I was reborn after cheating on the aloof and powerful man.

Chapter 18, 3 River Town 6

A man and a woman each rode a fine horse, galloping along the official road. They spurred their horses on, and in less than an hour, they arrived at the territory of Sanhe Town from Wenshan Post Station.

But then a strange thing happened. Looking into the distance, the place that should have been Sanhe Town was shrouded in thick fog, and the whole town seemed to have disappeared.

Upon seeing the boundary marker ahead, Fei Xi let out a "whoosh" and pulled on the reins to stop. Gu Mingfeng, who was galloping, had only run a few steps past her when his horse suddenly became agitated and refused to move forward no matter how he urged it.

"It's no use, they're scared. Prince Gu, this isn't ordinary fog, it's miasma. Eat this first."

"Miasma? How could miasma possibly appear in a place like this?!"

Taking the pills Fei Xi tossed to him, Gu Mingfeng didn't put them in his mouth immediately. Instead, he asked a question, puzzled. Thinking about his purpose in coming to Sanhe Town, he wasn't sure if the enigmatic girl before him knew.

His retainers have not shown up since yesterday. What exactly happened in Sanhe Town?

“The color of the fog is wrong, and Prince Gu, haven’t you noticed how quiet it is here?” Fei Xi put on a specially made veil and tied her horse to a tree behind the boundary marker.

She lowered her head in thought. Today was the twenty-second of the twelfth lunar month, and the miasma had appeared four days earlier than in her previous life. She glanced at Gu Mingfeng again. She had been wondering since yesterday why the Prince Rui's heir was in Sanhe Town... Was he also there in her previous life?

"The pill in your hand is the Purple Snow Pill that I made myself. Although you, Prince Gu, have strong internal energy, it is not advisable to keep using your internal energy to resist the miasma. Moreover, I suggest that you cover your mouth and nose like I did."

He glanced at the woman, but she didn't look at him and walked straight ahead. Gu Mingfeng didn't know why he felt a guilty sense of being caught red-handed. He swallowed the pill, jumped off his horse, and as soon as it was free, it galloped back the way it came. He caught up with the woman who wasn't looking back in a few steps, and when he passed by her, he deliberately gave a cold snort.

Noticing that someone had followed, Fei Xi neither looked at the other person nor spoke again. A smile played on her lips, her eyes sparkled, and the two figures were quickly swallowed up by the thick fog.

On the quiet street, apart from the sound of their footsteps, there was not a sound; only the thick fog slowly drifted by, creating an eerie atmosphere.

In the thick fog, the buildings, barely visible, appeared eerie and terrifying, standing like ghosts. The dark alleyway at the street corner exuded a cold atmosphere; the streets were deserted, with only the occasional wisp of fog drifting by, giving one a sense of loneliness and helplessness.

The entire town of Sanhe seemed to have been forgotten by time, its silence chilling. In this eerie environment, no one knew what lay hidden behind the thick fog.

Suddenly, Gu Mingfeng stopped and grabbed the woman beside him, running to the right.

In the thick fog, several figures could be vaguely seen moving about. Three scholars held iron pens, their movements agile and nimble; on the other side were five strong young men who surrounded the scholars, their punches swift and powerful.

The scholar's iron pen danced in the air like a dragon, its tip gleaming with a cold light, each strike carrying a sharp force. Meanwhile, the young men's thunderbolt fists were as swift as lightning, the wind howling around them, their power astonishing.

Their figures appeared and disappeared in the thick fog, as if they were in another world. The scholar's calligraphy was exquisite, and his moves were varied and dazzling; the boys' boxing techniques were perfectly coordinated, like a torrent, unstoppable.

In the thick, chaotic fog, the two sides clashed back and forth, neither giving way. Each collision triggered a surge of air currents, causing the fog to churn and swirl.

Upon approaching and recognizing the groups of people on both sides, Fei Xi called out in surprise to stop them:

"Brother Dongfang, Brother Tieyun, what are you doing here? This fog is miasma; we can't stay here any longer. If you have any conflicts, please stop fighting!"

“Miss Fei, it’s not that I’m unwilling to stop, but these brutes from Thunderbolt Fortress are completely unreasonable!”

"You despicable and shameless scoundrel, sneaking around us and even plotting against our young master! How could I, Tie Yun, let you get away with this!"

"I'll say it again! I was chasing after the thief who ambushed me when I bumped into you. Why your young master Tie fainted has nothing to do with me."

“Brother Tieyun, I am a doctor. If you want your young master to live, take me there immediately! Brother Dongfang, even if you escape this time, if something really happens to Young Master Tie, the wrath of Thunderbolt Fortress will be unbearable, not only for you, but for the entire Xuehai Academy. Please come with us. If you are innocent, I will surely clear your name.”

The girl spoke each word with force and confidence, instantly stunning everyone present. Tie Yun stopped what he was doing, staring blankly at the girl and asking:

"Can you really cure our young master?"

"Brother Tieyun, lead the way!"

"it is good!"

The two sides stopped fighting. Tie Yun no longer cared about Dongfang Rui; if anything happened to their young master, none of them would escape.

Dongfang Rui glanced deeply at the girl ahead, struggled internally for a moment, and had to admit that her words were the best choice for him at the moment. He nodded to his two junior brothers and caught up with the person in front of him.

The group followed Tie Yun and quickly headed towards their destination, soon arriving at the Sanhe Inn in Sanhe Town.

As soon as she entered, a clear voice rushed anxiously towards Fei Xi:

"Senior Sister, I'm so glad you're alright! Junior Sister is missing!"

"Junior Brother Mo, we can talk later. Take me to Young Master Tie first."

Fei Xi quickly glanced around after entering. There were 3 people from Xuehai Academy, 10 from Pili Fortress, and 6 from her sect, Qingcheng Sect. Apart from her junior brother and sister being missing, the situation was much better than she had expected.

The hall was brightly lit, while thick fog covered the area outside. The people from Thunderbolt Fortress placed their young master in the hall and took turns transferring their inner energy to him.

The boy, his face pale, lay alone on two tables pushed together. His once arrogant expression had calmed, and his eyes, which had sparkled when he laughed heartily, were now tightly closed. Fei Xi stepped forward and checked his pulse, a slight look of surprise flashing in her eyes.

She released the other person's hand and swiftly ripped open their clothes. When she saw the familiar palm wound on their chest, she finally understood why Tie Guxing, the lord of Thunderbolt Fortress in her previous life, had insisted on fighting the Qingcheng Sect to the death, even though he knew things weren't as simple as they seemed.

If the true culprit who killed his beloved son cannot be found, then everyone who uses the Heavenly Palm technique is his enemy.

He took out silver needles from his pocket and accurately inserted the fine needles into the acupoints. After a flurry of activity, he finally managed to protect the other person's heart meridian. Fei Xi took the handkerchief handed to her by her junior brother and wiped the sweat from her forehead. Then she took out three medicine bottles from her pocket, dissolved the pills in water, and fed them to the other person one by one.

"Young Master Tie's life is not in danger for the time being, so let him stay in this position. I will administer the acupuncture again later. Feed him the pills in this plum blossom vase every three hours."

Tie Yun took the medicine bottle from her hand, and a group of people from Thunderbolt Fortress immediately stepped forward to surround their young master.

Fei Xi stepped aside, looked up seriously at her junior brothers who were curiously crowding around, and asked:

"Junior Brother Mo, didn't I tell you to stay at the sect's headquarters and wait for Elder Yin and the others? Why are you in Sanhe Town?"

"Senior Sister, we came here to find you. Yesterday, Young Master Tie returned saying the boat had capsized. As soon as Third Senior Brother heard you were missing, he sent me with Yang Hu and the others to find you. After we arrived at Sanhe Town, Young Master Tie hired a fisherman to guide us through the Eighteen Bends. But the boat capsized halfway through, and the fisherman jumped into the water and disappeared. When we reunited and returned to Sanhe Town, a thick fog suddenly rolled in. Someone was following us, attempting to ambush us. We set up the Six Harmonies Formation as you instructed, Senior Sister. Seeing that they couldn't break through our formation, the attackers took advantage of the chaos to injure Young Master Tie and fled. We and the people from Thunderbolt Fort chased after the attackers, eventually discovering it was Dongfang Rui. However, we were careless, and his junior brothers rescued him. Later, the fog became too thick, and we couldn't find a way out. We had no choice but to take Young Master Tie and rest at this inn for the night."

Fei Xi listened and nodded. Her third junior brother, Wang Zhizhong, was becoming more and more composed. Mo Wensang and the others were the most cooperative group during their time in Nanxuan City.

The painful experiences of her past life kept replaying in Fei Xi's mind. Fearing that she would repeat the same mistakes, she repeatedly emphasized to her junior brothers that no matter what happened, they must not get separated and should wait to reunite before taking any further action. Now it seems that her junior brothers have taken her words to heart.

The Qingcheng Sect's Heavenly Dipper Palm originated from the Heavenly Dipper Eight Trigrams Step. The massacre of her sect has always been the most untouchable pain in her heart. In her previous life, during her lonely days in the Tianshan Mountains, she combined the two to create a variety of formations unique to the Qingcheng Sect.

During their time in Nanxuan City, under her careful guidance, her junior brothers have mastered the formations. Now that a crisis has arrived, it is the perfect time to test the effectiveness of the formations.

She lowered her eyes to conceal her inner thoughts, a slight smile playing on her lips as she looked gently at Dongfang Rui:

"Brother Dongfang, what brings you here?"

“Miss Fei, Xuehai Academy has agreed to what you asked for, but the Master asked me to deliver a message to you personally. Thinking that time was of the essence, I rushed to Sanhe Town last night with two junior brothers. Unexpectedly, we were ambushed as soon as we arrived. I chased after them halfway, only to encounter both of your factions who attacked me without warning. We had no choice but to retaliate in self-defense!” Dongfang Rui’s eyes flickered; his words were naturally a mixture of truth and falsehood.

"You're lying! Senior Sister, it was clearly him who was secretly following us."

Fei Xi glanced at her junior brother Yu Mu, who had spoken, and shook her head at him, signaling him to be quiet. She then turned to Dongfang Rui and continued to ask:

"Brother Dongfang, did you see clearly who attacked you, and what style of attack they used?"