Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 431 Ambush
The woman with the umbrella smiled dismissively; it was just a futile struggle.

She stopped arguing, narrowed her eyes, and once again lifted the jade flute from the ground.

Lin Zhiqing ran into empty space again and subconsciously turned around.

Lu Huai's figure approached rapidly, but it was too late!
The woman holding the umbrella curled her lips into a smile, pointed the umbrella at Lin Zhiqing's chest, and gently pushed it forward with the tip of the umbrella.

"puff!"

The sound of a sharp weapon entering the body rang out, and Lin Zhiqing's pupils shrank, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"This, how is this possible?" The woman holding the umbrella stared in astonishment at the sword that had pierced her heart.

Then, the sword was pulled out without any mercy.

"boom!"

The woman holding the umbrella suddenly fell to the ground.

Lin Zhiqing looked at the man holding a long sword, whose body was covered in blood, and slightly opened his mouth:
"Cousin."

"Zhiqing, it's alright, don't be afraid." Lin Shi'an kicked the woman on the ground, his eyebrows furrowed.
"It is offensive to public morals."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Huai arrived at Lin Zhiqing's side.

"It's good that nothing's wrong, it's good that nothing's wrong." These words sounded more like he was comforting himself than Lin Zhiqing.

"Brother Lu, you're injured." Lin Shi'an looked at the bloody hole in Lu Huai's shoulder, his expression somewhat anxious.
"It has barbs!"

"I'm fine." Lu Huai's face was a little pale.

Lin Zhiqing caught him and was about to speak when she saw the bearded man throw the meteor hammer again.

This time, the bearded man's tone remained arrogant. He looked at the corpse of the woman holding the umbrella and scoffed:
"A woman is a woman; even if she's useless, I'm the one who has to take care of her."

Lin Shi'an had just saved Lin Zhiqing, and with Lu Huai injured, he was furious and drew his long sword to meet him.

Taking advantage of their struggle, Lin Zhiqing helped Lu Huai to the side and applied some wound medicine to him.

"Lu Huai, are you alright? Can you still move?"

Lu Huai shook his head: "It's a minor injury, I can bear it."

"Their target is clearly me. One person wasn't enough, so they sent two." Lin Zhiqing pursed her lips.

"They are all experts; you simply cannot be in two places at once."

“That’s right, he probably wants to stop you, which is why we need to keep going.” Lu Huai agreed with Lin Zhiqing’s statement.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Shi'an distanced himself from the bearded man.

He shouted at Lin Zhiqing:
"Zhiqing, take Lu Huai with you. This man is very troublesome. I'll hold him off!"

"Cousin, can you handle this by yourself?" Lin Zhiqing asked with great concern.

Lin Shi'an held one sword in his hand, and drew another sword from behind his back, assuming a fighting stance:
"Of course, I can hold my own against my older sister, let alone these people."

After saying that, he leaped forward, and the two figures became entangled again.

Now is not the time to dwell on it. Lin Zhiqing ran back to where she had been standing and picked up the jade flute.

After thinking for a moment, as she passed by the body of the woman holding the umbrella, she picked up the unassuming umbrella.

Putting everything else aside, this umbrella looks like a decent weapon.

After taking their belongings, she helped Lu Huai up.

Lu Huai put his hand in his mouth and whistled.

Soon, the sound of horses' hooves rang out.

The horses that had disappeared a moment ago stopped in front of the two of them again.

Lu Huai carried Lin Zhiqing up to his horse, then mounted himself.

Seeing this, the bearded man swung away Lin Shi'an's twin swords:

"Want to leave? No way!"

With that, he ran forward.

"Want to chase them? Did you ask me?" Lin Shi'an, with a sword in each hand, entangled the meteor hammer while leaping forward.

The bearded man was not as agile as Lin Shi'an and was quickly blocked in his way.

As Lu Huai and Lin Zhiqing ran further and further away, he gritted his teeth, his gaze towards Lin Shi'an extremely dangerous:
"You dare ruin my plans? I'll take your life!"

Lin Shi'an snorted coldly and launched the first attack:

"I'll fight you to the end!"

"Lu Huai, are you alright?" Lin Zhiqing was very worried about Lu Huai.

Lu Huai gripped the reins, enduring the pain in his shoulder, and shook his head:
"It's just a little painful. I'll have my sister bandage it up after today's business is over."

"And you? Were you injured?"

Lin Zhiqing shook her head: "I'm fine."

"My cousin just got a cut on his arm. I hope he'll be alright."

“Our people should be here soon; the most urgent matter is Jiang Liuyun.” Lu Huai’s voice was somewhat heavy:

“This whole affair is strange. If our suspicions are true, and the Marquis of Zhenyuan’s mansion is colluding with Daliang, then we’re in real trouble.”

"I don't know if the manpower we arranged earlier is enough."

Due to the special circumstances, Lin Zhiqing and Lu Huai concentrated their manpower at the other end of the execution ground.

Lin Zhiqing pondered for a moment:
"It seems they really have no other choice, otherwise they wouldn't have put the people of Daliang out in the open."

"Or rather, Jiang Liuyun regarded today as his last chance."

"In that case, we must stop him even more."

If he succeeds, Jiang Yunhe will be entangled with Daliang, which will be detrimental to Dasheng.

When the Great Prosperity is in turmoil, the powerful families below will also be in turmoil, and the common people will suffer greatly.

Thinking of this, Lu Huai swished the reins and sped up.

The two quickly ran out of the residential area and arrived at a place not far from Xuanwu Gate.

As dawn broke, the sun rose at an angle.

Lin Zhiqing gazed at the city tower shrouded in mist from afar, feeling somewhat uneasy.

Lu Huai noticed this and slowed down.

They were some distance from Xuanwu Gate, and there was a fork in the road ahead.

Going up leads to deep mountains and forests, while going down leads to Xuanwu Gate.

The horse ran downhill under Lu Huai's control.

Lin Zhiqing's gaze lingered on the road below.

It was all mud and looked rather messy.

For some reason, Lin Zhiqing just felt something was wrong.

She frowned slightly and grabbed Lu Huai's wrist.

Lu Huai understood and pulled on the reins:
"Shut up!"

As he moved, the horse's hooves rose high and came to a stop.

Lu Huai looked at the muddy ground ahead, his brows furrowing slightly. He dismounted and poked the mud with his sword.

Soon, a hemp rope was revealed inside...?
Lu Huai frowned, quickly returned, and turned to leave.

Having ridden horses for many years, he naturally knew that the hemp rope was a tool used to trip horses.

If they hadn't slowed down and had charged straight ahead, they would probably have been trampled to death by the horses or captured alive.

Just as these thoughts were flashing through my mind, an unfamiliar voice rang out:

"Won't it be too late to leave now?"

Lu Huai and Lin Zhiqing exchanged a glance, realizing they had been ambushed. They remained silent, wanting only to quickly find a way out.

After all, Lu Huai was injured, and if he were ambushed again, he might not be able to handle it.

"Don't bother, where do you think you can escape to?" As the voice rang out again, a slightly aged-looking man appeared by the roadside.

He waved his hand behind him expressionlessly.

Another group of men in black!

Lu Huai could tell that the old man was unfathomable, and spoke in a low voice:
"Aqing, hold the reins tight and turn back."

"Go find Lin Shi'an, or hide and don't come out again."

"Today is more troublesome than we imagined."