Chapter 14 Crossing the River and Destroying the Bridge
The man in green had already eliminated the remaining assassins, leaving no one alive. He put away his sword and was striding toward them, majestic, like a general returning triumphantly from a massacre. However, he didn't seem to realize that he was
Xia Houshu's sudden voice dampened everyone else's interest. He even completely ignored the knives flying out of Xia Houshu's eyes. He walked straight towards the man in purple without squinting. He bowed his hands respectfully and asked with concern: "Master, are you injured?"
Big problem?"
It seems that the two of them are indeed master and servant. They have the same eyes above their heads and are arrogant.
Xia Houshu cursed while looking at the two people, secretly guessing their identities. She didn't know whose family they were descendants of in this capital, which was full of nobles. In her impression, there was no age in the capital.
There are children from aristocratic families with similar temperament, temperament, and methods. If there were, I'm afraid they would have become famous long ago. There's no reason why she doesn't know about it. And these two people indeed have the accent of the capital. Even if they didn't grow up in the capital since childhood, they would still be famous.
I must have lived in the capital for many years.
Could it be that they are not the children of aristocratic families, but people from all walks of life who have lived in the capital for many years?
Xia Houshu had to continue searching in his memory for celebrities and strangers who matched him in all aspects, but still found nothing.
It seems that we need to ask for help from our second brother Xia Houyi for this matter.
"It's just a minor injury, nothing to worry about." The man in purple said calmly, and his expression was calm. He suddenly returned to the way he was when they first met, as if nothing had happened just now, everything was just a fantasy, and his hands were just wiped.
Broken skin is generally not worth mentioning.
But Xia Houshu clearly saw that the color of the torn clothes on his arm was darker.
Such endurance and perseverance are surprising.
Xia Houshu was just thinking about what to say to make his presence felt, when he saw the man in purple's eyes falling on her arm again, and then raised his head to signal to the man in green: "This girl is injured, she looks serious, you
Give her the medicine first."
"This..." The man in green clothes was startled, and glanced at Xia Houshu in a very unfriendly manner, holding the medicine bottle tightly and looking very reluctant.
Xia Houshu didn't want to embarrass him, so he said politely and considerately: "I'm fine."
Unexpectedly, the man in green didn't appreciate it. Instead, he looked at Xia Houshu warily and said to the man in purple without any regard for emotion: "This girl is acting suspiciously. Don't believe her easily, sir."
Typical Mr. Dong Guo and the Wolf!
Xia Houshu felt as if someone had hit him on the head, and his head went blank with a buzzing sound. What does it mean that she is acting suspiciously and should not be trusted?
Could their tacit understanding of joining hands to fight against the enemy just now be an act? And the injury on her arm, could it also be fake? I thought she was playing a trick!
Who does he think they are! He really thinks he is a piece of cake and everyone wants to take a bite?
Xia Houshu was heartbroken. She finally understood what it means to fall out of love faster than turning the page in a book. The remaining admiration for the man in Tsing Yi's martial arts skills was instantly gone, leaving only shock and anger.
At this moment, Xia Houshu suddenly understood two truths. One is that people should not be judged by their appearance, and sea water cannot be measured. No matter how high the martial arts is, it cannot withstand the practice of people with poor character. The other is that people should not eat randomly, and they should not talk nonsense.
Don't help randomly. No one can guarantee whether the person you are helping is a white-eyed wolf. Moreover, the white-eyed wolf may bite you back.
Xia Houshu glared at the man in green and said angrily: "You said I was acting suspiciously, so I would like to ask, where am I acting suspiciously?"
The man in green immediately glared back and said coldly: "It's getting late now. Isn't it suspicious that you, a girl, came to this deserted mountain alone instead of staying in the monastery?"
At first glance, Xia Houshu thought it made sense. If it were her, she would be suspicious when someone suddenly appeared, but this was not enough to convince her, so she added: "Since you thought I was someone so early,
Your behavior is suspicious, so why do you still accept my help?"
The man in Tsing Yi smiled contemptuously and said: "Girl, you may feel uncomfortable saying something, but in fact, I can handle a dozen or so people without you, it just takes a little effort. I didn't expose you before, it's just
I'm just curious about your intentions. As for you saying that we were helped by you, it would be better to say that I protected you from becoming a soul under the sword."
"You..." Xia Houshu looked at the two men who suddenly became strangers in front of her in shock. She no longer had the mood to scold them. She thought to herself that these two masters and servants are really a perfect match. One is Tianshagu.
One of them has a cold face, and they all look like they are unattainable and take it for granted. This white thing can be said to be black in their mouths.
She remembered that when they fought side by side just now, their master and servant had different reactions. What should they do? Cross the river and burn the bridge? Climb the tree and pull out the ladder? Remove the mill and kill the donkey? The rabbit will die and the dog will be cooked?
Xia Houshu thought of almost all the words to describe ungratefulness, especially hatred.
"Give her the medicine." The man in purple seemed to be trying to smooth things over, and then deliberately emphasized, "I should thank her for her kind help."
These words seemed to admit from the side that Xia Houshu had indeed helped them, and could even be said to have saved his life. Therefore, the arrogant words of the man in green were self-defeating.
But Xia Houshu no longer wanted to accept any of his arguments.
"No need!" Xia Houshu said angrily. She originally had no expectations for the unidentified master and servant, but thinking that she was doing a thankless job, she still felt a little uncomfortable and couldn't swallow it easily. Even if she usually went out.
When you see people begging on the street, you can get a sincere thank you for just passing a few coins. Why are you still being treated as a thief when you save someone else's life?
The man in purple didn't seem to hear the anger and rejection in her words. He just lowered his eyes and looked at her beautiful and stubborn face, then swept her red arm and said warmly: "I looked at the wound on your hand.
No, this is a good gold wound medicine, it will be good for your wound recovery."
She just finished feeling sick and wanted to kill her with a bottle of medicine of unknown origin?
Bah! Who are you looking down on?
Xia Houshu snorted coldly and said sarcastically: "Since you have a clear conscience, why do you pretend to be a show in front of me? Besides, I don't dare to use your things casually. Who knows if they are mixed with poison?"
But the man in purple raised his lips slightly, stood up without saying a word, and looked at Xia Houshu condescendingly, as if she was the one who was narrow-minded, unreasonable and unreasonable.
The atmosphere was a bit subtle, as if even the air had become tense.
Xia Houshu thought about what the man in green had just said, and then related the methods he used to deal with those assassins. Her eyes unconsciously glanced at the corpses lying scattered not far away. When she raised her head to look at the man in front of her, she couldn't help but tremble in her heart.
I played a small drum: These two people are not trying to kill her to silence her, are they?
It's dark and windy here at night, and it's remote and uninhabited. Isn't it a good place to silence someone?
Just as the man in Tsing Yi said, it only took him a little more effort to deal with so many killers with strong martial arts skills. Now, except for a few traces of blood splattered on his clothes, his face was not covered by other clothes.
Not even a scratch could be seen on her neck or hands. With such a peak martial arts, if a fight really broke out, she might not even be able to take three moves.
It was so easy for them to shut her up.
The man in purple looked quietly at the young and pretty girl in red in front of him, and when he saw her clenching the dagger in her hand and adjusting her whole body to a defensive posture, he suddenly smiled. He didn't expect that this man was showing off his teeth and claws just now, pretending to be awesome.
The fearless little girl actually showed such an expression. But then I thought about it, no matter how courageous she was, she was just an inexperienced little girl. She was innocently involved in this dispute. Not only did she get hurt, but she also saw it with her own eyes.
Seeing them killing so many people, it would be even more strange not to be afraid.
Thinking of this, he took a step forward, trying to get closer to her.
"Stop!" Xia Houshu glared angrily, "I know you are very powerful, but if you want to kill me and silence me, I will not let others slaughter you!"
As she said that, she raised the dagger in her hand, thinking that since he didn't know martial arts, as long as he dared to take a step forward, she would have to support him even if he risked his life.
A trace of surprise flashed in the purple-clothed man's eyes. He looked at her for a while, then sighed and said, "Whether you believe it or not, I never thought about killing you from beginning to end."
Xia Houshu didn't even believe her toes. She looked through him and landed on the man in green behind him, and asked, "What about him?"
Her eyes were full of grievance and anger.
The man in purple looked sideways at the man in green, sighed softly, then took a white medicine bottle from the latter's hand, squatted down and stuffed it into Xia Houshu's hand.
Xia Houshu didn't understand the situation for a while and stabbed him hard with his dagger.
"Dangdang——"
Xia Houshu felt a stabbing pain in her wrist, and the dagger in her hand was thrown far away by the man in green with his sword, and finally plunged into the soil, looking lonely and ridiculous.
The man in purple clothes still maintained a half-crouched posture. He glanced sideways at the sharp and smooth dagger, but when he turned his head again, his face was calm. He pointed at the white porcelain bottle and said softly: "
Remember to treat it carefully when you go back, girl, it's better not to leave any scars on your body."
As soon as these words came out, not only Xia Houshu, but also the man in green clothes next to him was stunned for a moment. Just as he was about to say something to stop him, the man in purple stopped him with a wave of his hand. He had to stare at Xia Houshu and stopped talking.
Xia Houshu felt that the man in Tsing Yi's eyes looked at her as cold as icicles in the twelfth lunar month of winter, sharp and bone-piercing.
The man in purple stood up slowly, looked around, said nothing more, and then turned and left.
When Xia Houshu finally came to his senses, he realized that their master and servant had gone a long way.
"Who exactly are you?"
Xia Houshu ignored the injury on her arm and suddenly jumped up and shouted several times towards the place where they disappeared. However, the only response she received was the cool evening breeze.
The bell of Unitary Time rang at this moment, and Xia Houshu noticed that fog had arisen in the mountains at some point. The vast twilight almost enveloped the entire Canaan Mountains. The bamboo forest that had been lively just now suddenly fell into silence, and the pungent bloody smell
The smell spread wantonly in the air, making it look even more eerie and terrifying, and even the pain from the wound was particularly clear.
The place of right and wrong should not be left for too long. Xiahou Shu climbed up from the ground, picked up his dagger, then covered his wound and walked a little further, before stopping in a dense bamboo forest.
She endured the pain and took off the clothes on her left shoulder, then used a dagger to cut a piece of cloth from the close-fitting skirt, bit one end with her teeth, and then simply tied it with her right hand.
The bleeding stopped temporarily. She breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat on her forehead with her sleeves. After taking a short rest, she took the scroll and walked down the mountain along the original path. This chapter has been completed!