The man in front of him was tall and tall, wearing a silver-topped helmet and a royal flying fish robe. He had a long knife hanging on his waist, and the matchlock gun that was as delicate and small as a silver dagger was held in his hand behind his back.

Behind him, only a section of the gun barrel was exposed.

His face looks very thin, with prominent cheekbones, a pair of bright and cunning eyes hidden under the deep eye sockets, and a carefully groomed mustache that seems to reflect his careful and decisive heart.

"Spider..." He repeated what Zhong Lingqi called him, with a nostalgic look on his face, "No one has called me that for many years, and only you, the ferry master, can still call me that."

"Perhaps I should call you the Commander of the Imperial Guard?" Zhong Lingqi smiled bitterly.

"No, I have just been transferred from Jinyiwei, and now I am the director of the Yuwu Department." He waved his badge inadvertently, "Jinyiwei is also under the jurisdiction of the Yuwu Department, and the new commander is also my confidant, so essentially

Apart from having more power, I am no different from before."

"Yes, congratulations to you."

"No, Ferry Master, have you forgotten? The previous director of the Imperial Martial Arts Department was killed by you yourself. After that, this position was vacant for many years and was always represented by people sent by the Desolate Sect. Congratulations to you, it doesn't sound right.

How auspicious."

"Both and each other, didn't you also kill Ximen Jinghui, the embroidered clothe?" Although Zhong Lingqi was seriously injured, he still had a smooth tone when talking to the spider.

Yu Shiqi's clenched palms were full of sweat. He was listening to the two people talking like old friends. He always felt that this scene was really magical. He could hardly figure out the current relationship between the two.

"You hurt my father!" The girl who had been silent for a long time suddenly burst out with an angry shout and stabbed the man whom Zhongling abandoned as "Spider" with the silver blade in her sleeve.

The spider seemed not to dodge, but the moment the silver blade approached it, it quickly retreated three positions, avoiding the attack just in time.

"Shadow Step..." Dong'er murmured in a daze. This was clearly Wangchuan's movement technique. As expected, this man from Jinyiwei was once his father's subordinate.

With a "click", the matchlock gun was pressed against the girl's forehead, and at the same time, a stern look from under the helmet shocked Yu Shiqi who was about to take action.

"I don't want to hurt you." Spider said calmly, "I don't intend to take Zhong Lingqi's life either. I hope you will restrain yourself."

Yu Shiqi looked at him in disbelief, unable to imagine that the man who attacked Zhong Lingqi as soon as he appeared and seriously injured him could say such high-sounding words. His fists were shaking with anger, and his past experience made him realize that he must not

Easily believe whatever the enemy says in battle.

This "spider" cannot be trusted. This is the judgment that Yu Shiqi has made in his heart. For this reason, he has no intention of compromising.

"Yu Shiqi, don't move, you are no match for him." Zhong Lingqi suddenly spoke up to stop Yu Shiqi who was about to move.

"Why……"

"If he thought you were enough of a threat to him, the second matchlock shot just now would have hit you." Zhong Lingqi raised his head and met Spider's gaze.

"That's right." Spider nodded, "I won't come to you until the threat in my eyes is eliminated. Ferry Lord, it's such a pity that our reunion after so many years should have been a touching moment, but as soon as we met, I

But I have to give you a shot first because I'm not sure I can convince you."

Zhong Lingqi chuckled: "Then do you think you can convince me now?"

Spider was silent for a moment, clasped his fingers on the mechanism of the matchlock gun, and said in a rather difficult tone: "Although I really don't want to do this, it seems that I can only threaten you with their lives once. Lord, forget about the emperor."

, the affairs of the Imperial Capital are beyond your control."

Yu Shiqi was stunned. Spider's meaning seemed to be that if Zhong Lingqi couldn't agree to him, then he would blow Dong'er's head with a matchlock gun. Are you kidding me? Watching his lovely sister being killed by someone makes him feel uncomfortable.

In front of you? Or is it a cruel and terrifying way of death that will wake you up no matter how many times you dream?

"Spider..." The moment Zhong Lingqi spoke, Yu Shiqi subconsciously looked at him nervously, because his answer would immediately determine Dong'er's life or death.

"Master Ferry, I still remember that back then, everyone followed you to follow the emperor and became the final winner. But you gave up the opportunity to become the commander of the Jinyi Guards and took your beloved girl back to Wuyue, the place where your first dream began, to start a family.

From that time on, you have already

We are destined to part ways with the emperor. In the past seventeen years of Beining, the emperor has been in crisis many times. The emperor was once in turmoil, but you didn't care and just lived the ordinary life you wanted." Spider said affectionately after finishing a long paragraph.

, paused slightly.

"Then why, why at this last moment, you can't help but want to jump out and take on responsibilities that don't belong to you at all?" Spider clenched his left hand and raised it in front of him, "Nineteen years ago, you gave up the position of commander of the Jinyiwei.

, from the moment you decide to be a couple with Xiao Meng, you should completely forget everything you ever did while walking in the shadows with a sword in your hand! This is not only responsible for the life you choose, but also for Xiao Meng and your children.

We are responsible!”

Zhong Lingqi frowned and asked: "What about you? Since you have made your choice, why don't you take responsibility for it to the end? If you just shot me to death, you can completely eliminate the hidden danger. Director Zhu Zhi of the Yuwu Department

grown ups!"

It turns out that his real name is Zhu Zhi, but his nickname is just reversed, Yu Shiqi thought.

"I can't do it." Spider replied without hesitation, "I made the right choice, but my choice does not mean that I have to completely break away from my past. Ferry Lord, tell the truth, twenty years ago

When we met, I thought you were just a stupid kid full of thoughts of revenge, but it took you less than half a year to prove to me that you were the one Wangchuan was waiting for. In the end, you did give us all redemption.

Let us move from the shadows into the sunshine..."

"Isn't it like walking from one shadow to another?" Zhong Lingqi smiled mockingly, "I gave up becoming the commander of the Imperial Guard because I was tired of being the sword in other people's hands."

"What now?"

"Now I won't be anyone's sword. I hold the sword for my friends." Zhong Lingqi said confidently, "Spider, you can't threaten me. Since you don't plan to kill me, you won't hurt me either."

's children."

"Don't forget that I was once an assassin."

"I haven't forgotten, but you have never been a pure assassin. It was you who saved Xiao Meng and me from Liu Ya at the risk of becoming a rebel." Zhong Lingqi slowly opened his hand, and the palm of his hand was

A bloody iron bullet.

Spider stared at the iron bullet in surprise, his eyes flowing back and forth between Zhong Lingqi's palm and his bloody chest, and his heart was already shaken.

"Master Ferry, don't force me." Spider gritted his teeth, "You have to know that if you go to the imperial capital and cause a bloody storm, the first people to die will definitely be my men, including those who followed you back then.

Forget your Wangchuan members, I... just want to protect some people and things that I can touch with my hands."

"Yeah, I understand..."

"But you're not going to compromise, are you?"

Before Spider finished speaking, Zhong Lingqi, who was half-kneeling on the ground, had already stood up. He stretched out his hand to pull Dong'er away from the muzzle of the matchlock gun and pushed him aside. He pointed at his blood-stained chest and said loudly: "We know each other.

We have been together for twenty years and know each other very well. You know that I am a person who is willing to risk my life for my friends. If you want to stop me, you have to show corresponding determination!"

"As long as you can't go to the imperial capital." After Spider said this, he lowered his gun and pointed it at Zhong Lingqi's leg.

The moment before he buckled the machine, Spider caught an incredible sight out of the corner of his eye.
Chapter completed!