03 Rashomon (Part 2)

An Nianjiu carefully held the hilt of the sword so that he could draw the sword at any time, and moved forward slowly, following the cry coming from the darkness.

"Woooo..."

"Okay, girl, you don't have to be too sad."

"I'm just unwilling..."

"There is nothing you can do about your parents' orders or the matchmaker's words. Maybe he is also helpless."

"Then...can't...elope? Woohoo..."

The sound of the woman's sobs and babbled words floated from the front one after another. An Nianjiu breathed a sigh of relief, removed his hand from the hilt of the sword, and stopped about ten steps away from the young man and woman.

She is a martial arts practitioner, and her eyesight is much better than ordinary people. Although the alley is dim, she can still clearly see the figures of the two people in front of her.

It seemed that the woman who had been let down by her sweetheart was constantly wiping her tears. The crying and sadness in her heart made her feel cold all over, while the young man comforting her considerately took off his robe and covered her body.

An Nianjiu turned around silently, thinking that she was too nervous. Of course, it was all the fault of "Mr. Zhong" who was full of lies.

"Okay, you should go home. It's so late, and your family should be worried about you." The young man said softly, "It's not peaceful these days."

"Thank you...thank you, Mr. Young Master, for your clothes..."

"No, I'll give it to you. The world is cold and miserable, and the girl has a great time. Don't ever think of scorning your life again."

"Young Master is such a good man."

The young man was startled, his eyes moved slightly, a little embarrassed.

"Young Master... What's your surname, young master? Little girl... I want to thank you properly some other time."

"That's not necessary, girl, just forget about me."

It turns out that these two people didn't know each other? An Nianjiu stopped again and turned around to face the two people. He saw the girl slowly walking away to the other side of the alley wearing the robe that the young man had given him to warm her body, while the young man walked towards the other side of the alley.

He stood there and watched her off.

She couldn't help but frown, thinking that in this season when murders against young women were frequent, was it really a good idea not to send people home? It was just superficial hypocrisy and conscience-stricken sympathy.

There should be no problem with the seniors and everyone over at Sangye Alley. She thought that she might as well give the girl a ride, just in case.

Having made up her mind, An Nianjiu stepped forward and chased him. Although there was no need to run, she moved very quickly.

When she passed by the young man who stayed there, she couldn't help but glance at him, and secretly marveled in her heart, this man's sharp eyebrows and starry eyes were really good-looking. I'm afraid that the tenderness just now made the girl fall in love.

I secretly agreed, but as a woman, I am always shy, so the last words I asked about my last name were the boldest move the girl could make.

An Nianjiu quickly followed the lonely girl, but surprisingly found that she did not go all the way home, but turned back in front of the alley, waited for a while and then walked back.

Could it be that...she wants to go back to look for that boy?

Although An Nianjiu was shocked, she was also quite impressed. After calming down, she turned back and followed her at a distance to protect her.

But soon she discovered someone on her way back who shouldn't be there.

The man didn't seem to expect that An Nianjiu would turn back. At this time, he was facing the groove of a wall like an ostrich hiding its head. However, it was still very conspicuous in this almost deserted alley.

She couldn't help but shook her head, put on her mask and walked over.

"I saw you, little follower next to Gu Bing, stop hiding." An Nianjiu passed by him and stabbed him in the back with her sword scabbard.

Yu Yanzhi turned around awkwardly, looking at her back and not knowing what to say.

"When you were learning to follow, weren't you taught that you should prepare countermeasures in advance to deal with the other party's return?" An Nianjiu mocked.

"Because... I don't think so much about my own people."

"Don't be too close, you are Senior Gu's, and I am Senior Chen's."

Yu Yanzhi was speechless.

"You are with the wrong person." An Nianjiu said regretfully.

"This is not Senior Gu's idea! It is my own decision. Please don't have any prejudice against him!" The young man behind him suddenly became fierce in tone.

An Nianjiu smiled: "I thought you could only speak softly."

Yu Yanzhi looked stunned again.

"Also, you misunderstood. I'm not saying that you and Senior Gu are with the wrong people." An Nianjiu shrugged, "I mean that if you want to get information, you should follow other people in our group."

"Yeah... I'm sorry." After hearing her explanation, Yu Yanzhi realized that he had just lost his temper at her for no reason, and quickly apologized.

"Aren't you leaving yet?" An Nianjiu felt a little impatient as she felt that he was still following her. Because she was talking to Yu Yanzhi, she had fallen a long way behind the girl in front of her.

Yu Yanzhi became silent again.

An Nianjiu had no choice but to let him go. The front was getting more and more remote. She was afraid that the girl would escape her sight, so she couldn't help but speed up her pace. Yu Yanzhi also speeded up and followed her slowly, keeping

A few steps away.

The girl who was locked in An Nianjiu's sight suddenly stopped at a corner for some reason. She held on to the edge of the wall and cautiously poked her head out, as if she was peeking at something.

Is that young man home? An Nianjiu guessed in his heart, but at the same time he was a little dissatisfied - he followed him all the way to the door of his house, why didn't he boldly go up and ask a few questions that he wanted to ask? Then why bother following him all the way?

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The girl slowly raised her hand and covered her mouth. Her body gradually arched up, and finally she squatted down holding on to the wall as if her legs were weak.

Before An Nianjiu could figure out what was going on, a figure drawing a sword could be heard behind him.

"Yu Yanzhi..." She looked back with sharp eyes, but she only saw a black shadow rising from the ground and a sword blade that was as bright as the silver moon in the night.

Yu Yanzhi jumped directly over An Nianjiu's head. His agility dazzled her and he rushed to the exit of the corner in an instant. Not to be outdone, An Nianjiu drew his sword and chased after him. The two of them jumped out of the corner almost at the same time.

The moonlight shone on the street on the other side of the corner. Two young Yunzhongjians were stunned at the same time. A woman was strangled by a rope and hung under the archway in the middle of the street. Her legs were struggling and kicking in pain.

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"What are you doing standing still!" An Nianjiu roared angrily and threw the sword in his hand towards the rope.

Yu Yanzhi came to his senses and rushed forward quickly. When An Nianjiu's flying sword cut off the rope, he reached below the woman and opened his arms to catch the soft and delicate body that fell.

"Girl, girl, are you okay?" An Nianjiu ran up to Yu Yanzhi and shouted anxiously.

"My life is fine, I just fainted..."

"You send her back, and I'll chase her." An Nianjiu picked up the sword and said to Yu Yanzhi.

"Did you see the other party's figure? Why didn't I see it?"
Chapter completed!