Tie Xiong held his breath and carefully protected the two of them as they slowly retreated, his eyes constantly darting back and forth, afraid that someone might suddenly break out.
However, despite his caution, a group of thieves still emerged from the depths of the bushes.
Tie Xiong glanced at them; six or seven people were no problem for him, but...
He glanced at Zhou Wan and the old woman, and quickly said, "Zhou Wan, you take the old woman and go first."
Zhou Wan nodded and left with her people.
She knew that she didn't know martial arts and that staying with her aunt would only be a burden.
"Auntie, let's go first." Zhou Wan said, pulling the old woman towards the bushes nearby, but she felt the old woman was running very slowly today, unlike the other day...
Zhou Wan shook her head, thinking that she must be overthinking things, and then quickly led her people forward.
Tie Xiong adjusted his posture slightly and stepped forward to kick, drawing the attention of the men in black to buy time for Zhou Wan. Soon, the men in black launched a collective counterattack, and they began to fight. He saw someone chasing after Zhou Wan, but he couldn't get away from the crowd.
He had no choice but to deal with these troublesome men in black first. He used both fists and feet, punching one man in black and kicking another away. Soon, two men in black were lying on the ground, groaning in pain.
Zhou Wan kept running with the old woman, but the old woman had to stop and rest after only a few steps, and even pulled Zhou Wan so she couldn't go any further: "Zhou Wan, Zhou Wan, I can't go on, you go first."
Although she said that, she never let go of Zhou Wan's hand.
Zhou Wan naturally couldn't just abandon her like that. Just as Zhou Wan was racking her brains for a solution, someone caught up from behind.
She was very anxious, but there was nothing she could do. The old woman couldn't run fast, and she couldn't leave first either, as the man in black was getting closer and closer.
“Auntie, hide behind me, I’ll protect you.” Zhou Wan had no suspicions whatsoever.
But the men in black were already in front of them.
Both of them were completely powerless and unable to fight them head-on. Just when she was at a loss, she suddenly touched the chili powder at her waist.
In a flash of inspiration, she threw a handful of chili powder at the man in black.
The man in black was so irritated by the burning sensation in his eyes that he could only cover them and wail in pain, while Zhou Wan and the old woman took the opportunity to escape.
There happened to be a dilapidated temple ahead, and Zhou Wan immediately led her people inside to hide.
The two hid inside a dilapidated temple, only to find it in ruins, with just a Buddha statue covered in dust and tattered netting. Zhou Wan immediately decided to lead the group to hide inside.
Zhou Wan climbed up first and then went to pull the old woman up. Just as the two of them got up, someone came. It must have been the thief from before. Zhou Wan signaled to the old woman not to make a sound or move.
Zhou Wan listened carefully to the sounds outside. As the footsteps grew closer, she couldn't help but feel a little flustered. After thinking for a long time, she finally started making strange noises, which, combined with the wind outside, caused the curtains inside the dilapidated temple to flutter wildly.
Although it was daytime, the dilapidated temple was very dark and quite terrifying.
The elderly woman lost her balance and was about to fall from behind the Buddha statue. Fortunately, Zhou Wan noticed in time and pulled her up, but this still attracted the attention of the thieves.
Seeing the thieves getting closer and closer, Zhou Wan could only try to scare them away by pretending to be a ghost. Zhou Wan quickly adjusted her voice.
"Who dares to trespass into my temple?" Zhou Wan said angrily in a very soft voice.
The man in black looked around, but there was no one there. He was a little scared for a moment: "Who...who is playing tricks on me? Get out here right now, I'm not afraid of you."
Although Zhou Wan felt a little flustered, she also noticed the other person's fear.
After thinking for a moment, he quickly burst into laughter again: "You've brought me this delicious meal to show my respect, haven't you? Come closer and let me see."
Just then, a gust of wind gently blew the wooden door of the dilapidated temple, and then suddenly slammed it shut with a loud 'bang'.
The man in black had initially wondered if someone was deliberately playing tricks, but this was a temple, and the moment the door closed, he was so frightened that he screamed for help and ran out.
Xu Yuehuai rested in the room for a while longer, but still couldn't put her mind at ease. She decided to go find the two little ones to ask about Tianxiang Tower, fearing that they might cause some trouble again.
However, although the two little ones were flipping through books, they couldn't absorb a single word.
"Qianqian, do you think Third Sister will be able to come back safely?" Jiang Shichen usually remained silent, but he was always thinking about the people around him. Now that he knew that Third Sister was in trouble, he was naturally worried.
Not to mention, Zhou Wan is still outside.
Jiang Qianqian was also filled with anxiety: "It should be alright. Grandma went to see Aqi today, so Aqi should be alright..."
“Why don’t we go look for Ah Qi again? If we go with him to demand her return, maybe Third Sister will come back sooner,” Jiang Shichen immediately interrupted her, excitedly suggesting.
Seeing his expression, Jiang Qianqian knew he had other ideas on his mind.
She quickly stopped him, saying, "Don't even think about it. Grandma said that Ah Qi has a secret. We should avoid contact with him."
She will always believe in Xu Yuehuai.
"Then don't you want Third Sister to come back sooner?" Jiang Shichen retorted. "Besides, Grandma went to find Seven, which means he's perfectly fine."
Jiang Shichen is rational and intelligent in matters big and small, but when it comes to his good brother, he loses his head.
Jiang Qianqian couldn't refuse him and was about to go out together when they bumped into Xu Yuehuai in the yard.
Seeing their expressions, Xu Yuehuai knew they were about to cause trouble again, so she quickly called out to them, "What are you two going to do?"
"Grandma..."
"Auntie..."
The two little ones knew that what they were about to do was not a good thing, so they immediately became guilty.
...
Xu Yuehuai held a ruler in her hand, glaring angrily at the two of them.
"You're all really ambitious now, trying to sneak into the palace without a word. If you get arrested, I'd like to see how many of you will lose your heads," she scolded, slamming the ruler heavily on the table.
Jiang Shichen pouted unconvinced and muttered under his breath, "We also want Third Sister to come back as soon as possible."
Xu Yuehuai naturally understood their good intentions, but the outside world was fraught with danger, and no one knew what trouble they might encounter, let alone the fact that they were just two children.
If Ah Qi were to break off all pretense and arrest both of them, he wouldn't have any reason to regret it.
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