As soon as I put it on, I met a sickly man

After seeing the suspicious figure, Ding Chen's uneasiness grew wildly like weeds.

He was too familiar with the undercurrent beneath this calm, like the calm before the storm, which was suffocating.

He pursed his lips tightly, his knuckles turned white, and held Xiaoxuan's hand tightly with such force that it seemed as if he wanted to rub her into his bones and blood.

Xiaoxuan frowned in pain, but didn't say anything. She just looked at him worriedly.

He knew that this brief peace might just be the beginning of another nightmare.

And he would never allow anyone around him to be hurt in the slightest.

"Che, I have to go and take a look." Ding Chen's tone was firm and unquestionable.

He suddenly shook off the crowd and chased in the direction where the figure disappeared.

Xuanyuan Che grabbed him, his brows furrowed, and a hint of warning in his tone: "Calm down! This could very well be a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain! Do you want to put Xiaoxuan in danger?"

Ding Chen paused, looked back at Xiaoxuan's worried expression, and struggled internally.

Of course he knew that this was most likely a trap, but he knew even more clearly that if he ignored this suspicion, he would always live in anxiety.

Instead of sitting and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative and nip the danger in the bud.

"I can't take the risk, Che. If this is really a trap set by the enemy, we are now in a passive position. I must find out who is lurking in the dark." Ding Chen's tone was almost a growl, and his tense nerves made him look a little ferocious.

He shook off Xuanyuan Che's hand and ran towards the alley again.

Xuanyuan Che looked at Ding Chen's resolute back and sighed helplessly.

He knew Ding Chen's character. Once he made a decision, no one could change it.

He could only hurry up and keep up, praying silently in his heart that this was just a false alarm.

"Wait for me!" A crisp voice sounded behind him.

Xuanyuan Che turned around and saw that it was Xiaoxuan.

She had a determined expression on her face, and her eyes were full of concern and support for Ding Chen.

"Xiaoxuan, you..." Xuanyuan Che was about to dissuade her but was interrupted by Xiaoxuan.

"I know what you're worried about, Che. But I can't let him take risks alone. No matter what happens, I want to be by his side." Xiaoxuan looked firmly in the direction where Ding Chen disappeared. "We're safer together than alone."

Xuanyuan Che looked at Xiaoxuan's determined eyes, feeling mixed emotions.

He knew that Xiaoxuan's feelings for Ding Chen had long gone beyond simple friendship.

He finally nodded, and the three of them disappeared into the bustling crowd, leaving only a hint of tension in the air...

"Be careful." Xiaoxuan suddenly grabbed Ding Chen's sleeve and whispered.

Xiaoxuan's determination warmed Ding Chen's heart. He held Xiaoxuan's hand and gave her a reassuring look.

"Thank you, Xiaoxuan." There was an imperceptible tremor in his tone. Xuanyuan Che saw this and stopped trying to dissuade him. He just silently drew the sword from his waist and glanced around sharply, ready to deal with sudden danger at any time.

The three of them chased along the alley, and a tense atmosphere filled the air.

Suddenly, there was a sound of fighting from deep in the alley, accompanied by the clanging of weapons.

Ding Chen and the other two looked at each other, quickened their pace, and ran towards the source of the sound.

Turning a corner, they saw a group of men in black besieging several passers-by with brutal and merciless moves.

"Stop!" Ding Chen shouted, drew the long sword from his waist, and rushed into the crowd. The sword light flashed and the cold air was pressing.

Xiaoxuan followed closely behind, the silver needle in her hand flying, accurately piercing the acupuncture points of the man in black.

Xuanyuan Che was like a tiger descending from the mountain, waving the sword in his hand with impenetrable force, forcing the man in black to retreat step by step.

At this moment, Yingfeng's figure appeared at the entrance of the alley like a ghost. He watched all this coldly, with a meaningful smile on his lips.

"Interesting..." He murmured softly, his eyes falling on a man in black lying on the ground, and he slowly approached...

Yingfeng walked to the fallen man in black, squatted down, and searched his body carefully.

Suddenly, his fingers stopped at the inside of the black man's collar, where a strange pattern was embroidered - a black bat with its wings spread out, ready to fly.

Ying Feng's eyes suddenly became sharp. He was very familiar with this pattern. It was the logo of that mysterious organization!

"It's them..." Yingfeng whispered to himself, a chill running from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

"What's wrong? Yingfeng?" Ding Chen noticed that Yingfeng was acting strangely and walked over quickly.

Yingfeng stood up and showed everyone the pattern on the black-clad man's collar.

"This is the symbol of 'Dark Night,'" he said in an icy tone, as if he were a messenger from hell. "It seems our previous suspicions were correct. There truly is a new conspiracy brewing."

The air froze instantly and a tense atmosphere spread.

Xiaoxuan was accidentally scratched on the arm by the man in black during the fight just now, and blood stained her sleeves red.

Seeing this, Ding Chen felt very distressed and quickly tore off his clothes to bandage her.

"Are you okay? Xiaoxuan." His tone was full of worry.

Xiaoxuan shook her head, endured the pain, and gave him a comforting smile.

"I'm fine, just a minor injury." She looked at Ding Chen's focused expression as he bandaged her wound, and a warm feeling surged in her heart.

General Lin ordered his men to take away the injured passers-by and the captured men in black, leaving only Ding Chen and Ying Feng at the scene.

"It seems we need to speed up." Xuanyuan Che said in a deep voice, his eyes full of vigilance. "'Dark Night' is not an ordinary organization. Their methods are extremely cruel. We must be cautious."

At this moment, Ding Chen found a neatly folded note while searching the body of another man in black.

He unfolded it carefully and saw an address written on it: Luoxia Manor, in the wasteland outside the city.

"Luoxia Manor?" Ding Chen muttered the name in a low voice, his brows furrowed. "What is this place?"

"I've never heard of this place." Xuanyuan Che shook his head. "Perhaps we can go check it out."

Yingfeng took the note, looked at it carefully for a moment, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"Luoxia Manor... I seem to have heard of this place somewhere..." He suddenly paused, looking into the distance, as if lost in thought. "The wild forest outside the city... Luoxia Manor..." He repeated these words over and over, his tone becoming increasingly low. Finally, he suddenly raised his head, a flicker of determination in his eyes, "Let's go!"