Chapter 24 24%

Ji Qingzhuo's feet were on the cold ground, making her toes curl up.

It was late at night, and although it was summer, the night was still cold.

Ji Qingzhuo didn't care much, she just rushed to the hospital, and the system's alarm was still blaring, indicating that she was in danger.

Even if she ran for her life, she did not forget her companion who accompanied her all the way. Ji Qingzhuo patted Mao Mao's neck and whispered, "Maomao, let's go."

The system was so anxious that it even forgot to call the police: "Host, you are running for your life, what are you doing with the donkey?"

"If that person can't find me, he will definitely attack Mao Mao." Ji Qingzhuo picked up Mao Mao and ran, not very fast, mainly because she couldn't get up.

Ji Qingzhuo ran out from the back door and ran into the woods. She ran several dozen feet forward, and the system reminded her that the danger level was lowered from one to two, and the person who came to kill her should have entered her residence. .

The man seemed to stop there for a while, as if he was looking for something, Ji Qingzhuo guessed that he was looking for Mao Mao.

Fortunately, Maomao had been brought out by her, and Ji Qingzhuo continued to run with it, but she didn't know where to go.

The flywheel lost energy and could no longer be used. Now Baishui Island was an isolated island for her. She couldn't swim, and her mana was not enough to allow her to use airborne magic to fly over the wide Baishui lake.

She seemed to have to find a place to hide.

Ji Qingzhuo ran out of breath after running for a while, and her physical strength was really not very good.

Mao Mao is also old, and his steps are getting slower and slower.

And the alarm that had been lowered to the third-level warning began to escalate again. It should be that the visitor did not find Maomao at her residence, so they searched for her traces on Baishui Island again.

"Host, go find Shen Rongyu." The system reminded her.

Ji Qingzhuo didn't listen to the system. She only knew the approximate location of Shen Rongyu's residence, but not where he lived. How could she find him?

Moreover, regardless of whether Shen Rongyu, who has something to do tonight, is in Baishui Island, even if she goes to him rashly, can Shen Rongyu really protect her?

The speed of the arrival is extremely fast, and it cannot be the new disciple who has just worshipped the Xuanyun Sect at this Immortal Ascension Conference. It should be someone like an elder...

Shen Rongyu is not only a Jindan cultivation base now, didn't she drag him down when she looked for him in the past?

Ji Qingzhuo was hiding in the woods. Since the person who came didn't know her location, the system called the police from far and near. She rejected the system's proposal.

"System, although he is the future villain, he is now a Jindan cultivation base. Do you want him to rescue me, or do you want him to be buried with me?" Ji Qingzhuo asked.

The system began to try to communicate with Ji Qingzhuo again: "It's such a host. Since I absorb enough energy, I can now plan an escape route for you."

Ji Qingzhuo ran in a hurry, and she felt that the system was finally reliable, she ran along the route planned by the system, and thanked it out of breath: "System, thank you, you finally It could be of some use."

"Okay, host, don't praise me." Ji Qingzhuo, the commander of the system, fled, "Turn another corner to the east..."

Ji Qingzhuo obediently turned a corner, but she didn't know that her whereabouts had been exposed, and walking in the forest would always leave some traces.

Suddenly, the alarm sound of the system was upgraded from level three to level two, and the danger level increased very fast, indicating that the other party was coming straight towards her.

Ji Qingzhuo was in a hurry, a stream of air suddenly rose under her feet, and she even supported Mao Mao. The moonlit night was windy, and the air control she had just mastered came in handy.

Her mana is limited and must be used at critical moments. Now she only needs to walk in the air and head towards the escape route planned for her by the system.

The situation in the dense forest is complicated, there are branches in the front, and Baishui Island is Yu Sukong's place, and people who come here don't dare to make a big deal of it.

The airflow under Ji Qingzhuo's feet was light and precise, and he accurately avoided the obstacles in front of him again and again. This was more intuitive than rigorous calculation.

Her speed is very fast, even faster than the time of the test in the spell class, and she was forced to rush.

Moreover, she has been observing Ji Qingzhuo's system and noticed that the last time Ji Qingzhuo performed the airborne technique, she had to write and draw calculations on paper. This time, she didn't even need to use pen and paper to calculate. , the best solution for walking in the sky is directly derived.

Ji Qingzhuo felt the oncoming wind, and their whistling sound helped her to quickly judge the obstacles ahead. Every time she almost brushed the dangerous branches and flew over.

She heard her own rapid heartbeat and increasingly weak breathing. She was almost flying with a sigh of relief. The little remaining mana was continuously lost, and sweat dripped from her forehead.

The danger level has been kept at Level 2, which means that the opponent is chasing after her, and she can't get rid of the opponent even if she casts the airborne technique.

You must know that it is a miracle that Ji Qingzhuo can escape from the opponent's pursuit in a complex environment with his newly acquired air skills.

Even if the other party is an elder-level character, he can only restrain his hands and feet on Baishui Island and solve Ji Qingzhuo secretly.

"Is it almost there?" Ji Qingzhuo couldn't hold it anymore, only a thin layer of airflow remained under her feet.

"That building in front of you!" The system was also very active in guiding Ji Qingzhuo in the direction at this time.

"You are really a reliable system." Ji Qingzhuo thanked it sincerely, "Thank you for planning my route and saving my life."

She flew to the building and noticed that it was a house on Baishui Island, and the so-called escape route was nearby?

"Host, do you see that door? Open it boldly. There is a secret passage inside that can leave Baishui Island." The system is talking nonsense, it is a set.

Ji Qingzhuo is too deceived.

"Okay." Ji Qingzhuo hurried up, she heard the alarm still echoing in her mind.

She trusted the system, so she took a deep breath, pushed the courtyard door open, lowered her head, and prepared to rush in and continue to escape.

As a result, in the quiet moonlit night, the door was easily opened by Ji Qingzhuo with a short "squeak".

The pattern behind the courtyard gate here is unique. The water is drawn from Baishui Lake, forming a small pool here. There is a bamboo corridor like a bridge and a road that leads directly to the buildings in the courtyard.

The bamboo house in the courtyard has a crescent-shaped arch, and the bamboo floor is still soaked with water behind the door, presenting a mirror-like smooth light and shadow in the courtyard.

Ji Qingzhuo could not have imagined that this system actually lied to her.

Yes, there are people in the courtyard.

She looked at Shen Rongyu in front of her and was stunned.

She seemed to have seen something remarkable.

Shen Rongyu stood on the side of the water surface, behind him was the mirror-like water surface, and the night wind blew circles of ripples, reflecting the moonlight.

He didn't wear an inch of thread on his upper body, and the layers of clothes that had been neatly arranged were removed, revealing his perfect figure. His complexion was healthy white, and under the moonlight, he had a somewhat sacred feeling.

The smooth and thin lines outline the muscle mass, and at the narrow waist, there are two extremely tempting arcs submerged under the fabric.

The clothes that Shen Rongyu had just taken off were placed on the truss by the water at will, and the wind swayed her sleeves, blowing the mysterious fragrance of the soul to Ji Qingzhuo.

Ji Qingzhuo was stunned for a long time, her eyes seemed to be focused on Shen Rongyu, and she also noticed Shen Rongyu's reflection on the water behind him.

The moonlight was reflected on the water surface, with a mirror-like effect, and this clear mirror surface also showed Shen Rongyu's back facing her in an unobstructed view.

If Shen Rongyu facing her is bright and seductive, a perfect work of art, then his back shown on the water is terrifying and miserable.

There is a full of weird blood-like scars from the back of his head, and it goes straight into the cover of his clothes. It seems that someone is holding a sharp knife, starting from the top of his head, and slowly cutting down, deliberately. Peel off his beauty skin. Or... this layer of skin was later covered by him.

Ji Qingzhuo didn't dare to look at him in the water for too long, so he quickly moved his eyes away, then covered his eyes with one hand and Mao Mao's eyes with the other.

The alert level stayed at Level 2, and the person who wanted to kill her saw her at Shen Rongyu's place, so they observed her from a distance and did not act directly.

Shen Rongyu was stunned for a moment after seeing Ji Qingzhuo open the door, but fortunately he didn't realize that the reflection on the water behind him betrayed his true appearance.

Then, he walked up from the water slowly and put on his robe, but it was not neatly dressed, and the neckline was slanted open, revealing the beautiful muscle lines on his chest.

"What?" He walked slowly, approaching Ji Qingzhuo.

As soon as Ji Qingzhuo covered her eyes, she thought of him in the water she saw, she involuntarily took Mao Mao back two steps and exited his yard.

"I... I didn't mean to watch it..." Ji Qingzhuo clenched the rope holding Mao Mao.

The system's killing intent alarm is illusory. She can't rashly say that someone is going to kill her. Is there any evidence?

When she speaks out, others will only think she is talking nonsense.

Ji Qingzhuo stammered for a long time, but the hands covering his eyes were trembling, and his voice was frightened.

She ran out of mana, ran here, and had no strength, and was out of breath when she spoke.

Shen Rongyu raised her hand and held her wrist covering her eyes. His big palm was warm, and the trembling of Ji Qingzhuo's fingertips stopped.

"Zhuozuo, you look like you are running for your life." He lowered his eyes slightly and said softly to Ji Qingzhuo.

"I... yes..." Ji Qingzhuo nodded sharply and admitted that since she was trapped here by the system, she could only tell the truth.

"Someone wanted to kill you, you escaped?" Shen Rongyu asked. He raised his eyes and looked sharply in the direction of the woods. There seemed to be many people in the shadows.

"Well." Ji Qingzhuo whispered.

"Run for your life, you brought the donkey?" Shen Rongyu took his eyes back from the direction of the woods, and he glanced at Mao Mao.

This donkey looked stupid and old, and its gray fur was ugly, but that night Ji Qingzhuo held it and went to look for medicine all night.

"Yeah." Ji Qingzhuo replied again.

Shen Rongyu took two steps back, his attention was a little in the woods, and he began to tease Ji Qingzhuo again.

"My yard is small, I'm afraid you and the donkey can only hide in one." Shen Rongyu said slowly to Ji Qingzhuo.

He lowered his head and rolled up his wide sleeve robe a little, revealing his thin forearms.

Ji Qingzhuo thought about it and pushed Mao Mao forward, as if he entrusted his child to the kindergarten teacher when he was in kindergarten.

"Good, let's go." Ji Qingzhuo pushed hard on Mao Mao's butt, the donkey was stubborn and didn't move.

Shen Rongyu tilted her head to look at her, facing the moonlight, her expression was unclear, and her eyes were dark.

"Aren't you coming in?" he asked again.

Ji Qingzhuo has his own considerations, and now that Shen Rongyu appears, he can deter the man to stop temporarily, but the man has not left.

It's enough to kill her... Shen Rongyu is also a Jindan cultivation base, and he has no ability to protect her.

So, Ji Qingzhuo pushed back two steps, and she waved to Shen Rongyu.

She still didn't dare to look him in the eye, her thin eyebrows drooped slightly, and she didn't seem to have any expression of fear, but her feet on the ground were already stained with mud, and there were even signs of being cut by blades of grass.

Ji Qingzhuo felt a little cold, the sweat from running just now was dried by the wind, she felt that her nose was itchy, and a sneeze scratched at her, but she couldn't get it out.

Shen Rongyu didn't call her again, he was waiting for her to come over by himself.

Ji Qingzhuo held the rope tied to Mao Mao and handed it to Shen Rongyu. She whispered, "Senior Brother Xiaoyu, it may be my own illusion. You can help me watch Mao Mao first, and I will go back by myself."

Shen Rongyu didn't take the rope, he felt that he should tie the rope to Ji Qingzhuo now.

No wonder she has a donkey, this girl is more stubborn than a donkey.

"You can come in with it." Shen Rongyu finally gave in.

Ji Qingzhuo shook her head, the sharp alarm sound of the system continued to ring in her mind, and her feet were pinned in place.

She just hoped that Shen Rongyu would close the door quickly, as if she hadn't been here.

The two were silent, as if caught in a weird stalemate.

Until the man who was waiting in the woods couldn't hold back anymore. Killing a Ji Qingzhuo was as simple as drinking water. She had no family and no power behind her. Killing her was easy to explain.

But she went to Shen Rongyu. Shen Rongyu had a special status and a detached position in Xuan Yunzong - although he didn't think so.

Left and right, Shen Rongyu was also killed, and the man in the forest showed crazy emotions.

So, he set out.

"Whoosh—" The sound of three sharp weapons breaking through the air sounded, and they flew towards here over a distance of fifty feet.

Although this unknown hidden weapon is ordinary, it is filled with 100% of the mana of the elders of Xuan Yunzong, and it is awe-inspiring.

Shen Rongyu saw the hidden weapon flying, his pupils shrank suddenly, he took a step forward and directly took Ji Qingzhuo who was stunned in place into his arms.

His movements were swift, and the tip of Ji Qingzhuo's nose collided with his exposed chest. He hugged her and turned around, her skirt swayed and a flower bloomed in the air.

Mao Mao broke free of the rope and rushed to Shen Rongyu's yard to hide. It was also very afraid, right?

"Ka-" The three hidden weapons like nails sank into Shen Rongyu's courtyard gate, and then exploded with a secret force, smashing the door into pieces, and sawdust flying.

Shen Rongyu held Ji Qingzhuo with one hand, and then pulled out the Snow Burying Sword hanging from his waist. The three black nails on the door failed to hit, and they flew again, turned the direction, and shot at Ji Qingzhuo.

The Snow Burying Sword was in front of him, the body of the sword was like a mirror, reflecting Shen Rongyu's indifferent eyes, but at the moment when the sword came out, there was excitement in the eyes, and the three black nails were called "Soul Chasing Nails", a total of three You must drink blood and return.

The Soul Chasing Nail hit the Snow Burying Sword, but couldn't do any damage to the sword. It only made three sounds of "ding ding ding". The collision was so powerful that Shen Rongyu took three steps back.

Ji Qingzhuo was held in his arms, only the sound of sharp weapons clashing, her nervous wet breath fell on his chest, and she never dared to raise her head.

However, when Shen Rongyu stepped back, she clenched his half-open robe tightly, and Shen Rongyu... seemed to be unable to support it.

At this time, he really only has Jindan cultivation base, and the villain who will destroy the world in the future cannot support the sky with one hand now.

And this disaster... she brought it...

Ji Qingzhuo put her hands on his shoulders, she clenched his arms and raised her head suddenly.

The Soul Chasing Nail was blocked by the Snow Burying Sword and locked onto her again, with the sharp end facing her eyes.

Ji Qingzhuo opened her lips and let out a silent exclamation. She forcefully suppressed the exclamation. In an instant, she had calculated the next trajectory of Soul Chasing Nail.

"Senior Brother Xiaoyu, move three inches to the right." Ji Qingzhuo's words became clear at this time, "Then you can use your sword to stop it. After turning the direction, its power is the weakest, and you can bounce it away... "

"Bounce off?" Shen Rongyu's hand avoided the wound on her waist, only opened her lips and said coldly, killing intent in her words.

He turned sideways, shifted three inches to the right, and then turned his head. The Snow Burying Sword and the Soul Chasing Nail collided again, and the thin blade of the sword couldn't stop shaking.

Shen Rongyu's lips were pressed against Ji Qingzhuo's ear, and under such a tense sound of sword cries, he asked seductively, "Zuozhuo, tell me where the Soul Chasing Nail is the weakest."

Ji Qingzhuo felt that one side of her ear was extremely itchy. She stared at the downed Soul Chasing Nails. The three Soul-seeking Nails were once again revived and came towards them.

"The tip is one inch and two minutes, and it's on the left side of the ground." Ji Qingzhuo narrowed her eyes and looked at it. Even if her eyesight was not very good, she could still calculate the weakness of the Soul Chasing Nail based on its vibration amplitude in mid-air. , After being hit by the Snow Burying Sword many times, this Soul Chasing Nail is already very fragile.

Shen Rongyu actually trusted her judgment, a cold light flashed on the Snow Burial Sword, where the sword's edge passed, the moonlight was cut off, and the sharp point of the sword pierced straight into the weak spot on the main nail.

There must be a fulcrum inside the Soul Chasing Nail connected to the monk who controls it, and if this fulcrum is destroyed, the consequence of the Soul Chasing Nail will be out of control and backlash.

This is a magic weapon for drinking blood, and out of control it can only go towards... the original owner.

Shen Rongyu's sword smashed the connection between the soul-chasing nail and the owner. Originally, the soul-chasing nail was extremely hard, and it was difficult to find an angle to pierce the snow-burying sword, but the place Ji Qingzhuo said was really tricky.

The soul chasing nail made a crisp sound, as if something was damaged inside, and then left here in a strange flight arc.

After the Snow Burial Sword was collected, Shen Rongyu looked at the Soul Chasing Nail far away from here, and planned to put Ji Qingzhuo down and chase after him.

But Ji Qingzhuo was obviously frightened by the soul chasing nail. She held Shen Rongyu's sleeve and her body trembled slightly.

Once the battle was over, the image of the Soul Chasing Nail flying towards her couldn't help but keep popping up in her mind, the vicious tip, as if it was about to stab her eyes out.

Even after the backlash from the Soul Chasing Nail, the system's warning of killing intent had disappeared, but she still lowered her head, still in shock.

Shen Rongyu couldn't take Ji Qingzhuo off him. He chased after him with his sword. After searching in the forest for a long time to no avail, he heard a movement on the shore of Baishui Island.

He sheathed his sword and walked towards the shore.

On the shore of Baishui Island, stood a familiar figure, standing tall and solemn, like a statue by the lake.

Ye Duanhong clutched his right arm, a faint blood oozing out from the clothes, he looked at Shen Rongyu and Ji Qingzhuo.

"So late at night, what kind of manners do you have like this?" Ye Duanhong actually said something directly and the two of them were inappropriate.

"She was stunned by nightmares and other things late at night, and she was scared." Shen Rongyu stared at Ye Duanhong's eyes, and began to talk nonsense again.

Ye Duanhong looked at Shen Rongyu, he didn't ask anything, only said slowly, "You are not safe on Baishui Island."

"What do you mean by insecurity?" Shen Rongyu asked, his slightly provocative smile was still calm, even a little pure and ignorant.

——As if the person who made a ruthless attack not long ago and let the soul-chasing nails backlash was not him.

He can face Ye Duanhong calmly, because logically speaking, a disciple of Jindan stage is incapable of dealing with such a dangerous magic weapon. Even if he can protect himself under this magic weapon, he should not break through its defense and let it The ability to backlash.

"Someone put the soul-chasing nail on the island just now." Ye Duanhong said it outright, as if he didn't know about it, "I don't know who put it, but the person who put the soul-chasing nail is very skilled. , not an idle person."

Shen Rongyu gently stroked the hilt of the Snow Buried Sword at his waist. He opened his lips and said slowly, "In Xuanyun Sect, who else can put such an evil magic weapon?"

"The soul chasing nail is neither right nor evil, it is only useful in killing people." Ye Duanhong shook his head and said, "I will send someone to strengthen the defense formation of Baishui Island tomorrow, Su Kong is too lazy, this Baishui is too lazy. There are no restrictions anywhere on the island."

"I will report the matter of chasing the soul nail to the head of the investigation, Rong Yu, take Ji Qingzhuo back with you." Ye Duanhong said to himself.

Ji Qingzhuo felt that a strange relationship was exposed, especially Ye Duanhong, who was always serious, buried her head in Shen Rongyu's neck and didn't dare to lift it up.

As for Ye Duanhong's conversation with Shen Rongyu, she didn't hear any twists and turns, and Ye Duanhong didn't sound like the one who came to kill her, but why did the soul chasing nail hurt him?

She really didn't understand

She simply asked the person not to kill her again.

Killing her, apart from letting Xuan Yunzong have one less mouth to eat, is there any benefit?

Ji Qingzhuo put her chin on Shen Rongyu's shoulder, thinking so, after thinking about it for a long time, she remembered whose shoulder she was resting on.

Shen Rongyu! She raised her head suddenly, keeping her body at a distance from him, her eyes fixed on Shen Rongyu's earlobe, and whispered thanks: "Senior Brother Xiaoyu, tonight is too dangerous, thank you very much."

"Yeah." Shen Rongyu replied, he was also thinking about who provoked the accident tonight. He thought it was another elder, but why did Ye Duanhong also appear here, and was also subjected to the soul-chasing nail hurt?

"Senior Brother Xiaoyu, I can go by myself." Ji Qingzhuo told him that she was not used to being held or being so close to people, even Shen Rongyu, she still resisted.

"Can you walk by yourself?" Shen Rongyu lowered her head, glanced at her bruised feet, and asked seriously.

Ji Qingzhuo moved her toes, and then she felt a burning pain. The ground in the forest was rough, and her feet were scratched in several places.

But she still insisted: "I can try."

"Zuo Zhuo, you just don't want to be with me, so don't come to me in the first place." Shen Rongyu was suddenly a little annoyed.

He remembered that when Ji Qingzhuo opened the door, Zhang Huang was at a loss in her eyes. She was clearly scared to the extreme, but she still didn't have any intention of asking for help. There was even a hint of surprise in her eyes. Before the door, she didn't know he was inside.

When Ji Qingzhuo heard his cool words, she opened her lips, not knowing what to say.

She didn't think to find him at first, she blamed the system for pointing the way out of order, tricking her into telling her that there was a secret passage in the yard, but as soon as she opened the door, she saw the half-naked Shen Rongyu, and was directly fooled.

Ji Qingzhuo still told the truth: "I didn't..."

"I'm on Baishui Island with you, you didn't think about looking for me, did you?" Shen Rongyu even had the function of helping Ji Qingzhuo to expand sentences.

"Yes." Ji Qingzhuo honestly admitted again.

Shen Rongyu let go, she slipped from him, she didn't hold his shoulder tightly, but now when he let go, she fell to the ground.

The injured foot came into contact with the fine gravel on the road in front of the hospital again, and it was painful. Ji Qingzhuo stood in front of him and didn't speak any more.

Shen Rongyu turned his back and was about to enter his yard. Ji Qingzhuo didn't dare to raise his head until he heard the rubbing sound of the clothes he turned around.

She looked at his back, and the slightly scattered blue silk fell on her shoulders, covering the weird scar on his back.

Ji Qingzhuo has a very strange feeling of empathy. She felt sorry for Mao Mao at first, because Mao Mao was locked up beside the stone mill and worked for a lifetime. When she saw the scars on Shen Rongyu's body, she felt sorry for him again. Up, although she didn't know his experience, she could imagine some miserable pictures by herself.

At this time, Shen Rongyu turned her back to her, but Ji Qingzhuo could feel a trace of loneliness.

He probably felt that she didn't want to be near him.

Ji Qingzhuo was a little aggrieved, because she was not targeting him, and she was reluctant to approach him alone. She just didn't want to be close to everyone, even Shen Rongyu was better, he made her feel comfortable, not very repelling.

There was only one reason why she didn't want to find Shen Rongyu—

Ji Qingzhuo's feet moved on the ground, and the sand and gravel rubbed together, making a fine crunching sound.

For the first time, she reached out to him and grabbed the hem of his clothes.

Shen Rongyu's figure froze, he did not look back, for the first time he felt that a piece of wood can be angry.

A piece of wood, just put there, even if it never makes a sound and is quiet, it is enough to make people helpless.

"I don't know who it is." Ji Qingzhuo said, she cleverly concealed the existence of the system, "I only know that someone is going to kill me, which is a very strange intuition."

"He came, I started to run, he is very fast, he should be a big man like the elders in the door." Ji Qingzhuo's speech is very slow, still lazy, but his words are very clear, "Senior Brother Xiaoyu, Of the three soul-chasing nails just now, one is also coming towards you."

"The other party is still restrained. If you face it head-on, Brother Xiaoyu, what are your chances of winning? I won't go to find you to be buried with you." Ji Qingzhuo moistened her lips, she felt that her throat was a little dry, Only the pain in the foot is real.

Shen Rongyu's figure stopped, his hand resting on the door frame of the courtyard paused, and his well-jointed hand was slightly bent.

It's really a bit ridiculous. He used to be like Ye Duanhong—or some other cultivator, and he killed an unknown number of them.

Now that someone cares about his life and death, this is a novel experience.

Shen Rongyu didn't turn around, but Ji Qingzhuo let go of his hand holding the hem of his clothes.

She felt that it was almost the end of her explanation. After all, she really bothered him tonight. If it weren't for him, she wouldn't be able to survive.

"Senior Brother Xiaoyu, I'll take Mao Mao back tomorrow. I'll go back tonight." Ji Qingzhuo said to him.

She was going to go back by herself, and she had to go to class tomorrow. Speaking of which, the life of this cultivator was really a bit dire.

But before she turned around, Shen Rongyu turned around and picked her up again.

"Your feet hurt like this, do you still want to go back?" Shen Rongyu carried her into the courtyard and said in a very low tone.