Chapter 154 Entering the Manor
After a short rest, Huo Yuchen and his companions replenished some water and dry food, bandaged their wounds, put on gas masks, and started walking towards the manor together.
On the way, Huo Yuchen said, "Those men in black said that more than 3,000 men in black were sent from here last night to besiege the Imperial Guards."
"I suspect their target is the two thousand imperial guards led by Prince Chang and Prince Qi. The disparity in power is huge. It looks like Prince Chang and Prince Qi might be in great danger this time..."
"Prince Chang is protected by martial arts masters and the royal guards, so he should be safe. He won't be in danger and unable to save himself or escape. As for Prince Qi, it's hard to say. It all depends on his luck..."
"I just don't know who these men in black belong to? Who is their master? Why did they choose such a place to do such evil things..."
"Looking at how fearless they seem, I'm afraid it must be that poisonous miasma forest."
"Not only did they dare to abduct a large number of young girls from official families, but they also dared to confront the imperial guards head-on, and even assassinate the prince. How truly mad and audacious!"
Lin Pianran fell into deep thought.
Lin Pianran still insisted on her own idea, "I suspect that the real owner behind this manor must be of extraordinary status. He is likely a person of high status and power, or even a royal relative."
"You can screen from this direction, maybe you can find some clues."
Huo Yuchen also agreed with this view and thought so too.
But he really couldn't figure out who was so bold as to challenge the imperial power.
The group soon arrived not far from the manor gate.
Huo Yuchen took out a telescope and checked the surroundings and inside of the manor inch by inch.
Hundreds of black-clad guards were lying in ambush at the gate, ready for battle. There were even more than twenty archers hiding in the dark, ready for a surprise attack.
Huo Yuchen quickly became aware of the military deployment inside.
A comprehensive response plan was quickly developed.
He looked at everyone and ordered, "I will take Baili Qingyun, Chen Mubai, Jingyun, and Jingyu as the vanguard. First, find a way to eliminate the archers inside."
"Pian Pian will assist us in sniping the archers from the dark."
"After we've eliminated all the archers, the others will launch a full-scale attack. We need to seize the entire manor in one fell swoop."
Everyone nodded in agreement and prepared themselves, ready to fight at any time.
After arranging the strategic method, Huo Yuchen and the other five people flew directly over the gate of the manor like five big rocs, launched an attack on more than 20 archers hiding in the dark, and killed them quickly.
He didn't even glance at the black-clad guards lying in ambush at the door.
The five of them all have extremely advanced kung fu skills and their speed is astonishingly fast.
In the blink of an eye, he was close.
When the archers saw them coming straight towards them, they quickly shot arrows, but the five men had already prepared themselves. They flipped in the air and dodged quickly, avoiding all the arrows. The arrows didn't even touch their clothes and all missed.
By the time the archers were about to reload their arrows and shoot again, the five of them had already arrived.
They were not given any chance at all. Some people were so scared that they peed their pants, and some even threw away their bows and arrows and retreated desperately.
Some people were killed before they could even react. They died in a miserable way and could not close their eyes.
Some people had no choice but to fight back with bows and arrows, but how could they be a match for Huo Yuchen and his men? They were beaten without any ability to fight back, and were quickly killed.
It took only a cup of tea for twenty or so archers to kill them all.
Even Lin Pianran didn't have the chance to make a move. She could only watch helplessly as they slaughtered all those people effortlessly like Shuras from hell.
After the archers were eliminated, a few whistles were sounded. The other secret guards heard the order and immediately rushed towards the manor gate.
Suddenly, shouts and sounds of swords clashing filled the entire manor.
The secret guards soon started fighting with the black-clad guards at the door.
After killing the archers, Huo Yuchen and his men turned around and attacked the black-clad guards at the door.
In an instant, the black-clad guards at the door were attacked from both sides and became even more difficult to resist.
The martial arts skills of those black-clad guards are still inferior to those of the secret guards and the Black Cloud Guards of the Prince's Mansion.
The Black Cloud Guards suffered a defeat previously mainly because they were affected by the miasma, which led to their defeat and capture.
Now that they are no longer affected by the miasma, the man in black is naturally no match for the secret guards.
The men in black were quickly defeated and had no power to resist, and many of them were killed.
The battle was over in less than a quarter of an hour, and nearly a hundred men in black were killed.
According to the previous confessions of the men in black, there should not be many men in black left in the manor.
Huo Yuchen led everyone straight into the manor.
Occasionally, groups of patrolling men in black would emerge from the manor, each group consisting of about ten people. Three groups of patrolling men in black were discovered in succession and all of them were killed.
In the end, they were almost walking through a deserted place, and no man in black came to stop them from entering.
Huo Yuchen divided his men into three groups of ten, and asked everyone to start searching the manor.
One team is led by Huo Yuchen, one team is led by Baili Qingyun, and one team is led by Chen Mubai.
The manor is very large and magnificent, with two very grand halls in the front and two smaller halls in the back.
According to the confession of the man in black, the underground secret room where the women were imprisoned was under the main hall in front, and the underground prison where the criminals were imprisoned was under the main hall in the back.
Huo Yuchen led his men to search the front hall, Baili Qingyun led his men to search the back hall, and Chen Mubai was on guard everywhere, looking for other men in black who had escaped and continued to hunt them down.
Finally, Huo Yuchen looked at Lin Pianran and said, "Pianran, join me in the team!"
Lin Pianran knew that he was worried about her safety, and she still felt a little warm in her heart.
But she still waved her hand and said, "I want to look around and see this manor. You don't have to worry about me. Although my martial arts skills are not very high, I am very good at using hidden weapons and have many ways to save my life."
"Go find those missing people! After we find them, we still need to move out as soon as possible. If the men in black we sent out come back, it will be a big trouble for us."
"We still need to speed up our actions!"
Huo Yuchen didn't want to force Lin Pianran, he knew that the little girl was very thoughtful.
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