Ai Xia was originally driving the carriage on the way, thinking about the officers and soldiers who left horseshoe prints, if she didn't want to intercept them, she went all the way along the trail, and then made a detour to Yeyuan County to join Quan Xiaoling, but who knew that she had just walked out of less than a mile and encountered danger.

Ai Xia saw a red figure, rushing out of the dark woods, rushing towards herself, before Ai Xia could react, she felt that the world was spinning in front of her, and even the people and horses fell to the ground, and the carriage made of solid wood hit Ai Xia's waist fiercely, pushing her to slide out of the ground for dozens of feet before stopping.

The surrounding dust was flying, Ai Xia lay on the ground, looking painful, there were bursts of pain in the back of the waist, just wanted to get up, I felt a cold hard object on my neck, the blade that exuded cold was very sharp, and Ai Xia's snow-white and delicate skin was stabbed painfully.

Seeing that the general successfully subdued the target, the ten officers and soldiers who were in ambush around them all rushed out of the woods on horseback, surrounded Ai Xia in the middle, and pulled out their swords at their waists.

"Zheng~Zheng~Zheng~"

The crisp sound of the long knife unsheathed was particularly piercing on the silent night path, and the soldiers rode and drew their swords, pointing the shiny tip of the knife straight at Ai Xia, who was lying on the ground.

With the long knife on her neck, Ai Xia's face was full of resentment, and she looked at the general in front of her with hatred, and then swept the soldiers on horseback around her one by one, as if everyone present was going to be eaten alive.

"Tap~Tap~"

The sound of horses' hooves sounded, Ai Xia heard the sound, only to see a person slowly riding out of the gloomy woods, this person was different from the surrounding officers and soldiers in armor, murderous spirit, he was dressed in white fluttering, with a simple wooden hairpin inserted in the bun, the temperament is vulgar and elegant.

Gazing at Ai Xia's hateful gaze, Dongyuan's expression did not fluctuate in any way, and he rode up to Ai Xia's side, and said in a calm tone:

"Mrs. Quan, in Xia Dongyuan, there are some things I want to ask you, but how do you know that it is getting late, and you don't treat anyone, so you have to stop Mrs. in this way, and I hope Mrs. Don't mind. ”

With a cold snort, Ai Xia's eyes were like thousands of flying swords, and she stabbed fiercely at the young man in front of her who looked delicate, seemingly harmless to humans and animals, but spoke evil words:

"Hmph, it's really a nest of snakes and rats, embarrassed, you, as an official of the imperial court, actually resorted to such inferior means, and even, even cruelly exterminated my two families!"

Speaking of the pain, Ai Xia remembered that her father, who had always loved her, Ai Xia's mother's family was the only girl in her mother's family, who could be described as the pearl of everyone's palms, and she had received all the grace and love, but now, there was nothing but the abandoned old mansion and more than a dozen tombstones.

Fingertips pressed the dirt on the ground, and Ai Xia laughed miserably:

"Don't be so coy, what do you want, how can I not know, is it a cylindrical bronze key?"

Dongyuan looked downward, calmly looked at Ai Xia's beautiful face, and then spoke:

"Yes, since Mrs. Quan is so interesting, I will promise you that as long as you hand over the key, I will never embarrass your mother and daughter, and promise to send you to Jiangnan safely, and live a carefree life from now on. ”

The red lips raised a good-looking arc, Ai Xia playfully looked at Dongyuan who made a promise, how could she not know that what this person said could not be trusted, but she was afraid that if she really handed over the key, today next year will be the death day of their mother and daughter, but all this is just delusion, Ai Xia couldn't help but secretly rejoice in her heart, even if she noticed the horseshoe print, she decisively sent Xiaoling away from her side, otherwise, if these treacherous villains really want to succeed, they will step on the lives of more than 30 innocent people in the whole Ai family, and eat the fruits of victory made with soul and flesh。

Ai Xia clenched her fists, the green tendons on the back of her hands burst out, and she said softly:

"When leaving, An Wu did give me a bronze key, but it's a pity that ......"

Dongyuan was already confident in his heart, and he concluded that this key was set on this Ai Xia's body, because the two fake keys that Quan Anwu had bewitched the unintentional mage were specially created for Quan Anwu by hiding his identity and pretending to be an unwitting ordinary blacksmith!

After planning for several months, the matter is a foregone conclusion, success is in sight, thinking that he is about to soar into the sky, overlooking the great rivers and mountains in the world, although Dongyuan's face seems to be unfazed, but his heart is secretly excited, thinking about the things of the ancient city, who can be indifferent and turn a blind eye.

Dongyuan is not bad for a moment, and he is also happy to play tricks with Ai Xia:

"Oh, why do you say that?"

Ai Xia looked directly at Dongyuan's face that seemed to be Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, and his face did not change, and said word by word:

"Because...... I threw the key. ”

Hearing this, Dongyuan couldn't help but shake his head slightly, and chuckled:

"Mrs. Quan, in this situation, why do you say these useless words, but what is the point?"

The palm of his hand was raised, and Dongyuan slowly spoke with a gentle smile that made the woman obsessed:

"You invited that little girl down from the carriage, presumably it was the movement of the knife and the gun that frightened her. ”

One of the soldiers took the order, then dismounted, walked to the side of the carriage with broken wheels, opened the curtain, the soldier waved his hand, waved away the dust in the carriage, and after the vision was clear, the soldier suddenly stared, and then hurriedly got into the carriage, and after careful investigation, he hurriedly came to Dongyuan's side.

The soldier stood in front of Dongyuan and saluted:

"Sir, the carriage is empty, and the girl is not in sight!"

The general holding the knife at Ai Xia's neck looked startled, and then suddenly looked back at Dongyuan on horseback, and exclaimed:

"My lord, this ......"

His eyes narrowed slightly, and the smile that had been like a spring breeze was gone, replaced by a gloomy look like a cold pool.

Dismounted, Dongyuan walked to the carriage, opened the curtain and checked it himself, the empty carriage came into view, and there was indeed no trace of Quan Xiaoling.

Walking slowly in front of Ai Xia, a cold aura rose from Dongyuan's body, and at this time, he was like the gentle and humble Confucian before.

Wrapped in the cold and biting breath, Ai Xia did not have any fear, seeing that this person's plan failed, her heart was a little comfortable and happy, for the person whose heart was like ashes, just to die, what else could make her afraid.

The banter in Ai Xia's eyes was like sharp steel needles, piercing into Dongyuan's fragile heart, and his palm was placed on the top of Ai Xia's head, Dongyuan's face was gloomy and his tone was cold:

"Do you know that I have been planning for so long, I have tried my best, and the danger is no less than walking all over the Longtan Tiger's Den, but who knows, in the end, it was destroyed in your hands, Mrs. Quan can rest assured, when Dongyuan finds your own daughter, she must let her taste the bitter fruits of the world a thousand times and a hundred times, so that she can't survive, she can't die, and the sins you have committed, let your daughter pay for it in person!"

When Ai Xia heard this, the color of banter suddenly disappeared, and her voice was shrill and piercing, howling like a ghost:

"You despicable and shameless villain, I won't let you go if I'm a ghost, I won't let you go!"

Ai Xia trembled all over, then pulled out her hairpin and stabbed it towards Dongyuan's chest.

Pressing the palm of Ai Xia's head, a wave of internal force immediately spread, only to hear the sound of broken bones, Ai Xia's head was mostly scratched, blood and brains flew in all directions, Dongyuan's internal force was drummed, and with a wave of his sleeves, he stopped all the blood splashed.

"Jingle Bell~"

Ai Xia, who only had half a head left, her body softened, and she slowly fell to the ground, and the hairpin in her hand also slipped off......

Dongyuan clenched his fists, and the cold breath spread out like cold ice to the surroundings, and the soldiers around couldn't help but shudder, and quickly lowered their heads deeply, nervous in their hearts, they had followed Dongyuan's side for many years, and they were all henchmen, so they naturally knew the style of this master, which could be described as extremely spicy and unrelenting.

Slapped Ai Xia to death, Dongyuan thought that the opportunity that was about to come slipped away, the anger in his heart was still unabated, and the internal force surged, Dongyuan slapped the carriage into pieces, and his heart was relieved a little.

The soldiers who were bowing their heads deeply around them did not dare to dodge the flying wooden blocks, so they had to stand quietly in place, waiting for Dongyuan's next order.

The general saw Dongyuan get on the horse, and also rode the horse, looked at Dongyuan with a gloomy face, and then asked in a low voice:

"Sir, do you need the lower officials to search for them in secret?"

With his eyes closed, Dongyuan adjusted his internal breath, expelled the irritability and anger in his heart, and slowly exhaled a breath:

"General Zhang, remember, you must act in secret, do not make a noise, now the undercurrent of the imperial city is surging, everyone is in danger, together with this small Baiyue County, the situation is also tense, now although we are getting fuller, but we must not have the slightest carelessness, this matter, must not let Commander Liu find any clues, do you know. ”

"Yes, Xia Guan understands. General Zhang immediately saluted and received the order.

Dongyuan nodded slowly, and muttered secretly:

"Now that the key to the ancient city has been lost, the plan has failed, and it is planned to cease to exist in one day for several months, this Ai Xia probably found the horseshoe print, which made her send her daughter away, and now, only by continuing to cooperate with him, can she reap some small benefits. ”

When the soldiers cleaned up the scene, the sky was already overcast, and the darkness around them gradually dissipated, Dongyuan slowly looked over, and saw that only the deep ravines left by the carriage on the ground, and the blood stains scattered all over the ground, the corpses of Ai Xia and the horses were thrown into the woods, and there were many wild beasts in the woods, but after a few hours, the corpses would be swallowed by the wild beasts.

The matter was over, Dongyuan rode a black horse, pulled the reins and turned the horse's head, and everyone followed closely behind, along the path, and rode towards Baiyue County.