After the indigenous heroine was reborn, she went crazy and reorganized the plot line

Chapter 116 Lin Zi Meets a Killer

Later, at Rong Su's insistence, Lian Xin went to get some water for washing dishes from the hot water used for bathing with a helpless look on her face.

Rong Su also helped her wash the dishes.

After doing all this and waiting for them to come out of the kitchen, Xu Cao said that it was getting late and they had to go back to rest, so he took Shen Peiqing and Shi Tou back to his home.

Outside, there was not only the howling cold wind, but also the sound of the sea water crashing against the shore.

In the middle of the process, Xu Cao and Shitou came over to get hot water, and Lianxin also helped them with a smile.

After Lianxin finished all this, she came to Rongsu and pointed to the kitchen with a smile.

Rong Su had been watching Lian Xin do things, so naturally she had some understanding of what Lian Xin wanted to express.

"You want me to take a shower?"

Seeing that she understood what she meant, Lianxin's smile widened and she nodded repeatedly.

Rong Su crossed her arms, looked at Lian Xin for a while, and shook her head: "No need. Use the hot water to wash."

As soon as these words came out, Lianxin suddenly became anxious and seemed a little flustered. She was eager to gesture in front of her, but she seemed to remember that Rong Su couldn't understand it, so she turned around quickly and seemed to want to find something to write. In the end, she couldn't find it, so she poured water from the kettle into the cup.

Then she dipped her finger in water and wrote on the table: Miss Rong, go wash yourself. Otherwise the water will get cold.

She looked at her anxiously, obviously extremely worried that she would not want to take a bath. Rong Su thought that Lianxin might be worried that the water would get cold and there would not be enough firewood to heat it again, which would be a waste.

Seeing Rong Su still didn't move, Lian Xin wrote on the table even more anxiously: You are a delicate girl from the city, and you have come to our remote and poor place, where the sea water is salty and the air is strong. You go.

After she finished writing, she looked at her with an almost pleading look, which made Rong Su feel even more uncomfortable. She could only go take a shower as the situation was deadlocked.

It is indeed extremely comfortable to take a hot bath when it is cold, but Rong Su also couldn't help but think of the girl Lianxin, how could she be so pitiful.

Living alone in such a poor and difficult place, Xu Cao heard that her uncle didn't care about her life or death when she was a child, and he probably wouldn't care either when she grows up.

Under such circumstances, Lianxin can still grow up to be so kind and even does not seem to despair of life. Rong Su can't help but feel a little fondness and admiration for her.

It was late at night and she was lying on the bed. She turned sideways to look at Lianxin who was sleeping on the tattered bench. She was curled up in a ball, her body trembling all the time. She must be very cold.

She looked at it and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. The whole room was filled with only a quilt and a thin blanket.

When they were resting just now, no matter how she persuaded her, Lianxin refused to share a bed with her, saying that she had been in the sea today and her body was full of salt.

Then she went to sleep there alone, covered with a thin blanket.

Rong Su grabbed the quilt covering her body, thought for a while, sighed again, stood up and took the quilt, walked lightly to the bench, looked down at Lian Xin who was trembling slightly, and silently covered her with the quilt.

Lianxin was obviously very tired, so she didn't notice that she had covered her with a quilt.

There was no bedding, and the stove in the house was not burning very well. I remembered that there was a small amount of firewood piled outside.

Rong Su went out. When she came outside, a damp and cold wind blew across her face. She couldn't help rubbing her arms with her hands, closed the door, and walked to where the firewood was piled.

Looking down, it seemed that there was not much firewood left, and it could only be used tonight.

After thinking for a while, he raised his head and looked around, and saw a small dead forest not far away. It seemed that he had to go find some.

Since she couldn't sleep anyway, Rong Su turned around and went back to the house, put on a cloak lightly, and then went out.

Walking towards the woods, the night temperature seemed to be cold everywhere.

Holding an oil lamp, he came to the woods and saw some dead branches on the ground. He picked them up and threw them into the basket he was carrying.

As she was picking up the trash, her nose felt sore and itchy. A gust of cold wind blew, and she suddenly felt cold and sneezed softly.

Seeing that the weight of the basket on her back was getting a bit heavy, she gathered her cloak, thought it should be enough, and went back.

But when he turned around, he saw a dark shadow slowly approaching him.

Rong Su subconsciously stepped back and reached into his sleeve to take out the dart.

These darts were a batch she made after she went to Xuancheng. Although they were not as good as the one Aku made for her, they were at least pretty good.

Seeing the shadow approaching, she took out a dart and asked coldly, "Who?"

The black shadow stopped, a cold wind blew, and suddenly a sharp blade flashed past her eyes with a cold light.

With his eyes wide open, he quickly aimed the dart with his hand. In the dim light, he dodged the attack of the sharp blade and threw the dart to attack the oncoming person.

The opponent's attack was fierce and powerful, but also seemed to reveal a bit of disdain. He did not fight her seriously and looked as if he was teasing a cat.

Seeing that the other party looked down on him, Rong Su suddenly felt a surge of anger in his heart. While fighting with the other party, he asked, "Who are you?"

But the other party didn't say anything. After hearing her words, he sneered and then his speed increased, which was completely beyond her ability to resist.

A pain came from her arm, and just as she took out a new dart, it was knocked down by the opponent's knife. The pain in her wrist was like being hit by a heavy stone, and her forehead was covered with a layer of cold sweat.

She took several steps back, wary of the dark shadow in front of her. She could not see the other person's face in the darkness, and the other person seemed to be covering his face. She only saw that the sharp blade was stained with her blood.

The other person's eyes were filled with murderous intent. He approached step by step with a knife in hand. This time, the man finally spoke, and his voice sounded androgynous, making it hard to tell whether he was a man or a woman.

"If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for meddling in other people's business."

"What do you mean?" Rong Su had no idea why the killer wanted to kill her. He said he had a grudge with someone, but she couldn't think of who it was. Rong Yingxin hadn't discovered her yet, and even if she had, she wouldn't kill her yet, so who was it?

The man no longer answered her, and the sharp blade stabbed towards her.

Like a cold ray of light in the night, it rushed towards her with a biting breath, and she had nothing to stop it.

At the critical moment, a sharp light flashed from nowhere and deflected the long knife that was about to stab him.

The next second, she felt a force from her waist, pulling her to another position.

When she came to her senses, she saw a figure standing in front of her.

Through the hazy moonlight, you can glimpse his tall and strong back, and then he is fighting with the killer with a sword.

The two exchanged blows back and forth under the moon for several times, but in the end the killer was defeated and was stabbed through the chest by the sword, and fell to the ground and died.

Then he searched for something on the killer's body and seemed to find a token.

Now Rong Su went to find the oil lamp that had fallen to the ground, lit it with a tinder, and then she could see his face clearly. It was Shen Peiqing.

Seeing that it was him, Rong Su felt relieved for some reason and was confused about why she felt this way.

But in a moment, she turned her attention to the token in Shen Peiqing's hand.

"This token looks like it belongs to some sect." She walked over to take a look. There was an overlapping red spider lily engraved on the token.

Shen Peiqing stared at the token and said calmly, "This is the token of the Secret Shadow Pavilion. The overlapping red Bianhua is considered to be worn by their Xuan-level killers."

I didn't know much about the Secret Shadow Pavilion, although I had heard Shen Peiqing mention it before, but we didn't talk about this sect in detail at that time.

"But why did the Secret Shadow Pavilion send a killer to kill me? The killer just now said that I was meddling in other people's business. Could it be because of the Yuan Feng incident?" Rong Su couldn't figure it out. The Yuan Feng incident happened so long ago, and they wanted to kill her even earlier. It shouldn't be now.

Shen Peiqing put the token away and glanced at her. He saw that she was still carrying a basket full of dead branches. His eyes swept across her arm and suddenly became dazed.

He reached out and grasped her hand, his voice somewhat cold and stern: "It's so late, why are you still out here picking up dead wood? You're injured, go back and treat your wound first."

As soon as he finished speaking, he pulled her back. His expression was very serious, as if he had suffered a blow. She just thought he was making a fuss out of nothing.

"It's just a minor flesh wound. I'm a doctor, I know the details. I saw that Lianxin didn't have many dead woods at home, so I came out to pick some for her to use tomorrow. After all, I'm living with her, and she doesn't want any money." Rong Su always wanted to do something to feel at ease, thinking, not knowing whether he was sympathizing with this little girl, or saw the shadow of his past life in her.

Shen Peiqing didn't think it was a minor injury. If he hadn't appeared in time, she would have lost her life. With her mediocre Thousand Transformation Darts, she could not defeat the killer at all.

He immediately became angry and spoke in a more serious tone, as if one could hear the blame in his voice.

"Rong Su, you're just meddling in other people's business. You're not like yourself anymore. You might as well go to the village and exchange some dead branches for silver instead of picking them up. Why do you go to the woods alone to pick them up? Can't you just take care of yourself a little more?"

The voice was a little loud, and was particularly resonant in the quiet forest. Rong Su was stunned. After hearing it, she couldn't help feeling a little unhappy, and suddenly shook off his hand.

"What does my situation have to do with you? Shen Peiqing, don't think that just because I'm friendly to you now, you're going to get ahead of me and start meddling in my affairs. You saved me, and I'm grateful. But aren't you crossing the line by saying these things?"

After his hand was shaken off, Shen Peiqing clenched his fists, trying hard to suppress the suffocating excitement in his heart. He closed his eyes tightly, and when he opened them again after a while, he was cold again.

"I'm sorry. My tone was a little harsh."

She hadn't expected him to apologize on his own initiative. Rong Su's anger instantly subsided, and she couldn't vent it anymore. She could only say calmly, "Forget it. It's a fact that you saved me. Thank you."

Then the two of them walked side by side, and after returning, they both treated their wounds in the kitchen of Lianxin's house.

After treating the wound on Rong Su's arm, Shen Peiqing was silent for a moment, then said, "The Secret Shadow Pavilion sent assassins. They were Xuan-level assassins, so I think they were concerned about me and Shitou."

When it comes to the Secret Shadow Pavilion, Rong Su still can't figure it out. She can't help but ask, "Who hired the Secret Shadow Pavilion to send assassins to kill me?"

Shen Peiqing glanced at her, thought for a moment, and asked softly, "Aku, have you ever discussed with him why he was being hunted?"

Hearing this, he meant that it might be related to Aku. Rong Su frowned, thought for a moment and shook her head: "I didn't ask too much, I only know that Aku was hunted down because his master was killed."

Seeing that Rong Su really didn't know, Shen Peiqing frowned, rubbing his fingers, and replied: "Someone wanted to destroy Qianjimen, but you saved Aku. Maybe they came for this. Now Aku is in the territory of Hutoumen, and those people can't get close at all. So let's start with you."

Still unable to figure this out, Rong Su pressed on, "How did you come to think the killer was because of Aku?"

Hearing her ask this, Shen Peiqing glanced at her, lowered his eyes, and spoke in a calm voice.

"When we were in the mining city, Aku was helping you organize the affairs of the Hundred Gates. One time, Shitou ran into Aku while he was on duty. Coincidentally, Shitou and Aku took down two assassins together. Those assassins were from the Secret Shadow Pavilion."

"What? But Aku never told me about encountering a killer in the mining city." Rong Su couldn't help feeling a little uneasy. If that meant that the Secret Shadow Pavilion and the people who wanted to kill Aku were now chasing her, then wouldn't she be in danger?

Seeing what Rong Su was worried about, Shen Peiqing suddenly sneered, crossed his arms, looked at her, and said with a hint of ridicule: "Are you afraid now? Why did you risk your life to help Aku and set up the Hundred Sects? You should have thought of this."

Hearing his teasing, Rong Su glared at him and said indignantly, "So what? Since I have done it, I will take responsibility. Being afraid can't stop me from doing what I want to do."

She had no regrets about saving Aku. Initially, she did it to complete the mission, but now, in her opinion, Aku would be her backup, so she would not regret it even more because of the fear of being hunted.

Seeing her determined face, the depth in Shen Peiqing's eyes deepened a little, and his voice was light and shallow, but his emotions could not be heard.

"You're really different now." Was it because of Gu Yun? This thought grew in his mind.

Hearing this, Rong Su looked at Shen Peiqing. Just as she was about to ask, he had already stood up from the stool and spoke in a cold voice.

"It's late. Go back and rest. We have to go to the Saltwater Cave tomorrow."

After saying that, he left. Rong Su sat on a low stool, thinking about something.

After a while, Shen Peiqing came in holding a quilt and stuffed it directly into her hands.

Rong Su was slightly stunned and looked at him in surprise, wanting to ask him why he gave her the bedding.

He seemed to see what she was thinking, so he said softly, "You came out to pick up dead branches, it must be because it's not warm enough. Then use them to cover yourself."

I thought he noticed that she had no bedding, but it turned out that he didn't guess it. Rong Su thought for a moment and asked again: "What about you?"

Shen Peiqing didn't care at all. He turned around and walked out, saying, "As a man, I'm strong. It won't be a big deal if I don't cover myself with bedding for one night."

After saying that, he went out.

Rong Su hugged the quilt, looked down, and then a strange feeling flowed through her heart.

Afterwards, she went back to sleep with the quilt in her arms, feeling at ease. He had given it to her anyway, so she might as well use it.

The next morning, Lianxin woke up and found herself covered with quilts. She was shocked and panicked. She gestured to Rongsu with an apologetic look and kept bowing.

Although I didn't know what she was going to say, I understood what she meant.

She comforted her by saying that she didn't care and asked her not to blame herself, but Lianxin became even more cautious after that, obviously not listening to her words.

But she didn't have time to talk to her because she had to go to the salt water cave.