Xiao Shixun sat there without moving, watching as Qin Shi's palm strike came.
Qin Shi frowned, and his sharp palm strike aimed directly at Xiao Shixun without hesitation.
Just as the palm strike was about to hit Xiao Shixun, he suddenly reached out and pulled Su Fuliu, who was sitting next to him, in front of him.
Qin Shi's gaze darkened; he knew what Xiao Shixun was planning.
The seemingly fierce palm strike had actually silently reduced its power by several percent, but even with only a few percent of its power remaining, it still caused the unsuspecting Su Fuliu to vomit blood.
At the same time, Xiao Shixun took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on Qin Shi.
Qin Shi was thrown out of the carriage, fell to the ground, and spat out blood.
Using his injury as an excuse, Su Fuliu closed his eyes in distress, afraid that seeing Qin Shi's injured state would break his heart.
He knew that Feng Muting had a plan for disguising himself as Qin Shi to stop them.
This palm strike was also an accident; he could sense that Feng Muting had withdrawn several tenths of his power at the last moment.
Otherwise, he would probably have been knocked unconscious right now.
He didn't know what Feng Muting was planning, but all he could do was not disrupt Feng Muting's plans.
The best way to avoid disrupting Feng Muting's plan is for him not to look or speak, so that he won't reveal his true feelings and be discovered by Xiao Shixun.
"Jing'er, are you alright?" Xiao Shixun looked at Su Fuliu, who was lying in his arms in pain.
"Do you still care whether I'm alright or not?" Su Fuliu found it ridiculous.
“What I care about, I certainly care about.” Xiao Shixun lowered his head and whispered in his ear, “If I don’t try this, how will I know if he is Feng Muting’s puppet, or if he is Feng Muting himself?”
Su Fuliu gritted her teeth, trying not to let her emotions fluctuate too much because of these words.
Xiao Shixun is really cunning.
They actually used him to test Feng Muting.
If Xiao Shixun had noticed even the slightest clue in that palm strike, Feng Muting's whole performance would have been for nothing.
Then, Xiao Shixun looked at Qin Shi, who had gotten up from the ground, and Qin Shi said, "You're really treacherous. I wanted to capture him, but I didn't expect to kill him here. Now that he's dead, how am I supposed to seek revenge on Feng Muting?!"
As he spoke, he spat out a mouthful of saliva, which was bright red and full of blood.
His thuggish demeanor made Xiao Shixun raise an eyebrow: "What grudge do you have against Feng Muting?"
"I don't know you at all, so what business is it of yours what grudge I have against Feng Muting? Let me tell you, you have to leave Su Fuliu here today. If you hadn't used those tricks earlier, I would have beaten you to death long ago. But don't think you can use the same trick twice!"
As he spoke, Qin Shi once again channeled his inner strength to attack Xiao Shixun.
Xiao Shixun originally thought they were just ordinary bandits, but he didn't expect that this bandit leader was quite capable. He hadn't held back his palm strike just now, but the other party was still able to stand up and fight again.
When Qin Shi's figure reappeared before him, Xiao Shixun spoke: "Let's cooperate."
Upon hearing this, Qin Shi immediately withdrew his palm strike: "What do you mean?"
"You want Feng Muting's life, and I want Feng Muting's life too. That's the meaning of it," Xiao Shixun replied coldly.
"Can you trust me?" Qin Shi looked at him coldly as well.
Xiao Shixun laughed: "I didn't even doubt whether you were trustworthy, but you've started to doubt me."
"Of course, you said you wanted Feng Muting dead, but now you're driving away and taking away the trump card I used to threaten Feng Muting. How can I believe you?" Qin Shi's tone was full of dissatisfaction.
Chapter 533 I Promise You
"Judging from your appearance, you must have failed many times and had no choice but to capture Su Fuliu to blackmail Feng Muting. Well, he is the dignified King Ting, how could you, a mountain bandit, possibly deal with him?"
Xiao Shixun glanced at Qin Shi and then said, "I am the Emperor of Xiao Kingdom. Why don't you follow me? One day when I want to attack Feng Kingdom, I will appoint you as the General of the Front. At that time, you can charge into battle, strike at the heart of the enemy, and take Feng Muting's head."
Before Qin Shi could say anything, Su Fuliu suddenly opened her eyes and said, "I've already gone with you, why are you still doing this!"
He was already injured, and he couldn't help but cough a few times because he was so excited.
"I said, I will not let anyone who tries to stop you from coming to hell to join me go, let alone this man who stole your heart?"
Xiao Shixun smiled, raised his hand and gently stroked Su Fuliu's pale face, his movements as tender as if he were caressing a rare treasure.
Su Fuliu turned her head away, clutching her chest where her blood was flowing poorly, and left Xiao Shixun's embrace.
Xiao Shixun looked at his empty embrace, then at Su Fuliu leaning to the side.
Qin Shi clenched his fist tightly in his sleeve and said, "You mean what you say?!"
"I am the supreme ruler. If I don't keep my word, then who in this world can?" Xiao Shixun sneered.
"Okay, I promise you!" Qin Shi looked like he had made up his mind, but this was actually his ultimate goal.
Xiao Shixun narrowed his eyes and looked at him: "However..."
Qin Shi's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm on the surface.
Suddenly, Xiao Shixun got off the carriage and walked towards Qin Shi.
He approached Qin Shi and said, "Take off your mask."
Qin Shi's eyes flashed.
"What, you don't dare? Are you afraid I'll recognize you?" Seeing that he seemed a little flustered, Xiao Shixun wanted to verify his thoughts even more.
"It's not that I'm afraid, but I'm afraid my face will scare you," Qin Shi replied.
Xiao Shixun shook his head: "There is nothing in this world that can frighten me."
He was terrified of it long ago when he was a child.
After hearing this, Qin Shi didn't say anything more. He raised his hand and took off his mask, revealing the area that was covered by the mask.
Xiao Shixun's eyes widened slightly for a moment, but it was only a fleeting surprise, and he quickly regained his composure.
"It is indeed a bit creepy, let's put on the mask."
But as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly reached out and tried to pry open Qin Shi's jaw. Only after he found nothing, such as a human skin mask, did he feel completely relieved.
"Who are you so wary of, who do you think I am?" Qin Shi asked deliberately, then put his mask back on to cover the terrifying parts of his face. Luckily, he had come prepared.
Lu Chimo used a human skin mask before, so Xiao Shixun will definitely be on guard against that this time.
Therefore, instead of using a human skin mask, he went to the palace to ask the imperial physician for a temporary disfigurement ointment. Once the effects of the ointment wore off, his appearance would naturally recover.
Xiao Shixun sneered: "It's nothing. It's always good to be cautious. You're coming with me anyway, aren't you going to say goodbye to your bandit brothers?"
“This is indeed a bit sudden. I need to talk to my brothers properly. Why don’t you go first and I’ll catch up later?” Qin Shi asked.
"No need, I'll just stay here and see how you say goodbye to your brothers." Xiao Shixun didn't intend to leave first; he didn't want to turn back and chase after someone else.
Chapter 534 Warmth and Cold
Qin Shi naturally understood that Xiao Shixun was still on guard.
But no matter how wary Xiao Shixun was, he proceeded cautiously step by step.
As long as I can follow along and stay by Su Fuliu's side.
Even if they can't acknowledge each other, as long as Su Fuliu knows that he has always been by her side, that's enough.
In this way, Su Fuliu won't be in so much pain.
And with his help, perhaps we can find the antidote sooner.
If not, he could have taken Su Fuliu away in time.
In short, he couldn't do nothing. Su Fuliu risked her life alone to find the antidote.
Lu Chimo and Bai Yulang also went to Xinjiang in search of the antidote.
He was all alone, and he couldn't just wait quietly for news; he was also worried about Su Fuliu.
Xiao Shixun stood there watching how Qin Shi explained things to his brothers.
While Su Fuliu was coughing silently in the carriage, she secretly peeked at Qin Shi through the window.
He felt terrible. Xiao Shixun hadn't held back at all with that palm strike. His Tinglang must have been seriously injured and was probably enduring the pain right now.
But he couldn't go forward to relieve his son's pain; he had to pretend they weren't familiar, pretend they were enemies, and then stay with his real enemy.
Although his son, Tinglang, could accompany him back to Xiao Kingdom as Qin Shi, it was far too dangerous.
Su Fuliu suppressed the urge to watch further and withdrew her gaze, afraid that Xiao Shixun would discover it.
He huddled in the corner of the carriage, clutching his clothes tightly with both hands, as if deep in thought.
Xiao Shixun returned to the carriage and saw Su Fuliu, who was always curled up and hiding in the corner. He said, "Jing'er, are you alright? When we get to the next town, I will take you to see a doctor."
As he spoke, he went to Su Fuliu's side and leaned against him.
"Why isn't Jing'er saying anything? Are you angry with me? Are you blaming me for taking that blow for you earlier, and for only now showing concern for your injuries?"
Su Fuliu ignored him, only coughing twice.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Shixun said to the outside, "Qin Shi, hurry up and drive the carriage."
Qin Shi gritted his teeth, enduring the pain in his heart, and got into the carriage. After Yuan Sichen also got in, he quickly drove the carriage to the nearest town.
He personally injured his Ah Liu, and though he was in great pain, he couldn't show it.
Although he was also injured, he didn't care at all. All he knew was that hearing Su Fuliu cough made him feel so heartbroken that he was going crazy.
Upon arriving at the nearest town, Qin Shi stopped the carriage in front of a local clinic.
He loosened the reins and subconsciously turned around to go in and hug Su Fuliu, but as soon as he turned around, he realized what he was doing and stopped, saying, "Master, we've arrived at the clinic."
He disliked the word "master" very much, but he called it out for the sake of his Ah Liu.
"Jing'er, we've arrived at the clinic." With that, Xiao Shixun prepared to pick up Su Fuliu.
Su Fuliu dodged slightly: "I can walk by myself."
"You're not wearing shoes or socks." Xiao Shixun glanced at his feet; they were still so beautiful.
Su Fuliu's shoes and socks were left at the previous inn; he didn't bring them with him.
He didn't want Su Fuliu to wear shoes and socks; he wanted to see Su Fuliu's beautiful feet all the time.
"I..." Su Fuliu wanted to say that he could walk barefoot, since he didn't want Xiao Shixun to touch him anyway.