Both worlds are like dreams

Seeing this, everyone immediately pointed their swords at them.

"What did you do to her?" Lu Wenxuan asked angrily.

"I knew I would be blocked when leaving the city, so I naturally needed to have some bargaining chips in hand to feel at ease."

Lu Wenxuan clenched the spear in his hand, "You can't get away, put her down."

Zi Xiu placed the sword in his hand across Hua Yu's neck. "General Lu, you are not qualified to negotiate terms now. Am I right? Princess Changle?"

Xue Huang's expression was as cold as ice. "My Guigu Sect has always been protective of its people. If you hurt her in the slightest, I will never let you go, no matter where you are."

Wei Yunzhou in the back had already unsheathed his Soul-Breaking Sword, and his murderous aura became even colder.

"So," Zixiu looked at Lu Wenxuan sarcastically, "the ones who are holding her hostage are not you, but those who really care about her. General Lu, no matter what you choose, you must let me go."

"I can let you go, but I want to know whether the plague in Muhua City is related to Tianqi."

Zi Xiu smiled and said, "The court of Bei Ling is indeed not to be underestimated. You can find clues to such a secret matter."

"Are you admitting it?" Lu Wenxuan frowned.

"I didn't say that," Zi Xiu raised his eyebrows, "After all, it wasn't me who did it."

"Ten thousand people in my city have died. Are you so cruel?"

Zi Xiu's expression was slightly cold, but there seemed to be some helplessness in his eyes, "In a war between two countries, there has never been the word mercy."

Gu Qinglan stepped forward and said, "Master Zixiu, can you tell us how this plague spread to Muhua City?"

"As recorded in medical books, this disease appeared several years ago, but it has never spread on such a large scale. We simply extracted a poison from the bodies of people who died of this disease, added special herbs to make poison powder, and sprinkled it on the water source of Muhua City. So it is not actually a plague, but just a poison."

Xue Huang frowned slightly. No wonder the boy had told her before that although this disease was common, it was not likely to be so widely contagious. Now it seemed that this was just a disease that was highly similar to the tuberculosis he had mentioned.

Zi Xiu continued: "Whether you believe it or not, my original intention was just to make the soldiers in the city weak and powerless, unable to deal with the Apocalypse Army, and then it would be easy to capture Muhua City. However, I didn't expect it to be so fierce. We are also trapped here, but you are very lucky to have found a solution."

"Thank you for clearing up my confusion," Xue Huang said, "But why do I feel that Master Zixiu is stalling for time by saying so much?"

"The princess guessed it so easily," Zi Xiu smiled, "but what can you do? You'd better get out of the way."

"The people of Muhua City are not important to you, but what about my aunt? You used her, deceived her trust and hid your identity, and now you are threatening us with her safety. Do you have a clear conscience?"

"Princess, don't try to gamble whether I still have a conscience in my heart. You can't afford the price."

Xue Huang said nothing and rode his horse to clear the way behind him.

The coachman immediately drove the carriage slowly towards them.

Lu Wenxuan swept his spear, and an invisible gust of wind fell in front of the horse.

"General Lu," Zixiu moved the sword in his hand, "Are you not going to let us go?"

"I can let you go, but I will let her go."

Zi Xiu sneered, "You care about her? General Lu, you have already broken her heart. Since you have decided to drive her away, why are you pretending to be so hypocritical here?"

"General Lu," Xue Huang said, "let them go."

Lu Wenxuan frowned, his eyes full of anger and helplessness. He waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him immediately made way, and he also rode his horse back to the side.

The carriage sped past, and Xue Huang chased after it without hesitation, followed by the others.

The rain was getting heavier, and the mountain road became slippery and difficult to walk on. At the end of the forest, there was only a winding road along the mountain, and on the left was a cliff.

Xue Huang was very confused. Where on earth was this guy going to escape to? Was he going to run all the way to the top of the mountain and jump off the cliff?

"General Lu, is there any other road in this mountain that can lead to Apocalypse?" Gu Qinglan asked.

"There is a bridge at the entrance of the valley ahead, which leads from the cliff to the opposite mountain."

Xue Huang said, "He wants to use the cliff to get rid of us."

"The wooden bridge has been in disrepair for a long time, and I'm afraid it can't bear the weight of too many people." Lu Wenxuan frowned. "We must not let them pass." After saying that, he kicked the horse's belly hard and galloped to catch up with the carriage. But considering that Hua Yu was still in their hands, he didn't dare to make a move easily.

However, the coachman was fearless and drove the carriage closer to him, forcing Lu Wenxuan to stop the horse.

"Be careful!" Xue Huang suddenly shouted.

Suddenly, gravel and waterfall-like water fell from the cliffs of the mountain, all rushing towards Lu Wenxuan and the carriage. It should be the rain that caused the rocks above to loosen. However, the water mixed with mud and sand fell down in an instant. Lu Wenxuan was in the middle of the rocks. When he saw the boulder falling, he immediately held up his gun to block it. Unexpectedly, the rock came with a huge impact force, knocking the spear in Lu Wenxuan's hand into an arc, and his body flew off the horse, almost falling off the cliff.

The driver was unable to dodge and was hit by the stone. He fell to the ground and was buried in the sand. Without the driver, the carriage was hit by the stone again. The horse was frightened and no one controlled it, so it began to run forward frantically.

Xue Huang and the others were forced to stop as the road ahead was blocked by stones and it was difficult for their horses to pass.

After Lu Wenxuan steadied himself, he jumped over the rock again with his gun in hand and chased after the carriage in front.

"General Lu!" Seeing that she couldn't stop him, Xue Huang directly struck out with her palm. A layer of ice instantly condensed on the rocky road ahead, slowly forming an ice road that was one person wide. "Everyone be careful." After she finished speaking, she rode up first and slowly passed through the rocks.

Gu Qinglan and Wei Yunzhou followed suit, and the three of them quickly chased after them again.

When they turned the corner of the mountain ahead, they saw that the carriage had been smashed to pieces, and Zixiu and Huayu were thrown out.

Hua Yu had woken up because of the violent shaking, but before she could figure out why she was here, Zixiu put a sword on her neck and led her to the edge of the cliff.

Lu Wenxuan kept approaching with his spear in hand, "Let her go."

“Lu Wenxuan, if you take another step forward, I will cut her with a sword, unless you really don’t care about her.”