Chapter 207

They were trapped after all.

Wen Shu was horrified; that voice...

She didn't open the door, but said calmly, "Brother Wen, aren't you in Jinzhou?"

Perhaps anticipating that he had been recognized, Wen Quan no longer bothered to conceal himself and immediately removed his black mask, revealing a palm-length scar on his face that looked particularly ferocious.

"It's kind of you to still remember me, Wen Shu. You've really ruined my life."

Wen Shu's mind was in turmoil. On one hand, she didn't know how Wen Quan had come all the way from Jinzhou to Shanzhou. On the other hand, she didn't know why Wen Quan had such great power to find so many people to take her life.

She cleared her throat. "I did not harm you, Third Brother Wen. The Wen family has fallen into such a predicament because Father violated the regulations of the court, which led to the confiscation of their property. What does this have to do with me?"

Wen Quan's scar twitched involuntarily. He was still holding a crossbow in his hand. Hearing this, he said viciously, "Since you know about the disaster that befell the Wen family, why won't you confess? You're happy to watch us be exiled to the north, aren't you?"

Is this because she didn't tell anyone and just stayed out of it?

Wen Shu wanted to laugh. Wen Tao and the First Madam were both working for those corrupt officials. As for Wen Quan, he had handled even more dirty deeds. Did she need to tell them that disaster was imminent?

What difference would it have made if I had said it back then?

Those people, blinded by greed, might not believe it.

Wen Shu suddenly opened the door, her straight figure standing there, also within Wen Quan's shooting range.

She smiled brightly, her hands tucked into her sleeves, seemingly unafraid. "As the saying goes, evil begets evil. Since such a wicked thing has been done, someone should bear the consequences."

These words undoubtedly enraged Wen Quan. He quickly nocked an arrow, and at that moment, Wen Shu threw the porcelain bottle from her sleeve toward the dark figure under the eaves, shouting, "Catch!"

Wen Quan changed the direction of the arrow, intending to shoot down the porcelain bottle, but he was a step too late.

Pei Lingjun immediately pulled out the stopper, and the liquid in the porcelain bottle dripped onto the silver thread, instantly corroding and cracking it.

Several people on the rooftop wielding concealed weapons were caught off guard by the counterattack. The thin, silver threads bounced back at them, injuring several of them instantly.

Wen Quan was caught off guard by the incident and immediately nocked an arrow and shot it swiftly towards Wen Shu under the eaves!

The moment the short arrow entered her pupils, Wen Shu thought she was going to die. Her mind went blank, and she had no time to think.

Unexpectedly, a silver knife stabbed from the side, instantly slicing the short arrow in two.

Suddenly everything went dark, and Wen Shu was abruptly pulled into the house by a heavy force. The door slammed shut, and the two of them slipped into the inner room. The sounds of fighting and killing rang out again in the courtyard.

"Stay inside and don't come out."

He was quite frightened when the short arrow came straight at Wen Shu, and he has only just begun to recover.

Wen Shu handed several bottles of anesthetic to Pei Lingjun and told him to be careful.

Wen Quan was extremely anxious after his first attack failed, knowing that if he dragged it out any longer, he would be defeated sooner or later.

They charged fiercely towards the room where Wen Shu was.

As Pei Lingjun slipped out the door, he ran into Wen Quan.

The two men clashed swords, their blades rubbing together and producing tiny sparks.

They separated in an instant.

"Was it the Empress Dowager who sent you here?" Pei Lingjun said with a sneer, "Otherwise, how could someone of your status have gotten so easily infiltrated Jinzhou and gotten here?!"