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South Sky Mountain had a clear and sweet spring. Hunters would come here to get water when they were thirsty, and this was also where the water from the banquet was taken from. The assassins that were lurking in the upper class put poison powder in the water, while Xie Zimo's men also quietly lurked nearby.

A handsome horse whinnied and stopped its hooves. The man on the horse drew his bow and aimed at the elk that was not far away.

Whoosh! An arrow was released from the bowstring. The elk was shot by an arrow and fell into a pool of blood.

Xie Zimo proudly pulled the reins and rode away. As they passed a tree, there was a commotion from the tree. Xie Zimo thought he was an enemy, so he raised his guard and took a bow.

Suddenly, a petite figure landed on the ground.

Xie Zimo put down his bow and arrow and looked at the cliff where he was rubbing his buttocks.

"Cliff?" Why are you here? " Xie Zimo asked.

"I came out with the mountain to buy something. I was waiting for it, but I slipped off." Shiya rubbed the back of his head and giggled. Afterwards, she asked Xie Zimo, "Zimo, what are you doing here?"

"We're hunting." Xie Zimo dismounted and rubbed his forehead, "This place is dangerous. If you have nothing to do, then leave the mountain with me as soon as possible."

"Yeah, right. I bought this in the market. Here, take it." Shiya took out a piece of jade from his belt, passed it to Xie Zimo, then left with a smile.

Xie Zimo looked at her back in amusement, then put away the jade pendant and mounted the horse once again. He turned the horse in another direction and just as he reached the spring, he saw bodies strewn all over the ground.

The people Lu Shaoheng sent to fetch the water had all fallen to the ground dead. They were all assassinated, and their clothes had already been changed.

A shadow of a sword flashed, and came flying from the side.

The fragrant snow-capped her body to avoid the attack, causing a few strands of her hair to be cut off. She turned around and retreated. Like a willow leaf gently flying through the air, she landed in another place. She touched the silver needle on her waist and held it in her hand.

The people hiding in the bushes didn't have time to rush out before they were killed by the silver needles.

Baili Xiang Xue came back to her senses and saw a familiar figure walking out from behind the trees.

Liuchuan took off her mask, a shallow smile messing up Baili Qiuxue's train of thoughts. She couldn't help but think back to that day in the woodshed.

"Why are you here?" Duan Ling Tian's pupils constricted, and he instinctively took a step back.

When Liuchuan saw that she had retreated, he did not walk too close to her and stopped at a similar distance. Smiling, he said, "Seeing that you were in danger, I came out."

"I can handle a few assassins." As Kui Xue spoke, she looked at Liuchuan with less vigilance.

"It's good to suddenly feel that I've kidnapped you. My goal is also to kill Lu Shaoheng, sweet snow, why don't you follow me, Xie Zimo can give you something, and so can I. " With a fox-like chuckle, he suddenly went forward and sealed the Acupoint of Exquisite Snow of a hundred li.

"What are you doing? "Untie it!" Kui Xue was startled.

"Bai Wu is always thinking about you." Kui Xue did not have the time to speak, Liuchuan had already pointed at her sleeping point.

Xie Zimo, who couldn't find a hundred miles of fragrant snow in the forest, suddenly received a dart. There was a note on the dart, he unfolded it —

There's no need to look for him. I've already taken him away — — Liuchuan

"Damn it!" Xie Zimo crumpled the paper into a ball and held it tightly in his hands. He turned and rode back to the hunting grounds.

When he returned to the camp, all he saw were pale faces. Most of the people who drank the spring water were poisoned. Their expressions were ugly as they held their stomachs. Lu Shaheng's expression wasn't too good either, but it was because of the note in his hand —

Your beauty is now in our hands. We will bring a flower of gentian to Anduo in ten days.

When the sweet snow woke up again, the surrounding environment had changed. The interior was lavishly decorated, with several heated stoves, so warm that it was impossible to tell that the early winter was approaching.

Liu Chuan pushed open the door and entered the room. He saw that Baili Kuangxue had woken up. Smiling, he carried the porridge over to the bedside and sat down.

"Eat some porridge to warm your stomach."

"No!" Baili Xueyi, who was sitting up, turned his head, not wanting to bother with Liuchuan. But when she turned her head, all she could do was blink. Liu Chuan tapped her acupoints once again, causing the corner of his mouth to twitch as he smiled.

"Liuchuan!" "Untie it for me!"

"What do I not want to do?"

"You!"

"You are a hostage now, you can't stay cold and hungry. If you get a little injured, Lu Shaoheng and Xie Zimo won't let me go." "Hmm, especially that Xie Zimo, he will definitely refuse to eat or drink." Liuchuan's fox-like eyes were very beautiful, and when he squinted, he looked like a cunning fox. He scooped up a spoonful of congee and blew on it to cool it, then moved it close to her fragrant snow-white lips and said, "When you're done eating, I'll clear your acupoints."

"You take it away and eat it yourself."

"I'm different from Xie Zimo and Lu Shaoheng. I've never liked spoiling others, and now I'm giving you face by feeding them to you. It's not good for you to bargain with me." Liuchuan sneered, but there was no trace of anger in him.

"You've changed, you're not the same Liushuan as before."

"That was in the past. People change." Liuchuan sent a spoonful of porridge to the mouth of Kui Xue. After she drank it, she continued feeding the porridge until she was done eating.

"This porridge." After eating, Baili Yu Xue frowned.

"I cooked it. How does it taste?" Liu Chuan pursed his lips in anticipation, his light pupils reflecting the tranquil appearance of the 100 miles of fragrant snow.

"A little salty." Baili Xiang Xue originally wanted to say that it was bad, but upon thinking that it was cooked by Liuchuan, she decided to take back the words "bad taste", and only said a bit of salty. She did not want to be ignited for the sake of a bowl of porridge, but she quickly discovered that this fox, Liuchuan, had no intention of clearing her acupoints.

"Then I'll go and boil some water for you."

"Unlock my acupoints first!" The door closed again, and no matter how she yelled, it was useless. She could only sit stiffly on the edge of the bed.

After about an hour, Liuchuan came in with a bowl of boiled water. Seemingly teasing the sweet snow within a hundred li, he sat at the table and hummed a tune, "Qiuxue, since you say it's so cold, why don't we take a bath together?"

Liu Chuan nodded to himself. He walked in front of Baili Kuangxue, taking the position that he wanted to help her undress and untie her clothes.

"If you dare to act recklessly, I … I'll …" Being forced into a corner, Fuxue felt wronged, and her voice carried a hint of sobbing.

"Hahaha, your expression makes it seem as if I'm bullying you." Liuchuan laughed, proudly lifting up his hair that hung down his cheeks, revealing a fox-like smile, and said: "Even though, that is the truth."

"You! "Once my acupoints are opened, I will not let you go …" Before she could finish speaking, Liuchuan's face was already right in front of her. She looked at his face, close at hand, and her eyes widened.

"Why don't we continue with what we didn't do that day?" Liuchuan smiled, teasing the sweet snow of a hundred miles.

"I thought you were different from the other customers that went back to the gambling den. So it turns out that you're the same as them, only dressed like a beast." Fifty miles away, Kui Xue lowered her eyes. Her expression was gloomy and filled with disappointment.

"Clothes and beasts? Hahaha, humans are beasts after all. Sometimes, they are not even comparable to wild beasts. The beasts only wanted to survive, but humans were much more cruel than beasts. People would use any means possible to obtain what they wanted. This secular world is meant for a bunch of animals to live in. " Liuchuan lay down on the side of the bed and took advantage of this to pull down Baili Kuangxue, turning to look at her aggrieved and stubborn appearance.

For the past few years, Liu Chuan had roamed the world. He had seen many people, and many things had happened to them. He had seen too many things like human nature. Human nature was greedy, and it wasn't wrong to work hard for what one wanted. People who were too high-minded or too tired. Liu Chuan only wanted to live on in peace. In his heart, besides taking revenge, there was nothing else. As such, Liuchuan loved to travel in the four seas. However, he rarely saw someone like Kui Xue, so he wanted to stop and play with her.

"So your heart is actually so dirty." Kui Xue laughed, mocking him.

However, Liuchuan smiled. He squinted his fox-like eyes and said indifferently, "Qiuxue, let me tell you, everyone in this world is filthy. Whether or not you are willing to admit it, accept it or not, the result will be the same. As long as you are alive, there will be a day when you become filthy. "

There was a knock on the door.

Liuchuan quickly undid one hundred li of Kui Xue's acupoints. A carp jumped off the bed and sat at the tea table, saying, "Come in."

The door was pushed open, and Lu Zixu walked in. Kui Xue was shocked, she could not help but blurt out, "Master?"

"Royal Uncle, why have you come?" Liuchuan said.

"Royal Uncle?" Baili Xiang Xue didn't know what was going on, and looked at Liu Chuan and Lu Zixu in astonishment.

Liu Chuan was related to Brashen, and he also called Lu Zixu Imperial Uncle. Just what kind of status did that Liu Chuan have? What was Lu Zixu's identity?

"Beautiful Snow, I got Liuchuan to bring you here. I need you to exchange for the Gentian Flower. Only Lu Shaoheng knows the way to save the Gentian Flower." Lu Zixu explained, "The wish that I want you to fulfill is to obtain the Gentian Flower and bring the Empress Dowager Liu out of the palace."

Kui Xue nodded, she did not want to ask any more questions.

"I have other things to do, so I'll be leaving first." Lu Zixu turned and left, giving them a meaningful glance.

"Master!" Baili Kui Xue felt that Lu Zixu misunderstood something, and wanted to chase after him to explain, but she was pulled back by Liuchuan.

"Where are you going?" Liuchuan's beautiful fox eyes made people unable to fight. Seeing that everyone was not an enemy, Kui Xue didn't want to pursue the matter. Finally she turned and left the room for a walk.

The wind of early winter made people shiver, especially on a dreary night.

Liu Chuan lazily laid on the roof of the glazed roof, dressed in a feathery green robe. His slender hand lightly rested on a jar of wine as he raised his head slightly to gaze at the night sky. The wind at the top was somewhat strong, blowing apart his lower hem. Under the hem of his clothes, his long legs were half revealed. He looked particularly charming in the watery moonlight.

The fragrant snow from the hundred li away swayed about in the palace, then lost its way. She quietly stood at the foot of a pavilion, raising her head to look at Liuchuan, whose long hair draped over his shoulders. There was a faint smile in his eyes. He looked lonely and desolate.

Baili Xiang Xue lowered her eyes, and then walked towards that direction. A light trampling sound came from behind Liuchuan. He turned his head to look and saw Baili Xiuxue on the roof, walking over. Liuchuan didn't say anything. He only picked up the wine jar and continued to drink wine, admiring the moon. Baili Yu Xue did not say anything, she just sat beside him and looked up quietly.

The starlight flowed into the milky way, as if crossing a long distance in the deep night sky.

The two on the rooftop seemed to have their own thoughts, and after a long while, Liuchuan could not help but open his mouth first: "If I don't speak, do you plan to stay silent for the whole night?"

"I, don't have anything to say." Kui Xue paused for a moment before replying him.

"Nothing, you want to ask me?" Liuchuan stretched lazily and adjusted the hem of his shirt.

"If I ask, will you say it?" "What do you want?" Baili Qiuxue asked back, her gaze falling on him, then to the starry sky.

"Maybe, maybe not. Maybe it's true. Maybe it's a lie." The crafty words carried a trace of teasing. Liuchuan gazed at the beautiful side of his face and laughed frivolously. Kui Xue didn't say anything, but Liu Chuan's next sentence shocked her, "Lu Shao Heng and I are both surnamed Lu."