Twenty-Seven: Enemies Meet (Third Watch)

  Qin Yu was shocked: "All seven of you are at the Dark Realm level?"

  "No, only Jin Wei and another Dark Boundary, I'm third in line. The remaining four are all Bright Boundary assassins, but they've also successfully assassinated high-ranking Dark Boundary experts before."

  Tan Yu spat out a mouthful of white air and shook his head.

  This profession of assassin, as long as the plan is thorough, the possibility of challenging a higher level is very great. Qin Yu was shocked that seven high-level assassins were killed by Wang Yue in the blink of an eye, this divine sword, how strong should it be? Can Old Man Shi withstand it?

  "It's good that I have a brother to pick me up. The main thing is that Jinwei hurt Wangyue's friend, which made him very angry. Wangyue was furious and didn't chase after me."

  "Hmm!" Qin Yu thought for a moment and suddenly understood.

  Wang Yue was caught off guard and had to deal with the seven assassins who were well-prepared, which would still be quite challenging. Xushu happened to be nearby and wanted to help, his mind was quick-witted, he estimated that he thought of a way to stimulate Jin Wei, making the strongest assassin distracted, giving Wang Yue an opportunity to turn defeat into victory. However, Xushu also did not expect that with the support of the giant sword, Jin Wei was a top-notch strongman who exceeded the ordinary level by a lot, so... the result was tragic.

  "Then you still dare to go watch him fight with swords?"

  Xie Zilan smiled: "I went to stab him last night, I had disguised myself and he didn't recognize me. Besides, at that time he was focused on competing with Shifu Jun, he definitely wouldn't have noticed me."

  "Even if there's trouble, aren't you here to help me?"

  "Whoa, hold on a minute! Let's get one thing straight, Little Orchid. You're my bodyguard now, not the other way around."

  Xie Zilan smiled and said: "My brother will also go, don't worry."

  "Your brother?" Qin Yu suddenly remembered, Xie Zilan's older brother, that should be Xie Zhicai. One of Cao Cao's most important advisors in his early days, not an ordinary person.

  "My brother is busy now, but he will definitely go and watch this martial arts competition when he has time. Let's go first."

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  Tan Yun had no horse of his own and at Xi Zilan's suggestion, he had to ride together with her on the same horse.

  Shennongding is still in the southwest direction of Muyu Village, about 20 miles of mountain road.

  The hooves stepped steadily, neither fast nor slow. This green-maned steed was obviously a southern small horse, with very stable and steady steps, traversing snow-covered rivers and crossing mountains and fields, all showing great agility and adaptability.

  Sitting behind the beauty, embracing the slender waist of the little loli, Qin Yu couldn't help but have some romantic thoughts, and didn't hear clearly what Xi Zilan was saying.

  "What's up... say it again, how's your brother?"

  Xie Zilan turned her head and said with a frown, "I'm saying, my brother wants to have a chat with you, is that okay?"

  "Chat? Where, Shennongding?" Qin Yu's mind was racing, this was a great opportunity, although it looked relatively slender at the moment, but couldn't withstand the growth value with accelerator within five years!

  Well, I'd better give you a hug in advance.

  "After they finish fighting, go sing at the concert."

  "Alright." Qin Yu agreed readily.

  Xie Zilan twisted her waist slightly, secretly delighted. Her brother was still worried that Qin Yu would be stubborn, so he had prepared several reasons in advance, but in the end, not one of them was used.

  Is he doing it for my sake?

  Tan Yong thought she was holding herself too tightly, the beauty seemed a bit unhappy, her arm slightly... tightened again.

  "Hey, don't move around... I'm not very good at riding horses yet!"

  He didn't care about what others said and just did his own thing.

  Just then, Xi Zilan's ears suddenly perked up and he said fiercely: "Someone is approaching."

  Just then, Tan Yu also heard the sound of galloping horses and slightly furrowed his brow: "Those who come out at this time should all be going up to Shen Nong Ding. Who could it be? Don't mind them."

  Xie Zilan hummed in response, and just then the small path ahead forked. She lightly tugged on the reins of her horse, and the green-maned steed slightly turned aside, taking one of the forks in the road.

  The sound gradually faded away, and it seemed that the other party was also unintentionally meeting.

  But in a moment, Xi Zilan and Qin Yu almost simultaneously turned their heads to the side, noticing the rustling sound.

  Qin Yu thought to himself, I'm leaving, and I'll even give way, who is so stubborn and actually got off his horse to chase after me?

  Xie Zilan pulled tight on the reins, Qian Yu loosened his grip on "Xian Zhu Bi", and then jumped off the horse first.

  Xie Zilan immediately dismounted her horse, rubbed her waist and couldn't help but glare at Qin Yu.

  Qin Yu smiled slyly.

  The two of them didn't bother to exchange many words, they just exchanged a glance, nodded in understanding, and stood shoulder to shoulder, looking towards the direction where the running sound was coming from.

  In an instant, two black figures emerged on the snowy mountain field. In the front was a middle-aged man, hastily rushing over. Behind him, slightly lagging, was a young attendant, his right hand grasping a ring-headed straight sword.

  Two people rushed over, and the middle-aged man with a gloomy face in front saw the prepared formation of Qin Yu and Xi Zhi Lan. He was taken aback at first, then looked clearly at the two faces, and suddenly joy surged up, revealing his expression.

  "So it's you! I didn't expect to catch you here after you escaped from Mount Yan. Your luck has run out, kid!"

  With a flip of his hand, two bright red copper coins appeared.

  The black-clad swordsman behind him flattered: "Great leader, you are truly lucky and blessed with good fortune. I didn't expect that by casually hunting for wild food, you would also be able to pick up such a big treasure."

  The man with two axes laughed loudly: "Since I've made this achievement, you'll naturally get your share of the benefits."

  That black-clad swordsman fawned and flattered, saying: "I want to play with that little girl, leader, do you want to go first?"

  A middle-aged man knocked on his fist: "I don't like kids, you enjoy yourself."

  The black-clad swordsman's eyes flashed wildly as he rushed over to grab Xie Zilan.

  Tan Yun coldly smiled and didn't speak. Xi Zhi Lan suddenly became furious, her slender waist slightly swaying as she stepped forward, shouting: "What kind of people are you?"

  "The black-clad swordsman smiled and said: 'You're tonight's good fellow! Little sister, come...' "

  Before his words had fallen, a flash of green light swept across, and the knife guest's head had already fallen to the ground with a splatter of blood.

  The headless corpse ran two more steps forward and fell straight down.

  Xie Zilan dodged to the side, avoiding the corpse's falling direction.

  A middle-aged man with a pair of gauntlets was shocked: "Sword Mang?" He looked at Xi Zhi Lan, such a young girl, and in the blink of an eye, she had killed her own follower. Her skills were not weak! It's really hard to see how she cultivated her inner strength.

  "This guy is a ghostly expert." Qin Yu reminded Xi Zhi Lan.

  Xie Zilan was shocked: "Is he the ghostly killer of Shi and Jiang?" He looked around, but did not see any sign of You Shi's figure.

  "His partner was killed by my uncle, and the one behind is not him." Qin Yu unexpectedly encountered his family's sworn enemy, with flames of anger burning in his heart, but his face remained eerily calm.

  They all heard it, the commotion of rushing over showed that there were three people, but now there are only two, Ghost Claw and the dead Knife Guest, the other one is hiding.

  "Want me to help you?" Xie Zilan asked in a low voice.

  "No need." Qian Yu's eyes locked onto the movement of the shore, his two hands lightly coming together, the two black short rods connecting to form a seven-foot-long rod with a flat end. In an instant, he saw Xi Zhi Lan reveal a disappointed expression, and couldn't help but smile, "Just keep an eye on the other one for me."

  "Good!" Xizhilan also didn't say much, pulling her horse back a few steps.

  "Who sent you to my house?"

  Jiang glanced at Xi Zilan and then shifted his gaze to Qin Yu's head, grabbing him first, making everything easy.

  Xie Zilan snorted coldly and was about to turn around to intercept. Qin Yu said coldly, "You don't need to intervene! The murderer who killed my family is led by him, I will avenge my uncle's family today!"

  "Ha ha ha! You're about to die and you still ask these questions? Your life is worth a thousand taels of copper, isn't it? Ha ha ha ha, today everything belongs to me, Gui Jue!" With that, he exerted force under his feet and pounced at Qin Yu.

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