"Come on if you want. I don't have much time to waste on you."
"It seems you really want to have a contest with me. In that case, don't blame me. But before that, I hope to make a deal with you, miss."
There was nothing but contempt in Lin Sun's eyes. She simply didn't believe the man in front of her could defeat her, so she didn't hesitate at all.
"Speak."
"If I win, you must tell me where the shadow guard is."
"I knew that person must have been sent by you. But I can tell you that he's not dead. If you can really defeat me, I'll take you to him."
After Lin Sun finished speaking, she immediately launched an attack. Fortunately, Cui Qizhou had learned from the previous encounter and was well - prepared this time. When she charged at him, he stepped forward to meet her head - on.
The two deliberately concealed their auras. They were evenly matched in the fight, and no one noticed them.
Although it seemed that they were fighting quite easily on the surface, if there was an expert here, they would surely notice that Lin Sun was gradually running out of strength due to her overly aggressive attacks. Cui Qizhou, on the other hand, was playing cat - and - mouse, making her miss every time.
Realizing that she couldn't hold on if she continued like this, Lin Sun stamped her foot in anger.
"Are you even a man? You always dodge instead of facing me head - on. How on earth have you managed to live this long? The outside world even says you're a resourceful national advisor."
"Hehe, the Art of War has the strategy of yielding to progress. If you lose, just admit it, miss. Don't forget what you promised me. I hate liars the most."
"I will never lose. I haven't met an opponent in all these years. If you hadn't been hiding like a turtle, I wouldn't have dragged this out. Let's end this quickly!"
Cui Qizhou twitched the corner of his mouth. In all his years, this was the first time someone had dared to call him a turtle to his face.
Even so, there was no trace of anger on his face.
Only a brainless person would rely solely on brute force to solve problems. He was a man with a brain.
Feeling that the time was right, he curled his lips. "Get ready, miss."
This time, Cui Qizhou didn't use the round - about tactics as before. Instead, he charged straight at her. At the moment when they clashed, Lin Sun felt the huge gap between herself and the man in front of her.
He had been deliberately hiding his strength before, waiting for this moment when she let her guard down to achieve victory in one fell swoop.
Just as she realized this, it was already too late. She regretted it, but it was too late to dodge.
As expected, Lin Sun's body flew out like a rag - doll.
The two were fighting on the eaves. If she fell like this, even if she didn't die, she would probably be seriously injured.
She closed her eyes and suddenly thought that if she died like this, maybe that person could finally let go of his hatred for her. From then on, at least she would have a place in his heart.
But after waiting for a long time, just when she was about to fall asleep, she felt someone grab her arm. The pain she had been waiting for didn't come.
She opened her eyes in surprise and looked at the man who had grabbed her arm. She was completely confused.
"Why?"
After asking this question, she immediately regretted it.
It was already an exception for this man to save his enemy. Now she had asked such a stupid question. What if this man threw her down later?
Fortunately, Cui Qizhou didn't have such troublesome thoughts.
"I just hope you can fulfill your previous promise. If you're injured, you won't be able to take me to find the person."
Sure enough, in the eyes of this national advisor, there was no mercy at all.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Sun steadied herself and pulled her arm out.
"Then please follow me, national advisor."
Lin Sun led him through a winding path. It took a long time before they reached a rockery. Looking at the rockery that had been moved aside by a mechanism, he frowned.
This rockery had been in Baotuo Temple for a long time. Even during the incident with the abbot last time, no one had been able to discover the secret passage under this rockery. It seemed that the secret of this rockery had been well - hidden.
The man snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Lin Sun beside him. "Miss, you're not preparing some kind of ambush for me inside, are you? If so, I can stop you from going in right now."
By the end of his words, his face had turned cold.
Lin Sun rolled her eyes. "Haven't you recognized me yet, national advisor? I heard that you've drawn portraits and spread them everywhere just to find me. You're really lucky today. It was my own fault for underestimating you. But I always keep my word."
Hearing this, Cui Qizhou suddenly remembered the previous incident and realized.
"So you're the mysterious woman who kidnapped those officials and gave advice to Lady Luo from behind."
"Pfft. I didn't expect the young emperor to praise me so highly. No, I'm sure you think so too, national advisor? Mysterious woman? Those words sound quite nice."
What should have been a serious matter became a joke in her mouth. Cui Qizhou felt speechless.
"Since you've said so, it seems that there are not only my shadow guards but also some people we've been looking for inside, right?"
"As expected of a smart national advisor. Then let's go in and take a look. You're not scared now that we're here, are you?"
Hearing this, Cui Qizhou had to take this matter seriously.
He made a cautious gesture to the people behind him and then entered the secret chamber with Lin Sun.
The shadow guards watched their master enter like this. Worry appeared in their eyes.
But they quickly snapped out of it. Some of them went to find reinforcements, while the rest stayed outside to guard against any accidents.
The secret chamber wasn't very long. After just a few turns, Cui Qizhou took in the situation inside. Looking at the officials lying on the ground in a mess, his eyes narrowed slightly.
"What on earth did you do to them?"
Lin Sun shrugged. "It has nothing to do with me. If you want to find the culprit, go and find her."
Following the direction of her finger, the man looked over. An old woman slowly emerged from the darkness.
"Why did you bring this trouble back? I seem to have warned you."
"Grandma, this person insisted on following me back. I couldn't stop him even if I wanted to. Besides, I believe you can definitely defeat him."