Chapter 181 Shen Yan Dies with His Heart Meridians Shattered
Sensing danger, Zhuiying quickly opened his eyes, launched a sneak attack from behind, and plunged his sword into the black-clad man's heart. "Pfft!"
He drew his sword, and another flash of blood appeared, slicing the neck of another black man.
"Well!"
Just then, two more long swords pierced the wind from outside the window, aiming straight for his heart.
With a flick of his wrist, the sword slashed upwards, the blades rubbing against each other, producing a piercing clang, "Clang—"
Sparks flew, seemingly igniting the air.
Using this force, he spun around and retreated, simultaneously pressing down on his wrist, the tip of his sword slicing towards his opponent's wrist.
In the shadows, Xiao Xuance and Yun Zhaoxue simultaneously threw two hidden weapons that struck the man in black on the shoulder.
Zhuiying forcefully pushed the person out first, then raised his knife and slashed horizontally, deliberately slowing down by half a beat.
The third prince and his guards were not drugged; they huddled in a corner, where the guards protected them.
Strangely, the men in black did not attack them, but instead targeted the Xiao family members.
The Yang family and others slept inside, while the four members of the Xiao family, who knew martial arts, stood guard on the outside to prevent the black men from harming them.
Men in black kept jumping in through the other windows.
They were like murderous maniacs, stabbing anyone they saw; screams echoed throughout the inn.
"Ah! Ah!"
With so many people at the post station, if the drug were spread out and everyone took a little, its effect would be weakened.
The guards were awakened by the ear-piercing sounds of fighting.
Old Liao saw that the Xiao family was fighting with the black men, and several dark figures were killing indiscriminately in the crowd.
He kicked at the other guards, yelling, "Wake up, all of you! Something's happened! Something's happened!"
"What happened?"
Old Liao pulled out a tinderbox from his waist, opened the lid, and blew on it, illuminating the room.
"Stop! Who are you? They are convicts. Killing them is going against the imperial court."
The man in black ignored him and casually stabbed the two men right in front of Lao Liao. "Pfft!"
He dodged the crowd on the ground and charged towards the man in black, "Clang! Clang!"
There were too many men in black, and they acted recklessly, trampling and stomping around inside the house.
The person on the ground, half-conscious from inhaling snuff, stomped on the ground, yelling, "Aaaaaah!!!"
The pain forced them to wake up.
People who were awakened were terrified and fled in all directions, jumping out of doorways or windows.
"Murder! Murder! Run! Run away!"
Old Liao, along with several escorts, forced the men in black to escape through a broken window. The three black men were highly skilled in martial arts, and the fight was almost a draw between two against one.
On the other side, Xiao Xuanwu and Yun Zhaoxue were also fighting with the men in black.
The last man in black was dealt with.
They went over to help the guards.
Seeing that their numbers were increasing, the men in black, fearing they would be outnumbered, turned and used their lightness skills to leap onto the wall and then onto a nearby tree branch, disappearing into the night in an instant.
Old Liao even thought it was a display of lightness skill, watching helplessly as they escaped right under his nose. "Damn it! They really got away fast."
Who's keeping watch tonight?
"It's Chen Qi and Li Shun." Zhao Jiu looked around the courtyard and saw two people leaning against the carriage, motionless, as if they were dead.
Upon closer inspection, a bloody gash was visible on their necks. Checking their breath, it became clear they had been slit at the neck.
"Brother Liao, they're dead."
Old Liao said, "Take a few men, dig a hole, and bury them. If I ever find out who they are, I'll skin them alive!"
The guards found several tokens on the man in black.
The token is engraved with the character '许'.
Just then, several painful cries rang out from inside the dilapidated temple, "Ah! Yan'er, what's wrong? Don't scare your mother, who stepped on you?"
"Yan'er, Yan'er, Imperial Physician, please take a look at my Yan'er, what's wrong?"
Physician Chen bypassed the crowd and went over to take Shen Yan's pulse. As soon as his fingers touched Shen Yan's wrist, he felt a sudden jolt. This was a sign of impending death. He then lifted Shen Yan's clothes to check his chest, pressed it gently twice, and then took his pulse on both sides again.
"Imperial Physician Chen, how is Yan'er? Tell me quickly."
"His heart meridian is completely shattered! His five internal organs have all been displaced. Even a great immortal couldn't save him. He's living a life worse than death... Prepare for his funeral."
Shen Yichun retorted, "Impossible! It was someone who stepped on it, not a horse that trampled it. How could its heart meridian be completely shattered?"
"Martial artists possess strong internal energy, and the force of their kicks is definitely different from that of ordinary people. If someone is highly skilled in martial arts, the force of their kick is no less than that of a horse's hoof."
"No, no! He's so young, he hasn't even married or had children yet. Physician Chen, please save my Yan'er! I'll give you any amount of money you want."
"Mother, don't worry. Ordinary doctors are not skilled enough to save my brother. Let's take him to see Doctor Hua. He will definitely be able to save him."
"Yes! Let's go find the miracle doctor." Shen Yichun had someone carry Shen Yan out.
Old Liao walked in and stopped them, "Stop! You're not allowed to go anywhere."
"Master Liao, my son's heart meridian has been shattered and he is about to die. We are about to take him to a renowned doctor for treatment and will return as soon as we can save him."
"Serves him right for dying! Just throw him off any cliff!"
"Master Liao, why are you so cruel? You're targeting the Shen family at every turn. What have we done to offend you? Or have you taken bribes from the Xiao family and are siding with them? Believe me, I'll have my elder brother submit a memorial to the imperial court impeaching you!"
Old Liao's smile was chilling and menacing, as if he wanted to kill someone. He threw the token at Madam Shen, "Impose on me? I'm cruel? You hired the assassin yourself, and your son was trampled to death. It's all retribution. The sins you committed have been punished on your son!"
He was seething with anger; not a single member of the Shen family could quell his rage.
"No, I just want them to kill Xiao... but not to trample on my Yan'er." Madam Shen woke up later and didn't see how many men in black there were. After hearing what Lao Liao said, she didn't suspect that some of them weren't her people.
"Ahhh..." Shen Yan opened his mouth wide, letting out a painful sound from his throat. What started as bleeding from the corner of his lip turned into coughing up blood. "Cough cough..."
He was in so much pain. Doctor Chen was right; he was living a life worse than death and only wanted to die to escape it.
But he really didn't want to die. His enemy was still alive and well, and he hadn't taken his revenge yet. Moreover, his death was definitely related to the Xiao family. That kick was definitely aimed at killing him and was not a mistake. He used all his strength to write the character "Xiao" on the ground. As soon as he finished writing it, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, staining his chin, neck, and the front of his clothes red.
Madam Shen covered his mouth, as if that would stop her son from vomiting blood, tears streaming down her face. "Yan'er, don't be afraid, Mother will take you to find a divine doctor. The divine doctor will surely save you."
"Stop! He can't be saved. Bury him. Departing from the group will be treated as a fugitive!"
"No, my son is not dead yet, get out of my way."
Old Liao led several constables to block the door, preventing them from leaving, but the Shen family tried to force their way in.
As they pushed and shoved each other, Shen Qingyu noticed Shen Yan's arm hanging down.
"Father, Mother, my eldest brother is... he's not breathing."
"Yan'er, Yan'er..."
Of the group, only Shen Yan died.
To protect the child, Xiao Xuance's clothes were torn, and to make the performance more realistic, he wrapped them with a thick layer of gauze.
Both Wu and Zhang had a bloody hole pierced in their shoulders, and the bleeding wouldn't stop. The imperial physician stitched them up, barely stopping the bleeding. Without any wound medicine, the wounds couldn't heal. If the wounds reopened on the way to exile and became infected and abscessed, they would die.
All their silver was gone.
They asked Physician Chen and Physician Zhang, who were stitching up their wounds, to give them the medicine on credit first.
They were all barely able to take care of themselves, and bumps and bruises were inevitable on the road to exile. They had to look after themselves and their families, and didn't have much sympathy for outsiders. Holding an empty porcelain bottle, they said, "We have no medicine for our injuries."
"hiss!"
Wu asked Ye Hongying to pay for the medicine from the escorts, but the escorts didn't have enough.
Moreover, they only had ordinary wound medicine, which was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot when faced with a bloody hole, and had no effect whatsoever.
In order to survive, they had no choice but to beg the eldest son's family.
The two men, along with their entire family, knelt on the ground, tugging at Yang's trouser legs and pleading, "Sister-in-law, please save me! For the sake of us being family, please give me some wound medicine. My bleeding won't stop, and I'll die without it. Please!"
They knew that Madam Yang was always soft-hearted, which was why they came specifically to beg her. If they had begged Xiao Xuance and Yun Zhaoxue, she might have found them annoying and kicked them away.
"Sister-in-law, we know we were wrong. We have never opposed the eldest son's family these past few days. We have already repented. Please have mercy and give us medicine to save my wife. Please."
Yang looked troubled. "I really want to help you, but I don't have any medicine. It's no use begging me."
"Young Master, Young Master, please give me some wound medicine to save my Second Aunt and Third Aunt."
Yun Zhaoxue took out a bottle of wound medicine and said, "Whoever tells me who pushed my second sister-in-law into the lake yesterday noon, I will give her this bottle of wound medicine."
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