A Jiu suddenly looked back. Zhao Kun stood alone in front of Zhang Dadan's dilapidated hut, his fingers inserted into his mouth, and a whistling sound began to drift.
Accompanying the clatter of hooves, a red-maned steed galloped over.
On this side, A Jiu's pupils contracted. More than twenty Jin Yiwei had arrived, each of them skilled.
A Jiu only saw those people leap into the air from the backs of their horses, their long sabers swirling like a net, all aimed at Zhao Kun's face.
"Zhao Kun!" A Jiu cried out.
The back of his collar tightened: "Jiu'er, let's go."
A Jiu's vision spun violently, and when it stabilized, she realized she was being carried on her father's back, speeding southward.
"What on earth is going on? Why are there weapons involved?" Cai Lihua shivered in fear.
"Lihua, say less. What time is it? Hurry up and run," said Wang Shi, now at the very front.
Even though her feet were tightly bound lotus blooms, she ran with surprising speed.
He was here in this life to rebuild his Golden Core, and he still depended on this physical body. She couldn't risk her life fighting these brats.
A Jiu bounced fiercely on her father's back. She couldn't understand why, but the ginseng she had brought had caused a life-threatening disaster?
Half an incense stick later.
The family, panting, stopped at the foot of a mountain south of Nanzhou County.
A Jiu slid down from her father's back, gazing blankly at Nanzhou County below Leiyang.
She remembered clearly: Tuobayan had told him to protect her.
She also understood what Grandma meant by keeping a low profile. From now on, she would absolutely not reveal anything she had in front of others.
There were too many people in this world who couldn't stand to see others do well, and even more who wanted to seize what others had.
"A Jiu, let's go." Cai Lihua looked at her daughter, her eyes holding a melancholy that belonged to adults.
"A Jiu, don't worry. Since Zhao Kun is Xiao Yan's subordinate, they are all the same and won't die."
Meng Shaode added.
Subconsciously, the couple exchanged a look, their eyes filled with unspoken understanding.
"Even ghosts die, don't they?" A Jiu murmured.
"Ghosts?" Meng Shaode's eyes widened like eggs. He glanced at his wife, and it was clear Cai Lihua was also embarrassed. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but held back.
Based on their ongoing analysis, the couple had likely guessed Tuobayan's origins.
It was definitely not from any snake spirits or bull gods.
"Daughter, let's go. Ghosts have already died once, they won't die again."
This was the only way they could comfort her now, to persuade their daughter to leave first.
The family followed the mountain path south. Just as they turned, Wang Shi, to everyone's misfortune, blurted out, "Silly granddaughter, that boy isn't a ghost."
"Grandma, what did you say? He's not a ghost? But Tuobayan himself admitted he was a ghost, and said all his subordinates were ghosts."
As expected, this remark caught A Jiu's attention. She leaned closer to Wang Shi and whispered.
Meng Shaode and his wife exchanged a glance, their ears perked up, afraid Wang Shi might say something that would scare Jiu'er.
"He doesn't have the aura of a human, nor the ghostly energy of a ghost? To put it plainly, he's neither human nor ghost, with no trace of life's spiritual energy."
"Ah?" A Jiu paused in shock.
"Mother, what nonsense are you talking about? Look how scared you've made Jiu'er." Cai Lihua quickly pulled her daughter behind her to protect her, while winking vigorously at her mother-in-law, signaling her to say no more.
Wang Shi naturally understood: "Then you can ask him properly later."
Ask him? Tuobayan would likely never return.
A Jiu followed her parents up Nanning Mountain. It was easier to hide in the mountains.
Nanzhou County.
Zhao Kun had several steel sabers pressed against his head. He held one saber in one hand, and used his other arm to block the several steel sabers being pressed down from the side.
Gritting his teeth, Zhao Kun clearly felt his energy reserves were insufficient. His body suddenly sank, and he knelt on one knee.
Someone had already been dispatched to rush 800 li to Nanning City to notify the Inspector. This time, they would be caught off guard.
They would then see how the Inspector's subordinates colluded with the spies.