Quick Wear Dream Qiqi

Chapter 422: The Heroic Knight 3

"Yeah, I saw it from afar." Meng Qiqi nodded, "It seems to be about the Blood Blade Sect and the Tang Sect."

"More than that," Qing Lan whispered, "I heard from Master that this matter is very serious. The Palace Masters decided to send disciples down the mountain to investigate. And..."

She paused and looked at Meng Qiqi, "The palace masters intend to let you go with them."

"Me?" Meng Qiqi was stunned. "Why me? My body..."

"It's precisely because you're weak that you're less likely to arouse suspicion," Qing Lan explained. "The palace masters thought you could disguise yourself as an ordinary woman and observe from the shadows. Perhaps you could find some unexpected clues. Also, I'll go with you and take care of you along the way."

Meng Qiqi smiled bitterly in her heart: Sure enough, the identity of a weak female cannon fodder has this kind of "benefits".

However, she also wanted to take this opportunity to go down the mountain and see what the world is like.

"But... I'm afraid I can't help..." Meng Qiqi looked hesitant.

"Don't worry," Qinglan patted her shoulder, "Your main task is to protect yourself and pay attention to the people and things around you. I'm here, and nothing will happen to you."

Looking at Qinglan's sincere eyes, Meng Qiqi's heart moved slightly and nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you, Senior Sister."

"Well," Qinglan smiled, "then hurry up and pack up. We'll set off early tomorrow morning."

After Qinglan left, Meng Qiqi sat on the bed and began to think of countermeasures.

Going down the mountain to investigate means that she will leave the protection of Yihua Palace and face the threats from the Blood Knife Sect and the Tang Sect directly.

Although Qinglan is with her, she is only a "mortal" after all. If she encounters danger...

However, she is not really powerless.

Although she cannot use the power of the magic stone, she has made some progress in Mingyu Gong in the past few days. Combined with some basic self-defense moves from the original owner's memory, she should have no problem dealing with ordinary minions.

Moreover, she has spiritual awareness and can sense danger in advance.

"Okay, let's just take it as an experience of life in the underworld." Meng Qiqi shrugged and started packing.

Although it was called packing, there wasn't actually much to pack, except for a few sets of clothes, the medical book and some dry food.

The next morning, before dawn, Meng Qiqi and Qinglan quietly left Yihua Palace.

Both of them changed into ordinary attire of women of the martial arts world. Qinglan wore a green suit, looking heroic, while Meng Qiqi wore a lavender dress, which made her look even more delicate and charming.

"Let's go to Jiangnan first and be careful on the road." Qinglan reminded.

"Yeah." Meng Qiqi nodded and followed Qinglan down the mountain.

As you walk out of Yihua Palace, there seems to be a hint of tension in the air.

Occasionally, I would meet a few people in a hurry on the road, and their eyes were full of vigilance.

"It seems that the affairs of the Blood Knife Sect and the Tang Sect have caused quite a stir in the martial arts world." Qinglan whispered.

Meng Qiqi nodded silently, and at the same time released a trace of spiritual consciousness to explore the surrounding situation.

She found that the further down the mountain she went, the stronger the smell of blood and herbs became. Obviously, people from the Blood Knife Sect were already active nearby.

"Senior Sister, be careful." Meng Qiqi suddenly grabbed Qinglan and pointed to the dense forest ahead. "There seems to be someone ahead."

Qinglan immediately became alert upon hearing this, and put his hand on the sword at his waist: "Where is it?"

"Deep in the woods, there are about seven or eight people with mixed auras, like they are from the Blood Knife Sect." Meng Qiqi whispered.

She deliberately described her perception as "seeing" to avoid arousing suspicion.

Qinglan's expression changed: "Why are the people from the Blood Blade Sect here? Did they know we were going down the mountain?"

"I don't know," Meng Qiqi shook her head, "Let's go around them."

"Okay." Qinglan agreed, and the two of them quietly bypassed the dense forest and chose a more remote path.

However, they had not walked far when they heard hurried footsteps behind them, and then several dark shadows rushed out of the woods and stopped them.

"Hey, you two little beauties, where do you want to go?" The scarred man in the lead licked his lips, his eyes gleaming with greed. "Just follow us, and maybe we can give you a chance to live."

Meng Qiqi sneered in her heart: He’s here as expected.

She glanced at Qinglan beside her and saw that her face was solemn and her hand was already gripping the hilt of the sword.

"You bold lunatic! How dare you block the way of my disciples from Yihua Palace!" Qinglan shouted sternly. At the same time, he flashed his body, drew his sword, and a ray of cold light pierced the scarred man.

"Yihua Palace?" The scarred man was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "You've come just in time! I heard that the women in Yihua Palace are all as beautiful as flowers. Today, we will have a taste of them!"

As he spoke, he swung his sword to block, and at the same time, several disciples of the Blood Knife Sect behind him also rushed forward.

Meng Qiqi knew that her current body couldn't be of much help, so she could only try her best not to be a drag.

She quietly stepped aside, pretending to tremble with fear, while releasing her spiritual sense and closely watching the battle situation.

It was obvious that Qinglan's swordsmanship was the result of rigorous training. His moves were exquisite and his body movements were agile. For a moment, he was evenly matched with several disciples of the Blood Knife Sect.

However, the Blood Knife Sect's swordsmanship was cruel and vicious, and they had the advantage in numbers. Over time, Qinglan gradually fell into a disadvantage and suffered many injuries.

"Senior Sister!" Meng Qiqi was anxious when she saw this. She didn't bother to hide and took out a "Musing Powder" (a weak drug) made by the original owner from her bosom and threw it at the Blood Knife Sect disciple who was closest to Qinglan in the chaos.

The disciple was caught off guard and inhaled some powder, and immediately felt dizzy and his movements faltered.

Qinglan seized the opportunity and pierced his throat with a sword.

"Looking for death!" Seeing this, the scarred man roared and slashed at Meng Qiqi with his knife at an extremely fast speed, and was about to hit her.

Meng Qiqi was startled and subconsciously activated her Mingyu Gong. In a strange way, her body leaned back, barely avoiding the fatal blow. At the same time, she stepped back on her toes, creating some distance.

"Huh?" The scarred man was a little surprised. "This little girl has some skills?"

Qinglan took the opportunity to step forward, blocking Meng Qiqi and shouting to her: "Qiqi, run! Find someone to save us!"

Meng Qiqi knew that now was not the time to hesitate, so she nodded, turned around and ran into the depths of the jungle.

She didn't run fast, but she had a way to make sure these people couldn't catch up with her.

As she ran, she quietly released a weak spiritual sense to interfere with the perception of the Blood Knife Sect disciples who were chasing her.

Sure enough, as the disciples chased, they lost their way and wandered around in circles in the woods.

Seeing this, the scarred man was so angry that he started cursing, but he didn't dare to chase too deep, for fear of being ambushed by Yihua Palace. He could only glare hatefully in the direction where Meng Qiqi disappeared, and left with the rest of the people.

Meng Qiqi hid behind a big tree and didn't dare to come out until they were far away.

She patted her chest, still feeling frightened.

It was so dangerous just now. If she hadn't activated the potential of Mingyu Gong in a desperate situation, she would probably have died there.

"It seems that this world is really dangerous." She murmured to herself, and then thought of Qinglan, "I wonder how Senior Sister is doing?"

She didn't dare to delay and hurried back along the route she remembered.

Fortunately, Qinglan only suffered some minor injuries. He had already dealt with the remaining disciples of the Blood Knife Sect and was waiting for her there.

"Qiqi, are you okay?" Qinglan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Meng Qiqi coming back.

"I'm fine, Senior Sister, you're injured!" Meng Qiqi saw the wound on Qinglan's arm and quickly took out the medicine she carried with her. "Quick, I'll apply the medicine on you."

Qinglan was not polite and let Meng Qiqi treat her wound.

Looking at Meng Qiqi's focused expression, Qinglan felt a warm current in his heart: "Qiqi, thanks to you just now."

"What are you talking about, Senior Sister? We are from the same sect." Meng Qiqi smiled, "Let's leave quickly. It's not safe here."

"Yeah." Qinglan nodded, and the two of them supported each other and continued walking towards the south of the Yangtze River.

After this encounter, Meng Qiqi gained a deeper understanding of the dangers of this world.

It seems that her future life will not be as "leisurely" as she imagined.

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After traveling carefully all the way, Meng Qiqi and Qinglan finally arrived at Suzhou, an important city in the south of the Yangtze River, in the evening of the third day.

This thousand-year-old ancient city, even when it was in turmoil, was still prosperous, with painted boats floating on the water and music everywhere.

Tingyu Tower is located in the west of Suzhou City. It is a three-story pavilion built by the river. It is famous in Jiangnan for its exquisite dim sum and elegant environment.

At this moment, the building was already full of guests, drinking and chatting, laughing and talking.

Meng Qiqi and Qinglan found a seat by the window and ordered some signature dim sum and a pot of Biluochun tea.

Qinglan was observing the surroundings vigilantly, while Meng Qiqi seemed to be tasting snacks casually, but in fact she was quietly scanning the entire restaurant with her spiritual sense.

"Senior Sister, haven't the people from Shenshui Palace arrived yet?" Meng Qiqi asked softly.

Qing Lan shook his head and whispered, "It should be soon. Let's eat something first to replenish our energy."

Just after they took a few bites, they heard a commotion downstairs. Several women in light blue dresses came in, surrounded by a woman in a sky-blue dress. It was Shui Bingxin, the Palace Master of Shenshui Palace.

Shui Bingxin swept the entire room with sharp eyes, finally landing on Meng Qiqi and Qinglan.

She nodded slightly and went upstairs with her disciples.

"Palace Master Yaoyue and Palace Master Lianxin are not here?" Shui Bingxin sat down opposite them and went straight to the point.

"Your Highness," Qinglan said, rising and bowing, "My teachers have other important matters, so they've sent us here to join you."