"Yes, you can't take the main road now. Go through the bushes to the stone canal!"

After this ambush, Grandma Zhu was worried that the Turks would ambush her nearby again, and that going through the bushes seemed to be the safest option at the moment.

Zhu Chenfeng hesitated, looking at Zhu Haotian and Boss Niu beside him, "Where do you think they are?"

“I think Mother is right. It’s no coincidence that the Turks are lying in ambush here.” Zhu Haotian agreed with his mother’s idea. For safety’s sake, it would be safer to walk through the bushes.

Boss Niu, who never had any particular ideas, smiled and scratched his head, "I don't care, I'll listen to you guys."

"Alright, then let's go into the bushes and head towards the stone canal." After hearing Zhu Haotian's analysis, Zhu Chenfeng immediately changed his mind, raised his crossbow, and signaled everyone to head towards the bushes.

Old Mrs. Zhu was worried about her sons' situation, so she discussed with Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Sun that they would follow behind to provide cover, so that they could help if her second and third sons encountered any danger.

Sun came here to protect Zhu Chenfeng, so she naturally had no problem with Old Madam Zhu's suggestion.

Liu came for the sake of her second and third sons, and had no objections.

Pei Sining, out of curiosity, also joined the group and continued to follow Old Lady Zhu into the bushes.

The group continued toward the stone canal, but just as they entered the bushes, a few people acting suspiciously appeared not far away.

Chen Xiang, along with Zhu Wen and several escorts, followed behind Old Lady Zhu. Their conversation had been overheard by the group.

Zhu Wen anxiously reminded Chen Xiang, "Boss, are they going to fight the Turks? Should we go back?"

"You don't know anything. If we can capture a few Turks alive, we'll have done a great service. Even if we can't capture the Turks alive, we can still get a lot of money by capturing these bandits."

The reason Chen Xiang turned a blind eye to Grandma Zhu and the others' secret departure from the camp was to find out what they were doing that night.

It seems he made the right bet this time. If Grandma Zhu and the others can kill the Turks, he can reap the benefits.

Even if Grandma Zhu and the others fail, it won't be a loss for him; on the contrary, it will save him the trouble of dealing with it himself.

In short, whatever the outcome of tonight's actions, it's a good thing for him.

After seeing that Grandma Zhu and the others had disappeared into the bushes, Chen Xiang secretly ran towards the bushes.

Zhu Xixi saw everything the group did, and she pouted angrily, her face turning red with rage.

[Ha! Sacrificing bandits just to claim credit?]

These people are truly heartless; they discard their useful tools after they've served their purpose!

[If it weren't for the bandits' help, Jiangyang City would have fallen, and the escorts would probably have been in danger too!]

Suddenly, Xixi had a brilliant idea, and a wicked smile appeared on her round face.

She quickly squirmed, blinking her big, dark eyes, trying to signal her mother to put her to sleep.

Following behind Old Lady Zhu, Liu felt her daughter making a fuss and curiously looked down, only to see her daughter twisting and turning restlessly.

She immediately understood what her daughter meant, and quickly took Xixi out of the swaddling clothes, gently rocking her as she walked.

As her mother rocked her, Xixi's eyelids drooped quickly, and she drifted off to sleep.

Excitedly, Xixi swam towards the courtyard gate after entering the space, but when she poked her little head out of the gate...

Surprisingly, Zhu Yanyan was also in the space. At this moment, she was wrapped in a quilt and sitting in front of the shelf, constantly throwing the pile of goods to the side, as if she was looking for something.

"That's strange, where did the chocolate go? Where is it? Why can't I find it?"

"I'm so angry! Why is everything going wrong? Boss Niu said he was coming to assassinate Old Lady Zhu's family, but it's so late and we still haven't seen him. What went wrong?"

Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she looked up sharply and glanced around warily, talking to herself in the air.

"Could she be back? Impossible, isn't she dead?"

"This space is mine now, she can't come back."

Xi Xi stood anxiously in front of the door, ignoring Zhu Yanyan's mutterings. She was about to hide in front of the door and give these escorts a good thrashing.

But since Zhu Yanyan was outside, she couldn't go out and could only pace restlessly back and forth in front of the yard.

The group that had arrived at Shiqu were crouching in the grass, quietly watching the Turks' movements.

At this time, the Turks were preparing tools to attack Jiangyang City, and they only saw five people so far.

One of them looked anxiously toward the woods and said irritably, "What's going on? They should have come to meet us by now, why haven't they arrived yet?"

"Boss, could something have happened to them?" Another person also sensed that something was wrong and hurriedly stepped forward to remind them.

"Never mind that, let's plan to enter Jiangyang City first. After we subdue Chen Jianbing, we'll send a signal for the army to enter the city."

The Turkic leader pondered for a moment, then ignored the people lying in ambush in the forest, turned around, picked up his weapon, and rallied the rest of the group to set off.

Zhu Haotian and Zhu Chenfeng gripped their crossbows tightly. With the Turks only able to move behind them, the two waved to the people behind them.

Then, the two launched an attack on the Turks, and after seeing the signal, Boss Niu followed suit and launched a fierce attack.

Countless arrows pierced the sky and shot towards the Turks. These men were all highly skilled soldiers. Faced with the sudden barrage of arrows, they did not panic and calmly raised their shields to meet the attack.

Seeing that the arrows could not harm these people, Zhu Haotian hurriedly looked at the third brother and proposed another plan.

"Third brother, do you still have any gunpowder left? Using gunpowder is the fastest way to attack."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chenfeng hurriedly took out the bag hanging from his waist and handed it to Zhu Haotian, saying, "It only contains gunpowder powder."

“That works too. Put it on the arrowhead, light it, and shoot it at the shield. The flaming arrow will heat up the shield and make the Turks abandon it.”

After taking the powder, Zhu Haotian tore off a piece of his clothing, put the powder on it, wrapped it around the arrowhead, and then took out a tinderbox to light the arrow.

Seeing this, Zhu Chenfeng also tore off his own clothes and followed his second brother's steps to coat the arrowhead with gunpowder powder.

The two men simultaneously lit arrows and shot them at the Turks' shields.

With a whoosh, a beam of yellow light shot through the sky and struck the shield accurately.

The Turks' shields instantly became scorching hot, and the sudden flaming arrows threw them into disarray.

After Zhu Haotian discovered that the Turks were in complete disarray, he shouted to the people behind him, "The Turks are in chaos! Strike while the iron is hot and charge out to capture them!"

At his command, the bandits raised their broadswords and shouted as they charged out after Zhu Haotian. Even Zhu Chenfeng followed closely behind, rushing out of the bushes.

Old Mrs. Zhu and her daughter-in-law hid in the bushes on the other side, anxiously watching the chaotic scene before them.