This story has no concern for beginnings. — Epigraph
(1)
If Bai Xiaofeng had known that bringing Shuang Hua along would be such a burden, he would never have advised her to go to Dayong and show her love to that emperor just to humiliate her.
Shuang Hua was the little princess of Beihan, while Bai Xiaofeng was the martial arts leader of Dayong.
No matter how you looked at it, this combination seemed unreliable, but somehow they just got together.
Bai Xiaofeng struggled to protect Shuang Hua behind him, blocking the twenty - first attack from those masked women.
This was already the fourth ambush they had encountered since leaving Beihan.
After Bai Xiaofeng had dealt with the first group of attackers and then faced the second, our martial arts leader decided not to fight head - on anymore. Instead, he ran while dodging.
Shuang Hua put away her long whip and shouted while running, "You bastard! Who on earth have you offended? Why do they want to kill us like this?"
Bai Xiaofeng pulled her along, quite helpless. He dodged a sword thrown from behind and said, "It's not my fault. I've told them many times that love can't be forced. If they keep chasing me, there's nothing I can do..."
Shuang Hua almost fainted with anger. The only reason she had come out with him was that she thought he was the martial arts leader and following him would surely be safe. But instead of intimidating others with his reputation, he had attracted trouble. It was really tragic.
"You bastard! Just because you're good - looking, you've been having affairs everywhere and even brought us this chase! When I get back, I'm going to tell Aunt Xia Ling..."
Bai Xiaofeng was arrogant, but he had suffered setbacks at Xia Ling's hands several times. So, mentioning Xia Ling's name was an effective way to strike at him.
Bai Xiaofeng looked at Shuang Hua and sure enough, he made a bitter face and wailed, "Shuang'er, you can't treat me like this..." If Xia Ling knew about these amorous affairs, it would be a disaster!
Just then, a willow - leaf knife flew towards them from behind. Shuang Hua whipped it down with her long whip and gave him a proud look. "Alright, if you want me not to say anything, it depends on your performance!"
On the other side.
In the Qianqiu Palace of the Ronghua Cult.
A noble woman was taking a bath and changing clothes. The hazy mist made her look even more charming. A bright red peony tattoo was outlined on her back. The tattoo covered almost half of her back and was extremely strange, making those who served her not dare to look directly at it.
She put on the complicated red clothes embroidered with gold thread, lowered her head and smiled faintly. "Did he bring a woman with him?"
"Yes." The person waiting outside the light veil bowed their head and replied.
"Then continue the pursuit and killing."
"Yes." The woman outside the veils took the order and disappeared. The noble woman just lowered her head and gave a cold smile. She tilted her head slightly, looking extremely alluring.
(2)
Another new round of attack. Bai Xiaofeng became more and more impatient as the battle went on. Shuang Hua still waved her whip clumsily. Finally, Bai Xiaofeng couldn't bear it anymore and dragged Shuang Hua away again.
"Enough! If you can't fight, don't! We're gambling with our lives here!" It was really an indescribable humiliation for a martial arts leader like him to flee in a hurry several times. But in order to ensure their safety, he thought it over and finally endured it.
Shuang Hua looked at Bai Xiaofeng, who was blaming her, quite helplessly. His phoenix - shaped eyes were narrow and slightly squinted, looking really charming. His skin was fair and his features were regular. No wonder he could charm so many women with his good - looking face.
"Isn't it enough to have you blocking for me? Aren't you the number one in the world?" Shuang Hua deliberately flattered him.
Bai Xiaofeng resisted the urge to twitch his mouth and once again regretted bringing her to Dayong.
But obviously, there was no medicine for regret in the world.
The tenth attack...
Bai Xiaofeng finally got angry. He stood still and immediately protected Shuang Hua behind him. "I said, can you guys just stop? If you really want to fight, we can have a good fight after I get back to the imperial city. What's the point of pestering me like this?"
A masked woman snorted. "The cult leader said you're heartless. We're killing you to rid the people of a scourge. Attack!"
"Fine, if you want to fight, I'll accompany you. But let her go. She's innocent."
Hearing this, Shuang Hua immediately looked at them with an innocent face and nodded. "Yes, I'm innocent!"
Bai Xiaofeng resisted the urge to twitch his mouth again.
The masked woman squinted her eyes slightly and sneered. "Don't even think about it! Both of you adulterers will die today!"
Shuang Hua was furious. "Who are you calling adulterers? I'll whip you to death today!"
Bai Xiaofeng's eyebrows twitched. He felt something was wrong and quickly shouted, "Don't!"
But it was too late. When Bai Xiaofeng rushed forward, the woman had already broken through Shuang Hua's defense and the blade was about to fall. So our martial arts leader, just like the Buddha in the legend, sacrificed himself to save Shuang Hua. He blocked his arm in front of the blade and rescued Shuang Hua.
"Are you okay?!" Shuang Hua didn't understand why her whip technique was so ineffective against this woman's knife. Seeing Bai Xiaofeng injured, she immediately supported him.
"It's bleeding. What do you think?" Bai Xiaofeng glared at the enemy hatefully, picked up his sword and faced the woman. With a simple movement, he deflected the woman's knife and pointed his sword at her throat.
The woman's face changed greatly, but Bai Xiaofeng's eyes suddenly turned cold at this moment. "Don't think that just because I've been running away, I can't beat you. I won't kill you today. Go back and tell that witch that if she doesn't know her place, one day I'll lead all the heroes in the world to destroy your Ronghua Cult!"
The woman's face turned pale and then red. She wanted to scold this arrogant heartbreaker several times, but the sword pointed from her neck to her mouth, not allowing her to take a step forward.
"Aren't you leaving yet?" Bai Xiaofeng looked at her coldly, no longer hiding the arrogance and hostility in his eyes. At that moment, he was so heroic and radiant that Shuang Hua was stunned.
The woman pursed her lips unwillingly, glared at him hatefully, sheathed her knife and left.
Watching their figures disappear in the distance, Bai Xiaofeng heaved a sigh of relief. He quickly sheathed his sword and covered the wound on his arm with his hand.
"Are you okay?" Shuang Hua, who was hiding behind him, felt quite guilty and poked her head out to ask carefully.
Bai Xiaofeng turned around and said crossly, "It would be good if you didn't cause me trouble."
Shuang Hua pouted and wanted to retort, but seeing his pale face due to blood loss, she finally said nothing.
(3)
The two walked and stopped along the way, leading their horses. Bai Xiaofeng finally couldn't bear the pain in his arm and stopped by the roadside. Seeing this, Shuang Hua quickly walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Bai Xiaofeng was covered in sweat and said hoarsely, "The sword was poisoned."
Shuang Hua quickly removed his hand and saw that a large part of his originally white sleeve was wet. At first, it was red, but now it had turned black.
"Why didn't you say so earlier..."
"Saying it earlier wouldn't have helped. Can you detoxify it?"
Shuang Hua raised her eyebrows and said a bit defiantly, "Why don't you trust me?"
Bai Xiaofeng snorted. "Weren't you mocking me for dragging you into this earlier?"
Shuang Hua was speechless. After a while, she said, "Tear open your sleeve. Let me take a look at the wound."
Bai Xiaofeng turned sideways and said stubbornly, "Ridiculous! How could the body of this martial arts leader be seen by you casually?"