Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 589 Internal strife
Although Master Wu was standing some distance away, he clearly saw Wu Qian being hit by an arrow.

The arrows came from behind them; they had clearly been ambushed.

Ignoring all that, Master Wu stared intently at Wu Qian and rushed out as well.

"Master," the guard called out and immediately followed.

Master Wu's eyes were bloodshot; he couldn't care less about anything else, only wanting to rush over and check on Wu Qian's condition. He had risked coming to Bianjing to save Wu Qian, only to watch helplessly as Wu Qian collapsed before his eyes.

What use would all those arrangements be if something happened to Wu Qian?
The guards were getting anxious because they couldn't stop him when someone suddenly appeared and grabbed Master Wu.

When Master Wu turned his head, he saw that it was Yang Kuan.

Master Wu's eyes were filled with rage, like two sharp blades piercing Yang Kuan who was blocking his way. He shouted, "Get out of my way!"

“There’s a problem,” Yang Kuan said dismissively, “If you rush forward like this, you’ll just fall into a trap.”

Mr. Wu was aware that there was a problem, but he couldn't care less about that right now.

"My men have already gone to rescue Wu Qian."

Yang Kuan's words reminded Master Wu. He looked closely and saw that there were several more people around Wu Qian. Two of them were blocking the porcelain kiln guards, and another was dragging Wu Qian to hide behind a rock. Wu Qian's legs moved, so he was obviously still alive.

With someone offering help, they should step forward even more. A thought flashed through Master Wu's mind, but then he heard Yang Kuan say, "Master Wu, you should take your men and leave first. You still need to find a way to deal with those people lying in ambush. Leave Wu Qian to us."

As Mr. Wu's mind gradually cleared, there would be no chance of redemption if something happened to him.

Yang Kuan nodded and led his men forward.

Master Wu looked at the guards beside him: "Beware of those people behind us launching another sneak attack." He couldn't figure out who was hiding around shooting arrows.

The guards responded.

If he could defeat them in a direct confrontation, those people wouldn't be hiding so furtively. After regaining his composure, Master Wu had a rough idea of ​​what was going on.

They couldn't possibly be someone from the imperial court.

Having figured this out, Master Wu gritted his teeth and made a decisive decision: "You take some men and stay behind to meet Yang Kuan, the rest of you follow me and retreat. Those people are not imperial troops, and if they alert the patrolmen, they will have no choice but to flee like us."

Furthermore, the people in the sect should be killing him, not Wu Qian. If they want to completely eliminate the Wu family, they have to target him.

The guards responded, and everyone was about to go about their business when a panicked voice rang out.

"Sir, the soldiers have arrived."

Liu Da rushed to Master Wu's side: "I saw... imperial patrolmen... they probably heard the commotion..."

"where is it?"

Master Wu asked instinctively, and Liu Da pointed to the west. Before he could figure out what was going on, Yang Kuan shouted, "Be careful!"

Having spent half his life on the run and on the run, Mr. Wu's mind hadn't even registered what was happening when he heard the warning, but his body had already instinctively dodged to the side.

Immediately afterward, Master Wu felt a sharp pain in his chest as the sharp blade tore through his clothes, leaving a bloody gash. Liu Da, who had attacked him, seeing that his first strike had failed, turned ferocious and raised his hand again to stab Master Wu in the neck.

The guards around Master Wu arrived in time and immediately got into a fight with Liu Da.

Upon seeing this, Liu Da blew the bamboo whistle he had in his mouth.

The arrows came again, following the sound.

The scene of Wu Qian being shot by an arrow was repeated, only this time it was Master Wu. Several guards deflected the falling arrows, and some even acted as human shields, standing in front of Master Wu to prevent him from being injured.

This time, those people didn't give Master Wu and his guards a chance to catch their breath. More than a dozen figures gathered around, and they all drew their long knives and rushed straight towards Master Wu.

Liu Da ordered his men to shoot arrows at Wu Qian first in order to lure Xie's men in, so that he could use them as a pawn to kill Wu Qian. Only when Xie and Wu's families were locked in combat could he seize the opportunity to kill them both. When the imperial court arrived, they would believe that the Wu family had started the fight in retaliation against Xie.

Everything was planned perfectly, but it was all Yang Kuan's fault for stopping Master Wu.

If they let Master Wu leave like this, all their plans would be in vain. In this critical moment, Liu Da had no choice but to risk assassination.

Now that we've torn off the mask of civility, the people lying in ambush no longer need to hide. We might as well take advantage of the situation and eliminate Master Wu in one fell swoop.

Liu Da felt a sharp pain in his abdomen as a section of the blade sank deep into his flesh, causing blood to gush out immediately.

Liu Da looked over and saw Yang Kuan exert more force, immediately piercing him through.

The blade sank deeper, and Liu Da spat out a mouthful of blood.

Knowing he was going to die, Liu Da looked in Liu Ji's direction: "Hurry up and do it... don't worry about me."

Liu Ji was caught off guard by his elder brother's death. He shouted and, without thinking, swung his long stick at Yang Kuan. The Wu family's guards immediately rushed to meet him.

Yang Kuan stepped forward and helped Master Wu up, intending to take him away to escape. Master Wu was clearly still worried about Wu Qian and struggled to leave.

“It’s too late,” Yang Kuan said. “Wu Qian and my men have all been taken by the Xie family.”

If the Liu brothers hadn't made a move, they would still have had a chance to rescue the people. But because of this delay, Wu Qian and the others were surrounded by the Xie family's guards.

"The people from the porcelain kiln need to protect the Xie family. They won't chase after us rashly. As long as we deal with these people... we can get away."

Fortunately, Master Wu did not lose any men, otherwise he would not have had a chance to escape.

Yang Kuan, Master Wu, and the others made their way into the mountains with difficulty.

Master Wu's health has been poor these past few years, otherwise he wouldn't have considered retiring. He thought that by ignoring the affairs of the sect, he could get away safely, but he didn't expect that the leader would not let him go.

This time, he finally saw things clearly. Thinking this, Master Wu gritted his teeth, his mind filled with hatred. He was determined to take revenge on the leader and the Holy Church.

……

The entrance to the porcelain kiln.

Wang Wu and his group were surrounded by Su Man and his men.

Wu Qian had already fainted with his eyes closed. Wang Wu hurriedly checked Wu Qian's injuries and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the arrow had passed through his left armpit and only pierced a little flesh.

Wu Qian is really lucky.

If a person is not dead, they can still be of other uses.

Wang Wu looked at Su Man, thinking.

Their eyes met, and Su Man nodded subconsciously. Yang Kuan was originally one of their men, planted by Wu Qian's side long ago to lure in this big fish, Master Wu. Even if they were captured by the Demonic Cult, they wouldn't reveal the truth; since that was the case, they'd try a different approach…

By placing Yang Kuan next to Master Wu, we can uncover more secrets of the Demonic Cult.

Zhao Zhongliang had used this method before, and the final result was quite good.

Su Man ordered his men, "Take them all down." The act had to be complete; only then could Yang Kuan's safety be guaranteed.

The guards stepped forward to arrest the person, but Su Man heard a commotion coming from the courtyard. His expression immediately changed; there might be people planted by the demon cult inside the porcelain kiln.

However, before Su Man could move, he heard someone in the courtyard say, "Grab him... Just now when there was a commotion outside, he was sneaking around and staring at Xie Xinglao."

(End of this chapter)