Chapter 186 The纨绔世子 25 (2/2)

Since we can't find out by testing, let's use a more direct approach!

She wanted to see if Liu Zixi could still hide her true intentions when faced with a real life-or-death situation!

If she really has a cheat code, it will definitely be exposed when she's in a life-or-death situation!

If not... Hmph, then let her disappear completely, and be done with it, so she won't have to see it!

A heavy bag of gold, enough to tempt even the most desperate criminals, was delivered through clandestine channels to the notorious leader of the Blood Hand Gang, the most infamous gang in the capital's underground.

The target was naturally Liu Zixi, the female owner of Bazhenlou.

It doesn't have to be a fatal blow, but you need to create a sufficiently dangerous situation to force her to reveal her trump card. If she resists unusually, capture her alive!

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The night was dark and the wind was high.

Zi Xi had just finished her inspection of the estate and was driving her mule cart back to the city alone.

I should have stayed at the estate today, but remembering that I needed to look at the accounts of the Eight Treasures Restaurant, I decided to go back.

She leaned against the carriage shaft with her eyes closed, seemingly relaxed, but in reality, she was keenly observing the movements around her.

Just as the mule cart reached the vicinity of a desolate, rocky forest, a strange change occurred!

Several sharp, poisoned crossbow bolts, like cold, venomous snakes, shot out from the rocks and bushes on both sides of the road, their target Zi Xi on the carriage shaft.

A chilling murderous aura swept over us.

Almost the instant the crossbow bolt left the bowstring, a dark figure shot down from the tree like a ghost.

The speed was so fast that it brought with it a sharp gust of wind.

It was Helian Jue.

He secretly followed Zixi every day, escorting her home.

From the time she left the city for the farm until now, she is returning.

He couldn't hide the unusual activity from Xia Momo's side, and the huge sum of gold flowing into the Blood Hand Gang made him even more vigilant.

He could have taken care of those scum who were lying in ambush beforehand, but an incredibly dark thought drove him to do so.

As he watched the deadly crossbow bolt hurtle toward the unsuspecting figure, Helian Jue felt as if his heart was being gripped tightly by an invisible hand!

He pushed his speed to the limit, his black robes leaving a blurry afterimage in the night. His target was not to intercept all the crossbow bolts that were coming from tricky angles and in large numbers.

Instead, he lunged at Zi Xi, trying to shield her from the most fatal blows with his own body.

He was more anxious than ever before.

However, just as Helian Jue leaped into the air, about to shield Zi Xi behind him, the seemingly languid figure with eyes closed on the carriage shaft moved.

It was faster than Helian Jue could comprehend.

Zi Xi didn't even open her eyes. Her body, as if boneless, leaned back at an incredible angle, sliding off the carriage like an eel, narrowly avoiding three poisoned arrows that almost grazed her scalp and neck.

At the same time, she reached for her waist with her right hand, and a strange longsword, as thin as a willow leaf and as soft as a silver ribbon, drew several eerie arcs in the night.

Several other crossbow bolts aimed at her lower body were precisely deflected and deflected by the soft, strange sword in her hand.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

Helian Jue's reckless lunge seemed somewhat... superfluous?

Because of the direction he lunged at, he blocked Zi Xi's perfect dodge angle and was kicked into the grass by Zi Xi.

Just as Helian Jue was still reeling from Zi Xi's earth-shattering kick and lying on the grass in shock, a crossbow bolt with an extremely tricky angle, shielded by his companion's arrows, silently shot out from a crack in the rocks, its target aimed directly at Helian Jue's right shoulder blade!

The dull thud of a sharp weapon piercing flesh was exceptionally clear in the quiet night.

Helian Jue let out a muffled groan, his body jolting violently.

A sharp pain shot through my shoulder, followed by a chilling, numbing sensation that instantly spread. The arrow was poisoned?!

A flicker of surprise crossed his eyes. The hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress scenario hadn't happened; instead, he'd been injured and poisoned?!