"It's only Lan Zhi's. Could it be that she was kidnapped?”
"Don't be anxious. Look at what's written on the paper.”Tuoba Li calmly held Su Ji's hand and reassured her.
"I'm looking at it right now. It said,"If you want to see Lanzhi, you can meet her in Zhunlin. Come alone-Wang Yating." Zheng Jun slammed the paper on the table."Despicable, despicable. You don't dare to show your true face. You even want to jump to the weak. It's too outrageous!"”Obviously, Zheng Jun had been enraged. Veins popped out on his face as if he wanted to kill someone.
"You can't go. It's too dangerous to go alone.”Tuoba Li had a determined look on his face and did not allow anyone to object.
"No, what if those people kill the hostage?”Su Ji realized that she had used the wrong word in her desperation.
"Kill the hostage? What do you mean?" Zheng Jun asked.
"Ah! "It means to kill people to silence them. It's the dialect of our hometown." Su Ji didn't want to explain further, so she just found a reason.
"Oh!" Tuoba Li and Zheng Jun had a tacit understanding this time as they spoke in unison.
"So I should go? Can't you just protect me in secret?”
"No!" This time, the two of them had a tacit understanding. They turned their heads at the same time and no longer looked at each other.
"Just do as I say, okay? How was it? I'll go prepare now!" Su Ji didn't pay attention to the two people who were throwing tantrums and walked towards the room.
As expected, the two of them followed him in. At the same time, Tuoba Li, who came in later, closed the door from the inside.
When Zheng Jun placed the teacup in his hand on the table, a few drops of water splashed out. He used the water to gesture on the table.
Tuoba Li didn't allow Su Ji to speak. He pulled her to the side of the table and signaled her to look at the word 'water'.
"Don't speak, we've been targeted. This person's martial arts is very terrifying, not inferior to the two of us, be careful!”These were Zheng Jun's words.
"He might have heard what we said just now, so we can only let you go. Be careful and hold the Asura Saber (This is the other treasure I took out from the Cold Palace).”Tuoba Li was also writing on the other side.
"You two don't have to worry. I'm going to rest for a while and then go to the appointment myself. I think it might be Boss Mei again, so the two of you don't have to worry too much. I still have some savings that are enough to ensure our safety. I'll be back safely in a while. Get out!”Su Ji said these words to the fourth person, but it was also the truth, which reassured the three of them.
Tuoba Li arrived at the courtyard and sat on a rattan chair as if nothing had happened. He leisurely rocked the chair and sipped his tea with his eyes half-closed.
His seemingly comfortable posture would usually be mistaken for being tired and resting, but now, it would be mistaken for being deliberately mystifying. He was indeed not idle. His eyes were fixed on the roof of a house not far away, and a pair of cold lights shot over.
He had sent someone to check on Lan Zhi's identity. Indeed, there was a father and daughter living in a private house not far from here. However, after the father died, the daughter disappeared mysteriously. Moreover, the neighbors nearby also left one after another. No one knew the whereabouts and appearance of this daughter. It was very likely that she had been abducted to a brothel.
However, the more obvious the evidence was, the more suspicious it was. Moreover, there was no simple person behind the scenes who could make all the neighbors disappear without anyone knowing. This showed that there was a complicated background behind this simple surface.
Tuoba Li didn't want to care about Lan Zhi's life or death, but Su Ji insisted. It seemed that she really treated these people as family, but he didn't know what Lan Zhi was up to. He would never allow anyone to hurt his Su Ji.
A cold glint flashed across Tuoba Li's face as the teacup in front of him turned into powder.
Zheng Jun didn't stay idle either. He returned to the house, changed into his night clothes, covered his face, and prepared to escort Su Ji in secret. Even if he could let his men of sacrifice protect Su Ji, he was afraid that Lan Zhi would harm Su Ji's life from behind. This silly woman always treated her as her sister, but unfortunately, Lan Zhi didn't think so.
Over the past few months, he had long realized that Lan Zhi was not simple. She deliberately hid her martial arts and deceived Mu Heng's family and this stupid woman, but she could not deceive him.
At first, he thought it had nothing to do with him. Anyway, Lan Zhi would have to wait until the tiger dozed off if she wanted to harm him. But later, he was worried about his sister in name. He was afraid that Lan Zhi would hurt this stupid woman on purpose. Therefore, he had wanted to expose her identity many times, but he tolerated it because he was afraid that Su Ji would be sad. He never asked Lan Zhi more. Until this time, he had noticed Lan Zhi's abnormality a few days before Su Ji left home. However, because Lan Zhi did not hurt Su Ji's safety. He had turned a blind eye to it. He couldn't just sit by and do nothing, because this was related to Su Ji's safety. He couldn't just ignore it.
The two of them had a tacit understanding. Tuoba Li used himself to disperse the strength of the people in the dark. He let his secret guards follow Su Ji while Zheng Jun watched from afar, just in case.
Ling 'er had already poked her head out of the bag alertly, shaking her head left and right.
Su Ji noticed the disturbance of Ling Er on her waist. She gently patted its head and stroked its fur to comfort it.
As expected, Ling 'er quieted down, but her eyes had already turned green, and they were very dazzling in the night sky.
Su Ji had already reached the depths of the bamboo forest. She stopped when she saw the black shadow standing in front of her.
"Excuse me, were you waiting for me?" Su Ji stopped a dozen steps away from the black shadow. She thought that this distance was convenient for her to escape and that the other party could hear her voice.
Her hands that were hidden in her sleeves were already clenched tightly. She was not afraid that it was a lie. Her forehead was already covered in a layer of cold sweat.
"Little girl, you're quite trustworthy and bold. Do you want to see Lan Zhi?”The voice sounded old, but it was vigorous and powerful, as if it had a strong penetrating power. Su Ji's eardrums were shaking from the shock. She regretted that this person's kung fu was definitely not ordinary. She should have stood further away just in case.
"I came here for Sister Lan Zhi. I don't have night wandering sickness.”Su Ji's face was even uglier than before.
" You're really interesting. It's just like the rumors. I won't waste time. If you want to see a living Lanzhi, follow me..." After saying that, that man immediately appeared beside Su Ji and picked her up by her waist. Without saying anything, he tapped the ground with his toes. Su Ji felt wind blowing in her ears. Her whole body became stiff. She was carried by someone through the bamboo forest without moving.
It was strange that Ling 'er did not move at all. Su Ji could only make her own decisions in her own thoughts, but she couldn't do anything else.
Because she was scared to death, she kept her eyes closed. Suddenly, the person stopped and threw her onto a soft haystack. Her body could move immediately.
Su Ji wasn't in a hurry. She let out a sigh of relief, twisted her stiff body, and looked around. This was an ordinary house. The courtyard was not big, and there were two large piles of straw in the corner. He was lying in one of the piles.
He was standing on the empty ground a meter away. He was dressed in black and had a black wrist guard on his hand. There was something sparkling on his fingers. His eyes were emitting a green light and he was as cold as a wolf on a cold night.
"If you've seen enough, why don't you tell me your conditions?”Su Ji and the man in black looked at each other. She didn't show any fear. Her eyes were calm and clear, as if the man in front of her was just an ordinary stranger.
"Good, you are indeed not an ordinary village girl. I just want your blood in exchange for Lan Zhi's life, or a life for a life.”Halfway through his words, he changed his mind. He wanted to test Lan Zhi's position in this woman's heart.
The man in black turned around and walked to another pile of straw. He bent down and reached his hand into it. With a clang, a ragged figure was thrown to Su Ji's side.
"Lan Zhi, what's wrong? Are you hurt?" Her words of concern, her gentle caress, and her every action were filled with love. Su Ji was really worried about the dusty Lan Zhi in front of her.
" Ah... um..." Lan Zhi nodded and shook her head.
Su Ji understood that someone had pressed her mute acupoint, so she touched her whole body as fast as she could. Seeing that there was no serious external injury, her completely furrowed brows gradually relaxed.
His hand gently patted Lan Zhi's shoulder, indicating that she could rest assured. If the sky collapsed, she would still hold it up for her. He even nodded confidently at her to reassure her.
Su Ji turned her head and looked at the man in black. She was no longer afraid. She was the one who had forced herself to stay alive just now, but now she had accepted it. Life and death had always been important to her. However, she finally had someone she wanted to protect. Her heart naturally became more determined and calm.
" Alright, little girl. You're really special. I see that you care about a stranger. You're kind and stupid. I'll fulfill your wish." As he said that, he strode to the two of them and grabbed Su Ji's throat. He estimated that Su Ji would die if he exerted a little force.
However, the man in black seemed to be toying with her, but the strength of the clamp was not strong enough to allow her to breathe smoothly, but it was very rapid.
"Tell me, do you want her or your life!" A pair of green lights suddenly became powerful, like two steel wires that could kill, binding your soul. It was enough to prove the fact that looks could kill.
"I won't let anyone hurt Lan Zhi. You can do whatever you want to me!”
Her words seemed to have stunned the two people beside her. Su Ji didn't see Lan Zhi's face suddenly become abnormally distorted. Her eyes changed from a moment ago to a deeper and more complicated look. However, the man in black standing on the side saw everything.
Su Ji was stunned when she saw the man in black's eyes. Then, she showed a trace of pity and disdain. Did he think that she was lying?
"Let go of Lan Zhi first, and I'll listen to your orders. You have to promise not to find trouble with Lan Zhi again? Even if I die or see Lan Zhi again in the future, you are not allowed to hurt Lan Zhi!”Su Ji said this because she faintly felt that Lan Zhi's identity was not as simple as she said. She had been away from home many times at night, and she had suspected it. She was just waiting for Lan Zhi to tell her the reason. Now that there was a kidnapping incident, her guess was confirmed.
If she had not snuck out herself, who would have been able to force her to leave in front of the Beggar's Sect Master? Obviously, she came out in the middle of the night voluntarily. Su Ji just wanted to protect Lan Zhi as much as she could. No matter what Lan Zhi thought, she always regarded Lan Zhi as her only sister in this strange world.
Even if she died, she still hoped that Lan Zhi could live happily and no longer be controlled by others. Because she had always naively thought that Lan Zhi also treated her as a family member. She wanted to lie to herself once, and it might be the last time.
" Okay... I will fulfill your wish to save her." The man in black took out a small black porcelain bottle from his bosom. He pulled Su Ji's hand and drew her fingertip with his other hand. Blood immediately gushed out and fell into the bottle. The man in black revealed a smile. It was a proud smile. Su Ji who had forgotten her pain looked at the fierce man in front of her and lost her thoughts.
"Ah…"
"Clang…"
"Ah…"
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