A life of two souls traveling through time

After bidding farewell to Li Yunye, Xuanyu left Qile City overnight with Hongnu and headed north. Three days later, they arrived at Chaoyun City, which was famous for its weapons.

"Girl, we've come to Chaoyun City. When will you teach me Kung Fu?"

Hong Nu, carrying various weapons displayed on the street stalls, couldn't wait to ask Xuan Yu who was standing beside him.

"What's the point of a girl fighting and killing all day long?" Yan Yu shook her head and sighed, then turned cold and pulled Hong Nu away and continued: "We didn't come to Chaoyun City to hang out."

Seeing that he had made Xuanyu unhappy, Hongnu was so scared that he dared not say anything and just let himself be dragged away dejectedly.

The two walked a few steps and turned into a deep alley, then turned east and west and came to a messy courtyard. The sound of iron hammering could be heard from the dilapidated house. Yan Yu hesitated for a moment, then walked towards the sound with a sullen face. The moment she opened the door, a sharp and cold long sword pressed against her fair neck. The sword holder behind the door turned out to be a blacksmith wearing a green and red mask.

"girl!"

The red slave following behind him screamed in fright, but when he saw the man with the sword, he turned pale and knelt down quickly.

"The Southern Shadow Scholar, Yu Yu, and the Red Slave come to pay their respects to the Lord Zuo Hu."

When the blacksmith put down his sword, Huan Yu lowered her head, knelt in front of him, and said respectfully.

"Your mission has failed, and you still dare to come to me?" A hoarse and cold voice sounded behind the mask.

"The mission is not over yet. How can Lord Zuo Hu conclude that Huanyu has failed?" Although Huanyu still had her head down, disdain was evident in her voice.

The pair of eyes on the green and red mask showed a sinister look. He lifted up Yan Yu's chin with his long sword again and said in a cold voice:

"It's dangerous to always claim to be smart. You have to know that the upper echelons don't care about our methods. They only want results. You are too mysterious and have made the master dissatisfied. If you don't complete this mission well, you..." As he spoke, he pointed the long sword at the trembling Hongnu behind Yanyu: "And she, will have to pay a heavy price for this."

"Xuanyu wants to negotiate a deal with Lord Zuohu." Xuanyu glanced at the frightened Hongnu from the side, lowered her head again, and spoke bluntly without beating around the bush.

"You, want to negotiate terms with me?" The blacksmith sneered and confirmed again.

"The economy of Jiangnan in Jingsong Kingdom has always been stable. It takes time and means to destroy it." Yan Yu looked up at the blacksmith's face without any fear. She smiled coldly and said slowly.

"Are you threatening me?" The blacksmith narrowed his eyes slightly, showing some murderous intent.

"I absolutely dare not do that. I just want to ask Lord Zuo Hu to forgive me for my loyalty and dedication to Yingmen over the past five years, despite risking my life." Huanyu kowtowed and replied sincerely.

"You are using a mission to ask for a favor. Do you know what the consequences would be if the master of the sect knew?" The blacksmith glared at Yan Yu for a long while, then snorted coldly, swiftly put the sword back into the scabbard, turned around and placed a cooled piece of iron into the charcoal fire.

"It's just a small matter so there's no need to bother the Sect Master. The Left Protector can make the decision for Xuanyu." Xuanyu straightened up, bowed to the blacksmith again, and smiled slightly.

"Tell me about it?" The blacksmith did not turn around to look at Yan Yu. He continued to fiddle with the iron block in the charcoal fire, but there was a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

"Hongnu was someone Huanyu met in a brothel in Qile City. She is still young and knows nothing. Although she has followed me for a year, she has not been formally admitted into the Shadow Sect and cannot be considered a true shadow master. Huanyu would like to ask Lord Zuo Hu to release her and let her live the life of an ordinary person." After Huanyu finished speaking, she knelt down solemnly again, but Hongnu behind her looked at the girl in front of her with tears streaming down her face, motionless.

"You came all the way here just for her?"

"Yes and no."

The veins on the blacksmith's hand that was holding the hammer were bulging, and he was suppressing a rage in his heart. This was not the first time that Xuanyu's love of keeping things in suspense had made him angry, but every time he heard her mysterious words, he couldn't help but want to kill her. If it weren't for the fact that this girl was very smart, could complete every difficult task smoothly, and had the attention of the Lord in Charge, he would have definitely swung the hammer down on her head.

"What else?" The blacksmith took a deep breath and asked coldly.

"Lord Zuo Hu has not yet agreed to Xuanyu's request." Xuanyu still said slowly.

"Although she has not joined the Shadow Sect, she has done a lot for you after all, and knows a lot of details... I will consider it after you successfully complete this mission."

The iron block in the charcoal fire had already burned red. The blacksmith picked up the iron with tongs. Then, the sound of clanging iron could be heard again in the house.

Xuan Yu sighed in disappointment and slowly stood up. Lord Zuo Hu's words made her face the reality again. After all, she had overestimated herself and underestimated the cold-bloodedness of the Shadow Clan.

"There is one more thing that Xuanyu would like to ask Lord Zuo Hu for help with." After walking out of the house, Xuanyu suddenly turned around and spoke coldly to the blacksmith who was busy inside.

"What's the matter?" the blacksmith paused his work and asked.

"Yueyu wants to find Zhao Changhe's whereabouts."

The blacksmith then put down the hammer and tongs in his hands, turned around and looked at Yan Yu, with a pair of puzzled eyes under his facial makeup:

"The Zhao family has already fallen. Next you should focus on dealing with the Li family. Why are you still looking for Zhao Changhe?"

"The best sword to deal with the Li family is Zhao Changhe. The famous Li family in Jiangnan has been famous for a hundred years and has a deep foundation. Now it is so powerful that it has spread to all the major cities in Jingsong State. If you want to move it, you must have the ability to cut off the throat with a sword and hit the vital point directly. At this moment, Zhao Changhe is like a sharp sword of hatred tempered with deadly poison. With him, I can make sure that the Li family will not have room to breathe."

The blacksmith looked at Yan Yu's confident expression and didn't say anything more, just nodded.

The sound of iron hammering could be heard again in the dilapidated courtyard, and Xuanyu and Hongnu hurried out of the yard.

"Miss, you must not offend Lord Zuo Hu again because of Hong Nu. I...I don't want to drag you down." After they walked out of the alley, Hong Nu dared to step forward and talk to Xuan Yu.

"I once told you that if you don't want to be a burden to me, don't join the Shadow Clan and just be an ordinary person. That place is not suitable for you." For once, Huan Yu gave Hong Nu a cold face. At this moment, she looked like a ruthless and cold-blooded killer.

"Girl..." Hong Nu looked at the girl in front of her who seemed to have a different face, and was so scared that tears started to flow again. Although she had known the girl's true identity for a long time, she was still a little frightened when she saw her true face with her own eyes.

Hongnu's tearful look inevitably softened Yanyu's heart, and she immediately returned to her usual gentleness, raised her hand and touched her head, revealing a smile.

Hongnu was still a child after all, so he naturally burst into laughter when he saw it.

"Girl, where are we going now? Back to Qile City?"

"Stay here and wait for news."