods.Miss Xu turned her head abruptly, knocking her forehead on the man's chin!This collision took ten percent of the strength, and she was so painful that she burst into tears. The man cursed in a low voice, and pushed her to the ground.

"You fucking bitch! You don't want to live anymore, do you?!"

The man spat fiercely, and stared at Miss Xu's thigh. Miss Xu raised her head and howled, but her voice was blocked by the cloth in her mouth and only a nasal sound could be heard.Ying Zhou felt bad when he heard that voice, so he hurriedly walked two steps, walked around behind the two of them, and was about to hit someone from behind, when he heard a crisp "click", a branch split under his feet, Hearing the sound, the thin man turned around and met Ying Zhou's eyes. Together, they were stunned for a moment.

The sneak attack failed and exposed himself, Ying Zhou smiled awkwardly.

The man on the opposite side looked at him and smiled, his expression was even more strange. When he looked carefully, he seemed to be a little scared and suspicious. He asked sharply: "You, who are you?!"

Miss Xu on the ground saw Ying Zhou, her eyes widened in surprise, and she immediately struggled to get up from the ground, with an indistinct "huh" sound coming from her throat, Ying Zhou guessed that she probably wanted to say help, so she comforted her: "I'm here to save you, don't be afraid."

Unexpectedly, Ms. Xu's eyes widened even wider, her head was shaking rapidly, she was so anxious that tears came out, she kicked her legs while shaking.

Ying Zhou thought to himself, could it be that he is asking him to untie her?He glanced at the man in front of him who was pointing a knife at him with a fierce look on his face, and then at Miss Xu who fell behind the man, and felt that if he passed by now, he might get a knife on his body, so he said, "Don't worry. ... When Xiaobai solves that problem, he will naturally come to help us."

Xu Jingluan struggled on the ground for a long time, but Ying Zhou didn't understand what she meant, with a look of despair on her face—what she wanted to say was not "help", let alone "untie her", but "run away and leave me alone" !

These two people tied her but did not kill her, which meant that they wanted to keep her as a bargaining chip with Prince Yu's Mansion, and she would not be in danger for the time being.However, Ying Zhou was different when he came out halfway, he looked thin and weak, he didn't know martial arts, he was just sent to his door to be slaughtered!Also... Wasn't this person still in Yayang Pavilion just now? Why did he suddenly appear in this wilderness? !

The thin man said: "Mother, are you from Xu Boyuan?"

Ying Zhou asked, "Who is Xu Boyuan?"

The man was taken aback for a moment, and said fiercely: "Then you are courting death yourself!"

After finishing speaking, he raised the palm-width swallow-wing machete and swung it towards Ying Zhou!

The blade was sharp, Ying Zhou was dazzled for a moment, in a critical moment, Huagu Fan released his hand from his sleeve, and blocked it obliquely, the peak of the blade hit the bone of the fan. All the strength of the blow was dispelled!

"Fuck, what the hell?!"

The thin and thin man looks small, but his strength is very strong. The strength of this blow could have broken Ying Zhou's head from his neck, but it was blocked by a broken fan. Are you kidding——

Holding the knife in both hands, he spun around and flew towards Ying Zhou again.Ying Zhou lowered the back of his hand, and the folding fan in his hand made a downward arc in the air, and collided with the tip of the knife head-on, making a crisp "ding".It was only then that Xu Jingluan discovered that the fan in Ying Zhou's hand was actually made of metal, and it was hard to see clearly before it was unfolded, but the delicate and complicated patterns were hollowed out on the bottom handle, which looked very different from ordinary fans, more like a weapon.

Ying Zhou's movements were disorganized, and he knew at a glance that he would not know martial arts, but at this moment, he used his fan to move a thousand catties, separating the deadly attack.

Xu Jingluan was dumbfounded, but at this moment, the skinny man also noticed the weirdness of the fan in Ying Zhou's hand, and the blade turned around and rolled towards Ying Zhou's next road!Ying Zhou stepped back abruptly, but just happened to step on the branch that was broken into two by his foot. His footsteps slipped, and his body fell backwards. The thin man seized the opportunity, and the blade followed him like a shadow, and it was already in front of him. !

"Whoosh-"

Suddenly, a feathered arrow pierced through the air, pierced through the clumps of green leaves, brushed against Ying Zhou's broken hair on his forehead, and the black and blue falcon feathers on his tail almost touched his eyelashes.The feather arrow pierced into the thin man's chest, and half of the arrow tip pierced through the back!

Ying Zhou took a step back and stood firm, his eyes widened, and the thick blood spurted out from the wound spattered his face.

"No! No no!"

Xu Jingluan excitedly jumped up from the ground.Ying Zhou turned around, and saw a group of people, about seven or eight, riding on horses a hundred paces away.

There was still some distance between them, and it was dark, so Ying Zhou couldn't see clearly.But he could see that the leader at the front was wearing a black suit, with a dazzling and majestic golden halo covering his body, which was very conspicuous in this dark night. He took the second arrow and pointed in the direction of Baihu and another man!

As the arrow left the string, Ying Zhou's pupils tightened, and after seeing the direction of the arrow, he let out a low growl——

"noob!"

The white tiger let go of the man under its paws and jumped up high. The arrow brushed his fur and penetrated into the tree trunk behind him, penetrating three points.

The third arrow came one after another, Xiaobai slapped the arrow in the middle, his four claws tensed and was about to rush towards the archer, Ying Zhou moved his index finger slightly, and said softly: "No, back down."

Xiaobai lowered his voice and bared his teeth in the direction of the arrow, as if unwilling, Ying Zhou said again: "Let's go first, be obedient."

When the fourth arrow came, Xiao Bai finally turned around with a roar, jumped into the depths of the woods, and was soon submerged in the boundless darkness.

Then the fifth arrow pierced the knee of another black-clothed man, who roared like a beast, and fell to the ground hugging his knees.

The sixth arrow was wound up again, this time, it was pointed at Ying Zhou.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Ying Zhou felt that the pedestrian seemed to be two steps closer.Because this time, he could clearly see the expression on the face of the archer——

What a pretty face, different from Zhu Lan's good-looking, this person's facial features are firmer, deeper, and very stern, and the curvature of his eyebrows shows that he must be in a bad mood at the moment, sharp His thin lips were pursed into a line, and his index finger was on the eye of the bow, aiming at Ying Zhou's heart——

His heart felt the imminent danger and beat violently.

Just when Ying Zhou was hesitating whether to dodge the arrow, Miss Xu jumped in front of him, sobbing and couldn't make out what she was saying. Ying Zhou felt that she should be saying : Don't shoot arrows.

The sixth arrow did not shoot.

The man put down his bow and waved his hand, and the people behind him immediately rode forward and held down the wailing man in black on the ground.He himself got off the horse in front of Ms. Xu, pulled out the long sword from his waist, and broke the rope on Ms. Xu's body.It was only then that Ying Zhou could see his whole appearance clearly. Apart from that face, his figure was also in excellent shape. He was half a head taller than Ying Zhou, with wide shoulders and narrow waist. He wore a dark black dress close to his body. The lines on the arms and arms are smooth and neat, and the two long legs underneath are straight, walking with extraordinary grace.

Miss Xu immediately pulled the cloth ball from her mouth, tears streaming down her face, she opened her arms and hugged the man, while shouting earth-shatteringly: "Brother!"

The man gave her a cold look, and Miss Xu immediately stopped halfway, shrunk her neck, and hugged herself tightly with her outstretched hands, sniffling her nose as softly as a mosquito: "Brother... I was wrong."

The man ignored him, and turned his head to look at Ying Zhou behind Miss Xu.His expression was too cold, as if his whole body was filled with cold air, Ying Zhou couldn't help shivering from the cold, the tip of the sword that cut off Miss Xu's rope pointed at Ying Zhou, and the man asked, "Who is he?"

Miss Xu quickly grabbed his arm, "Don't! Don't, don't! Brother, this man saved me just now! He's... he's that... from Yayan Pavilion..."

When he said the first half of the sentence, Ying Zhou felt that the expression of Miss Xu's brother—Mr. Three points, because from his point of view, Mr. Xu's expression is colder than before.

Mr. Xu said: "Are you kidnapped together?"

Miss Xu said: "No... I was kidnapped, he happened to be here..."

Mr. Xu seemed to sneer, "I'm afraid he is not a good person to appear in this dense forest in the middle of the night."

Xu Jingluan quietly glanced at Ying Zhou, actually she also found it very strange that after she was kidnapped, the kidnappers took her out of the city non-stop, but this person who was supposed to be in Yayan Pavilion unexpectedly walked around in front of them without making a sound.What's more, the white tiger just now... She heard him called "Xiaobai", but isn't Xiaobai that thin and small cat with a funny king character on his head?

She looked at Ying Zhou, although blood was splattered on his face, it couldn't cover the peerless face underneath. Under the moonlight, this person was as beautiful as a monster... Maybe he was a monster——

But she didn't dare to say this in front of her brother, because her brother always hated strange things, who dared to mention such things in front of her brother, her brother would tear people's hands right away.

Ying Zhou rubbed his nose, feeling that the misunderstanding was a bit big, he thought he should explain a few words, but on the other side, someone came over to the man in black who had been shot in the knee, and threw him directly in front of Mr. Xu.So he pointed at his sword and changed the direction, and put it on the neck of the man in black. Mr. Xu gave him a look, and someone asked sharply, "Say! Who sent you here?!"

Unexpectedly, this person was quite stubborn, so he let out a "hum" and stopped talking at the beginning.

His knees were shot, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, and the mask had been torn off long ago, revealing a face with stubble.When Ying Zhou saw the blood on his clothes, he belatedly remembered the other person who was shot through the heart by Mr. Xu just now, and the blood spattered on his face.

He turned his head to look at the corpse on the ground, saw the feathered arrow stuck in his heart, and the blood bloomed on his chest, but he was wearing black clothes, so the blood was not so obvious.It was just such a small wound, and this person died——

It is amazing that mortal life is so fragile, but it has multiplied for tens of thousands of years on this land of Kyushu, endlessly.

Ying Zhou raised his sleeve and wiped his face, but because he couldn't see, he didn't wipe the right position, and wiped away the blood on his chin, which made him look even more hideous. The smell of blood entered his nose, and he frowned.

"Hey! Don't wipe it with your clothes, it won't be wiped off, here, use this!" Miss Xu saw that he was getting dirtier and dirtier, so she took out a handkerchief from her bosom and handed it to him.

As soon as Zhou was about to take it, Mr. Xu suddenly chopped it off with one hand, snatched the handkerchief away, and said coldly: "I think it's time for you to learn the rules again."

Miss Xu flinched again, her voice was so low that Ying Zhou could barely hear it, "It's just a handkerchief..."

Mr. Xu said: "I will give this handkerchief to Ji Shilang tomorrow."

Miss Xu wailed after hearing this: "Don't! Don't, brother! I was wrong! I won't do it anymore!"

Ying Zhou looked at the two of them, his hands were still hanging in the air, and he looked confused.

Mr. Xu glanced at him, and then said to his subordinates: "Take him back first, and interrogate him slowly."

Ying Zhou originally wanted to ask if he was among the "people" to be brought back, but he saw several people quickly picked up the man in black on the ground, turned around and walked towards the horse, Mr. Xu said to Miss Xu: "You also go back to the carriage for me."

Miss Xu looked at him, then at Ying Zhou, and said cautiously, "Brother... in the middle of the night, are you going to leave him here?"

Mr. Xu turned around directly, with a very indifferent voice, "However he came, let him go back, what has it to do with me?"

Ms. Xu looked at Ying Zhou, bit her lips and said nothing. Ying Zhou felt that Ms. Xu was very cute, so she smiled, "Ms. Xu just go back, don't worry about me." When these people left, Xiao Bai would naturally back.Now that he has seen the person, Xiaobai can find him again even if he chases the scent, so he is not in a hurry.

Miss Xu's leg was stepped on by the man in black just now, she was still suffering from pain, and she walked with a limp, so she simply jumped two steps to Ying Zhou, and said quickly and softly: "My surname is not Xu. Actually, my surname is Xu, and my name is Xu Jingluan. Remember, my brother is Xu Boyuan. Next time I will go to Yayan Pavilion to find you!"

Although she spoke in a low voice, Ying Zhou felt that Mr. Xu... oh no, Xu Boyuan should have heard it, because his footsteps stopped and his face became more gloomy when he turned around. It was obvious that Xu Jingluan revealed his identity without authorization. I'm angry.

Ying Zhou rolled up his sleeves and looked at him calmly.

Different from the glowing ball on Xu Jingluan's chest, the dragon aura on Xu Boyuan's body was only so dazzling when he shot five arrows in succession just now, but now the golden light on the opponent's body has dissipated, Ying Zhou looked carefully at it for a long time , and can no longer see the slightest.

Xu Boyuan looked at him coldly and defensively. Although he didn't understand the twists and turns in ordinary people's minds, Ying Zhou could feel it——

He was probably hated by this person.

The author has something to say: Although it is not a warm Tanabata night at all, but happy Qixi Festival everyone!