Chapter 443 Cold Arrow
Soon, the sounds of fighting outside the carriage stopped, and Zhu Lan then opened the curtain and slowly got out of the carriage.
The masked men lay on the ground, holding their legs and wailing.
Wen Yu calmed his somewhat rapid breathing and cast a surprised look at Zhu Qingyan.
"I didn't expect... that this gentleman's kung fu is so high. I admire him."
Zhu Qingyan raised the corner of his mouth slightly and put away the soft sword.
Zhu Lan walked up to a masked man, squatted down, and asked him who sent him.
As soon as she asked the question, she saw the other party's cheeks bulge. By the time she reacted, it was too late. She watched helplessly as the masked men all died with their necks twisted and their eyes wide open.
Wen Yu came over, saw the deaths of those people clearly, and said in a deep voice:
"That's the bone-breaking powder. It's hidden in their mouths. If they fail in their mission, they will commit suicide and will never reveal the name of their employer."
Zhu Qingyan frowned and cursed in a low voice: “Now even if we know that it was arranged by Shen Wanxiong, we can’t find evidence. He is really cunning!”
The three of them looked at the corpses on the ground and fell into silence.
Finally, it was Wen Yu who spoke first: "Now that the assassin has appeared, there should be no danger ahead. Do we still need to go to Shabao County?"
"Now that we're here, let's go." Zhu Lan said, and prepared to get on the carriage.
At this moment, a cold light suddenly flashed in the woods ahead.
Then, two more arrows whistled at him at the same time—
Aiming at Zhu Qingyan and Zhu Lan respectively!
The incident happened too quickly. Zhu Qingyan subconsciously dodged an arrow by leaning sideways. Then his face changed drastically. He wanted to block another arrow but it was too late.
At the critical moment, Zhu Lan felt her eyes darken, and it turned out that Wen Yu was holding her in his arms!
Wen Yu groaned as the arrow pierced through his left shoulder from behind. Zhu Lan clearly saw half of the bloody arrowhead exposed, which showed how powerful the archer was.
"Master Wen!" Zhu Lan's face suddenly changed. He hurriedly supported Wen Yu's body and took him to hide behind the carriage.
Zhu Qingyan was so frightened that he nearly lost his soul. Only when he saw that Zhu Lan was fine did he begin to feel relieved.
At this time, two more sharp arrows flew in from the forest. Fortunately, Zhu Lan and Wen Yu had used the carriage as a cover, which was very safe. Zhu Qingyan could easily deal with it alone.
After a while, the killer in the dark finally realized that the cold arrows were useless, but he also knew that he was no match for Zhu Qingyan, so he fell silent.
"Has the person left?" Zhu Lan asked cautiously, leaning half of his body out.
Zhu Qingyan stared at the woods ahead vigilantly, without looking back, and said:
"Wait, not so sure."
After waiting for a long time, there was indeed no movement in the woods. Zhu Qingyan then carefully protected Zhu Lan and Wen Yu into the carriage. He went to the woods to check again and confirmed that the killer had retreated before returning.
She got into the carriage, took a look at Wen Yu's injuries, and said to Zhu Lan:
"Fortunately, not many people came from the other side. We can't go to Shabao County right now, so we can only go back first."
Zhu Lan nodded. Wen Yu’s entire left shoulder was pierced through. If it was not treated immediately, it would be dangerous.
The carriage started moving again, returning to the original route.
Inside the carriage, Wen Yu's expression was relatively calm, but his lips were slightly pale, and his eyebrows twitched from time to time, revealing the pain he was in at the moment.
"Mr. Wen, please bear with it." Zhu Lan supported him and let Wen Yu face away from him.
She couldn't pull out the arrow at the moment, so she could only break off the long exposed part of the arrow tail to avoid further expanding the wound.
Wen Yu was wearing a black fur coat, so no blood could be seen. Zhu Lan stretched out his hand and found that there was warmth near the wound.
The arrow was as thick as a finger. Zhu Lan was not very strong and had no experience in dealing with external injuries. She tried, but not only did she fail to break the arrow, but she also caused Wen Yu to let out a slight groan of pain.
Her hands were shaking a little, and for a moment she didn't dare to touch his wound again.
"Don't be afraid...try again..." Wen Yu said gritting his teeth.
Zhu Lan stretched out his hands again to hold the tail of the arrow, closed his eyes, made up his mind, exerted force suddenly, and finally broke the arrow.
She opened her eyes and saw that Wen Yu's fists were clenched so tightly that the knuckles had turned white.
"Master Wen, I will remember your life-saving grace today and will repay you one day."
Wen Yu was speechless and just shook his head gently at her.
Zhu Lan asked him to have a good rest and sent him to the clinic for treatment as soon as they entered the city.
…
"A bunch of rubbish!"
The teacup in Shen Wanxiong's hand was suddenly thrown to the ground, and porcelain pieces splashed with water.
A masked man with a quiver on his back knelt on the ground and said in a panic:
"Master, please calm down. One of the two female imperial envoys is very skilled in martial arts and we are no match for her.
Although the other person doesn't know martial arts, I shot an arrow that was about to succeed, but... it was blocked by Master Wen."
“Wen Yu… this traitor…” The wrinkles on Shen Wanxiong’s face gradually twisted with anger.
"Is he dead?" Shen Wanxiong squeezed out four words from between his teeth.
"The arrow didn't hit his vital part. If he gets treated in time, his life should be fine."
Seeing that Shen Wanxiong was about to get angry, the masked man immediately added:
"But they didn't go to Shabao County, they turned back to the city!"
Shen Wanxiong's furious expression finally calmed down a bit.
He sat back in his chair, his eyes gradually revealing a creepy coldness.
"Didn't he say before that he had a sister? Why haven't you found her after searching for so long?
Go, send more people to find it for me. I will chop her sister into pieces in front of him and feed her to the dogs, so that he will know what will happen if he betrays me, Shen Wanxiong!"
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