Chapter 438

The Emperor truly would not let him go and had already sent people to capture him.

Qi Huaizhi was now in a state of complete restlessness.

He was considering whether to flee or continue waiting for the fate of death here.

But if he fled, where could he flee to?

Under the vast heavens, is there any land that is not the King's?

Unless he fled into the deep mountains and old forests, hiding his name.

But what he had strived for in the first half of his life was to be able to display his talents in the officialdom, was it not?

A bitter smile appeared on Qi Huaizhi's face.

However, he did not regret doing such a thing.

What scholars seek is a clear mind and repaying kindness.

Feng Quji had shown him kindness.

He could not do the kind of thing where one does not repay kindness.

"Forget it, forget it."

"It is the time, and it is fate."

"All of this is probably my destiny."

Qi Huaizhi let out a deep sigh.

He simply stopped struggling and quietly waited for the arrival of death.

Just as he was closing his eyes to rest,

he felt the hair on his entire body stand on end.

Then, his body's instinct made him lean backward involuntarily.

His body fell heavily to the ground.

Opening his eyes to look, he saw a dagger graze over the top of his head.

A look of horror immediately appeared on Qi Huaizhi's face.

All the movements just now were entirely his subconscious instinct.

Yet he did not expect that someone was truly prepared to kill him on the spot.

"Who is it?"

Qi Huaizhi climbed up from the ground, his gaze coldly staring outside the window.

"Magistrate Qi, you should know what your outcome is."

"Rest assured."

"The Master will not forget you."

A cold voice rang out from outside the window.

Upon hearing these words, Qi Huaizhi's face immediately changed.

He did not die at the hands of the imperial court.

Could it be that he was going to die at the hands of Feng Quji?

Feng Quji, was he so impatient to have him die?

"I am ultimately unable to escape death; why do you still choose to make a move?"

Qi Huaizhi suppressed the fury in his chest.

"Naturally, to keep the secret."

The man in black did not talk nonsense and his body rushed directly into the window.

Breaking in through the window, the long sword in his hand pointed directly at Qi Huaizhi's face.

Qi Huaizhi was a scholar, and although he had learned some martial arts,

how could he be the opponent of this kind of assassin?

Facing the attack of this man in black,

Qi Huaizhi could only rely on his familiarity with the terrain to bend over and dodge.

The narrow space was not conducive to making a move.

Plus, Qi Huaizhi often hid in these places.

The man in black was unable to do anything to Qi Huaizhi for a moment.

A fierce look flashed in this person's eyes.

"Magistrate Qi, is this intending to..."

When he said this, Qi Huaizhi's body paused.

Yes, he was ultimately unable to escape death.

If he were captured by the Emperor's people, he would inevitably not escape a round of torture.

Feng Quji was only doing this to keep the secret.

Dying at whose hands? Ultimately, there was no difference.

Seeing him stop dodging, a triumphant light flashed in the man in black's eyes.

Immediately, he picked up the long sword in his hand and stabbed it toward Qi Huaizhi's neck.

Qi Huaizhi suppressed his instinct to dodge, closed his eyes, and slowly waited for the arrival of death.

Let all of this be considered as repaying Feng Quji's kindness.

From now on, he and Feng Quji would owe each other nothing.

Just when he thought he was definitely going to die this time,

a crisp sound of blades colliding rang in his ears.

Then Qi Huaizhi felt a gust of wind blow in front of him.

When he opened his eyes again, he discovered that the man in black had already been stabbed through the wall by a sword.

A look of horror immediately appeared in his eyes.

Before Feng Quji could make the next reaction, he felt a figure flash before his eyes.

Then a sharp pain came from his neck, and his vision completely plunged into darkness.

Lu Bing let out a secret sigh.

It was fortunate that he did not delay time on the road.

If he had been even one step slower, Qi Huaizhi would likely have died here on the spot.

If he could not complete the order given by the Prince,

Lu Bing could not help but shiver.

He did not want to experience punishment.

Looking at Qi Huaizhi, who was slumped on the ground, Lu Bing lifted him up without any gentleness.

Then he quickly left this place.

He had to bring this person back to the Prince in the shortest possible time.

Fortunately, when this matter happened, it was night.

No one immediately investigated the situation inside.

By the time someone in the Governor's Mansion discovered Qi Huaizhi's disappearance and the dead person in the room,

Lu Bing had already brought Qi Huaizhi and was about to arrive at Ying Mo's residence.

By the time Qi Huaizhi woke up, he only felt a sharp pain all over his body.

It was as if he had suffered a ravaging while he was unconscious.

Then, he saw his entire body lying on the back of a horse.

Seeing this, how could Qi Huaizhi not know why he was in such pain?

Bumping on the back of a horse for an entire night, how could his whole body not be in pain?

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