"Ah... Madam, be careful..." Ye Zi, who was closest to the scene, looked at the dagger stabbing towards Tian An in horror, and subconsciously wanted to reach out to grab Chunsheng.
Deng Xue, who had been on guard against this situation, grabbed her and moved aside.
The next second, there was a loud "bang" and Chunsheng was kicked away by Zhao Yiming, who was always protecting Tian An, and fell directly onto a sturdy tree, knocking down a lot of dead leaves.
If Deng Xue hadn't held Ye Zi back just now, Ye Zi would probably have been the scapegoat for Chunsheng.
Seeing Chunsheng being kicked away, his "father and mother" immediately took out weapons from their bodies and began to besiege Zhao Yiming and Tian An.
Seeing this, Tian An took out his whip which he had not used for a long time and fought against the enemy together with Zhao Yiming.
Seeing that Tian An was interested, Zhao Yiming raised his hand to signal the secret guards and soldiers not to come forward to help.
Seeing this, Qin Wen thoughtfully instructed his men to guard Chunsheng and then form a circle around him, "Seize the opportunity to see the Duke of Zhao personally teach you."
Seeing this, the two assassins were confused and asked, "You knew this a long time ago?"
Tian An, holding the whip in his hand, raised his head and sneered, "Didn't you ask around before coming here?
My husband and I are genuine country folk, and we once fled to the capital.
Can't we tell whether they are real refugees?
If you want to blame someone, blame yourselves for acting so fake. It's a shame you kept acting for so long. I feel so embarrassed for you!"
"You..." The female assassin couldn't bear the humiliation and stabbed Tian An with a knife.
Tian An had been learning to use a long whip for a long time and was looking for an opportunity to test his skills, so he raised the whip and went forward.
The place was spacious, and Tian An's whip was powerful and effective, so the professional assassin couldn't get any advantage from her.
He was whipped several times by her. The male assassin next to him wanted to take the opportunity to attack him, but Zhao Yiming would not let him succeed. He kicked the stones on the ground and hit him, just like walking a dog, hitting his feet when his feet moved and his hands when they moved.
On this side, Tian An was just a beginner after all, not as experienced as the professional killers. After the first few moves, he was caught in a weakness and attacked.
Seeing this, Zhao Yiming immediately helped her. He held her small hand with his big hand and personally taught her how to use the whip.
As soon as Zhao Yiming attacked, the female assassin received several more whips. She was so angry that she pointed at Tian An and cursed, "You are cheating! How can you ask for help?"
Tian An was not ashamed, but proud of it, "I didn't say that I couldn't let you find someone to help you!"
"You..." The female assassin was furious. She wanted to find someone to help her, but unfortunately...
Before she could react, Tian An whipped her arm again, knocking the dagger away.
It happened that Tian An was also tired, so he put away the whip and waved to Jing Yu, saying, "That's all for today! Arrest them all."
Looking at the swarm of secret guards and soldiers surrounding them, the two men felt they had no chance of escaping from them. They exchanged glances and prepared to bite the poison hidden between their teeth and commit suicide.
But the next second, Zhao Yiming threw a stone at each of them and broke their jaws! At this point, they didn't even have the qualifications to die.
The fact that these three dared to come alone to assassinate him shows that they are quite capable and have a high status in the Dark Pavilion. They should know a lot of things. If we take them back and interrogate them thoroughly, they will definitely contribute to the destruction of the Dark Pavilion in the future.
At this time, Zhao Yiming no longer intended to let An Ge go. Although they had been prepared, daring to attack Tian An was unforgivable.
Compared to the two assassins, one male and one female, Tian An was more interested in the one named Chunsheng.
When Zhao Yiming and I walked up to him, we found that the soldiers were just looking at him without even tying him up.
Tian An frowned, looked down at Chunsheng, who was "just over ten years old," and said, "Still pretending! It's time to get up, Uncle Chunsheng!"
Hearing this, the people around him looked at the "child" who was leaning against the tree and still unconscious in disbelief.
"Uncle? Madam, how can such a young child be an uncle? Are you mistaken?" Ye Zi said in disbelief.
Before Tian An could say anything, Chunsheng, who was originally unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes and attacked Tian An.
Unfortunately, he still failed this time. Zhao Yiming's long legs stepped directly on his neck and pinned him to the tree trunk.
Seeing this, the secret guard on the side hurriedly took out the poison from between his teeth and then tied him up with a cowhide rope.
Tian An had someone carry him, and then he began to explain science to everyone, "Although Chunsheng may look only this small, he is actually an adult. If I'm not mistaken, he is at least 35 years old."
"Thirty-five years old? But he clearly looks..." Even Deng Xue, who is always calm and composed, couldn't help but marvel.
"I don't know if you've heard of dwarfism, also known as short stature. It's typically characterized by short stature, below the average height of people of the same region, gender, and age, but with symmetrical proportions of the torso, limbs, and head.
This kind of person grows slowly and will never grow up in his entire life. Not to mention that he is 35 years old now, he will be like this even until he dies.
What's more, he is more special than ordinary dwarfism patients in that his face never ages. Even I was almost fooled by him.
I guess the Dark Chamber recruited him as a killer because of this characteristic of his!
Although he's not very skilled, his childlike appearance and physique easily put people off their guard, and I'm afraid many people have died at his hands."
"How did the lady find out?" Qin Wen couldn't help but ask curiously.
Tian An curled his lips and smiled, lifted Chunsheng's chin with the handle of the whip, and motioned everyone to look at his neck. "Although he grows slowly, it doesn't mean he is not tall. Although it is not very obvious, he does have an Adam's apple.
A normal ten-year-old boy would not have an Adam's apple, and this is why I dare to judge that he is at least thirty-five years old.
Given his growth rate, if he were younger, you might not even be able to see his Adam's apple."
Tian An pointed at his feet and the hand hidden in his sleeve. "Even though dwarfs don't grow big, their hands and feet can grow normally. At most, they're slightly smaller than those of a normal adult, but they're very different from those of a child."
Qin Wen personally pulled open Chunsheng's sleeves, and just as Tian An said, "No wonder his sleeves kept covering his hands. It turned out that he did it on purpose, just to hide his unusually large hands."
Tian An pointed at his neck again, "The last point is his voice. I guess his voice should have been that of a normal adult man, but he deliberately used drugs to ruin his voice just to act like a child, pretending that he was played around and got choked by the smoke."
Seeing Tian An reveal all his secrets, Chunsheng said self-deprecatingly: "The Princess of Anping County is truly extraordinary. You are the first doctor who can see my condition at a glance. It's a pity that I met you too late..."
He thought it was a pity that he met Tian An too late, otherwise Tian An might be able to cure him.
Tian An guessed the thought behind his words, but didn't give him an answer. He said with a half-smile, "Take him away! Keep him under guard."
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