The "farmer's" eyes were black and blue, his face was shriveled, and he stared at Lu Cai. A slender black tail, like a flexible tentacle, stabbed at Lu Cai's head fiercely.
Lu Cai blocked with a dagger, took advantage of the gap to turn over, steady his body, and looked at the scorpion monster.
Its attack was blocked by Lu Cai, and it was filled with anger, so it raised its tail and stabbed at her.
The knife shadow swayed, and the stinger fell on the corner of the wall. The red figure jumped and stepped, skillfully cutting off the scorpion monster's head.
Perhaps it was the fear brought by the side story, Lu Cai stood beside the corpse and waited for a while, wanting to see if this scorpion monster would be resurrected.
Finally, there was a silence.
The scorpion monster on the ground couldn't be deader.
Lu Cai breathed a sigh of relief. She looked down at the battery symbol on her wrist, which had turned blank again. She clenched her fist and sensed it. She had just consumed too much energy on the branch line, but fortunately, the energy was not exhausted.
If the energy is turned into thin filaments, some energy can be saved.
She turned around and climbed up the wall, and saw bright flames in the distance.
Soldiers patrolling the city were everywhere.
She took a step forward and felt something in her trouser pocket. She stopped and reached out to touch it. It turned out to be a memory fragment.
This was truly a pleasant surprise. Putting the memory fragment back into his pocket, Lu Cai continued running towards the Wang family.
She was jumping and skipping on the eaves when suddenly a scream rang out. A waiter rushed out from the inn below, and screams followed one after another. Soon, many people, wearing only outer robes, came crawling out after the waiter.
In the distance, soldiers patrolling the streets heard the noise and rushed over.
Not only here, there were screams in many places in the city, the scorpion monsters began to cause chaos.
Lu Cai quickened his pace and rushed all the way to Changnan Street. The palace was easy to find. The one with the highest wall and the most imposing gate was the Wang family mansion.
She stood at the door and found no trace of the Marquis's secret guards.
Why is the scumbag marquis so slow this time?
Without worrying about anything else for the moment, Lu Cai kicked the door open, and the noise startled the servants in the yard.
"Who dares to trespass——"
Lu Cai didn't even finish listening to the servant's words and rushed into the yard.
"Are Wang Shu's father and mother here?" Her voice was not loud, but as soon as she opened her mouth, the people in the yard heard her words clearly.
A tall and strong middle-aged man walked out of the main hall and saw Lu Cai walking in with a swagger.
Mr. Wang is a businessman and always greets people with a smile. Seeing the aggressive man in front of him, he couldn't help but feel nervous. He tried to recall whether he owed anyone money, but after thinking for a while, he couldn't think of anyone.
After all, there was no family richer than the Wang family in the entire capital. It had always been others who owed the Wang family money, but when had the Wang family ever owed anyone else money?
"May I know your name, distinguished guest? What brings you to my humble home?" Mr. Wang smiled at the visitor in the red cloak.
Lu Cai was surprised: "Is this your humble abode?" No wonder people say rich people are hypocritical.
Mr. Wang's expression remained unchanged, and he continued to smile as he replied, "It's just a small fortune—"
"Call Madam Wang out as well, otherwise her daughter's life will be in danger—" Lu Cai didn't want to waste time talking to him, so he took the two of them back first.
Mr. Wang frowned, then relaxed his brows: "Your Excellency, are you kidding? My daughter is in the Marquis' Mansion right now—"
"Ah--" A scream came from the front door, mixed with the creaking sound of the door swinging, as if something hit the door and the door was shaking continuously.
Lu Cai turned his head and saw a scorpion monster rushing in!
Sure enough, the servants scattered in fear, and some stumbled into the inner courtyard.
"Are you going to die here, or leave with me?" Lu Cai looked at Master Wang coldly. "Don't even think about running away. The city is full of monsters. If you leave the house, you'll be dead in less than half an hour."
The rustling sound of crawling insects approached. Lu Cai held the dagger and looked towards the yard.
A scorpion monster in the skin of a slightly plump middle-aged woman strolled in. It swayed left and right as it climbed down the stairs. A servant happened to fall beside it, and its tail was raised and aimed at the servant.
Lu Cai ran across the yard like the wind.
The scorpion monster sensed the murderous intent and immediately changed direction, with a bright red figure looming over him.
The servant who fell to the ground in the yard sat on the ground in surprise, watching the girl in the red cloak act swiftly, but in the blink of an eye, the big monster fell to the ground with a bang and lay motionless.
Cai Lu put away his dagger and glanced at Mr. Wang who was standing there in the main hall like a fool.
Master Wang trembled slightly and finally came to consciousness. He looked around and saw that all the servants were frightened and were running away. There was no one to help report the news.
He gritted his teeth and ran towards the inner courtyard.
......
Lu Cai closed the gate and stood guard in the yard. He saw that the servants in the yard were all carrying coarse cloth packages on their backs.
They looked at Lu Cai in fear, and when they found that Lu Cai had no intention of stopping them, they plucked up their courage and began to squeeze out through the crack in the gate.
She stood quietly in the yard, the sky was pitch black. After a while, Lu Cai tilted his head, as if sensing something.
How stupid.
She turned her body slightly and looked towards the inner courtyard.
He thought he had found a way to survive, but he didn't know that the road led to the underworld.
——
A carriage was parked at the back gate of the Wang family mansion.
Mr. Wang helped Mrs. Wang into the carriage, and then he got in too.
"Master, where are we going?" Mrs. Wang was worried. Just now, the master broke into the room and directly shouted at her to pack her luggage, and now he was sneaking out through the back door.
Mr. Wang was impatient: "Shu'er got into trouble outside! Now everyone is chasing her home!"
"Impossible!" Mrs. Wang hastily denied, "Shu'er is the most polite..."
"If she behaves well, can she hook up with the Marquis?" Mr. Wang had a stern face. If it weren't for the eldest son's eccentric temper and not taking him as his father seriously, he would not have sent Shu'er to the Marquis's Mansion.
The two daughters were like eggs in one basket.
Thinking of this, Mr. Wang became more and more irritable. He felt that his eldest daughter and youngest daughter were not ambitious and did not care about his future at all.
Mrs. Wang hesitated to speak, as if she was a little afraid of him. Finally, she slowly said, "Will Shu'er be in danger?"
"Shu'er is in danger in the Marquis' Mansion?" Mr. Wang looked unfriendly and just glanced at her, which made Mrs. Wang shut up.
At this moment, the carriage suddenly shook.
Mr. Wang was immediately furious and cursed the driver outside: "You ungrateful slave! Is..."
He lifted the carriage curtain and saw the driver looking at him with his head tilted, a wooden smile on his face and his eyes lifeless.
Mr. Wang was frightened and didn't dare to say anything more for a moment: "You...you drive steadily...steady--"
After saying this, he quickly lowered the curtain and got into the carriage.
The carriage did not move, but they heard a series of hissing sounds.
Just as he was listening to the noise with anxiety, the carriage above his head was pierced by a blow.
Mrs. Wang screamed in fear and hid in the corner of the carriage. On the other side, Mr. Wang was quicker and saw the opportunity to rush out of the carriage with a bundle of gold and silver.
It was fine while he was in the carriage, but once he got out, he saw seven or eight scorpion monsters surrounding the carriage, with several dull faces turned towards him. He couldn't help but shout, and then rushed out without knowing the direction.
The long and slender tail suddenly stabbed and hit Master Wang on the back, causing his somewhat fat body to stagger and fall to the ground.
Four or five scorpion monsters rushed over and Master Wang screamed miserably, like the screams of a pig being slaughtered during the New Year.
A thin red thread fell from mid-air, landing beside Master Wang. It shrank briefly before expanding instantly, forming a steamed bun-shaped barrier.
The carriage was also covered in red light, and the scorpion monster was shocked by the barrier and retreated repeatedly.
There was a light sound of footsteps coming from the eaves, and a red shadow jumped down, stepped on the back of the nearest scorpion monster, and spun around with force on the toes, and the scorpion monster's tail stinger and head were cut off in an instant.
The other scorpion monsters rushed over, and sparks flew across the red cloak, exploding into several thin red threads that shot towards the scorpion monsters.
Taking advantage of the scorpion monster's pause, Lu Cai sped up his movements.
The blade was sharp, like a gust of wind. When she crouched down, the ground was already covered with poisonous stingers and heads.
Mr. Wang witnessed everything and looked at the scorpion monster head beside him, shaking with fear.
"If Master Wang still wants to leave on his own, I won't stop him." Lu Cai put away the dagger, "But I won't follow you anymore."
Looking at Master Wang who was twitching due to poisoning, Lu Cai looked indifferent.
Mrs. Wang jumped down from the carriage, her legs were weak, and seeing Lu Cai was like seeing a savior.
"I...I'll go with you..." She guessed that the man in the red cloak was the one who came home because Shu'er got into trouble. "What trouble did Shu'er get into? I'm here to make up for it—"
Lu Cai glanced at Mrs. Wang and turned to leave.
Mrs. Wang stumbled and hesitated for a moment, then ran to Mr. Wang's side and said, "Master, can you get up?"
I was originally worried that Mrs. Wang would disregard the relationship between husband and wife, but now seeing her coming to help me, my heart is finally at ease.
"Don't...don't help me up!" Although Master Wang was tortured by the scorpion venom, his tone was still very bad.
Lu Cai tilted his head to look at Master Wang, who looked extremely bad, and couldn't help but sneered: "Master Wang, you are poisoned. To me, you are just a burden."
Mr. Wang's face, which was already pale due to poisoning, became even uglier.
"If you still speak harshly, you don't have to follow me." Lu Cai turned around and walked forward.
Mrs. Wang was anxious and quickly helped him forward.
He walked a little too fast and pulled at the wound. Master Wang wanted to curse, but when he saw the red-cloaked figure in front of him, he swallowed his vicious words.
......
Cai Lu carried them both and climbed over the wall again.
The palace guards quickly surrounded them, and Lu Cai handed the two over to Dacheng: "Where is Wang Shu placed?"
"In the West Garden." Dacheng asked someone to detoxify Mr. Wang.
Lu Cai nodded and said, "Put these two in the West Garden as well. Send someone to keep a close eye on them and don't let them wander around."
"Yes!" Dacheng responded.
"After sending them to the West Garden, have Wang Shu come to the study." Lu Cai was about to leave when he remembered that there were two idle people in the Princess's Mansion. "Invite my two friends as well... Who of you is more familiar with the topography and official arrangements of the prefectures and counties near the capital?"
The first and second officials looked at each other, and finally the second official stood up and said, "I have some understanding."
"Then follow me to the study."
After giving her instructions, she headed towards the study.
Just now, she brought the Wang couple back and saw that the scorpion monsters on the street were already very rampant.
The Princess's Mansion had a telekinetic protection layer set up by Qin Yu, but it wasn't a long-term solution. Telekinesis relied on Qin Yu's own energy source, and instability was a factor.
After all, it is not an easy task for one person to resist the attack of a group of scorpion monsters.
Another reason was that the dungeon's map was too large, and they alone would definitely not be able to handle it. But if they wanted to recruit soldiers, a princess's mansion wouldn't be able to accommodate many people.
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