Chapter 466: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 466: Critical Condition (Part 2)
Approaching the riverbank, Xiao Ruiyuan was about to crouch down to wash his hands when Mao Mao, circling vigilantly in the air, suddenly let out a sharp and short scream, a strong sense of danger washing over him.
Without hesitation, Xiao Ruiyuan swiftly drew his sword from his waist and cleanly swung it in front of him. With a crisp snap, a swiftly approaching arrow split into two and fell into the water.
"Enemy attack! Protect the master!" Xiao Jiu shouted loudly, quickly dropping the food in his hand and drawing his sword as he rushed towards Xiao Ruiyuan.
The other shadow guards reacted swiftly. In an instant, they surrounded Xiao Ruiyuan tightly, preparing to face the enemy. The blades in their hands, reflecting the sunlight, emitted dazzling cold glints.
Soon after, masked assassins leaped out from the river bottom one after another, disturbing the calm surface of the water.
A fierce battle was about to begin!
"Kill!"
Without waiting for the assassins to strike first, Xiao Ruiyuan gave the command and led his shadow guards to charge fiercely towards the enemies.
Xiao Ruiyuan moved like a god of war, surrounded by a strong aura of death. He wielded his sword with precision, harvesting the lives of the oncoming enemies.
No one bothered to count how many assassins appeared. The shadow guards, seemingly tireless, continued to repeat the motion of taking lives. Despite their increasing wounds and weakening arms, they dared not show any signs of fatigue.
The bodies of the fallen assassins piled up, staining the verdant grass with a growing red hue. The air was thick with the smell of blood, nauseating to the senses.
When the last assassin fell beneath his blade, Xiao Ruiyuan was once again drenched in blood, finding no dry spot on himself.
The bodies of the assassins lay scattered around. Xiao Jiu, without pausing to rest, began checking them with the remaining shadow guards. Those still showing signs of life were swiftly dealt a finishing blow to the heart.
This time, sixty-six assassins were slain, more than in any previous encounter. Despite their eradication, eleven of Xiao Ruiyuan's shadow guards were lost, leaving only the final five.
Looking at the eleven lifeless bodies laid out on the ground, a touch of profound sorrow flashed through Xiao Ruiyuan's bloodshot eyes. He closed his eyes, the deep-seated hatred lingering in his bones.
Someday... Someday, he would make those responsible pay the price they deserved!
Despite undergoing various brutal trainings since childhood, accustomed to life and death, they were doomed to lack ordinary emotions. However, seeing their companions, who had shared life and death, now turned into cold corpses, caused even Xiao Jiu and the others to redden their eyes.
Unable to bear leaving their bodies exposed in the wilderness to become food for wild beasts and vultures, Xiao Jiu and the others suppressed their grief. They gathered dry branches and firewood from a nearby grove and gently placed their comrades' bodies on top. Igniting the fire with a fire striker, they cremated them.
Watching the flames consume the bodies of their comrades, Xiao Jiu and the others struggled to hide their grief. Xiao Ruiyuan stood nearby, momentarily stunned.
However, danger struck so suddenly. In that instant, an arrowhead glowing blue, carried by a fierce wind, shot through the air directly towards Xiao Ruiyuan's chest...
Watching Mao Mao, covered in blood and terrified, Mo Yan's face instantly turned pale, her limbs weakened to the point of almost not being able to sit in the chair.
"Sister... Sister, what's wrong with you?" Xiner was the first to notice her abnormality, shouting loudly with a pale face. She hadn't forgotten that her elder sister had also fallen seriously ill last year, with even the doctors unable to discern the cause. Although she miraculously recovered later, seeing her elder sister like this now, she was deeply worried about her health.
(End of this chapter)
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