Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 228 Exit
This is not stagnant water but running water, which means there may be an exit hidden underwater.

Yan Ciwan's feet sank into the water, and the icy cold feeling made her shiver involuntarily.

She took a deep breath, held her breath and sank into the water, swimming hard in the opposite direction of the current, with Lu Jinshu following behind her.

It was dark underwater and I couldn't see anything.

The two swam for a long time before they saw a little light.

I guess that must be the exit!

They swam faster, and when they touched the light and surfaced, they found themselves deep in an underground pool.

Above are densely packed stalactites with fireflies dancing among them.

The light that Yan Ciwan saw underwater just now came from these fireflies.

She climbed ashore and found a path among the stalactites. She didn't know where the path led to, but she couldn't find any other way out, so she could only follow the path.

Both of them were soaked, and their clothes were still dripping with water.

Wherever Yan Ciwan walked, she left wet footprints. Lu Jinshu followed behind her, his head lowered, and every step he took was on her footprints.

After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly heard Yan Ciwan exclaim.

"That's the exit!"

Lu Jinshu raised his head and looked forward. It was still dark at the end of the path, but he could feel the wind blowing on his face.

Since there is wind, there must be an exit.

Yan Ciwan quickened his pace and ran forward.

Soon she came to a stone door with a copper lock hanging on it. She pulled out her Ning Dao and with a clang, she split the copper lock in half with one stroke.

After the bronze lock fell to the ground, Yan Ciwan opened the stone door with force and found a backyard outside.

There was no one in the yard, so there was no need to worry about their whereabouts being discovered for the time being.

Yan Ciwan breathed a sigh of relief, but she did not walk out directly. Instead, she turned to look at Lu Jinshu who was following her and stretched out her hand to him: "Give me back the mask."

Lu Jinshu took out a white mask from his arms.

That was the mask he had taken off her face before. He lowered his eyes to look at the mask in his hand and said slowly: "Princess, after I leave here, I must continue to carry out my foster father's orders."

Yan Ciwan understood what he meant.

As long as they step out of this door, they will bid farewell to the past completely.

From now on, he is no longer her childhood sweetheart, and she is no longer the little princess he once protected for sixteen years.

Lu Jinshu put the mask in her hands.

He watched her put the mask on her face and said, "I hope you won't regret your choice today."

Yan Ciwan turned around silently and strode out of the stone gate.

The stone gate is located on a rockery, with dried flowers and plants near the rockery. This should be the backyard of someone's house.

She looked up and found that the sky was still covered with dark rocks. It seemed that she was still in the underground black market.

There was a slight sound of breaking air behind me.

Yan Ciwan didn't look back, but quickly turned around to dodge.

A horizontal sword stopped an inch away from her. She looked in the direction of the hand holding the sword and saw Lu Jinshu.

He had also put on a mask, so she couldn't see his expression at the moment. She could only see his eyes through the two holes in the mask. They were cold and sharp, like a blade drawn from its sheath.

In the past, Yan Ci Wan had only seen such a look in his eyes when he dealt with those who intended to harm Yan Ci Wan.

Now he looked at her with this look.

The person he had tried his best to protect had now become the target he had to kill. Yan Ciwan felt ironic: "You are really impatient."

Lu Jinshu said nothing.

He stayed by her side for sixteen years, watching her grow from a babbling little girl into an adult and a beautiful young lady.

Since she was doomed to die, he would break the flower himself.

He attacked again, sweeping the blade across, heading straight for Yan Ciwan's neck.

Yan Ciwan twisted his waist and spun around, dodging the opponent's knife again.

Lu Jinshu chased after her relentlessly, swinging the sword in his hand as fast as lightning. Yan Ciwan swung it several times in succession, but she managed to perfectly dodge it every time. She seized a moment when the opponent paused, gathered strength with her feet, leaped up, held the Ning sword in both hands, and chopped down at Lu Jinshu fiercely from top to bottom!
Lu Jinshu held the knife horizontally in front of him and the two knives collided.

With a crisp clang, the powerful impact forced Lu Jinshu to take two steps back. He was forced to kneel on one knee, holding the handle of the knife tightly with one hand and the back of the knife with the other. The veins on the back of his hand bulged because he used too much force.

Suddenly, there was a hurried knock on the door outside, and someone's shouting spread into the backyard.

"Open the door quickly! Someone has sneaked into the black market. Your Excellency has ordered a city-wide search. Everyone inside, come out immediately!"

Yan Ciwan's heart tightened as the people from the Five Gods Sect had come here to search.

Lu Jinshu seized the moment when she was distracted, suddenly pressed the mechanism at the end of the handle, and pulled the handle out!
This horizontal sword may look ordinary, but it actually contains a lot of secrets. There is also a short knife hidden inside the sword!

Lu Jinshu held the dagger and stabbed Yan Ciwan in the abdomen!

Yan Ciwan reacted quickly and raised his leg to kick the dagger out of his hand.

But in this case, she could only use one leg to maintain her balance. The dagger in Lu Jinshu's hand suddenly changed direction and stabbed hard at the leg she was standing on!

Yan Ciwan had to retract her legs and step back to avoid it, but she was still a little slow. Her thigh was scratched and blood slowly flowed out, staining the hem of her dress red.

But she did not stop. Instead, she swung the Ning Dao and chopped it towards his neck before Lu Jinshu had time to put away his knife!
Lu Jinshu rolled on the ground to avoid the fatal blow.

Unexpectedly, Yan Ciwan's knife was just a feint. The tip of the knife paused in mid-air before changing direction and stabbing towards Lu Jinshu's heart at a speed that was difficult to capture with the naked eye.

Lu Jinshu was not allowed to raise his sword to block again.

As a result, the short knife was cut off by Ning Dao in one stroke!
The tip of the knife cut a diagonal wound along Lu Jinshu's chest, and a large amount of blood gushed out.

With a loud bang, the door was knocked open from the outside.

The sound of chaotic footsteps is approaching quickly.

Yan Ciwan and Lu Jinshu looked at each other. Both of them were injured and they would probably suffer if they met the people from the Five Gods Sect.

So the two of them chose to take a step back and stop for the time being.

Yan Ciwan took out the cigarette pipe, unplugged the fuse and threw it out.

After the chimney fell to the ground, thick smoke billowed out. The people from the Five Gods Sect who had just rushed in were blinded by the smoke and could not see anything clearly. They could only shout at the top of their lungs.

Yan Ciwan took advantage of the chaos and left.

She wrapped her black cloak tightly around herself, used it to cover the wound on her leg, and walked quickly on the streets of the black market with her head lowered.

The black market was in chaos at this moment, with people everywhere on the streets, but because everyone was wearing masks and cloaks, it was impossible to tell who was who.

Yan Ciwan endured the pain and walked through the crowd, finally returning to the gambling house.

She saw a man standing outside the gambling house. Although the man was also wearing a mask and his face could not be seen clearly, Yan Ciwan could still recognize him at a glance. He was Xiao Wang!

She took a deep breath and quickened her pace towards him.

At this moment, someone suddenly blocked her way.

"stop!"

(End of this chapter)