Chapter 86 Half of her face is covered in blood
Ming Chuanlu came out of the house and said angrily, "What are you yelling about? What's wrong? Why are you running away?"
As soon as he said this, Ming Chuan's heart sank when he saw his third son's unkempt appearance.
The third brother went to the next county to do business. He had never been so embarrassed before, but now he looks like he has encountered some big trouble.
Ming Lao San bent over with his hands on his knees, and opened his mouth while still gasping for breath: "Jing, Prince Jing..."
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After lunch, the Li couple took Yuan Yuhe to the incense and candle shop where they often bought incense and paper money.
Ming Zhouheng, Ming Zhoushi and others followed behind them a few steps behind.
Ming Zhouheng thought about the intimacy between Shi Jianli and Yuan Yuhe on the way from the restaurant, and asked casually but with a hint of surprise, "Cousin Shi and my aunt have such a good relationship. They're like aunt and nephew."
Ming Zhoushi's smile faltered, and he looked at him calmly before slowly replying, "Cousin Li is Big Brother's fiancée. Didn't the uncle tell Second Brother Heng?"
Ming Zhouheng was silent for a moment, then spoke immediately, "My parents haven't told me yet, so this is how it is."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the figure in front of him and lowered his eyes to hide his thoughts.
It was probably the afternoon when they bought the incense and the group went back. They estimated that they would be back in time for dinner.
When they were about halfway there, they heard a horse neighing, and then the carriage shook and everyone leaned forward.
Then, noisy sounds came from all directions like a tide, surrounding the carriage.
All three horses became restless, kicking their front hooves as they moved, causing the carriages to collide with each other, and another vibration was felt in the carriage after the collision.
After Shi Jianli sat down steadily, she subconsciously touched her wrist.
"What's going on?" Mrs. Li lifted the carriage curtain. Before she could finish her words, her hands began to tremble, and her voice trembled. "Are these bandits?"
Shi Jianli looked out through the curtain of the carriage that Da Li had lifted, and saw that the men surrounding them were all adult men in tattered clothes, with green lights of desire in their eyes, as if they were extremely hungry.
There seemed to be four or five hundred people, and everyone's eyes revealed the ecstasy of finding food.
Her heart sank and she pressed her hands against the box under the cushion.
Mrs. Li hurriedly lowered the curtain of the carriage.
The groom gripped the whip tightly and managed to stop the horse. "Madam, it looks like they are refugees."
"Charge! Take their things! They must have food and silver on them!!" A refugee with a fierce face looked at the three carriages fiercely, then waved at the refugees.
"Just now I saw a few delicate young ladies in the carriage!"
The refugees rushed over frantically and excitedly, and several palace guards rushed forward to stop them.
But there were too many refugees, and the guards were all drowned in them. The excited and rampant voices were particularly harsh, and people felt particularly helpless when they heard them.
Yuan Yuhe hurriedly hugged Shi Jianli's shoulders, her body shaking a little, "Li'er, don't be afraid, there are guards here."
Yuan Yuhe felt desperate. With so many refugees, the palace guards could not hold them back for long.
Shi Jianli looked at Yuan Yuhe in surprise.
The eldest Li also trembled and came to Jinzhi's side, saying in disbelief: "How could there be refugees here?"
"Ah!!" A sharp voice came, which sounded like the groom's.
Lanxing pulled open the carriage curtain and saw that the driver had been hit on the shoulder by an axe. Bright red blood splattered on the driver's face and the curtain, and the smell of blood spread.
When the refugee saw the curtain of the carriage was opened, he pulled out his axe, glanced at Lanxing, and raised the axe again.
Lanxing was so frightened that he dared not breathe. He quickly reacted and, not knowing where he got the strength from, reached out and pulled the coachman into the carriage.
The driver fell to the floor of the carriage, holding his shoulder. Blood spread on the ground, and the smell of blood became stronger.
The sound of a blade cutting into wood could be heard.
Then, the curtain of the car was suddenly lifted, revealing the ferocious and obscene face of the refugee. He had one hand on the car frame, half of his body leaning inside, and the other hand tried to pull Lanxing.
"Ah!" Mrs. Li and Jinzhi screamed in terror.
The driver got up and hugged his feet.
The refugees kicked him, and the driver groaned, then fell to the ground in pain from the wound he had been cut on.
The refugees reached out to pull Lanxing, who was sitting on the outermost side.
"Ah!" Lanxing exclaimed.
There was a slight "click" sound, and Shi Jianli got the things from under the seat and stood up.
With a "puff" sound, the sharp arrow pierced into the refugee's neck, blood splattered, and Shi Jianli closed her eyes.
"Li'er..." Yuan Yuhe was startled, and in the blink of an eye, she saw Shi Li'er with an expressionless face covered in blood. A drop of blood was still hanging on her eyelashes. The blood flowed in streams along the arrow shaft to her hand and into her sleeve.
The refugee loosened his grip on Lanxing's collar, covered his neck, and tried to stop the bleeding, but he felt the arrowhead instead.
Shi Jianli didn't say anything. She steadied her hands, leaned over, and used all her strength to push the refugee out of the carriage, following the force of the arrow that had pierced the refugee's neck.
Just as she ran into a refugee who was also trying to climb onto the frame, she let go and pressed the switch of the hidden arrow on her wrist. A tiny arrow flew out and hit the forehead of the refugee who was trying to climb up.
Lanxing reacted and with trembling hands took out a bow and arrow from the side of the box under the cushion and handed them to Shi Jianli, then pulled open the curtain of the car.
The situation before me is clearly visible.
Several palace guards were trying their best to stop the refugees from coming, but they were outnumbered. Even though the palace guards were very skilled, many refugees still ran towards the carriage.
Shi Jianli took the bow and arrow from Lanxing's hand, stood outside the carriage, and kicked the axe at her feet into the carriage.
Lanxing took it without saying a word and held it in his hand. He tried to calm down and stood next to Shi Jianli, and swung the axe wildly when someone approached him.
Yuan Yuhe and Mrs. Li looked at them in surprise.
Drawing his bow and arrow, Shi Jianli shot a refugee who was running towards the carriage. The arrow went straight into the refugee's neck, leaving him with no chance of survival.
Her face was stern. After shooting the three refugees who were approaching, she aimed the arrow at the refugee leader who was being held by the palace guards. After she let go, the arrow grazed his scalp.
The refugee leader felt a chill on the back of his head, and was distracted when the palace soldiers chopped off his head with a knife.
The refugees, whose faces were swollen and legs were shaking from hunger, paused and became a little scared.
Shi Jianli drew out three arrows, focused on the refugees, and after releasing them, the three arrows penetrated the eyebrows of the three refugees in front.
"Back off!" She shouted coldly when she saw the refugees hesitate.
Several palace guards retreated with swords in hand, loosely surrounding the three carriages that had collided with each other.
The refugees were horrified and took two steps back hesitantly.
Yuan Yuhe came back to her senses, reached out and opened the box under the mat, took out the other bow and arrows, and suppressed her fear as she put all the arrows into the quiver behind Shi Jianli.
Lan Xing took the other bow and gave her the axe, "Madam, I can shoot arrows."
Mrs. Li took a deep breath, picked up the axe, walked to the side of the carriage, and said in a trembling voice, "I'm used to doing farm work and I'm strong. I'll take the axe."
Lanxing drew his bow and stood beside Shi Jianli, who was holding three arrows on her fingertips. He tensed up and aimed the arrows at the refugees.
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