However, the stars in the sky were rather dim and not bright at the moment. Could it be that these people were waiting for the stars to brighten up?

Looking down again, I saw the old Japanese man nod to the person opposite him after checking his watch.

Then the man started acting like a charlatan, which is how Jiang Qiao described it. Anyway, he looked a lot like those swindlers who cheat people out of their money.

They were burning talismans and chanting incantations, and those who were guarding the area, some of whom had been wearing masks, took them off this time. Although their expressions could not be seen, their actions were incredibly devout, and they all knelt down in unison.

Jiang Qiao had a bad feeling. This person was probably about to unleash a powerful move. She didn't know what it was, but her feeling was right.

"Listen up, everyone. Listen to my orders. I'll spray the pesticide whenever I tell you when to do it. Don't hesitate."

As soon as Liu Zhanyu finished speaking, Jiang Qiao had a vague feeling that the wind direction was not right, and the wind was getting stronger and stronger, and it was blowing in the direction of the people gathered in the deep valley.

More importantly, she felt that the energy source beneath her was acting strangely and was restless, though she didn't know why.

Could it be that this man is performing a ritual to attract energy to their side?

But wouldn't doing this be too much trouble? Why not just let everyone sit down and absorb it directly?

But then I thought, something's not right. The other party isn't stupid. What is he trying to do?

Looking up at the sky with a puzzled expression, the stars lined up in a row were getting brighter and brighter.

Filled with doubt, Liu Zhanyu lowered his head and continued to observe the situation in the valley. The wind was blowing faster and faster, and those above could see that a whirlpool was about to form in the valley. At this moment, Liu Zhanyu suddenly gave an order: everyone should throw all the medicinal powder they had into the valley.

A gust of wind carrying the medicinal powder rushed into the vortex.

But the people guarding the vortex didn't make any move, especially the man, who held a wooden sword and pointed a talisman at the sky. Jiang Qiao saw that the row of stars seemed to be guided.

She could feel beams of starlight forming a pillar of light along the direction of the peach wood sword. Then, the man pointed to three places. Two of them connected with the pillar of starlight, but the third place did not react at all.

If Jiang Qiao still didn't understand at this moment, she would truly be a fool. Now was the moment when the enemy was at their weakest. She didn't know if those medicines had worked, but now she had to do what she had to do.

The silver needles in his hand were launched instantly, propelled by the wind, making them much faster than usual.

Moreover, she fired continuously, not caring whether she could hit the opponent or not. Now was their chance. Not only her, but even Liu Zhanyu next to her ordered to take action.

However, something was strange. They were fighting quite fiercely outside, but the people in the center of the vortex didn't seem to be affected. Jiang Qiao didn't see any of them fall down or anything.

Liu Zhanyu also realized something was wrong and quickly ordered a temporary halt.

However, an even stranger scene unfolded: the vortex that had been swirling around these people suddenly seemed to lose its strength and blew towards the people in the middle.

The two pillars of light connecting to the ground had faintly formed a portal. At this moment, as if it had been impacted, not only did the faint shape disappear, but the mist that had formed on the ground also lost its support, directly enveloping the people in the middle.

Jiang Qiao was just worried about what would happen to these people if they mysteriously disappeared.

Now she could breathe a sigh of relief, because the wind had gradually stopped, and those people were lying sprawled on the ground, one by one.

Even more bizarrely, as the man fell, he suddenly used his peach wood sword to pick up a talisman and swung it diagonally upwards.

Jiang Qiao felt that perhaps the other party wanted to stop some crazy energy, but why did she feel like she was being affected?

That feeling...something wasn't right. She couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.

He stood up, intending to go downstairs and see what was going on.

Suddenly, the feeling of being attacked last time seemed to return. Jiang Qiao was about to lunge forward, but unfortunately, she seemed to be a beat too slow. Before she could even lie down, she had already fallen. However, at the same time as she fell, the silver needle in her hand flew out.

"Jiang Qiao—"

Liu Zhanyu had already heard the voices on the other end, especially when Jiang Qiao suddenly collapsed, which startled him so much that he shouted, "Jiang Qiao, Jiang Qiao, are you alright?"

He reached out and pulled, but Jiang Qiao didn't move. Meanwhile, a fight had already broken out on the other side of the valley.

Liu Zhanyu was worried about Jiang Qiao's condition, so he quickly ordered the people around him to surround her. He then carried Jiang Qiao into the house, and when he turned on the light, his hands and feet went weak.

"Jiang Qiao—"

Jiang Qiao's face was covered in blood at this moment. Without even checking, he knew that he had been attacked in the head.

Now, all he could do was take out the hemostatic medicine that Jiang Qiao had prepared beforehand, quickly sprinkle it on the wound, bandage the girl, then pour some pills from another bottle, forcefully stuff them into the girl's mouth, and slam her mouth shut.

Liu Zhanyu breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the pills slowly sink in. Jiang Qiao had prepared the medicine, and he hoped it would help the girl get out of danger.

Leaving Jiang Qiao behind, Liu Zhanyu grabbed his weapon and rushed out. He would be letting down the child who called him "father" if he didn't avenge Jiang Qiao.

By the time he went down, the situation in the valley was basically settled, and Song Shutian arrived with his men at that time.

Upon seeing Song Shutian, Liu Zhanyu's eyes inexplicably blurred, and his voice choked as he said, "Little Song, hurry up and see, the girl is injured, quickly find a way to get her to the hospital."

Song Shutian's eyes widened. "What? Jiang Qiao is injured? Where is she injured?"

"I've already stopped the bleeding and bandaged her head, and given her medicine. We need to find a way to get her to the hospital as soon as possible to remove the bullet."

By the way, has the person who did this been caught yet?

Someone nearby responded, "He's here, but he's injured—"

Song Shutian glanced at the man on the ground and said, "Hurry up, pack up, and take some men out tonight. Come over here and help me carry the wounded out."

Liu Zhanyu grabbed Song Shutian, "No, by the time we get out, it won't be dawn yet. We need to think of a way to get a plane to come over as soon as possible. The child can't wait any longer."

Song Shutian slapped his forehead. "How could I forget about that? I'll go upstairs and make a call. Old Liu, pack everything up, including that jade pendant—"

Liu Zhanyu nodded, and Song Shutian took two steps at a time, quickly climbing up the ladder.