After crossing over: kidnapping a female hunter to be the stepfather of the three cubs

"Young man, are you going to Fanjing Mountain?"

Xu Qingzhao was on a big ship looking at the scenery ahead. Ever since she entered Donglin Mansion, she felt that the sight that had been following her all the way behind her had disappeared. She had a vague bad premonition, so she rented a boat and changed to taking the water route.

The old boatman had been secretly scanning her since she got on the boat, asking her questions intentionally or unintentionally.

Now, listening to the voice of the old man rowing the boat, he pretended to be disappointed and said with a wry smile:

"Yes, I went to Fanjing Mountain to become a monk and escape from the mundane world."

The old man saw that she was trapped in love, so he laughed and advised:

"Everything in this world has its ups and downs; it all depends on one's fate. I see that the young master has a dignified bearing, and he definitely doesn't look like someone who would enter the Buddhist monastery."

The boat was not big and could be packed with one man and one horse. The old man rowing the boat stood at the bow and rowed the boat forward with the pole.

Something is wrong... Xu Qingzhao looked carefully. The old man's face was full of wrinkles, but upon closer inspection, the skin behind his ears was extremely smooth and did not look like the skin of an elderly person at all.

Besides, I haven't spoken much since I got on the boat. How did he know that I was going to Fanjing Mountain?

Looking at the cunning flash in the old man's eyes, he instantly understood who this old man was.

"I didn't expect you could change your appearance."

The old man was stunned for a moment, but his hands did not stop moving. He smiled sideways and looked into the distance, no longer talking to Xu Qingzhao.

When the boat docked again, Xu Qingzhao took out the agreed fare and threw it to the old boatman.

"Thank you for your escort along the way."

The old man collected the boat fare swiftly and said to Xu Qingzhao with a smile:

"Have a safe trip, young master. We'll meet again."

After hearing this, Xu Qingzhao bowed and said goodbye. Although he didn't know who sent this person, he did help him a lot along the way.

There are only two days left to reach Fanjing Mountain. Although nothing serious has happened along the way, the closer I get to Ciguang Temple, the more uneasy I feel.

I rode at top speed and arrived at the foot of Fanjing Mountain on the afternoon of the second day. The main road leading up the mountain was crowded with pilgrims. I couldn't take the main road, so I had to take the rugged path through the forest. The path was too steep to ride a horse, so I had to lead my horse up on foot.

They were standing at a spring at a corner, and the man and the horse were about to drink some water to quench their thirst. Suddenly, Xu Qingzhao felt his hair stand on end, and he felt that something was about to happen.

He quickly drew out his sword and looked around vigilantly.

Suddenly, a group of men in black, wearing black Prajna masks, jumped out of the jungle and attacked Xu Qingzhao without hesitation, wielding large swords.

Because Xu Qingzhao had made preparations in advance, he was able to fight back and forth against many opponents. When those people saw that they could not gain the upper hand, one of them stopped what he was doing, took out a dart and threw it at Xu Qingzhao.

Xu Qingzhao discovered his intention, picked up the sword in his hand and threw the dart away.

She was only thirteen or fourteen years old when she was being hunted. She was helpless in the face of the pursuers, which was why her master suffered a trick in order to save her.

That was an eternal guilt in her heart, so she never slacked off in the practice of the skills taught by her master for even a single day over the years.

The reason he was injured when he went into the mountains was because he accidentally entered the "Howling Cliff" and was careless and was infected by the miasma inside, which caught him off guard when he was besieged by the wolf pack.

"Brothers! Go together! Kill him!"

The masked figure in the lead gave orders, and this offensive was significantly more powerful than the previous one. He even used the wheel tactic against Xu Qingzhao.

Gradually, she began to lose strength, so she deliberately exposed a flaw to the other party.

Seeing an opportunity, the masked men attacked her in the face.

Seeing that the other party had fallen into the trap, Xu Qingzhao dodged the opponent's attack, reversed the sword and shot the man through the heart. He pulled out the sword without any hesitation, and the man vomited blood and fell to the ground, dead.

When the others saw that Xu Qingzhao had killed their companions, they attacked him even more fiercely.

At this moment, several leaves suddenly shot out from the woods and flew towards the group of masked men. They fell to the ground one after another, and it was not known whether they were unconscious or dead.

"Who? Come out! How dare you come forward to stop the Third Prince from doing his job! Don't want to live anymore!"

The masked man in the lead stopped, looked around and shouted angrily.

Unfortunately, no one responded. Only more leaves flew out from the woods, knocking down the remaining masked men who were still standing. Only the leading masked man used his sword to sweep away the leaves and was not hurt by them.

Xu Qingzhao seized the opportunity and used all the strength he had just gathered to fight him. After a few moves, the masked man saw that he was no match for his opponent and tried to escape.

He took something out of his body and threw it on the ground. Suddenly, smoke filled the air. Xu Qingzhao quickly covered his mouth and nose and took a few steps back to get away from the smoke.

I stood there and waited for a moment. When the smoke cleared, the masked man disappeared.

Xu Qingzhao felt remorseful. He had let the man escape, like letting a tiger return to the mountains. He had wanted to keep him alive. If he had known this would happen, he would have killed him with a single blow.

At this moment, a charming and seductive woman in purple walked out of the woods, holding a folding fan, and cast a seductive glance at Xu Qingzhao...

Xu Qingzhao narrowed his eyes, wondering whether this person was a friend or an enemy, and whether he posed a threat.

"Sir, why don't you thank me?" The voice was extremely charming, and it felt like it could captivate and move people's hearts.

She immediately realized that the man was the one who had just attacked in the dark.

So he bowed and said: "Thank you for saving my life, lady."

The woman covered her mouth with her folding fan and chuckled softly: "Sir, will you pledge yourself to me?"

Xu Qingzhao saw the folding fan... This person has changed so many identities along the way...

She ignored the woman's teasing and blew a whistle. The north wind that had just run away came back in a short while.

There were several corpses lying all over the road. Xu Qingzhao squatted down and searched those people carefully, but unfortunately he found nothing. None of them had any items that could prove their identity.

An idea suddenly popped up in her mind. The masked man just now dared to announce the name of the Third Prince. If he was not really brave, then it was... an attempt to cover up something that only made it more obvious.

The royal guards were all registered, and there was also the possibility that they were the prince's personal soldiers. In that case, there was a possibility of finding tattoos or something like that. So he squatted down and took off the clothes of one of them.

"Aiya~ What are you doing~ I am a woman, I can't stand seeing these~"

The woman in purple shyly moved away from him, leaving Xu Qingzhao alone.

Xu Qingzhao: Everyone is a woman, so what?

After turning the body over, he didn't see any tattoos or anything like that. Xu Qingzhao was a little disappointed.

He stood up, stripped the men of their clothes and threw them off the cliff, keeping one set of clothes in his bag and burning the rest.

After solving these problems, the woman in purple appeared from nowhere, holding a person who was trapped like a dumpling in her hand.

Xu Qingzhao was a little shocked. This Zongzi man was the masked leader who had just escaped.

"No need to thank me~ I was about to go to the toilet, and this guy peeped at me, so I knocked him out, but he didn't die."

It was still half a day's journey to Ciguang Temple, but it was already getting dark. Xu Qingzhao was taking a small road, so it was difficult to travel at night. He could only find a place to rest nearby for the night. He would set off again tomorrow morning.

After lighting a bonfire, Xu Qingzhao took off the mask of the masked man, and his true face turned out to be a teenager in his twenties, about the same age as Xu Qingzhao.

Looking at the young man's hands again, there were calluses on them, which were indeed the result of years of martial arts training.

At this moment, the young man suddenly woke up. He looked at Xu Qingzhao with hostility and was about to threaten him.

He felt a cool breeze on his face and was shocked to find that his mask had been taken off. He was immediately terrified.

"Who are you?" Xu Qingzhao asked coldly.

The young man suddenly became crazy, looking at Xu Qingzhao and said hoarsely: "You...you pulled off my mask...I wouldn't even be a ghost..."

Before he could finish his words, he died with blood gushing out of all his orifices.

Xu Qingzhao was frightened by the man's posture. She hadn't even asked him anything, so why did he die?

Frowning... Is there something special about this mask?