Chapter 717: 717: Evened Out!

Liu Sisi calmly took two steps back, dodged to the side, and easily avoided Zhao Jiong’s pounce.

Zhao Jiong fell to the ground and didn’t get up for quite a while.

“Ah! What’s the point of doing this?”

Liu Sisi walked slowly to his side, crouching down . With a pitiful expression on her face, she looked at him.

“Don’t you know that more than a decade ago, the gigolos at the South Wind Pavilion collectively rebelled, and although they were later captured, the antidote they relied on was discovered during interrogation. This is the antidote that you secretly took just now, right?”

Zhao Jiong’s eyes narrowed as thin as needles.

“How do you even know this? Who exactly are you?”

“I am simply me. The one whose neck was almost snapped by you! A gentleman’s revenge is never late after three years, as for my revenge, I always pay back with an eye for an eye, tooth for tooth!”

Liu Sisi slowly stood up from the ground, gently moved her foot, and stomped directly on Zhao Jiong’s hand.

“By the way, I forgot to tell you just now that the antidote you took contains a drug primer, which is exactly the same as the poison in Prefecture Princess Thirteenth Luo. This dagger is beautiful, isn’t it? What’s even more beautiful is that I have long ago applied the medicine that can cure this drug primer on this dagger.”

As she spoke, she increased the pressure on her foot, “So, if you hadn’t taken the antidote and tried to deal with me again, you wouldn’t be suffering from this piercing pain right now. Everything in the world is preordained by fate. However, if a person does not seek death, they won’t die. Isn’t that right, Sect Master?”

Unexpectedly, Zhao Jiong didn’t get angry but instead laughed out loud!

“Ah! Everyone says that a woman’s heart is as poisonous as a hornet’s tail. It seems to be true! You’ve calculated every step, truly inheriting his legacy. Excellent! Very impressive!”

“Thank you for the compliment, Your Honor. I am helpless. I just wanted to learn the truth about the matter and protect myself in the meantime.”

As she spoke, she slowly picked up the dagger, gently brushed it on his clothes, and wiped off the drug powder she had applied earlier.

“Hehe, do you think you have everything under control now?”

At this point, Zhao Jiong’s face had regained its composure and showed no panic. He calmly looked at her, “Do you believe that if I shouted twice, I would make it impossible for you to leave in one piece?”

“I believe! How can I, Sisi, not believe Your Honor? But unfortunately, when I came here, you already ordered everyone to withdraw within ten miles. There are no outsiders up here on the mountain top right now. So…”

Liu Sisi suddenly shouted loudly: “So, prepare to meet your doom!”

Along with her shout, the dagger in her hand changed direction and plunged directly into his chest, all the way to the hilt!

Shick!

The crisp sound of the dagger piercing through flesh rang out.

“Crown Prince!”

“His Majesty!”

“Master!”

Several shouts rang out simultaneously, accompanied by the appearance of several figures, transforming into shadows attacking Liu Sisi at the same time.

Zhao Jiong’s eyes widened in shock, obviously not expecting Liu Sisi to act so quickly and ruthlessly!

Several shadows, desperate to get to her, increased their speed, and every weapon they wielded was aimed at Liu Sisi’s chest. If they hit her, there would be no chance for her to escape alive.

Liu Sisi held the dagger tightly, her expression unchanging.

There was even a trace of ridicule.

Just as the shadows were about to strike her, several figures suddenly emerged from the diagonal and swiftly engaged in battle with them.

Liu Sisi stared intently into Zhao Jiong’s eyes, her gaze filled with fierce killing intent.

Zhao Jiong also looked up at her, his eyes flashing with complex emotions.

“Stop! Everybody stop!”

Zhao Jiong’s shout forced the battling figures to cease their actions, as they withdrew and gathered behind the two, keeping a close watch on each other. Any slight movement could reignite the battle.

“These are shadows sent by His Majesty to protect me. I didn’t expect them to come in handy today.”

Liu Sisi explained softly, her face filled with a mocking expression.

“Why?”

“No reason, I, the Prefecture Princess, did it because I felt so inclined. Zhao Jiong, you once almost took my life! Today, I’ll give you a stab and consider us even!”

Having said that, Liu Sisi slowly pulled out a dagger, stood up, and looked at the blade tip as a drop of blood slowly dripped. Her expression complex, she gazed at him.

Finally, she took several steps back: “This place is my nightmare, and also where my mother died. I hope I won’t have to return here in my lifetime! Otherwise, next time, I will plunge this dagger straight into your heart!”

With those words, she turned around and headed down the mountain at a brisk pace. The shadows followed suit and quickly disappeared into the distance.

At this point, she was eager to return to Di Yelei’s arms.

“Master, are you alright?”

It was only then that everyone noticed that the stab aimed at their Master’s chest had missed, ripping a large gash in his clothing instead. The stab seemed to draw a lot of blood, but it was only a superficial wound that hadn’t penetrated deep enough to cause any significant harm.

“I’m fine, just help me bandage this up!”

Zhao Jiong sprung up from the ground, without showing any signs of being poisoned.

He narrowed his eyes as he watched Liu Sisi walking away, and remained silent for a long time. The little girl from back then had indeed grown up!

“Master, should we send people to pursue her?”

His subordinate quickly applied medicine for blade injuries and bandaged the wound.

“No need to chase. She’s right, I owe her this stab! Besides, she is Xin’er’s daughter! I promised her back then that I would take good care of her, but I broke my promise…”

The people exchanged glances and fell silent.

“Although her death sentence is waived, she can’t escape punishment for her actions. Let the father pay the debt for his daughter.”

Zhao Jiong turned and walked in another direction: “Order everyone to gather and join me over there. We must ensure that Zhao Yuanlang, that bastard, stays in Gongzhou forever!”

“Yes, Your Honor!”

“You must go quickly and not delay…”

Before Zhao Jiong could finish his sentence, a figure dashed over from the other side. Without giving anyone time to see him clearly, the man approached and threw several punches at Zhao Jiong’s face. Just one punch left a dark bruise on his face.

The punches interrupted Zhao Jiong’s words.

“Stop it! Stop it, are you crazy? Ugh…”

Zhao Jiong cursed, his anger flaring. With injuries on his body and lesser martial prowess compared to Nan Tianzong, Zhao Jiong struggled in vain to avoid the blows and ended up tumbling around in a miserable state.