Chapter 2366 From Zhengdao Village

Meng Yunzheng lowered his eyes; he hadn't expected to see Shu Feng here.

The fact that Shu Feng was here meant that everyone else who came with him was from Zhengdao Village. The injured boy who was carried in and who Liu Jie seemed extremely nervous must be the one he had seen before.

Judging from their disheveled appearance, it was clear that Zhengdao Village had also begun its operation, but unfortunately, they still managed to escape.

As he pondered this, he saw Ronghou come out of the house, saying as he walked, "Sir, you must have had a long and tiring journey. I'll have someone prepare hot water and food, and bring them over right away."

When he reached the door, he took Meng Yunzheng with him and left.

Once they were out of sight of the group, he immediately whispered, "That boy was stabbed in the chest, quite badly, and is now unconscious. Lord Liu Jie was originally in Zhengdao Village, but somehow he escaped here. It looks like they've met with some trouble."

Meng Yunzheng nodded thoughtfully. "Do you know that boy?"

“I don’t know him.” Rong Hou shook his head. “But Liu Jie was very nervous about him. I only glanced at him just now, and he blocked my view.”

Meng Yunzheng remained silent, while Rong Hou asked in a low voice, "What do we do next?"

Meng Yunzheng gave him a meaningful look, and the latter choked, "I understand."

He went to prepare tea and food, and after a short while, he personally carried the tea into the courtyard. After pouring a cup for Liu Jie, he took two more cups to the guards at the gate.

Liu Jie, holding his cup, frowned and asked Rong Hou, "Has the doctor not arrived yet?"

"I'll go out and take a look." Rong Hou went out the door, and at the courtyard gate, he brushed past one of Liu Jie's men.

The subordinate glanced at Rong Hou, then quickly went into the house. With a somewhat grave expression, he whispered to Liu Jie, "Something seems amiss in the mansion."

Liu Jie had just taken a sip of tea when he heard this and looked up. "What's wrong?"

“When I went to the outhouse just now, the people in this courtyard followed me, as if they were guiding me, but I had a feeling that they were watching me.”

Liu Jie suddenly stood up. "Are you sure?"

"It's uncertain, but just to be on the safe side, we should still be cautious." As he spoke, the subordinate glanced at the teacup in Liu Jie's hand.

Liu Jie immediately put down his teacup and said to the others in the room, "Don't drink yet."

But he was too late. The group had been fleeing for their lives for the past few days, and their nerves were stretched to the limit. They had finally found a place to rest, and even had hot tea and food. They didn't have time to eat, but they had already downed half a cup of tea.

Seeing this, Liu Jie's expression turned somewhat grim. He said to his subordinate, "We can't afford to take any more risks now. Go and send a message to the people waiting outside the mansion, and tell them to take action."

Although more than ten people came in, they still had a backup plan, with half of them outside to deal with any unexpected situations.

The subordinate immediately agreed, "I'll go right away."

He opened the door and went out, but as soon as he took a step, a crossbow bolt whistled and shot straight into his throat.

He remained in the position of opening the door, his eyes wide open, unable to utter a single word, before he breathed his last.

Liu Jie was shocked and instinctively shouted, "Close the door quickly!"

Shu Feng reacted quickly and was the first to rush into the house. He slammed the door shut, while the other guard at the door was a step too slow and was blocked outside, forced to surrender.

(End of this chapter)