The villain, Xiao Nanliang, caused the female lead excruciating pain.

"Sister, can't we just go back to the Eastern Region? Why do we have to go to the Great Spirit Capital?"

The two flew through the sky on their swords. Su Qi was puzzled and asked Ning Hongyu, who was standing on the sword behind him and holding him.

After spending these days together, the woman had begun to get used to this level of intimacy.

“This…” Ning Hongyu’s expression was somewhat evasive. She gritted her teeth and said against her will, “Although Ying Muxue bullied my sister, she cannot die. If she dies, the Southern Region will fall into war.”

"Oh, I understand. The reason my sister was willing to save her is because she doesn't want the Southern Region to fall into war again."

Su Qi suddenly realized, and then said with admiration, "Sister is so amazing!"

Ning Hongyu felt extremely guilty and didn't dare to reply at all, letting Su Qi just grin foolishly.

Suddenly, the two groups of figures chasing and fleeing below caught Su Qi's attention.

"Hey, it looks like someone's being chased down there."

From that towering pillar of light, Su Qi immediately recognized that the guy being chased was Ye Feng.

Moreover, judging from the aura emanating from his body, he had actually advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Wow... His improvement is so fast, what exactly did he go through in these ten days?

"It's him!"

Ning Hongyu clearly recognized her as well and exclaimed in surprise.

"Does your sister know him?"

"Hmm... He was with me before, and we were captured together. I didn't expect him to escape as well."

"So this is someone my sister knows? Then I can't just stand by and watch her die!"

Su Qi's expression turned serious. Before Ning Hongyu could speak, he put on the mask and flew down.

"Quick, don't let him escape."

The speaker was a scholar under the governor of Jingzhou.

Ning Hongyu has already escaped and hasn't been caught yet. If this person escapes again, even ten heads wouldn't be enough to chop him off.

They chased after him with all their might, closing the distance, and were about to capture Ye Feng.

But then, suddenly there was a loud bang, and the scholar went black and lost consciousness.

The shockwave kicked up dust, and Ye Feng, who was in front, was thrown overboard and tumbled away.

The remaining pursuers immediately braked and, armed themselves, watched warily through the dust.

A gust of wind blew by, the smoke and dust dissipated, revealing Su Qi wearing a mask and Ning Hongyu, who was startled.

"Ahem... Xiao Bao, why did you suddenly come down?"

"Didn't my sister say he was an acquaintance and that she was going to save him?" Su Qi asked innocently.

"I only said I knew him, I didn't ask you to..." save him.

Ning Hongyu didn't say the last two words, after all, Ye Feng was right behind her.

"Mr. Zhang!!!"

The remaining pursuers glanced at Su Qi's feet; the scholar had been trampled into the ground and was unconscious.

The group of people looked horrified and instinctively took a step back in fear.

"Who are you two, and why are you obstructing the Jingzhou Governor's Office from carrying out its duties?"

A man dressed as a military officer spoke cautiously, attempting to intimidate the other party with his power.

However, before there was a response, one of the soldiers behind him recognized Su Qi and his companion.

"Is it her? General, she is Ning Hongyu, the pure Yin body that the governor is looking for. This masked man is probably the one who rescued her that day."

The speaker was somewhat pleased, thinking that an opportunity to make a contribution had come.

However, the leading general only wanted to slap him twice.

Do you think I wouldn't recognize him?

Didn't you see that even Mr. Zhang, who had reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, was killed with a single kick?

I'm only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment. If you're so capable, go and try it yourself.

Yes, the general recognized him immediately.

He originally intended to play dumb, pretend not to recognize the two people, put on a show, and then pretend to give the other party, an expert, face so he could retreat safely.

But now that his subordinates have revealed the other party's identity, if he doesn't go, the governor will definitely kill him.

"So it was you guys! It's true what they say, 'I've been searching high and low, but you've found me without any effort.'"

The general squeezed out these words through gritted teeth, his gaze suddenly turning to the soldier who had spoken.

"Little Sun, your chance to make a name for yourself has come. This time you will lead the attack, and we will cover for you. If the two of us work together, we will definitely be able to take down both of them, and you will get the credit."

Xiao Sun was clearly a simpleton; upon hearing this, he immediately drew his knife and charged forward with great excitement.

Then there was a loud crack...

A gentle slap.

His head rotated 180 degrees.

In his final moments, he looked at the general, who remained motionless in place, with disbelief.

That look was clearly asking a question.

What happened to the promised cover?

However, the general didn't even glance at him, instead looking at Su Qi with a face full of fear.

"Hiss... It's actually a Golden Core expert, that's terrifying! We are no match for him. We must quickly escape back to report to the governor and seek reinforcements."

After saying that, he turned and ran away in a flash.

That speed... I wish my parents had given me two more legs.

The remaining soldiers reacted a beat too late, only realizing what was happening when they saw their general running far away. They quickly abandoned their armor and followed after him.

"Why...did they leave?"

Su Qi raised his hand, looking slightly bewildered.

"Perhaps their wife gave birth."

Ning Hongyu's lips twitched. Her mighty Chu had actually been wiped out by soldiers like these.

With her deep cunning, she could naturally see that the general had chickened out. He hadn't even discerned Su Qi's cultivation level; he was merely looking for a plausible excuse to desert.

"Wait, all those wives of theirs gave birth at the same time? Could it be that all their wives are the same person?"

Su Qi stared blankly, his face full of curiosity.

Upon hearing this, Ning Hongyu couldn't help but chuckle and nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, their wives are the same person."

The two chatting and laughing were completely unaware that Ye Feng, standing behind them, was looking at them with a hint of resentment in his eyes.

In his view, the beatings he had suffered these past few days were all because of the two people in front of him.

Ning Hongyu knew perfectly well that she and Yu Ming had been arrested together.

But ten days ago, when this masked expert came to save her, Ning Hongyu completely disregarded Ye Feng.

It was something that could have been done easily, but the two of them completely ignored him and ran away.

This led to him being tortured and nearly beaten to death.

"Friend, are you alright?"

Su Qi turned around, and Ye Feng immediately composed himself, putting on a grateful expression.

"Thank you so much, Miss Hongyu and this fairy, for saving me. Ye Feng is extremely grateful."

If the old man within him were still there, with his discerning eye as a Casanova, he would probably be able to recognize Su Qi from his figure.

Unfortunately, in order to help Ye Feng escape his predicament, Elder Mu used a secret technique to help Ye Feng improve his cultivation, which caused him to temporarily fall into a deep sleep.

"Brother Ye, you've misunderstood. I'm a man!" Su Qi waved his hands repeatedly to explain.

Ning Hongyu glanced at it briefly before looking away.

She had noticed it as soon as they left Tianfu Ancient Capital: this useless son-in-law of the Bai family seemed to have feelings for her.

She despised those who were lustful at first sight.

Clearly, without experiencing hardship together and the drugging incident, Ning Hongyu's feelings for Ye Feng are still at the initial stage of dislike.

"Male...male?"

Ye Feng could hardly believe it—such a clear voice, like a mountain spring, coupled with that petite figure and snow-white skin…

You said you're a man?