The group of people were lying in ambush about seven miles away from where the carriage was. Hong Xiaoduo then began to plan what to do next.
"Mom, look, look! That little bird has flown back!" Yao Guang exclaimed with delight as she watched the sparrow reappear at the car window and slowly descend.
The other children in the same carriage were equally astonished.
Even Quan Jinghuai, who was on horseback outside the carriage, was very surprised. He had clearly seen it fly forward and disappear into the distance. How could it fly back again?
Just like how it knows its way around.
"Oh my, why did you fly back again? Do you like us? Want to be with us? Okay then, welcome to be one of us." Hong Xiaoduo pretended to be surprised, and then seriously reached out and grabbed the sparrow on the car window, placing it on the table under the coffee table in the car.
The little sparrow perched obediently on the platform, its little head looking left and right.
Hong Xiaoduo used her mind to shut down the machine, and sure enough, the next moment, the little sparrow lay on the table, resting with its eyes closed.
"Wow, it's so well-behaved! Mom, what should we name it? What does it eat? Should we build it a nest? Cotton? Cloth scraps? Or soft hay?" Yao Guang looked at the resting sparrow and started chattering away.
"I feel like my little sister is more like a sparrow," Tianquan teased.
"Well, you can think of a name when we stop to rest after getting off the bus. As for building a nest, I think we should ask your sister Feiyan for some soft fabric scraps."
As for what it eats, it probably eats small insects. We don't need to worry about that; it will go out and hunt for itself. Hong Xiaoduo didn't find the little girl noisy at all; on the contrary, she found her adorable.
He patiently responded, but he wasn't sure if the sparrow, which looked very realistic and indistinguishable from a real sparrow, could eat like a real sparrow.
I told myself to let it go out to find food on its own. I'll set up a program later to make it fly out a few times a day at set times. But who knows if it's actually going out to find food?
Emma, this little thing looks exactly like the real thing. Looking at the very 'well-behaved' sparrow, Hong Xiaoduo couldn't help but reach out and stroke it again.
Looking up, Hong Xiaoduo saw that Yao Guang and the other little guys were envious and wanted to pet it too. She quickly told them not to touch it for the time being, otherwise it would be frightened and fly away and never come back.
I didn't mean anything by it, I was just worried that the little ones might have sharp eyes and realize that what they saw as a sparrow wasn't actually a sparrow, which would be hard to explain.
Hong Xiaoduo estimated the time and distance from the ambush location, and when it was about time, she had Tian Shu stop.
Tian Shu and the others didn't think anything of it; they just stopped when she told them to.
Sitting in his own carriage, Lan Zechen looked out the window and pondered that stopping now was probably for the sake of caution, since he knew he was being followed, but didn't know where the other party was lying in ambush.
Seeing that Hong Xiaoduo and the others had all gotten off the carriage, Lan Zechen also got off and walked straight to Hong Xiaoduo's side: "How about we take another route? Although it's a bit longer, there are troops stationed on that route, so it's safer."
“Uncle Pavilion Master, if you’re afraid, then you should take another route,” Tianquan interjected from the side.
What? I'm scared?
Lan Zechen was about to say what he had to be afraid of, as he had traveled far before. However, he always kept a low profile when he went out, and the few ignorant people he occasionally encountered were just scoundrels, whom his guards could easily handle.
Actually, thinking about it carefully, he's not so much scared as he is now, just a tiny bit worried.
After all, there are still six children, and even I can tell that the young woman named Feiyan is not a martial arts practitioner.
The woman with the sword at her waist, according to Guard Liu, didn't seem to have the aura of a martial artist.
Therefore, of the nine people in this group, only Quan Jinghuai is suitable.
Even though Lan Zechen knew that these six children were also practicing martial arts while he was in the stable, practicing martial arts did not mean that they could cope with the dangers that were about to be faced.
Liu, the bodyguard, said that judging from the people keeping watch, they didn't seem like a small-time rabble.
What if we really can't beat them? Lan Zechen looked at the adorable children in front of him and was really worried.
He was just thinking about how to respond to the child when the youngest girl came over and said, "Uncle Pavilion Master, don't be afraid or worried. There will be no danger if you stay with us."
Our mother is very capable.
Just as she finished speaking, she saw her master walk past her. Realizing that what she had said was inappropriate, she quickly added, "And our master is also very powerful."
As Quan Jinghuai walked over, he listened to his little disciple's words, which clearly came out only after seeing him approaching. He shook his head helplessly, thinking to himself, "Thank you so much, little girl. I should have kept quiet."
If you don't say anything, why would I get angry with you over this? If I cared about this, my grave would be overgrown with weeds by now.
"Yes, Uncle is not afraid or worried," Lan Zechen replied with a kind smile.
Never mind, if we really encounter an ambush and a very dangerous situation, even if I can't be of much help, I can at least protect this little girl!
Just then, Hong Xiaoduo said to Tian Shu, "If you see a big rock this high on this side of the road and three big trees here, remember to tell me."
Then he took out a piece of paper and showed it to Quan Jinghuai: "Brother, you've been traveling the martial arts world for many years. Take a look. Do you remember this kind of thing?"
Quan Jinghuai looked at the paper, and Lan Zechen and Guard Liu also stepped forward to peek.
"Mandarin Duck Hammers?"
"Mandarin Duck Hammers?"
Quan Jinghuai and Guard Liu said in unison.
"Ah, so many people use this thing?" Hong Xiaoduo was a little disappointed when she heard that both of them knew the name of the weapon.
In any case, she had never seen anything like this in any of the martial arts movies she had watched since she was a child. The hammers she had seen were either spherical, square, or rhomboid; this was the first time she had ever seen one shaped like a pair of mandarin ducks.
The drones, in their sparrow-like state, were practically touching the heads of those lying in ambush, so she could see them exceptionally clearly.
As for their appearance, humph, I didn't expect those people to be so cautious? They were already lying in ambush there so early, and they were already covering their faces with black masks.
Before Quan Jinghuai and Guard Liu could respond, Hong Xiaoduo noticed that both of them had a very surprised expression on their faces.
"Where have you seen it?" Quan Jinghuai asked.
"Young Lady Hong, why are you asking about this?" Guard Liu asked as well.
"Shouldn't you be the ones answering my question first?" The two men's reactions made Hong Xiaoduo realize that things weren't as simple as they seemed...
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