Chapter 227 Friends
This house was a villa belonging to the Shao family, and later Na Duohe moved in. Along with the news that Su Junyao and Su Jinze were imprisoned in the water dungeon in the courtyard, a map of the house was also sent over.
When Thirteen and the others first entered, they did follow the map, but as they approached the water dungeon, the courtyard had been significantly altered.
Especially the plant maze in the backyard.
The Shadow Guards ran into trouble here. Chirp was crawling very fast, and Yun Shuyue, watching from behind, felt a pang of envy. "Her knees are really strong!"
Thirteen blocked her way with his arm across his face, saying, "Don't go any further."
Yun Shuyue couldn't stop in time and almost fell headfirst onto Thirteen's back. "What happened?"
Looking at her own condition, she realized she was being treated very well; Chiu Chiu was being held down by a sword.
Thirteen said these two sisters were even harder to control than the monkeys on Mount Emei. "There's a plant maze ahead. Six, how are the brothers doing?"
A tall, slender man with a baby face that seemed disproportionate to his physique emerged from the shadows. He walked over, deflected Thirteen's sword, and picked up Qiuqiu with one hand, even going so far as to brush the dust off her clothes.
Chiu Chiu patted Xiao Liu on the shoulder, "Okay?"
"Thank you for your concern, Qiuqiu. I'm fine for now." Xiao Liu smiled brightly at Qiuqiu, looking like a gender-swapped version of a virtuous wife and loving mother with dimples. But when she looked at Yun Shuyue and the others, she had a cold, deadpan expression. "The plants here have hallucinogenic effects, but they are not life-threatening. However, there are many insects in there. I suspect they are Gu worms raised by the Naduo River, so I didn't go any further in."
He gently bowed his head and instructed Qiuqiu, "Qiuqiu is the best girl, you can't go over there."
He then looked at Yun Shuyue, holding his curved sword in front of her: "Before we came, Madam instructed us to bring Miss Yun back safely, so please go back now!"
Judging from this posture, it seemed that if Yun Shuyue disagreed, they would simply carry the body back.
Yun Shuyue just couldn't understand how girls could have such different attitudes!
"Chirp chirp!" Yun Shuyue complained to Chirp, "He was mean to me!"
Before Qiuqiu could even look over, Xiao Liu had already changed her expression, looking at Pang Tuan with a wronged expression: "I'm concerned about Miss Yun."
The beauty-obsessed Qiuqiu can't stand seeing handsome men cry, and Xiaoliu is so aggrieved he's almost broken.
He was just trying to care about his cousin; what could he have done wrong? Doesn't he know whether he's being mean or not?
"Six little darlings... chirp chirp, no zou!"
Thirteen looked down on the clingy behavior of Chiu Chiu and Xiao Liu, and waved them away, telling them to go play somewhere else.
"Don't look at me, I didn't want to bring him. It's just that Qiuqiu likes him." Thirteen gave Yun Shuyue a reassuring look. Which of the brothers here hasn't been teased by Xiao Liu? Only Qiuqiu falls for it.
"Bear with it. Xiao Liu's lightness skill is amazing, and he's also skilled in the art of divination. We might need him to save people later."
Yun Shuyue gritted her teeth so hard they almost broke. "I...will endure it!"
That damn green tea b*tch!
But it takes skill for Qiuqiu to have climbed all the way here; however, Xiao Liu and Shisan wouldn't let her go any further.
Chiu Chiu turned around, puzzled: "I'll lead the way."
Xiao Liu's kind smile vanished, replaced by a serious expression: "It's very dangerous ahead."
The backyard was strangely set up; it was a common protective formation used by Han Chinese, but the owner had altered its core. The person who changed the core was also a master; even Xiao Liu wasn't confident he could find the way forward at a glance. Add to that the hallucinogenic plants and the hidden Gu worms…
"No wonder there were no guards in this house!"
The two Shadow Guards who had been poisoned by the hallucinogenic plant were rescued by Xiao Liu immediately and have now regained their senses after taking an antidote. As for their dazed and confused state just now, that will be a dark chapter in their lives.
I'm so glad Chiu Chiu wasn't here just now, otherwise I would have been laughed at to death!
After hearing their explanation, Qiuqiu felt sullen. If it were before, she would have definitely rushed in; with her good luck, she certainly wouldn't have died easily.
But now I'm hesitating. It's not fatal, but what if it leaves someone crippled? Didn't you see that Ninth Master and Eighteenth Master's faces turned green?
[There's danger, let's check again.]
Yun Shuyue squatted down next to the serious-looking girl and asked her with a smile, "Are you scared? Why don't we go back first?"
Although Qiuqiu's shadow guards often do inhuman things, their martial arts skills are truly unparalleled. They all say that if there is danger, then they definitely cannot stay for long.
She wasn't afraid, but she absolutely couldn't let Qiuqiu take the risk with her.
After asking the question, Yun Shuyue didn't get an answer for a long time. She turned her head to look at the unusually serious Pang Tuantuan, who was staring intently at the backyard without blinking.
What are you looking at?
Chuchu raised her hand to signal her to be quiet, "Shh!"
"Meow?"
Chuchu crawled forward a short distance, quietly watching the two cats peeking out from the other side of the plant maze.
The one in front was larger, pure black, with a pair of emerald green eyes that looked a little scary in the darkness. Hiding behind it was a small tabby cat, also observing Qiuqiu.
Tabby cat: "Meow?" Am I fat enough?
The black cat nodded: "Meow!" The fattest!
Chuchu: "o(*≧д≦)o!!"
Having confirmed that Chiu Chiu was the chubby baby the two handsome men who were imprisoned in the water dungeon had mentioned, the two cats cautiously emerged.
The others also noticed the two cats' movements, especially the way they walked up to them unharmed, which was quite surprising.
Xiao Liu spoke up: "I've already memorized the route."
When the two cats sat down in front of Qiuqiu, everyone noticed that the tabby cat behind them had a piece of cloth so dirty that it was unrecognizable in its mouth.
Chiu Chiu wasn't afraid of getting dirty. She picked it up and rubbed it until a layer of dust came off. The bloodstains on the edges made him recognize at a glance that it was her dear father's clothes.
Chiu Chiu held up the cloth and shouted excitedly, "Daddy!"
The tabby cat gave her a cold, aloof look: "Meow~" (The cat wasn't.)
Chuchu pressed down on the tabby cat's head and gave it a kiss. [Even though the cat took advantage of Chuchu, you helped me find my dad!]
Yun Shuyue was overjoyed: "Can you be sure it's Uncle's clothes? Chirp, do your cat friends know where they are now?"
Chiu Chiu pointed to the stain, then tapped her own mouth. She was certain she'd vomited. But would the cat know where her father and older brother were?
The tabby cat and the black cat were whispering to each other, seemingly discussing something. After rubbing against each other, the black cat picked up Qiuqiu's skirt and gestured for her to follow it.
Thirteen pressed down on Qiuqiu's shoulder: "Wait..."
How could I just go with a strange cat? What if it's a trap?
Chirp shook its head, pointed at the cat, then at itself, and said, "Friend."
There are traces left by Uncle Cat; the cats are all her friends.
For some reason, with Chiu Chiu's affirmation, everyone felt particularly confident and followed the two kittens ahead, who were walking very fast.
The cat walks with a cat-like gait, tiptoeing. Chirp, not understanding, tries to imitate the cat's walk. As a result, a group of people behind it follow in a strange, awkward manner, tiptoeing and shuffling.
Everyone looked strange and ridiculous...
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