One of them was dressed as a charcoal seller, carrying a large willow basket on his back. His worn clothes even had black charcoal dust on them.
The other was a woodcutter with an axe tucked into his waistband.
Both of them had ordinary appearances, and if they walked down the street, no one would guess that they were actually engaged in a dangerous business.
The two men approached the woman and quickly glanced at the unconscious crowd.
The charcoal seller couldn't help but praise in a low voice, "Well done, Scorpion! You took down these fools so easily!"
The woodcutter was clearly more cautious. He took the axe from his waist and held it in his hand. "Hurry up and put the girl the master wants into the basket and take her away. Be careful not to waste time and ruin things!"
The woman pointed to the door and said, "The person is inside. You all go and pretend. I'll take care of that little brat who's covering for us!"
After saying that, she took a dagger from her carrying pole and was about to cross the courtyard to kill the little girl.
The little girl was pinned down by Jiaren and Maoge'er, unable to move, and could only sob desperately, unable to utter a single word.
The charcoal seller and the firewood seller naturally wouldn't plead for the little girl; they turned and headed towards the door.
Just as their hands were about to touch the door, the woman suddenly let out a scream.
Before they could turn around, the sound of wind reached their ears, startling them so much that their hair stood on end, and they quickly dodged to the side.
The wood seller was clearly faster; with a roll, he had already dodged behind a pillar.
But the charcoal seller wasn't so lucky; he was shot in the shoulder by a crossbow bolt, and blood immediately began to flow.
He groaned in pain, and without thinking, he ran straight towards the courtyard wall.
Unexpectedly, the guards who had been lying on the road jumped up, drew their swords, and slashed at him.
The charcoal seller pulled at his waist, and what appeared to be an ordinary bluish-gray belt turned out to be a soft whip.
His skills were also formidable; his whip moved with such precision that it was impossible for several guards to get close to him.
Even after taking a knife to the back, he managed to create an opening and jump onto the wall...
Seeing that the charcoal seller was about to escape from the courtyard, the guards went into a panic and were about to rush after him when the charcoal seller screamed and fell off the wall again.
Three throwing knives were embedded in his right shoulder and both lower legs, each one deeply embedded in his flesh.
The guards were startled and couldn't guess who had helped them, but that didn't stop them from quickly stepping forward, dislocating the charcoal seller's jaw, and finding all the weapons on his body.
On the other side, the wood seller had been cornered by Zheng Sanjiang and Zheng Liu.
The three Jiaren brothers held the crossbow bolts on their arms, ready to provide support at any moment.
The wood seller was furious. He desperately tried to defend himself with his axe, and only managed to glance at his female companion when he was distracted.
As a result, the woman was found bound hand and foot, her jaw and chin removed, lying on the ground, her fate unknown.
The little girl who was almost silenced hid behind a guard, watching him from afar with eyes full of hatred!
The wood seller shuddered.
The woman who actually sold the glutinous rice balls, who was also the little girl's mother, was tricked into going to a secluded spot under the pretense of buying glutinous rice balls, and then had her throat slit by the mother scorpion...
Will he end up like this too?
Is this how it ends today?!
The more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became. Suddenly, he took out a bottle from his pocket and threw it at the crowd.
The crowd became alert and quickly retreated.
Taking advantage of the opening, the wood seller smashed open the window next to him with his fist and tried to rush inside.
At the critical moment, a dagger and a handful of powder were thrown out of the window!
Caught off guard, the wood seller inhaled a mouthful of medicinal powder and was stabbed in the shoulder by a dagger.
So he half-lay on the windowsill, unable to get in or out!
Zheng Sanjiang reacted swiftly, grabbing the woodcutter and dislocating his jaw in a few quick movements, then pulling out his venomous fangs...
At this point, all three enemies had been captured alive.
Everyone instinctively looked towards the window, where Baozhu stood with her hands outstretched in a daze, some residual medicine powder still on them!
Jia Xu angrily rebuked, "Didn't I tell you to hide? Why did you get involved?"
"What if I get hurt?"
Baozhu's mouth moved a few times, and her tangled thoughts finally came back together. She retorted defiantly, "I was hiding, but if bad guys wanted to come in, I couldn't just stand by and watch!"
Before Jia Xu could speak, Jia Yin had already pulled Bao Zhu close to her side.
Just now, she and Baozhu were listening to the fighting outside and were really worried, so they went to the window, intending to break a hole in the window paper and peek out.
Ye Shan couldn't stop them, so he stood guard to the side.
To their surprise, the window was smashed open as soon as they reached it.
As expected, Ye Shan threw out the dagger.
But Jia Yin hadn't expected Baozhu to dare to sprinkle medicine powder.
She quickly slipped an antidote into Baozhu's mouth, afraid that the residual powder in the air would knock Baozhu out.
After administering the antidote, Jiayin couldn't help but complain, "You're really too bold! You pestered me for the powder back then, and now you're using it here!"
Baozhu was also a little scared. She hugged Jiayin tightly, her round body trembling.
After a long pause, she finally choked out, "Sister Jiayin, I will never sneak out again."
"I didn't expect to run into you today, at the door... I shouldn't have called you, I didn't know it would turn out like this."
"I'm so happy to see you after so long."
"I was heartbroken, and I wanted to protect you, so I just wanted to keep the bad guys out..."
Baozhu's words were somewhat incoherent, but Jiayin understood them perfectly.
This gluttonous chubby girl is just a bit naive, not stupid.
I've already guessed that this trouble might have started because I accidentally revealed Jiayin's identity.
She had just scattered the powder, and everyone thought it was a coincidence.
Only she knew that she had been holding the powder in her hand the whole time, and had been standing in front of Jiayin the whole time, just thinking about helping to catch people and make up for her mistake!
"Silly girl!" Jiayin ruffled Baozhu's hair. "I disguised myself as a servant and ran to the shop without telling you beforehand. Of course you would greet me if we suddenly met."
"It's not like you intentionally hurt me, so why would I blame you? Don't take it to heart."
"Besides, you helped catch the bad guys just now, which is enough to atone for your crimes!"
"Really?" Baozhu wiped away her tears, her eyes regaining their light, and asked, "Sister Jiayin, will you still bring me fruit and snacks in the future?"
Jiayin was both amused and exasperated, and quickly nodded, "Yes, yes, you can have as much as you want!"
"Haha, Jiayin is the best!" Baozhu immediately put on a smiling face, hugged Jiayin's neck, and jumped and shouted.
Jiayin was bent over from the weight, and the people outside the window breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
At that moment, a boy of about half a year old suddenly jumped up from the courtyard wall. He had dark skin, his eyes were darting around, and he craned his neck to look into the courtyard.
Everyone was startled and quickly grabbed their weapons to rush over.
The dark-skinned boy waved his hand forcefully and shouted, "Don't misunderstand, I'm not a bad person. The one who ran away just now was someone we helped stop."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Liu immediately jumped out from under the eaves. After recognizing him for a while, he exclaimed in surprise, "Third Brother?!"
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