Chapter 439…
Chapter 439…
Oh, it was a complete car accident, with no warning and it caught us off guard.
Ling Chuan swept his sharp eyes around and silently moved back to back with the young man to prevent any sneak attack.
Qiao Ruicheng stared at them for a long while with murderous eyes, and said coldly: "Capture them!"
At the command, the shadow guard drew his sword and rushed forward. The cold weapon reflected the cold light in the moonlight, like cutting iron with ease.
Seeing that they couldn't escape, Xia Mo and Ling Chuan had no choice but to fight back.
However, the palace's shadow guards are all carefully selected top masters. Now we are outnumbered by the enemy and are still on the enemy's territory. Continuing the fight will only be disadvantageous to them.
Furthermore, the space must not be exposed, so no matter what they must leave here as soon as possible.
Ling Chuan was well aware of this, so he was looking for an opportunity, but when he saw the young man being besieged by several people, his eyes suddenly darkened.
He leaped into the air with his agile body, kicked the shadow guard who was fighting with him away, then raised his sword to block the side attack of another person. After forcing him back, he flashed to the side of the young man like a ghost and fought back those people together with him.
Qiao Ruicheng followed them closely with his eyes, staring at everything coldly.
Xie Yu, who was standing next to him, suddenly said, "Their kung fu is better than the Shadow Guards."
Qiao Ruicheng pursed his thin lips into an icy arc.
We must never let the tiger go back to the mountains.
So he issued a death order: "Kill."
This means they don't even want to leave anyone alive.
Xia Mo could not help cursing as he clearly felt that his opponent's moves were becoming fierce, tricky, and desperate.
Qiao Ruicheng, this bastard, would he have broken in at night if it wasn’t for saving your wife?
Defense alone is not enough, Xia Mo and Ling Chuan no longer hold back in their attack.
However, the other side had more people and more power, and their desperate fighting style made them unable to defend themselves, and they were covered with cuts.
Blood was oozing from the back of Xia Mo's left shoulder, but it was not obvious because he was wearing a nightgown.
He tightened his grip on the knife, turned his head slightly and shouted to Ling Chuan, "We can't delay any longer."
Ling Chuan understood, frowned, held the sword and fought while saying: "When I tell you to leave, you will leave immediately, don't hesitate."
There was no way Xia Mo would agree to this. Even if there was to be a break, it should be done by him, the one with the golden finger.
"Don't even think about it."
His tone was firm and left no room for doubt.
But these guys are really difficult to deal with, we have to find a way to keep our distance from them.
The layout of the courtyard flashed through Xia Mo's mind quickly, and he caught a glimpse of the two people under the eaves.
His eyes suddenly brightened, got it.
"Brother!" he shouted.
Ling Chuan looked over and their eyes met, and Xia Mo took the first step.
There was no need for further words; just one look and one gesture made Ling Chuan understand his intention.
So they led the shadow guard towards Qiao Ruicheng without leaving any trace.
Even though Qiao Ruicheng and others had been prepared and were watching their every move vigilantly, they were unable to defend against the smoke bomb that Xia Mo suddenly conjured up from space.
Everything happens in an instant.
The moment the smoke exploded, Xia Mo and Ling Chuan quickly flew onto the roof and evacuated decisively.
The shadow guard was familiar with the terrain of the palace, and immediately chased after him without Qiao Ruicheng's orders.
Several figures were running across the eaves and walls, and several tiles were stepped on and fell off by them.
However, a slight mistake can lead to a huge disaster.
Even though the shadow guards chased them all the way, the two shadows still disappeared into the dark alley.
They searched all around but found nothing, so they had to go back and report.
"It was so thrilling. I don't know when they discovered us. Sigh, I'm afraid they really alerted the enemy this time."
Xia Mo lowered his head and took off his clothes, muttering to himself: "I was careless, really careless."
As soon as they entered the space, they drank the water from the spiritual lake. The skin cut by the sharp blade had healed, but they looked quite miserable.
Ling Chuan silently glanced at the clothes he had changed, his gaze moved upwards, stopping at the place where there were blood stains, and his eyes suddenly sank.
Although at this moment there was no more flesh torn, there was not even a single scar left.
"It hurts, right?" Ling Chuan asked in a low voice, staring at that place with his eyes lowered.
Xia Mo looked up at him, smiled, and said, "It doesn't hurt anymore. You are injured too."
Not a question, but a yes.
Although they had long known that Qiao Ruicheng was a man of great talent, they did not expect to suffer such a severe setback at his hands.
Ling Chuan's frown did not relax, "Take a rest first, I'll go get you a basin of hot water for washing."
Xia Mo had a lot to say, so he shook his head.
"No, I'm not tired. Just wipe it with a wet towel. You should change it quickly too."
Ling Chuan looked at him steadily, pursed his lips and said, "Okay." Then he untied his belt.
After taking off his clothes and wrung out his handkerchief, Xia Mo discovered that he was more seriously injured than himself, especially on his back, where there was a long bloodstain.
This idiot even asked him if it hurt.
"Turn around and I'll wipe your back."
Ling Chuan obediently turned around and faced away from him.
The man's back was broad, the mottled old scars had long faded away, and the lines were indescribably sexy.
Because of his worry, Xia Mo wiped it without any distractions, and his movements were not gentle.
"After checking tonight, Qiao Ruicheng will definitely be on guard. It will be very suspicious for Hua Chaoxue to approach him at this critical moment. Even if he succeeds, it will be troublesome for us to contact him by then."
After saying that, he turned around, washed the towel in the wooden basin, wrung out the blood, and continued to wipe the man.
"Then we'll be responsible for cleaning up the mess."
Ling Chuan's words were very abrupt, and seemed to be answering a question irrelevantly.
Xia Mo stopped moving, raised his head and said "hmm" in confusion.
Ling Chuan explained: "Hua Chaoxue already knows about Cangwu and Xuanyue's conspiracy, and Qiao Ruicheng has also taken action against the eldest prince and Qiao Wenjin. We don't necessarily have to get involved."
"You mean you'll just ignore Hua Chaoxue after she enters the palace?"
"It's not that we don't care, but we only care about Jin Xuhua."
Ling Chuan turned and faced him with a deep look in his eyes.
"Qiao Ruicheng was able to mess everything up, which proves that he had a plan in place and must have something in his hand that can control them. If we get involved, it will only confuse his vision like tonight, which will be disadvantageous to both of us."
Xia Mo thought about what he said and felt that it made sense.
"So we just need to make sure Hua Chaoxue is fine, and let them do the rest, while we continue to keep an eye on Jin Xuhua's movements, and take action if necessary?"
Ling Chuan nodded: "That's right."
This was also the lesson he learned from tonight's trip. They were too impatient and eager to solve the problem, thus ignoring external factors.
Xia Mo frowned and asked in some difficulty: "Then how do we tell Hua Chaoxue when we go back?"
They said they would find out more about Yu Shuche's situation before making a decision, but in the end nothing happened.
Ling Chuan reached out and took the handkerchief from his hand, "To be honest, the two people he hates the most are going to be in trouble."
Xia Mo rolled his eyes and thought about it, but couldn't think of anything better than this.
"So be it."
Afterwards, they chatted about a lot more details, about Qiao Ruicheng's change of character, about the person he ordered his subordinates to cut up and feed to dogs...
In short, there are too many possibilities, and they can't figure it out or guess it.
Just like they couldn't figure out when he discovered their whereabouts in the palace.
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