Leo Reeves' eyes twitched when he saw this scene.
Leaving aside what will happen to the others, the only ones who will be hung up like cured meat, besides the two adults, are him and Baker.
Even the Wilder brothers and their men who were standing next to him were dragged away and hung up.
Seeing their sons being sucked blood by the vines, they guessed they were in a bad mood and wanted to scream, but their mouths were gagged, so all they could see were their struggles and their distorted, ferocious faces.
After all, they are his own sons. No matter how wrong they are, he should deal with them himself.
Seeing their miserable state now still makes me feel a little heartbroken.
He hesitated, holding back his words, until finally he had no choice but to speak.
"My lord, could you spare the lives of my two rebellious sons for now? After all, we haven't interrogated them yet."
"Oh! Parents' hearts are always full of love and worry. Don't worry, my little pet knows what it's doing and won't kill them."
Lin Qianqian sighed, then ordered one of the vine trees to go easy on the two brothers.
"That's good, thank you, sir."
Since it wouldn't kill them, Leo Reeves decided to leave them alone.
Before long, billowing dust rose in the distance, and even more people and horses galloped in.
Lin Qianqian had no interest in looking at the magic rainbow fountain anymore, so she and Yunze walked over to the grandfather and grandson.
As the approaching army drew nearer, Lin Qianqian couldn't help but ask the old man sitting in the chair a question.
"Which son's men are here today?"
"The men in gray ahead are the coastal defense troops of Rivi City, mainly responsible for fighting sea monsters. The one leading the group is my current wife's cousin, who is also the uncle of those two rebellious sons in the tree. A little further behind, those wearing black and red uniforms, are my guards."
"I see? Why didn't your guards show up when you were bedridden after being poisoned?"
Leo Reeves shook his head. "I don't know either, so I didn't go to them right away after I woke up."
"I see."
Lin Qianqian turned slightly to the side and glanced at the old man.
Although his face was calm, his hands on his lap were clenched into fists, indicating that he was not as calm and confident as he appeared.
No wonder that after he recovered from the poison, he didn't contact his trusted men, but instead placed his bets on her and Yunze, coming here directly to confront them.
It seems that even he himself couldn't figure out who else besides his two sons who harbored treacherous intentions and belonged to the opposing forces.
Now, the only truly peaceful people here are her and Yunze.
Although this plane has the highest combat power except for the orc plane, she is not afraid at all.
It wasn't just because Yunze was there, but also because her own rapidly increasing strength was her strongest support.
After the group of people in gray arrived, the leader was a handsome middle-aged man.
She remembered Leo saying that this man was her current wife's cousin.
Judging from this, the old man's current wife is not old, at most in her forties.
That should be right; Edgar, who collapsed in that room, was only a few years older than Belle and the others.
Suddenly, Lin Qianqian became worried about the top of Leo's head. She secretly glanced at it a few times, wondering if there was any strange or hateful color on his head.
The handsome middle-aged man stopped about twenty meters away from them.
He glanced at the crowd swinging on the trees, then looked back at the army that would arrive in a few minutes.
He nodded to the group beside him, and the magicians in the group began to chant a spell together.
A dozen seconds later, countless ice arrows appeared out of thin air in front of their team and hovered for a while.
Then, as if they were lined up in formation, they shot towards Lin Qianqian and the others, preparing to riddle them with bullets.
However, this massive swarm of ice arrows was shattered by the oncoming cyan sword the moment it moved.
The small blue arrows continued their relentless advance, piercing everyone in the gray-robed crowd.
One knife to one person, either the shoulder or the calf, no more, no less.
Then countless small cyan swords disappeared, and condensed again into a long cyan sword in Chu Qianqian's hand.
Lin Qianqian stroked her green wooden sword as she spoke, "I usually fight by throwing my pets or cracking my whip. I never thought that stabbing people with a flying sword would be so satisfying."
As soon as Lin Qianqian finished speaking, without her having to give any instructions, the vine tree and the abyss steel vine, which had just been enjoying their meal, suddenly sprang up like starving ghosts who had caught a whiff of food.
The vines quickly entangled the group of wounded men in gray, especially the vines, as if afraid they would bleed out.
The injured were no match for the vines and were dragged away in no time. A few who put up a stubborn resistance were also dealt with by Lin Qianqian in secret.
After the gray-clad group was tied to the tree, the group in red and black finally arrived.
They stopped about ten meters away, led by a young man who was the captain of Leo Reeves' private bodyguard team.
He was an orphan that Leo took in. Because of his exceptional talent, he became a great swordsman at a young age and was just one step away from becoming a sword saint. So Leo kept him by his side and put him in charge of his personal guard.
He was given the name Jiansheng, meaning "born for the sword," and destined to become a future sword saint.
Jian Sheng stepped forward alone and knelt before Leo to beg for forgiveness.
"The Fourth Young Master said that your health is not very good and you need to rest. He doesn't want us to disturb you."
"He said not to disturb, so you didn't disturb him. Who exactly is your master?"
No one dared to answer Leo's question.
Leo rubbed his slightly aching head. He wasn't sure if his personal guards were stupid or had already betrayed him. He couldn't trust them now.
"You all stand to the side for now."
After saying this, he turned slightly to the side, put his palms together towards Lin Qianqian and the others, and made a gesture of begging.
Lin Qianqian understood and nodded in response, indicating that she would pay attention and deal with them immediately if any problems arose.
After the man in black and red walked to the side, Lin Qianqian asked Leo Reeves, "Anyone else willing to walk right into our trap?"
"There's still time to wait, but I'm losing patience now."
Then he turned to his grandson and explained, "One of the purposes of my coming here, the plan to divert attention, should have been successful. Your sister should have almost gotten the person out."
After hearing this, Lin Qianqian whispered to Yunze, "I thought this old man was making a public appearance to use the power of public opinion to deter the enemy from making any rash moves. He also wanted to expose the enemy so that I wouldn't have to search for them one by one. I didn't expect it was also to attract attention so that Belle and the others could go and rescue them."
Yunze wholeheartedly agreed, "After all, he's an old fox who's been the city lord for many years. He's quite adept at thinking three steps ahead for every one step we take. We need to be careful when dealing with him."
“It’s alright, I’ve already thought it through. Once things are settled here, we won’t worry about anything else. We’ll sell some goods in Rivi City first, then go to the capital to help Beck reclaim the palace, and then sell some more goods there.”
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