Just as Lin An was about to slash at Old Lady Zhu with his broadsword, Wang Haocheng quickly stepped forward to block it and shouted at him sternly.
"What are you trying to do? We've already agreed to all your conditions, why are you still killing people?"
"Wang Haocheng, this is not your place to make decisions. Get out of the way, or we'll just keep this up."
Zhu Yanyan is determined to eliminate the Zhu family today; she cannot allow them to continue hindering her career development.
Only by eliminating the Zhu family can she go to the border with the male protagonist and establish their own empire.
"Impossible. These people are all family members of my benefactor. I will never let you harm them."
Wang Haocheng, along with the caravan guards, surrounded Old Lady Zhu, holding a crescent-shaped knife in his hand and staring at Zhu Yanyan with a solemn expression.
Seeing that the two sides were deadlocked, Pei Sining stepped forward and came to Zhu Yanyan's side, coldly reminding her.
"Sister Yan, it's getting late. Why don't we deal with the Zhu family after we get the jewelry?"
"When Brother Wang experiences the allure of jewelry, he might change his mind."
Zhu Yanyan thought Pei Sining's idea was good. Human nature can't withstand the test, and maybe Wang Haocheng will react after seeing the jewelry.
He no longer felt that these so-called benefactors, like Old Lady Zhu, were that important. She smiled and patted Pei Sining on the shoulder.
"Okay, let's go."
Pei Sining breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Zhu Yanyan had finally given up hunting down the Zhu family. She subconsciously glanced at Old Madam Zhu and then at Wen Xiuying.
Grandma Zhu was stunned for a moment, then followed Pei Sining's gaze and saw Wen Xiuying secretly reveal a dagger to her.
She instantly understood Pei Sining's meaning, and nervously pursed her lips as she looked at Zhu Yanyan's back.
After turning to leave, Zhu Yanyan suddenly turned to Wen Xiuying and said, "You wait here for us to come back. Keep an eye on these people. If they mess things up, you and your son will stay here and wait to die."
Wen Xiuying was surprised that Zhu Yanyan would suddenly turn around. She quickly hid the dagger and nodded guiltily.
Although she moved quickly, Zhu Yanyan still saw her and squinted as she walked towards Wen Xiuying.
He roughly grabbed Wen Xiuying's hand and pulled a dagger from her bosom.
Why are you carrying a dagger?
"I'm worried I'll run into bad people."
Wen Xiuying hugged her son tightly in fear, her face filled with terror as she shrank back, her whole body trembling.
Zhu Yanyan hesitated for a moment, but finally put the dagger away and coldly gave her instructions.
"Their ropes are all professionally knotted, ordinary people can't untie them, so you just need to stay here and guard them."
"Okay!" Wen Xiuying dared not refute Zhu Yanyan and could only nod frantically.
Zhu Yanyan couldn't stand Wen Xiuying's spineless attitude. With a cold face, she took the dagger and turned to leave the earthen house.
Pei Sining deliberately walked behind the group, turning back to look at Old Madam Zhu and Wen Xiuying with a worried expression.
His biggest worry was whether Wen Xiuying would still help him rescue Old Lady Zhu and the others after being threatened by Zhu Yanyan.
Now, the only thing I can trust is Wen Xiuya.
Thinking of this, he turned away with unease and followed Zhu Yanyan toward the cave.
Wang Haocheng looked at Zhu Xixi in the bamboo basket behind Lin An, and then looked at Zhu Yanyan with a puzzled expression.
"The Zhu family members have all been tied up, why are you still taking this child down there?"
"Sister Yan, why don't we just leave her in the mud house to fend for herself?"
Pei Sining also felt that Xixi should not go down to the underground palace with the others, as the underground palace was surrounded by miasma.
She's so young, it's easy for her to inhale miasma and put her life in danger.
Zhu Yanyan acted as if she hadn't heard anything and hurriedly led everyone into the dug cave.
"Before I go down, I prepared a batch of weapons for everyone. Wait for me a moment."
After leading the person to the cave, Zhu Yanyan turned and walked towards the earthen house not far away.
The reason she was willing to share her weapons with everyone was simply because she was worried about the dangers in the underground palace.
If everyone dies, she won't be able to face those monsters alone.
The best approach is to have these people block the way first, and then step over their corpses to get past them.
With that thought in mind, she entered the space with satisfaction and happily arrived at the armory.
Upon entering, they found the armory completely empty, with nothing inside.
"What happened? Where are the weapons? Why is everything gone?"
After seeing the armory empty, she went completely mad and circled around it several times, but still couldn't find it.
Xixi, who was in the space, was very satisfied with Zhu Yanyan's reaction and happily and quickly found the picture related to her grandmother.
Then he rushed towards the screen and stood in front of the old woman, anxiously looking at his dejected family members.
Don't be discouraged, Xixi is here, and Xixi can protect everyone.
As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly reached out her small hand and shook the bracelet, revealing the weapon inside to everyone.
Unable to see Xixi, the Zhu family members all excitedly looked up and around upon hearing Xixi's voice.
Just as they looked up, the weapon fell right at their feet.
Zhu Haotian stared excitedly at the weapon at his feet, then looked around in a daze.
Seeing her son's dawdling manner, Old Mrs. Zhu angrily yelled at him, "Second Brother Zhu, hurry up and untie everyone!"
It wasn't until he heard his mother's voice that Zhu Haotian snapped out of his daze and hurriedly pushed the dagger at his feet behind him.
Zhu Chenfeng, standing behind him, struggled to grope on the ground and, after some searching, successfully obtained the dagger.
With the cooperation of Zhu Chenfeng and Zhu Haotian, the ropes binding the two men were successfully untied.
After untying the ropes, they hurriedly went behind the rest and untied all the ropes behind them.
[Thank goodness, my family is finally safe.]
However, Pei Sining and Uncle Wang had already suffered the consequences.
The underground palace is inhabited by ferocious spirit beasts; they are no match for them.
Xi Xi floated in mid-air, looking at everyone with a sigh, then turned around and entered the space with no other choice.
Everyone listened to what Xixi said, and looked at each other blankly and helplessly.
Zhu Chenfeng looked at Old Madam Zhu and Chen Xiang, at a loss, "Mother, Lord Chen, what should we do now?"
"Xixi is still in their hands!" Liu Shi said excitedly as she stepped forward, thinking that her daughter had also been taken away by Zhu Yanyan.
Grandma Zhu had already made her decision. With a heavy expression, she looked at everyone present.
"We must rescue Xixi. No matter what the situation is in the underground palace, she is Shenghua's daughter and cannot be in danger."
After untying the ropes, Chen Xiang began to examine the weapons on the ground, and he found many crossbow bolts.
The workmanship is very fine, and the arrowheads are sharp, unlike those made in the Yuan Dynasty, except for the crossbows.
There was also a lot of gunpowder and shields, though he didn't know why these things had fallen from the sky.
But these things are currently their most important weapons.
Thinking of this, he stood up with a grim face, slung the crossbow over his shoulder, and said, "Grandma Zhu, please rest assured, we will definitely rescue Xixi."
[Oh no! Zhu Yanyan blasted the spirit beast out of the underground palace!]
[We're doomed! Everyone's in danger!]
Just as everyone was putting their equipment on their backs, Xixi's voice suddenly rang in their ears.
They quickly shouldered their equipment and ran out of the courtyard. Old Mrs. Zhu originally wanted to join them, but Tao stopped her.
"Mother, you shouldn't go. We don't know what the situation is over there! We'll just wait for them here."
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