Shocking Mountain Moon

Chapter 44 Not Human

It was late at night, but there were still many people on the street. There were inspectors and imperial officials who were searching everywhere, and even more were passers-by who were returning home after having fun at night markets, brothels and other places of entertainment.

Qiu Heng saw several imperial guards stopping a man for questioning. The leader was Hu Si, and she quietly retreated.

By chance, Hu Si turned around and shouted, "Stop!"

Qiu Heng no longer hesitated and rushed towards an alley on tiptoe.

The alley is very long. After passing through it and taking a shortcut, you will be not far from Yongqing Marquis’ Mansion.

The lithe figure ran in the darkness like a magpie with its wings spread, leaving the pursuer far behind.

There was light coming from the front, illuminating the face of the tall and straight young man.

Imperial Envoy Xue Han!
Qiu Heng finally felt nervous.

She had never fought with Xue Han, but she thought that since he could secure the position of Imperial Envoy, he must be no mediocre person.

But he happened to be standing where she had to pass, and there was no way to avoid him.

Then we can only confront it head-on.

With pursuers behind him, Qiu Heng did not hesitate and continued to rush forward.

Danger and crisis were commonplace in that troubled times. Her skills might not be top-notch, but her confidence and calmness were as good as anyone else's.

Let her measure the skills of this Lord Xue.

Xue Han didn't expect that the man being chased by his men not only did not panic when he saw him blocking the way, but also chose to take the initiative to attack.

Such courage.

Xue Han drew his sword and slashed at the masked man.

Wrapped around the long knife in his hand was a soft sword.

The soft sword was like a snake, cleverly neutralizing the power of the long knife, and then it was released flexibly and stabbed towards his face.

Xue Han had to lean back to avoid it.

In just a few moments, the two exchanged a few moves, and it was difficult to tell who was the better one.

The pursuers behind him were getting closer and closer.

Qiu Heng knew that she couldn't continue to fight, so she gritted her teeth and pushed her feet against the wall, using the reaction force to stab at him at an extremely tricky angle.

Xue Han dodged flexibly and felt a sharp pain in the back of his shoulder.

He dodged the soft sword, but was hit by the opponent's palm on the wound that had not yet healed - it was the wound caused by a sharp branch standing in the grass when he rescued Miss Qiu Liu from the spies.

Even the strongest man cannot resist the body's instinctive reactions.

Taking advantage of the moment when Xue Han slowed down his movements due to the pain, Qiu Heng somersaulted in mid-air and landed on the ground, then started running.

Xue Han knew that he could not catch up, and his eyes were like cold stars as he stared at the figure that was getting farther and farther away.

"Sir, has the person escaped?" Hu Si and his men chased after him, panting.

"He ran away." Xue Han covered his shoulder and said lightly.

Hu Si took a closer look and his face changed drastically: "Sir, you are bleeding! Ah, it's still the same place!"

"It's just a cracked wound, it's not serious." Xue Han looked in the direction where the masked man disappeared again, turned around and walked back.

Hu Si chased beside him, muttering: "Why are the injuries in the same place? It must be painful to have two injuries on top of one another! Sir, your back shoulder may be unlucky this year. Why don't you go to the temple and pray for it?"

Xue Han's mouth twitched fiercely.

I've only heard of people having bad luck throughout the year, but I've never heard of just one shoulder having bad luck throughout the year.

"Sir, you should recover from your injuries before coming out. There are endless spies to catch, and the criminals who assassinated high-ranking officials are not the only ones responsible for our Imperial City Division..."

There's no need to take it too seriously. Both Han Wu and Yuan Chenghai are not good people. Just let them die.

Of course, Hu Si was reluctant to say this out loud, but he believed that the adults and he were in sync.

Xue Han glanced at his subordinate who kept talking and said simply: "Shut up."

Back at the government office, Xue Han took out the golden wound medicine, stared at it for a moment before handing it to Hu Si: "Help me apply the medicine."

"Well, good." Hu Si looked at the porcelain bottle containing the medicine. "Oh, this is the best wound medicine from Renxintang. It's not cheap... I remember now, it was Miss Hong-Qiu Liu who asked her nanny to bring it to you."

The red bean cake was quite foresighted, as it was put to use very quickly.

It was too fast. The previous injury didn't heal at all...

"Use it sparingly--" The pain from the powder sprinkled on the wound made the boy's voice a little hoarse, and he added, "It's expensive." Hu Si raised the corners of his mouth and smiled meaningfully.

I don’t know whether the adults really think it’s too expensive or they are reluctant to use it.

"grown ups."

"explain."

"I heard that red beans can replenish blood. Why don't you go and tell Miss Qiu Liu that you are injured again and ask for some more red bean cakes?"

"Hu Si."

"Hey."

"Don't make fun of a girl's reputation."

"Yes." Hu Si put away his playful smile and shook his head quietly.

It was obviously Miss Qiu Liu who sent both red bean cake and golden wound medicine. She might have admired their adults in her heart. The adults were the same. They didn't eat red bean cake before, but now they like it.

If this isn't mutual affection, what is it? But the adults are stubborn.

"You should keep a close eye on the Yuan residence these days..." Xue Han started talking about business.

At this time, Qiu Heng had already returned to Lengxiangju.

"The girl is back." Fangzhou came forward.

Qiu Heng said as she took off her clothes: "I've told you so many times, don't wait for me, go to bed early."

"I can't sleep, but I can wake up later anyway—" Fangzhou paused and his expression changed, "Girl, are you hurt?"

Qiu Heng opened her hand to look at the blood on her palm, and said in an inexplicable tone: "I'm not injured, it's someone else's blood. Fangzhou, go get some hot water, I'll take a bath."

Behind the screen, the girl took off all her clothes and sat in a half-person-high wooden barrel, surrounded by hot water of suitable temperature.

The fatigue was swept away along with the dust, Qiu Heng raised his hand and stared at his palm in a daze.

There was no trace of blood on the white palm.

She did it on purpose.

She knew that Xue Han's wound there had not healed, which was his weak spot, so she deliberately hit him there to give herself a chance to escape.

And the result was just as she expected.

Qiu Heng scooped up a handful of water with both hands and poured it onto her shoulders.

The girl's shoulders are flawless and white.

Xue Han's shoulder injury was caused by saving her, and today she rubbed salt into his wound.

She is really not a human being.

Qiu Heng sighed and smiled helplessly.

What should we do? If necessary, not to mention hurting people, even killing people is possible.

After bathing, Qiu Heng changed into a snow-white inner garment, fell onto the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

There was a long alley that seemed to have no end, and the hurried footsteps of pursuers behind him. He finally ran to the alley entrance and saw a silent boy standing there.

He waited until she got close, then drew his knife and slashed at her without hesitation.

Without hesitation, she drew out the soft sword wrapped around her waist and stabbed forward.

The sword went straight into the boy's heart.

Blood splattered, and he opened his eyes wide with disbelief, staring at her without blinking.

"Ah Heng——"

Qiu Heng sat up suddenly, gasping for breath.

Despite the hot summer weather, she broke out in cold sweat on her back and her heart was beating rapidly.

In her dream, she killed Xue Han.

She was wrong. She would feel bad if she killed the boy who had shown her kindness time and again.

She didn't want to experience this kind of discomfort, but given what she had to do, she would inevitably have to deal with the Imperial City Bureau in the future.

She had to be more careful and not let him find out who she was.

(End of this chapter)