Chapter 69 Behind bars
"It was Old Xu who told me that you asked him about the news of Luohan Temple."

The Dragon King had a teasing smile on his face and said slowly, "You thought your every move in Huodu was unnoticed by anyone, but in fact, as early as the day you came, the eldest lady had already asked me to keep an eye on you in secret."

Liu Xunyi recalled that he had seen Xunzhen flash by in front of Longxiang Inn that day. Now that he thought about it, it was not only him who saw Xunzhen that day, but Xunzhen also saw him. It was just that they both pretended not to see each other at that time.

Liu Xunyi smiled bitterly and said, "I never expected that you two would collude with each other. I was negligent."

With Xunzhen's intelligence, when the Dragon King told her that Liu Xunyi had asked Lao Xu about Luohan Temple, she was able to guess Liu Xunyi's intention, so she set an ambush in advance and waited for Liu Xunyi to come to her on his own initiative.

Liu Xunyi could never have imagined that the Dragon King was Xunzhen's man. Therefore, even if he knew in advance that the Dragon King was the head manager of Fuhe Granary, he would never have expected that his plan would be exposed.

He found out about Xiaoqing in Tianxiang Tower from Ding San, and about the Westerners who kidnapped Mr. Cao from Xiaoqing. In addition, he bumped into the Westerners on the street by chance, and finally got the news about Luohan Temple from Lao Xu... These things were all coincidental and had nothing to do with each other.

Liu Xunyi is adaptable and it is difficult for her to predict the outcome of each step she takes, so it is impossible for an outsider to collude with them in advance. Therefore, the fact that Xunzhen was able to ambush Liu Xunyi tonight was an unexpected gain for her.

In the final analysis, Liu Xunyi was not defeated by Xunzhen, but by the will of heaven. If he had not been seen by the Dragon King at Fuhe Granary, then Old Xu would not have taken the initiative to inform the Dragon King of the matter, and naturally the current dilemma would not have occurred.

After all, Xunzhen saw that he was in front of Long'an Inn and had no idea how he got there. Although the Dragon King was Xunzhen's man, Old Xu was a complete outsider.

After thinking about it, Liu Xunyi couldn't help but sigh, "Man proposes, God disposes."

"Can you die peacefully now?" Xunzhen waved his hand to signal the Dragon King to retreat, and said to Liu Xunyi with a contemptuous smile, "If you often walk by the river, you will get your shoes wet. Master Liu, don't you agree?"

Liu Xunyi knew that he was in a dilemma and it would be too late for regret no matter how much he reflected on it. So he simply threw away all the distracting thoughts in his mind, swung the sword across his body, stared at the swordmen around him with indifference, and said in a deep voice: "Since I have been wandering in the world, I have long disregarded life and death. Although I hang my head on my belt, it is definitely not that easy for you to take it away. Do you think these few people can deal with me without paying a price of blood?" Although Liu Xunyi is arrogant, he does have the capital to be arrogant. After all, the reputation of the number one master of Tianji Pavilion is not boasted.

"Since I had expected you to cause trouble, how could I be so foolish as to trade my life with yours?" Xunzhen gave Liu Xunyi a charming smile, then turned to Abaolu and asked, "I just talked so much nonsense with him, it should be about time, right?"

"What do you mean?" Liu Xunyi felt something was wrong from Xunzhen's cunning smile, but he couldn't figure out the reason for a moment, so he asked suspiciously, "Do you still expect me to surrender?"

"It's almost there." Abaolu stared at Liu Xunyi expressionlessly and sneered.

"What do you mean almost done? You guys..."

Before Liu Xunyi could finish his words, he suddenly felt an inexplicable dizziness in his mind. Almost in an instant, Liu Xunyi, who was originally conscious and clear-headed, felt waves of dizziness coming at him like a tsunami. His limbs became increasingly weak, and everything he saw in front of him began to appear strongly distorted and blurred with double images.

This sudden dizziness made him depressed and exhausted. At this moment, he felt that the strength in his body was rapidly draining away, and he just wanted to lie down on the ground and have a good sleep.

"What's going on here... this is..." Liu Xunyi's weak legs began to stagger uncontrollably, and his right hand holding the sword began to tremble. The sword that he usually waved around casually now seemed as heavy as a thousand pounds. Liu Xunyi had to use all his strength to swing it.

His five fingers felt numb. Even though Liu Xunyi tried desperately to clench his fingers, it seemed as if those five fingers did not belong to him and they did not obey him at all.

"How do you feel?" Countless Xunzhens swayed in front of Liu Xunyi's eyes. Xunzhen's voice became distant and near, high and low when it reached Liu Xunyi's ears. "After being hit by my Ecstasy Incense, even a Daluo Jinxian would not be able to withstand it. Wouldn't it be a piece of cake to deal with you?"

"Soul-bewitching incense..." At some point, Liu Xunyi's entire body was soaked in sweat, his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, his lips and teeth trembled constantly, and he said incoherently, "It's the strange fragrance from the Heavenly King Palace... so despicable..."

"How can you be so upright if you want to kidnap Cao Qin's son at night?" Xunzhen said with a smile, "Don't be so stubborn, just lie down!"

"If you want to kill me, come at me if you have the guts..." Liu Xunyi kept swaying in disorderly steps, waving his sword around like a drunkard, swinging it east and slashing it west, with no apparent pattern.

His speed became slower and slower, his vision became blurrier and blurrier, and his ears began to gradually become deaf, until in the end he couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

"Impossible...it is impossible...if it is...the incense...then why is the old monk in the temple...well, he is safe and sound..."

When Liu Xunyi first smelled the strange fragrance, he thought it might be a drug-induced incense, but the old monk was able to wake up from his dream and talk to him clearly, which made Liu Xunyi put his worries to rest. However, he never expected that he would eventually fall into Xunzhen's trap.

"Capture him first. I want to make him feel a life worse than death. I'll kill him when I've had enough fun!"

Xunzhen shouted an order, and the dozen or so knifemen around him shouted loudly and rushed towards Liu Xunyi. Liu Xunyi could vaguely see the shadows of people around him approaching him.

In a hurry, he bit his tongue fiercely, and the pain made him sober up a little. Then he swung his sword with his right hand and stabbed the knifeman closest to him. The knifeman didn't expect Liu Xunyi to be able to resist. He was caught off guard and was pierced in the abdomen by Liu Xunyi's sword. He screamed and rolled out of the battle.

"Be careful, this kid can still resist." A knifeman warned loudly, "take away his sword first." "Bang bang bang!"

With the sound of chaotic fighting, Liu Xunyi relied on the instinct of a martial artist and his tenacious will to force more than a dozen knifemen to stay away despite being blind and confused. However, while forcing these knifemen back, Liu Xunyi also had many scars on his body.

Because of Xunzhen's words just now, these knifemen were quite cautious when they attacked, so no one dared to kill Liu Xunyi.

"This Liu Xunyi is more interesting than I thought." Xunzhen looked at the chaotic battle situation with a strange smile on his face. "Unless we wait for the drug to take full effect, it will be difficult for them to catch him alive."

Abaolu looked solemn and said thoughtfully, "Xunzhen, there are people from Yuhu Hall everywhere outside now. They are searching everywhere. I am afraid that if we delay too long, it will cause unnecessary trouble. Otherwise..."

Before Abaolu could finish his words, Xunzhen nodded and said, "It's a pity, but business is more important. Just kill him!" After that, Xunzhen looked at Liu Xunyi deeply again, then turned and walked towards Arhat Hall.

"Don't hold back, kill!"

Abaolu shouted loudly, and the swordsmen immediately looked delighted, roaring and raising their swords to chop at him.

"Stop it! How can you be considered a hero if you use your numbers to bully the minority?"

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, a loud shout was heard from the sky above the Arhat Hall, and then a sharp black shadow suddenly flew down from the roof. Due to his extremely fast speed, the afterimage left in the air had not yet faded, and the center of the execution ground was already flashing with cold light. Then, a dozen swordsmen who were besieging Liu Xunyi screamed and flew backwards.

In the blink of an eye, the ground was covered with blood. Looking at the dozen or so knifemen who had fallen to the ground, most of them were completely dead. The remaining few who were still breathing tightly covered their lower abdomens with both hands to block the wounds on their stomachs to prevent their intestines from flowing all over the ground along with the gushing blood.

"What a fast knife!" Xunzhen stopped and looked back at the execution ground, a solemn look emerging in her beautiful eyes.

At the same time, Abaolu and several Western Regions people quickly protected Xunzhen, staring at the black-clothed man who suddenly rushed out. At this moment, a large number of knifemen quickly emerged from the backyard of Luohan Temple, and at a glance, there were at least a hundred people.

"I didn't expect there were so many people hiding in Luohan Temple? It seems you are planning to do a big business in Huodu!"

The man in black killed more than a dozen knifemen with one move, and supported the staggering Liu Xunyi with his left hand. His eagle-like eyes were fixed on the knifemen who were gathering more and more on the execution ground.

Because the man in black had his face covered by a black scarf, no one could see his true face.

"Who are you?" Xunzhen waved his hand to stop Abaolu and others who were about to attack, stepped forward, looked at the man in black with a puzzled look, pointed at Liu Xunyi and asked, "Do you know him?"

"I don't know him." The voice of the man in black was as loud as a bell, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Why did you wade into this muddy water?"

"Even if this brother has a blood feud with you, you could have just killed him openly, but you shouldn't have resorted to such despicable means." The man in black said loudly, "I saw you first drugged him and then used your numbers to bully the minority. How could I just turn a blind eye!"

"Where did you come from, you bastard? How dare you pretend to be kind and righteous here? Do you care about his business?" Abaolu's eyes turned cold and he shouted, "I don't care who you are. Now I only give you two choices. Either get out of here or die with him!"

Xunzhen did not stop Abaolu's provocation, but stared at Liu Xunyi with a bad look. She knew that she must not let Liu Xunyi leave easily today, otherwise she would cause a lot of trouble in the future.

The man in black smiled instead of getting angry. He pointed his knife at Abaolu with his right hand and laughed, "It's been a long time since I met a decent opponent. Today you can go alone or call them to come together. I'm willing to accompany you!"

"This knife is..." Xunzhen saw the precious knife in the black-clothed man's hand, and her beautiful eyes suddenly froze.

This knife looks quite strange, with a silvery green color, four feet long, five fingers wide at the top and two and a half fingers wide at the bottom, with a slightly curved blade and two edges on both sides. There is a blood groove on the top edge, and the bottom edge is as thick as an axe, which can be used for chopping, stabbing and picking. The most strange thing is that behind the handle of this knife, there is a short blade, which is very sharp. This blade is hidden in the back of the hand, and can often kill people unexpectedly without leaving any trace.

There is only one such strange knife in the world, named "Blood Shadow", which means that blood will be seen when it is unsheathed, and killing people without a trace. According to legend, this knife was once used as Temujin's saber, which helped him cut through thorns and conquer the world.

The current owner of the Blood Shadow Knife is also a well-known figure in the martial arts world, that is, Su He, the "fastest knife in Mobei".

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(End of this chapter)