Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 213 Pursuit
Si Buping’s plan was a good one, but this would put Yan Ciwan in an even more dangerous situation.

She would neither risk her own life nor become a pawn in the hands of others, so she pretended to be frightened, reached out to grab Xie Li's right wrist, and shouted for help!
Xie Li held the knife in his hand, with the blade pressed against Yan Ciwan's neck. With just a little force, he could cut her throat.

Everyone was shocked by Yan Ciwan's actions, fearing that she would anger Xie Li and thus lose her life.

Chaolu couldn't help but screamed: "Aci, be careful!"

Xie Li was very annoyed.

Seeing the gate right in front of him, he only needed to walk a little further to escape, how could he give up? !
He increased the strength in his hands, wanting to give Yan Ciwan a taste of pain so as to scare her and prevent her from doing anything rash, but strangely, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't push the knife down at all.

His hands were actually firmly restrained by Yan Ciwan!

She clearly looked like a weak woman with skinny arms and legs, so how could she possibly suppress him with her strength?
Unless, she is pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger, she is actually a hidden master of martial arts,
In order to verify this guess, Xie Li no longer held back his strength. He grabbed Yan Ci Wan's arm with his left hand and bent it backwards with force, trying to break her arm.

Yan Ciwan's arms folded back and he frowned deeply, as if he couldn't bear the pain.

Her elbow hit Xie Li's heart.

Xie Li felt that his ribs were almost broken. He gasped in pain and his strength involuntarily decreased.

Yan Ciwan seized the opportunity to grab Xie Li's thumb and pried it apart with force.

With a dull snapping sound, Xie Li's right thumb was broken off. The excruciating pain almost made him let go.

But for the sake of the easy way out, he gritted his teeth and endured the pain, refusing to let go of Yan Ciwan even if he died.

He used all his strength to drag Yan Ciwan towards the gate.

Chaolu was extremely anxious. She wanted to ask someone for help to save Ning Ci, but all the guards and palace soldiers present remained motionless because of Si Buping's order. As for the others, they were not familiar with Yan Ciwan and were unwilling to take the risk to help him.

Just when she was so anxious that she was crying, she suddenly heard a whoosh sound, and a paper tube as thick as a finger flew past her.

That was the chimney that Xiao Wang threw out.

The fuse of the chimney had been pulled out, and when he landed on the ground, thick smoke immediately billowed out.

The air was filled with smoke and a strong, pungent smell.

Everyone covered their mouths and noses and fled.

Xie Li couldn't see anything because of his obstructed vision. He could only rely on his intuition to drag Yan Ci Wan forward. At this moment, nothing could hinder his escape.

Yan Ciwan didn't want to use the Ning Dao in public, so she hadn't drawn it. Now with the smoke covering her, she had no scruples and immediately reached her right hand behind her waist and pulled out the Ning Dao.

The soft and thin blade cut Xie Li's abdomen. Sensing the danger, he immediately let go of Yan Ciwan and quickly distanced himself from her.

The smoke blocked Yan Ciwan's vision but did not block her hearing.

She clearly heard Xie Li's footsteps, and rushed towards the direction of the sound, slashing down with the Ning Dao in her hand!

Xie Li felt a strong wind coming towards his face, and without thinking, he raised the knife across his face.

The two knives collided with a loud clang and sparks flew out.

The opponent was so strong that Xie Li felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him. He used all his strength to block the attack. Veins bulged on the back of his hand, and one of his feet still moved back uncontrollably.

At this point he had already understood that he was no match for Yan Ciwan, and that he would not gain any advantage in a head-on confrontation, so he had to think of a way.

He spoke with difficulty under great pressure: "Someone really wants to see you."

Yan Ciwan asked leisurely, "Who is it?"

"Her surname is Nie and her given name is Xiayun."

This familiar name was like a heavy hammer, hitting Yan Ciwan's heart hard, making her stand there in a daze. Nie Xiayun was her grandmother's name. But shouldn't her grandmother be in Xizhou?
Yan Ciwan's heart was pounding and he had a bad feeling.

Did something happen to grandma?
Xie Li took advantage of her uneasy mood and tilted the sword in his hand to the left. The Ning Dao slid down along the sword. He exerted force on his waist and abdomen, jumped up suddenly like a poisonous snake, and chopped the sword in the direction of Yan Ci Wan.

At the critical moment, someone grabbed Yan Ciwan's left hand and pulled her to the side.

Yan Ci Wan was forced to move to the side, just in time to avoid the enemy's sneak attack.

At this time, the smoke had become a little lighter. Yan Ciwan turned his head to look at the person who was holding him, and could vaguely see an outline.

Although she couldn't see the facial features clearly, she recognized him at a glance. This person was Xiao Wang!

The next moment she heard Xiao Wang's voice.

"Are you hurt?"

Yan Ciwan replied no.

Xiao Wang breathed a sigh of relief, but the hand holding her did not let go.

Seeing that the sneak attack had failed, Xie Li was disappointed but did not want to fight anymore. He turned around and ran away without hesitation.

Yan Ciwan heard the footsteps and immediately shouted, "Stop!"

However, the other party ignored her, so she picked up a knife and chased after him.

Xiao Wang held her back and said, "Don't chase me, it's too dangerous."

Yan Ciwan was very anxious: "My grandma might have fallen into their hands. I have to ask him to tell me where grandma is!"

Xiao Wang didn't expect that this matter would involve Yan Ciwan's relatives.

He said no more and immediately accompanied Yan Ciwan to chase after the thank you gift.

Relying on his memory, Xie Li staggered all the way out of the governor's mansion gate.

There were many passers-by on the street outside. When they saw someone running out of the governor's mansion with a knife in hand and in a menacing manner, they were all frightened and dodged to the side.

Xie Li looked back and saw Yan Ci Wan and Xiao Wang had already chased out.

He immediately quickened his pace and ran quickly along the street.

Yan Ci Wan and Xiao Wang were chasing closely behind.

After crossing two streets, Xie Li went straight into a teahouse.

When Yan Ci Wan and Xiao Wang broke into the teahouse, they found that there was no one else in the teahouse except the owner and two waiters.

Seeing the guests coming in, the shopkeeper and the waiters had no intention of going forward to greet them, and continued to sit lazily at the table and doze off.

Xiao Wang stepped forward and asked, "Did you see a middle-aged man in official uniform running in just now?"

The shopkeeper raised his eyelids and glanced at him, then slowly replied, "No."

Xiao Wang glanced at the side door and asked, "Can we go to the backyard and take a look?"

The shopkeeper refused outright.

Yan Ciwan had just clearly seen Xie Li break into the teahouse. The owner must be lying.

Since the other party was unwilling to cooperate, Yan Ciwan didn't have to give him face. She strode forward, grabbed the shopkeeper's collar, and forcibly lifted him up from the stool.