In the middle of the night, Xu Zhi was fast asleep when she felt someone whispering in her ear. Opening her eyes, she saw Hong Gu leaning close to her ear and whispering, "Miss, wake up. Get up, get dressed, and come with me."

Just as Xu Zhi was about to ask what was going on, she heard the sound of swords clashing outside the window. Her heart jumped into her throat. She quickly and quietly put on her clothes in the dark. Hong Gu took Xu Zhi's hand and climbed out of a window of the corner room to the backyard.

The courtyard behind Xu Zhi's courtyard was where Wu Muyue lived. At this moment, A Jin and the others had already taken up their weapons and stood in front of the courtyard. Xu Zhi looked at the dark house in front of her. The damp air carried a faint smell of blood, which made Xu Zhi's scalp tingle. She didn't know if it was because she was woken up in the middle of the night or because she was a little cold, but Xu Zhi felt her legs trembling and her whole body shaking uncontrollably.

Hong Gu pulled Xu Zhi by the arm, and after they entered the courtyard, A Jin quickly came over to help them to the door, whispering, "Don't worry, Miss, we've made thorough preparations. The attackers today aren't top-tier assassins; Jia San and the others can handle them more than enough."

Xu Zhi nodded and entered the room, her legs trembling.

The room was pitch black. Wu Muyue was already sitting in a chair at the entrance of the room and said to Xu Zhi, "Xiao Jiu, come and sit with me for a while."

Xu Zhi agreed. By now, her eyes had adjusted to the light in the room. She groped her way to the chair below Wu Muyue and sat down.

Xu Zhi was filled with anxiety, worried about Zheng Boyuan in the front yard and Xu Bai and Chen Yuyuan in the back yard. She wanted to talk to her uncle, but didn't know where to begin.

Wu Muyue sat upright in the darkness, speaking in a very soothing voice: "Xiao Jiu, don't be afraid. When Uncle took A Jin and the others to the southwest, we encountered a similar situation. A chieftain there thought I had blasphemed their gods and chased us all the way from their village to the Sichuan region. That night, in an inn, they surrounded our inn, and A Jin and the others fought from midnight until dawn before we were able to escape."

Xu Zhi was terrified and her breathing became heavier. Wu Muyue smiled gently and said, "Xiao Jiu, your uncle isn't telling you this to scare you. Those in the southwest are the elite of that village. A Jin and the others were able to lead me, a weakling, back unscathed. How much more so these lowlifes?"

Xu Zhi sighed, recalling what Xu Di had told her before, and said, "Uncle, the Third Prince is determined to win this time and will definitely take my life. How could the people he sent be weak? My elder brother told me that the Third Prince has a secret base specifically for training assassins, and Brother A Jin also said that the people the Chu family brought are elite disciples from several sects. How could the people they trained be bad?"

Wu Muyue smiled gently and said, "Xiao Jiu, although these are elite disciples, they are not the most powerful in the sect. In order to preserve their sect's heritage, these sects in the martial arts world find a person with a pure heart and a fair and selfless character to be their successor for their most powerful skills. After the person learns the skills, they choose a capable successor from among the younger generation to pass them on. Those with impure intentions will not learn the most core skills of their sect."

Speaking of martial arts sects, Xu Zhi became quite interested. Thinking of Hong Gu's kung fu, Xu Zhi asked with great interest, "Uncle, where do you think Hong Gu's kung fu would rank in the martial arts world?"

Wu Muyue thought of Hong Gu's background. Hong Gu and the others were trained by the eldest princess of Daliang. Although the eldest princess was a woman, she was quick-witted, unparalleled in wisdom, and capable of making plans. Daliang was able to maintain stability for decades, which can be attributed to the eldest princess.

Hong Gu and her ancestors were all soldiers under the command of the eldest princess. Later, the border was stabilized, and the Great Liang signed alliances with several surrounding countries. We put away our weapons and let our horses graze freely, and seriously increased the population and developed the economy. It was only after more than ten years of respite that the Great Liang was able to have the confidence to resist the covetous eyes of several surrounding countries.

The eldest princess later handed over her subordinates to her daughter, who is now the matriarch of the Yongning Marquis's mansion. The matriarch placed these people on the estate, but they never stopped training. She also discovered talented children among her descendants and gave them professional training from a young age. Although these people are good at martial arts, the eldest princess focused on combat when she trained them. Therefore, if Hong Gu and the others were on the battlefield, they would truly be able to take on a hundred people. However, Wu Muyue felt that Hong Gu's martial arts were no match for the five people around him.

Thinking of this, Wu Muyue smiled and said, "The training focus of Hong Gu and the others is different from that of the sects in the martial arts world. If the people in your Xu family and the manor who have been trained are used as vanguard generals on the battlefield, they will not be able to do so. Therefore, Hong Gu and A Jin cannot be compared with each other."

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhi knew that Wu Muyue knew a great deal about some of the more private matters concerning her family. Just as she was about to say something, she saw someone run in again. Although Xu Zhi had already adapted to the light of the night, she couldn't see who it was until the person spoke, at which point Xu Zhi realized that it was Xu Bai and Chen Yuyuan.

Xu Bai, leaning against the door frame, said, "I really didn't expect those people to be planning to attack from the back. But A Yuan and I have already set up an ambush on the other side of the back wall. We guarantee that these people won't be able to leave once they come."

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