The sedan quickly moved on.

The man should be sitting in the sedan chair, and Shen Nanzhi didn't dare to continue to use the knife.

No matter how good the soundproofing effect of this secret compartment is, it only protects people outside the sedan. She is not sure whether the people inside the sedan can hear any sound at all.

Before he was absolutely sure, Shen Nanzhi dared not act rashly, let alone reveal his cards.

She put the plum blossom hairpin back in place as gently as possible, then slowly raised her hand and inserted it back into her hair.

Just this small action made her sweat all over.

But she didn't know where these people were taking her or how far. Shen Nanzhi was at risk of being exposed at any time. She could only grit her teeth and hold on, tying the rope around herself little by little.

This was a very common and simple action, but because no sound could be made in this confined and narrow space, and Shen Nanzhi was already exhausted, the whole process became extremely difficult.

When she finally restored herself to the state she was in when she was locked up, she breathed a sigh of relief. The lid of the secret compartment that had been closed by the little monk was suddenly opened without any warning.

A dazzling light suddenly poured in. Shen Nanzhi was about to close his eyes and pretend to be unconscious, but unexpectedly a cold and low voice sounded along with the light.

"Since Miss Shen is awake, please come up and sit down."

The man's voice was cold and aloof, but if you listened carefully, there was a hint of smile in his voice, as if he was mocking Shen Nanzhi.

The voice sounds very young, about the same age as my uncle.

But the laughing voice made Shen Nanzhi feel a little uncomfortable.

For a moment, Shen Nanzhi even felt that he had discovered that she was awake the moment she got into the sedan chair, but this man did not make a sound or remind her. He watched coldly as Shen Nanzhi tried to "cover up" and only called her when she had just finished.

If that's the case, then this person is too bad.

Originally, it was just Shen Nanzhi's guess. Unexpectedly, the next moment, he heard this person say with a smile: "Miss Shen must be tired after working for half a day. Why don't you come up and have a rest?"

Shen Nanzhi: …

So, the bastard really heard it and was waiting to laugh at her.

Although she was angry, Shen Nanzhi's mind was exceptionally clear. Although she could not use her kung fu and her body was very weak, her perception was still there.

She didn't even feel the breath of the man above, but this man could clearly capture Shen Nanzhi's movements through the secret compartment. His sharpness and insight should not be underestimated.

Now that everything has been discovered, Shen Nanzhi naturally can no longer pretend.

At this time, the secret compartment had been completely pushed open from the outside.

Just as Shen Nanzhi was getting used to the light outside from the dark environment, he saw a fox mask with a half-smile facing him.

The man's face was hidden under the fox mask, making it difficult to see clearly. The only thing exposed was a pair of cold and calm eyes.

There was clearly a smile in his voice when he spoke just now, but when Shen Nanzhi looked into his eyes, there was no warmth at all.

Just one glance is enough to give people a chilling feeling.

Even the sedan chair seemed to have suddenly turned into an ice cave.

At this moment, Shen Nanzhi was extremely grateful. Since this man got on the sedan chair, she had put away the plum blossom hairpin for the sake of caution and only tied herself up. Otherwise, even her plum blossom hairpin would have been discovered by this man.

And, fortunately, the cushion was of a certain thickness. The gap she had dug out was pushed hard by her knee, and after being squeezed, it was hidden under her body and was almost invisible.

Shen Nanzhi calmed down a little and looked at the man again.

He was dressed in a snow-white robe, with his inky black hair casually fixed behind his head with an ebony hairpin. If you ignore the eerie fox mask, he looked elegant and ethereal, like a banished immortal who was at peace with the world.

"It seems that Xiao Aqiu still underestimated Miss Shen. His drug and rope had no effect on Miss Shen. If Miss Shen was not weak, I'm afraid she would have escaped long ago."

He lowered his eyes to look at Shen Nanzhi, his tone cold and calm, as if he was talking about today's weather, without any emotional ups and downs, let alone the slightest feeling.

With just one sentence, all of Shen Nanzhi's disguises were seen through.

Shen Nanzhi's heart also began to lift.

Unable to pretend any longer, she simply moved her wrist and broke free from the rope, then raised her hand to support herself on the edge of the secret compartment and tried to climb out.

This secret compartment is located under the main seat in the middle of the sedan chair, and the person is sitting on the seat on the left.

Shen Nanzhi was originally going to stand up and sit down opposite him, but she didn't expect that when she stood up, she found that her legs were very numb because they had been trapped for a long time.

Shen Nanzhi had just propped himself up, but he fell back down uncontrollably.

Under normal circumstances, even if her legs were numb and she fell, she would be able to grab the edge of the secret compartment or other places to steady herself in the first place.

But now is different from usual.

Her brain reacted quickly, but her body couldn't keep up.

Just like that, he could only watch himself fall. His head accidentally hit the edge of the secret compartment, making a dull thud. Shen Nanzhi gasped in pain.

Moreover, because of this heavy blow, his lungs, which had not yet fully recovered, began to ache again.

Shen Nanzhi's face turned pale.

This man's hand was casually placed on the place where she had just bumped into something. If he had offered a hand, Shen Nanzhi would not have been bumped or fallen.

But he just looked at Shen Nanzhi coldly.

Seeing blood oozing out of the corner of Shen Nanzhi's mouth, he said, "It seems that Miss Shen's injury is more serious than I thought."

Shen Nanzhi's legs were still numb and she couldn't stand up, so she simply leaned against the secret compartment and looked at the man coldly, "Who are you? Why did you go to so much trouble to kidnap me? What do you want to do?"

Shen Nanzhi also knew that this man was wearing a mask and refused to show his true face, so he would definitely not tell her his identity.

She asked this just to test the waters.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the man's eyes looked like a calm lake, as if a small stone had been thrown into it, causing ripples.

He seemed to be smiling, but that smile gave Shen Nanzhi a chilling feeling.

He just said, "It's nothing. I just heard that Miss Shen is favored by both the old Duke and the King of Zhenbei, so I want to make friends with her."

Make friends?

Shen Nanzhi sneered: "Your way of making friends is quite special."

The man also laughed: "If Miss Shen doesn't like it, I can try another way next time."

Hearing this, Shen Nanzhi raised his eyebrows and said, "So, Your Excellency means that you can let me go back this time?"

However, after hearing this, the smile in the man's eyes stopped. He raised his hand and touched the fox mask on his face, and said thoughtfully: "Miss Shen is really good at joking. I was almost taken to jail by Miss Shen."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Nanzhi felt a chill all over his body.

This person had no intention of letting her go this time!

Who is he?

He didn't deliberately lower his voice, this should be his natural voice.

Shen Nanzhi's memory is not bad. He has some memory of everyone he has met and the voices he has heard.

However, she had no impression of this person at all.

Shen Nanzhi was almost certain that she had never seen this person before.

Unless... we have only met from a distance and have never heard this person's voice.

But looking at this man's figure and demeanor, he is definitely not an ordinary person, and the cool aura around him is too unique. Even if they had met before, Shen Nanzhi should have had an impression of him.

Shen Nanzhi was thinking, but the man spoke first: "Miss Shen, don't worry, I just ran into a little trouble and need the old Duke or the King of Zhenbei to help me. Since Miss Shen is so important to them, I think Miss Shen will be able to leave safely by then."

Hearing this, Shen Nanzhi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said, "Then your calculations are wrong. My grandfather has been bedridden for many years and has long lost interest in government affairs. As for the prince, he has also been seriously ill recently and can't even get out of bed. I'm sure you have heard about this."

I thought I would shut him up, but I didn't expect that pair of dark and cold eyes suddenly curved, and then smiled and said: "Miss Shen is really unfortunate. Both her family and her husband's family have two sickly people."

Shen Nanzhi: …

Although it seemed to be true on the surface, it was unpleasant to hear it said in such a joking tone.

This person is not only evil, but also very vicious.

Shen Nanzhi wants to hit someone.

Of course, she was not blinded by anger. At this moment, she had thought about all the people who might have this kind of personality or had heard of this kind of person.

The result was nothing.

She knew nothing about the other person, but the other person seemed to know her very well.

This feeling of powerlessness made Shen Nanzhi feel a little frustrated.

But she was not the kind of person who would belittle herself and let others take advantage of her. When she met the other person's eyes that deserved a beating, Shen Nanzhi raised her eyebrows and said, "I have a hard life, but it is better than some people who can't even show their identities to the public and are destined to live in darkness."

As soon as he finished speaking, the air in the sedan seemed to be frozen.

The man's eyes were startled, and the mocking look in his eyes suddenly turned cold. He raised his eyelids and his fingertips flew.

Before Shen Nanzhi could see how he made the move, a burst of powerful energy suddenly hit him in the face.

This internal force also contained a scimitar.

Given Shen Nanzhi's current condition, there is no way to avoid it.

But fortunately, the scimitar just brushed past her ear, cut off a strand of her hair, then went straight through the cushion, and then shot through the thick secret wooden board that Shen Nanzhi had spent a long time to dig out a gap in. If the handle was not much thicker than the blade, the entire scimitar would have gone straight through.

I can't imagine how tragic it would have been if he hadn't held back and instead aimed at Shen Nanzhi's neck. Her throat would have been stabbed through.

With such internal strength, this person is definitely one of the top masters.

Shen Nanzhi felt even colder in his heart.

After this man made his move, his eyes, which had been filled with coldness just now, suddenly burst into brilliant fireworks. With a hint of smile, he raised his hand and pulled out the scalpel that was inserted into the partition.

He looked so calm and casual, without any trace of the cold and murderous aura he had just shown.

He looked at Shen Nanzhi and asked, "Miss Shen, what did you know?"

Shen Nanzhi didn’t know anything!

She couldn't even judge the man's style and background from his figure, voice, and kung fu.

She didn't know, but she could guess and try.

The sentence she just said was a test of this man.

There was a great possibility that she had never met this man before. In this case, he wore such a tight mask without having to worry about being recognized by her, which was probably because his identity was not allowed to be made public.

He had become accustomed to hiding his face and his identity.

Sure enough, this person's reaction said it all.

Shen Nanzhi guessed right, and it could also be seen that he seemed to be particularly sensitive and concerned about his identity.

Thinking of this, Shen Nanzhi did not answer but asked: "What exactly do you want to do?"

The man smiled, and the fox mask clearly did not change at all. However, in Shen Nanzhi's opinion, it looked even weirder because of his smile.

Before Shen Nanzhi could think about it, he said slowly, "It's nothing, just a small matter, so I won't bother Miss Shen to worry about it. If Miss Shen wants to help me, why not come to my house and stay for a few days."

Although it was an invitation, it left Shen Nanzhi no room to refuse.

While they were talking, the sedan stopped.

The curtain of the sedan chair was drawn, there were people guarding outside, and the windows on both sides were sealed, so even though Shen Nanzhi had been paying attention all the way here, he couldn't see anything of the situation outside.

She didn't know where she was taken.

"Miss Shen, please."

As he was speaking, the man got off the carriage first.

Shen Nanzhi's legs had recovered a lot. She just moved a little, but the man suddenly turned his head, his black eyes fell on Shen Nanzhi's face, and said calmly: "Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell Miss Shen that I have a bad temper and am easily impulsive. Sometimes I do things without considering the consequences. If Miss Shen cooperates, I will not make it difficult. If Miss Shen still wants to play any tricks, I can guarantee that the scalpel will not be pointed at Miss Shen's hair."

As he spoke, his gaze from Shen Nanzhi's face moved down and passed meaningfully across Shen Nanzhi's neck.

That murderous look made Shen Nanzhi feel as if her neck was being circled by his scimitar.

After saying that, he curved his eyebrows and smiled at Shen Nanzhi as if nothing had happened.

He was completely different from the one who had just threatened Shen Nanzhi.

The man's expression changed so quickly that Shen Nanzhi was frightened.

He can be gentle and calm in the previous moment, like a cold and banished immortal, but in the blink of an eye he becomes vicious and treacherous, with eyes full of mockery. Before you can catch up with his moves, he will raise his knife and kill you in the blink of an eye.

Moreover, he changes his face at any time.

It makes it impossible to figure out his background, guess his thoughts, or even keep up with his train of thought.

Abnormally powerful, yet moody, like a... madman who does whatever he wants.

This makes people even more chilling.

Although Shen Nanzhi was inevitably nervous, she quickly calmed herself down.

She looked up at the man and nodded, "Don't worry, sir. I'm not stupid. I won't seek death."

After saying this, she glanced at the hidden compartment that had been pierced, and pretended to be frightened but still trying to remain calm, not wanting this person to see what she was thinking.

Hearing this, the man's eyebrows curved, and even through the fox mask, Shen Nanzhi could see his bright smile: "This is the best."

As he spoke, he stood to one side and actually personally opened the carriage curtain for Shen Nanzhi.

And the moment he moved aside, Shen Nanzhi was able to see the situation outside clearly.

Just one glance and her heart felt as if it was being grasped tightly in her throat.

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