Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 280 Hero Saves the Beauty

"Speak, who sent you, and what is your purpose?" Qin Xiaochuan coldly looked at the two people at his feet. Judging from their sneak attack and coordination, this was clearly a carefully planned trap.

In other words, although the other party kidnapped Xue Ning, Xue Ning was more like bait. What they really wanted to deal with was themselves. However, what they did not expect was that Qin Xiaochuan, although young, had already surpassed them in cultivation.

The two assassins did not answer Qin Xiaochuan's question. The blood witch at the bottom even threw a fierce and hateful look at Qin Xiaochuan, clearly ready to die.

Qin Xiaochuan's heart skipped a beat when he saw the hostile look in the other party's eyes, but his expression remained unchanged. He said in a cold voice, "Don't think that just because you don't speak, I can't find out your purpose."

After saying that, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and his mental space had already invaded the mind of the person below, reading the other person's recent memories in just a moment.

"I see." After reading the memories, Qin Xiaochuan's face grew even colder, because a larger conspiracy was hidden behind this sneak attack.

"You can leave now. I don't want to make things difficult for you, but I don't want this to happen again." Qin Xiaochuan removed his feet from the two assassins and walked straight towards Xue Ning, completely disregarding the two now-free assassins behind him.

The numbness hadn't completely dissipated from their bodies when the two blood witches shakily helped each other to their feet. They glanced at Qin Xiaochuan's back with complicated expressions, knowing that their strength was no match for him, and finally had no choice but to leave the abandoned machinery factory.

When Qin Xiaochuan found Xue Ning, she was tied to a chair, her hair disheveled, her mouth taped shut, and her face full of terror.

When Qin Xiaochuan untied the ropes binding her, the terrified girl immediately threw herself into his arms and cried loudly. This left Qin Xiaochuan somewhat at a loss, but he could understand. It was already quite good that a girl who had grown up in a happy and stable family hadn't fainted from fright when she encountered this situation for the first time.

Thinking about it, the other party was implicated by him and suffered this calamity. Qin Xiaochuan sighed inwardly, but given the current situation, he could only gently pat her shoulder to offer comfort.

Half an hour later, the girl finally regained her composure. Perhaps realizing that her behavior had been a bit too intimate, Xue Ning straightened her hair somewhat embarrassedly and said in a low voice, "Senior Qin, thank you for saving me. If it weren't for you, I would..." Xue Ning's nose tingled, and she couldn't say the rest of the sentence.

"It's alright, it's all in the past." Feeling guilty, Qin Xiaochuan could only offer gentle words of comfort. "Actually, you don't need to thank me. Instead, I should apologize to you because I'm the one who dragged you into this."

"Senior Qin, you are so gentle," Xue Ning suddenly said.

"Huh? Really?" Qin Xiaochuan scratched his head awkwardly.

"Hmm." Xue Ning nodded affirmatively. "When we chatted before, I always thought you were very aloof and unapproachable. But now it seems that Senior Qin is actually very gentle." The girl suddenly revealed a sweet smile as she spoke, not at all like someone who had just been too frightened.

"Uh..." Qin Xiaochuan didn't know how to reply. In truth, deep down he really wanted to keep his distance from this girl to avoid hurting her, but at this moment, things seemed to be developing beyond his control.

"Let's hurry back to school," Qin Xiaochuan finally had to change the subject.

"Okay." Xue Ning nodded obediently.

Qin Xiaochuan glanced at her and really wanted to tell her, "Beware of fire, theft, and your senior brother!"

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As soon as Qin Xiaochuan returned to his dormitory, Gao Xiang and Ma Qichao immediately surrounded him.

"How is she? How is she? Is Xue Ning alright?" Gao Xiang asked anxiously.

"It's alright now," Qin Xiaochuan said casually.

"So she's really in danger?" Gao Xiang immediately caught the information in Qin Xiaochuan's words.

"Yes, he was kidnapped by two people, but he's alright," Qin Xiaochuan explained. He naturally wouldn't go into the specific reasons, since getting two ordinary people involved in this matter wasn't a wise choice.

"You've really pulled off a hero saving a damsel in distress," Gao Xiang said with a hint of envy. "That's it, now she'll be even more devoted to you, and we'll have no chance at all."

"Don't talk nonsense. She and I are just ordinary senior and junior classmates." Qin Xiaochuan quickly interrupted.

"I'm afraid things won't be that simple in the future. You'd better be prepared and think about how to handle this relationship," Gao Xiang said dismissively. When he said this, he reverted to his shrewd advisor persona, as if he had already seen through the future emotional entanglements.

"Uh..." Qin Xiaochuan was speechless. He couldn't help but recall Xue Ning's expression in the abandoned machinery factory. He felt that it would be better to stay away from that girl in the future.

"I'm not talking to you guys anymore, I'm going out to make a phone call." Qin Xiaochuan didn't bother to argue and walked straight out of the dormitory.

"I'm not talking to you guys anymore, I'm going out to make a phone call." Qin Xiaochuan didn't bother to argue and walked straight out of the dormitory.

Once he reached a secluded spot outside the dormitory, he dialed Han Kexin's number.

"What's wrong?" Han Kexin's languid voice came from the other end of the phone. Whenever this woman was at home, she always seemed to give off a cold and languid feeling.

"Someone is trying to assassinate me," Qin Xiaochuan said succinctly.

"Who?" Han Kexin's voice suddenly turned cold.

"The Blood Witch Clan is led by someone they call Zhuang Yihu. Do you know him?" Qin Xiaochuan recalled the scene he saw in the assassin's memory. He also learned the name Zhuang Yihu from the conversation in the memory.

Han Kexin remained silent, and Qin Xiaochuan did not rush her, knowing that she was probably thinking about something.

Nearly half a minute later, Han Kexin said in a cold voice, "That's the deputy leader of the Crescent Moon City Guard. He shouldn't be the real mastermind. Given his status in the Blood Witch Clan, he wouldn't dare to do such a thing."

"Who could be the mastermind behind this?" Qin Xiaochuan asked.

"It's at least one of the five high priests, and it's very likely that the Golden Priest gave the order directly." Han Kexin's voice was calm, as if she had been mentally prepared for this day to come.

Qin Xiaochuan recalled what Han Kexin had told him about the current situation of the Blood Witch Clan. Since the suicide of the previous Blood Witch King, the Golden Priest had taken control of the entire Blood Witch Clan, but this had been opposed by some people, leading to chaos within the Blood Witch Clan. It was for this reason that Han Kexin had taken Xiaoying and escaped from Crescent City.

If the Golden Priest is the mastermind, there is solid evidence to support this claim. The reason the other party found him at this time is clearly because Han Kexin and the others exposed their identities in Kunlun Ruins.