Regardless of why they left first, they had to coax their junior brother away, otherwise all the yamen runners present would be used for sword practice. However, these yamen runners were unaware that they were about to be in big trouble, and their attitude was very arrogant.
The constable pointed his knife at Zhu Changge and said, "So you're the bandits who colluded with Gu Yiqiao? Trying to escape? How dare you! Do you think we officers are dead?"
"Did you hear that? They want to die." Zhu Lin raised an eyebrow at Zhu Changge.
"Why bother arguing with those ignorant fools? Go find Xingxing and see where she is. I'm worried about her safety on the road." Zhu Changge tried to steer the conversation towards Xingxing.
As expected, Zhu Lin didn't linger. His figure transformed into a blur and he instantly teleported out of the room. None of the officers could see how he disappeared. They only felt a gentle breeze pass by and, upon closer inspection, the young boy was nowhere to be found.
"Who is that person, to be so..." The constable couldn't find the right words to describe it, and he seemed somewhat stunned.
"I advise you to get out of here right now, or don't blame me for being ruthless." Zhu Changge's gentle and quiet demeanor vanished, replaced by a cold and icy warning.
But the constables refused to believe it. They had indeed underestimated the boy's skills, but even if this slender and delicate young woman knew kung fu, she couldn't possibly be a match for a dozen of them.
"Men, seize him!" the constable ordered after regaining his senses.
Zhu Changge didn't speak again, but suddenly took out something that looked like a cow horn from somewhere and blew on it a few times towards the group of officials.
The officials felt that the air was filled with a light mist, which smelled very nice. However, once the mist was inhaled, it made people feel dazed, and before long, those who were affected by the mist collapsed to the ground.
Zhu Changge immediately left the room and went to Wu Lianlian's courtyard. The officials had come here once, but left without finding anyone. Those officials who were poisoned by the fog would forget what happened before when they woke up. As long as she hid in the dark, the officials would not be able to find her.
After the officials woke up and left, she continued to stay in Wu Lianlian's room.
"Senior sister, it's not good for you to stay here alone. Why don't we go together?" Zhu Qingruo came out of the secret room.
"Junior Sister, why are you back again? Where are Junior Brother and the others?" Logically, Junior Sister should have gone far away with the Zhou family by now. Why did she suddenly return?
"Senior sister, I'm worried about you. I want to stay here with you," Zhu Qingruo said stubbornly.
“I can easily handle these corrupt officials’ runners. Why do you have such a lack of faith in my abilities and rush to help me?” Zhu Changge tapped her forehead, speaking with a touch of affection.
"I know my senior sister is more capable than me, but I just don't want you to face danger alone. That Wu Lianlian is too cunning, and she has many assassins under her command. I'm afraid something might happen to her," Zhu Qingruo explained.
"You have the nerve to say that? When you came to the city to rescue people before, you tried to hide it from us and act alone. Now you're lecturing me. You're getting more and more mischievous," Zhu Changge said with a laugh.
Meanwhile, under the protection of Zhu Yueran and Zhu Lin, the Zhou family quickly escaped the pursuit of the soldiers. At this time, they came to an alley, which was a poor residential area.
"How about we find a family to stay with around here?" Old Zhou said, looking at Zhu Lin.
“Okay, let’s find a family to rest at first, have a meal, and then continue,” Zhu Lin said softly.
Leave? With soldiers chasing them everywhere, where could they possibly go?
Although he had doubts, Boss Zhou didn't ask. He thought that what was difficult for him might be simple for the people from Immortal Mist Island, so he decided not to ask too many questions and just follow Young Master Zhu.
"Which house should we go to? The houses here all look pretty run-down. Maybe we should just knock on any door." Old Zhou walked in front, muttering to himself as he looked at the houses on both sides.
"Let's go with that one up ahead. The gate looks pretty sturdy, and the house must be quite large; it would take all of us to fit inside." Zhu Lin pointed to one of the gates that looked the most impressive in the area.
Boss Zhou glanced at it, but didn't think much of it. Because of Zhu Lin's strength, Boss Zhou almost blindly trusted his choice and immediately strode over to knock on the door.
But no one answered the door after knocking for a long time. Zhou Laoda looked at the boy with an embarrassed expression. The boy looked up and glanced at Zhu Yueran. Zhu Yueran walked to the door with a cold expression and stood quietly for a while.
"What is he trying to do?" Zhao Guihua felt that something was wrong.
Xingxing said confidently, "Fifth Senior Brother is going to kick the door open." Xingxing was calling several senior brothers and sisters along with Zhu Lin, and Zhu Yueran was the fifth senior brother.
"Isn't this inappropriate?" If the host won't open the door, kicking it down is not the behavior of a respectable person; it makes one seem like a bandit.
Xingxing tilted her head and thought for a moment, then nodded. "I also think it's not a good idea, but it's not like we did anything wrong. If we kick the door and break it, we'll make Fifth Senior Brother pay for it."
This isn't about whether or not to pay money; it's about the fact that this approach is wrong and could easily lead to misunderstandings. However, Zhao Guihua has great respect for the people of Xianwu Island, so she doesn't dare to step forward to persuade them.
Zhu Yueran was channeling his inner energy, preparing to use it to shake the door open. However, just as he began to use his inner energy, he heard someone inside shout, "Who dares to be so insolent here? Do you know who my master is? If you want to live, leave immediately!"
The speaker had a hoarse voice and sounded like a burly man. An ordinary person would have been intimidated by his imposing presence, but Zhu Yueran didn't even blink. She paused for a moment, and after the voice finished speaking, she tried to circulate her inner energy again.
"Hey, wait a minute, what's the rush? Why do young people always have to resort to violence? I'm an old man, I can't take any more trouble. This house was hard to buy, it cost a lot of money, I don't want to damage the gate." After a series of muttered words, the gate creaked open.
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