"Whoa!"

The masked man's sleeves swung out horizontally, and a sword blade cut through the rain curtain, and the mist shook up from the bluestone ground. Zi Ning saw a flower in front of her eyes, only to see a white and vast ball of light, which instantly separated two terrifying air currents from white, and flexibly dispersed to the left and right.

The light was wrapped in raindrops and water droplets, rolling up an incomparably cold aura, erupting into a fierce and incomparable ripple, flashing and rising. Droplets of water splashed out, and huge amounts of energy hit the courtyards besieging them on both sides.

"Bang bang bang!"

With a continuous low sound, the bodies of the nurses fell straight backwards, slamming heavily on the bluestone slab floor covered with rain, and blood mist gushed out of their mouths in an instant. Even a few timid nurses who were far away couldn't help but feel a little tightness in their chests, and their hands holding the wooden sticks trembled violently, and they retreated in horror.

"Let's go!" The masked man slashed his sword to open a bloody path, and with a fierce force of one arm, he lifted Zi Ning up in the air, and rushed out of the Zunhua Courtyard in the blink of an eye.

Zi Ning's throat was dry, her heart was beating like crazy, her body was floating in the air, the oncoming cold rain hit her face, washing away the blood stains on her face, and the water droplets rolled down from her hair, and flowed into her collar coolly, and she couldn't help but hit a spirit.

Behind them, the guards shouted loudly, some were frightened, some were angry, some were angry, and several black shadows followed after them, biting them and not letting them go.

The masked man frowned, lifted Zi Ning's waist, jumped up a few ups and downs, and quickly got rid of the chase and threw a group of nurses far away. The two ran wildly all the way, ran a stick of incense in the rain, and rushed into a courtyard full of rockeries and flowing water, only to find that there was no way ahead.

Zi Ning stomped his feet and hurriedly said: "This palace is too big, we can't run out, what should we do?" It turned out that they were not familiar with the inner courtyard of the palace, and they went around and around the courtyard, but they still couldn't find a way out.

The masked man said coldly, "Go back!" Reaching out and grabbing her arm, he turned around and turned back to the way he came, and just ran out of the courtyard, he saw a group of men in black chasing after him. The two delayed this meeting, and those nurses chased after them.

"Stop!" a woman's shout sounded, and in a blink of an eye, a sturdy and slender figure stepped in, flying into the air and leaping into the air, and a cold sword approached and stabbed at the masked man.

Zi Ning was shocked, turned around suddenly, flashed in front of the masked man, and did not hesitate to open her arms to block the sword, as soon as the hat of her cloak fell, revealing a frightened pale face, the woman suddenly paused the sword edge, and exclaimed: "Is it you?" The edge of the long sword had slashed across Zi Ning's shoulder, and the blood splashed out, she trembled violently, frowning in pain.

The person who came turned out to be Aunt Xu, which made Zi Ning never expect that she could endure the sharp pain in her shoulder, subconsciously raised her sleeves to cover her face, and said in a panic: "It's not me, it's really not me...... " At this moment, her mood was extremely complicated, thinking: "If the eldest princess knew about this matter, she would definitely be extremely disappointed in me." ”

Without thinking about it, Zi Ning turned her head and said anxiously to the masked man, "You hurry up." ”

The masked man looked at her in surprise, saw blood gushing from her shoulder, his eyes were full of puzzlement, and he couldn't help but say, "You ......"

"What are you, you big fool, don't go quickly!" Zi Ning pushed him hard, the masked man didn't move, grabbed her arm, and said in a low voice: "Let's go together!" Glancing at Aunt Xu, he turned around and took off into the air, swinging his sword to block the black-clothed courtyard that blocked the way, and a fierce sword aura rushed out, several black-clothed people flew out sideways, and the two took the opportunity to rush forward.

Aunt Xu stopped, with a puzzled expression on her face, and muttered, "It's him?" She recognized the identity of the masked man, and stood in place, looking at the two figures in the rain, her eyes became extremely complicated, and she was a little overwhelmed.

It wasn't until the masked man's back disappeared in the dim mist that Aunt Xu exhaled heavily, frowned, put away her long sword, and rushed back to Zunhua Courtyard to tell the eldest princess.

Zi Ning was dragged by the masked man all the way to run wildly, tired and panting, the embroidered shoes on her feet had long been worn out, revealing half of the white and tender soles of her feet, stepping on the sharp gravel, stabbing the heart of her foot bleeding and hurting.

The two of them ran across an elaborate stone arch bridge, and the river flowed under the bridge, surging with a thick chill. Zi Ning covered her undulating chest, was so tired that she stopped, pulled the masked man's sleeve hard, and gasped and said, "I can't walk, I can't escape anyway, you leave me here, and go quickly." You...... If the kung fu is so good, she will definitely be able to escape......" She knew that she couldn't run far, and even if she did, her identity would have already been exposed, and it didn't make sense to run or not.

The masked man said lightly: "You blocked a sword for me, I won't leave you here." I'm going to take you with me. ”

Zi Ning shook his head vigorously, bit his pale lip hard, and said anxiously: "I'll let you go quickly, you just listen to me, don't be verbose! You saved me a few times, I'm already very grateful, and blocking that sword is nothing." I only hope that my benefactor can get out alive and not be affected by me. ”

There were tears in her eyes, she didn't want to do this, and she didn't want to part with him in life and death, the pain in her heart was worse than the wounds on her body.

Seeing the masked man's hesitation, Zi Ning held his hand tightly, only to feel that his hand trembled slightly, as if he wanted to withdraw it, she immediately held it tightly, so that his hand could not be played.

A thick warmth came into the palm of his hand, Zi Ningdeng's heart was hot, and he said softly: "Those courtyards are in hot pursuit, the territory of this palace is ridiculously large, and the courtyards and houses are extremely similar, if I keep dragging you down like this, neither of us will have a chance to survive." As long as you're safe, even me...... I died, and willingly. ”

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the air was dark, mixed with rain and fog, and it was so hard to see each other's eyes. The masked man suddenly asked, "Why did you block that sword just now?" Zi Ning bit her lip tightly and said, "I...... Don't you understand, I...... Don't want you to die. But he thought in his heart: "This fool, I blocked the sword for you, not because of ...... I like you a little, do you have to say it?"

She went to block that sword, completely out of instinct, and only felt that if she liked someone, it should be like this. Seeing that he was standing still and had no intention of leaving, he couldn't help but be angry, and said angrily: "You are a ...... It's so stubborn, can you listen to my advice, stay in the green mountains, and don't be afraid of no firewood. Rather than the two of us dying together, it's better for you to get out alive and ...... later A chance to avenge me. ”

She knew that such a reason was ridiculous, if she was killed by the royal palace, it would also be a deserved end, what revenge could he take? But she couldn't think of any other reason, the current situation was critical, and she only hoped that he would escape as soon as possible, and escape as far away as possible.

The masked man's dark eyes looked at her fixedly, as if he couldn't believe her words, and asked in a low voice, "Why are you so good to me?"

Zi Ning's face turned red, and her eyes lowered, "I...... It's not because ......" his cheeks were hot, but he couldn't say it anymore.

He stared at her intently, and said softly to himself: "Vote for me with papaya, and repay it with Qiongju." "The voice is deep and thick, with wisps of magnetism.

Zi Ning was stunned for a moment, two more clumps of pink surged up on her cheeks, and she thought, "It turns out that my mind has been seen through by him." After being embarrassed for a moment, he couldn't help but mutter: "Bandits, always think it's good!" After speaking, he felt embarrassed, lowered his head deeply, and didn't dare to look at him again.

There are thousands of feelings in her heart, between life and death, she can leave the last trace of beautiful warmth, and she is willing to face death and killing alone. At least in her meager years, there was once a man who affectionately said to her, "Vote for me with papaya, and repay her with Qiongju".

"You...... Do you know the allusion to Papaya Qiongju?" The masked man looked at her expression, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked in surprise. This is a sentence in the "Book of Songs", she is an inferior maid in the palace, and she can understand the meaning, which makes him impressed.

Zi Ning blushed, nodded vigorously, her expression was a little twisted, and she thought: "You underestimate me too much, this girl is not illiterate, this song "Papaya" has been memorized countless times since childhood, of course I understand the meaning. ”

The masked man stared at her for a long time, and became more and more surprised, this little girl was not ordinary, so he couldn't see through it.

The cold raindrops fell on the face, and the drops fell like continuous teardrops. Thinking that he might be about to die, Zi Ning's heart felt a knife-like pain, and she couldn't help but wet her eyes, and said softly: "You...... Can you promise me one thing?"

The masked man raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Can you let me see your face?" Zi Ning raised his head and said, "I only have this one wish, I want to see your true face, just one look, let me remember what my benefactor looks like, even if I die, I won't regret it." ”

He glanced at her lightly, turned his head sideways, and said in a resolute tone, "No." "A pair of eyes that were unusually bright, like cold stars twinkling in the darkness.

Zi Ning was so disappointed, he shook his hand hard, tears rolled down, and he whimpered and said: "Why not, I'm dying, you just let me take a look and comfort me, can't you......" Suddenly felt very pitiful, and he couldn't even satisfy such a small wish.

With a smile in his eyes, he stared at her for a moment and said, "You can't die." ”

I thought that this little maid was really strange, she was bleeding from a sword wound just now, and she didn't see her crying, and she couldn't see his face at the moment, but she was crying sadly. He had never seen such a girl, who seemed to be very intelligent and clever, and seemed to be very simple, and did not go through the world.

Zi Ning wiped her tears with her hands and whimpered: "What do you know, Aunt Xu recognized me, I'm afraid I won't survive tonight, I will definitely die!"

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