Chapter 201 Hook Kiss
The stick didn't hit the other person; instead, she grabbed it.
Xiao Mingshu kicked out again, but the other party easily dodged it.
She tried to pull the stick back, but the other person was stronger.
She was almost pulled down by the other person, "Ah!"
Only then did he realize that the other person's face was Ye Hongying.
"It's you. What do you want?"
"I didn't mean anything by it. I was using the restroom nearby when I saw you here alone and thought I'd come over and ask you to come down the mountain together."
"I have nothing to say to you. Don't sneak up behind me like that again. You'll scare me half to death." Xiao Mingshu picked up the firewood on the ground and left.
Ye Hongying didn't stop her as she turned around. A fierce glint flashed in her eyes, and she raised her hand to chop down on the back of her neck.
If you dislike me so much, you deserve to have your reputation ruined tonight.
Before the chop could land, Xiao Mingshu sensed danger behind her, threw firewood at her, and quickly rushed down the mountain.
He ran while shouting, "Help! Help! Someone's trying to hurt me..."
Ye Hongying brushed the firewood off her body and chased after him down the mountain, calling out, "Stop..."
He had only taken two steps when he caught up.
A dark shadow fell from the tree, blocking her way.
"Who are you?"
She sensed that the other party possessed profound inner strength and that their martial arts skills might surpass hers, so she looked at them with apprehension.
With a slight flick of the wrist, a throwing knife slipped from the sleeve into the palm.
The shadowy figure didn't speak, but turned and drew his sword.
She quickly threw a throwing knife.
"Clang!" The dark figure slashed at the flying knife with his sword. The flying knife shot into a tree and penetrated deep into the wood. Ye Hongying turned around and found that there was also a dark figure behind her. She tried to run to the side.
The other party blocked his path with a quick movement.
She fought with the two men in black.
The other party seemed unwilling to take her life, and after a couple of feints, tried to use his lightness skill to escape.
Zhuiying threw the hilt of his sword at the back of her neck, knocking her unconscious.
Duan Qingyun found a pit that was neither too deep nor too shallow, marked it along the way, and waited for Ye Hongying to bring the person over.
He jumped down to test the depth of the pit, but before he even landed, a net covered him, and he suddenly fell against a tree.
He was tearing at the net with both hands, but before he could break free, two dark figures appeared in front of him.
Who are you?
The other person didn't speak, just stared at him coldly. Then, a sharp pain shot through the back of his neck, and everything went black as he completely lost consciousness.
The food was ready at the Xiao family's house at the foot of the mountain, but Xiao Mingshu hadn't returned yet.
Xiao Xuanwu: "Why hasn't Fourth Sister come back yet? I was carrying firewood down the mountain when I saw her coming up. She said she would come down after gathering a little more."
Song Mingyan said, "Could something have happened? Let's go look for them quickly."
Having learned from their previous experience, they didn't even bother to eat and hurried up the mountain to look for the person. Xiao Xuance, who was in a wheelchair, also pushed his wheelchair along the path at the foot of the mountain to search for the person.
"Shu'er, Shu'er..."
On the main branch, only the frail Yang Shi remained, lying on a cart.
Uncle Xiao and his son, who were lying in wait behind a tree nearby, exchanged a glance.
Uncle Xiao took out a packet of medicine powder from his sleeve and handed it to his son, "Jing'er, go."
"Father, are you scared? We agreed to go together. Do you want Mother to die with her eyes wide open in disbelief?"
Uncle Xiao's eyes darted around, and he let out a cold snort from his nose. "Hmph! Afraid? I'm afraid of them? A bunch of old, weak, sick and disabled people. I'm just following the Xiao family's ancestral teachings and don't want brothers to kill each other."
“Then let’s go together and put the poison in their pot to avenge Mother.” Xiao Xuanjing pulled him out from behind the tree.
As they approached, Yang, who was still half asleep, opened her eyes.
Xiao Xuanjing was worried that she would see it, "Father, I'll cover for you, you poison him."
"I...I can't do it. You go, I'll cover you."
Uncle Xiao handed him the medicine packet and walked towards Yang's cart.
He used his large body to block Yang's view.
He rubbed his eyes. "Sister-in-law, Meiyu is gone. She was just buried."
Madam Yang sighed, "Alas! It's all because my body is so useless. If I could get out of bed, I would go and pay my respects to her."
"Sister-in-law, how did our Xiao family become like this? It's all scattered and disorganized. Fourth Brother doesn't even talk to us anymore. If only eldest brother were still here, I miss him."
Yang nodded slightly. "Yes, if Yuanshan were still here, things wouldn't have turned out like this."
She knew that her late husband was loyal and devoted to his brothers, but he also had his own principles, and that military law and orders were as strict as mountains.
Once, Erlang fell into someone's trap and only took one of his men with him, resulting in the near annihilation of his entire army.
Xiao Yuanshan almost beat him to death.
It was only through the intercession of the eldest son and the third son, along with the soldiers in the army, that their lives were spared.
Of all the sons, only the third son's personality was most similar to their father's.
Seeing his grief-stricken face, Madam Yang temporarily put aside past grievances and advised him, "Yuanchuan, take it easy and look forward. You still have other family members. For their sake, cheer up and live well."
"Yes, sister-in-law, I... I would like to borrow some money from you to buy some paper money to worship her. She has been married to me for more than 20 years, and I have let her work hard for so many years."
I'm so sorry for her. Now that she's gone, I don't even have a proper funeral. I can't let her go without even some paper money for the dead, sob sob..."
Yang opened the bundle beside her, took out a purse, and gave him two taels of silver.
Xiao Xuanjing walked to the pot and looked around. It was pitch black all around, and the pot was placed in a dark spot where no one could see it.
He quickly took out the medicinal powder, sprinkled it into the pot, and stirred it a few times.
Eat, eat, eat! I'll let you eat until you're stuffed!
Suddenly a deep voice came from behind, "What are you doing?"
Startled, he dropped the iron ladle back into the pot with a crash!
"I... I'm hungry. The smell of porridge makes me want to eat it, so... I'm not eating anymore. I'll leave now."
Xiao Xuance said, "Stop! If you want to eat, why don't you stop eating before you leave?"
"No need, I'm not hungry."
Xiao Xuanwu emerged from behind a large tree, blocking his path. "Don't go!"
"Get out of the way!"
"No way!" Xiao Xuanjing didn't take this little brat seriously, and simply pushed him aside and left.
Xiao Xuanwu ran quickly to help him leap up and jump behind him, wrapping his legs tightly around his waist and his arms around his neck from behind.
Xiao Xuanjing staggered from the impact and tried to grab him, but it was like an octopus that he couldn't shake off, and he was entangled tighter and tighter.
Finally, his opponent used a clever trick to throw him, flipping him over in mid-air and slamming him heavily to the ground.
Xiao Xuanwu used the momentum to perform a somersault and landed in a whirl.
Old Liao had just finished eating roast chicken and, without any alcohol, felt unwell. He wandered around the group to digest his food, mainly hoping to see if anyone had any alcohol so he could offer them a few drinks.
He happened to turn to the Xiao family's side and saw the fight breaking out. He walked over and asked, "What's going on?"
"Uncle Liao, he put something in the pot."
"What did you download?"
Xiao Xuanjing hid the paper packet containing the medicine powder in his sleeve.
I instinctively pressed that spot.
Xiao Xuanwu reached out and grabbed his wrist, twisting it forcefully, causing the paper package to fall to Lao Liao's feet.
Old Liao picked it up, opened it, and smelled the lingering scent on the paper package. "This is... Gelsemium elegans?"
It is commonly known as "heartbreak grass" because "one leaf ingested will cause heartbreak a hundred steps away".
There is no antidote for this poison; ingesting it will certainly lead to death.
Old Liao roared, "You damned bastard, you poisoned them all! How am I supposed to explain this? I'll beat you to death first!"
The death of the old, weak, sick, or disabled is fate, and he has no say in it. But if someone intentionally poisons and kills a dozen or so prisoners, then they are harming him.
Enraged, Lao Liao kicked him in the chest. "Bang!"
After kicking the man to the ground, he pulled out a whip and began to whip him wildly.
"Slap slap slap!!!"
As Lao Liao hit and cursed, "Poisoning! I'll teach you to poison people! You vicious thing, what deep-seated hatred could make you want to poison someone's whole family to death?"
Xiao Xuanjing rolled and dodged on the ground, but no matter where he rolled, the whip struck him precisely, leaving bloody welts all over his body. "Crack! Crack!!"
"Ouch! Ah, it hurts! Daddy, save me..."
"They killed my mother, I was just retaliating, I did nothing wrong."
Uncle Xiao walked to Old Liao's side and begged him to stop, "Master Liao, Master Liao, please stop hitting him, or he'll die."
Old Liao exuded a cold and violent aura, which was somewhat frightening. For his son's sake, he still mustered up his courage and rushed over, shoving Old Liao aside with a "bang!"
Old Liao was so angry that he lashed out with his whip, "Crack!"
"Bring the porridge over and feed it to him."
Uncle Xiao was so frightened that he knelt down and begged for mercy for his son, "Nephew, good nephew, when will this cycle of revenge end? You also killed his mother. Please let us go this time, and we will never think of revenge again."
"Who killed his mother? We didn't do it."
"Pah!" Xiao Xuanjing, lying on the ground, spat out a mouthful of blood and gritted his teeth, saying, "It was that vicious woman Yun Zhaoxue who poisoned the wound medicine. My mother used her hemorrhoid medicine and her wound festered. She killed her. As her son, I want to avenge my mother. Am I wrong? I am not wrong. This is all what you owe us!"
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