Chapter 109: Those who died were all bad people who deserved to die!
Zhao Jingxing remained calm in the face of danger and instantly drew his sword to meet the attack.
Huang Dagang may appear bloated and overweight, but he had learned some martial arts in his youth, and his swordsmanship possessed a certain brute force and discipline.
With the assistance of two thugs, Zhao Jingxing was suddenly put in a difficult position.
Seeing this, Jiang Ling quickly shielded the limp Hongxiu behind her.
With the battle at a stalemate, their best option was to escape the room in order to avoid hindering Zhao Jingxing!
Zhao Jingxing seemed to have seen through her thoughts.
While struggling to cope, she didn't forget to lure Huang Dagang and the other two to a corner, giving them room to escape.
Jiang Ling, holding Hongxiu's hand, moved cautiously.
Just as they were two steps away from the door,
Huang Dagang suddenly turned his sword and thrust it fiercely at them!
This sword strike was swift and ruthless, as if it had been observed for a long time!
"Watch out!" Zhao Jingxing shouted in alarm, but he was held back by the other two and could not immediately break free to rescue them.
Jiang Ling's pupils contracted; in this life-or-death situation, she pulled Hongxiu back repeatedly.
Huang Dagang didn't have time to retract his sword, and it slashed fiercely at the vase behind her.
"Bang--"
The vase shattered with a crash. Porcelain shards scattered everywhere.
Without hesitation, Jiang Ling gripped the anesthetic syringe in her hand and, taking advantage of the moment Huang Dagang turned around, aimed precisely and plunged the needle into his neck!
However, the anesthetic did not take effect immediately.
"You stinking woman!" Huang Dagang yanked the strange object off his neck and threw it hard on the ground.
His right hand tightened its grip on the sword, and he continued his attack!
Two swords struck, and Jiang Ling, clinging to Hongxiu, desperately tried to escape. The sharp swords slashed her arm, and blood stained her blue clothes.
Just as Huang Dagang was about to raise his sword again, he suddenly froze, his sword-wielding motion suspended in mid-air.
A strong sense of dizziness swept over his entire body like a tidal wave.
"You...you..." He made a few muffled hoarse sounds in his throat.
The sword in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.
Its massive body swayed twice before collapsing to the ground with a thud, instantly losing consciousness.
The remaining two thugs panicked when they saw their master suddenly fall to the ground, and their movements froze.
How could Zhao Jingxing let such a good opportunity slip by?
A flash of sword light, swift as lightning, a single sword strike to the throat, then another to pierce the body!
Blood was everywhere.
Two bodies lay convulsing on the ground, their eyes burning with a struggle for life before they died, a sight Jiang Ling witnessed.
Jiang Ling stood frozen in place, staring blankly ahead, her heart pounding wildly.
This was the first time she had ever seen someone die in front of her!
Jiang Ling was completely bewildered, not knowing what happened next.
It seemed like a group of people barged in and said something to Zhao Jingxing.
Then came even more hurried and chaotic footsteps.
Gradually, the noise outside the door stopped...
Everything seemed to have returned to calm...
When Jiang Ling came to her senses, only she, Hongxiu, and Zhao Jingxing remained in the room.
The three people lying on the ground were dragged away.
Only the bright red bloodstains remained.
"Sister Jiang!" a familiar voice called out.
Then, a figure rushed in and pounced at her feet.
Jiang Ling looked down at Xiao Ran's panicked and helpless face, opened her mouth, and said in a hoarse voice:
"I'm fine... The bad guys... have all been brought to justice."
Those who died were all bad people who deserved to die!
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Afterwards, Zhao Jingxing took her back to the grocery store.
Master Song's carriage followed closely behind, and he only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she had returned to the shop safely.
“Miss Jiang, now that you have arrived home safely, I am relieved. It is late, please get some rest. I will be heading back to my residence now.”
Jiang Ling felt bad that he had gone to all that trouble so late at night.
She strode into the shop, took out a box of mooncakes, a box of tea, and a beautiful glass tea set, and presented them to Master Song as a holiday gift.
"I am deeply grateful to Mr. Song for his tireless efforts late into the night. This is just a small token of my appreciation, but I hope Mr. Song will accept it with a smile."
Mr. Song couldn't refuse, so he smiled and accepted the gift. He gave her a few more words of advice to calm her nerves before turning around, getting into his car, and leaving.
Meanwhile, Zhao Yin and his wife were also waiting at the door; they had returned at 9 PM.
I went to the shop door several times, but I couldn't see anyone. In desperation, I had no choice but to wait at the shop door.
Seeing Xiao Ran and the others return, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When Zhao Yin's wife saw blood seeping from Jiang Ling's arm, she exclaimed in alarm, "Miss Jiang, you're injured!"
Jiang Ling was preoccupied with other things the whole way and didn't notice.
It was only when someone pointed it out that I realized my arm was burning with pain.
Zhao Yin immediately said, "I will go and fetch a doctor."
Jiang Ling quickly stopped him, "No need, Brother Zhao. I have medicine in my shop, I can just bandage it up in a bit."
Zhao Yin's wife quickly helped her inside to have her wounds bandaged.
Xiao Ran, Zhao Jingxing, and Zhao Yin sat down in the shop.
After hearing Xiao Ran's words, Zhao Yin realized that such a thrilling thing had happened that night!
On the table behind the counter.
Following Jiang Ling's instructions, Zhao Yin's wife carefully cut open Jiang Ling's sleeve and used a clean cotton cloth dipped in water to wash away the dirt and scabs around the wound.
The scratches were quite long, with the skin turned outwards, making it look rather frightening.
Jiang Ling endured the stinging pain from the disinfectant and guided Zhao Yin's wife step by step as she applied the medicine.
After the bandage was applied, Jiang Ling straightened her clothes, and her complexion recovered slightly.
Looking at Jiang Ling's still somewhat pale face, Zhao Jingxing said apologetically, "It was Jingxing's recklessness that frightened Miss Jiang."
He shouldn't have acted rashly and killed someone in front of Jiang Ling.
Jiang Ling had recovered by now and managed a weak smile.
"It's not your fault, I just didn't think it through for a moment. Without you, I would be in trouble. I should be thanking you."
Xiao Ran cleverly brought over some hot tea and placed it in front of Jiang Ling.
It was getting late, and Jiang Ling said, "Thank you so much, Brother Zhao and Sister-in-law Zhao. Xiao Ran, you've had a long day too. It's getting late, you should go back now. There's nothing else to do at the shop."
Xiao Ran slightly opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, glanced at Zhao Jingxing, and then lowered her eyes.
"Yes, then I'll head back now. Sister Jiang, please get some rest."
At this moment, his desire to learn martial arts reached its peak.
"Then we won't disturb you any longer. Miss Jiang, please feel free to ask if you need anything." Zhao Yin and the other two left.
Zhao Jingxing's gaze fell on Xiao Ran. After they had walked away, he asked, "Is this your new employee?"
Jiang Ling nodded. "Xiao Ran is very good, very diligent."
Zhao Jingxing glanced at his thin frame, seemed lost in thought, and remained silent.
Jiang Ling asked softly, "By the way, how come we happen to be in Ping'an County tonight?"
Zhao Jingxing snapped out of his thoughts and said in a deep voice, "It's because of the recent spate of missing girls in the capital. The clues led to Ping'an County, so I volunteered to come and investigate. Fortunately, the culprit has already been caught."
"I see," Jiang Ling said, suddenly understanding.
Seeing that her expression had softened, Zhao Jingxing deliberately steered the conversation towards a more relaxed tone: "I have received the food that you asked Cheng Fang to bring last time. It can't be bought in the capital, and my younger siblings all loved it. I came here today to thank Miss Jiang."
Jiang Ling smiled slightly, "No need to thank me, we're already so familiar with each other."
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