How could the treasure-holding boy have thought that Qi Ning had already broken through the wall and escaped? He just felt that there seemed to be a breath next to him, so he turned to look, but Qi Ning had already rushed towards him.
His martial arts skills were not as good as Qi Ning's, not to mention that he was unprepared for this moment. On the contrary, Qi Ning was already prepared and his attacks were crisp and clean. Although the boy holding the treasure reacted quickly, Qi Ning's speed was truly astonishing. The boy holding the treasure wanted to dodge, but before he could do so, the iron shackle in Qining's hand had already hit the boy holding the treasure hard on the head.
Although the boy holding the treasure was not weak in martial arts, he was not a man of steel and iron. The iron shackles came down with ferocious force, and the blood in the boy's brain suddenly burst out. His eyes turned black and he collapsed. on the ground.
The guard leading the way was also dressed in sackcloth and had a mask on his face. He never expected that there would be an ambush in this prison. When Qining took action, he had not had time to see clearly. When the boy holding the treasure fell to the ground, he When he realized that an enemy was coming, his whole body froze and he even forgot to shout.
Qi Ning didn't want to kill anyone, but knew that he had no choice but to make a choice at this time. He knocked down the boy holding the treasure, and in a flash, he reached out and grabbed the guard's neck. The force was too strong and he had cut the man's throat.
Qining was really reluctant to kill people in front of Xiaodie, but he knew very well that if the guard screamed and was heard outside, the consequences would be disastrous.
Xiaodie let out a soft "Ah", but raised her hand to cover her eyes.
Qining killed the guard and turned around to look at the boy holding the treasure. He saw that the boy holding the treasure was also dressed in sackcloth. However, the style of the sackcloth was different from that of Xiaodie and the others. The material was obviously much better. The boy holding the treasure also had a look on his face. Wearing a mask, it was not like the hideous ghost masks on the faces of Xiaodie and the guards. The mask looked like a festive doll. The doll had a smile, but the smile looked extremely weird.
The boy holding the treasure had his head smashed to pieces by Qining. He squatted down and took off his mask. It was the face of the boy holding the treasure. His face was pale, his eyes were protruding, and his body was lying on the ground twitching. Qi Ning stared at the boy holding the treasure. The boy's eyes, but the pupils of the boy holding the treasure were dilated, and the brilliance was disappearing little by little. It seemed that he would not survive. Qining thought that he would kill this guy with a fierce blow.
He felt a little regretful in his heart. He should have been gentler. Controlling the abbot Baodong might be able to force him to find out the situation behind Ji Zang's eyes.
But he also knew that if he couldn't hit it with one blow, the consequences would be disastrous if the boy screamed.
The boy holding the treasure twitched for a moment, but finally stopped moving.
This person acted cautiously and cunningly, but in the end he died unexpectedly in Qining's hands.
Qining stood up and saw Xiaodie's thin body trembling slightly. He hurriedly walked over and said softly: "Xiaodie, don't be afraid, I'm here."
Xiaodie put down her hand, glanced at the body of the boy holding the treasure, and said with a slightly trembling voice: "He... he is the boy, everyone... everyone is afraid of him."
Qi Ning nodded slightly and said: "He is dead, no need to be afraid anymore." He raised his hand and looked at the smiling doll mask, and sneered: "The six Ksitigarbha envoys and the boy holding the treasure are all evil heretics." About to smash the smiling doll mask to the ground, he raised his hand for a moment, but something suddenly occurred to him. He slowly closed his hand and glanced at the body of the boy holding the treasure, thoughtfully.
Xiaodie came back to her senses and asked softly: "Little Diao'er, you... what are you thinking about?"
"Xiaodie, has the boy come in and seen Senior Li before?" Qining frowned and said, "Why does he come here?"
Xiaodie said: "I forgot to tell you, when I was delivering food, I saw Tongzi coming over twice. Tongzi... Tongzi seemed to want something from Senior Li."
"Want something?" Qining was stunned: "What is it?"
Xiaodie thought for a moment, frowned and said, "It seems like... some kind of grass, well, yes, he asked Senior Li for the [Herborist Collection], and he also said that as long as Senior Li hands over the [Herborist Collection], he can let Senior Li leave here."
Qining suddenly realized and understood, thinking that the boy holding the treasure was well informed and knew that Li Xigong had such a treasure as [Herborist Collection], but he obviously didn't know that Li Xigong had already passed [Herborist Collection] to Tang Nuo. This person actually wanted to get the [Herborist Collection] from Li Xigong, but it was a pity that for a medical book, he hit a knife edge today and lost his life here.
Qi Ning thought for a moment and then said to Xiaodie: "Xiaodie, please turn your back first."
Xiaodie was startled and didn't understand what Qin Ning wanted to do. Seeing Qin Ning smile at her, she turned around obediently and heard the sound of Xi Xi coming from behind, but she didn't know what kind of medicine Qin Ning bought in the gourd. After a while, I heard Qi Ning say: "Okay!"
Xiaodie turned around, her face changed suddenly, she couldn't help but take two steps back, looked at the ground, and then looked forward, only to see the man in front of her dressed in linen clothes and wearing a mask of a smiling doll. At first glance, he looked like It was the treasure-holding boy who was resurrected, but when Xiaodie saw the treasure-holding boy's body lying on the ground, she instantly understood that it was Qining who had put on the treasure-holding boy's linen clothes and put on the boy's mask, so he mistakenly identified him as Qining. He is the treasure-holding boy.
Qining took off his mask and said with a smile: "I haven't changed my clothes for a long time, and they are already smelly. This boy showed his kindness by not only sending me his head, but also his clothes. I really feel sorry for him if I don't accept it." He raised his hand and found a short blade in his hand. He smiled and said to Xiaodie, "Xiaodie, do you know what this is?"
Xiaodie blinked her eyes, and Qining already smiled and said: "This is a magic weapon, it can cut iron like clay. It was always a weapon I carried with me, but this guy found it and took it for himself. I thought I couldn't find it again, and I didn't expect that the boy holding the treasure would actually come to my door. This is called returning the thing to its original owner." He was still thinking that even if he changed into the clothes of the boy holding the treasure and put on a mask, the shackles on his limbs could not be opened. Still someone could tell the flaw after talking to him, but who would have thought that this boy holding the treasure turned out to be a good person who would fight to the end, and he even brought the cold blade with him.
The cold blade cuts iron like mud. Qin Ning did not hesitate. With a flash of the sword, he first cut off the iron hoops on his ankles, and then removed the iron shackles on his wrists. The iron shackles were really sharp under the sharpness of the cold blade. Vulnerable.
After the iron shackles were removed, Qining felt relaxed all over his body. He walked over and handed the cold blade to Xiaodie.
Xiaodie was startled, and Qining said softly: "This dagger is extremely sharp. If you carry it with you, it may be useful for self-defense in times of crisis."
Xiaodie hurriedly shook her head and said: "I don't want it, you... you keep it for yourself."
"Xiaodie is obedient." Qining said: "My martial arts is pretty good, but I can no longer use it."
Xiaodie said: "If it weren't for this dagger, how could you... How could you remove the iron shackles? This... This is naturally useful. You will be more useful if you stay with me. And... And with your protection, I won't need it. it."
Qining thought about it and realized that what Xiaodie said made sense. Now that he had met Xiaodie, he would naturally take care of her at all costs in the future. He smiled and said, "That's right. I'll protect you." She put away the cold blade and He smiled and said, "Does this dress fit you well?"
But Xiaodie was extremely smart and understood instantly, and said happily: "If you put on these clothes and a mask, others won't be able to recognize you, and it will be even easier to leave Wild Ghost Ridge."
In fact, Qining is slightly shorter than the boy holding the treasure, but at first glance, it is really difficult to tell because he is wrapped in linen.
"Besides the boy holding the treasure, has anyone else come in?" Qining asked.
Xiaodie shook her head and said: "I have only seen the boy come in twice, and no one else has come in. Those guards are usually not allowed to come in."
Qi Ning nodded slightly, thought for a moment, and then said: "Xiaodie, put on your mask. Let's leave here first. With these clothes as cover, it will be easier to do things." He looked at the stone wall again, facing the already The deceased Li Xigong bowed deeply and gave Xiaodie a few words of advice before leading Xiaodie into the stone passage.
After walking forward for a while, they turned back to the previous secret passage. Xiaodie rushed ahead and walked forward for a short distance. They had already heard the heavy rain outside and another thunderous sound, which shook the surrounding areas. Qin Ning With sharp eyes, he vaguely saw an iron gate appearing in front of him. Through the gap, he could see that it was pouring rain outside, but it was extremely dark, but it was at night.
The two of them walked to the iron gate, and saw a guard holding an oil-paper umbrella outside the door. Seeing Xiaodie coming, they immediately shouted: "Why does it take so long to deliver food, you...?" But they already saw the man behind Xiaodie. Qin Ning, he only thought it was the boy holding the treasure, and he held back the next words.
Xiaodie had already put on her mask and stepped forward: "The boy has asked someone to guard him inside. No one is allowed to come in without the boy's instructions."
This is indeed what Qining asked her to say.
When the boy holding the treasure went in, a guard led him in. However, the guard had been killed by Qi Ning, so he could not come out alive. Qin Ning was worried that the guard's delay in coming out would arouse the suspicion of the guards outside, so he asked the boy. Die responded like this, and the guard hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes!" Since it was what the boy said, he didn't dare to talk nonsense, let alone doubt it.
The guard opened the iron gate, and after Qi Ning came out, he very wisely handed over the oil-paper umbrella in his hand. Qin Ning was not polite, took the oil-paper umbrella, and motioned Xiaodie to come closer to him, and then the guard locked the iron door. Go up, hunched over and not daring to say anything.
Qi Ning had discovered at this time that the prison had indeed opened a stone passage in the heart of the mountain, and there were two more cells within the stone passage. He did not know whether this had been there for a long time, or whether it had been dug out by someone ordered by Ksitigarbha.
The sky and the earth were dark, the rain was pouring, and there were thunders. Looking into the distance, I could vaguely see dense trees and undulating mountains, but I was in the deep mountains.
There was a winding stone path ahead, with dense thorn bushes on both sides. Qining didn't say a word, held an umbrella, and walked forward along the stone path with Xiaodie. The guard waited until Qining's figure was seen. Out of sight, the dish breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the dim stone path behind the iron gate, and murmured: "Fortunately, I didn't follow you in." He just thought that if he followed him, he would be the one standing guard inside. But he didn’t know that if he really wanted to go in, he would even lose his life inside.