Chapter 221 Crisis

Before Li Erlang could get used to the short dagger in his hand, with a "whoosh," two men in black suddenly fell down just two steps in front of Li Dalang and Li Erlang.

The two groups fighting on the roof earlier stepped on the roof tiles, causing them to fall down!

As the two landed, Nineteen, who was originally in front of Li Sanniang, pointed his sword at one of the men in black. In the blink of an eye, Nineteen's sword pierced through them.

Only then did Li San Niang see clearly that the black-clad man who had taken the initiative had a little boy in a blue shirt tied to his back with a rope!

This is a kidnapper! This is the Temple Gate!

Two against one, the black-clad man at the temple gate was no match for him. Seeing that he couldn't win, he tried to retreat towards the gate.

Unfortunately for this man, he ran into Qiu Xiang, who had just retreated to the doorway, after she had dealt with the enemies outside.

Three against one, the man in black died by Nineteen's sword.

Qiu Xiang stepped forward and untied the rope from the back of the man in black. It was a young man who was unconscious, but alive.

"Li San Niangzi?"

Li San Niang was stunned for a moment when she heard the question from the man in black who fell from the roof. She couldn't remember who this man was from the Bad Guys.

"What's wrong? Third Sister, have you forgotten me? I haven't forgotten that you didn't give me the anesthetic powder. I endured the pain back then."

Upon hearing this, Li San Niang suddenly remembered that this was one of the burly men she had encountered one night when she went to treat the wounds of the thugs.

Now is not a good time for reminiscing. Father Li took the young man's pulse and thankfully, he had just been given medicine and had fallen into a deep sleep, so there was nothing seriously wrong.

When Li Erxiong saw the young man's attire, he said to everyone, "Isn't this young man the son of the supermarket owner?"

Li San Niang then took a closer look at the young man. He was about the height of an adult's thigh, wearing a blue shirt, and had two small buns tied with red ribbons on his head.

Okay, this must really be the child who was lost at the home of the transmigrated fellow.

Before everyone could figure out how things had turned out this way, the screams and shouts from the crowd outside grew louder, indicating that the riot was getting worse.

Seeing Li San Niang's questioning gaze, Qiu Xiang frowned as she held the Emei Dagger and said, "There are many villains outside who are forcibly abducting children in the streets. It must be the people from the Holy Temple Gate who are doing it."

At this moment, the masked man spoke up: "It was the Temple Gate that caused trouble. I chased after him from the West Market and saw this man by the canal." The masked man pointed to the corpse on the ground and continued: "I saw him rob someone's young man, so I followed him. I only caught up with him on the roof just now. When the fight broke out, I didn't notice and stepped on the roof, which collapsed. You all know what happened after that."

Li San Niang finally sorted out her thoughts. Before Li's father and the others could figure out what to do, three masked men in black suddenly burst in through the door.

Qiu Xiang and Shi Jiu immediately took action. Li San Niang knew that these were people from the Holy Temple Sect.

Although Li San Niang didn't understand how Qiu Xiang and Shi Jiu could tell them apart, since they were all dressed in black and masked.

Three against three, and the big man joined in.

Li San Niang carefully got up, opened the window, and looked out. There were still quite a few people on the street, and several patrolling constables were trying their best to maintain order. She could clearly see a large fire in the West Market area, and it seemed that the smoky smell of the fire was drifting over from the West Market.

Those temple gatekeepers are really despicable; they actually set fire to a place as crowded as the West Market.

Li San Niang then heard rhythmic footsteps; the Imperial Guards were coming.

Li San Niang was relieved. Fortunately, this time Xue Yao hadn't deliberately delayed the rescue, and the Jinwu Guards arrived in time.

As the Imperial Guards approached, the three-on-three battle at the shop entrance reached a fever pitch. Li San Niang couldn't tell who had the upper hand, but the six of them were locked in a fierce and evenly matched fight.

When the Imperial Guards arrived, the three men in black from the Temple Gate didn't say a word and immediately committed suicide.

Li San Niang wasn't afraid of this, but she still felt a chill in her heart.

This Temple Gate is truly a cult. If it weren't, how could its members be so casual, so indifferent to their own lives, just slitting their throats like that?

Seeing the Imperial Guards arrive, the burly man said, "I still have a mission to complete. Now that this little boy has been rescued, I'll take my leave. We'll meet again someday."

After saying that, he bowed to Li Sanniang and then leaped onto the roof and left.

Li San Niang felt safe and secure at this point, and then she stood up from under the window frame.

Dewdrop, Sijiro, and Goro are such easy-going kids. Despite the noisy environment, the three of them slept soundly without waking up.

Brother Li, carrying the young man from the Xing family, followed everyone toward the door, all thinking that with the Golden Guards here, they should be safe.

Only after the Li family left the shop did the shopkeeper and his servant, who had been hiding under the counter, dare to crawl out and look outside.

Looking at the mess, especially the big hole in the roof, the shopkeeper felt a mix of pain and unease.

However, the shopkeeper shook his head after seeing the commotion outside, which had been brought under control by the Imperial Guards, and ordered his servant to quickly tidy up the mess, as it was bound to continue.

Li San Niang and the others followed Qiu Xiang and Shi Jiu outside. When they were only ten feet away from the Jinwu Guards who were coming this way, Li San Niang felt that chilling feeling again.

Fortunately, Qiu Xiang was right next to Li San Niang at that moment. Qiu Xiang's martial arts instincts were faster than Li San Niang's reaction. With a quick movement, she pulled Li San Niang to the right and dodged.

"Bang!" That was the sound of a dart hitting the ground.

There's another assassin from the Temple Gate here!

This person has been there the whole time; he's the one who uses hidden weapons!

Nineteen and Qiuxiang stepped forward to protect Li Sanniang from the front and back. Both of them looked in the direction from which the hidden weapon came from, on the roof of the cloth shop!

The assassin who used hidden weapons had been hiding on the roof the whole time, and even when the roof collapsed, he didn't come down!

Li San Niang felt very uneasy. Even though Shi Jiu and Qiu Xiang were right beside her, she still felt extremely uneasy!

After all, in the past, she had always been attacked alone. This time, she was holding her precious baby in her arms, and her blood relatives were by her side. Her whole family was here.

If something really went wrong, Li Sanniang felt she would go crazy!

Damn Temple Gate!

These guys are insane!

At that moment, another dart suddenly shot towards Li San Niang from a very tricky angle from the side.

If Li San Niang dodges, Li Er Sao, who is holding Xiao Wu Lang, will be right behind her. If she doesn't dodge, she can only turn slightly to the side to avoid being fatally wounded by the dart.

Well, Li San Niang had no choice but to take the dart head-on!

I closed my eyes, but the pain I had imagined did not come.

The next instant, "bang," the sound of a sharp weapon colliding rang in my ears.

Li San Niang opened her eyes and looked to the side. Even though it was just her back, she recognized her as Xu Jingzhen.

However, it wasn't Xu Jingzhen who saved Li Sanniang; it was the Bad Guys who saved her.

"Is Third Sister alright?"

Upon hearing this clear and melodious voice, Li San Niang immediately recognized the woman who had stitched up the wounds of the burly man she had been with earlier!

It turned out that, based on the intelligence they had received earlier, Mr. Bu Ke had dispatched many of his men to pursue the people of the Temple Gate throughout Chang'an.

Tonight is the time for the Temple Gate to cause trouble, and also the time for Xue Yao and Mr. Impossible to close the net after trying to arrest people for so long.

As luck would have it, this young lady from the Bad Guys, while chasing the Temple Gate to this place, saw Li San Niang about to be hit by a hidden weapon and immediately took action.

The young lady from the Bad Guys was using a nine-section whip, which she used to block the hidden dart that attacked Li San Niang.

That's how she saved Li San Niang.