Chapter 433 He Died (1)
Shen Miao was leisurely sipping her tea. At this moment, as the wind roared outside, she sat in a corner of the hall, leisurely holding the teacup Jingzhe handed her, slowly sipping the hot tea. She seemed like a truly innocent and delicate young lady, simply waiting for the mutton slices in the kitchen to be ready so they could gather around and enjoy the hot mutton.
Luo Ling's face became a little serious. Luo Sa noticed that something was wrong with him, and followed Luo Ling's gaze to look at Shen Miao. His face also darkened a little, and asked: "What happened?"
Luo Ling ignored him, and did not tell the guard who was speaking what to do. Instead, he stood up, walked in front of Shen Miao, and said, "Little cousin, can you please excuse me for a moment and talk?"
“Cousin Ling, if you have anything to say, just say it here.” Shen Miao put the teacup in her hand aside and looked at him with a smile: “If something really happened, it can’t be concealed.”
Seeing this, Luo Qian and Luo Tan also came over. This time, the commotion was a bit louder, and Ma and Yu noticed it. They thought that there was a dispute between Shen Miao and Luo Ling. At this time, they would naturally favor the girl. Yu immediately came over, glanced at Luo Ling, shook her head in disapproval, and said, "Ling'er, don't scare Jiaojiao."
Luo Sa sneered when he heard this and said, "Who is trying to scare whom?"
"Brother, what happened?" Luo Qian was young and spoke without thinking. He asked out loud whatever doubts were in his mind.
Luo Ling looked at Shen Miao, who smiled at him faintly, as if she knew exactly what he was going to say next. Her calm, controlled composure startled Luo Ling slightly. After a moment, he sighed and said with some resignation, "News has come from the city defenders: the Turks... appear to be entering the city."
"What?" Luo Tan screamed, then realized he'd spoken too loudly and covered his mouth. The maids and servants nearby were too far away to hear what they were saying. But the most taboo thing in the world is a shaken army. They were all gathered here to escape the hail, but if anyone knew the Turks were coming, the army would immediately fall apart. Even if the presence of Luo Ling and Luo Sa didn't cause a complete chaos, it would at least cause panic.
Both Yu and Ma came from ordinary families and naturally had no ability to protect themselves. They were stunned when they heard this. Ma immediately said, "Ling'er Sa'er, should we have someone protect Jiaojiao and the others first? How long can we in the Luo Mansion hold out? When will your father and the others return?"
Even the most astute and capable woman would panic in such a situation. Her words were somewhat incoherent, and Yu Shi was even more bewildered. However, she subconsciously said, "How about we go hide somewhere first?"
Luo Tan and Luo Qian's faces paled. They had lived in Xiaochun City since birth, and though they had heard Luo Sui's stories of past battlefields, they always felt they were far away. The Turks never entered the city, but the stories of what happened when they did were well documented in the old storybooks. Even Ming Qi's own troops would massacre the entire city if they captured it, not to mention the brutality of the Turks.
"My little cousin...what my little cousin said was right..." Luo Qian murmured.
Ma and Yu were stunned. Yu looked at Shen Miao: “Jiaojiao… you’re right?”
"My cousin mentioned earlier that the Turks might attack the city." Luo Ling looked at her, a hint of an ambiguous light flashing in his eyes. "My little cousin must have a countermeasure. If you don't mind, please tell me. Now is a matter of life and death."
Luo Ling's attitude was extremely humble, or perhaps it could be said that the Luo family didn't have the same airs as other families. Otherwise, given Luo Ling's seniority and status, he definitely wouldn't have to be so humble to ask for advice from a young girl.
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