"They're coming out. Park in the open area in front of Tian Shu." As soon as Hong Xiaoduo finished speaking, there was movement not far above the slope. A group of people with black masks were riding towards them, brandishing swords.
"The sparrows haven't flown back yet?" Yao Guang asked anxiously.
The other children looked at her speechlessly. Was this the time to worry about whether the sparrow would come back?
"Oh, okay, it's dangerous to come back now. Let's wait until we've dealt with the bad guys before we come back," Yao Guang said, trying to justify herself.
Tianquan rolled his eyes, but ultimately couldn't bring himself to say anything to her.
"You know what to do, right?" Hong Xiaoduo asked.
"Remember, it's okay to practice, but don't be impulsive or reckless. Stay calm and composed. Don't be too far apart. You need to be able to support each other, coordinate with each other, and attack the opponent's upper, middle, and lower body from different angles," Tianxuan responded on behalf of everyone.
Hong Xiaoduo nodded. Very good.
At this moment, the masked man was getting closer and closer.
Tian Shu neither slowed down nor sped up his journey, as if he hadn't heard or seen the approaching danger. When he arrived at the location Hong Xiaoduo had mentioned, he brought the carriage to a steady stop.
Jumping off the carriage shaft, Tian Shu patted Xiao Hei's head and then shouted to Xiao Hui at the back, "I'm handing over my belongings to you." After saying that, he placed his hand on the hilt of his sword at his waist and looked at the masked man in front of him.
One, two, three... My goodness, exactly thirteen people!
Quan Jinghuai and Lan Zechen, along with their servants, silently counted twice in their minds, and it was still thirteen people.
Quan Jinghuai was alright, but Lan Zechen and his servant couldn't stay calm. It's possible for someone to predict the weather and rain by observing changes in the clouds, but how did she predict this?
The other side was also quite surprised. They had just appeared, yet these people showed no sign of panic, as if they had known all along.
This is the first time in all these years that I've encountered such a calm target.
However, what happened next surprised them even more.
One by one, the children got off the carriage. In this situation, shouldn't they be hiding in the carriage, trembling with fear, too scared to even cry out loud?
And what's with the way those six little brats are looking at them? Are they sizing them up?
Yao Guang squeezed to the front, looking at the masked men on horseback one by one. Her gaze settled on one of them, recognizing him from his clothing as the one who had been keeping watch.
Yao Guang grinned at him again, and not only that, she also waved to him with a smile.
Tian Shu's handsome face darkened, and he reached out and grabbed Yao Guang's collar: "What are you doing?" He then pulled her to his side.
The masked men on horseback all looked at their companion—Leng Changping!
Why weren't these people surprised or alarmed when they saw them? And why did that little girl greet him with a sweet smile?
Actually, when Leng Changping saw that little girl smiling and waving at him just now, her expression seemed to be saying to him, "Hi, how are you? We meet again so soon!"
For the first time in his life, Leng Changping, who was nearly 40 years old, felt a chill run down his spine because of the smiling face of a seemingly harmless little girl.
His stiff reaction made the other masked men even more suspicious.
Inside the carriage, Lan Zechen, who was peeking out through the gap in the curtains, was also puzzled. Why did the other person's reaction outside seem so strange?
Now that they've caught up, why are they like this? Did they forget what they were supposed to do because of the jolting of their mounts?
Hong Xiaoduo touched a handful of pebbles with one hand and untied the soft whip from her waist with the other. She shouted at the masked men, "Hey you with the Mandarin Duck Hammers, what's your name, Soul-Locking Gentleman? Stop hiding! Come forward and take that thing off your face so I can see what a thousand-tael bounty looks like!"
Her shout was like a muffled thunderclap exploding over the heads of all the masked men.
Stunned by the shock, his gaze subconsciously shifted from Leng Changping to the person on horseback at the very back.
The man's pupils constricted sharply, and his hands instinctively reached for something hidden under the cloak. The other person actually knew it was him? No wonder he reacted that way just now.
"Leng Changping, how dare you betray the boss?" One of the men next to him said fiercely to Leng Changping.
Huh? Upon suddenly hearing this angry question, Leng Changping felt like his brain wasn't working properly, it was all jumbled up, what was all this about?
Seeing the fierce looks his brothers were giving him, as if they wanted to devour him alive, Leng Changping belatedly realized what was happening.
"Boss, I didn't, it wasn't me, listen to me." He tried to explain, but it seemed no one wanted to listen to him. The one closest to him had already raised his axe and was about to chop him down.
"Damn it, you framed me!" Leng Changping shouted in despair, urging his horse towards the group of children ahead.
In this situation, the leader and his brothers wouldn't give him a chance to explain, so he could only prove himself through actions.
Quan Jinghuai looked at their reactions and conversations, feeling that he understood a little, but still felt that it didn't make sense. Putting aside when Xiao Duo had won over this guy surnamed Leng, judging from Leng's current posture, he was angry and wanted to vent his anger on the children!
Seeing Xiao Duo standing there with a smug and arrogant smile, Quan Jinghuai didn't step forward to stop this seemingly out-of-control girl. There were still twelve of them.
The next moment, Hong Xiaoduo flicked her hand, and the horse that the man surnamed Leng was riding neighed and fell to the ground, throwing the rider off as well.
Leng Changping struggled to his feet, drew his waist knife, and continued to pounce on the children. His eyes were fixed on the gap-toothed little girl with a vicious look. To be mocked by such a little kid was an utter disgrace.
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