Before the rooster could crow, Shi Wuqi opened his eyes.
Logically speaking, for a person like him who regards staying in bed as a hobby, he cannot wake up with just a few cockcrows. It should be regarded as the first ray of wind in the morning, and his psychological quality is very good. But what woke him up was not the loud dawn, but the sound of footsteps that were so light that it was difficult to detect them—a lot of footsteps.
These footsteps were not ordinary. The sound of ordinary people's footsteps, from small to loud, and then from heavy to light, is a process of getting closer and then further away, and it is the sound of all kinds of passers-by. But this is different. Compared with ordinary people, these small and dense footsteps are somewhat different, not to mention that they gradually stopped from far away to near.
"Shan Hai." He was about to slap him awake, "Wake up."
Before the slap came down, Daoist Lin firmly grabbed his elbow.
"I know."
"Not in yet, but there are a few on the roof."
"I'll call Aluan and the others." Shanhai quickly arranged his clothes. "Go and see the brother and sister. There should be no one else in this place. You have to be careful not to scare them. It's just that this group of people... I don't know their origins."
Catching a turtle in an urn...who could it be?
"An Xin, I don't think they will make things difficult for those two people. They are here for us. There are about a dozen of them, all demons."
"Could it be that you caused trouble in front of Lord Gaoyue..."
"Bah, no way."
The two people who lowered their voices were still noisy. Shi Wuqi walked out of the door and went straight to Miss Ye's room. He originally wanted to knock on the door first, but suddenly changed his mind and tried to push it. The door was unlocked. This girl is really big-hearted - when he opened the door, he found that Miss Ye was still asleep and had no reaction to the movement.
Shi Wuqi thought for a moment, turned to the next door, and tried to push Ye Linxi's door, but it was not locked.
Brothers and sisters.
Wait... wouldn't it be better not to wake them up in a hurry? The Ye brothers and sisters are both very outspoken and will definitely not hide away. It might be difficult to deal with them if they are awake. If the monsters outside are not sure whether there is anyone else in the house besides them, it is best to cover up their scent. After all, it would be a bit difficult to break out of the siege with two humans. It would be most troublesome to let the group of monsters hold innocent people as threats.
To be honest, the Hundred Skeleton Master doesn't care about the life or death of others, but Shanhaihui - think of that bandit's village. He didn't want to cause more trouble and make Taoist Master Rin nagging, so he decided to change his strategy.
Shi Wuqi took out some brown powder from his pocket, sprinkled it on their bedside, lit it, and then sealed all the doors and windows. This medicinal powder he got from Miss Yuting not only made them sleep to death for a while, but the rich aroma could also cover up their human aura.
After he finished these things and went back, Mu Wan and Aluan also packed up and crowded in this room with Miss Qi.
"That's it, the monsters can't find them. It doesn't hurt to wake up after things calm down."
Shanhai frowned and looked at him.
"Well, I guess you may not have any serious methods...but I believe you won't harm anyone."
"Thank you."
"Okay, stop making trouble." Mu Wan paced around the room anxiously, "Who are the people outside and what are they doing? Are they attracted by people named Shi?"
"What the hell? Why are you blaming me again? You two..."
A few people started to quarrel again. Without saying a few words, a silhouette appeared outside the pale paper window. It was still dark, but there was still a vague, half-body shadow cast on the ground in the house, which made people panic. Mu Wan, who walked to the shadow, stopped, turned her head and looked out the window with them.
Just looking at the outline, she looks like a woman.
"It's so lively."
The tone is ups and downs, full of mocking, gentle female voices.
"Why, come in and chat together?" Shi Wuqi replied rudely.
"Since you invite us sincerely, we don't have to be polite."
Soon enough, something sharp pierced the window, punching a big hole in the paper window lattice. Before they could react, the thing suddenly hooked on the wooden window pane, tore off the entire window frame, and flew out violently. A coquettish woman appeared in front of them, followed by men wearing soft armor and carrying weapons.
After taking a closer look, she discovered that the sharp weapon was a sharp hook, very flexible, sticking out from her long hair.
No, that's not something sticking out of the hair...that's the hair itself. The glossy black hair was braided into a scorpion braid, and what stretched out and danced was the terrifying hook. When he pierced the window just now, a few wisps of liquid splashed onto the table. When he turned his head again, a pool of charred black appeared on the wooden table, as if it had been scorched by something.
"Don't get touched," Shan Hai said sternly, "it's scorpion poisonous."
"Jie Yan? Okay, it's really Shi..."
Without giving Mu Wan a chance to finish his words, a group of agile assassins rushed in. Several people quickly drew their weapons to fight. Shanhai handed the sword to Aluan, but asked her to find a place to hide. He picked up the fly whisk and used it freely, like a soft whip or a sharp sword. Along with the spells he muttered, four or five people on the other side were unable to parry.
Aluan, who had just received the sword, was at a loss, but Jie Yan came straight towards her. Shi Wuqi noticed it, but couldn't get away for the time being. The fan in one hand was against the opponent's dagger, and the other hand was raised upward. Miss Qi ran towards Jie Yan from the side. Although she was bare-handed, her elbows and body were already covered in the enemy's dark green blood - after all, she herself had no blood.
The scorpion tail came from the right side and wrapped around Ah Qi's neck. Although he knew she was not breathing, Dai Luan still shouted anxiously. Xie Yan immediately realized that this was just a manipulated corpse, but the tail hook still penetrated into the side of her neck from above her collarbone. A pungent smell came out, and the corroded skin turned black and green, which was very scary, and the wounds were still there. is spreading.
"Be careful, you won't be able to pay for it if it gets damaged!"
Shi Wuqi shouted in a shocked voice. This time, Aluan was frightened by his reaction - although she should have known that if he hurt Miss Qi in the slightest, he would definitely become anxious.
"It would be a waste to give you such a good embryo. If you obey the Pavilion Master, you will save yourself a lot of pain!"
"Fuck you."
Using his internal force alone to push the enemy forward, he hit the wall, but blood exploded on his back and front before hitting the wall. A large area of strange green blood sprayed on the wall in a scattering pattern, with the body of the little monster almost embedded in it. Its compound eyes were also pushed out by that force and shattered when they came out of their sockets. Thick blood slowly flowed from the two holes, emitting an indescribable smell.
Shi Wuqi turned around coldly and stared straight at this side, his eyes more terrifying than a dead person.
Ah Luan was stunned and didn't dare to move. At that moment, she was even doubting whether what was more terrifying was the sudden appearance of these bad guys, or the friends she had been with day and night.
Jie Yan showed no fear and even raised the corners of his mouth.
"Oh, you are very powerful. I want to see if you can be so cruel to one of your own."
Xie Yan suddenly let go of his tail whip, and Miss Qi staggered two steps forward. Shi Wuqi rushed forward and hugged her. At this moment, severe pain came from his shoulder, exactly where she was injured.
This time it was her teeth.
Shi Wuqi trembled in pain, but his hands did not relax and he still held Miss Qi tightly. The severe pain caused his mind to go blank for two seconds, but then, he immediately shouted to the little girl behind Xie Yan:
"run!!"
Dai Luan was stunned for a moment, then rolled out of the empty window with her sword in her arms.
Ran away again, alas, it happened again.
But she had no choice but to keep walking, stumbling for her life in the face of the rising sun.
Xie Yan was about to turn around and chase her, but Shi Wuqi's hand holding Ah Qi suddenly hooked his fingers, and the corpses embedded in the wall and the other corpses killed by the two friends began to move, and they rushed towards Xie Yan with their teeth and claws open.
"Are you the only one who knows how to instigate rebellion?" He sneered.
Jie Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, and his hair whip flashed past like lightning. The corpses of all the men who rushed towards him were cut in half and fell to the ground in pieces, twitching.
Mu Wan used his umbrella energy to crush a person's skull, frowned and glanced at the smoke.
"Tsk, you are not polite to your own people."
"Stop her! She's going to find Aluan!"
Shanhai, who was closest to the window, suddenly became alert. He shook his whisk, and all the green blood stained on it fell off, as if it had turned into dust. He waved again, letting the whisk wrap around the tail of Xie Yan's hair. Black and white threads were entangled, pulling against each other. Xie Yan became impatient, the hook stuck out from the whisk, and a stream of venom splashed into Shan Hai's face. He subconsciously let go of his hand, and Mu Wan's umbrella was immediately opened and stood up, like a shield falling from the sky, protecting the mountains and sea.
When the umbrella was lowered, Jie Yan was gone.
"Why did she want to kill Aluan? The sachet? Or, or something else?"
Mu Wan was extremely anxious and could not think calmly except for his fighting instinct. If it weren't for the fact that there were still a few enemies in front of her who had not yet been dealt with, she would have been scratching her hair in a hurry.
"It must have something to do with Mr. Gao Yue... But I really didn't say anything out of the ordinary, not to mention I didn't mention Aluan at all. But you guys, think carefully about whether there were any oversights during the negotiation?"
Shi Wuqi covered Miss Qi's eyes with one hand and pushed her forward to prevent her from biting her again. He held her injured area with his other hand and tried to force the venom out with his inner strength - he almost did it.
Mu Wan used the snatched dagger to cut off the last person's neck. She dropped it and it made a loud sound on the ground.
"Wait, I know! It's the Laughing Wolf!"
"...The Laughing Wolf?"
Shi Wuqi lifted up Miss Qi and turned around, his expression very confused. Shan Hai suddenly slapped the table with a surprised look on his face, as if he remembered something that he shouldn't forget.
"The Laughing Wolf didn't come here for Lord Shuangyue or Wa Jinhua... He chased us all the way because of Aluan!"
Because Aluan is the daughter of the lord of Dailuan City.
Because someone wants her life.
A lot of people.
