Chapter 444 Beware of a sneak attack!
Behind Zhao Yuniang, the crowd exchanged bewildered glances, hesitant for a moment.
"What are you waiting for? Break down the door right now!"
The leading guard frowned, glanced behind him one last time, and saw the two looking in their direction. He wanted to say something to Zhao Yuniang, but in the end he said nothing and ordered someone to kick the door open.
Just then, Zhang Silang returned from chopping wood. Upon seeing the scene, he slapped his thigh and grabbed Li Zhuzi, who was leaning on his cane and looking up at the commotion, saying, "Zhuzi, hurry back and tell Uncle Li to bring his men here quickly."
Li Zhuzi reluctantly pouted, "You can go if you want, but my dad's home, I'm not going!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang's fourth son's eyes widened, and he slapped Li Zhuzi on the back with his large hand: "Hey, are you even human?"
"With a leg like yours, if it weren't for Dr. Jiang saving you, you wouldn't be alive. He's your savior! And Brother Li, he's a great hero who led us to protect the village! Now that his family is in trouble, you're just standing by and watching? Are you even human?"
As he said this, he kicked Li Zhuzi's lame leg, which was now mostly healed.
Li Zhuzi, his face flushed with anger from being kicked, retorted, "You're talking nonsense! Who said I ignored it? You don't know how annoying Jiang Pangya used to be! Besides, those old men in her family are incredibly powerful; why would they need our help?"
Zhang's fourth son's eyes widened immediately: "You're the one talking nonsense. What did Dr. Jiang have to do with you before?"
All I know is that they saved your life! Besides, I ran into Uncle Xin and Uncle Jing when I went up the mountain to chop wood today, but they weren't home!
Also, today is the eighth day of the lunar month, the day for registration for the primary school entrance exams. Li Junping, Fusheng, Xie Erlang, my younger brother, and the Wu brothers—all the students in the village have gone to register! None of them are home.
Thinking this, Zhang Silang slapped his thigh: "Does that mean there are only three people left in the house: Xiao Er Baozhu, Fuman, and Zhang Silang? Oh no! Something's definitely going to happen!"
As he said this, he took off running, but before he ran, he slapped Li Zhuzi again and shouted, "Hurry up! If I find out you've delayed things when I get back, I'll beat you up every time I see you!"
After saying that, he raised his voice and shouted, "Everyone come out and see! Some outsiders are bullying our villagers! Something's happened to Doctor Jiang's family!"
Neighbors and villagers usually get up early, and upon hearing the news, they all peeked out of their houses to see what was happening. Some hurriedly dressed, grabbed their tools, and rushed out.
The Zhang family lived only two courtyards away from the Jiang family. Zhang Silang turned around and rushed into his own courtyard: "Father, eldest brother, second brother, third brother! Come out quickly, something has happened!"
...
When Zhao Yuniang led a large group of people into the Li family courtyard.
They happened to see Baozhu and Fuman standing warily at the door, watching them.
A large black dog stood in front of them, baring its teeth and growling at them.
Zhao Yuniang chuckled, looked around, and seeing no sign of the adults, breathed a sigh of relief. Then she squinted at Baozhu and noticed that although she was just as much of a peasant from the village, she was plump and healthy, and looked much richer than Niuniu.
It's a pity that now that I'm back, she won't have much better luck.
"Men, tie this little slut up and take her away!"
"Woof! Woof woof!" Big Black pawed at the ground, baring its fangs. It looked like it was about to pounce at any moment.
"Hey, you beast, you dare to bite me! I can't believe you've survived this long! You guys, kill this dog too, and we'll take it back to make soup later."
Baozhu hugged Dahei tightly, tears welling up in her bright eyes: "What are you doing? You're not allowed to come any closer, you're not allowed to touch my Dahei!"
"Young lady, come behind me, I'll protect you!"
Fu Man, holding a club in his hand, stood in front of Bao Zhu with trembling hands.
Looking at the two men in front of her who were all bark and no bite, Zhao Yuniang sneered, "With your strength, don't go looking for trouble. I advise you to behave yourselves, and you'll suffer less."
Then, raising his chin, he said, "You little slut, it's your good fortune to come with me. You'll never lack food or drink in the future. You should just accept your fate. You're a lowly person. You'll have to go to the temple every day to chant sutras and pray for my daughter's well-being. You can't even ask for that."
Then, Zhao Yuniang glanced impatiently at the guards behind her: "What are you doing? Why aren't you moving? Can't you even catch two little bitches and a beast? How can you protect my Niu Niu! Be careful, or I'll tell the Empress Dowager that you've failed to protect your mistress!"
The guards behind her frowned inwardly, then walked towards Baozhu and the others on their own.
Big Black let out a loud howl. It now weighs over 100 pounds and looks quite intimidating, barely managing to stop everyone from laughing.
“If a beast doesn’t obey, just kill it! You bunch of grown men, how can you be so spineless! And you’re supposed to be people in front of the Empress Dowager? Don’t be ashamed.” Zhao Yuniang couldn’t help but roll her eyes at these people. How come they were not as easy to manage as those spineless eunuchs like Eunuch Wang?
The leader frowned upon hearing this, then suddenly barked coldly, "Make your move."
Then, he grasped the sword at his waist and drew it.
The others immediately followed and surrounded the large black dog that was lunging at them.
"Smack!"
A sudden change occurred.
In a daze, an object was thrown towards the group.
The leader coldly warned, "Watch out for a sneak attack."
He then cleaved the hidden weapon in two with a single stroke.
Then, several more hidden weapons were thrown at once.
Everyone was on high alert, clearly possessing considerable skill, and then...
Everyone looked on in confusion, and soon the surroundings were shrouded in mist.
When the leading man came to his senses, he was so disoriented that he couldn't even hold his sword.
He shuddered, and with a snap, the sword fell to the ground.
"Oh no, we've been ambushed!"
"It's cartilage powder!"
"How dare you! We are the Empress Dowager's close attendants. You lowly villains dare to use the 'softening powder' to ambush us! Aren't you afraid of the Empress Dowager's punishment?"
"wrong!"
Suddenly, I heard a boy's tender voice.
The next second, everyone looked up and saw the waiter rubbing his hands together, with two cotton balls stuffed in his nose, looking down. Then they heard footsteps, and the waiter came down from the second floor and pushed open the door.
"It's an incredibly powerful cartilage-softening powder! I specially formulated it, using ten times the amount of ingredients. It's even more potent than my master's and my mother's."
As he spoke, he rushed over and kicked Zhao Yuniang in the leg.
"ah!"
Zhao Yuniang screamed, then collapsed to the ground with a thud, her face covered in dirt.
She spat out a mouthful of dirt, wiped it from her mouth, and glared angrily at the waiter: "You little bastard! How dare you kick me!"
(End of this chapter)
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