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Wen Rou listened to Chu Qing and thought for a moment before saying:

"But if he ran, I'd be in trouble...

"I can control this poison to keep it from spreading, but I can't cure it."

"How long can you control it?"

Chu Qing asked.

"About an hour... After an hour, it will spread from my palm along my meridians.

"I'll probably die in at most ten hours."

As Wen Rou said this, her expression remained largely unchanged.

It was as if whether she lived or died had nothing to do with her.

Chu Qing nodded:

"Can you move?"

"No, I can't."

Wen Rou answered honestly.

"Then excuse me."

After saying this, Chu Qing carried Wen Rou into the house, seemingly having completely forgotten about Mei Qianluo.

After settling Wen Rou on his heated brick bed, Chu Qing finally said:

"You stay here and slowly control this poison, don't let it spread.

"I'll go find you an antidote."

Wen Rou thought for a moment:

"Then be careful."

Chu Qing was speechless:

"You really believe me? You don't even know who I am..."

"I believe you."

Wen Rou said calmly:

"After all, if you hadn't acted just now, I would have already died."

There was reason in her words. Wen Rou was Chu Fan's junior sister, after all. Looking at the Buddha's face for the monk's sake, Chu Qing couldn't let her die in front of him no matter what.

He immediately smiled:

"Then stay here and rest assured, wait for me to come back."

After saying this, he grabbed his saber and went out.

In his heart, he also began to consider where he should move tomorrow.

This place probably couldn't be lived in anymore...

Originally, the possibility of Wen Rou inviting Chu Fan over as a 'guest' was debatable, but now that he had saved her life, the possibility of her inviting Chu Fan over to thank him for saving her life was boundless.

Therefore, he had to move.

However, recalling what happened tonight, he felt a little emotional.

It was truly not easy to live in such a world.

If the person living here tonight hadn't been him, but an ordinary person, two martial artists would have inexplicably run onto their roof and started fighting.

When they woke up the next day and saw the corpses in the courtyard, who knows how scared they would be.

And with Mei Qianluo's caution, he might not even spare the owner of the courtyard.

After all, he himself said he had big plans and couldn't leave any trace.

For ordinary people, this was an unexpected disaster, with absolutely no room for resistance.

"This is still within Heavenly Dance City. While Wu Ganqi may not be a great strategist, he does govern effectively.

"But even so, it's difficult to completely prevent such situations.

"Life is difficult, and it often targets ordinary people..."

As Chu Qing thought, he followed the traces left by Mei Qianluo.

He was an assassin... tracking was his specialty.

Mei Qianluo had one arm severed by him, and the blood couldn't be stopped in a short time, leaving more flaws.

Finding him was simply too easy.

So Chu Qing wasn't afraid of him running at all... If he ran, it would be like pulling up a radish and bringing out the mud.

The injury on his arm had passed the initial numbness, and now the pain made Mei Qianluo's breathing tremble uncontrollably.

Waves of intense dizziness washed over him, making him miserable.

All this way, he not only had to guard against possible pursuers behind him but also had to be careful to hide from the Heavenly Dance Guards.

Once the Heavenly Dance Guards discovered him, the situation would become utterly dire.

The only thing to be thankful for was... that young man didn't seem to have any intention of chasing him.

At least so far, it had been quiet behind him.

"Who exactly is he?

"That girl named Wen Rou, she was poisoned by me. Without an antidote, she probably won't live for more than twelve hours.

"I just hope that young man doesn't send her to the Chu Family; otherwise, my identity won't be hidden."

Mei Qianluo stumbled, feeling his condition was already at its worst.

But it was close...

His residence was just ahead, and the second boss, 'Mystic Staff Crouching Dragon' Ge Jingchun, was there now.

As long as he returned here, he would be safe.

Afterward, he would have the second boss go personally and kill those two people, and the matter would be settled.

Thinking this, a surge of strength rose from nowhere.

He forced himself not to fall, but the short distance felt like walking half a lifetime.

Finally, he violently kicked open the gate of the courtyard.

The sound of the breaking door was particularly harsh in the silent night.

There were people in the courtyard, and more than one.

Mei Qianluo looked up at the scene in the courtyard, feeling a bit lost for a moment.

He saw the Mystic Staff Crouching Dragon currently gripping a black-clothed man by the throat, holding him up in the air.

Disturbed by the sound, he frowned tightly, turned his head to look at Mei Qianluo, and when he saw Mei Qianluo's broken arm, his pupils constricted slightly:

"What happened?"

He casually tossed the black-clothed man from his hand. The black-clothed man miraculously survived, lying on the ground coughing incessantly.

Mei Qianluo couldn't help but ask:

"What is... going on with you?"

"A fish that slipped through the net from the Xia Family. He has some tricks; he followed silently all the way here and thought it was an opportunity after you went out.

"He wanted to poison my teacup. I turned his plan against him and lured him out... it did take a little effort."

When Ge Jingchun said the words 'Xia Family', Mei Qianluo immediately understood.

The Xia Family was a well-known prominent family in the territory of the Divine Sand Gang.

However, they weren't a martial arts family like the Chu Family, but rather wealthy merchants, with vast fortunes.

They had always been the Divine Sand Gang's money bag, to be taken from at will.

It was just that the Xia Family was clearly unwilling to be exploited by the Divine Sand Gang in this way and secretly wanted to defect to other forces.

After the Divine Sand Gang discovered this, they slaughtered the entire family of over 130 people overnight and plundered all their wealth.

He hadn't expected that there would still be a fish that slipped through the net among them.

Mei Qianluo glanced at the black-clothed man and let out a soft breath:

"It's a good thing this person couldn't bear it; otherwise, it really could have ruined everything...

"No, Brother Ge, just leave this person to me.

"I met a master. Not only did I fail to kill the person, but in the blink of an eye, my arm was also broken by that person."

When Ge Jingchun heard this, his slightly aged eyes flashed with a hint of solemnity:

"I thought you fought to the death to kill him. He broke your arm and let you go without any injury himself?"

Mei Qianluo was startled and subconsciously said:

"We have no grievances or enmity with him, he..."

Speaking of this, he couldn't continue.

His entire face was terrifyingly pale.

Just now, he was blinded by a single leaf; since Chu Qing hadn't pursued him, he thought the other party didn't want to kill them all.

But in reality, was that possible?

"You've lost too much blood; even your mind is muddled."

Ge Jingchun's face was gloomy. He took out a pill from his怀 and threw it to Mei Qianluo:

"That person is probably already here."

As soon as he said this, Mei Qianluo felt a layer of chill settle over his entire body, even his blood, cold to the bone.