If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 55 Assassination
"Grandmaster Qingsong, please have mercy and save my foster father!"

Upon hearing Qingsong's voice, Xiaoyu immediately let out the "cry of a desperate filial daughter".

"Master Qingsong——"

Guan Zhong also wanted to follow suit and shout out the "Desperate Loyal Servant's Cry", but Qingsong raised his hand to interrupt him, "Ah, no need to say more. Xiaodao has completed his work in the Western countries and will be returning to Daqin soon. I came to you now to fulfill my previous promise to General Guan."

Qingsong took out a small white porcelain bottle and handed it to Xiaoyu. "Here, this is the Nine-Turn Bone-Changing Pill. Earlier at the Hengsha Pass County Magistrate's Mansion, General Guan told me personally that if anything happened to him, the Nine-Turn Bone-Changing Pill would be given to Miss Yu for safekeeping."

After saying that, he turned and walked out.

After walking two steps, he thought of the Shadow God Picture and the poem he had just seen, and couldn't help but feel a trace of pity. He stopped again, turned around and looked at Xiao Yu, and said meaningfully: "Even for the nobles of Daqin, the Nine Revolutions Bone Changing Pill is a rare treasure. You may not understand it, but there are many people who understand it and are eager to get it.

Now everyone knows that the precious pill is in your hands, and General Guan..."

——Now everyone knows that Baodan is in my hands, isn’t it because of you?!

In fact, Xiaoyu didn't need Qingsong to remind him, he also understood the dangers of holding the Nine-Transformation Bone-Changing Pill at this time.

After all, she had read so many novels in her previous life, and murder and robbery were almost inevitable plots.

"Grandmaster, can you feed the elixir to my adoptive father now so that he can come back to life?" Xiao Yu asked hurriedly.

"Haha, if you think his body is too intact and want it to explode completely, you can try feeding it."

"Grandmaster~~~~"

"Take care of yourself!" Qingsong turned around and left without any reluctance.

"Uncle Zhong, my adoptive father actually trusts you the most." Xiao Yu turned around and stuffed the small porcelain bottle into Guan Zhong's arms. Without waiting for him to refuse, she added, "Xiao Yu now just wants to find a miracle doctor or miracle medicine to save my adoptive father as soon as possible. I really don't have the time or mood to care about this useless thing!"

There was obvious reluctance and disgust in her tone.

It seemed as if the real elixir was useless as long as it couldn't save Hu Chen at this moment.

"Miss." Guan Zhong held the small porcelain bottle tightly, his expression and mood were very complicated.

"Uncle Zhong, don't just stand there, go find a more famous doctor. And Deputy General Song, gather all the brothers in the Iron Cavalry Battalion you can, bring the Divine Abdominal Pill, and we'll set off together.

Even if I have to stay up all night, I must find the stranger who can save my adoptive father."

Seeing her neat and experienced appearance, no one would doubt that she had any ulterior motives about the Nine Revolutions Bone-Changing Pill.

——Next, Guan Zhong will definitely have to take care of Guan Huchen together with her. There is actually no difference between putting the pill on him and her holding it.

Even if it was placed on her body, she would not dare to swallow it directly. Guan Huchen is dead, but the Guan family is still there!
If anyone now attempts to kill people and steal treasures, they will only target Guan Zhong who is holding the elixir.

Guan Zhong bears the greatest risk.

If Guan Zhong was killed for his treasure, she could perhaps take advantage of the chaos to launch a sneak attack, kill the treasure stealer, and quietly get the elixir and swallow it secretly. The treasure stealer would take the blame, and Guan Zhong would bear the risk, and she would be very happy.

If she couldn't kill the treasure robber by sneaking attack, it was obvious that the elixir was really not for her. If it was for herself, she would die in one episode.

"Miss, I'm afraid someone in the Fire Crow Army wants to steal the Master's Nine Revolutions Bone Changing Pill. When Qingluan delivered the medicine to the commander's tent, there must have been others who saw it."

Guan Zhongzhen was deceived by Xiaoyu's acting skills and thought that her loyalty to Guan Huchen and the Guan family was on the same level as his own.

When Wei Wu was bandaging Hu Chen's "corpse", he pulled her aside and whispered, "Since Taoist Qingsong reminded us to be careful of others killing people to steal treasures, it means that he himself has no bad intentions and is even slightly on our side.

He had no bad intentions, but he gave the pill to us openly and made it known to everyone. This shows that people who were eyeing the Yi Gu Dan had already shown signs of wanting it long before he came to find us.

He publicly handed over the pills and also told us to be careful of being targeted. Maybe he was protecting us.

If you do something and people suspect you of it, you are doomed to have a bad reputation.”

Xiao Yu looked at Guan Zhong in surprise: Is this old man really loyal to Guan Huchen, or is he just showing off his acting skills like her? If he really cared, shouldn't he be so confused and lose his rational thinking?
She had just figured out this little detail, but she just didn't say it out loud.

"Uncle Zhong, I am so confused right now. All I can think about is where to find a miracle doctor to save my life. Sigh, you should make the decision about Baodan."

Seeing her confused and anxious look, Guan Zhong felt helpless and relieved.

She was capable and decisive in rescuing her adoptive father, and had no idea what to do with Baodan. This is how a truly filial daughter should behave!
But although he is trusted by Hu Chen, he has almost no strength to protect the magic pill. What should he do?
Guan Zhong also began to feel confused.

"Emperor Qin Ying Zheng is dead~~~~~~"

A long roar that pierced the clouds and split the rocks suddenly sounded outside the house.

The voice was loud and high-pitched, full of joy and excitement, and could be heard clearly in the lobby of the inn.

In an instant, everyone, including Xiaoyu and Guan Zhong, seemed to have been paused, with dull expressions and no words.

"Hahahaha, Emperor Qin Ying Zheng cruelly harmed the people of the world, and finally he got his retribution. God has eyes, hahahaha, hahahaha~~~"

"The emperor has passed away. But who is so brave as to laugh in public? No, there is an assassin, someone wants to kill Marquis Lieyang!"

Xiao Yu was the first to react. His face changed drastically and he shouted, "Deputy General Song, and all the good friends of the Guan family, take my foster father with you and leave through the back door of the inn immediately!"

“Boom~~~Boom~~~”

The next moment, the earth shook and flames shot up into the sky.

In the lobby of the inn, tables and chairs were tilted, cups and plates fell to the ground, beams creaked and tilted, and roof tiles flew away. It was as if the end of the world had suddenly arrived.

"Hurry, hurry up and leave through the back door, the house is about to collapse." Song Changqing shouted anxiously.

The knights and the waiter came back to their senses from their shock and rushed to the back door.

"Clang~~" Xiao Yu drew out the Dragon Kiss Dagger, took a few quick steps, blocked the armored knights, and shouted: "Don't run, come back and bring General Guan with you before you can leave!"

The first knight named "Hou Sanbao" had a distorted expression and reached out to grab Xiaoyu's face, "I've had enough of you, little brute--"

"Puchi~~~" A silver light flashed, and a huge head flew up into the sky. Blood spurted out like a fountain from the broken neck, more than ten feet high.

The knights stopped in shock, staring blankly at the headless knight who was slowly falling, unable to react.

Xiao Yu shouted coldly: "Who else wants to rebel against General Guan?"

"Take General Guan with us." Wei Wu and Song Changqing whispered.

A group of people quickly ran back, each grabbing a corner of the Fire Rat Robe, and carried Hu Chen out of the inn lobby.

Xiaoyu really doesn't want to bother them.

But Hu Chen's body was twisted and deformed, and he didn't take off any of his armor. In addition to his originally strong and sturdy body, the weight of four or five hundred kilograms was too much for Guan Zhong to carry alone.

He could barely bear it, but Hu Chen couldn't bear it with his current injuries.

A filial daughter who loves her father will definitely take this into consideration, and she is such a filial daughter now.

As for beheading the armored knight with one sword.
Not to mention that the other party didn't expect her to attack so brazenly and caught them off guard, she killed ten of them before she learned martial arts.

Now, not only has he achieved some success in martial arts and is only lacking internal strength, he has also taken the Tongshen Pill to open his sword bones. His physique has been greatly strengthened, and his sword moves have become more fierce. Hou Sanbao's death is worthy!

"boom!!"

As soon as they left the lobby and ran to the backyard, a violent explosion occurred again.

This time Xiaoyu saw it clearly.

It's a thunderstorm.

It was as if countless purple-red thunders were compressed into a space bomb. At this time, the "Taoism·Thunder·Space Bomb" was thrown over the Fire Crow Army camp.

Endless thunder exploded, almost instantly covering the entire sky within sight.

Today was supposed to be a sunny day with no clouds in the sky, but now the sky is pitch black.

If it weren't for the purple-red light brought by the flashing thunder, it would be pitch dark.

"Boom~~~" Under the thunderstorm, the earth seemed to have experienced a magnitude 7 earthquake.

The house had collapsed in the opposite direction due to the shock wave of the thunderstorm.

In fact, the thunderstorm was blocked and did not fall directly to the ground.

In the Fire Crow Army camp, a dense red mist rose up, like strands of tinder. Countless tinders rose into the air and gathered together to form a golden-red fire shield.

The fire shield covered the entire camp. It was huge and crude in style.

Xiaoyu looked up and the sword bone in her body seemed to have a slight reaction, allowing her to sense a desolate and wild aura.

When the thunderstorm came, the fire shield rippled like water waves on a lake, and bright red bloody aura spread out in all directions.

"Hey, why are there fires on your bodies?" Xiao Yu was shocked, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Song Changqing and other black-armored knights who stopped in their tracks, with struggling expressions on their faces, as if they were in great pain, and tiny, long flames gradually appeared in their bodies.

It's a bit like the flame-like chakra coat that covers the body surface when Naruto uses the Nine-Tails Chakra in "Naruto". But it's not as obvious as Naruto's, it's very faint and illusory.

But Xiaoyu was not dazzled.

"Marquis Lieyang has activated the 'Three Thousand Fire Crows Army Formation'." Song Changqing said.

Although he and the other knights looked troubled and uncomfortable, they were not shocked or confused.

Lian Guanzhong also looked indifferent, as if he was used to it.

"What three thousand fire crows formation? What does it have to do with you if Marquis Lieyang activates the formation?"

Xiao Yu asked curiously, and then quickly urged: "No matter what kind of military formation it is, let's get out of here as soon as possible, the farther the better!"

"They can't help themselves and can't leave." Guan Zhong said, and pointed at the waiter of Yunlai Inn, shouting: "Song Changqing, put the master down. You guys carry him, leave here quickly and retreat to the back mountain!"

"No, we won't stay, take us with you!"

The black-armored knight, who had abandoned Hu Chen and ran away before, now panicked and grabbed the fire rat robe tightly, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.

Guan Zhong glared at them and said angrily, "You are the generals under the command of Marquis Lieyang and have been incorporated into the Three Thousand Fire Crows Formation. How can my lady and I take you away? Get out of the way and don't bring trouble to the master and us!"

(End of this chapter)