Chapter 280 Three Days and Three Nights
In the afternoon, Gu Xixi used broken pots and wooden boxes from the farm, filled them with fine sand and began to grow seedlings.
The seeds had been soaked when I got home, and almost every one of them had sprouted. I just needed to bury them shallowly in moist sand and wait for the sprouts to continue to develop into seedlings.
He Jinglan lay on the table and looked at it carefully. "The seeds given by Mu Nanzhao have a high survival rate, right?"
"Yeah." Gu Xixi said while working, "They are all good seeds."
She muttered quietly to herself, "I'm obviously an amateur. It's a miracle I didn't get cheated when buying seeds."
He Jinglan sneered, "Are you praising him, or are you praising him for doing a good job this time?"
Gu Xixi stared at the sand, "Is there any difference?"
In the distance, there was a dull thud of something heavy falling to the ground, accompanied by two vague screams.
Gu Xixi and He Jinglan turned their heads and looked at the window at the same time.
He calmly turned back and continued facing the table.
This is the third time such a noise has happened since lunch.
From time to time, assassins would break into the farm, but only one or two of them each time, and they might just be testing rather than formal attacks.
Due to the secret guards and traps, no assassin has been able to get close to the house.
He Jinglan held her chin with both hands and looked at Gu Xixi with a smile, "I remember he proposed to you,"
"If, I mean by joining, we can safely survive this time, would you consider his proposal?"
He Jinglan approached with great interest, "If you get married and move to the capital, we can see each other every day and never be separated."
Gu Xixi thought about it seriously and said, "Although I also want to meet you often, getting married for this is too costly."
She shook her head. “No.”
He Jinglan tried to seduce him, "There are many fields around the capital, and my family has several farms."
"When you go to the capital, it won't affect our farming, and it will be convenient for us to do business and make money together!"
Gu Xixi looked at He Jinglan and said, "I can do what you said even if I don't marry Mu Nanzhao."
He Jinglan was frustrated, "I just racked my brains to bring you two together."
Gu Xixi patted her with a smile and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely go to the capital to have a look if I have the chance in the future."
"As the host, you will have to entertain me well."
He Jinglan was happy again when she heard this. "Of course! We can eat and play all over Beijing. There are no elders in my family to restrict us. You can live in my house for as long as you want!"
Gu Xixi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally, the topic has been changed.
After nightfall, the number of killers breaking into the farm was obviously larger and more numerous.
Lao Li knocked on the door using the secret code agreed upon in advance.
He came in with the food, and his expression was obviously not as relaxed as it was during the day.
He Jinglan asked, "Uncle Li, what's going on outside?"
Lao Li said, "Five people broke in just after dark."
"The brother at the front door used a crossbow to kill three of them, and injured one with a nail board. The injured man and the other two continued to break in."
"In order to prevent them from getting here, several brothers joined forces to surround them and have already taken them down."
He Jinglan asked worriedly, "How are our people? Are they injured?"
Lao Li said, "No one is hurt, don't worry, Miss."
He paused, and said solemnly, "It will definitely not be peaceful tonight. Vision is limited in the dark. I am afraid that we cannot protect you well. Miss and Boss Gu should try to stay out as little as possible."
Gu Xixi and He Jinglan nodded in agreement.
He Jinglan thought, "If this is the case tonight, won't tomorrow be even more unstable?"
"You pass on my order. If you can stop them, stop them. If you can't, just relax. There's no need to stop the thieves at a distance just to protect me."
"Anyway, there are the most traps around these two rooms. With the help of traps, we can at least hold out for a while and avoid unnecessary damage."
Old Li was stunned, looked at He Jinglan, then bowed and said "yes".
Until dawn, the first night was finally passed without any danger.
The next day was surprisingly quiet, without even an intruder trying to find the way.
Gu Xixi and others felt that something was not good.
Although no one was released alive yesterday, the killers outside may have discovered after observation that there are not enough guards in the manor.
So everyone made preparations early, and everyone had eaten and drunk enough in the evening.
What we are going to face later is bound to be a fierce battle.
Sure enough, when the moon was above the treetops, the front and back doors of the farm were attacked at the same time.
There is a powerful crossbow on each side. Although long-range attacks are very effective for defense, they cannot defeat the enemy's larger numbers.
Soon, some fish that had escaped the net entered the farm and ran straight towards the cottage.
There was no light in the room, and two women sat opposite each other.
Hearing the noise outside getting closer, the two stood up and walked out hand in hand...
When the sun rose, the ground was in a mess.
The killer's body has disappeared, and the secret guards are working quickly to rearrange the mechanism.
Lao Li wiped his sweat and said, "They were really crazy last night. Three waves of people came non-stop!"
"Thanks to Boss Gu's poison system, only one of our brothers suffered minor injuries."
"Otherwise, even if we can barely make it through last night, I'm afraid we won't make it to the dark of the third day."
The secret guard who had set up the mechanism previously stuffed the poison prepared by Gu Xixi into a bronze pot and hid it in a secluded high place. There was also a catapult mechanism installed inside the bronze pot.
As long as the killer gets within ten steps of the hut, the mechanism will be triggered, and the poison powder will be sprayed directly onto his face.
Because Gu Xixi said that the dosage is limited and should be used sparingly.
Such an effective mechanism can only be used in the most critical positions.
But now the poison is gone.
He Jinglan's expression was a little heavy.
Old Li cheered up and said, "Don't be afraid, Miss. We are ordered to protect you. No matter what happens today, we will escort Boss Gu and Miss away at all costs."
After saying this, Lao Li went back to work with everyone else.
They have been awake for two days and their eyes are bloodshot.
Although this is the mission of the secret guard.
But He Jinglan couldn't bear to see them die for her.
She stamped her feet anxiously and said, "Heaven and earth, please bless us so that reinforcements can arrive as soon as possible!"
Night fell again, and the farm was pitch black without a single light.
Gu Xixi and He Jinglan squatted on the side of the hut.
Lao Li asked them to hide here tonight.
Across the fifteen acres of land, the sound of swords clashing could be heard faintly.
The two were listening attentively when suddenly, bang! ! There was a loud noise that made their hearts beat wildly.
He Jinglan grabbed Gu Xixi's hand, her palms already filled with cold sweat.
"Could it be that they have brought a lot more people and stormed in?"
Gu Xixi patted her comfortingly, but her eyes were staring straight ahead without blinking.
The sound of fighting was still in the distance and had not moved towards this side.
However, when Gu Xixi narrowed her eyes, she suddenly saw a figure emerging from the darkness and running towards her.
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