"Whoosh—"
A sharp arrow grazed past Shen Huaixu's ear.
The expected pain did not come, and he slowly opened his eyes.
He saw arrows flying from behind him, circling around his body and shooting towards the man in black.
Of the original thirteen or fourteen men in black, four were killed by the arrow.
The others, now on guard, were harder to hit.
However, the arrow also forced back the black-clad men who wanted to kill him.
Shen Huaixu looked behind him, but before he could see who it was, he felt his arm being pulled up with great force.
How are you?
A familiar voice came from below, and Shen Huaixu looked down to see Shen Jintang.
Why are you here?
Shen Huaixu was somewhat shocked. Didn't he tell Shen Jintang when he came that she would be in charge of the government office?
That's where she should be, not this dangerous battlefield.
"If I don't come, you'll die."
Shen Jintang didn't look at him, but instead stared coldly at the group of men in black.
Most of the men in black were held back by Liu Huo, but after all, one man can't fight four. Three men in black managed to bypass Liu Huo and approach them.
Shen Huaixu naturally noticed the current situation as well. He glanced at the man in black and then at Shen Jintang.
"Give me."
Without thinking, he reached out and snatched the sword from Shen Jintang's hand, intending to protect Shen Jintang behind him.
No matter what, he's a man, and he's always more capable of resisting than a woman.
Shen Huaixu had been slashed on the right shoulder, and his clothes were soaked with blood. But he gritted his teeth and endured the pain, and could only hold the sword with his left hand in a defensive posture.
He knew he had to hold on; he just needed to stall these three people until Liu Huo finished dealing with the others, then he could come and rescue them.
He can hold off three people, and he still has a sword in his hand, so it should be enough.
He took a deep breath, shielded Shen Jintang behind him, stared at the three men in black with eyes as sharp as knives, and said in a low voice, "Don't come any closer."
"Let's finish this quickly," said the leader of the men in black.
The other two men in black shouted and slashed at Shen Huaixu.
"Zheng—"
In just one round, Shen Huaixu's sword was knocked away, its blade arcing through the air before landing far away on the snow.
He stared incredulously at his numb hand, his fingers trembling slightly, as if still lingering from the aftershock of being struck.
However, the black-clad man's sword gave him no chance to be shocked, and swiftly slashed towards him, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, as if to cut him in two.
As the sword came hurtling toward his face, Shen Huaixu's heart sank.
There are still two people on Liu Huo's side that haven't been dealt with, so there's no way they can come to rescue him.
Could it be that today really is his death day?
"court death!"
Shen Jintang's voice rang in his ears.
Immediately afterwards, he felt a strong force pull him back, his body was suddenly pulled backward a few steps.
He instinctively grabbed Shen Jintang's shoulder to steady himself.
Shen Jintang swayed and kicked the sword in the black-clad man's hand hard. The sword flew out of his hand and landed far away in the snow.
She immediately shielded Shen Huaixu behind her, protecting his body.
"You know martial arts?" Shen Huaixu stared at Shen Jintang, his eyes wide with shock and disbelief.
Shen Jintang didn't have time to waste words with him. With a flick of her toe, she caught the sword that had been knocked away from the ground.
With a flick of her wrist, the sword flashed like a serpent, severing the black-clad man's neck in a single stroke.
Blood gushed out, staining the surrounding snow red.
In just a few breaths, few of the original men in black remained, leaving only a few corpses lying haphazardly on the snow, a horrifying sight.
Knowing the assassination attempt had failed, the leader of the men in black turned to run.
"Thump—"
A dull thud was heard as the leader of the men in black was kicked to the ground by Liu Huo, spitting out a mouthful of blood that stained his clothes.
He looked up and saw that all was lost. He made a snap decision and decided to commit suicide by poison.
"Blazing Fire".
Shen Jintang's voice was as cold as ice, yet it carried an undeniable authority.
Liu Huo responded immediately, his figure flashing as he instantly appeared before the leader of the men in black.
With a swift movement, he smashed the black-clad man's teeth, scattering blood and broken teeth everywhere, completely preventing him from taking poison to commit suicide.
The leader of the men in black screamed repeatedly, and blood stained the snow.
Shen Jintang looked at him coldly, without a trace of pity in her eyes, as if she were looking at a dead man.
She turned to look at Shen Huaixu, frowned slightly, and said in a low voice, "Can you still walk?"
Shen Huaixu then came to his senses and looked at Shen Jintang, a complex emotion welling up in his heart.
He nodded.
Shen Jintang simply withdrew her gaze, her eyes returning to the corpses of the men in black, a chilling killing intent in them.
"Take him back for questioning."
Shen Jintang spoke coldly.
"yes."
Liu Huo quickly took out a rope and tied the black-clad man, who had fainted from the pain, tightly. Then he dragged him to the back of the carriage and tied him to the rear of the carriage like cargo.
His movements were skilled and swift, without the slightest hesitation.
Once everything was settled, Liu Huo, without needing any instructions from Shen Jintang, began to inspect the damage to the carriage and set about repairing it.
Shen Huaixu watched all this, his mind filled with questions.
He endured the excruciating pain in his leg and limped behind Shen Jintang, finally unable to hold back his question, "Why did you come here? And when did you learn martial arts?"
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