Xiao Junci’s expression changed suddenly, as he had just steadied himself when the tree branch beneath his feet snapped with a crack.
How could a perfectly good branch break?
Xiao Junci, skilled in qinggong, naturally wouldn’t have broken the branch by stepping on it.
It turns out that just as Xiao Junci had ascended into the tree, several silhouettes swiftly approached from not far away.
Leading them was Hei Dian.
Following Hei Dian, there was a woman.
Dressed in light attire, she heard the noise ahead and saw Xiao Junci landing on the tree trunk.
Upon seeing Feng Xiaoli’s pale little face, she did not hesitate for a mont; a crossbow appeared in her hand, aid at Xiao Junci.
Xiao Junci had not expected, in such a dense forest, that there would be people appearing at this ti.
Moreover, he was talking with Feng Xiaoli and hadn’t anticipated an ambush.
The crossbow arrow emitted a few beams of cold light, hissing as they flew.
The first arrow broke through the wood, the second one squarely struck the descending Xiao Junci’s ankle.
Xiao Junci had Gang Qi to protect his body and ordinary hidden weapons didn’t concern him.
However, the opponent’s crossbow was clearly no ordinary weapon; with a hiss, Xiao Junci felt a severe pain in his ankle.
He grunted as he fell down from the tree.
It was then that Hei Dian took the opportunity to climb the tree, picked up Feng Xiaoli, and descended to the ground.
The woman, along with several rcenaries, also rushed over.
"Regent King, we et again."
The woman, holding the crossbow, aid it at Xiao Junci, as she looked at him.
Xiao Junci glanced at her; the woman had a delicate and gorgeous face, a beauty indeed.
But beneath those beautiful eyes lurked a coldness and murderous intent.
"You are from the Great Chu Team B."
Xiao Junci briefly recalled her identity; he rembered eting her previously, she was a mber of Team B, and her na seed to be Xia Xing.
"Xia Xing, His Highness has no quarrels with you, why would you ambush ?"
Xiao Junci endured the intense pain in his ankle, looking at the wound, the blood had already turned black.
Not only did this woman ambush him, but she also used poison, a tactic that seed eerily familiar to him.
"Regent King, I am here on soone’s commission. I am here to find a batch of goods that went missing from the Phoenix Chamber of Comrce. At the mont, I have enough evidence to suspect that the Regent King has stolen the goods from the Phoenix Chamber of Comrce."
"Nonsense! Does His Highness look like soone who would stoop to petty theft?"
Xiao Junci retorted coldly.
However, Xia Xing and Feng Xiaoli nodded at the sa ti.
"Yes!"
Xiao Junci’s expression worsened, partly because of the poison, and partly because he hadn’t expected the goods he’d bought to be related to the Phoenix Chamber of Comrce.
Xiao Junci’s face was livid; he scoffed coldly.
"So what if I did steal them?"
Xiao Junci, unafraid of taking lives, surely wouldn’t fear smuggling goods.
"Regent King, you can commit murder and smuggling elsewhere, but not in Baidi City."
Xia Xing stated coldly.
"From your tone, Baidi City is your territory?"
Xiao Junci sneered, looking uneasily at the crossbow in her hand, unsure of her skills.
But that crossbow... suddenly, Xiao Junci took another serious look at the crossbow in Xia Xing’s hand.
"You wouldn’t happen to be from Baidi City..."
"I am Xia Xing, the new Soldier King of Baidi City, and the Emperor of Soldiers is my master."
As he said this, Xia Xing still pointed the Crossbow Arrow at Xiao Junci.
Xiao Junci cursed inwardly, what kind of rotten luck was this? Just out to buy so bargains, and he actually ran into an apprentice of the Emperor of Soldiers?
And what exactly is the Phoenix Chamber of Comrce up to? It was just so lost goods, yet they dispatched the most prominent Soldier King of Baidi City in the recent half year.
"Soldier King Xia, we shall et again."
Through gritted teeth, Xiao Junci squeezed out these words, then with a flash, he left.
Xia Xing did not pursue; although she held the Crossbow Arrow, in terms of actual strength, she might not be stronger than Xiao Junci.
A loud grumble from her stomach snapped Xia Xing back to reality, and she turned to see Feng Xiaoli lying pitifully on Hei Dian’s back, watching her.
Xia Xing feigned composure, expressionlessly signaling her subordinates to search the vicinity.
Soon, the hidden stash of goods was discovered.
"Move the goods out first."
Xia Xing commanded.
It was also coincidental that after returning to Baidi City, Xia Xing took charge of the Soldier Inn. Not long after, she received news that the Phoenix Chamber of Comrce had been robbed.
Since the transportation of goods frequently passed through Baidi City, the people from the Phoenix Chamber of Comrce ca to seek help at the Soldier Inn.
Xia Xing dispatched a team to search, but after several days, there was no clue.
Coincidentally, she personally went out to search tonight, only she hadn’t expected to encounter Hei Dian on the way.
Hei Dian, seemingly perceptive of human nature, roared a few tis upon seeing them and quickly ran back.
It turned out that not long after Hei Dian and Feng Xiaoli separated, while searching for food, he detected Xiao Junci’s presence.
Hei Dian had lived with Xiao Junci for many years and knew his strength well; he was worried that Xiao Junci had co to capture Feng Xiaoli.
Going to Baidi City for help was clearly impossible now, but then he noticed Xia Xing and her group. Although he didn’t know if Xia Xing was a persona non grata, she was dressed in rcenary attire,
a similar outfit to what Hei Dian had seen on Dongfang Yong and others before, so in desperation, he led them here, surprisingly managing to drive Xiao Junci away.
After Xia Xing’s subordinates had moved the goods, she turned to leave, pretending not to see Feng Xiaoli, who suddenly perked up and asked Hei Dian to put her down.
Then, scuttling over on her short legs, she dashed up to Xia Xing and, with a whoosh, hugged Xia Xing’s leg.
Xia Xing’s scalp tingled, a bad premonition rising.
No way?
"I recognize you."
Feng Xiaoli crisply stated; Xia Xing’s corner of the mouth twitched violently, though she forcibly maintained her composure.
She thought to herself, impossible, nobody from her past recognizes her now, this kid absolutely couldn’t know her.
"You are Xia Zhu."
Feng Xiaoli chuckled twice, making Xia Xing’s twitch even more pronounced.
"I am not!"
"You are."
Feng Xiaoli looked certain, huffing while clinging to Xia Xing’s leg.
"I really am not!"
Xia Xing was close to exasperation.
"I recognize your scent. It doesn’t matter if you don’t admit it, I will tell Her Majesty that after you beca the Soldier King, you abandoned her and disowned us."
Feng Xiaoli said indignantly.
Xia Xing almost jumped out of her skin, only able to say helplessly.
"To hell with it, how did you recognize ? Even your mother didn’t recognize ."
Speaking, Xia Xing helplessly wiped her face, finally revealing her true face—the now handso, red-lipped, white-toothed young man with a pair of beautiful and helpless eyes.
It was Gong Zhu, who had been missing for several months, now the new Soldier King of Baidi City.
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