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Chapter 611 Taking Down

The four of them staggered upstairs, while the shop assistant and the proprietress watched them quietly from downstairs. Their faces remained relatively composed, but the eagerness in their eyes was becoming increasingly difficult to conceal.

After the four of them returned to their rooms, Lu Qing settled Zhu Yu on the bedside, turned around to lock the door, and then turned back to see Zhu Yu already sitting on the bed massaging her ankle.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Lu Qing asked as she strode over. Her voice wasn't loud, but her gait was steady and her eyes were clear, completely different from her previous dazed expression.

Zhu Yu was the same, looking quite energetic: "I was just pretending my legs were weak, but I accidentally twisted my ankle. It's not too serious, I'll be fine in a bit, it won't delay anything."

Lu Qing sat down on the edge of the bed, pulled Zhu Yu's legs over and placed them on her knees, and naturally massaged her ankles: "Is there anything else uncomfortable?"

"No, don't worry. Yan Daoxin's antidote pills are perfectly effective against ordinary sleeping pills. I was just too into the act just now." Zhu Yu shook his head, indicating that he was fine, and also tried to pull his foot back. "Shouldn't we be getting ready?"

"No rush." ​​Lu Qing turned to look out the window. Through the window paper, he could see that it was getting dark outside, and the sun must have already set. "It's still early. They won't be in such a hurry to make a move, so as not to cause any trouble."

I estimate that these thieves will wait until after dark, or even late at night, before they make their move.

After all, they've occupied this entire village as their 'fortress,' and they probably don't want to attract outside attention and cause themselves trouble.

Sure enough, no one tried to sneak into their room until it was completely dark.

Because the two of them had to pretend that they had been drugged in the food, they couldn't light any lamps even when it got dark, and they didn't even dare to speak. They just waited quietly.

Bored while waiting, Zhu Yu loosened her tightly bound hair, recalling the appearance of the proprietress's hairstyle from before.

Fortunately, the female bandit wasn't some high-class lady from the capital who loved to dress up. Her hair was styled rather haphazardly, making it easy to imitate. Zhu Yu, relying on her memory, tied her hair up in a style similar to that of the landlady.

This time, Lu Qing found a way to pass the time by playing with the ends of Zhu Yu's hair that were scattered behind her back with her fingers.

Zhu Yu wanted him to stop messing with her hair, but she didn't dare to speak up, fearing that making a sound would ruin the whole plan, so she could only let him do as he pleased.

After an unknown amount of time, things gradually quieted down outside. During this time, there were several footsteps coming and going in the corridor, as if they were quietly approaching their room, listening to the sounds inside, but without rushing in, and then silently leaving.

As Zhu Yu waited and waited, until he couldn't help but complain inwardly that these thieves were really annoying with their dawdling, footsteps came from the corridor again.

This time was different from before; the people walking didn't try to lighten their pace, but rather came straight at them with a decisive air.

Hearing the commotion outside, Lu Qing also sprang to his feet. He stood up abruptly from the bedside, moving with incredible speed yet without making a sound, like a black cat silently approaching its prey in the night.

He darted into the guest room in a few steps, standing there like a phantom, and made no further moves.

Zhu Yu knew her strengths and weaknesses, and would never risk her safety and the entire plan at a time like this. Without Lu Qing's reminder, she tiptoed into the dark shadows by the bed, held her breath, and waited.

The footsteps outside grew closer and closer, finally reaching the doorway. After a brief pause, a dagger, its gleam faintly visible even in the darkness, slipped through the crack in the door and slowly pried open the latch.

The two doors, which had been tightly closed, were pushed open from the outside, and two dark figures tiptoed in. Without even thinking about checking the situation inside the room, they walked straight toward the bed as if they knew the way well.

Zhu Yu clutched a small dagger Lu Qing had bought for her, squinting at the two dark figures approaching her. She mentally calculated how to aim and strike the other one down with a single blow should Lu Qing attack one first. However, she was overthinking it. While Zhu Yu was already considering several options, Lu Qing had already moved.

He lunged forward from behind, and before the two men could even realize someone was behind them, Lu Qing snapped their necks with one hand each, and they collapsed silently to the ground.

The silence was so profound that, if it weren't for the unusual angle at which their faces were turned, they would have looked as if they too had been drugged and had fallen asleep on the ground.

Even when the two fell to the ground, Lu Qing didn't forget to catch them, preventing them from making a thud.

Seeing that the two people had been dealt with, Zhu Yu immediately got up, quickly went over and locked the door again, and then went over and opened a large wooden wardrobe next to him.

"Shove it in!" she called to Lu Qing in a very soft voice.

Lu Qing grabbed one of the bandits by the back of his collar and dragged the two of them to the wardrobe. He stuffed them inside without much effort and then closed the wardrobe door again.

At the same time, two more figures approached their door in the corridor outside. The two people moved very quickly, but no one could hear them.

Upon reaching the door, the two figures stopped, followed by a very soft knocking sound.

Zhu Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

You could tell from the rhythm of the knocking that the people outside were Fu Wen and his group.

Lu Qing thought so too, but out of caution, he left Zhu Yu where he was and quietly approached, quickly opening the door.

As expected, what came in from outside the door were runes and talismans.

Like Lu Qing, the two people seemed to have fleshy cushions under their feet, making no sound at all, even the tall and strong Fu Lu was the same.

Upon seeing the two of them appear, Zhu Yu and Lu Qing realized that someone must have already taken action in their room as well.

"Go find a few people who are similar in build to us. Don't kill them; leave them alive," Lu Qing instructed in a low voice.

The two nodded and turned to leave.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Fu Wen returned. He moved extremely quickly and lightly, carrying a person on his shoulder. He threw the person onto the bed as soon as he entered the room.

Zhu Yu burst out laughing as soon as he saw the person.

It's that proprietress.

That's not surprising. The other three people had to consider whether their body types were similar, but for her, the only woman in this shady shop was the proprietress.

Last weekend, I was tormented by a little devil called "benign paroxysmal positional vertigo" (BPPV). Fortunately, an ENT doctor saved my life. I may need to take a break and update only occasionally. As the year draws to a close, I wish everyone good health!