In the distant woods, a dozen black-clad and masked men stood on the tall trees, observing the situation on the ground.
On the ground, there were also about a dozen masked men with long swords, forming a circle and surrounding the two people in the middle tightly. There were already several bloody corpses lying on the ground.
One of the black-clad men shouted at the two, "Hand over the thing!"
The two people surrounded didn't seem panicked. One of them, wearing a dark robe that billowed in the wind, provocatively said in a relaxed tone.
"Do you think I'm stupid? Such an important thing, you think you can just take it with a single word!"
Sure enough, the black-clad man was enraged and roared, "Then leave your lives here today!"
The dozen or so black-clad men around all moved at once, attacking the two people in the encirclement. The two didn't hesitate either and changed their sword moves as they fought.
Within just a few moves, four more black-clad men fell.
Hanyue watched clearly from the tree. She knew that the two people's martial arts skills were quite good, and those black-clad men might not be their opponents.
Lightly tapping her toes, Hanyue quietly retreated from this battlefield.
"Miss, there are two groups of people fighting ahead. It seems they're vying for something."
Shen Li frowned and thought, "How many people are there on each side?"
"The black-clad men have about thirty left. The other side only has two people!"
"Then in your opinion, who will win?"
"Those two people!"
Shen Li was quite shocked. She knew Hanyue's martial arts skills well. Since Hanyue said so, it meant those two people were truly extraordinary in martial arts.
"Miss, should we help?" Jiaoyue asked.
"There's no way we can help here. After all, we don't know what's going on. It's better not to get involved in trouble!"
Having said that, Shen Li turned around and led the two of them back.
But someone was faster than them. A man in a dark robe flew towards them using his lightness kung fu.
"Humph! You can't even catch up! And you still want me to hand over the thing!"
"Miss, the man in front is one of those two people just now!"
Shen Li twitched her eyes. Why did she keep running into this Xuanyuan Jue no matter where she went? This was just too strange.
Xuanyuan Jue, wearing a well-fitted dark robe with dark patterns today, also saw Shen Li just now.
He didn't expect to meet an acquaintance at this time and in this place!
Xuanyuan Jue quickly flew over the branches with his feet and greeted Shen Li warmly as he came towards her, "Little thing, what a coincidence! We're really fated to meet here!"
He seemed to completely forget his current situation and focused on talking to Shen Li.
The seven or eight black-clad men closely following him sized up Shen Li and her two maids with suspicious looks.
One of the black-clad men, looking disdainfully at the small statures of the three of them, sneered, "Are you all together? You actually found three women as helpers!"
Shen Li knew they had misunderstood and quickly waved her hand, "Big brother, you've misunderstood. We don't know him. We just passed by here!"
Xuanyuan Jue looked shocked and aggrieved, "Little thing, you said you were my friend last time, but now you're pretending not to know me. This heartless look really makes me so sad!"
Before Xuanyuan Jue could finish his act, he was interrupted by the black-clad man, "Stop talking nonsense! You still say you don't know each other! Die together! We'll deal with you three first!"
Then, he picked up his sword, and the seven or eight black-clad men behind him all attacked in the direction of the three of them.
Shen Li, who really just passed by and didn't want to cause trouble, thought in her heart:......
Jiaoyue stood in front of Shen Li. Hanyue took out the hidden dagger from her long boots and rushed towards those black-clad men. After a few neat moves, she cut off the necks of two black-clad men.
Hanyue held a dagger and fought with several black-clad men.
The black-clad men, who originally thought Hanyue was just a weak woman, were greatly shocked and surrounded Hanyue tightly.
"Your maid has good martial arts skills! But she's still a bit inferior to me!"
Xuanyuan Jue, who didn't go to help but was here making sarcastic remarks, moved to Shen Li's side and watched the fight like he was watching a show.
Shen Li glared at him hatefully. This troublemaker, "We're in this situation today all because of you. You don't go to help but make sarcastic remarks here!"
Even Jiaoyue couldn't stand it anymore. She clenched her hands and nervously stared at Hanyue's figure without blinking, "Can she defeat them alone? Young master, go up and help Sister Hanyue!"
Xuanyuan Jue glanced at Hanyue, who was fighting with four black-clad men, and said indifferently, "I think she's enjoying the fight. She doesn't need help!"
Shen Li looked at the situation on the field again. Seeing Hanyue easily cut off the neck of a black-clad man, she felt that Hanyue was getting more and more energetic in the fight. It seemed she really didn't need help.
Before Hanyue could finish off those black-clad men, another seven or eight black-clad men came. After looking at the situation here, they directly attacked Shen Li without saying a word.
Shen Li, who was surrounded, thought: Who did she offend? Why did they all think she was weak and target her!
Xuanyuan Jue, who was also about to be surrounded by the black-clad men, walked to Shen Li's side again and asked, "How about it? If you're scared, you can hide behind me!"
Ignoring his words, Shen Li didn't hesitate and directly rushed towards the black-clad men, joining the fight.
A man in a dark blue robe, followed by a group of black-clad men, flew over here. It was Prince Xiao Hanzhi of the Fourth Prince's Mansion.
Shen Li was busy trying to finish off these people and didn't notice him for a moment.
But Xiao Hanzhi was quite shocked to see Shen Li here. He even didn't expect her martial arts skills to be so good. Her red-clad figure shuttled among these black-clad men, and the decisive way she struck with her sword really surprised him.
After they finished off these black-clad men, there were already some bloodstains splashed on Shen Li's long dress. Although she had tried her best not to let the blood get on her dress at that time, it still got dirty.
Jiaoyue took out a handkerchief from her bosom and handed it to Shen Li to wipe her hands.
"Thank you, Miss Shen, for your help today! I'll surely repay you in the future!" Xiao Hanzhi bowed and thanked Shen Li.
Shen Li's face turned a bit cold, and her tone was neither cold nor warm, "We just passed by today. There's no need to thank me!"
Having said that, regardless of Xiao Hanzhi's expression, she directly led Jiaoyue and Hanyue and turned around to leave.
Xiao Hanzhi watched Shen Li leave resolutely. His eyebrows unconsciously frowned. He didn't know if she really just passed by today or if she intentionally wanted to help him.
Shen Li took big steps and walked in a hurry. Jiaoyue behind her almost couldn't keep up.
At this moment, Shen Li was extremely angry in her heart. She didn't understand. Clearly, she had chosen a different path from her previous life. Why could she still meet Xiao Hanzhi here?
And she accidentally helped him?
Was this the will of heaven?
In this life, was God still going to tie her and Xiao Hanzhi together?
No! No matter what, in this life, she would never repeat the mistakes of her previous life!