Chapter 78 Pacifying the Internal and External Aspects
Lin Zhaozhao had intended to use her supernatural abilities to reduce the pain, but to her surprise, she was pulled into someone's arms. The feeling of being restrained around her waist was impossible for her to ignore. As she looked up, Li Jue happened to be looking over as well.
His once handsome face was now stained with blood and dirt, the specks of which made his dark eyes appear even more deep and swirling. His chest trembled, and Lin Zhaozhao dodged away as if trying to escape.
"With me here, there's no need to force yourself." Li Jue's sighing voice exploded in her ear, carrying a hint of helplessness and tenderness. Lin Zhaozhao lowered her eyelids and didn't speak, but the fingertips that were gripping his clothes tensed up for a moment, then silently relaxed. Lin Zhaozhao looked away.
As the rescue operation neared its end, all the rescuers breathed a sigh of relief, collapsed on the spot, and drank water and ate dry rations.
Lin Zhaozhao took the water Li Jue handed her, and just as she took a sip to moisten her throat, a commotion arose as a large group of people carrying torches arrived in a grand procession.
"It's them! They're arrogant and obstructing official business. Arrest them all!" The sky was dark, and already exhausted from participating in the rescue efforts, they had virtually no chance of winning against such a menacing group.
Just as chaos was about to erupt, Li Jue silently patted Lin Zhaozhao on the shoulder and rushed over with lightning speed. As the saying goes, to catch the thief, you must first catch the king; Li Jue's target was the one who started the commotion.
With a few swift steps, he pierced through the crowd, striking the man squarely. The dagger gleamed coldly in the darkness, the icy object pressed against his throat, a sharp pain shooting through him. The man's legs trembled with fear as he stammered, "Hero, spare my life! Spare my life!"
"Who are you? How dare you insult my master? Surrender now and we'll leave you with a whole corpse."
"If I don't do it, do you want me to be torn apart by five horses?" Li Jue said with a half-smile, but the force he used on the dagger increased. The man was already terrified, and now he was crying and spitting out tears. "Li Quan, put down the knife and step back. If anything happens to me, my brother will not let you off the hook."
"Good man, it was just a joke, don't get angry, don't get angry." The man's voice grew softer and softer, until he couldn't even hold his breath. In this situation, the man called Li Quan waved his hand after weighing the pros and cons and led his men back.
The two sides faced off, and the only sound in the desolate night was the howling wind.
At this moment, the sound of iron hooves grew closer. Lin Zhaozhao and Li Jue exchanged a glance, and the man who had been taken hostage was pushed over.
The torches illuminated a small patch of land, the wind whistled, and in the flickering light, a tall, muscular man jumped off his horse with a whoosh.
"Sister." Lin Zheng went straight to Lin Zhaozhao, and after exchanging glances, turned to Li Quan, "Li Quan, what are you doing?"
"It's like a flood washing away the Dragon King's temple; we became friends after a fight." Li Quan, who had just had a gloomy face, instantly changed his expression, and his smile was so wide that the wrinkles on his face could hardly be hidden.
Lin Zheng felt disgusted, but outwardly he went along with the situation and said, "Today, Mengcheng has been struck by an earthquake, and the people are suffering. The prefect is compassionate towards the people and sent you here. Since that's the case, we can't waste the prefect's good intentions. Guards."
The moment the words left his mouth, someone quickly stepped forward and said, "This way, please."
Li Quan's smile vanished, almost freezing in place. After a brief eye contact, he gave Lin Zhaozhao and Li Jue a deep look before following them.
Once this group left, the place felt empty. Lin Zheng could no longer contain his excitement and embraced Lin Zhaozhao. "Zhaozhao, you've suffered so much these past few days. It's all my fault. If I had personally led the group back, you and Mother wouldn't have had to endure so much hardship."
Lin Zhaozhao blinked, her whole body stiff. As she slowly relaxed, she realized that her vision had become extremely blurry, and she had subconsciously buried herself in Lin Zheng's arms.
This feeling was completely unfamiliar to Lin Zhaozhao, and at the same time, countless emotions surged within her.
Just as she was pondering this, Lin Zhaozhao realized that Lin Zheng had been forcibly taken away, while she was embraced in another person's arms.
Lin Zhaozhao & Lin Zheng: ...
"Big brother." A shout broke the silence. Lin Yangyang heard the voice before she saw him. Before she knew it, she had run to Lin Zheng and jumped into his arms like a firecracker.
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