Although Xie Yushu's hairpin missed its mark, the man retreated in the direction in front of Tianshui and Zhao Hu. Seeing this, Zhao Hu raised his wooden stick and struck the man hard on the back of the neck. The man instantly collapsed to the ground, rolled his eyes, and remained motionless.
Seeing the man fall to the ground, his life hanging in the balance, the remaining three roared and charged forward with their knives, shouting that they would kill Xie Yushu and the others to avenge the man!
On Xie Yushu's side, Zhao Hu had just taken down one of them, and his momentum instantly increased. He roared and surrounded the three people!
As the saying goes, "one effort, one breath," and with that momentum, they fought fiercely as if they were not afraid of death. Two fists can't fight four hands, and in no time, the other three were also beaten to the point of being powerless to fight back, lying on the ground like dead dogs!
Although Zhao Hu and Nan Xing's men were also injured, their eyes gleamed, especially Nan Xing, who stood with his hands on his hips, smugly saying...
"You bunch of worthless scoundrels, with green onions stuck in your pig noses, what are you pretending for! You think you can wipe us out? Let's see who wipes out whom!"
They even threatened our manor lord!
I'll show you what arrogance is! I'll show you what arrogance is!
While cursing, Nanxing directed the four sisters, Chunxiaqiudong, to give those people a good beating!
Seeing that they were weak and that kicking them wasn't enough, Zhao Hu told them to move aside and let the elements of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and fire pass.
Xie Yushu waved her hand to stop the person.
"Forget it! Don't kick him to death! Just hand him over to the authorities!"
Nanxing said angrily
"Just kick them to death and throw them into the mountains to feed the wolves! Anyway, these guys don't seem like good people!"
Leaving them around might just lead to them causing you more trouble!
"Exactly! Master, in my opinion, we should just silence them!"
Zhao Hu echoed this sentiment.
"They were just following orders. It was their master who wanted to kill me. Even if I killed them, there would be a second and a third group. Let them live! Send them to Lord Han for interrogation to see who their princess really is!"
You are my guards, not assassins. Unless your lives are directly threatened, please refrain from killing!
"But they wanted to kill you, are you just going to let it go like that?"
Nanxing was unwilling to accept this.
Xie Yushu was conflicted. Her training had always focused on saving lives, and she couldn't bring herself to take lives so easily. However, she also couldn't leave herself vulnerable to being killed again. After a moment's hesitation, she spoke...
"Then let's sever the Achilles tendon!"
Upon hearing this, Nanxing and Zhao Hu exchanged a glance, snatched the large blades from the four men, and ordered the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, earth, spring, summer, autumn, and winter) to assist them.
"These people came to assassinate the manor lord and even wanted to wipe us out. We should teach them a lesson!"
Let's also practice our skills. How can guards who have never seen blood protect the master?
"Everyone must sever a tendon in their hand or foot. If you don't get one, chop your leg. Everyone must have blood on their hands today!"
This is an attempt to build up courage.
Although Xie Yushu's intention was simply to sever their Achilles tendons so they wouldn't cause them any trouble in the future, she remained silent after seeing the injured people on her side.
Zhao Hu and Nan Xing were the first to go up. It was clear that they were nervous. They gripped the knife tightly, but in the end, Zhao Hu hardened his heart and swiftly severed the Achilles tendon of one of the men.
Seeing this, Nanxing pursed his lips and, in a flash, severed one person's tendon!
Zhao Hu couldn't tell what was going on, but Nan Xing's face turned pale instantly, though he calmly handed the knife to Chun Yu.
The five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, earth) and the four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, winter) each severed one person's tendons in turn. Finally, the wood element (wood) didn't get its share, so it made a cut on one person's thigh.
Although the fight was intense just now, they were using wooden sticks. Now, it was a real bloodbath, and the men's faces were not good, but they remained calm.
Although the four assassins didn't die, they were practically still alive!
Nanxing, along with Jin Ge, Zhao Tu, and Dong Xue, went to the city to report to the authorities.
Zhao Hu then stayed behind with the rest of his men to guard the area.
Mu Li, Tian Shui, Xia He, and Qiu Shuang were all injured. Mu Li was stabbed in the arm, Tian Shui was stabbed in the abdomen and coughed up blood, seemingly with internal injuries, Xia He was stabbed in the shoulder, and Qiu Shuang also had a deep cut on her palm that exposed the bone.
Xie Yushu carefully treated their wounds. The others were fine, but Tianshui needed five stitches and would probably need a month or two to recover!
Xie Yushu had just finished treating her wounds when she heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, followed by a troop of fire dragons.
The horse quickly arrived, and Han Zhongyu jumped off and rushed to Xie Yushu's side, asking...
"What happened? Are you hurt?"
"I'm fine. Luckily, I had my guards protecting me, otherwise I might be in serious trouble today!"
These people are implying that their princess ordered them to kill me, but they absolutely refuse to reveal who their princess is. This matter is directly related to my ex-husband, Xiao Yi. Could you please help me investigate what exactly happened?
"Don't worry, leave it to me. Since we know their master is a princess, it won't be difficult to find out."
Only the eldest daughters of princes can be granted the title of Princess of the Imperial Court, and there are only seven or eight of them. I will send a letter to the capital, and I will receive news within half a month!
"Thank you!"
"Don't mention it, I'll take you home!"
After Han Zhongyu finished speaking, without waiting for Xie Yushu's reply, he ordered Liu Nan and Liu Bei to lead men to drag the four half-dead people back to the prison, while he himself led four men to escort Xie Yushu and the others back to the manor.
The rest of the journey went smoothly. After a long day, Han Zhongyu saw the people off at the entrance of Shangzhuang and then returned home.
The return of Xie Yushu and her group in such a disheveled state greatly frightened Aunt Su and Qu Xiaodie. Qu Xiaodie and Xiao Haitang secretly regretted not going with Xie Yushu; if they had gone with her, perhaps no one would have been hurt.
After hearing the whole story, there was another uproar. Qu Xiaodie was so angry that she gritted her teeth and cursed what kind of princess could be so shameless.
Xie Yushu couldn't help but comfort her again, telling her to calm down and wait for Han Zhongyu to find out who it was before making further plans.
Qu Xiaodie had no choice but to comply and temporarily quieted down.
Xie Yushu had someone brew medicine for them, and after watching them for a while and seeing that there was nothing seriously wrong, she washed up and went to sleep.
Meanwhile, in the Anle Marquis's mansion in the capital city...
The newly appointed Marquis of Anle, Xiao Jinyu—or rather, Chu Jinyu—was frowning as he drank his medicinal soup.
He took a sip and glanced at his aunt, Princess Rong'an, Chu Mingzhu, whose face was grim.
Chu Jinyu was completely numb. He missed his father, mother, and sister, but his aunt forbade him to mention them. His aunt said that his mother and sister were country bumpkins, while he was the dignified Marquis of Anle. Mentioning them would be an insult to his status. Every time he mentioned them, his aunt would slap her own palm. After a few times, he stopped mentioning them.
The aunt said that Xiao Yi was not his father, but the grandson of General Chu Wei, who was in charge of pacifying the west. He wanted to work hard to learn martial arts and revive the family business.
He was willing to listen to his aunt, drink the unpleasant medicine to strengthen his body, and work hard to learn martial arts, but he did not want to disown his mother and sister.
Xiao Jinyu finished the medicinal food in the bowl, but didn't say anything, keeping her head down in silence.
Chu Mingzhu watched him finish drinking, then ordered someone to clear the bowl away and said...
"Go to bed early, and get up early tomorrow to practice martial arts."
Then he left with his maid.
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