Wei Che finally reacted, but when he turned around, he saw Su Huaiyue had already made a move.
The crossbow arrow flew past like lightning and pierced straight into Wang Laosan's forehead.
His eyes turned from anger to confusion, and finally calmed down as he slowly fell to the ground.
No one spoke. Everything that had just happened seemed like a dream, yet it left a lingering fear.
Su Huaiyue retracted the weapon in his hand, looked around with a calm expression, and felt slightly relieved.
[Ding! Congratulations, Master, for successfully saving everyone! The system rewards you with 100 sets of pens, inkstones, paper, and inkstones.]
Su Huaiyue was a little confused. This time the system reward was actually a set of pens, ink, paper and inkstone.
According to the nature of this system in the past, the rewards would definitely not be this set.
Thinking of this, she asked the question in her mind.
[Ding! Because the master saved a group of people, this time the reward is a set of brushes, inkstones, paper, and inkstones.]
Su Huaiyue nodded in understanding. This system was indeed very humane.
Wang Laosan fell down immediately.
His eyes widened, but his hand still held the dagger tightly.
He didn't let go until he fell to the ground, as if he was unwilling to close his eyes in death.
Without Wang Laosan's support, Lord Li collapsed to the ground like a puddle of mud, his face full of fear and helplessness.
His fingers trembled slightly as he tried hard to grab a fulcrum beside him to stabilize his overly panicked mood.
Although the surroundings were so quiet that only the sound of breathing could be heard, in Lord Li's heart, it seemed as if thousands of drums were beating at the same time, as if every moment was long and suffocating.
His trouser legs were wet and his legs were shaking uncontrollably. It was obvious that he had wet his pants out of fear.
The touch of the fabric against his skin made him feel extremely humiliated and ashamed, and his face turned red.
Seeing this, the officers and soldiers present all clamored to come forward and offer their courtesy: "Master Li, we are here to help you clean up!"
Their faces were full of smiles, and their actions were fawning and obsequious, obviously trying to please and show off in front of Lord Li.
But seeing Lord Lu in such an embarrassing state, he couldn't help but take a step back.
These excessive hospitality made Lord Li even more embarrassed.
His face twitched slightly as if it had been stabbed, and he tried hard to maintain the solemnity and dignity that an official should have.
At the same time, Su Huaiyue walked to the injured Wei Che calmly.
Her eyes were focused and determined as she observed the condition of Wei Che's wound.
She reached out and gently pressed on his wound with moderate force, trying to stop the bleeding temporarily.
"How confident were you that you didn't miss the target just now?" Wei Che asked coldly, enduring the pain.
Su Huaiyue took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.
There was a hint of helplessness in her calm tone.
"not sure."
Wei Che's face instantly turned pale when he heard this. He suddenly became excited: "If you are not sure, why do you act on your own? If the shot misses, either my second sister-in-law or Lord Li will die.
Not only that, if you push Wang Laosan too far, have you ever considered the consequences of making a mistake?!"
Su Huaiyue looked at him, the grievance in her heart surging out, her voice raised a little: "Then what do you say we should do? If we don't fight, are we going to let that Wang Laosan torture us to death?"
Wei Che was speechless for a moment, lowered his eyes and pursed his lips.
The air between the two seemed to freeze, and silence spread between them.
Su Huaiyue took a deep breath, knowing that both of them needed to calm down at this moment. She removed her hand from Wei Che's shoulder, turned to Wei Zhi and Wei Li and said, "You guys take care of my uncle, I'll go get some medicine."
Then he left without looking back.
Only the Wei family members were left sitting there silently. They looked at each other, feeling a mixture of emotions.
Su Huaiyue walked to the front and did not rush to look for medicinal herbs. Instead, she went straight to Lord Li's tent.
She walked to the outside of Lord Li's tent, one step deep and one step shallow. The soil under her feet was slightly yellow because of stepping on wolf dung.
There was a faint smell of wolf feces in the air, which made people feel a little uneasy.
Su Huaiyue hesitated for a moment, but still resolutely lifted the curtain and walked in.
"Master Li, I have something to report."
Lord Li was sitting in the tent with a forced smile on his face.
When he saw Su Huaiyue walking straight towards him, his expression was slightly shocked, and then he tried to maintain the calmness that an official should have.
"Madam Wei,"
Lord Li raised his voice and asked, "What brings you here?"
Su Huaiyue stopped and said in a low but firm voice, "Master Li, I must remind you that the smell of blood is very strong here. I'm afraid it will attract wolves soon. We'd better leave as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, Lord Li frowned slightly and felt a surge of panic in his heart.
But seeing so many of his men looking around, he had to steady his composure and feigned composure as he rebuked them, "Madam Wei, just now, in a moment of bravery, you disregarded everyone's safety and shot Wang Laosan, causing such a commotion. Now you come and tell me about safety. What are your intentions?"
Su Huaiyue understood that Lord Li just wanted to regain the face he lost by wetting his pants just now.
She bowed her head and admitted her mistake, saying humbly, "Master Li is right to criticize me. I was truly reckless and I am willing to accept the punishment."
Adjutant Cheng frowned slightly when he saw this, thinking this was an opportunity to speak well of the Wei family. He quickly stepped forward and said, "Master Li, Madam Wei is also trying to protect everyone. Please forgive her."
Lord Li's expression softened a little. Although he didn't express his opinion immediately, he looked less angry.
He looked at Adjutant Cheng, then at Su Huaiyue. He knew what she said made sense, so he just went along with it, laughed a few times, and then sighed, "Well, never mind. Madam Wei's courage is commendable. Let's just forget about it."
Su Huaiyue breathed a sigh of relief, but was puzzled as to why Lord Li's emotions fluctuated so quickly.
She nodded, thanked him, and left.
The moment she turned around, she saw Adjutant Cheng following her with a thoughtful look, and she couldn't help feeling confused.
After Su Huaiyue walked away, Adjutant Cheng finally couldn't suppress his curiosity and approached Lord Li and asked in a low voice, "Sir, this Madam Su seems ordinary, why do you value her so much?"
Lord Li sighed, his gaze far away. "She is definitely not an ordinary person. It's just that her fate has buried her talent. To remain calm and composed in a crisis is not something an ordinary woman can do."
Adjutant Cheng nodded slightly, secretly speculating in his heart that the Wei family was able to survive because of such a woman.
The sun gradually sets, and its gentle light shines on the golden sand dunes of the desert, adding a glimmer of hope to the boring and tedious journey.
Su Huaiyue followed the team and walked slowly forward. The scene in front of them gradually changed from endless yellow sand to faintly visible green, and everyone was refreshed.
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