The flowing air in the forest stagnated for a moment because of Yue Jiu's confusion and silence.
Facing Yue Jiu's dim and puzzled gaze, Mu Qing continued to ask with a straight face: "What's your name?"
The poison on the body is getting deeper and deeper, obviously sealing all the acupoints on the left side of the body, but the torrent of alternating cold and heat still ignores those small passes and rushes towards Yue Jiu's whole body.
Black blood welled up from his throat and was held back in his mouth by his tightly closed lips.
Yue Jiu raised her chin, narrowed her eyes, and responded to Mu Qing with silent indifference.
Yue Jiu once heard that some perverted people always have some quirks before killing others. It must be like this now. After asking for the name, they will carve the name on the body, which is said to be convenient for collecting the corpse.
But Yuejiu had already reported his name before. What was this if not humiliation?
In the silent forest, there are many complex and difficult emotions intertwined in the air.
Mu Qing's eyes kept turning between the envelope and Yue Jiu's face, and his eyebrows knitted together.
No wonder I felt familiar with the name "Yuejiu" before. It turned out that this name was on the letter that Senior Sister Ning Chu gave to me.
Mu Qing paid attention to Yue Jiu's movements while focusing most of his attention on the envelope. The one-inch-thick envelope was made of tough tung oil paper, but Yue Jiu's sword had already cut a three-inch hole in it.
In hindsight, if Mu Qing hadn't put this letter on his chest, I'm afraid Mu Qing wouldn't have only had the wound on his abdomen.
When Mu Qing just picked up the letter, the first few words that said the address of a certain place in Jinguan City were scratched by the tip of the sword and were no longer legible. However, the four words "Yuejiu Qinqi" happened to be intact. It has to be said that it is a wonderful coincidence that it falls right into my eyes.
"Pfft--" The silent silence was too long. Finally, Yue Jiu couldn't hold it in and spit out the poisonous blood pouring out of her throat.
Yue Jiu's eyes were dim. He really didn't expect that his first attack a few years later, before he could be happy about his promotion, would end in poisoning and death.
His eyes fell on the letter from Mu Qing's puzzled and tangled face. He probably understood that the letter fell from the other person's body, and there was a cut on it with his sword, but he didn't give it to him at this time. What do you want to do by killing him quickly with one sword? Confirm what?
Mu Qing knelt down in front of Yue Jiu, getting very close. With his starry eyes flickering, his scrutinizing gaze fell on Yue Jiu's somewhat unkempt face with a scrawled beard. He noticed that the other person's face was darker blue, and he couldn't help but consider it. Chi asked: "Your name is Yue Jiu? Yue Jiu from Jinguan City?"
Mu Qing's question was a little cryptic. He didn't want to let Yue Jiu, who had just fought fiercely with him, off because of some uncertain possibilities, so he wouldn't tell Yue Jiu something to make Yue Jiu go straight up the stick. huatou.
Yue Jiu's brows knitted together and she nodded her chin slightly. His dim eyes regained a bit of agility, and fell on the letter in Mu Qing's hand. He asked weakly: "Is it because of this letter? Is it related to my name?"
Mu Qing did not deny it, and said in a cold tone: "There will be many coincidences in this world, and there are many people with the same name. It just depends on what kind of coincidence it is."
She had already given up and accepted death, but now she found a glimmer of life. Yue Jiu's slightly sluggish brain felt a cold sting, as if it was filled with countless sword lights, but at this time, her thinking became more agile than ever.
"The letter, the letter related to me, will it be written to me?" With these thoughts in his mind, if he could seize that chance, how could Yue Jiu be willing to face death.
He remembered that he had asked Mu Qing before if he was from the Medicine Master lineage. He raised his head suddenly and asked, "Are you related to the Medicine Master lineage? Do you know Ning Chu?"
"Huh -" Mu Qing let out a sigh of regret, thinking that he might not be able to kill this man.
Then he struck out like the wind, connecting points on Yue Jiu's Dantian Qi Palace, causing the opponent to completely lose the possibility of moving his Qi.
After all this was done, Mu Qing put her palm on the wound on his shoulder blade under Yue Jiu's suspicious and alert gaze.
As the Ten Thousand Poisons Qi in the body became more and more freely retracted, within half a quarter of an hour, the Ten Thousand Poisons Qi that had been raging in Yue Jiu's body returned to the master's body. The dark green color on Yue Jiu's face gradually faded, and a few more traces appeared. rosy.
The toxins in the body were like ice and snow meeting boiling oil, disappearing completely in a short and silent time. Although Yue Jiu had been silently accepting all Mu Qing's actions, when he faced this twists and turns, he still couldn't help but His eyes widened in surprise.
He thought of the name he mentioned, and for a moment he put life and death behind him, wanting only to know the specific content of the letter.
Mu Qing stood up, lowered his head to meet Yue Jiu's surprised gaze, and asked in an extremely serious tone: "How did Senior Sister Ning Chu know you? What is your relationship? Don't think you can deceive me by making it up."
A trace of embarrassment fell on Yue Jiu's face. He could feel Mu Qing suppressing the murderous intention towards him. If he didn't say anything, this kid would probably kill him without mercy, right?
If it were Yue Jiu himself, I'm afraid he wouldn't let go of his powerful opponent who was fighting to the death just now.
"I am an assassin from Hidden Valley, and I met her during an assassination mission."
A thin and ethereal voice sounded in the deep and quiet forest. Yue Jiu, who was lost in memories, told the past between him and Ning Chu in great detail. When Mu Qing heard this, his eyes sometimes showed a fierce look, sometimes his eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he confirmed helplessly and depressedly. This person is indeed the person on the ninth day of the month that the senior sister wants to deliver the letter.
Mu Qing listened carefully to the shared past that should have belonged to his senior sister and Yue Jiu, and recalled Ning Chu's warning to him to be careful about the road ahead when they parted in Stone City.
I can't help but feel that things in the world always have a touch of absurdity.
There seemed to be some similarities between that encounter and today's, one wanted to kill and the other wanted to save, and both were vaguely involved in the Assassin's lineage and the Medicine Master's lineage of Hidden Valley.
Could it be that in these seemingly ordinary assassinations, there is a pair of black hands hidden behind the scenes, deliberately provoking confrontation?
Mu Qing tried hard to discern the hidden information. Although he had been listening to Yue Jiu whispering about the past, he had already put his thoughts away.
"Okay." Mu Qing interrupted Yue Jiu, stared at him and said seriously: "Your injury is actually not serious, and the poison in your body has been eliminated."
Yue Jiu nodded and stood up quietly. He watched Mu Qing turn around to leave and quickly asked: "What is your relationship with Wanhua Valley?"
Although "Ten Thousand Flowers Valley" and "Yakushi Lineage" refer to the same place, Yue Jiu's words obviously have a deeper meaning of exploration.
Mu Qing's movement to turn around and retreat stopped. He and Yue Jiu stood very close to each other. In comparison, they were actually slightly taller than Yue Jiu by an inch.
Mu Qing glanced down and his eyes fell on Yue Jiu's sword-holding hand. Although he was extremely sure that he had sealed the opponent's true energy and sword essence, he still asked cautiously: "What do you want to do? You still want to kill Do you want me to complete the task?"
Yue Jiu felt the pain and blockage in her muscles and veins, and laughed at herself: "If my skills are inferior to others, my death will not be unjust. I will not be so reckless now."
Mu Qing raised his chin slightly and said calmly: "It's good that you know. You should know that without this letter that fell on the ground, you would have died long ago."
Mu Qing raised the letter in his hand and waved it in front of Yue Jiu, then put it into his sleeve under Yue Jiu's silent eyes mixed with pleading.
After Yue Jiu's eyes left the envelope, he glanced at Mu Qing's slashed front shirt and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I don't know about your relationship with Ning Chu and their disciples. It's just..."
"You want me to give you this letter?" Mu Qing interrupted Yue Jiu directly, shook his head and said, "I will deliver the letter to Jinguan City according to Senior Sister Ning Chu's instructions..."
Mu Qing's words stopped abruptly. A picture of a tattered envelope with a blurred delivery address flashed through his mind. He pretended to be calm and asked, "By the way, where do you live?"
Yuejiu smiled helplessly and said: "Yuejiu Thatched Cottage by Huanhua Creek in Jinguan City."
Mu Qing nodded and said, "Well, we'll see you then."
"Wait a minute." The voices in the forest overlapped, and everyone looked surprised.
Mu Qing heard overlapping but different timbres, and was shocked because they were obviously the voices of two people.
He looked at Yue Jiu in front of him who was looking at his side and behind him in surprise, his heart brightened, and with the force of his feet, he had already flown back to the direction of Liu Weirui.
Not far behind where Mu Qing stood just now, there was a tree with a huge shade. That hoarse and cold voice came from under that tree.
At this time, a shadow under the tree suddenly made a sound, and a human figure grew out like flowers and fruits.
Butcher Hu looked approvingly at Mu Qing who flew back and slowly walked out of the shadows.
Yue Jiu was so weak now that he couldn't respond effectively at all. He looked at Butcher Hu who was gradually walking towards him, and asked expressionlessly: "Who is the senior?"
Butcher Hu did not look at Yue Jiu, who was very close to him. His eyes were always on Mu Qing, and he asked in a rough and hoarse voice, "Why don't you kill him?"
Mu Qing's eyebrows flew to both sides, and his mood was not calm. If Butcher Hu hadn't spoken out, Mu Qing probably wouldn't have discovered him by now.
After Butcher Hu's figure walked into the dim light of the sky, Mu Qing immediately recognized who this man with strong concealment ability was through the alternating light and dark skylight.
"We met at the Dangguan Inn." Mu Qing's heartstrings tightened, but his tone remained calm. He secretly gathered strength and asked, "I'm afraid the senior is not here to be a spectator today, is he?"
Butcher Hu's face had been weathered for a long time, and after being polished away by the tragedies of the past, it looked even more ordinary. Under the alternating light and dark sky, Mu Qing could not find even a trace of emotion on the other person's face.
Butcher Hu folded his arms and calmly accepted Mu Qing's inspection and questioning. He shook his head slightly and laughed softly: "Yes just now, but not now."
If Mu Qing had killed Yue Jiu directly, he would have turned into a real shadow and left this place long ago. However, many things in this world will eventually exceed expectations, so Butcher Hu stood stately before Mu Qing left. come out.
He could easily decide the life or death of everyone present, at least that's what Butcher Hu thought.
After listening in the shadows for a long time, Butcher Hu had some more plans, so he did not take action immediately, but asked calmly: "How is your relationship with the Medicine Master lineage?"
Mu Qing and Yue Jiu remained silent at the same time. They looked at Butcher Hu who walked freely to the position between the two of them, their inquiring and cautious eyes never leaving Butcher Hu.
Feeling the silence in the forest, Butcher Hu sneered and said, "Whoever is closer to the lineage of Medicine Master will be spared death."
Mu Qing didn't believe a word the peeper said. As he moved lightly, he was getting closer and closer to Liu Weirui and the others.
Butcher Hu's eyes glanced at Liu Weirui's stunning face for a moment, and he knew in his heart that this woman was probably the granddaughter of the Lin family in Xishan.
So he ignored Mu Qing's small movements for the time being, but walked step by step in front of Yue Jiu. The body that was obviously half a head shorter than Yue Jiu suddenly burst out with a strong bloody and oppressive aura.
There was Zhen Qi Jian Yuan in Yue Jiu's space at this time, but because the Dantian Qi Palace was blocked, his originally straight body had to bend under this powerful pressure.
"You are the first grade!" A trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. Feeling the aura that made people tremble with blood, Yue Jiuxu, who was already the second grade, squinted his eyes and revealed the strength of Hu Butcher but did not take a step back.
As the bloody murderous aura released by Butcher Hu became more intense, the wound on Yue Jiu's shoulder blade began to spurt out blood, but he still refused to reveal his relationship with the pharmacist.
The reason why she confessed to Mu Qing before was entirely because Yue Jiu was focused on that letter.
Today, he has his own pride.
