Su Sijin looked around, her heart in her throat, and said softly, "Could it be that the masked man is here again?"
Lu Changgong put his index finger on her lips, his deep eyes fixed on the grass swaying faintly in the wind not far away.
Su Sijin took his finger away, squinted her eyes, and looked closely. "Do you think there's someone there?"
Because the two were close to each other, Su Sijin's breath sprayed on Lu Changgong's neck. Lu Changgong's body shook and he moved back unconsciously.
But they are all in the tree, and the space is limited, so how much can they move?
"You'll find out when you wait."
Su Sijin agreed with this. If the masked man made a surprise attack or they met him head-on, they would be like fish on the chopping board and would be slaughtered at will.
If she were alone, she could slip into the space, but the bad thing was that there was also the bad-behaving Lu Changgong.
The masked man's target was naturally Lu Changgong. The King of Dai Yue wanted to wipe out the entire clan, but he couldn't let others notice it too obviously, so he had to kill them all indiscriminately.
"Tingyun, third brother?" Su Sijin seemed to see a flash of clothing and called out uncertainly.
And they were attacked by two masked men.
"I want to go down and take a look."
This was not a discussion with Lu Changgong, but an announcement of her decision. After Su Sijin finished speaking, she climbed down the tree.
Even though it was just a fabric image, she had to verify it even if there was only a one in a thousand chance.
Even if he doesn't die, he must be saved.
Su Sijin approached cautiously, sweating from gripping the silenced pistol. She took advantage of the masked man's unpreparedness and killed him.
But just as she pulled away the grass, several sharp objects attacked her.
Su Sijin dodged the attack by turning sideways, and when she turned around, a big knife was swung at her again.
Su Sijin blocked the fatal blow with her sword.
Su Sijin glared at the culprit angrily, and when she realized it was Lu Changji, she couldn't help but shout happily, "Third brother."
As Su Sijin screamed in shock, Shen Tingyun's surprised voice was also heard. Shen Tingyun hugged Su Sijin excitedly, crying and laughing.
"Tingyun, third brother, that's great, it really is you."
Lu Changji's face was a little pale, and he just looked rather embarrassed. His physical condition was pretty good, except for some minor injuries.
"Mother, where are my second brother and Qiu Ling?" Su Sijin asked about Zheng Jie and the others after seeing that the two had calmed down.
Just as Shen Tingyun was about to recount what had happened to them since they separated, he was suddenly surrounded by seven or eight masked men. One of them mocked him,
"The ancients were right. The most dangerous place is the safest. There are indeed people who are so smart that they come back to die."
The leading man in black finished speaking, his teasing eyes suddenly turned murderous, and he gave a cold and deadly order, "Don't spare a single one."
As the masked man in black lowered his hands, the other masked men suddenly became murderous and attacked them.
Among the three, only Su Sijin was truly capable of fighting. Su Sijin struggled to cope with the attacks of seven or eight people. She tried to lead them away, but was entangled by the other party and failed.
Su Sijin rushed to the front and protected the two of them behind her, blocking the storm. If she took a step back, no, she couldn't retreat, if she retreated, the consequences would not be what she wanted to see.
At this moment, Lu Changgong leaped down, and while spinning, three masked men fell down.
While Su Sijin was fighting with the masked man, she said, "Why are you causing trouble? What are you doing here? Don't you know..."
Su Sijin finally realized something was wrong. She turned her head in surprise and saw a tall man as tall as a pine or bamboo, fighting with the enemy with his back to her.
Lu Changgong swung his sword and cut off the arm of a masked man. How could the other arm be spared? He then severed the man's tendons and cut off half of his tongue.
He raised his long legs again, and the sword was kicked into the air. The sword chased the last masked man and slashed his neck.
Lu Changgong turned around coldly, looked at Su Sijin, and found that she was fine. He looked at Lu Changji again, frowned and asked, "Third brother, mother, where are second brother and Qiu Ling?"
"Brother, you...can you walk now?"
Lu Changji could hardly believe his eyes, and then he burst into tears of joy and hugged Lu Changgong and cried. His eyes were so full of joy and sadness that even Su Sijin's eyes were wet when she saw it.
Lu Changgong looked at his legs in disbelief, then looked at Su Sijin for confirmation.
Su Sijin nodded happily. It was supposed to take some time before she could walk again, but she didn't expect that today's crisis would stimulate Lu Changgong to stand up early.
Su Sijin happily helped him sit on a branch, "First of all, congratulations, you can walk like a normal person now."
"But your legs haven't been used for a long time, and your Qi and blood are still insufficient. You can't overuse them now, and you can't stand for too long."
Su Sijin came to the corpse and lifted the collar of the masked man. Suddenly, a skull came into view. "These masked men are the same group as the men in black. They all have skulls carved on their faces."
"Skull carved in green?" Lu Changgong murmured softly, but the sneer on the corner of his mouth was caught by Su Sijin.
Lu Changgong really knew the origin of the Drum Tower Carving. That’s right, the biggest villain in the original book is the God of War, so it would be abnormal if he didn’t know it.
But now is not the time to pursue Diao Qing. The most urgent task is to find Zheng Jie and the others.
"Third brother, Tingyun, the enemy is doing everything in their power to wipe out my husband. Therefore, the news of my husband's recovery cannot be disclosed to outsiders for the time being. Besides, my husband still needs time to recuperate."
Shen Tingyun understood immediately, and changed her previous gentle whisper, "I know that my brother-in-law needs to lie dormant and conserve his energy. Don't worry, Sister Su! There is no reason to pour out of my stomach."
Lu Changgong looked up at her because she called him brother-in-law, and then his gaze moved to Su Sijin, only to see a rare look of embarrassment on her face.
The lines on Lu Changgong's face softened a little, "Second brother, where are mother and the others?"
Lu Changji opened his mouth to explain, but was interrupted by a sudden change.
"My son, my poor son, you didn't get to enjoy the blessing, and now an unexpected disaster has left you with your head and body separated and dead in a foreign land. How can I live with you, an old man, sending you off when you were young?"
"Hush, old woman, keep your voice down, or you won't attract the masked man again."
"You cowardly bastard, if my son hadn't saved you, how could he have..."
More and more people came back to look for their relatives, and Su Sijin assisted everyone in burying their loved ones.
Tang Peng brought back more than thirty people who had been liberated and counted the survivors. The exile group of more than a thousand people now had only two or three hundred people.
I don’t know if anyone has escaped, but even if the chance is slim, I have to go find them.
There was a minimum number of people required for him to hand over to Lingnan, but it was obvious that this number was far from enough.
It was late at night, and the plan to find Lu Changji and the other two had to wait until dawn.
Su Sijin sorted out the clues provided by the two and judged in her mind the direction and route they might escape.
Little did they know that Lu Changming and the other two were experiencing a life-and-death crisis.
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