On the "Heavenly Steps", Yin Linxi hugged me and slowly approached the so-called cloud top step by step.

The fires on both sides of the stairs were blazing, and through the gaps in the red fox's cloak, I could even see golden flames devouring the railings.

The wood was burned with a "crackling" sound, and the little sparks that burst out were also fluttering around with the heat wave, scattered... Occasionally, it was lifted by a fresh wind blowing from nowhere, rushing straight into the sky and quickly melting into the watery night, disappearing.

And so on...

This light and darkness made the end of the firelight seem so mysterious and awe-inspiring.

However, if the Ghost Mask is really someone sent by the Witch Cult, then... What awaits us?

I curled up in Yin Linxi's arms and lost my mind a little.

There was a sudden cough above his head, and then his body shook slightly.

"Are you alright?" I asked, leaning on his chest.

At this time, I suddenly realized that his heart was beating extremely fast and his breathing was very disordered.

What's going on?

Could it be that he was caught by this flame...

My heart jumped twice, and then I was about to jump out of his arms.

But Yin Linxi's hand on my waist tightened, "Don't move!" ”

"Are you okay?"

"Don't worry, it's just choking on the smoke, and it's okay to get to the top with this cloak."

With that, he seemed to settle down, and then he lifted his steps and continued on his way.

"But this cloak is bulky, how do you know it will keep us safe?" You must know that the two "fire dragons" on both sides of the "Heavenly Steps" at this time are not a joke.

When Yin Linxi heard me say this, he suddenly let out a low chuckle, "Then do you know why this cloak is so bulky?" ”

"Nature knows... Wet! I replied sullenly.

But it made him laugh even more, "To be precise, the cloak was tampered with, and the high priest made sure that you walked up to the top of the ladder alive in front of everyone, so he put a water bladder in the fox fur and made a small opening on the water bladder, so... The water in the water bladder will gradually overflow the cloak with human movements, and even if you move slowly, the water bladders will be enough to make you to the top safely. ”

"According to you... If that man is a witch... This can't be said, if he wants to harm me, why bother so much? Wouldn't it be better to just raise your sword and kill me? What is his purpose? ”

"Don't worry, everything will be understood when we go up." Yin Linxi said lightly above my head.

I was a little stunned, remembering what he said to me when I chose the lucky girl, and my tone couldn't help but be a little stiff, "What kind of calculation do you have in mind?" ”

"You'll know when you go up, and until then, you just have to hide inside."

Just hide inside, isn't that the equivalent of a blind and deaf person?

The corners of my eyebrows twitched, and I couldn't help blurting out, "Look at what you said so mysteriously, at first I thought you wanted to be martyred with me." ”

"Snort", Yin Linxi couldn't help but smile, and then the big hand holding my waist loosened a little, "You think about the beauty, you usually don't read the book, right?" It's a pity that all I taught you was something weird. ”

"Huh," I breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but wonder, "but why on earth are you doing this?" Why did you want me to be this blessed girl for no reason, why did you implicate yourself and that ghost mask he wanted to harm me, why did you know that I was in the crowd so coincidentally? Did you bring me here on purpose? In fact, you already knew that someone was trying to harm me? ”

"Didn't I say that? You'll understand when you go up. Yin Linxi smiled bitterly.

"And I have to be so secretive?"

"I'm afraid that with your heart, you won't be able to hold your breath."

"Am I that unreliable?"

"Yes!"

"You" I couldn't get angry, so I casually pounded his chest.

Who knows, Yin Linxi was beaten by me, and he actually let out a painful snort directly.

I was at a loss for what to do, so I had to be stunned, "What? Is it because the wounds on your chest are not completely healed? Did I hurt you? Does it hurt? ”

"It hurts!" The deep voice above his head sounded a little painful.

I was at a loss, and finally I felt guilty and said, "I'm sorry! ”

Who knows, as soon as I finished saying this sorry sentence, the guy was already in a happy voice above his head, "I'll tease you." ”

"What?" I froze, avoided his chest, and squeezed his arm again, "I'm still here to blame myself, are you playing with me?" ”

My hands were straining, but Yin Linxi didn't speak again, and the laughter was also suppressed.

What happened?

"Yin Linxi?" I was curious and wanted to look at it.

At that time, he suddenly spoke, and his tone was full of coldness and guard, "Who are you?" ”

Yin Linxi's footsteps stopped, and I knew that something must have happened.

Without waiting for him to react, he jumped from his hand and fell to the ground.

At this time, I suddenly realized that the heat of the flames had faded a lot, and there were no more raging fires on both sides, and we had reached the so-called "cloud top".

On top of the "cloud top", a man in black who was also wearing a ghost mask was standing opposite us, staring straight at me and Yin Linxi.

Judging by her figure, it should be a woman, but

"Who are you?" I glanced coldly at the long sword she was holding in her hand, and the blade of the sword glowed with a cold aura under the light of the fire not far away.

Although I couldn't see the face hiding behind the mask, I could clearly feel a strong killing intent in the eyes that emerged through the mask.

And that murderous gaze fell straight on me.

That woman, she wants to kill me?

Yin Linxi looked at my already sluggish expression, and reached out to take me behind him.

Then lift the red fox cloak and drop it.

He drew his sword from his waist again, pointed it in the direction of the woman, and said coldly, "You are a witch! ”

"Humph!" The woman didn't answer, just sneered.

Then one jumped up, and the long sword in his hand fell sharply in the direction of me and Yin Linxi

"Bang!"

It's the sound of weapons colliding together.

The eyes that were hiding under the ghost mask narrowed slightly, and then the men tried again.

Yin Linxi was actually pushed back several steps, and was almost about to fall down the heavenly steps.

"Yin Linxi!" I exclaimed, and was about to step forward.

But he shouted, "Don't come here! ”

"But," I wanted to say something, but in the blink of an eye, in the light of the flames, I suddenly appeared, and for some reason his extremely beautiful face was so pale, and even his usual thin peach-colored lips were tightly pursed together, and the color was completely lost.

At this time, the woman under the ghost mask chuckled, "Hehe Prince Yin, I advise you not to be reluctant, look at the old wounds on your body are not all healed!" ”

"What do you say? What old wounds? I couldn't help but be stunned, and suddenly my mind thought of the shocking scar on his chest.

Could it be that he just said to tease me because he didn't want me to worry?

The woman's tone was full of sarcasm and said, "You, the crown princess, are too incompetent, your husband is injured for you, and you almost lost your life, and you don't even know it, but you go elsewhere to warm nephrite and teach other men privately, it's just cheap!" ”

"What?" There was a "buzz" in my head, and my body couldn't support it.

Then he looked tentatively at Yin Linxi, "What do you mean by that?" What does it mean to almost lose your life? What does that mean? ”

"Don't believe her!"

Yin Linxi only said this sentence.

Then, a gust of wind blew behind him out of nowhere, raising a little spark, and a wisp of pitch black that he scattered.

There was a slight sweat on that picturesque face, but a pair of sword eyebrows were tightly twisted together and never relaxed.

"Haha, sure enough, you woman is damned!" The ghost mask said, and the sword turned in a different direction.

By the time I could react, the cold glow of the tip of the sword was already coming straight towards me.

"Su'er!" Yin Linxi shouted and ran towards me.

But I'm not stupid, naturally it's impossible to stay where I am and let her kill, so I turned sideways slightly

With my lame feat, I took a few steps back, avoiding the sword.

But the woman did not stop, and struck at me again with her sword.

And compared to before, her shots seem to be faster, and her moves are more vicious.

I am not good at martial arts, but fortunately, my grandson and grandson have also trained me when I was in Zheng Guo, so I was reluctant to take over her powerful moves.

The woman seemed to hate me, and seeing that I could barely take her attack, she began to attack me, almost killing me with every sword she stabbed.

I was about to fall into the wind.

Fortunately, Yin Linxi pulled me aside in time.

Then he raised his hand, and with just two moves, the woman in black withdrew her hand, and said coldly, "Didn't she betray you?" Why are you so protective of her? If you know each other, get out of the way! Let me kill her! ”

With that, she raised her sword again.

Yin Linxi didn't give her the slightest chance to make a move, so he put a sharp blade on her neck, "I want to know, why do you, a witch cultist, know so much about our affairs?" ”

"Humph!" The woman in black snorted coldly, turned her head away and didn't speak.

Seeing this, I walked up to her and stared straight at the uninhibited gaze that appeared under the ghost mask, "Why do you hate me so much?" Why are you witches chasing me so hard? ”

"Hmph," she snorted coldly, but then laughed, "I'm not afraid to tell you if you really want to know, because you're the biggest stumbling block in my path, and I have to get rid of you!" ”

"What do you mean?" Yin Linxi's sword came closer.

Her eyes stared straight at me, "It's because I'm not as good as others, if you want to kill, kill it, but even if I die, do you think you two are still alive?" ”

"So, you're still some kind of person?" Yin Linxi's pale face seemed to be smiling, "Then I'll kill you first, and then see who you are!" ”

After speaking, the figure of the woman in black was shocked.

Yin Linxi didn't talk nonsense with her anymore, but the long sword in his hand was close to her neck and slammed it away

But there was no unexpected screeching sound of the blade cutting **.

But the crisp sound of the soldiers reverberated through the sky.

By the time I could react, the woman in black's hand had already choked my neck, and her nails were embedded in my flesh and skin.

"I said, if I die, you don't want to live!"

The woman in black spoke viciously, and her subordinates pushed me directly to the side of the heavenly stairs.

Beneath me were two roaring dragons, whose flames seemed to devour everything in the world.

At this point, my legs were even dangling under the fierce force of her fingers.

I watched in astonishment at the gloomy gaze under the mask and the bleeding wound on her neck, and kicked my leg hard.

But there was no more sound.

At this moment, despair and pain are like a spring of water gradually gushing out of my heart, even though it is declining, but gradually gathering, and finally filling my whole heart.

Then, my body suddenly lightened

"Die!" The woman in black gritted her teeth and said.

My body involuntarily fell into the fire behind me

"Su'er!" A heart-rending cry rings in my ears.

All I saw was the cold of the endless night

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