"Okay, we'll have a chat with Third Sister!"
As Bai Nuo and Li Jinyu walked and talked, a servant's voice suddenly came from the doorway announcing, "Young Master Zhang Wu has arrived!"
The two turned around at the same time and saw Zhang Wu step in. They saw that he was wearing a cotton robe and a cloak, and looked very cold. Although it was not good to speak ill of someone in front of others, Li Jinyu still covered her mouth and said to Bai Nuo, "Young Master Zhang seems to be very afraid of the cold."
Compared to Zhang Wu, Li Jinyu was dressed rather lightly.
Bai Nuo said softly, "Young Master Zhang's health is not very good!" He had just suffered such a serious injury not long ago, and Bai Nuo hadn't seen Zhang Wu for a long time. She didn't expect him to come today.
The servant behind Zhang Wu went straight to the place where the monetary gifts were kept. Zhang Wu walked directly towards Bai Nuo and said with a smile, "Manager Bai, it's been a long time!"
Zhang Wu had saved Bai Nuo's life, so when Bai Nuo looked at him, she always felt a bit closer and a bit guilty. Looking at Zhang Wu's face, she noticed that he was indeed quite pale, and his lips were bloodless. She couldn't help but ask, "Long time no see. Are you feeling any better?"
Zhang Wu nodded with a smile, "Don't worry, it's all better now!"
Bai Nuo remained silent. How could such a serious injury have healed in such a short time? Zhang Wu was just trying not to worry him.
"Am I late?" Zhang Wu looked at the banquet that had already begun, a hint of annoyance flashing in his eyes.
"It's not too late!" Bai Nuo laughed, releasing Li Jinyu's hand and saying to her, "You go to Third Sister's new room first!"
Li Jinyu nodded, and then Bai Nuo called over a servant to take Li Jinyu there.
After settling Li Jinyu in, Bai Nuo said to Zhang Wu, "Young Master Zhang, please come this way!"
Bai Nuo settled Zhang Wu at Hu Mingmei's table, which was also the main table. Bai Nuo personally accompanied him. Zhang Wu said some words of congratulations to Lu Ying and then sat down.
For a time, the whole courtyard was filled with noise, people drinking, playing drinking games, and it was very lively. Even Bai Nuo drank quite a lot of alcohol. Luckily, Bai Nuo has been drinking since he was a child, otherwise he would have drunk too much.
"Someone's killed someone!" Just as the drinking and eating were in full swing, someone shouted, "Someone's killed someone!"
The noise immediately stopped. The people at the table with the deceased stared blankly as their companion fell to the ground without a sound, blood spurting out with a "plop".
At first, people didn't know how to react, but when they saw the person fall, they screamed and scattered. On that table, only the deceased was left lying there alone, blood gushing out.
The scene was extremely frightening, beyond what most people could bear. People at the surrounding tables also witnessed this terrifying sight and immediately stood up and scattered. Some ran towards the door, while others ran into the hall. The scene was extremely chaotic.
Hu Mingmei's table was the only calm one. Xia Donglai ran to the deceased's side, squatted down, checked his breathing, and then shook his head at them.
The man was already dead, with a dart lodged in his back, completely embedded in his body, leaving only his head sticking out. It was a fatal, extremely vicious method of killing.
The men's faces immediately darkened. Before they could speak, they saw the man who had run towards the gate suddenly run into the courtyard. Upon closer inspection, they saw a man in black entering through the gate, wielding a sharp sword and slashing at anyone he saw. Several people had already been hit.
At the same time, four more men in black entered through the wall.
Upon seeing so many people carrying knives and dressed entirely in black suddenly enter, the guests became even more panicked.
"Bai Nuo, take Grandma inside!" Lu Ying and Xia Donglai had already stepped forward to meet the enemy. Hu Mingmei glanced at the chaotic scene and said in a deep voice.
"Alright!" Bai Nuo said in a deep voice. Without lingering any longer, he and Aunt Liu pushed the old woman into the house. Bai Nuo was also holding Jiang Qiao'er and Bai Yu's hands.
After settling them in, Bai Nuo said to Aunt Liu, "You all hide here and don't make a sound, understand? No matter what happens, don't make a sound!" With that, Bai Nuo quickly stood up. The old woman grabbed Bai Nuo's hand, her voice trembling, and asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to find Third Sister!" Bai Nuo said. "She's in the bridal chamber and doesn't know there's an assassin here!" Jiang Third Sister knows nothing. If the assassin breaks into the bridal chamber, she'll only die.
"Auntie, take good care of Grandma and the two little ones!" Bai Nuo shook off Grandma's hand, left those words behind, rushed to the door, opened it, and seeing that no one was paying attention, quickly went out.
Once inside the courtyard, Bai Nuo smelled a strong stench of blood. The men in black were already locked in combat with Hu Mingmei, Lu Ying, and Xia Donglai. The three of them formed a tight triangle. Bai Nuo saw that Hu Mingmei was wielding the Deadly Yama Sword, striking with deadly accuracy. Lu Ying and Xia Donglai's skills were also formidable, and one of the men in black had already fallen. In an instant, all the men in black were attacking the three of them, but the battle was evenly matched.
Many people lay dead around the courtyard, groaning in pain.
As Bai Nuo walked along, she bumped into someone. The person caught her and whispered in her ear, "Be careful!"
Bai Nuo was startled. He looked up and saw Zhang Wu, whose face was even paler than before. Zhang Wu said, "We're at a stalemate right now. You should leave..."
Before they could finish speaking, Bai Nuo saw a dart flying towards them. Bai Nuo pushed Zhang Wu aside and shouted, "Watch out!" The two barely dodged the dart, which landed squarely on the ground with a loud thud that made one's teeth grind, sparks flew, and then it wobbled and fell to the ground.
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