Chapter 26: The Way of Wooing, Always So Poetic.

  "A Jiao, help me out."

  Xia Zhuo Qi stared in the direction of the person who had just left.

  Gu A'jiao was still watching those few kids blowing glass bubbles and responded casually, "Huh?"

  "Take it. I'll look for you again later."

  Before she could say anything, Xia Zhichu stuffed the bundle in her arms and quickly ran out. By the time Gu Ajiao turned around, he was already gone.

  She has thought it over.

  Enjoy his salary, bear his worries.

  That man had a suspicious look on his face and was hiding there watching several children, her intuition told her that something was not quite right.

  There are no coincidences in the world, it might have something to do with "spreading children's rhymes". If she finds a clue, then she would be helping Zhao Zhu greatly, and there would be hope of getting the mirror back.

  As expected, the man acted like a thief and bypassed the entrance of Buzhen Alley to cross the stone bridge over the moat. Soon, he entered a dense forest about one mile away from the county town. Although it was winter, the leaves in the southwest region were still lush and green, making it easy to hide his tracks. Xiaoyi followed closely behind him, tailing him with considerable skill.

  As they entered deeper into the forest, the person's footsteps grew faster, and she followed at a distance that was neither too close nor too far.

  Suddenly——

  She stopped, seeing that a dozen or so men in ordinary clothes had gathered in the woods. Opposite them were five or six young men wearing uniform green silk robes and carrying standard-issue waist knives. She didn't dare to get any closer, hiding behind a thick clump of trees and peeking out from behind them.

  "Is it all right?" someone asked.

  "Alright, it's all settled."

  "What about you?"

  "It's all settled."

  A few words of conversation had just entered her ears, and in the next instant, like a movie special effect, almost in the blink of an eye, she saw the knife flash by, and those ten or so guys who nodded and bowed to agree were stabbed into their bodies by the other party's knife.

  Blood splattered out, a miserable cry was cut short in an instant ——

  Kill and silence?

  Xia Chuqi blinked her eyes and her heart skipped a beat.

  That dazzling knife, that blood-like red, is too shocking!

  A dozen or so lives were reduced to corpses in the blink of an eye.

  After killing the person, those few people knelt down on one knee, clasped their fists and saluted, with a respectful tone.

  "Great Commander!"

  At this moment, a man wearing a large red mang robe with a black scabbard single knife slowly walked out of the forest, his hair flying, and his narrow and long phoenix eyes were surprisingly bright. The red clothes, the red lips, the pool of red blood on the ground, set off his skin like the best sheep's fat white jade, absolutely stunning, and so charming that everything around him lost its original color.

  Monster!

  Too seductive.

  In all her past lives and this life, Xia has seen all sorts of charming men, but none of them are even one ten-thousandth as good as him.

  "Are they all dead?" he asked.

  That voice, so gentle and warm, like the enchanting flowers that bloom in the mountains in March, or a lover's soft whispers in one's ear... Yet, she watched as he, with an absolutely elegant posture, grasped the thin blade at his waist with his slender fingers, and calmly beheaded each corpse, then slowly wiped the bloodstains off his hands with a white handkerchief.

  Good grief!

  As a doctor on July 7th, I have seen fresh blood and dead people.

  I've never seen such a beautiful and calm way of killing someone.

  It was beautiful, almost terrifying. The feeling was as if the knife and blood were a kind of spreading plague that had penetrated her five organs and six bowels, constricting her throat, a tight knot.

  Alas!

  She clenched her fists, but didn't have the courage to go die for Zhao Zhu. Her back was drenched in sweat as she leaned tightly against the tree trunk, hiding her slender body completely still.

  However.

  That gorgeous, devil-like man in the bright red Tang suit walked towards her step by step, with a seductive posture that she couldn't describe in words. His beauty was so captivating that even the blood-stained, coldly gleaming knife in his hand seemed to have added a few points of noble and perverted beauty.

  Blood!

  She seemed to hear the sound of blood dripping into the earth.

  She pursed her lips and slowly inserted her hand into her bosom.

  "Clang!"

  A cold light shot straight at her.

  She rolled on the ground and ran away without saying a word.

  "Sly rabbit."

  A gentle voice blew into her ears like a spring breeze, and a tall figure in red shot over like an arrow. The speed was so fast that she didn't even have time to take another step before one arm pulled her waist and spun her around in the wind, directly pinning her against a thick and sturdy tree trunk.

  "Still running... huh?"

  His words stopped abruptly.

  On the seventh of summer, he was very certain that when he saw his own face, those eyes with a hint of shallow amber were stunned for at least two seconds.

  "Ha! You're still alive?"

  He laughed. The bloody taste seemed to be melted by his voice.

  At the beginning of summer, Qīzǐ licked her lower lip and felt that her throat was a bit dry. She was a military doctor in a special forces unit, had participated in military exercises, had participated in earthquake relief efforts, and had witnessed countless near-death experiences with cold and eerie atmospheres. However, she wasn't too afraid of real knives and guns, but this soft and evil aura still made her tremble slightly.

  "Do you recognize me?"

  He narrowed his eyes and slowly curled up his lips, "More than a year ago, I handled a major case in the capital..."

  Handle the case?

  Subconsciously, Xia Zhiyu lowered her gaze and her eyes fell on the golden medal at his waist. Next, the three words "Brocade Guard" directly caught her eye.

  No wonder!

  A crimson python robe, a flying fish gown with a thick back and thin blade, a narrow and slightly curved embroidered spring knife. He is known as the Grand Commander, he is the legendary Jin Yiwei commander-in-chief of the imperial guards, a military special agent who can arrest, interrogate and execute criminals on his own?

  "You're still so foolish!"

  His low, ambiguous voice was lazy and carried a hint of mockery. The embroidered spring knife, symbolizing his status, was pressed against her neck. Moreover, this demon-like man was as beautiful as a flower, but had immense strength; with one arm, he pinned her heavily to the large tree, rendering her immobile.

  She thought for a moment, then curled up her lips, seemingly smiling but not quite, "You've changed into a new jacket, and I almost didn't recognize you."

  He raised an eyebrow, "It's hard for you to still remember me."

  "Of course, your way of confessing love has always been so poetic. By the way, does your mother know?"

  He was taken aback, "Huh?"

  Xia Zhong Qi tilted her head slightly, a pair of clear black and white eyes looking at him with particular innocence.

  "You know, I'm so handsome and charming, always attracting attention. Alright, now that it's come to this, I won't resist anymore. You demon, tell me, are you selling your skills or your body?"

  He raised an eyebrow, and that slender figure leaned forward an inch, suddenly lowering his head, staring into her eyes.

  "Is he pretending to be crazy? Or has he really changed his ways?"

  "Hey, your pickup lines are still so cheesy. If you want to hit on me, just say it straight out, why bother?"

  At the beginning of summer, Xia's curiosity about her life had been expanding, but the bloody scene just now really made her unable to savor the meaning of his words carefully, and could only make a detour with him. Because she knew that the most important task at present was - escaping.

  "Miss Qi..."

  As soon as the three words were lightly spoken, a cold light flashed and a small feather arrow shot out from the dense forest. He decisively dodged his head, and his hand loosened. Xia Chuyi didn't know who was helping her, taking advantage of that moment, her clear and innocent eyes changed, and a sly smile appeared on her lips, she pinched his chest with her small hand and pushed him away.

  "Beautiful girl, let's play again next time."

  Wow...

  A white powdery smoke spread out and someone shrieked.

  "Great Commander, beware of poison—"

  Summer seventh day, swift steps towards rapid flight, delighted laughter, "Foolish son, the poisonous one is here, taste my fire thunderbolt."

  Bang!

  Suddenly a string of flames burst out of the smoke, crackling and popping loudly.

  A group of Jin Yiwei quickly covered their mouths and noses with their sleeves and retreated to the outside of the forest. When the smoke dissipated, where was anyone? The beautiful woman in red looked towards Qinggang County City, smiled slowly, turned her head and walked under a big tree, took out the small feather arrow that had not entered the trunk, narrowed her eyes and blew gently, her smile reached an extreme level of seductiveness.

  "So Xia Jia's Seventh Miss is with him? This is going to be interesting."

  Digression

  Thank you dear [zengfengzhu], promoted to club member! Muah muah.

  Thank you dear [Xi Ling Chun], I'll solve the puzzle! Mua mua da!

  Thank you everyone, thank you, thank her, thank her, thank her, thank her!

  Everyone (Flower Crazy Eyes): Er Jin, no matter how much I love you, it's never too much.

  Er Jin (already drunk): Really?

  Everyone (changed their faces): Really, if you weren't so stupid.

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