Liu Tan rolled up his sleeves and pulled out two daggers from his sleeve pockets. He suddenly shouted, "There's someone kidnapping here! Report to the police! Don't come in!"
There are four people here. If he had Lu Xuan's skills, there would be no worries. However, the reality is that when Liu Che asked someone to teach him martial arts, he almost skipped all the physical education classes and hadn't even done any fitness exercises in all these years.
Don’t ask, if you ask you will regret it. Well, even if you regret it you won’t change.
After Liu Tan took the dagger in his hand, the two people on the opposite side retreated slightly. Although Tan was carrying a sharp weapon and was not someone they could easily defeat, the retreat only took a moment.
After Liu Tan finished shouting, there was no response from outside.
The sounds of them from inside the alley could be heard faintly outside, along with all sorts of hawking and laughter, completely covering up the crisis in this small world.
The person opposite him sneered: "It seems that the young master's luck is not very good, you should stay too!"
The man next to him said in a hoarse voice, "It looks like tender meat, but it might also be a bit ugly."
Liu Tan held the two daggers - front and back, took a deep breath, and the cold winter air entering his lungs made him more awake.
He felt his heartbeat burn, but he was not as nervous or scared as he had imagined.
He sneered, "Why not compete with me in luck?"
After he finished speaking, he suddenly took a few steps forward, and the two people opposite him raised their wooden sticks and were about to hit him.
The moment the two men raised their hands, Liu Tan felt relieved - these two men were not martial artists, they were probably just ordinary people who knew how to fight.
In fact, Liu Tan had guessed something when he saw them holding the wooden sticks just now.
He dodged one of the sticks but did not dodge the other, allowing it to hit his shoulder. The sharp pain at that moment almost made him lose control of the dagger in his hand.
But he still gritted his teeth and endured it, stabbing directly at the opponent's heart in the left chest.
The other party probably didn't expect that Liu Tan would rather take a beating than rush over to give him a knife. After being stunned for a moment, he hurriedly retreated.
However, it was too late.
The sound of the dagger piercing the chest was very slight, but it seemed like a fatal note.
The man was in so much pain that he could no longer hold the stick in his hand. He staggered backward and fell to the ground, blood oozing from his mouth.
Liu Tan pulled the dagger out of his chest, and the smelly blood splashed on his face. He didn't even give the other person a chance to react, and directly threw the dagger in his hand.
He knew his aim wasn't very good, but it didn't matter. The opponent was so big, he could just poke Tan Linxie Sang casually.
What worries him most now are the other two people who are dealing with Huo Shou.
Huo Shou didn't make a sound except for the moment when he told him to run.
Liu Tan was very worried that the other party would kill him to silence him.
Now he would rather Huo Shou was tied up and gagged by the other party, so that the other party would choose to kill him first instead of killing Huo Shou as a hostage.
After all, if they killed him, they could still sell Huo Shou.
After throwing the dagger, Liu Tan took several steps back, looking inside vigilantly while glancing out of the corner of his eye to see if the man was injured.
It's just that his aim was too poor. At such a close distance, the trajectory of the dagger seemed to be about to pass by the opponent.
Just when Liu Tan was thinking about whether to strike again, the man saw something coming and subconsciously dodged.
It might have been fine if he hadn't dodged, but by dodging he ended up putting himself in the path of the dagger.
With a "whoosh" sound, the dagger pierced into the thief's neck.
The thief made two "ho ho" sounds in his throat, staggered, and fell to the ground.
At this time, the two men who were subduing Huo Shou also rushed over. When they saw their two brothers fall to the ground in the blink of an eye, they were all stunned.
They just saw how the other party killed the first one, but the second one...this death was too strange, right?
Liu Tan endured the pain in his shoulder, tossed the dagger in his hand, and sneered, "I told you, don't try your luck with me. How about it? Do you want to give it a try?"
The two men exchanged panicked glances, and one of them whispered, "Grab your weapons! Let's fight!"
Another person gritted his teeth and said, "Be tough. We can't escape unless we kill them."
The two men made up their minds and suddenly bent down to pick up the wooden sticks on the ground.
Just when Liu Tan thought that the two men were going to use the same trick again to scare them, he saw the two men pull out two daggers from behind the wooden sticks.
Liu Tan gasped, "Good job! He even brought a sharp weapon."
He looked at the dagger in his hand and felt that he had lost in terms of momentum.
Just as he was considering whether to throw this one in and try his luck, he suddenly heard someone say, "Ah Tan, don't move."
Liu Tan's ears twitched, and he breathed a sigh of relief—Lu Xuan was here.
He really stood there without moving, and at the same time he heard the sharp sound of a weapon breaking through the air.
In just a blink of an eye, the two people opposite screamed in pain and fell to the ground.
Liu Tan looked closely and found that the two men were holding their knees and wailing.
At this moment, he felt his wrist tighten, and he turned his head to meet Lu Xuan's slightly panicked eyes. Before he could say anything, his eyes blurred, his body felt warm, and the tip of his nose was filled with the unique cool fragrance of Lu Xuan.
He felt Lu Xuan's arms tremble slightly as he held him tightly in his embrace. After a long while, he asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you hurt?"
Liu Tan patted his back soothingly: "No, you came just in time."
Liu Tan tried to comfort Lu Xuan, who seemed quite agitated. After a while, seeing Lu Xuan show no sign of letting him go, he couldn't help but say, "Huo Shou is still in there. Let's go check on him first."
Lu Xuan reluctantly let go of Liu Tan, but still held Liu Tan's hand tightly and refused to let go.
Liu Tan let him go and walked inside, and happened to meet Huo Guang coming out with Huo Shou on his back.
Huo Guang raised his head and looked at Liu Tan. His usually calm and gentle black eyes now held a chilling chill and murderous intent. His voice was somewhat subdued. "Thank you, Your Highness!"
If it weren't for Liu Tan today, it's hard to say what would have happened to Huo Shou and where he would have been taken.
Liu Tan calmed down and said, "Take Huo Shou back first. I'll find someone to clean up the mess."
Lu Xuan whispered, "I've already asked that young lady to report this to the authorities."
Before Liu Tan could say anything, he heard the sound of footsteps and the young lady's anxious voice rang out: "Just ahead!"
Liu Tan turned around and saw someone walking in with a lantern. After seeing the person clearly, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows - it was an acquaintance.
The person who came was none other than the Wu Hou Wei that the young lady had called over last time. That Wu Hou Wei definitely had a deep memory of Liu Tan. When they met, his legs went weak: "You... why are you here?"
Fortunately, this person still knows not to be paralyzed.
Lu Xuan was in a bad mood at the moment, so Liu Tan didn't dare stay here any longer. He simply said, "There are a few looters here. Kill two, and the other two are injured. Bring them back. I'll have someone explain everything to you later. You should also send someone to interrogate them to find out how much evil they have committed in the capital!"
Selling people out!
Wu Houwei knelt on the spot, this time for real: "It's our fault for not doing a good job!"
Liu Tan said, "Not only are they committing crimes, they're also carrying daggers. Let's check if there's anyone colluding with them."
The city of Shuofang is under such strict control that no weapon can be brought in without the help of someone in the city.
Thinking of this, Liu Tan couldn't help but have clouds in his eyes.
Very good, the Northern Kingdom has not yet become anything special, but it has already begun to show signs of corruption.
Huo Guang carried Huo Shou on his back and walked out with his head lowered. The Wuhou Guards wanted to escort them back, but Liu Tan waved his hand and said, "If you follow us, your identities will be exposed, and it will be easier."
Only then did Wu Houwei give up.
Since they all came here on horseback, Liu Tan only asked after they reached the stables, "Is Ah Shou alright?"
Huo Guang shook his head and whispered, "He was just knocked unconscious."
Liu Tan responded and said, "He just went there to buy you a windmill."
That was all I said, and I didn’t say anything more.
Normally, a child of Huo Shou's age would never be a target for kidnapping, but a young man of this age would be in big trouble if he was tormented.
Didn’t you see that it took two thieves to subdue this kid just now?
However, he didn't have time to think about this matter right now. Lu Xuan's emotions were tense, and he had to take him back and comfort him.
When they were getting on the horse, Liu Tan saw that Lu Xuan was holding his hand tightly and didn't want to let go at all, so he had no choice but to ride on the same horse.
Anyway, it was dark, and no one could see clearly what they were doing when they were together. Besides, there would be no problem if they rushed back.
After getting on the horse, Lu Xuan hugged Liu Tan tightly from behind, buried his face in Liu Tan's shoulder, and his whole body was so tense that it trembled slightly.
Just for a moment, he was away for just a moment, and he almost never saw his Ah Tan again.
No one knew how frightened he was when he saw the two daggers on the ground. At that moment, he even felt that it was too easy for those two people to be injured by only their knees.
If he didn't still have a shred of common sense in his heart that something wasn't right and he needed to get some answers from those two, Lu Xuan would have probably torn the remaining two into pieces to vent his hatred.
After returning to the palace, Miao Rui and Bigo keenly noticed that the atmosphere between them was not right. Liu Tan said, "Go and get the box of plaster that the emperor gave us."
Big Gao was shocked: "Your Highness is injured?"
Lu Xuan paused for a moment. Liu Tan didn't explain, but simply said, "Give it to me."
After Bi Gao brought the plaster over, Liu Tan simply said, "You go ahead. I have something to say to the King of Wusun. No one is allowed to come in without my order."
Seeing his serious expression, Bi Gao and Miao Rui didn't dare to say anything more and retreated quietly.
After they left, Liu Tan's expression changed immediately when he faced Lu Xuan. He looked at him pitifully and said, "Ah Xuan, my shoulder hurts."
Lu Xuan's brows were furrowed at this moment, but he was very gentle as he carefully helped Liu Tan peel off layer after layer of clothes. All he saw was a hideous purple bruise.
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