Volume 1: Huangquan December Chapter 73: Waiting for the cause to be here
Before the rooster could crow, Shi Wuqi opened his eyes.
It stands to reason that a person like him, who regards lying in bed as a hobby, can't wake up with just a few rooster crows, and he is always the first breeze in the morning, and his psychological quality is very good. But what woke him up was not the loud annunciation, but the light and imperceptible footsteps - a lot of footsteps.
The footsteps were not ordinary. The footsteps of ordinary people, from small to large, and then from heavy to light, is a process of near and far, and it is all kinds of passers-by. But this is different, these small and dense footsteps are a little different from ordinary people, not to mention that they slowly stopped from far and near.
"Mountains and seas" he was about to slap him awake, "Wake up." β
Before this slap came down, Rin Dao Chang firmly grabbed his elbow.
"I know."
"Haven't come in yet, but there are a few on the roof."
"I'm going to call Ah Luan and them," Shanhai quickly sorted out his clothes, "you go and see the brother and sister." There should be no one else in this dwelling. You have to be careful not to scare them. It's just this group of people...... I don't know where it came from. β
Catch a turtle in an urn...... Who could it be?
"Don't worry, I don't think they will make things difficult for those two, they are coming at us. There are about a dozen of them, all of them demons. β
"Didn't you get into trouble in front of Gao Yuejun......"
"Phew, no way."
The two people who lowered their voices were still arguing. Shi Wuqi went out the door and went straight to Miss Ye's room. He wanted to knock on the door first, but suddenly changed his mind and tried to push it, but the door was unlocked. This girl's heart is really big enough - when he opened the door, he found that Miss Ye was still asleep and did not react to this movement.
Shi Wuqi thought for a while, turned around and went to the next door, and tried to push Ye Linxi's door, but there was no lock.
Brother and sister.
Wait...... Wouldn't it be better not to be in a hurry to wake them up for a while? The Ye brothers and sisters are very straightforward, and they will definitely not hide obediently, and it may be difficult for them to be awake. If the youkai outside aren't sure if there's anyone else in the house besides them, it's best to hide their aura. After all, it's a bit difficult to break out of the encirclement with two humans, and it's the most troublesome to let those monsters take innocent people as a threat.
To be honest, the Lord of the Hundred Bones doesn't care about the lives of others, but the mountains and seas willβthink of the village of the bandits. He didn't want to make Rin Dao rambling in vain, so he decided to change his countermeasures.
Shi Wuqi took out some brown powder from his pocket, sprinkled them on the heads of the two of them, lit them, and sealed all the doors and windows. This medicinal powder was brought by him from the Jade Pavilion girl, not only can it make them sleep to death for a while, but the rich aroma can also hide their human breath.
When he went back after doing these things, Mu Wan and Ah Luan also packed up and crowded into this room with Miss Qi.
"Alright, the youkai can't spot them. When things settle down, it's okay to wake up again. β
Shanhai looked at him with a frown.
"Well, I guess you probably don't have any serious methods...... But I believe you won't hurt anyone. β
"I thank you."
"Okay, don't make trouble" Mu Wan paced in the house anxiously, "What are the people outside coming from, what are they going to do?" Was it attracted by the surname Shi? β
"What the hell, why do you blame me again, you guys are ...... one or two"
A few people started bickering again. Without saying a word, a silhouette appeared outside the pale paper window. It was not yet dawn, but there were still vague, half-body shadows cast into the floor of the house, which made people panic. Mu Wan, who had walked in front of the shadows, stopped, turned his head and looked out the window with them.
Just looking at the silhouette, it looks like a woman.
"It's so lively."
The tone is subdued and stunted, full of mocking, gentle female voices.
"Why, let's come in and talk?" Shi Wuqi replied unceremoniously.
"Since you have invited so kindly, we need not be polite."
When it was too late, the sharp object stabbed at the window, and poked a big hole in the lattice of the paper window. Before they could react, the thing suddenly hooked the wooden pane, tore off the entire window shelf, and threw it out. A bewitching woman appeared in front of them, followed by minions in soft armor and armed weapons.
When she looked closely, she saw that the sharp weapon was a sharp hook, very flexible, sticking out of her long hair.
No, it's not something that sticks out of your hair...... That's the hair itself. The black and shiny hair was braided into a scorpion braid, and it was the terrible hook that stretched and danced long. When he pierced the window just now, a few wisps of liquid splashed onto the tabletop, and when he turned his head, a pool of charred black appeared on the wooden tabletop, as if it had been charred by something.
"Don't be touched," Shanhai snapped, "there's scorpion venom." β
"Smoke relief? Okay, it's really Shi ......."
Without giving Mu Wan a chance to finish speaking, a group of agile assassins entered. Several people quickly drew their weapons to parry. Shanhai stuffed the sword to Ah Luan, but asked her to find a place to hide, and picked up the dust by herself, using it freely, like a soft whip, and like a sharp sword. Accompanied by the spell with words in his mouth, it made the other party four or five unable to parry.
Ah Luan, who had just taken the sword, was at a loss, but Xie Yan came straight to her. Shi Wuqi noticed it, but he couldn't get out for the time being, he pressed the fan in one hand against the opponent's short sword, and raised the other hand upward, and the Qi girl ran to Xie Yan from the side. Although she was bare-handed, her elbows and body were already stained with the dark green blood of the enemyβafter all, she herself had no blood.
The scorpion tail came from the right side and wrapped around Ah Qi's neck. Although she knew that she was not breathing, Dai Luan still shouted anxiously. Xie Yan immediately realized that it was just a manipulated corpse, but the tail hook still pierced from above her collarbone into the side of her neck, a pungent smell poured out, and the corroded skin turned black and green, which was terrifying, and the wound was still spreading.
"Be careful with your master, you can't afford to pay for it!"
Shi Wuqi shouted in a trembling voice. This time, Ah Luan was frightened by his reaction - although she should have known that if she hurt Miss Qi in the slightest, he would definitely be anxious.
"It's a waste to give you such a good embryo, if you obey the pavilion master, you can hurt your heart less!"
"Fuck you."
Just pushing the enemy in front of him forward with internal force, the minion hit the wall with a bang, but the back exploded in advance before hitting the wall. A large area of eerie green blood sprayed out of the wall in a scattered manner, and in the middle was the corpse of a small youkai that was almost embedded in it. Its compound eyes were also pushed out by that force, and shattered as it detached from its sockets, and viscous blood slowly flowed from the two hollows, giving off an indescribable smell.
Shi Wuqi turned around coldly and stared straight at this side, his eyes were more terrifying than a dead man.
Ah Luan was stunned and didn't dare to move. At that moment, she even wondered if it was the sudden gang of bad guys or the friends she had been with day and night that were more worthy of fear.
Xie Yan was not afraid, and even hooked the corners of his mouth.
"Yo, that's amazing. I want to see if you can be so ruthless in the face of your own people. β
Xie Yan suddenly let go of the tail whip, and Miss Qi staggered forward two steps. Shi Wuqi hurriedly rushed forward to hug her, and at this moment, a sharp pain came from his shoulder, exactly the same place as her injury.
This time it's her teeth.
Shi Wuqi trembled in pain, but his hands did not relax, still clasping Miss Qi tightly. The sharp pain caused his brain to go blank for two seconds, but then, he immediately shouted to the little girl behind the cigarette:
"Run!!"
Dai Luan was stunned for a moment, and crawled from the empty window with her sword in her arms.
Ran again, alas, again.
But she couldn't help it, just kept walking, stumbling all the way to escape for her life in the rising sun.
Xie Yan was about to turn around and chase her, Shi Wuqi was holding Ah Qi's hand and suddenly hooked his fingers, embedded in the wall and the other corpses killed by the two friends moved, and ran to Xie Yan with his teeth and claws.
"You're going to rebel?" He sneered.
Xie Yan squinted slightly, and the whip flashed like lightning, and all the corpses of his subordinates who pounced were cut off by the waist, and they fell to the ground and convulsed.
Mu Wan shattered a person's skull with an umbrella gas, frowning and glancing at the smoke.
"Tsk, you're not kind to your own talents."
"Stop her! She's going to find Ah Luan! β
The mountain and sea closest to the window were suddenly alert, and as soon as he shook off the dust, the green blood stained on it shook off, as if it was as light as dust. He swung it again, letting the whisk wrap around the end of the cigarette's hair. Black and white threads are entwined and tugged at each other. Xie Yan became impatient, the hook poked out of the dust, and a stream of venom splashed on Shanhai's face. He subconsciously let go of his hand, and Mu Wan's umbrella was immediately stretched out and erected, like a shield falling from the sky, protecting the mountains and seas.
When the umbrella is lowered, the smoke is gone.
"Why did she kill Ah Luan? Sachet? Or, or something else? β
Mu Wan was so anxious that he couldn't think calmly except for his fighting instincts. If it weren't for the fact that there were still a few enemies in front of her who hadn't been dealt with, she would have been in a hurry to grab her hair.
"It must have something to do with Satsuki-kun...... But I really didn't say anything out of the ordinary, not to mention that I didn't mention Ah Luan at all. But you, think about it, if there were any negligences in the negotiations? β
Shi Wuqi covered Miss Qi's eyes with one hand and pushed forward vigorously to prevent her from biting again. He gripped her wound with his other hand, trying to force the venom out with his internal force - he almost did.
Mu Wan severed the neck of the last person with the dagger she had snatched, and she dropped it, making a loud noise on the ground.
"Wait, I got it! It's a smiling wolf! β
ββ¦β¦ Smiling wolf? β
Shi Wuqi picked up Miss Qi and turned around, her expression very confused. Shan Hai suddenly slapped the table, his face was surprised, as if he remembered something that should not be forgotten.
"The smiling wolf is not here for Frost Moon or Wa Jinhua...... He chased us all the way because of Luan! β
Because Ah Luan is the daughter of the city lord of Dailuan City.
Because someone wanted her life.
A lot of people.