Su Ruojin and her group were riding their horses back to the villa when, just as they reached a fork in the road, Hu Qing, who was galloping ahead, suddenly tightened the reins.
The horse was suddenly reined in, its front half raised high, emitting a sharp neigh, and stopped in place, refusing to move forward another step.
Upon seeing this, Su Ruojin and the other two immediately tightened the reins and brought the horses to a stop.
"Hu Qing, what's going on?" Xiao Yanchu asked urgently.
"Your Highness, there's a tripwire."
Xiao Yanchu looked ahead and indeed saw a hemp rope lying across the middle of the road.
If Hu Qing hadn't reined in his horse, they would all be lying on the ground now.
Trip ropes are usually hidden in grass or on ground that is similar in color to the rope on the battlefield to increase the probability of tripping the opponent.
Although the road to the villa is somewhat remote, the tripwire is brazenly placed across the middle of the road. As long as the horse is not going particularly fast and is not blind, one can naturally see the rope and thus not trip the horse.
In Chigen City, not many people are allowed to ride horses within the city limits.
Therefore, the other party's goal was not to hinder them, but rather...
As if in accordance with Xiao Yanchu's prediction, more than a dozen masked men in black suddenly appeared around them, all holding long knives and pointing them at the four of them.
Xiao Yanchu narrowed his eyes and slowly drew the soft sword from his waist.
Su Ruojin and Yan Luo stood behind the two of them with perfect understanding, each holding some silver needles that glowed with green light.
"Kill!" one of the masked men shouted, and everyone rushed forward.
In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, all the masked men in black had fallen.
There were dead and wounded, but without exception, they all lay on the ground unable to move.
"Your Highness, shall we take one back for questioning?" Hu Qing asked.
Before Xiao Yanchu could reply, the person lying on the ground suddenly vomited blood and instantly stopped breathing.
Suicide squad?
Hu Qing was somewhat puzzled. "Your Highness, I have already dislocated their jaws."
Even if someone is a suicide soldier, how can they bite off the poison hidden between their teeth if they can't move their jaw?
Su Ruojin squatted down to examine one of the men in black and said, "They didn't have any poison between their teeth. They must have taken poison beforehand. They will die from the poison when the time comes."
Hu Qing looked shocked. "So they were prepared to die when they came out?"
Are the Yamato assassins really that miserable?
In the Great Chu, assassins would only bite through their teeth and die from poison if they failed a mission or were captured.
Once these Yamato assassins leave, they're destined never to return.
Yanluo noticed a problem, "Your Highness, this time is too short."
Indeed, they died in just over the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
“They must be convinced they can kill us in such a short time,” Su Ruojin said.
Normally there are only four of them, including two women. The fact that the other side sent more than ten assassins shows that they take them seriously.
If they were ordinary people, that would be enough time to kill them.
Just then, someone jogged over quickly, shouting, "Stop! Don't run!"
Soon, four Japanese people dressed in matching outfits jogged up to Su Ruojin and her group.
The four men were horrified when they saw the dead bodies scattered on the ground.
"What's going on?" one of them asked.
“These people wanted to kill us, so we fought back to protect ourselves. They committed suicide by poisoning themselves,” Su Ruojin stated calmly.
The four Okabiki (Yamato's yamen runners) looked at each other, somewhat incredulous.
Seeing that the people in front of them were clearly not Yamato people, and that they could ride horses on Akagawa, the four Okabiki were not stupid. They knew that these people had special identities and were at a loss for what to do.
They didn't arrest them, yet so many people have died.
If we do this, what if we offend someone important?
Xiao Yanchu noticed the four people's concerns and said, "We live in the Mufu Villa. If you need anything, you can come to the villa to find us."
After saying that, he gestured for Su Ruojin and the others to mount their horses, and galloped away in front of the four Gang Yin.
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