Chapter 283 Xiao Qingfang's End
Ruyan and Kui Wenzhong unfortunately became prisoners and were pushed in front of everyone as hostages, forcing Zhao Ji, Li Yuanfang and other masters to temporarily restrain their offensive and retreat.

The moment Li Yuanfang saw Ruyan, his eyes froze instantly and his heart was broken.

Holding a steel knife, he involuntarily moved closer to Ruyan.

Seeing this, Xiao Qingfang hurriedly shouted, "Stop! If you take another step forward, I will make her bleed to death!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanfang had to stop abruptly, his face as gloomy as water.

Seeing Li Yuanfang being restrained, Xiao Qingfang immediately showed a smug and cruel smile on her face.

She shook the short blade in her hand lightly, a cold light flashed, and she sneered: "You are too dangerous, so it is better to stay where you are, otherwise, the consequences are hard to predict!"

Seeing that Li Yuanfang was somewhat confused, Zhao Ji stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Xiao Qingfang, you have done evil things and have been deserted by everyone. Now that you are about to die, you still want to do such a vicious thing and struggle in vain."

"If you surrender immediately and let Ruyan go, your fate will be better. Otherwise, once the imperial army arrives, you will be killed without a burial place!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingfang just sneered in response: "Dead without a burial place? It's too early to say that. We don't know who will win!"

After that, she swung her dagger fiercely and said sternly: "Li Yuanfang, the one in front of you is your lover, and the one lying next to you is your friend. Think carefully, do you want to put down your weapons, kneel down and be tied up, or do you want me to kill them immediately!"

When Li Yuanfang saw Xiao Qingfang's actions, his heart suddenly tightened. He wanted to step forward, but stopped.

Ruyan turned her head and glared at Xiao Qingfang, then shouted, "Yuanfang, you are a man, you should make your own decisions when faced with a problem. Don't worry about me, just kill her!"

Xiao Qingfang shouted angrily: "Shut up!"

So she increased the strength in her hand, and the dagger left a shallow bloody mark on Ruyan's neck.

Zhao Ji took a deep breath and managed to keep his composure. He said disdainfully, "Xiao Qingfang, don't daydream. These Qianniu Guards are all your Majesty's personal soldiers. They will not surrender to the traitors just because of someone's words!"

Faced with Zhao Ji's firm stance, Xiao Qingfang was flustered, but she still managed to stay calm, shouting in a timid tone: "Okay! Since you are so determined, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

The dagger was raised high, pointing directly at Ruyan's throat. The difference between life and death was imminent.

At this moment when her life was hanging by a thread, under the altar, in the mechanism room, Xiaomei sneaked out like a ghost, blended into the night, and approached Xiao Qingfang silently.

Zhao Ji was keeping his eyes and ears open, but he was the only one who noticed Xiaomei's actions and covered for her.

"Wait a minute!" Zhao Ji suddenly shouted loudly, his voice shaking the whole area, and everyone's attention was attracted to him.

He had a sneer on his face, but his tone was extremely firm: "Don't pretend anymore, I can make the decision and let you go for now."

"As long as you release Ruyan now, I will let you and your men leave the headquarters. As for whether you can get out of Dayang Mountain and Liuzhou City, that's up to fate!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became subtle.

Xiao Qingfang was obviously not satisfied with this proposal. She sneered: "Don't think I don't know that your troops are everywhere around the headquarters and Dayang Mountain. Even if we leave the headquarters, we can't get out of Dayang Mountain!"

"Hurry up!" she shouted, "If you can really ensure our safe evacuation from Dayang Mountain, I will naturally let you go!"

When Li Yuanfang heard this, his face turned wooden for a moment. He slowly turned his head to look at Zhao Ji, his eyes full of expectation, as if he was hoping that he would agree.

Zhao Ji pretended to be hesitant, glancing at the hidden place from time to time, waiting for Xiaomei's move.

"Make a decision quickly! Don't try to delay!" Seeing this, Xiao Qingfang's tone suddenly became urgent, and the threat was evident in his words.

But before she could finish her words, something unexpected happened!

A snake-shaped dart cut through the air and accurately pierced Xiao Qingfang's left shoulder.

Immediately afterwards, Xiaomei emerged from the darkness like a ghost, and attacked Xiao Qingfang's vital points with her two swords.

Xiao Qingfang was hit by a hidden weapon, and she screamed in pain, retreating backwards. Ruyan turned around like lightning, stretched out her hand to grab the dagger from Xiao Qingfang's hand, and stabbed her in the heart with a flash of cold light.

With a "bang", the heart-protecting mirror blocked the fatal blow, and Xiao Qingfang survived.

The snake killers on the side finally reacted and blocked the attacking Xiaomei, and Xiao actually fought against Ruyan.

Seeing this, Zhao Ji immediately waved his sword and said, "Kill!"

Li Yuanfang, Zhang Huan, Li Lang and others responded quickly, like a tiger descending from the mountain, and pounced directly on the group of snake spirit killers.

It is said that when enemies meet, they become jealous of each other.

Li Yuanfang had just been threatened, and he was particularly ruthless when he started to fight. Waves of blood mist rose in front of him, and in an instant, countless killers became corpses.

The killers were unable to resist and had to escort Xiao Qingfang while fighting and retreating as they fled.

Li Yuanfang fought his way through the crowd, killing all the assassins around him and soon came to Ruyan. The two of them cried with joy and hugged each other.

"Yuan Fang!"

"Ruyan! Are you okay?"

Ruyan's eyes were filled with tears, and her voice was choked with sobs: "Seeing you, everything is fine..."

On the other side, Zhao Ji was about to take advantage of the victory to pursue, but suddenly he felt someone pulling at the corner of his clothes.

"General Zhao!" a deep voice came.

Zhao Ji looked back and saw that it was Yuan Tiangang, the old immortal.

"What to do?" Zhao Ji asked.

"Chase him and kill Xiao Qingfang!" After saying these five words, Yuan Tiangang immediately withdrew.

Zhao Ji was shocked, but immediately understood Yuan Tiangang's plan.

In order to silence Xiao Qingfang, Xiaomei, Kui Wenzhong and Yuan Tiangang cannot do it. Only he can do it in the cleanest way.

Just at this moment, the large group of government troops led by Di Renjie finally arrived.

When the Snake Spirit killers saw the large force of government troops approaching, they lost their numerical advantage and had no will to resist, so they retreated in panic.

Seeing this, Zhao Ji no longer hesitated, and without even bothering to greet Di Renjie, he followed the direction Xiao Qingfang fled.
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On the small path in the mountain cave, Xiao Qingfang was running under the protection of the man in purple.

After turning a corner, she looked back and saw that there were no pursuers behind her. She let out a long sigh and said, "We will go right from here, enter the secret door No. 6, and then escape from the main altar through the snake hole No. 9."

A purple-clothed man nodded and said, "Big sister, we still have some distance to go to secret door number six. Is your injury okay?"

Xiao Qingfang shook her head, her face pale, and she sat down to take a breath. "I never thought the headquarters would be destroyed like this. It's really a disaster within the family! Li Yuanfang, Zhao Ji, Xiaomei, Su Xianer, just wait. Sooner or later, I will kill you all!"

Just as Xiao Qingfang was getting angry, heavy footsteps were heard behind her.

The purple-clothed man was stunned and said hurriedly: "Someone is catching up!"

Xiao Qingfang was startled, stood up and looked back.

Zhao Ji's figure gradually became clearer, and he appeared in front of Xiao Qingfang, holding a long sword.

(End of this chapter)