The sky was pitch black, and the stars and moonlight in the night sky were hidden in the dark clouds.
Lu Cai sat at the table and ate the last mouthful of rice smothered in broth. She put down her bowl and breathed a sigh of satisfaction.
Looking at the empty dish on the table and then at the empty bowl that Lu Cai had just put down, Wang Shu actually breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Cai finally had his fill.
"Sister, you have a good appetite." Wang Shu still had a gentle smile on her face. "It seems that Sister has suffered a lot from this illness."
Lu Cai smiled, not feeling embarrassed at all: "I am indeed quite hungry..."
"But, when did sister learn kung fu? How come Shu'er didn't know?" The anxiety in Wang Shu's eyes was just right, not too much and not too little, just enough to show her concern for Lu Cai.
"My brain was damaged, how could I remember?" Lu Cai pretended to be distressed. "I woke up and found that I was very good at beating people. I think I was very frustrated before—"
Wang Shu's smile froze. Before? Before, Lu Cai was arrogant and domineering. Who could make her feel humiliated?
"My sister suffered a lot, but fortunately she is all well now." Wang Shu pinched the handkerchief and wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Auntie, the ancestor sent someone to deliver a Buddhist scripture to the eldest lady." A little girl came in to report.
Lu Cai wiped his hands with a handkerchief beside him and said, "My ancestors are thinking of me and told me to remember the Buddha when I work next time."
Wang Shu's eyes were filled with surprise. Her sister had never said anything nice, so what had happened to her now? She recalled her strange behavior that day...
Could it be that she has changed her tactics and wants to win the Marquis back?
Wang Shu looks delicate, and this worry makes people want to give their hearts to her: "The ancestors still care about my sister."
"Next time I fight, I will try my best to send my opponent to heaven to see the Buddha." Lu Cai nodded.
The maid who was reporting to the side twitched her lips. She felt that this was not what the ancestor meant...
"Let her in." Wang Shu spoke first.
The one who delivered the Buddhist scriptures was Liu'er, the favored maidservant of the old ancestor. Although she was young and a servant, Wang Shu did not dare to neglect her.
Ever since Liu'er entered the room, Lu Cai has been staring at her intently.
It wasn't that she was beautiful; on the contrary, Liu'er looked very bad. Her face was dry and pale, with a faint blue under her eyes, and her eyes were cloudy. She raised her hand, but it was a little stiff. The wrist exposed by her sleeve seemed like skin and bones, shriveled and lifeless.
"The ancestor asked me to give this Buddhist scripture to the lady." Liu'er spoke in the tone of a puppet, without any pause, but smoothly as if reading word by word.
Wang Shu also noticed something strange. She lowered her head and said nothing, wondering if the ancestor was using Liu'er to criticize Lu Cai?
Lu Cai pursed his lips and stared at Liu'er's lifeless eyes, then reached out to take the Buddhist scriptures. Before his hand touched the cover, Liu'er let go, and the Buddhist scriptures fell onto the table with a clatter.
For a moment, the room was so quiet that only a few gasps could be heard and the lamp flickered.
Liu'er was completely unaware and just bowed and prepared to leave.
Lu Cai heard the sound of hard armor rubbing against the ground. Her eyes narrowed, and then she raised her eyes suddenly, leaped out, and a cold dagger was aimed directly at Liu'er's head.
The maid in the room screamed, and Wang Shu also secretly cried out, "It's over!" Lu Cai was already crazy, and after being angered by Liu'er, he wanted to kill someone!
Just as the blade was about to pierce the back of Liu'er's head, a giant insect tail with hard armor suddenly blocked the dagger's attack. The insect tail was completely dark black, with a poisonous stinger on the tip, and it stabbed towards Lu Cai.
Lu Cai was not afraid either. She blocked it with her dagger and grabbed the long tail of the poisonous stinger with her bare left hand. She jumped back and pulled hard with her hand, and Liu'er in front of her fell to the ground.
The maids in the room were frightened by the scene. They saw Liu'er lying on the ground twisted, with two big bags bulging under her arms, her abdomen became swollen, and a black armored tail like a shriveled lotus root node grew at her tailbone under her dress.
Lu Cai tugged at its tail, and because of her strong grip, the other party couldn't break free from her restraints. During this time, Lu Cai also carefully studied the large tail in her hand, which was as thick as her arm.
Scorpion?
This is too much of a coincidence.
She thought of the assassin who was silenced by the scumbag not long ago.
The maids in the room all ran out screaming. Even Wang Shu, who was closest to Lu Cai, rushed out of the door without looking back.
Liu'er raised her face from the ground and stared at Lu Cai, her eyes dull and without any emotion.
Then, the bulge on its side suddenly exploded, and two pairs of black spider legs grew out.
Lu Cai watched the half-human, half-scorpion monster transform before his eyes, and for a moment he couldn't understand what it was.
So what kind of copy is this? Is this a biological weapon? Or is it a scorpion spirit?
Thinking about the map template of this copy...it suddenly doesn't seem so good anymore.
Liu Er bared her teeth and rushed towards Lu Cai—
Lu Cai raised his foot and kicked it, the sole of his shoe stuck to its face, kicking it back to the ground.
"Be quiet!" Lu Cai frowned coldly, "Can you even speak human language?"
She was answered with a hissing sound.
Lu Cai still wanted to get some information out of this monster, but now it seems that there is no hope.
Swish——
The sharp arrow came through the wind, carrying a strong murderous intent.
Lu Cai's brows jumped and he quickly dodged, and the arrow hit the table with a click.
Immediately afterwards, a large number of sharp arrows shot into the house through the window. In a panic, the long tail of the hard armor in his hand escaped.
She put up a barrier to block the incoming arrows, then rushed out of the door after the scorpion monster.
Many palace guards surrounded the courtyard, a group of them holding bows and arrows. When they saw Lu Cai rushing out, the leader immediately shouted, "Everyone, protect the lady!"
The sound echoed throughout the mansion.
Lu Cai saw that the scorpion monster had already rushed out, but the palace guards stood shoulder to shoulder to form a wall of flesh. It seemed that they were surrounding Lu Cai in a protective circle behind them, but in fact they were blocking her way.
Grass!
Lu Cai's eyes were already cold, but his steps did not slow down at all.
There's no need to interrogate him, that scumbag must be related to this scorpion monster!
Without even a moment's hesitation, he charged forward. Wang Shu, who was hiding nearby, saw the palace guards scattered to pieces by the impact, with two or three even being knocked off the ground.
The culprit of all this was completely unaware and quickened his pace, chasing the shadow of the scorpion monster.
When they chased it to the edge of the pond, more than a dozen men in black rushed out and surrounded the scorpion monster inside.
Cai Lu braked his car and stopped.
The night wind was blowing gently, the sky was dark, and only a few dim corridor lights were shining in the distance.
Her brocade gown fluttered in the wind, her attire untidy, and her dog-chewed hair swayed slightly. Lu Cai stood tall and straight, and even with his frail shoulders, he possessed an air of detachment.
On the water pavilion in the distance, the indifferent Marquis saw Lu Cai with a cold face at a glance.
This lady of his was becoming increasingly difficult for him to understand.
I just heard someone report that she had a fight with people from Anyuan Marquis's Mansion in Wangxiang Tower, and a group of palace guards with superb martial arts skills couldn't even get close to her.
Yes, even the assassins of the Royal Guards were defeated by her, so what are the mere guards of the Earl's Mansion?
Lu Cai over there seemed to sense something and glanced towards him. It was a distant glance, wary and aggressive, without a trace of warmth.
He sneered coldly. There was really no warmth between him and her.
Lu Cai saw the Marquis standing in the pavilion on the other side of the pond.
The moves of these dozen or so men in black were exactly the same as those of the man who tried to assassinate her. No wonder the palace guards had to stop her.
There was a soft cry from the front, and Lu Cai focused his attention on the human scorpions in the melee, only to see several of them being stung by the poisonous stingers on the scorpion monster's tail.
When someone fell down due to poisoning, several fist-sized white scorpions jumped out from the scorpion monster's abdomen and crawled towards the fallen injured person.
The man in black killed the small scorpions on the ground one by one with his sword, and also had to guard against attacks from big scorpions. After a while, several more fell down.
Lu Cai shook her head and told herself that if she wasn't worried that the scorpion monster would escape and endanger innocent people, she would not have rescued these bastards!
Holding the dagger in reverse, he rushed forward like the wind.
The scorpion monster was the first to notice her and turned to run. Lu Cai leaped onto the ground and landed lightly on its back. The man in black dragged his poisoned companion to the side.
The scorpion's tail stabbed towards Lu Cai's back. Lu Cai dodged and pulled sideways, then raised the dagger and swung it down.
The black armor, which the man in black had stabbed and chopped at but hadn't been able to damage, was pierced by Lu Cai in one blow. The body beneath her feet began to struggle violently. She steadied herself, and without stopping, she exerted force and cut off the scorpion's stinger.
The scorpion monster made a strange "hissing" sound, and small white scorpions kept falling from its abdomen.
Lu Cai ignored it and turned around to chop off the scorpion monster's head with his knife.
A sticky bluish-white liquid splashed out, and Liu'er's head rolled to the side of the rockery, with the back of her head facing the rockery, and her dull and lifeless face facing Lu Cai.
The men in black came up to deal with the little white scorpions. A few of them were ignorant and attacked Lu Cai, and Lu Cai killed many of them with one hand.
She lowered her head to look at the broken end of the scorpion monster's neck. A thin layer of flesh and blood wrapped around the black insect body.
Think back to when someone was poisoned and the scorpion monster quickly released its little scorpions...
Is this wearing the human body as clothing?
A cold blade was placed on Lu Cai's neck.
She pursed her lips and comforted herself in her heart that she really was not saving these bastards just now!
"Who are you?" The scumbag's voice was a little sarcastic.
The other men in black also pointed their knives at Lu Cai.
Lu Cai raised his eyes and met the Marquis's gaze: "It was you who wanted to kill me." It was not a question, but a statement of fact.
Not only now, but also the arrows in the room just now, the assassin with the scorpion tattoo, and even longer ago, the man who strangled "Lu Cai"'s neck with a rope.
The Marquis pursed his lips. He didn't like this feeling. He was obviously the one holding the knife, and the person in front of him was obviously at his mercy, so why could she still speak so condescendingly?
"Yes, it was me." The anger in the Marquis's eyes was suppressed, leaving only a hint of sneer. "Today, you will definitely die."
Lu Cai seemed unconvinced: "Are you sure?"
He didn't want to waste any more time talking, so he exerted force on his wrist and slashed with the blade.
Bang!
The broken blade fell to the ground and hit the stone, making a loud sound, as if mocking something.
Lu Cai simply raised his left arm to block it, watched the blade break, and looked up at the marquis with eyes full of surprise.
"I'm sorry, I'm thick-skinned and it's useless to use a blade."
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