The Regent's Koi Princess

Shadow looked at Lin Xi and nodded slightly in response, then he crouched down and disappeared into the woods with light steps.

As we walked into the middle of the woods, the sounds of fighting became clearer and clearer.

Shadow walked inside while looking around for a place to hide.

Relying on the abundant dead grass in the woods, Shadow took advantage of the big trees to block the sound and slowly walked towards the source of the sound.

Until the sound seemed to be heard in person, Shadow finally stopped in front of a sturdy, century-old tree.

He pushed aside the messy dead grass, quietly straightened up and looked at the open space in front of him.

Two groups of people, one black and one white, were fighting fiercely.

The number of people in the two waves was about the same. Shadow didn't look too carefully, but with a rough scan, there were probably about seventeen or eighteen people on each side.

Shadow discovered that the group of people wearing white clothes seemed to have much higher martial arts skills than the group of people wearing black clothes.

Seeing that the group of people in white clothes had the upper hand, and the group of people in black clothes were being beaten back step by step, just when Shadow thought that the group of people in white clothes were about to win.

Suddenly, the group of men in black collectively took a few steps back, then they looked at each other and nodded, and then each of them raised their hands and sprinkled a burst of black smoke at the group of men in white.

The black smoke suddenly spread like an inky cloud, quickly covering the entire open space. In an instant, a pungent and strange smell filled the air.

In the chaos, Shadow couldn't tell what gangs the two groups of people belonged to.

The shadows were not too far away. Although he didn't know who they were, at this moment, the men in white who had just been in a dominant position were clearly at a disadvantage.

The people in white who were in the thick smoke covered their noses one after another, their eyes full of confusion and fear. Their movements began to become slow, and some even staggered a few steps. The people in white who were full of fighting spirit just now seemed to have been drained of strength by an invisible force.

The men in black took advantage of this opportunity, a cunning look in their eyes, and they were agile, like ghosts in the night, quickly approaching those opponents who had lost their resistance.

The flashes of swords and the shadows of knives were faintly visible in the black smoke. Every clash was accompanied by low muffled sounds and occasional screams. The scene was both tragic and full of unknown horror.

Shadow was shocked when he saw this scene.

"No, the black smoke is poisonous."

In this chaos, Shadow clung to the tree trunk, holding his breath, staring closely at the changes in the battle situation, secretly thinking about how to find a glimmer of hope in this chaos, or find an opportunity to help.

Under the black smoke, every moment was full of variables, and he knew that every decision he made was crucial.

Although Shadow didn't know where these two groups of people came from, he could guess from the viciousness of the black-clothed men that they were definitely not righteous people in the martial arts world.

Only those bugs who stay in the shade would like to attack from behind.

……

On the other side, Lin Xi had been waiting outside for a long time but Shadow didn't come back. Fearing that Shadow might be in trouble, Lin Xi led the Beggars' Gang disciples and slowly approached the depths of the woods.

Seeing the shadow behind the big tree, Lin Xi smiled and was about to shout at him, when suddenly she smelled a strange smell in the air and her eyes widened instantly.

As a qualified Chinese medicine genius, I can guess with just one sniff that there is some unknown poison in the air.

Oops……

Someone has poisoned this place.

Looking up at the two groups of people in the open space ahead, one can guess without thinking that the poison was spread by the group of men in black.

Lin Xi's brows were furrowed and his nostrils moved slightly, as if he could capture every tiny molecule of toxins in the air.

Fortunately, for safety reasons, she developed several antidotes for various poisons before coming out.

In addition, she also made a lot of face towels that can cover the mouth and nose according to the modern method of making masks, and soaked these face towels in some precious Chinese medicine.

This time they did not come out for sightseeing. What they were going to do might cost them their heads at any time, so they could not fail to be fully prepared.

Lin Xi moved behind Shadow, nodded at him, and pointed to the center of the open space with his chin.

Shadow understood what she meant instantly.

Afterwards, Lin Xi first looked at the empty space and nodded, then used gestures to tell the Beggar Gang disciples to wrap face scarves around their faces to block the poisonous gas so as to prevent it from being inhaled into the body, and finally made a gesture to the Beggar Gang disciples to disperse and encircle them.

After all, these Beggars' Sect disciples had been in the martial arts world for a long time, so they didn't need too many words, and they understood with just one gesture. Their leader signaled them to disperse and encircle the two groups of people in black and white clothes.

Then she crawled on the ground and slowly towards the open space.

Shadow understood Lin Xi's purpose and didn't say much. He bent over and crawled like Lin Xi, following closely and slowly crawling forward.

When they got closer to the target, Lin Xi stopped and turned his head to look around, and saw that the Beggar Gang disciples were already in their positions and ready for action.

She quickly pulled out a small white porcelain bottle from her waist and gently twisted the cork on the bottle. Instantly, a fresh and elegant herbal fragrance emanated, forming a sharp contrast with the pungent smell around her.

She flicked her fingers and a few thin streams of powder were accurately scattered around. After circling in the air for a few times, the powder miraculously slowed down the spread of the black smoke, and the suffocating feeling of oppression in the air was also alleviated a little.

Lin Xi's eyes were firm and calm. She knew very well that this poison was extremely serious and she had to find an antidote as soon as possible or at least reduce its effects.

She waved to Shadow, took out a handkerchief soaked in special liquid medicine from her bosom and covered her mouth and nose, and whispered to Shadow: "Follow me, princess. This poison is very strong. Don't breathe it in."

After saying this, she turned around, nimbly moving between the shadows of the trees, and slowly moving behind the men in black. Every step she took seemed so calm, as if in this crisis-ridden environment, she was the one who controlled everything.

To be honest, Shadow has always been aloof and there are few people he admires, except for his prince.

As he gradually came into contact with Lin Xi, Shadow now admired his little princess from the bottom of his heart.

In a situation like today, if it were another woman, let alone being able to control everything, she would probably have been so frightened that her legs would have gone limp when she saw those ferocious-looking men in black.

But look at his little princess. Not only does she not know what fear is, she is even quite excited.

When Lin Xi moved behind the man in black and slowly stood up, she took out a black porcelain bottle from her arms, opened the cork and prepared to pour the liquid.

The man standing among the men in black was very alert and he could sense when Lin Xi approached them.

Then he turned around and saw Lin Xi and Shadow, and quickly raised the sword in his hand and roared: "If you don't want to die, get out of here now."

As the man roared, the men in black who were facing away from Lin Xi's shadow all turned around at once, looking grimly at Lin Xi and the other man as they clenched their swords and prepared to stab them.