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She gritted her teeth and endured the pain as she walked forward. She was chilled by the depth of the Southern Ocean. She had once thought of South Sea as her good friend in her heart. However, she hadn't expected that he hadn't seen her as a friend at all. Zhining suddenly felt like she had been cheated by Southern Sea.

When Nanhai saw that Zhining would rather endure the pain in her chest than seek help from him, he was immediately enraged in his heart. His hands could not help but tightly clench into fists.

ZhiNing knitted her brows as she slowly walked forward with heavy steps. At this moment, her feet felt like they weighed a thousand pounds, extremely heavy. She had never felt her feet being so heavy, so heavy that she could barely move them. However, she bit her lips and forced herself to endure it. No matter how much pain she felt, she would not let out a sound in front of Southern Ocean, because just now, she had refused Ling Feng's promise to escort Sihan home. She had solemnly promised Sihan that she would be able to protect Sihan, but in the end, something like this had happened. She had lost face in front of Nanhai, because she had not only been seriously injured herself, but had also almost caused Sihan to lose face.

Right now, she could not allow the Southern Sea to look down on her, much less lose face in front of the Southern Sea. She also had her remaining pride. She could not and would not let a villain like Nanhai help her.

Seeing Zhining's forehead beaded with cold sweat, Southern Sea could not help but become even more furious. He did not understand what Chen Zhi was holding on to, what she was so stubborn about. He really wanted to leave Chen Zhi here by himself and return to the Southern Prefecture. However, he hadn't been able to do so. He had only followed behind Chen Zhi with extremely slow steps.

ZhiNing knitted her brows and covered her chest as she kept walking. Suddenly, she tripped over something and fell forward uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Nanhai hurriedly reached out his hand to help Zhining up.

Zhining used all of her strength to push Nanhai away with all of her might, clutching her chest while looking coldly at Nanhai who had retreated a few steps before regaining his balance, "Go away, there's no need for you to be so kind." After finishing her sentence, she continued walking forward with heavy footsteps.

Suddenly, Nanhai became furious. He furrowed his brows, quickened his pace, and dashed past ZhiNing. When he passed her, he didn't even spare her a glance.

Seeing that Nanhai's figure had disappeared into the night, Zhining suddenly stopped in her tracks, and her body slowly fell to the ground. "Wuwuwu, wuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwu …"

Without thinking, she ran out of the gate and headed straight for Zhining. Who knew that just after she had run a few steps, she would see Southern Ocean appearing beside Zhining, looking at the unconscious Zhining on the ground with a complicated expression.

Sihan immediately halted her steps and looked at the distant figure of South Sea. She didn't think that South Sea would actually come back.

Sihan did not walk in front of Zhining. She just stood there, looking at the Southern Sea. She believed that the Southern Sea would definitely take good care of Zhining.

Nanhai deeply gazed at Zhining who had fallen to the ground. He had not expected her to be so stubborn, rather than faint on the ground, unwilling to beg him for help. What was even more unexpected was that he would involuntarily turn around and return to Zhining. Even he himself did not know what kind of mentality he had now returned to Zhining's side once again.

He sighed helplessly, squatted down, and gently picked up Zhining. Surprised, he looked at Chen Zhi's pale face. He had not expected Chen Zhi to be so light despite her strong outer appearance. Her soft body was more like a woman's body than a man's.

Only at a close distance did he realize that Chen Zhi was actually so delicate and pretty. She had a pale oval face, a firm, perky nose, and lips without the slightest trace of blood.

Suddenly, Nanhai forcefully shook his head, throwing away all the thoughts in his mind. He tightly embraced Zhining and rushed towards the Southern Prefecture.

When Sihan saw that Nanhai had left with Zhining in his arms, she let out a sigh of relief. She stood on the spot, watching Southern Sea's departing back, and couldn't help but slightly furrow her brows. She felt that Zhining seemed to be very resistant to the Southern Sea right now. What had happened between them?

When Bing'er ran out of Clear Heart Pavilion, she only saw Gu Ziming in a white silk dress standing in front of her with his hands behind his back and a cold expression on his face. Gu Ziming was flanked by armored elite soldiers, who surrounded the building.

Bing'er felt relieved. The fact that Gu Ziming could send soldiers to surround the entire building showed that he still didn't know about the disguise of Sihan as a man. However, she was also very angry with her colleague. Why would Gu Ziming send such a heavy soldier to surround the entire building?

Bing'er took a few steps forward and walked in front of Gu Ziming, coldly looking at him, "What does the young general mean by this?"

Gu Ziming's stern eyes looked at the main entrance of the Blazing Heart Pavilion. His fierce eyes were like the stars in the night sky, bright and full of spirit. "What does Miss Bing'er think this general means?" He didn't answer Bing-Er, but asked her coldly.

Bing'er's expression immediately turned ugly. How could she not understand Gu Ziming's intentions? Gu Ziming was trying to catch a turtle in a jar, trying to find the man he had a grudge with in the Clear Heart Pavilion. Bing'er snorted disdainfully to herself. She hadn't expected Gu Ziming to be so narrow-minded as a young general.

"Young General, Bing'er told you that she didn't see the man you were looking for." Bing'er answered Gu Ziming helplessly. Indeed, she did not see the man Gu Ziming wanted to see. What she saw was a girl.

Gu Ziming glanced at Bing'er coldly, then raised his hand high up and put it down, ordering the elite soldiers on both sides of him in a cold voice, "Divide into two groups. The first group will follow this general into the Pleasant Pavilion, and all the men dressed in white attire will be brought out to this general. The other group will search outside the door to prevent the man in white from sneaking out."

"Yes, Young General." The elite soldiers split into two groups as instructed by Gu Ziming. One group rushed into Qingxin Tower in an orderly manner. The first group surrounded the Blind Swordmaster.

Seeing the guests frightened out of their wits by the soldiers who suddenly entered the hall, Bing'er's anger reached its peak. She strode towards Gu Ziming, her tone full of displeasure, "Young General, don't you think you've gone too far?"

Gu Ziming glanced at Bing'er, "If Miss Bing'er were to tell me where that man is, why would I need to do that?" What he meant was that it was Bing-Er's fault.

Bing-Er was even more angry, "I can't believe a grand young general is so unreasonable!"

Gu Ziming ignored Bing'er's sarcasm and mockery, looking directly at the entrance of the building. The elite soldiers brought all the men dressed in noble white clothing from the inside of the hall to the main street and lined them up in a neat row.

"General, we will bring out all the men in white from the building to have a look." A soldier wanted to respectfully report to Gu Ziming.