Chapter 395: 395. Chapter 395: An Liu — Using My Life to Exchange for Qiao Sheng

395. Chapter 395: An Liu — Using My Life to Exchange for Qiao Sheng's Life

So he was a subordinate of Shi Lin.

Since that's the case, why didn't he go straight to ask Shi Lin?

When they came earlier, Yin Li wasn't home, so she didn't know what had happened before.

Yin Li, thinking as she did, blurted out, "Why don't you go ask your master?"

An Liu told her what had happened earlier.

Yin Li asked An Liu to wait a moment; she went home to ask Hao Meiyu, confirmed that they had indeed come, and only then told him about Qiao Sheng's current situation.

An Liu listened to her finish.

An Liu immediately asked, "It's already this serious; why hasn't it been resolved? Could it be that no solution has been found?"

Yin Li wanted to speak but held back.

An Liu looked impatient and said, "Come on, say it!"

Yin Li didn't know whether she should speak.

She couldn't hold back.

An Liu pressed for an answer.

Yin Li finally told him.

An Liu truly hadn't expected it to be like this; after a moment of silence, An Liu asked, "Me… can I?"

An Liu said that suddenly.

Yin Li was taken aback for a moment and asked, "What do you mean by that…?"

An Liu said plainly, "Exchange my life for Qiao Sheng's life."

Isn't An Liu Shi Lin's Dark Guard?

How…

Yin Li was truly quite surprised.

An Liu opened his mouth and said, "My master cannot die, Qiao Sheng cannot die; I'm just a Dark Guard, insignificant, so using my life in exchange is worthwhile."

Yin Li replied irritably, "Worth what, worth it? Isn't your life then not a life?"

She said nothing more.

Yin Li murmured, "There must be another way, there has to be."

She feared they would actually do it.

She said a few words to her own grandmother and then slipped out of the house.

Yin Li planned to go find Ji Fu.

The Soul-Breaking Gu was created by Ji Fu; she certainly knows how to dispel it.

Hao Meiyu, two quarters of an hour later, discovered Yin Li wasn't home; she went out searching everywhere but could not find her.

She recalled what Yin Li had said earlier, and her heart gave a sudden thump.

After her son and daughter‑in‑law returned.

Hao Meiyu instructed them to take good care of Qiao Sheng and the others, then she left to rent an ox‑cart in the village.

Here.

Yin Li had already gone to the town; she initially didn't know that An Liu had followed her.

Not until they left the town.

When they passed a barren stretch, she noticed him.

"Come out!"

An Liu, seeing that Yin Li had spotted him, stopped hiding; An Liu leapt and landed in front of her.

"Huh…"

Yin Li tightened the reins and halted the horse.

"Why are you following me?"

An Liu asked Yin Li, "Where are you going?"

They feared being discovered by Hao Meiyu; when Yin Li spoke with her earlier, they kept a great distance, so they didn't hear what was said.

"It's none of your business where I'm headed; go back and protect Sister Sheng and the others!"

Yin Li didn't tell her.

She kept silent.

An Liu, however, guessed, and said, "Are you going to look for that Ji Fu you mentioned before? Do you know where she is?"

Yin Li only knew the region's name; she didn't know Ji Fu's exact address.

She hadn't spoken yet.

An Liu said again, "My martial skill is better than yours; I can help you."

An Liu said so.

Yin Li no longer drove him away.

Qiao Sheng and the others initially didn't know about this; after a long time without seeing Yin Li and Hao Meiyu, they naturally grew curious and asked about Yin Li's parents.

Yin Li's parents didn't reveal the truth; they said that Yin Li and Hao Meiyu had some matters and went away for a few days, and would return after some time.

They finished speaking.

Qiao Sheng said nothing.

A short while after they left.

Qiao Sheng turned to Shi Lin and said, "Shi Lin, I always feel they aren't telling the truth. What do you think?"