Underworld entries, starting with ghost stories.

Wu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly.

Madam Hei drew her pair of swords, and her hands were adorned with the inscription.

—"Whirlwind Blade Technique".

As soon as the two women approached, her twin swords swirled towards Dou Xianniang like a whirlwind.

The sword hanging on Dou Xianniang's sword is the "Willow Dance in the Wind Sword," whose sword movements rise against the whirlwind, flashing out ethereal and fleeting sword flowers.

Madam Black's knife speed was extremely fast, with her right hand slashing one after another.

Suddenly, he drew his knife with his left hand and swiftly struck Dou Xianniang.

Reminded by Wu Qing, Dou Xianniang realized that Wu Qing's left-handed knife was the real killing move, so she used the Smoke Step to avoid it.

The sword flashed repeatedly, clashing constantly with the Black Lady's right-hand sword technique.

Amid a series of loud bangs, Madam Black was forced to constantly parry.

"You've seen my swordsmanship?" Madam Black hissed.

Dou Xianniang gave a cold laugh and didn't reply.

If she hadn't known the characteristics of Madam Hei's swordsmanship beforehand, she might have been caught off guard by the opponent's unique swordsmanship, which was heavy on the left and fast on the right.

However, she now turned the tables on Madam Black, making her increasingly vulnerable.

Madam Hei's left-handed knife kept missing its mark, while her right-handed knife was relentlessly suppressed by Dou Xianniang's sharp sword light.

After more than twenty moves, Madam Black was already in grave danger.

Seeing that Lady Black was in a bad situation, Lady White didn't care anymore and flew up.

Dou Xianniang laughed and said, "You're all just so-so."

His body moved like a wisp of smoke, drifting backward before returning to his horse. He turned the horse around and said, "Let's go."

The crowd behind Madam Black and Madam White tried to catch up, but the warriors of Wuji Village fired a volley of arrows, forcing them to stop, and rode away amidst laughter.

The Black Lady, the White Lady, and the others couldn't catch up and were so angry they gritted their teeth.

Wu Qing and Dou Xianniang galloped away on horseback, quickly shaking off their pursuers.

Once they reached an open area outside the mountains, they no longer needed to worry about being ambushed, so they slowed down.

Wu Qing praised, "Miss, you are still a cut above the rest. If Madam Bai hadn't caught up, Madam Hei would have already lost."

Dou Xianniang said happily, "My skills are actually not that different from Madam Hei's."

"If you hadn't told me beforehand that although the mandarin duck knife in her right hand was longer and heavier, it was mostly a feint, and the real weapon was the double-edged sword in her left hand, I wouldn't have been able to suppress her so easily from the beginning."

"Her swordsmanship is quite unique. If you don't know her characteristics from the beginning, it's quite easy for her to ambush you. Even if you're just accidentally slashed by her, her series of blows will leave you covered in wounds immediately."

A martial artist nearby exclaimed, "I never expected that you, Qing-ge, who clearly doesn't know martial arts, could immediately discern the Black Madam's style from the corpses of the victims."

Wu Qing said, "In that case, it is confirmed that Miss Ailian has not yet fallen into their hands."

"The problem is that Miss Ailian and her group are not familiar with this area, and in their panic, we don't know which way they went to hide."

"I'm not confident that I'll find Miss Ellen before Madam Black and Madam White."

Dou Xianniang pondered, "This area is close to our Dou Family Village. Although we have abandoned Dou Family Village, we still have some connections in the surrounding area."

"We are too few people to search the mountains for her. I'll go and see if I can contact more people I know in the area to help find Ailian's whereabouts."

Wu Qing said, "But those people may also be threatened or bribed by the government. If they are not absolutely reliable, you should not contact them without authorization, Miss."

Dou Xianniang nodded: "I do understand that."

Wu Qing turned his horse around: "In that case, I will part ways with you first."

Dou Xianniang asked in surprise, "Qing-ge'er, where are you going?"

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Wu Qing smiled wickedly: "I'll go and hold off Madam Black and Madam White. They have more people on their side, so they're more likely to find Miss Ailian before we do."

"Only by keeping them occupied can we ensure Miss Ailian's safety."

Dou Xianniang asked in surprise, "You're going alone?"

Wu Qing laughed and said, "Don't worry, my skills are meager. I'm not going to fight them. I'm just going to use some tricks to make them unable to do anything."

Dou Xianniang asked, "What should we do?"

Wu Qing said, "I'll know the truth later!"

Seeing his mysterious and confident demeanor, Dou Xianniang felt a pang of unease... Are all strategists like this?

She said, "In that case, Qing-ge'er, why don't you take half the people with you?"

"No need!" Wu Qing's smile was subtle, but it looked somewhat eerie in the rising moonlight. "It's not like we're going to fight them to the death. More people are useless."

"I'm just stalling them. Your priority is to find Miss Ailian as soon as possible."

After saying this, he asked Dou Xianniang for the means of communication, and then rode back home.

A person nearby asked, "Young Miss, is the Master really alright on his own?"

Another person said, "Perhaps it's a ruse, a way to scare Lady Black and White and their men by himself?"

The man said, "What empty city strategy? Do you think you're Zhuge Liang?"

"Why do I feel that the advisor is just as sinister as the Zhuge Liang described by the storyteller?"

Dou Xianniang has a rather large head.

She couldn't understand how Qing-ge could hold off Madam Hei, Madam Bai, and the dozens of people they brought, all by himself.

But without a doubt, Qing-ge'er was indeed a capable and competent advisor.

She turned around and said, "Let's listen to Qing-ge'er first! Sigh... I really want to crack open his skull and see what's inside."

The others laughed too.

**

Lady Hei was being overwhelmed by Dou Xianniang and mocked by the other side, leaving her feeling quite depressed.

Left with no other choice, she and Madam Bai had to lead their men over the mountain again.

A group of female soldiers stayed behind to look after the horses and supplies.

Seeing the two ladies return looking annoyed, the female soldiers didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Madam Black and Madam White, along with their subordinates, moved to a relatively safe place.

Then they started a fire and cooked a meal.

Madam Bai said, "Sister, you don't need to be angry. Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war. Besides, that girl seems to know a bit about your swordsmanship. It's not a big deal that she gained the upper hand for a while."

Lady Hei sat by the campfire, pondering, "Before Dou Xianniang went on stage, the young man next to her secretly said something to her."

"That young man is probably a bit unusual. Judging from his horsemanship, he doesn't seem to be a martial artist. But he's riding alongside Dou Xianniang, and the others under Dou Xianniang's command seem to treat him with great respect. He's probably their advisor or strategist."

Madam Bai said, "We were hiding very well, yet that guy not only knew where we were hiding, but also revealed our identities and origins in advance. That is indeed quite unusual."

"I wonder who that kid is. He seems pretty weird."

Madam Hei said, "With that kid around, it won't be easy to capture Dou Xianniang. We might as well leave Dou Xianniang alone for now, rest for a while tonight, and start a full-scale manhunt for Shan Ailian tomorrow."

"If we capture Shan Ailian, we can go back and report our success."

That night, after nightfall, they set up camp here.

But at this time, something evil had already sought them out...