Chapter 120: Escaping from the Tiger's Mouth

  Qin Dai's heart was racing as she asked in a trembling voice: "What are you talking about, I don't understand. All I want to know is why do you want to catch me, why do you want to send me to my death."

  The man in black laughed and stood up, saying: "You don't need to understand either. If you want to blame someone, just blame her." He pointed to Qibaozhu who had already fainted beside him.

  It turns out that I was indeed implicated by her.

  Qin Dai's eyes took a glance at Qi Baozhu and she said to the man in black, "I don't know her, you guys must have caught the wrong person?"

  She is the daughter of the Qis.

  Qin Dai's heart skipped a beat, and then she said: "Which Qi family?"

  "East Li West Zhou, South Chu North Qi, haven't you heard of it?"

  It's indeed the Qi family.

  Qin Dai Xin nodded slightly, "I understand. But what does this have to do with you wanting to kill me?"

  The man in black said, "This Taizhou city has never been as lively as it is now. The four major families have all gathered..." As he spoke, he seemed to be muttering to himself.

  Are all four major families gathered?

  Qin Dai's heart skipped a beat as she recalled the grand event of the merchant association. Could it be related to this matter?

  At this time, a man in black came over and whispered a few words into the leader's ear. The man in black asked, "Really?" The person didn't speak, but only nodded his head.

  The black-clothed leader glanced at Qin Dai Xin and said, "I didn't expect you to be a troublesome person." After finishing speaking, he gave the man a wink, and the black-clothed leader led several others in rushing out of the broken temple, disappearing into the dark night.

  Qin Dai Xin didn't know why he said that, but she knew her current situation was truly dangerous. If she had a few threads of hope to live before, then at this moment, she really had no way out. The look in the eyes of the black-clothed man who led them when they left clearly meant to kill and silence!

  Qin Dai's eyes scanned the situation in the broken temple, two black-clad men at the entrance, one by her side, and another in a corner, four people with clear positions, leaving her room for counterattack.

  Qin Dai Xin stared intently at the black-clad man as he slowly approached her, and just as he was about to make a move, Qin Dai Xin suddenly sprang into action. The ropes binding her were instantly broken free, and the black-clad man, who had just crouched down, hadn't even had time to react before he felt a flash of cold light in front of his eyes, followed by an additional bloodstain on his neck. His eyes rolled back, and he went to meet King Yan.

  Qin Dai Xin caught him silently, catching his falling body. She saw that the other three had not yet discovered the situation here. She quietly let the black-clad man's corpse lean against her, waiting for the prey to come to the door.

  The two men in black at the door turned their heads to look over here, from their angle, they could only see that the man in black was leaning on Qin Dai Xin's neck, and the two of them smiled at each other before turning back to chat. Only the man in black who was waiting in the corner discovered that something seemed off, and he slowly walked towards the scene of one person and one corpse.

  "Hey, what are you doing?" The black-clad man's hand had just touched the corpse's shoulder when he felt something strange enter his chest. He only had time to give Qin Dai Xin an incredulous look before losing consciousness. The falling corpse made a dull thud, and the two black-clad men who were keeping watch at the temple entrance finally discovered that something was amiss. Seeing their companion with a shiny flying dagger lodged in his chest, they initially thought someone was launching a sneak attack. It wasn't until Qin Dai Xin took the initiative and flung out her chain dart that they came to their senses.

  The original prey, with a flick of its body, became the hunter.

  No one would have thought that a frail and delicate girl from a boudoir would have such a seasoned hand!

  Two black-clad men soon clashed with Qin Dai Xin in one place. Because it was close combat, and they were in a relatively small space, the enemy's advantage did not come into play. Instead, Qin Dai Xin, who had been practicing external martial arts, specializing in hand-to-hand combat and assassination, gained the upper hand. When the two black-clad men raised their knives to attack her, Qin Dai Xin had already launched the most effective counterattack. The chain flying dart gleamed with a cold light, wrapping around one of the opponent's wrists like a flying silver snake, pulling him forward, and then she whipped out another flying knife, striking the other black-clad man in the chest, who fell to the ground with a thud. As the black-clad man tried to struggle free from the iron chain wrapped around his arm, Qin Dai Xin had already wrapped the chain around his neck, crossing her hands behind his head and tightening it fiercely. Before long, the black-clad man could no longer support himself, his eyes bulging out, and he died of asphyxiation.

  Qin Dai Xin carefully collected the chain flying dart, and separately examined the bodies of the four men in black. Only when she confirmed that their carotid arteries had no pulse did she pull out the two flying knives stuck in two of the corpses, wiping the bloodstains off with her shoe soles.

  Zi Baozhu couldn't believe her eyes, this girl who was also trapped in the same desperate situation had suddenly become a hellish soul-stealing assassin! Without even blinking, she killed four people, it was truly terrifying. What's more terrifying is that this person is now walking towards her with a gleaming flying dagger, while she is tied to a pillar, unable to move.

  Woo ~ Who can save her?

  Zi Baozhu really wanted to cry, but she couldn't bring herself to tears.

  Qin Dai Xin thought that her crying and laughing expression was truly a sight to behold. Without saying anything else, she walked over and directly cut open the rope binding her, under the opponent's astonished gaze, and put away the flying knife.

  "I don't want to say much, but I can only tell you that if I don't kill them, they will kill me, and of course, that includes killing you too. Although I don't know who you are, I'm indeed implicated because of you, which is why I ended up in this godforsaken place. And as for you, if it weren't for me, you'd have been dead at their hands long ago. If you want to stay alive, do what I say."

  Zi Baozhu listened and quickly got up, with many small stars flashing in her eyes. "I'll listen to you, what do you think we should do?"

  Qin Dai Xin was very satisfied with her performance. At least she didn't cry and ask her why she did such a cruel thing.

  "We must leave here immediately! I don't know why those people left, but they will definitely come back. If we don't go now, we'll have to wait for our necks to be chopped off!" As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Dai Xin took action and tore off the outermost garment of the black-clothed man.

  "What are you doing?" Qi Baozhu had never seen anyone come up and strip someone's clothes before, let alone a dead person's clothes, so she couldn't help but shout out.

  "It's dark, not a sliver of moonlight, and no stars are visible. It's likely to rain, and if we don't find something to keep warm, we might freeze to death outside." Taizhou is located in the north, and the weather in February is still very cold. If it rains again, it will only get colder. The Qi family is a big clan from the north, and Qi Baozhu was born and raised here, so she naturally knows the severity of the situation and quickly helps to gather clothes."

  The two of them got four pieces of clothing, and one of them was still wearing a thick padded jacket, which was also stripped off by Qin Dai.

  "Throw away all the unnecessary things on your body, lest they fall to the ground and reveal our whereabouts." The woman's body was adorned with many decorations, if she accidentally lost even a little bit, it would be easy for people to follow the clues and find their hiding place.

  Qibaozhu deeply believed in Qindai's words, these gold and silver ornaments on her body, no matter how much they were worth, were just external things, did the Qi family still lack money?

  Zi Baozhu took off all the ornaments on her body and head, throwing them to the ground. Qin Daiyan saw that she was so decisive and her previous resentment towards being implicated by her faded a bit.

  The two of them walked together, taking advantage of the dark night to leave the broken temple. It was indeed a remote place, and after walking for several miles on the mountain road, they didn't see a single household. Qi Baozhu was originally a spoiled young lady, how could she bear such hardships? The mountain road was rugged and difficult to walk, she didn't know how many times she had fallen, and her body still hurt now. She managed to hold on, but it was only for the sake of survival that she gritted her teeth and persevered.

  In comparison, Qin Dai had a clear physical advantage. Although she wasn't tired, unfortunately, there was still someone following her who needed to rest. It was already late at night, and it wouldn't be long before dawn broke. Once that happened, things would become much easier. For now, they just needed to find a place to rest.

  The two of them walked for a while, and suddenly the thunder started, and it seemed like it was going to rain. However, they didn't even have a place to take shelter. Just then, Qindai Xin suddenly discovered a place where they could rest - a small cave beside a mountain wall. After exploring, she found that there were no signs of large animals inside, but rather a lot of dry twigs and grasses, as well as signs of fire having been lit before. It seemed like it was a resting place for hunters who had come into the mountains.

  The rain came down without warning, starting with just a drizzle, but soon the raindrops grew bigger and the storm intensified. The two of them quickly ran into a cave to take shelter from the rain, narrowly avoiding getting soaked to the bone.

  Qin Dai Xin hurriedly gathered the dry branches in the cave, used the fire starter taken from the black-clothed man to start a fire, and together with Qi Bao Zhu took off their rain-soaked outer garments and put them aside to dry.

  At this time, the rain was getting heavier and the weather in the mountains was very cold. Qin Dai hurriedly put on a black outerwear, but handed that half-thick interlining to Qi Baozhu.

  Zi Baozhu's face turned red as she took it and put it on, then hurriedly thanked Qin Dai Xin. She was obviously older than Qin by several years, yet had always been taken care of by her, so saying thanks was the least she could do, especially since Qin had just saved her.

  Qī Bǎozhū was warming herself by the fire, and couldn't help but steal glances at Qín Dàixīn. Although she was dressed in tattered clothes, with a face smudged with ash, she still looked beautiful. It wasn't until now that Qī Bǎozhū realized that when her parents had praised her as an angel, they were just flattering her. Compared to Qín Dàixīn, she was only a pale imitation of beauty...

  Qin Daihe found another piece of clothing to cover her legs and handed one to Qi Baozhu, who followed Qin's example and covered her own legs. She was really exhausted, with many small cuts on her hands and legs, but she should be even more tired? Qi Baozhu looked at Qin Daihe's face, which was lit up red by the fire, and thought of her determination and bravery when killing people, and couldn't help but think of the phrase "Red makeup dances with swords, surpassing eyebrows, heroic spirit and beauty beyond compare".

  P.S: Whether you look or not, the collection is there, neither increasing nor decreasing! This is also good news!