Hidden Blade

Chapter 12 I'll Take You Home

The two of them ran for a long time, but they did not dump the pursuers behind them.

In the end, Xu Han had an idea and pulled Qin Keqing into a small alley. Only then could he temporarily deceive the pursuing Asuras.

Hu!

Hu!

The two of them gasped heavily for breath for the rest of their lives, then looked at each other, but for some reason, they withdrew their gazes at the instant their gazes met.

The atmosphere was somewhat awkward.

Of course, there were also questions that kept popping up in Qin Keqing 's mind.

After all, she felt that she did not know Xu Han, so why did he sacrifice his life to save him? No matter what, Qin Keqing could not understand this point.

"It's safe." Qin Keqing patted her chest and sighed, trying to resolve the awkward atmosphere.

"Safe?" Unexpectedly, Xu Han smiled at that time. "No place in this world is safe for the Dark Asura Hall ."

He was too familiar with the methods of the Dark Asura Hall . Even in the palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the people that the Dark Asura Hall wanted to kill would definitely be killed.

" Dark Asura Hall ?" Qin Keqing had obviously heard of the name of the Dark Asura Hall . At that time, she let out a cry of surprise and turned to look at Xu Han in surprise. She never thought that the one chasing after them would be the notorious Dark Asura Hall . Thinking of the horrifying rumors about it, Qin Keqing's face immediately turned pale.

"Heh, it's fine. I'm here." Xu Han could see Qin Keqing 's worries. He tried his best to comfort her gently, and then he pulled Qin Keqing 's hand again.

Perhaps because she had passed the life-and-death battle before, Qin Keqing had also woken up a bit. She naturally knew that it was extremely inappropriate to be held by an unfamiliar man. Thus, she subconsciously wanted to struggle free, but at that moment, she suddenly caught a glimpse of Xu Han holding his hand. Under her shattered clothes, there were several bloody traces. She knew that the bloodstains were caused by him in order to protect her. At that time, her heart inexplicably softened, and the struggle in her hands stopped. She allowed Xu Han to pull her into the shadows of the alley.

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At dawn, Xu Han led Qin Keqing to a forest outside Jingsheng City .

They had escaped for a long time, and they had encountered Shuras who had tracked them down more than once in the middle. They had already reported to the upper echelons, but for some reason, the number of Shuras sent to hunt them down was much less than Xu Han had expected.

Xu Han inwardly speculated that it was probably because of some trouble in the matter of assassinating Long Congyun. Otherwise, with the style of the Dark Asura Hall , they would have already sealed off the entire Jingsheng City. How could they be given the chance to escape?

Regardless of whether what he thought was true or not, he still escaped with Qin Keqing .

The two of them ran for a night in fear. They were already exhausted. They found a secret place and sat down at that time.

After gasping for breath for a moment, Qin Keqing suddenly remembered the wound on Xu Han's hand. She turned around and took out the medicine she had brought with her, wanting to bandage it up for him.

However, when he touched Xu Han, Xu Han's body stirred. He stood up and looked at Qin Keqing with extreme caution.

Years of bloody battles had already given Xu Han an instinct that was like a wild beast, subconsciously guarding against everyone. When he saw the surprise and grievance in Qin Keqing 's eyes, he realized that he was too suspicious.

"I'm sorry." He said apologetically and sat back down.

Perhaps in this world, other than Ah Sheng from back then, the only person he could trust was this girl in front of him.

"Don't mention it." Although Qin Keqing was shocked by Xu Han's reaction, she still understood his behavior. She shook her head and leaned forward. She tore off a piece of cloth from her clothes and began to wrap it carefully with medicine.

Qin Keqing lowered her head. Her hair was lifted by the night wind and brushed across Xu Han's cheek.

Even in the face of life and death adversity, Xu Han had not frowned at all. At that time, an indescribable nervousness arose in his heart.

This was the first time he had such intimate contact with a girl since he remembered it.

Gulu.

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and the corner of his eyes couldn't help but glance at Qin Keqing , who had lowered her head, and carefully looked at her, whom he hadn't seen for four years.

She was already sixteen years old, about the same size as him, and her facial features were upright. She could not be regarded as a national beauty, but she had such a small and jade-like intent.

Especially at this moment, she was completely absorbed in picking up Xu Han and cleaning up the foreign body on the wound. Her appearance inexplicably fascinated Xu Han.

"Alright." At this time, Qin Keqing bandaged Xu Han's wounds. She clapped her hands and looked up at Xu Han. Unprepared, Xu Han was like a naughty boy who had been discovered for doing something bad, and he quickly withdrew his gaze.

Qin Keqing was stunned. She had probably guessed that Xu Han was secretly looking at her. Her face flushed red and she fell silent again. She quietly sat to the side.

There was a long silence between the two of them.

"Why did you save me?" After hesitating for a long time, Qin Keqing could not suppress the doubts in her heart and asked softly.

Why?

Xu Han was stunned. He was also asking himself the same question in his heart.

He had already stayed in Dark Asura Hall for four years. As long as he was safe for another year, he would be able to regain his freedom.

He didn't seem to need to gamble his life to save her.

Was it just to repay the kindness of half a steamed bun a few years ago?

Of course not.

But at the same time, his commitment to Dark Asura Hall wasn't as simple as it was to survive.

If that was the case, he could find an ordinary rich family and sell himself. Why would he suffer the torture of this Dark Asura Hall ?

He followed the old beggar as a beggar for twelve years.

He had doubts about this world, about himself more than once.

When he saw the girl who had saved him being sold, he wanted to do something and felt that he should do something. But the old beggar tells him that you are a beggar, and a beggar must behave like a beggar. There's nothing you can do.

At that time, Xu Han finally thought of something.

He doesn't want to be a beggar, or anyone's slave.

In other words, he felt that people shouldn't live for the sake of living. It was more or less meaningful for people to live. He didn't know what that meant, but he wanted to look for it.

In order to get rid of this identity, he chose Dark Asura Hall . The original purpose of all of this was to see Qin Keqing who had been sold.

If he were to kill her now in order to survive, then what was the meaning of the tribulations he had endured in the past four years?

Therefore, rather than saying that he had saved Qin Keqing , it was better to say that he had saved himself.

However, Xu Han's silent pondering caused Qin Keqing to think that Xu Han had something to hide. She smiled and said, "If it's inconvenient, then don't say it." However, the expression on his face was somewhat disappointed.

Then she seemed to have thought of something and turned to Xu Han and asked, "Then can you tell me your name? Or can you let me see what you look like?"

Xu Han's face was covered in a black cloth from beginning to end, which made Qin Keqing curious. After all, if the two of them met by chance, she really couldn't understand why Xu Han would save her. However, if he did, Qin Keqing could not remember when he had known such a person.

This request clearly exceeded Xu Han's expectations. He was stunned, as if it was due to a long while before he silently shook his head.

"Why?" Qin Keqing was not satisfied with Xu Han's response. She stood up and asked, her voice unconsciously becoming louder.

"It's not good for you to know too much." Xu Han said. In fact, this was indeed the case. Qin Keqing could not recognize him. He was just a beggar on the street. Even if she had given him half a steamed bun with kindness, who would really remember such a beggar? On the other hand, Qin Keqing didn't know much about the Dark Asura Hall 's plans, so the Dark Asura Hall had a chance of letting her go. Otherwise, she would only be killed.

"But" Qin Keqing took a step forward and said something else. However, seeing that Xu Han was lying down against the tree trunk and resting with her eyes closed, it was obvious that she no longer had the mood to talk to him, so she swallowed the words that came to her lips.

Two hours had passed since Xu Han sat down. The sky had already brightened, but Xu Han still had no intention of getting up.

Qin Keqing couldn't help but be a little anxious. They were still being hunted down. She didn't think this was a good time to rest, so she hesitated for a while and asked, "Hey, what are you doing? Are we hiding here all the time?"

"Don't worry, we're almost there." Xu Han narrowed his eyes and replied indifferently.

Right at this moment, a hoarse cry suddenly sounded from the already lit sky. With a wave of flapping wings, a black crow slowly descended from the horizon and landed on Xu Han's shoulder.

Qin Keqing was stunned for a moment, but she stopped herself from speaking.

Xu Han seemed to have expected this long ago. He reached out and gently stroked the black crow's head. Then, he placed it on his arm and took out a piece of letter paper from his ankle.

"The assassination failed. Canghai saved Long Congyun. Now that Long Congyun is cultivating in Valley Roc Town, bring your little lover to find him and never return to Dark Asura Hall again."

The content on the letter was extremely simple, but it gave Xu Han a clear path.

As for who sent this letter, Xu Han could guess a bit. He knew that once he was captured, the relationship between Yuan Xiucheng and him would definitely not be hidden. Therefore, he had expected that Yuan Xiucheng would think of a way to help him escape.

However, he didn't know what the purpose of Yuan cultivation was.

He only vaguely remembered that when he woke up in the Asura Ground, he had once blamed himself for killing Liu Sheng because of his woman's benevolence. Just as he was trapped in this guilt, the man suddenly appeared and told him that no matter what he wanted to do for Liu Sheng, the premise was that he had to survive.

That conversation woke up Xu Han at that time.

Only then did the current Xu Han appear.

"Let's go." Xu Han stuffed the letter into his embrace, raised his hands, and put the black crow back into the sky. He turned to look at Qin Keqing who was still in a daze and said this.

"Where to?" Qin Keqing asked subconsciously.

Xu Han smiled and said, "I'll take you home."