Forced to be a third person: I turned around and left the palace to marry a villain

"This minor injury is nothing. I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, so I can endure this pain." Xuan He replied, his eyes still full of determination despite the pain.

Xuan He noticed the anxious expression on her face, and a warm feeling surged in his heart. He gave her a comforting look.

He didn't care about the injuries on his body. After all, they were just flesh wounds and would heal in a few days.

But Qu Xin looked so fragile. If she was hurt by the sharp blade, he really couldn't bear to see her suffer.

This fool actually thought of her as a weak woman who needed protection. For the first time, Qu Xin felt a little guilty for hiding her strength.

"Go away and get out of the way!"

The female assassin took advantage of Xuan He's distraction to comfort Qu Xin and kicked him in the chest, forcibly taking back the blade. This kick made the already deep wound on Xuan He's palm even worse.

A shadow flashed across Qu Xin's eyes, and murderous intent quietly rose in his heart.

Xuan He is her companion and can almost be considered her own person. This woman actually dared to attack him, obviously she did not take her seriously!

Is she a sick cat?

"There are too many people here, and innocent people might be hurt accidentally. Since she is coming for me, I will lead her to a deserted place and finish her off."

Qu Xin whispered to Xuan He that she planned to get rid of this guy who was always worried about her and deal with the assassin alone.

Sure enough, Xuan He thought about it for a while and agreed. For her safety, he would follow closely.

As the crowd at the Lantern Festival became denser and denser, they found an opportunity to act separately. Seeing this, the female assassin thought the time had come and immediately locked onto Qu Xin as her target and chased after him.

After several twists and turns, Qu Xin finally got rid of Xuan He's sight and quickly sneaked into a hidden forest on the edge of the city. The female assassin also followed.

"what!"

The female assassin thought she had victory in her grasp, but soon after entering the woods, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck, and then she fell to the ground powerlessly.

She struggled to look back and saw Qu Xin's cold purple eyes.

"It seems that Qu Shang's men have become so weak that they have to send someone like you to assassinate me? Who are they looking down on?"

Qu Xin stepped on the woman's head and swung the dagger in his hand casually: "Which hand did you use to hurt the Taoist priest just now?"

The female assassin was surprised to find that this seemingly weak woman was actually extremely agile and was in no way inferior to the Taoist priest.

"You didn't say yes?"

Seeing the other party remained silent, Qu Xin smiled coldly: "I don't have time to play guessing games with you. Since you don't want to say it, then just leave your hands here."

Before he finished speaking, there was a flash of cold light, and with clean and neat movements, his hands had already landed on the ground.

Qu Xin, who is proficient in medicine, is extremely precise in his actions and hardly gives the opponent any time to react.

The female assassin watched her hands being neatly placed in front of her, and fear and despair instantly surged into her heart. She wanted to scream, but Qu Xin quickly covered her mouth.

Qu Xin whispered a warning in her ear: "Shh, don't make any noise, otherwise you will attract the Taoist priest and things will be troublesome."

Originally, Qu Xin only planned to use Xuan He as a guide, and hiding her identity and martial arts did not make her feel uneasy.

However, as her interaction with Xuan He gradually deepened during the journey, especially when Xuan He blocked the knife for her without hesitation, a deep feeling of guilt arose.

Xuan He has always treated her as a weak woman who needs protection. If he knew the truth, would he be disappointed?

In order to avoid facing such a situation, Qu Xin decided to get rid of the assassin before Xuan He found her.

But before she could do anything, she had to confirm a few things.

She searched the female assassin's body carefully, but did not find any symbols of the Red Moon Cult - every member of the Red Moon Cult would have the cult's mark engraved on themselves or their personal belongings.

If she wasn't sent by Qu Shang, then who sent her?

"Who ordered you to kill me?"

Apart from Qu Shang, who else could want her life so desperately?

"Woo woo!" The female assassin tried to signal Qu Xin to let go.

Qu Xin stared at her for a while, then put the dagger across her throat and warned: "If you dare to scream after I let go, this knife will shut you up forever, understand?"

The female assassin nodded hurriedly, and Qu Xin slowly let go of her hand.

"I am a secret guard of the Yingxia royal family. I am here to take your life on the orders of Queen Lian."

Hearing this name, Qu Xin was shocked. Lotus Queen? What does this mean?

The female assassin was sweating profusely and answered cautiously, fearing that the blade at her throat would cut her skin if she was not careful.

At this moment, Qu Xin was completely different from her usual gentle image when she was with Xuan He, and she showed a chilling determination.

Qu Xin's doubts grew deeper and deeper.

Queen Lian, as the daughter of the Mei family and the queen of Yingxia, Qu Xin, who grew up in the Five Poisons Sect, has never had any contact with her. So why did Queen Lian send someone to assassinate herself?

Qu Xin felt that there seemed to be no reasonable explanation, so he suspected that the woman in front of him was lying, and he unconsciously increased the strength in his hands.

"As far as I can remember, I've never had any contact with Ying Xia's people. Why would Queen Lian want to harm me?" Qu Xin asked.

The female assassin's voice was filled with a hint of panic: "I'm not lying to you! There is real evidence. It's on the inside of my waistband. You can check it!"

As Qu Xin increased his strength, the blade slightly cut the female assassin's skin, causing a slight pain.

The female assassin made a sound of fear, but did not dare to shout loudly because the blade was at her throat.

According to the female assassin's words, Qu Xin found a letter in her waistband.

The letter contained a secret order from Queen Lian, requiring Secret Guard Thirteen to secretly eliminate Qu Xin, the orphan of the Duke of Han twelve years ago, who was now a disciple of the Five Poisons Sect, and report back to the Qingxu Sect with her head as evidence.

Seeing these words, some vague memories emerged in Qu Xin's mind:

The orphan of the Duke of Han, twelve years ago, the Qingxu Sect... these were all things that happened to her before she was brought back to the Five Poisons Sect by her master Qu Ruchen.

Trying to recall the past gave her a splitting headache. The more memories came to her mind, the more intense the pain became. Her expression became more dazed and the pressure on her hands relaxed.

Seeing this, the female assassin seized the opportunity, twisted her body with all her strength, and kicked Qu Xin in the abdomen.

She is a secret guard strictly selected by the palace. In addition to her hands, her legs are also one of her combat weapons.

While crushing the secret medicine in her mouth, she gained a brief boost in combat power, but the secret medicine was extremely toxic. If she couldn't get the antidote within half an hour, she would die.

Therefore, unless it comes to a life-and-death situation, the secret guards will not use this medicine easily.

This kick caught Qu Xin off guard, and the situation between the two changed instantly.

The assassin calculated the time and knew that she had to kill Qu Xin within three quarters of an hour and rush back to the city with his head to exchange for the antidote in order to save her life.