Qi Tongwei is reborn, and he changes his fate by striking the bell

Chapter 144 Doubt and Anxiety

"Zhang Hao! Explain your words clearly!" Wang Qiang could not help but yell, but was stopped by Li Xueruo. She looked at Zhang Hao's departing back, her beautiful eyes flashing with complex light, her heart filled with doubts and uneasiness...

Talking room

Late at night, Li Xueruo tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. Zhang Hao's words lingered in her mind like a nightmare, making her feel confused. Shadow Pavilion, the secret of subverting the martial arts world, Zhao Hu's death... What is the connection between all these? Why does Zhang Hao know so much? Is he approaching her for another purpose, or is he really just trying to avoid being hunted down?

Li Xueruo's heart was like a bottle of five flavors overturned, with a mixture of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty. She stood up and walked to the window, looking at the bright moon in the sky, with a myriad of thoughts in her mind...

At this moment, a slight sound of footsteps came from outside the door. Li Xueruo was startled. Could it be Zhang Hao? What did he want to do by visiting so late at night?

Li Xueruo's heart was beating fast. She clenched the sword in her hand, held her breath, and slowly opened the door. The moonlight poured in like silver light, illuminating the figure standing outside the door.

"Zhang Hao?!" Li Xueruo covered her mouth in surprise, feeling mixed emotions.

Zhang Hao stood outside the door, his white clothes fluttering gently in the night breeze, with a hint of apology on his handsome face: "Sorry to disturb Miss Li's rest so late, it's just..." He paused, as if organizing his words.

Li Xueruo suppressed the doubts in her heart and stepped aside to make way: "Come in and talk."

Zhang Hao walked into the room, Li Xueruo closed the door, and the two sat opposite each other at the table. The moonlight shone through the window, making their shadows particularly slender, adding a hint of ambiguity to the quiet night.

"Actually..." Zhang Hao took a deep breath and seemed to have made a decision. "Everything I said today was false."

"What?!" Li Xueruo stood up suddenly, her beautiful eyes wide open, looking at Zhang Hao in disbelief, "You...what did you say?"

"I said, the secrets of Shadow Pavilion and subverting the martial arts world were all made up by me." Zhang Hao said calmly, as if he was talking about something insignificant.

Li Xueruo was stunned, not knowing how to react for a moment. She only felt her head buzzing, as if she had been hit hard by a club.

"Why... did you lie to me?" After a long time, Li Xueruo finally found her voice, with a slight tremor in her tone that was hard to conceal.

Zhang Hao smiled bitterly, avoiding Li Xueruo's gaze, and whispered, "I have no choice but to do this."

"You had no choice?" Li Xueruo sneered, "What do you mean by having no choice? You made up these lies and put the entire Broken Cloud Peak in danger. Is this also called having no choice?"

Zhang Hao remained silent. He just picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, as if trying to hide his inner emotions.

"Say something!" Li Xueruo was a little agitated. She snatched the teacup from Zhang Hao's hand and threw it heavily to the ground. With a "bang", the teacup shattered into countless pieces and tea splashed everywhere.

"Do you think I want this?" Zhang Hao stood up suddenly, with a hint of suppressed anger in his tone, "I was being hunted, seriously injured, and had nowhere to go. I could only make up a lie and seek your protection. Do I have any other choice?"

"So, you are using me, and the entire Broken Cloud Peak, to achieve your own goals?" Li Xueruo's eyes were red, tears welling up in her eyes, "You... who do you think I am?"

"I..." Zhang Hao wanted to explain, but he didn't know where to start. He looked at the tearful woman in front of him, feeling full of guilt and self-blame.

"Go away." Li Xueruo turned away and said in a cold tone, "I don't want to see you again."

Zhang Hao opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing. He looked at Li Xueruo deeply, turned around, opened the door, and disappeared into the night.

Li Xueruo could no longer suppress the sadness in her heart, and tears rolled down like pearls from a broken string. She slowly squatted down, buried her face between her knees, and let the tears flow freely...

Outside the window, a bright moon hung high in the sky, and the bright moonlight filled the entire room, but it could not illuminate Li Xueruo's broken heart.

After leaving Li Xueruo's room, Zhang Hao did not walk far away, but hid in the woods not far away, silently watching everything in the room. When he saw Li Xueruo's grief-stricken look, his heart was as painful as a knife.

"I'm sorry..." Zhang Hao murmured in a low voice, "I did this to protect you..."

At this moment, a black shadow flashed by and rushed towards Li Xueruo's room as fast as lightning.

"Not good!" Zhang Hao was startled, realizing the danger, and immediately flew out...

Zhang Hao held his breath and moved silently through the woods like a cheetah. His heartbeat was as deafening as a drum, but he didn't dare to make any sound for fear of disturbing the shadow.

Under the moonlight, the shadow was as light as a swallow, and it came to Li Xueruo's window in a few leaps and bounds. The shadow seemed to be prepared, and with a flash of cold light in his hand, a dart flew straight into Li Xueruo's room with a sound of breaking through the air.

"Looking for death!" Zhang Hao roared, and his figure appeared behind the black shadow like a ghost. A sharp dagger appeared in his hand and stabbed the black shadow in the back.

The black shadow obviously did not expect that someone would ambush here. In panic, he had to give up attacking Li Xueruo and turned to deal with Zhang Hao's attack.

The two men fought a life-and-death battle in the silent night with swords flashing and fierce moves. Although Zhang Hao was proficient in modern fighting skills, he lacked practical experience after all. In addition, the black shadow's moves were fierce and deadly, so he was at a disadvantage for a while.

"Boy, your opponent is me!" A cold voice came from not far away. Zhang Hao was startled and saw a figure in night clothes and a black scarf on his face slowly walking towards him.

"Who are you?" Zhang Hao asked while staring at the person who came over warily.

"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that you ruined my good deeds. Today, I will make sure you never come back!" The man in black spoke in a cold tone with murderous intent in his eyes.

Zhang Hao thought to himself that it was not good. He knew that he was doomed today. While dealing with the shadow, he was thinking about how to get away.

"Xue Rou, run!" Zhang Hao suddenly shouted, attracting the attention of the man in black. Taking advantage of the moment when the man in black was distracted, he flew up and kicked the black shadow, then turned and ran into the depths of the woods.

The man in black obviously did not expect Zhang Hao to do this. By the time he reacted, Zhang Hao had already run far away.

"Chase!" the man in black roared and chased after him with the black shadow.

Zhang Hao ran desperately in the woods. He knew he had to get rid of the man in black as soon as possible, otherwise his life would be in danger.

"No, there's a cliff ahead!" Zhang Hao ran to the edge of the cliff and looked at the bottomless cliff, his heart suddenly sank.

"Haha, kid, let's see where you can run this time!" The man in black and the black shadow chased to the edge of the cliff, looked at Zhang Hao who was desperate, and laughed triumphantly.

"Why do you want to kill everyone?" Zhang Hao took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and asked.

"Why?" The man in black sneered, "Because you know too many things you shouldn't know!"

"Things I shouldn't know?" Zhang Hao frowned. "Are you talking about the Shadow Pavilion?"

The man in black had a flash of surprise in his eyes, but soon regained his composure. "It seems that you do know something. If that's the case, you can't stay here!"

"Even if I die, I will be a clear-headed ghost!" Zhang Hao gritted his teeth and said, "Who are you? Why do you want to deal with Duan Yunfeng?"

The man in black laughed up to the sky, "Want to know who I am? Wait for the next life!"

As soon as the man in black finished speaking, he swung the sword in his hand and stabbed at Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao had no way to avoid it, and could only watch helplessly as the long sword stabbed into his chest...

Zhang Hao closed his eyes in despair, waiting for death to come. However, the expected severe pain did not come, only a breeze brushed across his cheek. He opened his eyes in confusion and found that he was hanging in the air, his body tightly wrapped by a long whip, and the other end of the whip was held in Li Xueruo's hand.

Li Xueruo's white clothes were whiter than snow, and under the moonlight, she looked like a goddess from heaven descending to earth. Her beautiful eyes were filled with murderous intent, and she stared coldly at the man in black, saying in a cold voice, "If you dare to hurt my junior brother, you will all die!"

The man in black obviously didn't expect Li Xueruo to show up. He smiled sinisterly and said, "So you are the cold and beautiful lady from Duanyun Peak. Why, are you worried about your junior brother? It's a pity that you came too late. He already knows too many things that he shouldn't know. Today, none of you will leave here alive!"

"Really?" Li Xueruo raised a cold arc at the corner of her mouth, and with a slight flick of her wrist, the long whip flew like a spirit snake, pulling Zhang Hao to her side. She protected Zhang Hao behind her, and her eyes swept sharply at the man in black and the black shadow, and said in a cold voice: "You two want to keep us here, aren't you too arrogant!"

The man in black snorted coldly and said, "Li Xueruo, I know you are a martial arts expert, but we are not pushovers. If you know what's good for you, surrender yourself and avoid physical pain!"

Li Xueruo sneered and said, "Stop talking nonsense. If you want to fight, just fight. Why bother talking so much!"

Before she finished speaking, Li Xueruo attacked the man in black lightly like a falling snowflake. Her sword skills were light and graceful, but also contained murderous intent, and each move was aimed at the man in black's vital points. The man in black did not dare to be careless, waving the long sword in his hand, trying his best to resist Li Xueruo's attack.

Zhang Hao stood behind Li Xueruo, watching the flashes of swords and sabers in front of him, with mixed feelings in his heart. He knew that Li Xueruo risked her life to save him, and he was touched but also filled with worry.

"Senior Sister, be careful!" Zhang Hao couldn't help but remind her.

Li Xueruo said without turning her head: "Junior brother, don't worry, I won't let them hurt you!"