Zhu Haotian led Zhu Chenfeng and his men on an offensive, and the Turks, who had been calmly dealing with the situation, were thrown into disarray and suffered repeated defeats.
Under Zhu Haotian's powerful attack, the Turks suffered heavy casualties, with only one survivor fearfully walking towards Shiqu while holding a large sword.
Fearing that the Turks would escape through the stone canal into Jiangyang City, Old Lady Zhu hurriedly picked up a crossbow and aimed it at the Turks.
Just as the Turks turned to flee, Old Lady Zhu decisively fired at them, the arrow piercing through the crowd and striking one of them to the ground.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Haotian and Zhu Chenfeng rushed forward and killed the fallen Turk, eliminating any future threat.
After a fierce battle, the Turks were defeated. Old Mrs. Zhu breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground, smiling as she looked at her daughter-in-law.
Liu and Sun also showed a kind of joy at surviving a disaster, and they hugged each other and cried tears of joy.
Niu Laoda was surprised that the Zhu family wanted to deal with the Turks, and excitedly gave the two of them a thumbs up.
"I thought you were going to deal with that little girl! I didn't expect you to be leading us to kill these little brats who have occupied our land."
“Boss Niu, I’m sorry I didn’t explain the reason to you beforehand. I was mainly worried that you would back down if you knew the truth.”
Zhu Haotian felt guilty for his selfishness. Fortunately, there were no casualties today, otherwise he would have felt guilty for the rest of his life.
Old Niu waved his hand with a smile, then sighed and explained, "Brother, don't blame yourself. If the Turks hadn't offended our land, would we common people have taken such a risk to do this kind of business?"
“Our home is a village near the border. Since General Zhu was captured, the Turks have repeatedly won by narrow victories and gradually occupied our territory. Our village was completely slaughtered by the Turks, leaving only us.”
"There were also some elderly, weak, sick and disabled villagers. After that, we moved into the mountains to take refuge. Due to years of famine, there was really no prey to hunt in the mountains, so we had no choice but to rob and plunder, which led us down this path of no return."
"However, we usually rob corrupt officials, but this time we didn't find out the situation before accepting that little girl's mission and ended up hurting you."
Zhu Haotian and Zhu Chenfeng were shocked to find that there were so many stories behind Boss Niu and his gang.
"We're all unfortunate people, and as the saying goes, you don't know someone until you fight with them. We're very grateful that you trust us."
After learning that there was a reason for Niu Laoda's troubles, Zhu Haotian changed his previous stiff attitude and stepped forward with a smile to pat Niu Laoda on the shoulder.
Boss Niu agreed with this statement and looked at Zhu Haotian with a smile, but unexpectedly saw the injured Turk struggling to stand up and raise his hand to launch a hidden weapon at Zhu Haotian.
Seeing that the hidden weapon was about to hit Zhu Haotian's neck, he pushed Zhu Haotian away without hesitation and spread his arms to block the sudden attack.
The Turks breathed their last after launching the hidden weapon, but Boss Niu was seriously injured by it.
Niu Laoda coughed up blood and slowly collapsed to the ground. Zhu Chenfeng rushed forward to help him up and shouted towards Sun Shi in the bushes.
"Brother Niu, hold on! Wife, hurry and save them!"
Hearing her husband's shout, Sun, who was resting in the grass, quickly stood up and ran towards Zhu Chenfeng.
At this moment, Boss Niu kept spitting out blood. He took out a gold bar from his pocket and handed it to Zhu Chenfeng, saying weakly.
"Help me... give it to... the brothers, let... let him... give it to my pregnant wife."
"No, Boss Niu, hang in there. You pay it yourself. The child can't be without a father."
Zhu Chenfeng sadly grasped Niu Laoda's calloused hands, choking back tears as he shook his head.
The rest of the people gathered around Boss Niu, their eyes red and their heads bowed, trying to hold back their tears.
Sun rushed to Niu Laoda's side and hurriedly covered his bleeding wound, but the hidden weapon hit Niu Laoda's carotid artery right there. Even if Hua Tuo were alive, he wouldn't be able to save him.
Knowing that he was beyond cure, Boss Niu smiled and grasped Zhu Chenfeng's hand, a smile appearing on his blood-covered face.
"Brother Niu, hang in there, there must be a way." Zhu Haotian knelt beside Brother Niu, looking helplessly at Sun Shi, "Sister-in-law, please, you must save Brother Niu."
Sun's eyes reddened with distress, and she lowered her head to explain in a low voice, "Second Brother, the hidden weapon hit Boss Niu's carotid artery right there, and there's no cure for him now."
After hearing Sun's diagnosis, Zhu Haotian sat on the ground with a blank expression, unable to say a word, his eyes filled with tears.
The rest of the bandits knelt beside Boss Niu, not daring to make a loud sound, and could only lower their heads, trembling as they tried to suppress their grief.
After handing the gold to Zhu Chenfeng, Boss Niu slowly closed his eyes, and his hands went limp and went numb.
Zhu Chenfeng slumped to the ground, powerless. It took him a long time to come to his senses. He then lowered his head in despair and wailed.
The others also collapsed, their knees buckling, and they fell to the ground with a thud, trembling all over, letting out suppressed sobs.
Grandma Zhu stared blankly at everything before her, tears welling in her eyes, and swayed her body in disbelief.
Even Liu held Zhu Xixi in her arms, burying her head under the swaddling clothes, tears streaming down her face.
Zhu Xixi just came out of the space and looked around blankly. When she saw Niu Laoda in her third uncle's arms, she stared in surprise.
She looked at her family, bewildered, then quickly turned to look at the bushes. The bandits hadn't left yet, and the escorts were about to arrive.
They're here! They're here!
[Damn it, let's see how Xixi secretly teases you!]
Thinking of this, she forced herself to enter sleep mode again.
Xixi, who had fallen asleep again, swam to the front of the courtyard gate. When she saw Zhu Yanyan still rummaging through the shelves, she angrily waved her little hand.
Under her control, the goods quickly returned to their original positions. Zhu Yanyan stared in astonishment at everything before her, her face full of shock, thinking that her sincerity had moved the spatial system.
She happily covered her mouth and spun around in circles, "Great! The system has completely accepted me. I've finally become the master of this space!"
Xixi paced impatiently back and forth in front of the gate. Why wasn't that wicked cousin leaving yet? She still needed to go to the hidden door to stop those escorts!
After happily spinning around a few times, Zhu Yanyan remembered the purpose of her visit. She took some chocolates and cooked food from the shelf and left satisfied after filling her basket.
Xixi finally saw Zhu Yanyan leave and hurriedly sped towards the hidden door.
The hidden door seemed to have a telepathic connection with Xixi; it automatically emerged from the ground as soon as she flew over.
Then it automatically opened the door to what she had in her heart.
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