The Killer's Cleansing Manual

Chapter 163 Past 1

Lin Shanjuan killed more than ten of the twenty men who surrounded him. Although he had some wounds of varying sizes on his body, it was worth it to exchange his injuries for his life.

She looked at the corpses on the ground and felt extremely relieved: Fortunately, they were all minions. If they were all Ye Lang, she and Ye Xi would have died without a doubt.

Excessive physical exertion, coupled with the heavy rain, made Lin Shanjuan feel quite tired, and his vision was sometimes clear and sometimes blurred.

Although Ye Xi was outnumbered three, he was still able to handle it. On the contrary, Ye Lang gradually became weaker due to the head-on consumption. He proposed a battle circle and asked the other three to entangle Ye Xi while he took a rest.

He glanced at Lin Shanjuan, a look of resentment flashed across his eyes, and he took out a dart from his waist and threw it without hesitation.

Ye Xi saw it clearly, gritted his teeth and pushed away the three people who were besieging him, and stood in front of Lin Shanjuan without hesitation.

The dart sank into her flesh, and the piercing pain almost made her drop the knife.

"You are so despicable, Ye Lang, I really misjudged you!"

Ye Lang was startled and hesitated before walking over. After being reminded, he finally reacted and tried to distance himself from the matter:

"Why, you were beaten so hard that you think I'm your brother?"

Ye Xi was so angry that she almost saw black. Her right shoulder was shot, and although she could move, it was greatly restricted.

Lin Shanjuan helped her up and stood in front of her, saying with a helpless smile: "Stupid, it would be fine if you shot me, but you killed them and could take me away. Now look what happened, neither of us can escape."

Ye Xi was speechless. She only remembered that she had promised His Highness not to let Lin Shanjuan get hurt, so she made this decision in a hurry and forgot about this.

Lin Shanjuan clenched his dagger: "No wonder Mian Mian looks down on you. A bastard like you who only dares to move in the dark should not have been given a chance to live a rich and noble life and delay others' chances of reincarnation."

Ye Lang was furious and raised his steel knife suddenly: "You talk too much!"

The knife seemed to be able to cut through the night. Lin Shanjuan resisted with a dagger, but he was already exhausted and was forced to kneel down on one knee by this blow.

Just at this moment, a wild horse neighed, followed by a flash of cold light in the distance, and a long spear broke through the air and flew straight towards Ye Lang!

Ye Lang didn't dare to attack again and could only defend himself. The long spear forced him back with full force, and at the same time alerted him - Lin Shanjuan's reinforcements were coming!

"Retreat!" He said this word unwillingly, and then he jumped on his horse and left with the three survivors.

After a few breaths, the sound of horses came before their eyes. The leader, wearing a bamboo hat, reined in his horse and stopped in front of the two men.

Ye Xi looked up in confusion. Under the hat in the wind and rain was a familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar face.

Through the rain curtain brought down by the bamboo hat, Liu He's brows were filled with pity, and he stretched out his hand to her: "Come up, I will take you away."

Ye Xi was in a trance for a moment. She seemed to notice that there was something different about her sister-in-law in front of her, but then she thought that she was a female general who could throw a spear, and there was nothing wrong with her riding a horse here.

But meeting her like this in such a situation still made Ye Xi lose consciousness for a moment.

"Xi'er? What are you daydreaming about?" Liu He called softly.

Ye Xi turned around and saw Li Chou also jumped off his horse: "Sir Lin, please ride my horse."

Ye Xi finally reacted, held Liu He's hand, and was pulled onto the horse by her, sitting firmly behind Liu He.

The group galloped through the rain at top speed. As the horses jolted, Ye Xi's wound throbbed more and more, but it was no match for the dull pain in her heart.

Unexpectedly, he actually turned against me and attacked me.

What was he thinking when the steel knife fell? Was he thinking that if he killed himself, no one would be able to shake his position?

He really doesn't care about the brother-sister relationship of more than 20 years!

Ye Xi said nothing. The dart behind her was so strong that her lips turned pale with pain and half of her body was numb.

Liu He noticed her condition and guessed that maybe she was sad because she realized that the person who attacked her was Ye Lang.

She hesitated, and finally pulled Ye Xi's hand around her waist: "Sit tight."

Ye Xi came back to his senses, said "hmm" softly, took a deep breath and hugged her tightly.

Liu He was startled, and felt a little hot at the tip of his ears, but his mind was on the road, so no one noticed.

Half an hour later, they finally arrived at the inn. The rain had slowed down a bit, giving these soaked people a chance to catch their breath.

Liu He threw a few taels of silver to the shopkeeper, but Li Chou did not dismount. After asking the waiter, he ran straight to the clinic to find a doctor.

Ye Xi fell into a mild coma due to excessive pain. Lin Shanjuan was exhausted and had been running in the heavy rain for such a long time, so he finally lost consciousness. If the soldiers had not responded quickly, he would have almost fallen off his horse.

Liu He properly accommodated the two of them. The innkeeper helped Lin Shanjuan change her clothes, covered her tightly with a quilt, and told her to have a good rest.

Ye Xi was in a dilemma. Liu He dismissed everyone. She knew that she had to change Ye Xi's clothes before the doctor came, otherwise the doctor might take off her clothes in the end.

She didn't allow anyone to take off Ye Xi's clothes.

But if she were to do it, she felt a bit embarrassed to do it. The wound on Ye Xi's back was very eye-catching. The dart had penetrated her flesh and blood, and it must have been extremely painful.

Liu He took a deep breath, untied Ye Xi's belt, and then stiffly helped her take off her wet clothes and put on dry clothes.

When the doctor stood in front of the house, she had changed her clothes, but was sweating profusely.

The doctor helped to pull out the dart. The wound had turned white and swollen due to being soaked in rain water. Liu He saw it with a gloomy look in his eyes, and his hatred for Ye Lang increased.

Looking back, both Ye Lang and Ye Xi, as well as she and her sister, were young, in their teens, and ignorant of the immensity of the world.

When they were born, the Nanman royal family was facing a civil war, and most of their father's descendants were assassinated. Therefore, in order to protect at least one of them, only the younger sister Liu Tao was asked to show herself as a princess, and she was secretly trained. She usually disguised herself as her younger sister's maid, and the maids on both sides covered her face with veils, so no one would notice.

That day, my father received news that the emperor of Jingguo had passed away. It was a time of internal and external troubles, so he thought it was a good opportunity to attack in one fell swoop, so he sent troops to the south to pass.

However, the opponent's marshal arrived in time, and the two sides fought for a long time at Nanlin Pass, but were both defeated by a man and a woman.

The brother and sister, Ye Lang and Ye Xi, defeated countless enemy generals of the Southern Barbarians.

As a last resort, the king had to send one of his trump cards, Liu Tao, to fight Ye Lang.

Liu Tao was very good at swordsmanship, and he fought with Ye Lang to a draw. The two of them often sparred in front of the battle, and every time the opponent's marshal was afraid that Ye Lang would be in danger, he would sound the horn to call back the troops.

Later, the marshal sent Ye Xi to fight against Liu Tao. Ye Xi's martial arts skills were far superior to Ye Lang's. Liu Tao was defeated and almost captured.

That night, her father came to find her and ordered her to fight Ye Xi as Liu Tao. Otherwise, the continuous defeats for several days would easily affect the morale.

She agreed, and the next day she put on her armor and went into battle, fighting alongside Ye Xi.