On the other hand, Sun Wu finally returned to Qufu after experiencing this battle. As soon as they entered the city, they first arrived in front of Shusun Bao's house. After being introduced by the servant, Li Ran and Shusun Bao were overjoyed to see Sun Wu return.
"Hey, if you really say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here."
When Shusun Bao heard this, he was immediately confused:
"Cao Cao? Who is Cao Cao?"
Li Ran knew that he was talking nonsense, so he immediately added:
"Oh, nothing else. It's just rumored that this person is extremely fast, so he is often used to make fun of people who act quickly."
"How is it, Chang Qing? Are you satisfied with your trip to Juhu?"
Li Ran had many intentions for Sun Wu. This time, letting him lead the two countries of Ju and Zhu to test his skills was actually letting Sun Wu improve himself. Now that Sun Wu has won a great victory, his self-confidence is naturally bursting.
Upon hearing this, Sun Wu immediately thanked Li Ran and said:
"Thank you sir for your support!"
"If sir hadn't given Wu this opportunity this time, I'm afraid that what Wu has learned would still be useless to this day."
Uncle Sunbao on the side saw this and immediately stepped forward to help him up, smiling and saying:
"Do you know how to thank Zi Ming? Do you know that if I hadn't sent letters to Ju and Zhu, you, a mere disciple, would have been able to obtain such military power as you wished, if you only held a token from me?"
After hearing this, Sun Wu was surprised and said:
"Yes, of course it's thanks to the doctor's kindness. Wu is not very frightened. Thank you, doctor Shusun!"
With that said, Sun Wu wanted to bow again, but his uncle Sun Bao held him up and prevented him from bowing.
"No, we are all members of our own family now, and no one else is present, so there is no need to be so generous."
"By the way, what are your plans when you return this time?"
Li Ran had just talked with him about Sun Wu's future arrangements, and it was a good time to listen to Sun Wu's own thoughts.
Li Ran stood aside and watched with a smile.
Sun Wu looked at the two of them, saw the smile on Li Ran's face, and had an idea in his mind, and immediately said:
"I am very grateful for Mr. Wu's teachings. In the future, I am willing to work hard as a horse and a dog for Mr. Wu!"
It seems that he has made up his mind to travel around the country with Li Ran.
Shu Sunbao was startled when he heard the sound, and quickly turned to look at Li Ran: This seems to be different from what we discussed.
Li Ran did not expect that Sun Wu would choose to follow him, and was about to speak. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a servant ran straight over with blood dripping from his face, and shouted towards Shu Sunbao with a frightened expression:
"Lord! Sun Su... Sun Su was ambushed outside the city!"
"What?!"
Li Ran and Shusun Bao were both shocked when they heard the news.
Sun Wu on the side had not yet understood what was going on, and was about to ask hurriedly.
"Walk!"
Li Ran had no time to explain and immediately led Sun Wu out of the city.
Shusun Bao sent many more warriors to follow him, and the group rushed to a forest outside the city. After searching for a long time, they finally found a place for a fierce fight.
Exploring further into the forest, we saw corpses of warriors lying scattered all along the way, and everyone felt more and more that the situation was not good.
No matter how powerful Sun Xu was in martial arts, he couldn't withstand so many killers attacking at the same time.
Finally, beside a creek, the dying Sun Sulai was found.
At this time, Sun Su's body was covered in scars and dripping with blood. At first glance, it seemed that he was seriously injured in an ambush. It was not easy to kill all the thieves. It was not easy to fight hard to this point. But now, he only has his last breath left.
He was already a little confused at this moment, his whole body began to twitch, and blood kept flowing from the corner of his mouth. It seemed that he could not be saved.
"How could this happen?!"
Sun Wu was shocked when he saw his second uncle like this, and his face was full of anger.
Hearing the sound, Sun Su opened his eyes with difficulty, saw clearly the person in front of him, and immediately said vaguely:
"Xiao Wu...in the future...my second uncle is not here...not by your side...you have to listen more...listen more to my husband...and protect my husband on my second uncle's behalf..."
"Lord...I..."
At this point, Sun Su couldn't continue. The severe pain from the wound on his body forced him to stop speaking. Tears from the corners of his eyes mixed with the blood on his face, dripping to the ground.
"Stop talking for now. Let's go back to the city. I'll find the best doctor for you. I'll definitely cure you!"
Li Ran suppressed the grief and anger in his heart and spoke in pain.
But Sun Su just shook his head slightly, forced a wry smile on his pale face and said:
"My lord...my lord, don't worry...Sun Su's death...is a well-deserved death...I hope your lord can treat my Awu kindly in the future...for my Sun family...Sun family..."
Gradually, Sun Su's voice stopped being heard.
"Second uncle!"
Sun Wu shouted, but there was no response from Sun Su, so he immediately reached out to feel Sun Su's breathing.
"Somebody come!"
"Bring Sun Su back to the city!"
Sun Su died.
Li Ran knew the result before Sun Wu could detect Sun Su's breathing.
There were too many wounds on his body. Even if he was in good health, he would not be able to withstand such severe blood loss.
At this moment, the anger on Li Ran's face gradually became thicker, and it looked like a storm.
He knew that this must be the work of the Ji family, who deceived Sun Su into leaving the city in the name of being a member of the Sun family in Le'an, and then waited for an opportunity to ambush and kill him.
This is Ji's revenge! Revenge against him Li Ran!
"Sir... who did it? But the Ji family?!"
Sun Wu stood up, his eyes already filled with rage. But after hearing this, Li Ran turned around and left before he could continue.
"Wait!"
"What do you want to do? Go to seek revenge on the Ji family? Are you crazy?"
Li Ran scolded loudly.
Sun Wu heard the sound and immediately stopped, but the hatred on his face could not be stopped. At this moment, his eyes were filled with hatred.
Seeing Sun Wu's expression of anger and hatred, Li Ran immediately forced himself to calm down, and then said in a deep voice:
"At this moment, Ji Sun Yiru is worried that he has no chance to attack you and me. If you go to him for revenge this time, wouldn't you be playing into his hands?"
"I will definitely avenge this, but I am not going to take revenge now, and it is not up to you to take revenge!"
"return!"
After all, Sun Wu is just a white-headed man, so why should he seek revenge on the Ji family?
Even if he knew it was Ji who killed Sun Su, Sun Wu would never be so reckless. If he was really allowed to cause trouble for the Ji family, not only would he not be able to get revenge, but he would also most likely risk his own life.
Li Ran knew the stakes here, so how could he see this happen?
After hearing this, Sun Wu turned his head and looked at Sun Su who had died on the ground again. The seven-foot-tall man swayed slightly and actually shed tears.
It wasn't like he had never seen dead people.
On the contrary, once he becomes famous, his bones will wither. Now he has seen at least thousands of dead people, not to mention tens of thousands.
He originally thought that he was already a very hard-hearted person, who would kill decisively and never shed tears easily.
But when he saw his relatives being killed, the family bond in his heart was affected, and he couldn't help but shed tears.
After all, he is just a fifteen or sixteen year old boy.
The screams of wild birds resounded in the mountain forest, the mountain wind blew the forest leaves, and a touch of blood appeared for no reason in the gorgeous sky. The setting sun was like fire, burning the sky red.
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The carriage first escorted Sun Su's body back to the city, while Li Ran and Sun Wu followed him slowly under the cover of Shusun Bao's disciples, and then returned along the Xialiu River.
After this incident, Li Ran was even more sure that the Ji family would never give up on him, and I was afraid that he would no longer be able to stay in Qufu City.
But before leaving, the murder of Sun Su could not be forgotten so easily.
He was thinking about how to arrange a counterattack, but unexpectedly, Sun Wu in front of him suddenly stopped. Li Ran looked up and saw that it was the same alley where he was assassinated.
At this moment, the alley was filled with black-clad warriors, their bronze swords with cold edges, glaring like blood under the last rays of the setting sun.
This is no longer an assassination, this is a sniper killing with open swords and guns!
There was no need to say anything. Sun Wu, who was already angry, rushed out first and started fighting hand to hand with him.
This group of people killed his second uncle and ambushed Li Ran again. The anger in his heart had already been completely ignited.
Sun Wu's attack was extremely ruthless. The disciples led by Shusun Bao immediately shed a bloody path for Li Ran.
Li Ran stood there with a solemn look on his face, and his eyes were particularly bright in the gradually gloomy night sky. Although he did not know martial arts, there was a murderous intention on his body for no reason, just like the sky. The autumn wind is so chilling!
"Ding! Ding! Ding!"
The sound of the bronze swords clashing made Li Ran's eyes move.
I saw Sun Wu coming in with his sword, and the sword blade swept three feet across. The blood of the black-clothed warriors immediately flowed, and screams and shouts could be heard endlessly.
However, Sun Wu turned a deaf ear, like an extremely angry tiger rushing into the flock of sheep. The unique sword moves in the world were vividly displayed in his hands, but he didn't say a word, and some were just in his sword. Bodies kept falling down.
However, Shusun Bao's disciples did not have such strong fighting power, and many of them were injured. If Sun Wu could not fight one against ten, it would be difficult for him to withstand them.
When Sun Wu pointed his sword at the last warrior in black, Li Ran, who had been silent until now, finally shouted:
"Wait a minute."
Sun Wu's sword suddenly stopped, only a few inches away from the warrior's head.
Li Ran walked through the corpses of the warriors, stepping on the blood, and came to the warrior in black.
"Go back and tell Ji Sun Yiru that I, Li Ran, will definitely keep this account in mind!"
"Let him wash his neck clean and just wait for me to take his head!"
"get out."
Li Ran waved his hands, and the black warrior on the ground immediately rolled away and crawled away.
Sun Wu still didn't say a word. After all the disciples had cleaned up the battlefield, the group set off again and returned to Uncle Sunbao's house.
When Shusun Bao heard what happened today, he was shocked and angry, but at the same time he lamented that Li Ran was so calm and composed that he did not let the Ji family take advantage of it.
You must know that if Li Ran had not stopped Sun Wu, Ji would have led an army outside Qufu City at this moment.
"Qufu is dangerous. In my opinion, why don't Ziming go to Zheng State first to avoid the limelight?"
Faced with the Ji family's endless assassinations, Shu Sunbao was not sure that he could guarantee Li Ran's safety.
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Ji family suffered heavy losses, they still have huge hidden resources that can be used to deal with Li Ran, which is beyond the reach of Shusun Bao.
As for the power in this dark place, even though Shusun Bao has been in politics for many years, he still doesn't understand its secrets.
To keep Li Ran safe, we can only let him leave Qufu for a while. Moreover, now Shusun Bao has the confidence to deal with the Ji family in the court. Li Ran's temporary departure will not have any substantial impact on the overall situation.
Sun Wu turned around after hearing the sound and said angrily:
"Are we just going to watch Ji's lawlessness?!"
Unexpectedly, Shusun Bao also sighed:
"In my opinion, this is a way to get the best of both worlds. Is it true that we, Lu, are going to fight in the country and blood will flow like rivers? If this is really the case, how can we stand by and watch when our powerful neighbors are around us?"
What he meant by this was that once he and Meng Sunjie really started a large-scale internal fight with the Ji family, Jin, Chu, and Qi would inevitably intervene, and then it would really not be his family's business.
"Li Ran understands what the doctor means. I have made up my mind and will set off tomorrow to go to Zheng State for temporary refuge."
