A hint of mockery flashed in the man's eyes.
What a brat! He's about to die and he's still spouting wild ideas.
The next second, the person fell flat on their face.
The kind where you land face down.
The sword, quite carelessly, suddenly pointed at him and stabbed a bloody hole in his thigh.
"ah!"
This person: ?
What happened?
He was clearly very steady with his light footwork, so how did he suddenly fall?
And this sword, how could it stab him uncontrollably?
Lili covered her mouth and exclaimed dramatically, "Oh dear, you're so careless! How could you fall down like that? Oh dear, why did you prick yourself? It hurts so much!"
"......."
In the distance, Old Man Shen was panting heavily. That sudden movement had scared him half to death. Thank goodness...
The eldest and second eldest Shen brothers knocked one person unconscious and shouted to Shen Jialu outside the arena, "Jialu, come and take Lili away!"
Shen Jialu, who was standing outside the field, was extremely anxious. Everyone else had already run away along the river, and his younger brothers had also run away with the elderly women. Only he was left to come back and find Lili.
He wanted to go in too, but as soon as he took a step forward, people with knives tried to stop him.
Shen Jialu had already circled around outside several times, but he still couldn't find a chance to run in and catch Lili. He didn't know martial arts, nor did he have Lili's luck. He felt like a lamb to the slaughter, ready to be chopped into mincemeat at any moment.
Seeing Lili confronting someone in the distance, Shen Jialu gritted his teeth, casually picked up two tree branches to cover his head, and rushed in.
He had only taken two steps when someone used a sword to cut a villager's tree branch, kicked him over, and then came towards Shen Jialu.
"Aa ...
Shen Jialu was terrified and his face turned pale. He waved the two tree branches wildly in front of him and spun around in circles. The branches spun with Shen Jialu's movements. From Lili's perspective, Shen Jialu looked like a savage from some tribe performing some kind of primitive dance.
Lili: "......"
Will this really be enough to repel an enemy with a sword?
Fortunately, Shen Jiahao appeared just in time with an axe, using his brute strength to knock the other person away, and before the person could react, he swung the axe down.
Lili was finally relieved.
The man on the ground bit off a piece of cloth from his sleeve, pulled the sword from his leg, and tied it with a cloth bandage to stop the bleeding.
Then, the man took out a whistle, put it to his lips, and pretended to blow it.
Lili kicked the whistle, sending it flying two or three meters away. Lili, her back hunched, said, "Hey, you want to blow the whistle? Are there any of your people around here?"
"Damn brat!"
The people on the ground suddenly sprang to their feet and shouted, "Charge!"
In an instant, dozens more people rushed out from all around, at least forty or fifty people!
The villagers of Xinghua Village were no match for their opponents, but Lili's mung beans and potatoes helped them find an opening.
So many more people have arrived, how are we supposed to fight them!
"What?" Liu's mother looked at the people who appeared behind her in utter astonishment, then burst into laughter, "Fine, fine! Now let's see if you can still resist! It would be best if you could cut the entire Shen family into a thousand pieces and bury them with my son!"
Liu's mother laughed loudly. Two months ago, when she learned that Liu Dashi had been arrested, imprisoned, and sentenced to death by hanging, she sought help everywhere, but no one dared to help her.
She also tried to make a scene, but she knew that the Shen family must have powerful connections, and she knew it would be useless!
She could only watch helplessly as news of her son's death arrived...
But the Shen family keeps bringing good news, why?!
Fortunately, just when she had to swallow her anger, she was blessed with a benefactor.
This influential person is even more powerful than the Shen family's backer. He is not a minor county magistrate or a prefect, but a powerful figure in the capital!
Hahahaha... The benefactor said that he had long been dissatisfied with the third son of the Shen family and was willing to help her seek justice from the Shen family.
The benefactor lent her thirty men, each one highly trained, with the only requirement being that she keep his secret and not reveal who he was.
"ah!"
Liu's mother's laughter stopped abruptly. She touched her abdomen and felt a warm liquid.
Liu's mother lowered her head in disbelief as a long sword pierced through her abdomen.
The sword was pulled out, and blood flowed from the wound. All that remained in his ears was the sentence: "The dead man's mouth is the tightest."
Liu's mother slowly collapsed to the ground, blood still flowing out, just like her life.
With dozens of new people joining the battle, the villagers of Xinghua Village suffered repeated defeats. In order to protect themselves, they could only retreat continuously, but people continued to be injured.
Fortunately, they were blessed by heaven, and none of them died. The most serious injuries were only cuts to their hands and feet from swords. On the contrary, the well-trained enemy suffered many casualties.
Lili retreated with the others, heading towards Shen Jiahao who was moving towards her.
No matter how strong Shen Jiahao was, he was just a brute with no sense of technique, and after all, he was just a child. He managed to defeat a few people with his brute strength and drive, but when faced with so many people, he was quickly overwhelmed and could hardly protect himself.
Lili was getting anxious and focused all her attention on running towards Shen Jiahao, wanting to meet him as soon as possible.
But the man who had been about to blow the whistle rushed forward. Lili's attention was focused on Shen Jiahao, and she didn't notice him or the sword that had touched her hair.
"Pear!"
Shen Jiahao shouted, trying to get Lili to dodge and rush over, but four or five people had already surrounded him. Shen Jiahao was powerless and could only swing his huge axe.
The Shen family's hearts were pounding: "Lili!"
"call out!"
A cold arrow struck the attacker squarely in the heart, the sword stopping just centimeters above Lili's head before she slowly fell to the ground.
Lili coldly observed the resentment and shock in the man's eyes, then walked away.
The Shen family breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Jiahao swung his axe erratically, almost as if he was throwing it around in a fit of rage.
But Shen Jiahao was incredibly strong, and the axe made an extremely sharp whooshing sound as it cut through the air, which frightened several people so much that they dared not approach. It was precisely this chaotic movement that made it impossible for the opponent to defend against him.
Shen Jiahao seized the opportunity, feinted to fool his opponent, and immediately abandoned the enemy who was fighting him, rushing out to protect Lili.
Shen Jiahao held Lili tightly, carrying the baby in one arm and holding an axe in the other.
Shen Jiahao looked down at the arrow on the man's body, wondering where it came from, when another noisy sound of horses' hooves rang out in the distance.
As if sensing something, Lili looked up and saw a group of people rushing towards them. The one leading them, riding a white horse, was none other than Gu Ziyi, who was stationed at the border!
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