Yu Shiqi placed the water basin in front of An Nianjiu. Seeing her frowning and holding a short knife on the candlelight, he asked, "Do you want my help?"

"Then come on." An Nianjiu handed the knife to Yu Shiqi, adjusted his sitting posture and turned his right side to him.

Yu Shiqi took a deep breath to suppress the anxiety and tension in his heart, carefully cut open the clothes near the wound on her right shoulder with a knife, then stared at the broken arrow shaft and asked: "Don't you need to bite something in your mouth?

"

An Nianjiu smiled and shook his head slightly.

The tip of the knife cut diagonally from the edge of the wound to open the flesh. Yu Shiqi used his left hand to hold the end of the arrow and took it out. Then An Nianjiu pressed the wound with his left hand.

"I can't see how you can bear it so well." Yu Shiqi handed her the towel soaked in water and said with admiration.

"It's not the first time I've been injured." An Nianjiu replied, "Compared with the injury Mu Jiulang gave me that time in Yuling, what is this?"

Yu Shiqi was speechless. The Battle of Yuling was still a hurdle that he couldn't get over. Unexpectedly, An Nianjiu, who was most seriously injured in that operation, could talk calmly.

Sensing that the atmosphere was a bit solemn, An Nianjiu took the initiative to change the subject and said, "Did your trip to the Western Wilderness go well? Is Miss Xiling's health okay?"

"It went quite smoothly. Although there were some twists and turns, Yue'er is out of danger and should be fine for the time being."

"temporary?"

Yu Shiqi smiled bitterly: "If she doesn't mess around anymore."

"When you say messing around, you mean using secret techniques and Yutian Sword."

"Yes." Yu Shiqi nodded, "You also saw the time she went berserk when she rescued me in the suburbs of the imperial capital. The power of transcending the world does not come without a price."

An Nianjiu understood: "That's why you came back alone to participate in the battle between Yunzhongjian and Heinoushen..."

"This is the battle of Yunzhongjian. With the Great Snow Sect's independent stance, we should not get involved in it," Yu Shiqi said.

"agree."

Putting the blood-stained towel into the basin, An Nianjiu suddenly began to sit in a daze. Her injured right shoulder was still exposed in the air, and the candlelight cast a lonely shadow on the wall.

Yu Shiqi looked out the window where the sound of insects could be heard. He didn't hear any movement around him for a long time and he glanced at her hesitantly.

"I'm going to ask Gu Mingzhou if he has any gauze to bandage the wound."

"Don't be so troublesome." An Nianjiu stopped him, "My injury doesn't matter."

"But..." Yu Shiqi suddenly froze, staring at her shoulder with wide eyes, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes - was it an illusion? The wound seemed much smaller than before.

An Nianjiu noticed the change in his eyes. Although he knew that he was surprised because of the speed of healing of his wounds, he still jokingly said: "Staring like this is probably not in line with the gentleman's ways that Master Yu taught you by words and deeds."

? Or is it that Yu Yanzhi, you are not a true gentleman? Hey, I remember, my clothes were soaked when we sneaked into the Dragon Pillar together, and you were staring at me, right?"

"It's not...your injury..."

"It's healing." She said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Why? This is not normal, isn't it?"

After An Nianjiu looked at him for a moment, he smiled relaxedly: "Do you think I took the blood of Wu Lie like the people of Wangui Sect?"

"Isn't there?"

"Of course not." She replied simply, "How could I possibly use something like that."

Yu Shiqi looked hesitant to speak, but in the end he said nothing. What he was actually thinking was that the An Nianjiu he knew should be the kind of person who would be desperate and decisive - for Yunzhongjian

He sacrifices everything for victory.

"The injury healed faster than ordinary people. It should be thanks to Senior Baiyuan." She said lightly, "It seems that it is necessary to be more vigilant about that Li Ying. She also has dragon blood. She is of the Xi clan's physique.

It might be easier to adapt to it than me."

Hearing this, Yu Shiqi answered: "Will dragon's blood cause discomfort?"

"A little."

"What...is it like?"

An Nianjiu smiled and shook his head, saying nothing.

After a moment of silence, she stroked the torn clothes on her right shoulder and said again: "It seems I have to change my clothes. Do you want to stay here?"

"I'm going to find Gu Mingzhou..." Yu Shiqi picked up the basin and left quickly.

An Nianjiu stood up and closed the door, then lay back on the bed and sighed slowly. Suddenly, with a thought in her mind, she extinguished the candle on the table with a snap of her fingers.

A cool breeze came from the window, blowing the hair on her forehead, and at the same time, she realized that her cheeks were unusually hot.

Although she didn't care on the surface, and even boldly said teasing and provocative words in front of him, in fact, she was very conflicted and nervous at that moment. She hoped that he would find a response to her feelings, and she also hoped that he would stick to his integrity as always.

Ignore it.

The moonlight outside the window fell slantly on the table, and Cunying's scabbard reflected a crimson luster. An Nianjiu looked at this beautiful knife in ecstasy, recalling the brief contact with Xilingyue in the imperial capital, and couldn't help but

I have many emotions in my heart.

There are such people in the world...

…

Yu Shiqi found Gu Mingzhou and the captured Gu Jie Zhong in the woodshed behind the inn.

"How's it going? Did you ask anything?"

Gu Mingzhou smiled bitterly and shook his head: "If oil and salt are not allowed to enter, if we are at the Wangchuan stronghold in Jiangzhou, I still have some methods to try."

Yu Shiqi was not too surprised by the result. They came from Luohan without stopping and did not prepare much. Although Wangchuan's torture technique was powerful, it was difficult for Gu Mingzhou to perform it without the tools at hand.

"Forget it, let's do it." Yu Shiqi didn't want to be too forced on this matter. After all, Yun Zhongjian still had to have some bottom lines when doing things, so as not to lose his true intention.

Gu Mingzhou asked: "Then...should I execute him now?"

"Is there any precedent for Yunzhongjian to do this?"

"I didn't know before. Anyway, after Liu Yike came here, there will definitely be no more, and there will be no records left." Gu Mingzhou shrugged, "But since you are a special agent, it's better not to be too disciplined. When Liu Yike was there, it was desolate.

After all, Zong is different from us now."

"What difference are you referring to?" Yu Shiqi asked.

Gu Mingzhou thought for a while and replied: "Even if we are in danger, everyone will believe that the sect master can save the situation. With this confidence, Yun Zhongjian will naturally have the confidence to insist on aboveboard means when acting. To put it bluntly, everyone has tried.

Wrong capital... Because there is a big sect leader who is holding the sky down, doesn't the crusade against the ten evils well prove this? Facing a powerful enemy, Yunzhong Sword rarely sacrifices human lives like it does now.

, when encountering slight setbacks, they will take the initiative to retreat and wait for backup.”

"You think this is a good thing?"

"It is a good thing from the perspective of avoiding sacrifices, but the disadvantages are also obvious. Our sacrifices have been increasing in the past six years after losing the great master Liu Yike."

He was right. Yu Shiqi didn't think that the way in the past where everyone believed that Liu Yike could solve the problem was the right way. Maybe Liu Yike had a reason for handing Hanyu Starlight to him this time.

The Desolate Sect, which only relies on the great sect leader or individual masters from the sect leader association to stand up in the world, cannot bear the heavy responsibility of maintaining order, because people will always grow old, sick and die, and the important thing is to pass all this on from generation to generation.

"So there is no room for trial and error now, whether it is fighting against the Ten Evils or suppressing newly rising evil forces like the Dragon Blood God Sect of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect."
Chapter completed!