Chapter 46: Melee: She looked at her, he looked at her, she looked at him, and then—…
Mei Niang didn't care about Qi Xin's disregard for her at all, and turned to deep thought:
The power of his blood pill that had been activated to resonate with 70% of its original strength, plus these remaining blood men, should be more than enough to capture Chen Yu, who had just recovered from a serious injury.
But unexpectedly, Qi Xin suddenly appeared along the way.
Fortunately, judging from her appearance, she really doesn't have much internal strength, so she can only attack from a distance and cannot fight close to her.
However, she has such accuracy even though she hasn't yet resonated with the target and the power of the blood pill has not yet awakened. What would happen if she were to be used by others?
The fawning smile that Mei Niang had on her face when she saluted just now disappeared, and she approached with a cold look, leaving only a shadow behind.
In a flash, a short knife appeared in Mei Niang's hand, with its sharp edge exposed, and she was rushing towards Xihe.
Although Chen Yu had seen Mei Niang's skills for a moment in Lihua Garden before, Mei Niang at that time probably did not want to attack a civil servant like Wen Shao, so she did not show her true strength.
But now Mei Niang was ruthless and elusive, so Chen Yu had no way of predicting when she would attack or what her next move would be.
He had never really seen such a style of play before.
Therefore, even though he had prepared weapons to defend himself, he was still unable to defend against Mei Niang's sudden attack and could only watch what happened.
Qi Xin could sense the blade light coming from behind him and had time to dodge.
But if she dodged, the knife would fall on Xihe.
Since Xihe has been involved, she must never let Xihe get hurt again.
Qi Xin turned over quickly, protecting Xi He with his body, and caught the blade with his bare hands, holding it tightly.
Mei Niang raised her eyebrows in surprise, and suddenly felt a sense of oppression in her heart, as if an invisible hand was grabbing it and controlling its beating, making it difficult for her to breathe.
Although it wasn't serious, it did weaken her attack. Mei Niang couldn't pull out the dagger, so she had to put her left hand on her right wrist and push the dagger down.
A column of blood flowed from his palm down his forearm. Qi Xin seemed to no longer feel the pain and was just trying desperately to stop her.
When Shen Yu saw this, he immediately tightened the handle and chopped down with the sword.
Seeing his fierce attack, Mei Niang had to stop what she was doing, stretch out her arms, and fly back.
By the time she had regained her composure, Shen Yu had already dodged and arrived in front of Qi Xin. Over there, Mei Niang muttered something, and the low-ranking prostitutes behind her, all with ferocious glares on their faces, rushed over like a swarm of bees.
Seeing that Chen Yu was struggling to hold on, Hongxiu got up from the ground and broke into the encirclement.
Her movements were as agile as Mei Niang's, and she fended off the attacks of these low-level prostitutes with her bare hands.
Chen Yu hadn't expected that Hong Xiu would still be willing to help him after knowing his true identity. He immediately threw the dagger she had just handed to him back to her: "Come on!"
Hongxiu struck a low-level prostitute on the wrist with her palm, knocking the sword out of her hand. She turned around and firmly grasped the handle of the dagger. Then another wave of low-level prostitutes surrounded her.
What Chen Yu didn't know was that not only were the women in the iron cages all Blood Yu, but even the new wave of low-level prostitutes, Hong Xiu and Mei Niang, were also Blood Yu. It was just that they had been in resonance for a long time, and they were more able to control the power of the Blood Pill with ease.
Therefore, compared to him, Hongxiu, who has 50% of the blood surplus power, is obviously better able to withstand the attacks of these blood surplus people.
Among these low-level fan leaders, there were a few who were not very respectful to her in the first place, so in this situation they would inevitably take advantage of the situation and attack her together.
Among the other low-level fan leaders, a few were originally her subordinates and had received some favors from her on a daily basis, so they did not have the heart to kill her, but instead kindly advised her:
"Auntie, why are you doing this? You've angered the abbot just for an outsider..."
"Aunt, we all see your dedication to Handanfang. It's not worth it for you to turn against the owner now."
"Auntie, please stop. If you admit your mistake now, maybe the monk will spare your life out of our past friendship."
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Hongxiu was somewhat moved. She made up her mind and, contrary to her usual submissive attitude towards Mei Niang, she said loudly:
"Even though you are all controlled by the Night-Eating Gu, fortunately, the purity of your blood pills is relatively low, and the mother Gu that controls your offspring should be within the master's body. If the mother Gu's host dies, the offspring Gu will naturally lose their effectiveness. Don't you want true freedom?"
In fact, the purity of the blood pills of these low-level prostitutes was less than 50%. When they approached Qi Xin and Hong Xiu, they all felt as if their hearts were squeezed and they had difficulty breathing. This feeling was even more severe than the oppression Mei Niang had felt from Qi Xin just now.
But driven by the power of the Night-Eating Gu, they had no choice but to do so.
Because of this, when Hongxiu's former subordinates heard what their master said, they stopped what they were doing and looked at each other.
"An ant trying to shake a tree!" Mei Niang snorted coldly and activated the mother Gu in her body.
"Don't panic, everyone. She's injured, and she's been forcibly activating the Mother Gu. She's already at the end of her rope." Hongxiu pointed a dagger at Mei Niang and pleaded, "We have many people, we can definitely take her down!"
Mei Niang initially thought that Xi He, who was unable to move, and Qi Xin, who had lost his inner strength, should be the breakthrough point, but she did not expect that it would be difficult for her to get close to them, or rather, it would be difficult to get close to Qi Xin, especially under Shen Yu's interference.
I really didn't expect that the Lord had tried so hard to test the authenticity of Shen Yu's death at the state funeral, but was still deceived.
It would be better to get rid of Chen Yu, the unexpected factor, first. Maybe there would be no one to protect Qi Xin, and he could take her and Xi He back together.
By then, it will be a great achievement.
At the very least, I can accomplish my mission by getting rid of Chen Yu, the great threat to my master...
Mei Niang continued to activate the mother insect, causing those low-level fan leaders who already disliked Hong Xiu to trip up Hong Xiu and those low-level fan leaders who were instigated by her.
"Hongxiu, oh Hongxiu, I originally intended to ask the Lord to take you with me, but now you're repaying kindness with hatred. You don't think that since the Lord is not here, the Night Devouring Gu in your body will be powerless, and that you have the right to challenge me, right?"
Perhaps it was because Mei Niang's voice was too calm that the low-level fan leaders who had turned against her thought that she still had a backup plan, and they calmed down for a while and did not dare to act rashly.
The next moment, Mei Niang swung out the thin blade with her left hand, and her whole body moved like an arrow from a bowstring, raising the dagger and attacking Chen Yu's chest directly.
Chen Yu's attention was always on Qi Xin, waving his dagger to help her block the thin blade, but he didn't know that Mei Niang's target of such a superb feint was actually himself.
There is no way to dodge such an attack.
At this time, Qi Xin's palm was still dripping with blood. Seeing this, he jumped up from the ground and stretched out his arms to grab the sword.
But even if she had the intention, she still had not resonated with the other party. How could she be faster than the professionally trained 70% Blood Surplus Killer who had resonated with the other party?
Qi Xin's scream was stuck in her throat. The fear that had not appeared even when the sword was almost at her neck just now, at this moment, poured out like a flood, as if to drown her.
Qi Xin's mind was completely blank. She only knew that she couldn't let Chen Yu die. She wouldn't allow it!
Just when her fingertips were about to touch the sword, the sword passed by her fingertips just an inch away and advanced towards the target.
Qi Xin's eyes were bloodshot, the burning sensation in his body had turned into burning pain, and he was on the verge of collapse——
At this moment, a red shadow flashed by. Hongxiu stood in front of Shen Yu with her back to Mei Niang. The sword pierced through the butterfly bone on the left side of her back, piercing through her entire left chest, and continued to slide forward with inertia.
Hongxiu spat out a mouthful of blood, which covered half of Chen Yu's face. She used all her strength to push him out with her uninjured palm, her eyes filled with his reflection.
Hongxiu's body had reached its limit. The color of her lips merged with the blood flowing down her jaw. She knelt on the ground and spoke intermittently:
"Hongxiu, Hongxiu knows, knows that I have never been sincere, but, but Hongxiu, for me, for me, it was love at first sight. Hongxiu, Hongxiu's life has been, has never been, has never been involuntarily, so, so, then, then there will be no regrets..."
Then, amid the astonishment of everyone around her, Hongxiu fell limply to the side and died.
"Did you see that? This is what happens when you go against me and Handanfang!"
Mei Niang had planned everything, but she had never expected that Hong Xiu would fall in love with Shen Yu.
But, that’s nothing.
She can cultivate a Hongxiu, and she can also cultivate thousands of blood survivors to replace her.
After all, among the lord's blood remnant army, 50% of them are blood remnants, which is not a small number, but people like her who are 70% blood remnants are still rare.
Even if she kept this a secret, no one would know. Even if her master did find out, he wouldn't blame her for being a traitor. He might even be grateful to her for clearing the mess.
After seeing this, the remaining low-level fans no longer distinguished between you and me, and they all bowed in unison:
"We will obey the orders of the Master!"
"Very good!" Mei Niang glanced at them calmly and said with full energy, "Whoever captures Xihe alive will receive the lower reward; whoever captures the Duke of Jingguo alive will receive the middle reward; whoever captures the Princess Jialing alive will receive the highest reward! Go ahead!"
The next moment, the bald eagle carrying Frost broke through the ceiling and landed steadily on an iron cage.
Shuangjiang threw the bow and quiver that Qi Xin had used to her and said, "Your Highness, take it!"
Qi Xin opened his arms and embraced the weapons he was very familiar with.
The bald eagle, a highly intelligent creature, was extremely understanding of human nature. Ever since being rescued by Chen Yu in Ningbei, it had considered him its master. And having been raised by Chen Yu for so many years, they had fought side by side countless times, naturally developing a close rapport.
When Chen Yu first entered Handanfang alone, the bald eagle was worried about its master and immediately flew back to the Jingguo Mansion to look for Shuangjiang.
Shuangjiang had been familiar with the spirit for some time, and upon hearing its wailing, she immediately sensed something was amiss. However, the situation was urgent, and the Broken Feng Bow was still at the Ningbei camp, so she had no choice but to take this "miniature Broken Feng Bow" with her.
Originally, she and the bald eagle hovered at low altitude in the wasteland behind Handanfang for a long time, but could not find a breakthrough.
The main reason was that there were too many resonating blood remnants in this underground passage, and their auras were too complex, interfering with the bald eagle's judgment.
Fortunately, Shen Yu took advantage of Mei Niang's killing a chicken to scare the monkeys and blew the silenced bone whistle, which allowed the bald eagle to arrive and provide support accurately.
But suddenly, the bald eagle, for some unknown reason, became agitated and restless, rushing around in the narrow underground passage. After knocking Frost down, its fur was rubbed with blood.
"Rongrong——" Chen Yu frowned, and quickly jumped onto the eagle's back, calling it soothingly.
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The author has something to say: ps——
I cried while writing this paragraph.
Since ancient times, countless innocent women have died unjustly in the tide of the times, and Hongxiu is just a microcosm of this.
I let her express some of the cries deep in her heart, but most of them didn't just end up in a bad way; they didn't even have a chance to resist. From this perspective, Hongxiu's life was tragic, but she was also lucky.
She expresses her emotions freely and uninhibitedly when facing Shen Yu, something even the heroine Qi Xin couldn't do. It's not that I didn't want Qi Xin to do this, but in that era, Qi Xin's identity and her experiences prevented her from speaking directly. Conversely, a woman like Hong Xiu, seemingly of low status and humble status, is even less constrained by conventional norms. Such defiance is even more daring and resounding.
Similarly, the way she faces her boss Mei Niang may reflect the current situation of some contemporary workers. Perhaps, it may resonate with you and me here!
(Of course, the above are just some of my personal feelings about shaping the character. If you have any other ideas, please feel free to comment!)
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