Fueled by his son's mockery, Shen Yunqi became incredibly brave, killing two men in black as soon as he joined the battle—a remarkably efficient feat.
Shen Xingmian, who came to help, happened to see this scene and almost threw down the knife in her hand to applaud and cheer, but fortunately she still had her senses.
Her parents are looking after her aunt and cousin, so she doesn't need to worry about them. She'll have to come here and practice her skills!
It was Shen Xingmian's first time experiencing this kind of real fighting, and she was very excited. Despite her slender body, she had quite good stamina.
As soon as Shen Zhiheng stepped out of the carriage, he was startled to see his beloved Mianmian raising a knife to slash at the thugs.
Just as he was about to go over to help, the gleaming blade caught his granddaughter's eye on her face. Looking at the child's excited expression, he was momentarily unable to tell who the "criminal" was...
If he remembered correctly, this should be the first time his granddaughter had encountered something like this, right? How could she handle it so skillfully, even expertly?
Hmm, that's a little scary.
Without further delay, Shen Zhiheng also picked up a knife and joined the battle. With both his hands and feet free, his strength was fully unleashed, making him virtually invincible.
The assassins lost nearly half their men in just one encounter, making them highly suspicious that the intelligence they had received was false.
Wasn't it said that all the men in the Shen family, except for that live-in son-in-law, were either injured or poisoned and couldn't get up?
They had been secretly following them for a long time to ensure they had little ability to fight back, and they hadn't held back, sending out their most elite personnel.
Why did this happen? Were we scammed?
One of the men in black made a retreat gesture, but it was too dark and there was too much fighting, so his men couldn't see it. So he could only whistle loudly to remind everyone to retreat quickly.
But while they can come whenever they want, leaving isn't so easy.
The Shen family members were like mad dogs, relentlessly pursuing their group. The more their people tried to leave, the tighter they clung to them, refusing to let go.
Before they had even retreated ten meters, three more people were pushed back in.
The assassin leader was furious. These were his most elite men; normally, one or two were enough for a mission, but now most of them had come out, and it seemed they were all going to die...
We can't retreat any further; we have no choice but to fight to the death!
The whistle blew again, and all the assassins understood their fate. They launched a frantic counterattack, desperately trying to take as many bites of their opponent's flesh as possible before they died.
Shen Zhiheng, who was familiar with the battlefield, saw through their plan at a glance and immediately told the children to retreat, fearing that the enemy would use poison and hidden weapons in a reckless manner.
They may not care about the lives of others, but not a single member of my own family can be harmed.
Shen Xingmian originally wanted to give chase, but seeing that even her super-enthusiastic uncle had retreated, she immediately withdrew as well, determined not to act rashly.
Her body was still that of a child; with such high intensity, she soon found it difficult to breathe, so she dared not linger.
But she didn't want to let these people off so easily, so she used her water-based powers to turn all the raindrops above their heads into needles, which then pierced their flesh as they fell.
As the assassins' sudden screams rang out, she felt a momentary sense of exhaustion. If she hadn't grabbed the carriage wall, she might have fallen to the ground.
Shen Zheng saw her stumble and immediately reached out to help her up. He then quickly shoved her into the carriage, adding, "Mianmian, don't be afraid. Leave her to your brother. I will protect you."
Although Shen Xingmian doesn't need protection, the fact that someone is willing to say such things to her and take action does give her a sense of being protected and happy.
As soon as she entered the carriage, Xiao Yanyue came over and took a towel to wipe her face and hair.
Shen Xingmian felt that the child's attitude was a bit strange. He probably had never taken care of anyone before, and he must have done this out of his own will, but she was not someone who needed to be taken care of.
Shouldn't she be a super cool older sister character?
But she didn't have time to think about any of that. She leaned out and called out to her grandfather, "Grandpa, the plan needs to be moved up!"
Even though it was dark, the people around must have figured out what was going on. The officials hadn't come yet, probably because they were waiting for the fighting to end here and didn't want to get involved in the mess beforehand.
This should be their best chance to escape.
Otherwise, if the news that all three family members were safe and sound got out, wouldn't that dog emperor go crazy and mobilize all the police officers he could to come and wipe them out?
They can't afford to take such a big risk.
Shen Zhiheng knew this was the situation, so he immediately gathered everyone back to the team. Then, pretending to be chasing after those people, he stuffed Mu Zhizhi and Shen Xingyan into the carriage as well, and drove the carriage and donkey cart out into the distant rain.
There were people lying in the middle of the road, but now they were all taking shelter from the rain under the big trees, so their escape route was very smooth.
Shen Xingmian originally thought that escaping in the rain would leave a deep mark, making it easy for the people behind to catch up. However, in reality, the torrential rain quickly washed away all traces.
They heard no more officers' voices until they had run far away, and all they could hear was the sound of rain.
Traveling in this weather is too difficult, especially since the road conditions are unknown and there are no potholes. Shen Xingmian stopped her grandfather, who was driving, and told him her plan.
“We can’t keep getting soaked like this. We need to find a place to rest and then plan our route properly once things have calmed down. Don’t worry, Grandpa, I won’t let anyone find us.”
Shen Zhiheng had this plan all along. He continued driving the carriage forward, turned left at a fork in the road, and drove for a while in the rain before arriving at the gate of a villa.
Shen Xingmian was greatly shocked. Weren't they supposed to be heading into the mountains and forests? Weren't they fugitives? How could they just brazenly run into such a quiet and elegant manor?
Could this be one of their undiscovered properties?
Of course, the tranquil and elegant atmosphere was just her guess. There were many bamboos planted nearby, and the calligraphy on the plaque above the door was elegant, but the actual feeling was... kind of creepy.
With such heavy rain in the dead of night, the shadows of bamboo swaying and merging with the shadows of the houses did indeed appear somewhat eerie.
Before she could even voice her questions, her grandfather had already braved the rain to knock on the door.
Wow, they didn't sneak in but knocked on the door directly. It seems like the people here have my grandfather's trust.
Since that's the case, she doesn't need to worry too much. She can just stay put; the conditions are much better than just finding a random cave.
The door opened quickly, and with a flash of lightning, Shen Xingmian saw a handsome middle-aged man with a rugged appearance, holding an oil-paper umbrella.
Well, it's really quite different from what she imagined the owner of the villa to be like.
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