Li Sanniang, after enduring hardships, embarks on her medical journey again. Unexpectedly, a renowned handsome man in Chang'an wants to marry her as his bride! Li Sanniang thought she only need...
Chapter 836 "Bang!"
When the first arrow came, it seemed to give a signal, and arrows swarmed in from all directions, turning the carriage where Li Sanniang and the others were into a hedgehog-like shape.
In the blink of an eye, after the first arrow was shot, Lao Shi also drew his long sword from the shadows of the carriage shaft, and directly picked up the half-person-high shield made of thin iron plate next to the long sword and held it in front of the carriage door.
Inside the carriage, Qiu Xiang, clutching the Emei dagger in both hands, watched the carriage door with great tension.
Behind Qiu Xiang was Li San Niang, and in the corner of the carriage behind Li San Niang was Lu Zhu'er.
After responding to the call from the eleventh brother outside the carriage door, Li Sanniang forced herself to calm down. Her cold voice rang out in the small space: "Tenth brother, release the firecracker!"
Even if our hidden protectors are tied up, those in the distance will surely arrive in time!
"Hold on, everything will be alright today!"
"Third Sister, don't worry, I can definitely hold on!"
While the group was talking, four or five people flew down from the rooftops on both sides of the street. Old Ten, who was standing on the carriage shaft with a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, was forced to jump off the carriage shaft by the three men in black in just a few breaths. He then began to fight the men in black next to the carriage frame.
Li San Niang had exceptional hearing. Even though she couldn't see what was happening outside the carriage door, she could guess what was going on just by listening to the sounds.
"Qiu Xiang, eat quickly. If they break in, I'll just throw the medicine on them."
Qiu Xiang swallowed the pill given to her by Li San Niang without hesitation.
Li San Niang turned around and smiled at Lu Zhu'er: "Zhu'er, don't be afraid, Mother has a way, quickly take this medicine."
Dewdrop was initially a little frightened, but seeing Li Sanniang's smiling face, her mood immediately calmed down. She nodded, took the slightly fragrant pills that Li Sanniang handed her, and swallowed them.
Seeing that Lu Zhu'er had taken the pill, Li San Niang, who had already swallowed her own pill, first blew out the lamps in the carriage, and then waved her hand, and a spicy scent mixed with a hint of floral fragrance spread throughout the carriage.
The "bang bang" sounds were the black-clad men outside the carriage door banging on it. Li Sanniang held her short scalpel in her left hand and a loaded musket tightly in her right.
Yes, it was a musket.
This was a handgun that Mr. Bu Ke specially asked Li San Niang to give her a little over a month ago. At that time, Mr. Bu Ke said: "After the experiment was successful, more than ten handguns were made. I kept one handgun for San Niang's daughter."
Third Sister is of more use to the Tang Dynasty if she lives; please, Third Sister, take good care of your life.
Li San Niang was naturally extremely surprised at the time. Although when Du Qinghui developed gunpowder, it directly pulled the era from cold weapons to hot weapons, Li San Niang knew that one day a simple fire-breathing gun would appear.
However, Li San Niang never expected that she would be so lucky. Just when she acquired the skill of quick eyes and hands, she received the musket from Mr. Bu Ke.
Of course, this musket also had limitations; it could only fire three shots and was very heavy, requiring extremely high stability.
If it weren't for Third Sister's extraordinary talent, Mr. Bu Ke wouldn't have dared to give her this musket to use.
After all, Li San Niang's hands were extremely important. If the musket exploded, it would directly endanger Li San Niang's career and life.
However, at this moment, facing the enemy outside, Li Sanniang held the heavy musket with great confidence. She thought, "My aim is excellent. If I aim for the forehead, I can definitely kill someone."
"I must bring the dewdrops home safely today!"
Even the metal-clad car door couldn't withstand the repeated blows and began to sway precariously in just a dozen breaths.
This time was also enough for Lao Shi to release the distress signal flower, which was specially used by the Bad People, during the break between fighting the three men in black.
The loud, orange-red firecrackers that exploded high in the sky caused the men in black who were besieging Li San Niang to pause for a moment.
When Qiu Xiang heard the message, she felt much more at ease, knowing that the villains would definitely come to meet her within an incense stick's time.
Therefore, if they can hold out for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they will surely be saved.
With a loud "bang," the car door was kicked open!
Li San Niang threw another handful of powder at the two men in black. Even though they were prepared and held their breath, they still couldn't help but inhale some of it.
Besides, Li San Niang had already sprinkled some medicinal powder throughout the carriage, and the man in black had already inhaled the powder during the dozen or so breaths he was banging on the door.
Therefore, with the two different powders working together in his body, the first man in black who was about to slash Qiu Xiang with a long knife felt dizzy and lightheaded within three breaths. He couldn't even hold the knife and fell headfirst off the carriage shaft.
The other person behind the man in black lasted two breaths longer, but eventually collapsed to the ground.
"Third Sister, come behind me!"
Hiding behind Qiu Xiang, Li San Niang watched as Qiu Xiang held the Emei dagger to her chest with both hands, blocking the view of the carriage door that had already fallen off, and looked out with a sharp eye.
Li San Niang lowered her head and listened carefully to the sounds in the wind, wanting to know how many assassins were lurking in the shadows, waiting to take their lives!
"Dry mountain position!"
Qiu Xiang raised her hand to block the hidden weapon that came from this direction. With a "bang", the hidden weapon hit the Emei dagger.
"Qiu Xiang, hang in there a little longer. I can already hear the sound of horses galloping. It must be the Imperial Guards being mobilized."
As soon as Li San Niang finished speaking, before Qiu Xiang could respond, another arrow suddenly shot through the air from afar!
Li San Niang could clearly see and feel the arrow; it was aimed directly at her!
Just because your eyes can see it doesn't mean your body can avoid it!
"Hmm," Li San Niang looked at Qiu Xiang, who had turned around and stood in front of her. An arrow was stuck in Qiu Xiang's shoulder, and blood was soaking through Qiu Xiang's clothes. A strong smell of blood immediately filled the air.
Even though she was seriously injured, Qiu Xiang still stood tall and stood in front of Li San Niang.
"Third Sister, hurry inside and hide."
Li San Niang acted faster than she thought; she reached under Qiu Xiang's arms and dragged her into the carriage.
"Third Sister!"
With only one carriage door blocking the way, Li Sanniang placed Qiuxiang on the seat behind the door, tucked the musket and scalpel into her belt, and took out her gold needle pouch to stop the bleeding.
I know!
I heard the Imperial Guards arriving, and there were sounds nearby. Presumably, our Bad People's spies spotted Xin Hua and came to meet her."
Turning her head, Li Sanniang said to Luzhu, who was huddled in the corner, "My dear child, hold the medicine powder tightly, close your eyes, and open them when I tell you to."
Dewdrop was a good-natured girl. Even though she was very scared, she still obeyed Li San Niang's words. She held the medicine powder bag in both hands and closed her eyes. She could only hear the sounds of weapons clashing around her and smell the blood of Qiu Xiang's injury.
Qiu Xiang's wound couldn't be treated immediately. After the bleeding was mostly stopped, Li San Niang took out the scalpel and musket from her waist and stood behind the only remaining carriage door.
Before Li Sanniang had even stopped for three breaths, a man in black mounted the carriage with a knife. Li Sanniang raised her hand and swung a wooden pistol. With a "bang," the man's head exploded, and he fell to the ground, his long knife falling to the ground with a loud thud.