"Tell me honestly, what happened?"
Sun looked serious. It's the worst thing to be completely clueless, with all sorts of random thoughts running through your mind. It's better to let her know the truth.
Seeing her like this, Jiang Jiuniang knew that she couldn't stay silent. Sun Shi would definitely lose her appetite and people would notice something was wrong. So she honestly said, "Recently, someone has been targeting our Lu family. If people find out that I left the city, they will criticize me. It's better to avoid trouble. If we keep a low profile, no one will say anything."
"real?"
Sun was somewhat suspicious, feeling that things weren't that simple.
Jiang Jiuniang smiled helplessly: "Of course it's true. If something really happened, would I be able to come and talk to you so easily?"
She took Sun's arm and sat down, patting her hand reassuringly, and said, "I promise we will come back safely together!"
Seeing her like this, Madam Sun finally felt relieved. Thinking of the previous incident where Lianhua was targeted, she asked, "Were they the same people as before?"
"Yes, but it will all be over soon, don't worry."
The emperor was ready to close the net. He originally wanted to wait for Lu Baichuan to return so he could make the show bigger, but now Lu Baichuan had something to do and he couldn't rely on him for everything. Moreover, the situation on the border was the most important. Therefore, the emperor decided to remove the Earl of Chang'an and his cronies ahead of schedule and restore peace to the court.
In any case, if the evidence is conclusive, or if it's not so conclusive, they can fabricate evidence; anyway, those people must die.
For the sake of the greater cause, it is worth cutting off a few heads.
Madam Sun nodded and sighed, "Then go, and take good care of yourself."
She couldn't help but think back to her time in the countryside, where the most unpleasant thing every day was just arguing with her neighbors. It was nothing like this capital city, where danger lurked everywhere.
However, she only had this thought for a moment. Just like Lei Zi said before, family prosperity is a good thing. We should look forward and not keep running away.
"I understand. You all need to be careful at home as well."
After giving her instructions, Jiang Jiuniang went back to prepare her things and left the city just as it got dark.
On Xingchun Mountain, Lu Baichuan and his men had already begun the second wave of attrition. Those people, having lost their leader, tried to go down the mountain to get reinforcements at noon, but Lu Baichuan, who was hiding in the shadows, dealt with them.
At this moment, the thieves' den was in chaos, everyone was thinking about how to deal with the sudden enemy, so they naturally had no time to pay attention to the women. The women finally had a chance to catch their breath.
They were locked in the house, hugging each other and crying, hoping that the bandits would be beaten to death soon so that they would no longer be tortured.
In the corner, a woman was alone. Her eyes were vacant, her body was thin, and she was huddled in the corner, hugging herself. Her mind was blank.
She was Qinglian's sister-in-law. Having witnessed her parents-in-law, husband, and children being killed, and then being humiliated and defiled by these same people, she had long since given up on living.
But she still remembered that her family members' bodies were still lying on the roadside, and no one would collect them. She had to hold on to her last breath to collect their bodies, and then she would go to the underworld with them!
"Bang bang bang!"
Suddenly, several explosions were heard outside, startling everyone. Some of the braver ones quickly peeked through the crack in the door, only to find, to their dismay, that while the noise was indeed loud, it hadn't caused any serious casualties; the noise was just a scare tactic.
The bandits realized this as well. Including last night, they had already lost three waves of men. The only way now was to stay in the village and not go out, so that the bandits couldn't do anything to them.
Their village is easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as they don't venture out easily, it will be very difficult for the enemy to attack them.
Once they find a chance to go down the mountain and see if they can find reinforcements, they will surely wipe out those fools who don't know what's good for them!
"General, what if they don't come out?"
One of the guards asked, he was badly injured and it hurt him to speak, but so far they were still alive.
"No rush, you've all worked hard, get some rest."
Looking at the crowd before him, Lu Baichuan noticed that not only the guards, but he and Qin Jian had also sustained minor injuries.
After all, they had killed three waves of bandits, and no one had replaced them. It was already remarkable that they had managed to hold on until now.
Fortunately, they only targeted the bandits each time, so the enemy didn't know how many people they had. Otherwise, if all the bandits had been mobilized, they would have had no chance of winning.
"good!"
Although everyone was injured and exhausted, their spirits were high. They felt incredibly safe following Lu Baichuan and Qin Jian. In the past, they would never have dared to dream that they could withstand three groups of people.
Furthermore, even in their current state, they believe they are certain to win because they have two good leaders.
"Splash splash splash..."
Lu Baichuan suddenly heard a familiar roaring sound. He looked up and saw a familiar dark figure in the darkness.
His heart jumped instantly. His wife had arrived, but she didn't know they were in the mountains. What if she landed nearby and these people saw her?
"What is that?"
The others noticed as well, and everyone looked up, full of curiosity.
Lu Baichuan coughed lightly and said, "It's just a huge bird of prey, don't worry about it, go and rest."
As he spoke, he first found a tree and rested on its thick trunk, showing no intention of paying any attention to it.
Everyone was puzzled. What kind of bird would make such a sound?
However, they didn't have the energy to be too curious. They had dealt with two groups of people tonight, and were injured, tired and in pain. There was another fierce battle to fight tomorrow, so they needed to rest.
Before long, everyone went to sleep.
Jiang Jiuniang had already located their position, which she could see clearly from high above. After confirming their location, she went to find a secluded place to land, released the horse from her spatial storage, and headed towards the area where Lu Baichuan and the others were stationed.
Under the moonlight, the sound of horses' hooves was very clear, and Lu Baichuan was finally relieved, still pretending that he knew nothing.
One of the guards was very alert and immediately opened his eyes to warn his companions: "Someone's coming!"
Hearing the commotion, the others also got up, ready to see who it was, knowing they would have to step in at a crucial moment.
Qin Jian also looked wary, and the sound of horses' hooves grew closer and closer, clearly heading towards them.
However, judging from the voice, it should be just one person, so there's nothing to worry about.
Then, in their nervous state, they saw that the person who came was a woman, very beautiful and very familiar.
"Wife, you've come."
Lu Baichuan jumped down from the tree, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
With his wife arriving, the game was a sure win, but the thought of her rushing over in the middle of the night for him filled him with a deep sense of helplessness.
His wife is too strong; he doesn't even have a chance to show his abilities...
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