After traveling through time, I rely on force to survive

Li Qingqing listened in the dark the whole time, and when she saw them come out, she immediately slipped into the space.

After a while, she changed into night clothes and jumped towards the residence of Wei Duhu.

The sky is as dark as an inkstone, with only a few cold stars dotting the horizon.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Qingqing carefully avoided Wei Duhu's personal guards and quietly climbed over the wall to enter.

She walked close to the shadow of the courtyard wall, thought for a moment, and then went straight to the backyard.

The front gate and front yard were as tightly guarded as an iron barrel, but unexpectedly there were only a few guards in the backyard.

I think Wei Duhu is very careful about his life, so if an assassin wants to get close to him, it will be extremely difficult.

However, this greatly facilitated Li Qingqing's search for people.

There were two guards stationed at the door of the third side house in the backyard. The closer you got, the more you could smell the faint smell of rust.

Li Qingqing locked onto the target, quietly approached, and quickly pressed their sleeping points.

Dragging the guard into the dark, she gently pried open the door of the side room.

A stronger smell of rust wafted into my nose.

In the dim room, only a ray of light stubbornly penetrated through the window, barely enough to make out the figure of the person inside.

When her eyes adjusted to the darkness, Li Qingqing's heart suddenly tightened and she subconsciously clenched her fists.

Bai Ye's arms were forcibly pulled apart.

A newly nailed iron chain extended from each of the wooden pillars on either side of the side house, hanging him tightly, with only his toes barely touching the ground.

He remained motionless, with his head lowered, allowing the chains to drag on his hands.

There were countless red whip marks on the tattered clothes, and in some places the skin and flesh were rolled up and bleeding.

Li Qingqing became anxious and was about to step forward to rescue.

But he suddenly remembered the purpose of his visit and stopped abruptly.

"Master...?" Bai Ye heard footsteps and raised his head with difficulty. When he found that it was Li Qingqing, his whole body was shocked.

"You...are here..."

Bai Ye's voice was so hoarse that he couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

He tried to stand up straight, and the two iron chains hanging in the air made a slight sound as he moved.

When Li Qingqing saw him struggling, her heart seemed to be suddenly pulled at.

She strode up to Bai Ye, stared at him with narrowed eyes, but finally felt a little soft-hearted.

Li Qingqing quickly took out a small water bag from the space, took out an internal medicine pill specifically for treating external injuries, and tried to feed the pill into his mouth.

Bai Ye shook his head with difficulty. He had already made up his mind to die, so he pursed his lips and refused to take it.

He knew that he had committed a capital crime and that his fate was sealed whether he received treatment or not.

The only reason he could still survive at this moment was because the Protector General of Wei intended to embarrass his master tomorrow.

His only wish now was not to implicate his master and not to let his master bear the punishment on his behalf tomorrow.

"Don't move! Eat it!"

Seeing that Bai Ye was not cooperating, Li Qingqing pinched his chin without any hesitation and forced him to open his mouth.

The pill slid down his throat smoothly, and he let him drink some water before releasing his hand. He glared at him and said coldly, "Don't be ungrateful!"

Bai Ye coughed twice, and after drinking some water, his throat was no longer as hot and swollen as before.

He panted slightly, looking at Li Qingqing with eyes full of guilt.

"Thank you... Master, I... I deserve death. I beg you to grant me death."

Bai Ye felt a little regretful.

According to his thinking, if the assassination was successful, he would pay with his own life so as not to implicate anyone else.

However, plans cannot keep up with changes. Not only did he never have the chance to take action against that person again, but he also implicated his master.

Li Qingqing felt relieved when she saw him take the pill.

Assassinating the Lord is a serious crime. If Protector Wei pursues the case, she may not be able to protect Bai Ye.

It was not that she was afraid of Protector Wei, but that the law was such and she could not disobey it.

Fortunately, Wei Duhu proposed to publicly settle the matter with thirty lashes tomorrow, and he would definitely not execute Bai Ye privately tonight.

As long as Bai Ye can survive tomorrow, she is confident that she can save him.

Bai Ye did a lot of things for her. He was her right-hand man, an important member of Qingfeng Pavilion, and her own person.

Now that there is such an opportunity in front of her, how could she not save him?

However, it is possible that Bai Ye still killed Bai Shuang's murderer...

When this thought came to her mind again, her face suddenly darkened and her eyes fixed on Bai Ye.

"Isn't it easy to die?"

Li Qingqing's voice was low, but it carried an irresistible sense of oppression, "Where did you get your sword?"

Bai Ye was slightly startled. He was silent for a moment, then replied, "My mother gave it to me."

"What's your mother's name?" Li Qingqing frowned and sneered to herself.

This is clearly the Sword of Bai Shuang, and Bai Shuang doesn’t have a son this old!

So, was this sword a gift, or was it robbed? I'm afraid only Bai Ye knows best!

Li Qingqing's gaze instantly became like an ice-hardened blade. She stared at Bai Ye coldly, waiting to see how he would argue.

"Bai Su, the neighbors all call her Su Niang."

"You're lying!" Li Qingqing suddenly grabbed Bai Ye's throat, and her knuckles tightened, and Bai Ye's pale face instantly turned purple.

"I...I didn't lie," Bai Ye was forced to half-tilt his head and tried hard to squeeze out a few words from his throat.

He knew that his master was not angry because he heard A Niang's name, but was definitely angry because he acted on his own.

Bai Ye did not struggle. He closed his eyes and endured it silently.

There was some hope in his heart. If he died today, would no one bother the master tomorrow?

Li Qingqing saw that Bai Ye was not in a good state at this moment, and realized that she was a little agitated, so she quickly let go of her hand.

Oxygen suddenly rushed into his throat, and Bai Ye couldn't help but let out a violent cough.

The suspended iron chain shook with his body, making a series of harsh sounds of metal collision.

Li Qingqing stared at him coldly. Seeing that he had relaxed a little, she asked, "Since this sword was given to you by your mother, do you know what the words 'White Frost' on the sword's spine mean?"

Bai Ye was a little stunned. Has the master seen his sword?

When A Niang gave him the sword, he once asked A Niang about the meaning of these two words, but A Niang not only did not allow him to ask any more questions, but also made him promise not to let anyone see the words on the sword.

From then on, he accepted it as the name of the sword.

What do these two words mean?

Bai Ye lowered his eyes silently and shook his head, "I don't know."

Li Qingqing had been staring at Bai Ye's expression, and when she saw that he didn't look fake, she couldn't help but frown.

Could it be that she made a mistake in judgment and wronged Bai Ye?

Could it be that between that person named Bai Su and Bai Shuang...

At this moment, footsteps were heard in the distance.

Bai Ye's face changed, knowing that the guards were here to torture him again. They would "take care" of him every once in a while.

However, this is also good. If I can die tonight, I won't bring trouble to my master.

But the master must not be discovered by them and must leave as soon as possible!

Bai Ye looked at Li Qingqing, his Adam's apple rolling, and whispered anxiously, "Master, please leave! I can no longer follow you in this life——"

Li Qingqing's eyes suddenly darkened, and those obsidian eyes were filled with cold anger.

"You'd better stay alive! I have something to ask you!"

"Remember! Even if you want to die, you can only die in my hands!"