The wind was whining, and the road ahead had no light, and it was quiet.
The reason why he did not leave through the palace gate but chose this side was because he was wondering if he would encounter someone pushing the coffin lid. He never thought that the intersection here was directly connected and there was not even a gate.
So, that person ran away?
Who could it be?
And it's very possible that this person was already hiding there before they entered, watching what happened.
"You go back first," Li Xiao looked at the man who was leading the way, "I'll wait here. After Li Dongyan goes back, come and talk to me."
Since that person had hidden in the main hall, he might have left some clues. He couldn't let others deceive him without being so clear-cut.
"Ah?" The man leading the way looked at him.
"Are you deaf?" Li Xiao said.
The man who led the way hurriedly lowered his head: "Yes, little prince, I'll go right away."
The guide held a lantern and turned around to leave.
Li Xiao stood here, watching him leave coldly.
The light of the lantern traveled slowly in the dark corridor, and the slightly stooped back of the man leading the way looked a little forlorn in the dim light.
At this time, Li Xiao paused and suddenly shouted: "Stop."
The man turned around, looked at Li Xiao in confusion, and turned around with the lantern in his hand.
Following Li Xiao's gaze, the man looked at the ground ten feet away in front of him.
The floor is paved with square tiles with four-sided carved patterns, which easily accumulate sand. Therefore, although it is windy here, it is still covered with a lot of dust.
The man looked at the messy sand and vaguely noticed something was wrong, so he raised the lantern in his hand.
When the light shines away, the shadows shift, and a row of very shallow footprints slightly emerge on the messy dust blown by the wind. If it weren't for the shadow cast by the lantern in your hand, it would be difficult to spot it.
This row of footprints does not seem to be the size of a woman, and it cannot be left by them, because it is close to the wall and there are none behind it.
I must have turned around while walking.
The man was startled and looked first at the side hall not far in front of him, and then at Li Xiao.
Li Xiao took out his saber and walked towards that direction.
The two guards behind him slowly drew their swords and followed him.
"Come out." Li Xiao said as he walked, his voice lowered.
Xia Zhaoyi was hiding in the side hall, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, was he discovered?
She didn't leave, she wanted to go back and take another look at Yu Kai, at least to find out what kind of poison Yu Kai was, so she hid here.
"Come out." Li Xiao said again, his voice getting closer and closer.
Xia Zhaoyi didn't want to hide anymore, jumped down from the beam, and said outside: "Li Xiao."
The girl's voice was clear, loud, sonorous and powerful, and suddenly sounded in the deep side hall, with a spacious echo.
Li Xiao and his subordinates were stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the other side hall behind them.
Li Xiao quickly recalled the voice and said angrily: "Ali?!"
It's her!
"Do you dare to come in?" the girl said with a smile.
Li Xiao looked at the door, frowned deeply, and clenched the knife in his hand.
He has dealt with this girl several times. She is full of tricks and skills. He may not be afraid of confronting her head-on, but in a situation like this, he has to be a little cautious.
"Is there any other way here?" Li Xiao asked.
The man leading the way shook his head: "No."
"Okay," Li Xiao said, "go get some lamp oil or wine, go quickly."
The man leading the way paused and nodded: "Yes."
"What can I get? It doesn't take any effort," Xia Zhaoyi said and walked out, "I'm just teasing you, do you really think I can trust you to dare to come in, or do you think I'm a coward and will hide in there and dare not come out?"
The girl's little body was leaning over there, looking calm and composed, with a smile on her lips and a smile in her eyes, looking at them with interest.
"Why are you everywhere!" Li Xiao said angrily, "Who are you?"
"I still want to ask you this," Xia Zhaoyi calmed down and said, "Li Xiao, why are you everywhere?"
"Heh," Li Xiao nodded, "That's fine."
During this time, he had sent out all his men and counselors, but he still couldn't find her. Now that she came to her door on her own initiative, it couldn't be better.
He stood up with the sword and slashed at the top of the girl's head as fast as possible. It hit the stone wall with a "swish" sound. The sharp blade and the thick palace stone wall made a loud noise, and a thin line was wiped out.
Fireworks.
The sword was quickly retracted, and the blade carried the wind, slashing backwards at a very fast speed.
Xia Zhaoyi ducked to avoid it. When the blade slashed diagonally again, she rolled towards the other side. She hit the ground with one hand, used the force to jump up suddenly, flipped in the air and landed at an extremely tight angle. She avoided another attack.
An offensive.
Then she wanted to rush to the other side to completely distance herself from Li Xiao, but there was a sudden sound of swords clashing, harsh and sharp, and there was another burst of sparks.
Xia Zhaoyi stopped and looked back. At this time, he was more than two feet away from Li Xiao.
A man in black suddenly appeared, tall and slender, holding a long sword in his hand, and intercepted Li Xiao's attack just now.
Li Xiao didn't expect that a person would suddenly appear. He was attacking with murderous intentions. He used all his strength in every move. This man was able to withstand his attack. This man also contributed a lot.
Therefore, the two forces suddenly clashed. He had no warning or precautions, and was shocked to the point of numbness. Fortunately, thanks to his years of foundation, he was still able to hold on firmly and did not let go.
"Master!"
The two guards behind him quickly rushed towards them with swords raised. Li Xiao didn't waste any time and started to attack.
The man in black blocked the sword continuously without giving in an inch, his shape and energy were at opposite sides, the anode was at the outside, there was no leakage, and his body was like a wandering hong.
"You get out first!" the man in black said, addressing Xia Zhaoyi.
This voice was so familiar that Xia Zhaoyi couldn't remember where she had heard it.
Li Xiao couldn't find any loopholes for a long time, and said angrily: "You two, go away, you are in the way."
The two guards stepped away after hearing this, and one looked at the girl over there and said, "Master, that girl."
"Go get her!"
The two guards immediately rushed towards the girl.
Without them taking up space around him, Li Xiao's posture quickly relaxed, and he swept the plum blossoms with a wave of wind, opening and closing with an overwhelming aura.
The man in black had no extra manpower to attack, so he turned his moves into an offensive. His long sword was fully charged with internal energy and his spirit was high. He also opened and closed it like a distant mountain and a vast river, and stormed over.
At this moment, a scream was heard and arrows shot through the air. The two guards who were looking for the missing girl quickly reacted and turned around to avoid it.
The crossbow on the girl's wrist was pointed at them, and she fired several arrows in succession.
The two guards quickly dodged, but the girl fired randomly, and one of the guards was finally hit by an arrow in the shoulder.
Although the crossbow arrow was short, it was extremely powerful and almost penetrated his shoulder.
There were many sounds from the front hall, and Li Dongyan came with people.
Xia Zhaoyi didn't have many crossbow arrows left, so he raised his head and shouted to the man in black: "Hurry up!" (To be continued)
