The cold knife practiced, and it slashed down Qin Xiao's head from behind.

Qin Xiao had already felt a sharp wind coming from behind, and his heart was shocked, the window was not broken, and he couldn't get out, and he only felt cold for a moment, knowing that he couldn't avoid this knife, and his life was actually in the hands of the ghost hand.

Han Yunong calculated that the Marquis of Zhen's Mansion was afraid of the imperial court and did not dare to attack Qin Xiao easily, but he would never have thought that Qin Xiao would find the Buddha statue in the Hou Mansion, and he would almost make the ghost hand three become a ghost under the knife.

The third ghost hand is an outlaw, and he came to take revenge tonight, but he won't care about the court.

"Poof!"

There was a muffled hum behind him, Qin Xiao had already closed his eyes, and the sharp wind disappeared in an instant, and then he heard a strange sound from behind.

Qin Xiao was shocked, and turned around suddenly, only to find that the ghost hand was holding his throat with one hand, and the hand holding the knife had hung down softly.

In the darkness, Qin Xiao was shocked to find that a cold and shining blade had emerged from the throat of the Ghost Hand Three, and blood had already flowed down his throat.

The ghost hand clutched his throat, and there was a "gurgling" sound in his throat, and he seemed to be trying his best to turn back, but he only turned sideways, and before he could fully turn around, he had already fallen sideways, and his body twitched twice on the bed, and then there was no sound.

There was a deathly silence in the room, and the smell of blood that flowed out of the room filled the room.

Qin Xiao looked at the corpse lying motionless on the bed on his side, only to feel that his heart was pounding extremely fast, and he even forgot to breathe for a while.

He had not seen dead people, for when the plague broke out in Turtle City, he saw many people lying on the side of the road because of the plague, and even saw the corpses that had become stinking and rotting and left no one to take care of them.

But the corpse in front of him shocked him like never before.

He knew that if Ghost Hand Three was not a dead man now, then a dead man would be himself.

The ghost hand three wanted to take his own life, but he died here.

He could see more clearly at this time, a sharp weapon like a dagger pierced through the back of the neck of the ghost hand and pierced through his neck.

There is no doubt that when Onijutsu slashed down, this dagger stabbed him in the neck from the back, and it was this blow that allowed him to escape death.

He looked up suddenly, and at last he saw a figure standing on the other side of the curtain.

In the darkness, the black shadow was like a ghost, silent.

Qin Xiao's heart sank, knowing that the Ghost Hand Three must have been killed by this black shadow, and since the other party saved himself from the Ghost Hand San, he should not be the enemy.

"Thank you for saving your life." Qin Xiao immediately arched his hand, staring at the black shadow, and suddenly his body shook, and he lost his voice: "Yes..... Is that you? ”

For nearly two hundred days and nights, Qin Xiao had been waiting for that mysterious man.

The mysterious person appeared twice, both when Qin Xiao had a cold attack, and both were when Qin Xiao was in a trance, although Qin Xiao had been waiting for him to appear again, he hadn't even seen the person's appearance, and only vaguely remembered that the person was wearing a black robe.

The person at the curtain of the door was also wrapped in a black robe, almost blending with the darkness, if it weren't for Qin Xiao's excellent eyesight, he wouldn't even be able to find it for a while.

The man didn't answer, but said in a hoarse voice, "Drag the body down." ”

The voice was very old, but Qin Xiao could still hear that it was not a man's voice.

Could it be that the mysterious person he has been waiting for is an old woman?

Although the mysterious person appeared twice, not only did his appearance not show up each time, but he didn't even say a word, Qin Xiao always thought it was a man.

However, since the man ordered this, Qin Xiao did not delay, jumped out of bed, and then pulled the legs of the ghost hand three and took the corpse off the bed.

The bedding on the bed was stained with blood, and the smell of blood in the room was quite strong.

At this time, I saw the black shadow walking over slowly, stretching out a hand from his sleeve, Qin Xiao found that this person's hand was wrapped in a black scarf, not showing a trace of skin, in her hand, but there was a small porcelain bottle, only to see the black shadow pour out some powder from the porcelain bottle on the face of the ghost hand, the moment the powder fell on the skin, it actually made a "snort" sound, and then a pungent smell came to the nose, Qin Xiao immediately covered his nose, and the change on the face of the ghost hand made Qin Xiao's face change greatly, and took a step back.

After pouring out some powder, the black shadow immediately put away the porcelain bottle and stood beside the corpse without saying a word.

The moment Ghost Hand San's skin came into contact with the powder, it began to melt instantly, and almost in the blink of an eye, the skin and flesh on his face quickly melted, and spread to the whole body, and the skeleton inside also began to melt.

As the corpses melted rapidly, a pungent stench filled the room.

Qin Xiaowan didn't expect that a little powder could have such a terrifying effect.

In an instant, Onihand's corpse turned into a puddle of blood, leaving behind only the blood-soaked clothes and the sharp blade that pierced Onihandsan's throat.

"Clean up yourself." The black shadow finally said softly: "Wrap your hands with a cloth towel, don't touch the blood." Without saying a word, he turned around and was about to leave.

Qin Xiao hurriedly said, "En..... Senior, why did you save me several times? ”

"Someone doesn't want you dead." The black shadow didn't look at Qin Xiao either, just said in a hoarse voice, "At least for now, you don't deserve to die." ”

Qin Xiao was stunned and said in surprise: "Someone doesn't want me to die?" Who is it? Predecessor..... Where is the sacredness of the predecessors? ”

"Holy?" The black shadow seemed to laugh at himself: "I'm not holy, I'm just a lonely ghost who can't see the light." ”

Qin Xiao knew that if the other party was really the mysterious person he had been waiting for, then after leaving this time, he would not be able to see him for a long time.

This person appeared several times when his life and death were at stake, and he came in an unusually timely manner, which really surprised Qin Xiao.

Why did the other party come to the rescue several times, and why did he appear just right every time, this is of course what Qin Xiao wants to know the most.

At this moment, I heard the other party's answer, although I didn't directly admit that it was the mysterious person, but I didn't deny it.

"The senior said it was funny." Qin Xiao was naturally full of gratitude to this person in his heart, and said again: "Can the seniors let the juniors see the true face, so that they can also remember the benefactor's appearance, and have the opportunity to repay themselves in the future." ”

The black shadow said lightly: "I didn't say anything, I was a lonely ghost." Thinking of something, he took out something from his arms and threw it to Qin Xiao, Qin Xiao hurriedly took it, but it was a yellowed booklet, a thin dozen pages, he was strange in his heart, the man had already said: "You are lucky these times, I happened to arrive in time, but I can't be by your side anytime and anywhere, if you really encounter danger in the future, you still have to rely on yourself." ”

"Senpai......!"

"This is the [Ancient Meaning Qi Technique], which is the lowest level of introductory exercises." The black shadow said in a low voice: "Take half an hour every day, according to the method inside to nourish qi, there will be no progress in three or five months, if you persist for a long time, there will always be a small success in a year and a half." ”

Qin Xiao was surprised: "Ancient Qi Technique? ”

"Also, you clean up that fish intestine thorn and take it with you." The black shadow said: "This fish intestine spine is very sharp, and it may be able to play a role in times of crisis." "The right hand threw something on the ground, but it was a scabbard, and the size of the scabbard matched the fish intestine thorn that killed the ghost hand.

Qin Xiao took the [Ancient Meaning Qi Technique] into his arms, and then said, "Did the predecessors also live in the city?" I didn't see it for nearly half a year last time, so I will often visit if my seniors can tell me where I live. ”

The black shadow's voice suddenly became extremely cold: "You remember, nothing happened tonight, the assassin didn't come, I didn't come, or rather, I don't exist in this world at all, everything that happened, you immediately forget it completely." ”

"Why is that?" Qin Xiao always thought that when the mysterious person appeared again, the doubts in his heart would be explained, but tonight, when he waited for the mysterious person, in addition to knowing that she might be an old woman, the doubts in his heart were even deeper.

"You're talking too much." The black shadow didn't seem to be in a very good mood, his hoarse voice was cold, and he didn't talk nonsense, turned around and left.

Although she is old, her movements are extremely agile, and when Qin Xiao came back to her senses, there was no trace of her in the house, Qin Xiao hurriedly rushed out of the room, and there was no trace in the main hall, but in the blink of an eye, the mysterious old woman seemed to disappear out of thin air.

Qin Xiao was stunned.

He always felt that Han Yunong's martial arts were good, but after seeing the skills of the mysterious old woman tonight, he realized that this old woman's martial arts were far from being comparable to Han Yunong.

At this time, I finally understood that the legendary masters who flew on the eaves and walked on the walls were really not fake, and there were indeed incredible masters in the world.

When his mood calmed down, he thought that there were still things to be cleaned up in the house, so he followed the instructions of the mysterious old woman, found a coarse cloth to wrap his hands, cleaned up the house carefully, wiped off the bloodstains, found a shovel, dug a pit in the corner of the kitchen, and buried all the bloodstained clothes and sheets in it.

Everything was ready, and it was already midnight, but he did not feel tired, lit the oil lamp, and took the fish intestine that had been wiped clean and looked at it under the lamp.

As the name suggests, the length of the fish intestine spines is like a dagger, but the shape is like a fish, narrow in front and back, wide in the middle, the fingers touch the blade body, cold to the bone, and the lamp is even more cold, he can't help but take the fish intestine spines in the corner of the table and slash lightly, the corner of the table is cut off in an instant, it is really sharp.

Qin Xiao was surprised and delighted, just now the mysterious old woman said that this fish intestine thorn is extremely sharp, he has not really felt it, at this moment, he almost does not need to use strength, he can cut off the corner of the table with a light stroke, and its sharpness is better than what he thought.

Put the fish intestine thorn into the sheath and put it on the table, then carefully took out the [Taigu Yi Qi Formula] from his arms, and then lit the lamp, and saw that the booklet had turned yellow, and it looked like it was very old, and he turned the first page, full of words.

When he lived with the old man when he was a child, the old man did not send him to the village school to study, but secretly taught him to read and write at home.

But the old man had a strange temperament, although he lived in the village with Qin Xiao at that time, he rarely interacted with the villagers, and even the cabin where he lived was some distance from the village, and he seemed lonely, the old man told Qin Xiao that he must not disclose to the outside world that he was studying at home, and Qin Xiao never dared to disobey the old man's instructions.

The people in the village didn't know that Qin Xiao was literate, but later Qin Xiao went to Turtle City and entered the yamen of the Governor's Mansion, and few people in it knew that Qin Xiao could read and write.