20. Chapter XX

After explaining to Dr. Ximen, Xie Ling said goodbye to the other party and followed Chu Liuxiang to Huafu.

Doctor Ximen was not much surprised by Chu Liuxiang's identity, but glanced at her meaningfully, and then told her to be careful all the way.

To be honest, with Chu Liuxiang here, Xie Ling was actually not very worried about the safety of these few streets.

At this time, she still had to admit that Chu Liuxiang was indeed a good person.

is still a good person with high martial arts.

It was twilight, the cold wind was biting, the crows were howling, and there were few pedestrians on the long street, and the line was in a hurry. Xie Ling followed half a step behind Chu Liuxiang, thinking about how many murders were involved in this matter that he had mentioned in cold blood before, and his heart was hanging and he couldn't land.

She really never thought that she could cause so many things by selling it casually, she knew that it would be like this, even if she starved to death at that time, she would not sell what Zhu stopped cooking.

But at this point, there is no point in regretting.

Although Chu Liuxiang never looked back, he could also feel the depression of her feelings, with this time of getting along with the two sisters and brothers, he could somewhat guess why Xie Ling continued to lose his soul after confirming Xie Xing's safety.

"Miss Xie doesn't have to be so worried." He suddenly said, "It's not your fault. โ€

Xie Ling didn't think so, but at this moment, she didn't have the intention to argue with Chu Liuxiang, so she only shook her head silently and sped up her pace.

Chu Liuxiang caught a glimpse of the fact that there seemed to be water in her eyes covered by the drooping forehead, and she wanted to shake the folding fan suddenly, but finally said nothing.

He thought that what Xie Ling needed most now was to see Xie Xing who was intact and unharmed, and then have a good rest.

Just as they turned into the street leading to Huafu, Xie Ling was suddenly pushed aside by a strong force, and before she could come back to her senses, she saw a blue-black arrow breaking through the air, grazing straight past her ear, making a whooshing sound.

"Be careful." Chu Liuxiang waved her fan to block the remaining feather arrows, and she had to be distracted to protect her.

Xie Ling was shocked, and was picked up behind him again, and before he could speak, he heard him ask himself, "Miss Xie is okay?" โ€

"I'm fine." Her entire body was blocked, so she was naturally fine, but it was the first time she faced such a battle, and she couldn't react.

The three assassins who came to intercept them were not weak in kung fu, and their cooperation was also very tacit.

If there was only Chu Liuxiang, he thought that he could get out quickly within a few breaths, but with a Xie Ling who didn't know martial arts, it was really a bit difficult, especially if the other party still used arrows.

The black-clothed man led by Chu Liuxiang saw that he was unequivocal, and he didn't care so much, and with a wave of his hand, six feather arrows flew in.

The angles are different, Chu Liuxiang is very easy to avoid nature, but it is very difficult to block.

Xie Ling felt that her heart was about to jump out of her throat, and the next moment the person in front of her suddenly turned around and picked her up, tiptoeing, and swept straight up to the top of the eaves at an angle that ordinary people dare not imagine.

The wind was whistling in his ears, and the last bit of dusk finally disappeared into the sky, and in the darkness, Xie Ling heard Chu Liuxiang say, "Offended." โ€

At this time, it was hard for him to have the leisure to say this, Xie Ling was a little speechless.

Naturally, the three assassins would not stop there, so Chu Liuxiang only paused on the eaves for a moment before letting her go, and then flew down alone.

His movements were smooth and full of romance, but Xie Ling couldn't appreciate it at all, because she was actually afraid of heights.

Before, when Ye Kai flew to the medical hall with light skills, because it was not too far from the ground, she didn't feel deeply. At this time, he was standing on the roof of a restaurant, five zhang high, or a heavy eaves structure, Xie Ling always felt that he should slide down directly if he slipped on one foot.

Chu Liuxiang below had no scruples when he started to move again, he shot quickly and accurately, and he still had the upper hand under the attack of the three people.

I saw that his palm flew up, touching the assassin's shoulder and causing the opponent's movement to stagnate, the hem of his clothes dancing in the wind with the movement, and the palm power was just right, and the person fell down as soon as his hand was raised.

Xie Ling tried to distract himself from staring at his heroic posture of fighting, but it was useless, and his legs still trembled uncontrollably.

At the moment when Chu Liuxiang dealt with the second assassin, the black-clothed man who was the leader suddenly retracted his sword, flew and tiptoed towards the shorter building opposite Xie Ling, and when he turned around, he was about to rush in the direction of Xie Ling.

Xie Ling was so frightened that his legs trembled, and when he saw this person flying straight towards him, he was so frightened that he even held his breath.

It was so fast that she couldn't even move her position a little.

The sword of the man in black was pointed directly at her shoulder, and between the lightning and flint, a blue figure flew towards her.

Xie Ling felt as if she heard the sound of the cloth tearing, but no pain came, and when she opened her eyes again, she saw that the tip of the sword had indeed pierced her clothes, but it stopped only a millimeter away from her flesh.

The sword blade that flashed with cold light was pinched by Chu Liuxiang with his bare hands, and he couldn't move forward an inch.

Just when Xie Ling wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, the man in black suddenly abandoned his sword directly, grabbed her hands in the direction of her shoulders, she reflexively wanted to dodge, but because the footing on the top of the eaves was too narrow, she stepped on the air, and the whole person leaned back.

Thanks to Chu Liuxiang's quick eyes, she grabbed her waist in time.

But even so, this feeling that the whole person was almost suspended made Xie Ling terrified.

The man in black hadn't given up yet, he reached out and grabbed her feet, the force made Xie Ling really can't hold back the pain and exhale, the arm around his waist seemed to be tightened a little, Xie Ling was taken back into his arms with one hand, his chin was on his shoulder, in fact, it was still a little uncomfortable, but this uncomfortable feeling was insignificant compared to the pain in his feet.

From this angle, she couldn't see how Chu Liuxiang made a move, and could only hear the sound of the wind brought by the palm.

The wind was not loud, but it seemed to have been deliberately slowed down.

"Uh-"

With the painful moans/moans coming from behind him, Xie Ling also noticed that Chu Liuxiang's tense body finally relaxed for a moment.

The man in black lay on the top of the eaves, gasping for breath, and couldn't get up anymore. He was still holding one of Xie Ling's shoes in his hand, Chu Liuxiang patted Xie Ling's back with his free hand as if he was soothing, and gave her a sigh of relief, and his tone was much slower than before, and he said, "It's okay." โ€

Xie Ling's feet hurt so much that he couldn't stand on his feet at all, and he couldn't overcome the fear of this height, so he almost cried, and then looked down and saw that his shoes were still in that guy's hands, and he was speechless.

Chu Liuxiang helped her, leaned over to help her take off the shoe, and smiled a little when he looked at her, "Let's go down first." โ€

is different from when she was picked up, when she was carried down, Chu Liuxiang looked at her pale face, and she didn't even use a horizontal hug, and directly sent the person to the ground with this posture hanging on his shoulder.

Xie Ling could only stand on one foot, and he hadn't recovered yet, and he even forgot to let go of Chu Liuxiang's shirt that he was holding in his hand first, but fortunately, the other party didn't care, and comforted her again, "It's okay." โ€

"I ...... Sorry, sorry. Although she still couldn't help but feel aggrieved, she thought that the culprit of this incident was probably herself, and Chu Liuxiang was just a drag, so she still apologized first.

Chu Liuxiang shook her head and bent down to help her put on her shoes, knowing that her feet were still hurting, and her movements were very light.

"I'd better take Miss Xie over." He stared at her twisted ankle and sighed, "I want to offend Miss Xie again." โ€

No matter how thick-skinned Xie Ling was, he knew that he didn't need to care about this matter at all, so he naturally didn't want to go, and subconsciously waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I'll go by myself." โ€

"I can't go." Chu Liuxiang smiled, "Miss Xie is a helper in the Ximen Medical Hall, she should know that she can't move after the bones are misplaced, right?" โ€

Xie Ling: "......"

In the end, it still didn't work out.

When Xie Ling leaned on his back and walked in the direction of Huafu, he felt for the first time that this street was so long.

She could smell the blue robe under her body and the fragrance of plum blossoms that had not yet dissipated, in fact, this fragrance was not at all compatible with Chu Liuxiang, but there was no sense of disobedience in her nose.

It may be that the atmosphere at this moment is too good and โ–กโ–ก quiet, and Xie Ling's mood has become extremely complicated, even mixed with a little uncomfortable.

Indeed, it was the first time she had seen this kind of battle in her life, her fists were to the flesh, her palms were touching her body, and she was either beaten on the other side until she had no power to fight back, or she fell into the hands of the enemy.

This kind of situation that she least wants to face is actually coming, and so quickly.

I just want to live a good life with food and clothing, it turns out that this is so difficult, she can't help but think.

After nearly seventeen years now, Xie Ling has had such a frustrated feeling for the first time, this is a situation that has never even appeared when she had no money to support Xie Xing after her parents died, but she was unexpectedly fierce, and she was not given any buffer time at all.

And there is a pain in the ankle from time to time.

It's so uncomfortable.

Chu Liuxiang carried her on her back, and naturally could feel her slightly trembling body, although the amplitude was very light, but it couldn't hide it in the end, not to mention that there were warm tears that fell directly on his neck.

"Miss Xieโ€”"

"Don't speak." Xie Ling hurriedly interrupted him, "I'll be fine for a while, just for a while." โ€

At the end, the tail note was still irrepressibly crying.

More and more tears are sliding down the back of the neck.

Chu Liuxiang thought about it, but stopped, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it back.

Xie Ling took it, and his voice was even more muffled than before, "...... I'll wash it and I'll give it back to you. โ€

He wanted to say no, but after thinking about Xie Ling's character, he swallowed the words back.

When the half-street was at the end, the gate of Huafu finally arrived, and Xie Ling stopped crying.

The little maid of Huafu was waiting in front of the door early, his attitude was extremely respectful, and he didn't say much, only silently led them inside.

The brightly lit Jiangnan mansions are exquisite, pavilions, garden rockeries, all of which are ingenious, but it is a pity that whether it is Xie Ling or Chu Liuxiang, there is no interest in stopping and appreciating at this moment.

has arrived at someone else's house, Xie Ling felt that it was too rude to stay on Chu Liuxiang's back, and struggled to come down, Chu Liuxiang didn't stop her, squatted down a little and let her go to the ground, and then immediately turned around and helped her.

Xie Ling was still holding the handkerchief in his hand, and the iris embroidery on it had been soaked, Chu Liuxiang glanced at it and didn't speak.