Helpless Fifth Update!!! [Qiqi Town] Chapter Four: Brothers in Hardship

In the silent night, outside Lin'an City, three young men stood out starkly under the moonlight.

"Duan Yi (Duan Yi appears!), how are you?" The young man on the left was covered in blood, muttering something under his breath. Xiao Mo (Xiao Mo appears!) leaned in close and could barely hear him: 'I'm fine, I saved the map...' or something to that effect. Duan Yi had fainted.

Xiao Mo addressed another young man in white who was dragging Duan Yi, "Young master, if you're tired, don't push yourself. I can handle it alone." The man in white, covered in dust and blood, looked haggard. Hearing Xiao Mo, he frowned immediately. "Xiao Mo, don't call me 'young master.' You and Duan Yi grew up with me, and we are as close as brothers. What you just said sounds too formal." The man in white lifted his head and said, "Could it be that you think I'm just a weak scholar?"

"No…" Xiao Mo gave a bitter smile. "Anyway, young master, you know I didn't mean it that way."

"That's good." The man in white wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, looked at the faint outline of a town ahead, and smiled. "Duan Yi will be saved!"

Xiao Mo looked at the smiling man in white and silently made a resolve: Young master, I will do everything I can to make sure nothing happens to you!

Thirty miles from Lin'an City, two riders were galloping through the night. The sound of hooves striking the ground echoed crisply in the quiet midnight.

"Junior sister, where are they heading?" Yun Shui Piao (Yun Shui Piao appears!) slowed down her mount and asked Xiao Nan.

"Senior brother, they're heading toward Lin'an!" Yun Shui Piao nodded. Xiao Nan had always had a keen sense of smell, which had only improved after practicing martial arts. "Let's go to Lin'an!"

Yun Shui Piao pressed her legs against the horse's belly, causing the horse to whinny loudly. "Giddy-up!"

Although she didn't know why her senior brother was in such a hurry, Xiao Nan thought of those three men. Being able to escape from her senior brother's pursuit was no small feat.

"Junior sister! Keep up!"

"Got it!" Xiao Nan cracked the reins and shouted, "Giddy-up!" As the horse raced forward, another figure in black descended from the sky. This man in black looked at the hoofprints and chuckled darkly.

"Young master of Hongye Manor… heh heh, I, Can Nian (Can Nian appears!), will never let you get the Dragon Vein treasure map. The treasure belongs only to our Xueling Sect!" He shouted loudly, gathered his power, and with a swish, disappeared into the outskirts.

Night fell, silent…

Bang! Bang! Bang!It was already past midnight when the innkeeper's inn received three guests. When the innkeeper opened the door and saw the three suffering people, he hurried to help Duanyi upstairs to find an empty room. After placing him on the bed, the innkeeper said to the young man in white, Xia Shun (making his appearance! Thanks to him for trying to get the password for me, even though he didn't succeed...), 'Go boil a pot of water, the kitchen is on the first floor at the left corner of the stairs.' Seeing that the young man in white wanted to say something, the innkeeper frowned slightly, 'What are you dawdling for? Don't you want to save him?' Upon hearing this, Xia Shun quickly bowed, exited the room, and closed the door behind him. Just as Xia Shun was about to go boil water, Xiao Mo stopped him, 'Young master, I'll boil the water. You stay here and see if the innkeeper has any instructions.' Xia Shun wanted to say something, but then saw Xiao Mo run down the stairs like the wind. Xia Shun shook his head, still so anxious… Leaning against the railing, Xia Shun squinted his eyes to rest. Actually, he knew very well that Xiao Mo was boiling the water out of consideration for him.

‘Squeak~' The door opened. Xia Shun opened his eyes and saw the innkeeper gesturing for silence. He quietly asked, 'Innkeeper, how is my brother's injury?' The innkeeper closed the door and gestured for Xia Shun to follow him. They went down to the first floor and sat at a square table. The innkeeper tapped the table with his fingers, 'Your brother, sigh...' Xia Shun's heart tightened, and seeing his worry, the innkeeper said, 'Your brother has a strong life. Although he was struck by several swords, he held on, but…' (Innkeeper, under the moonlight, I beg for my original number!)