Liu Shui's skill was already stronger than Xu Qiong's, so Xu Qiong's sword swipe to block it would have no effect. Xu Qiong was horrified and retreated hastily. Liu Shui followed him like a shadow, and the sword still went straight to Xu Qiong's key point.
Xu Qiong had no choice but to move sideways to avoid it, but Liu Shui suddenly struck directly with his left hand. Xu Qiong had no time to react and was hit on the shoulder by Liu Shui. Xu Qiong's body immediately flew backwards, hit the screen behind and fell to the ground.
These few times, Xu Qiong was seriously injured. Liu Shui jumped in front of Xu Qiong and stabbed him with his sword. Liu Shui didn't want to kill him directly, he just wanted to restrain him and inquire about the situation of the tax money being robbed. At this time, both Hu Hai and Lin Zhen were entangled and unable to save them.
Seeing that Xu Qiong was about to be captured alive by Liu Shui, a man suddenly ran out from behind the screen and stood in front of Xu Qiong with a long sword. Liu Shui took a look and saw that it was like a pill.
It turns out that the sound of fighting and shouting had already alerted Ru Dan who lived in the backyard. She didn't know any martial arts, but she was worried, so she had to quietly hide behind the screen and watch. As soon as he saw his grandfather in danger, he rushed out and stood in front of him regardless of his own safety.
Liu Shui couldn't bear to hurt this kind-hearted girl. In shock, he had to withdraw his sword and shouted in a deep voice: "Go away!" Liu Shui's face was covered, so Ru Dan naturally couldn't recognize her.
Although Ru Dan was scared, he still had tears in his eyes and said, "You are not allowed to hurt my grandpa."
As soon as Liu Shui paused, the people next to him rushed to his side and struck with their swords. Rudan shouted again: "Don't hurt anyone!"
Liu Shui could only take advantage of the situation and retreat to avoid the two slashing knives. He turned around and struck back at the person on his right. In this way, Liu Shui was a few steps away from Xu Qiong.
At the same time, several more people came out from behind to protect Xu Qiong. At the door, Hongying and others were fighting fiercely with dozens of people outside, and the shouts of officers and soldiers outside were getting closer and closer.
Yang Fan sized up the situation and had no choice but to let out a sharp whistle to signal everyone to retreat. With Ru Dan present, Liu Shui had no choice but to fight and retreat towards the door.
After a while, Liu Shui, Yang Fan, and Yang Xing all retreated outside the door, and the fight moved from the hall to the courtyard. At this time, hundreds of guards and servants from the Xu Mansion had come out and surrounded Liu Shui and the others.
Xu Qiong, supported by Ru Dan and his servants, came to the door to watch the battle, guarded by more than ten people with knives. At this time, the fighting was going on in the courtyard. Yang Fan and Hu Hai were still inseparable. Lin Zhen and Yang Xing were also fighting equally. The four of them were going back and forth, and no one could do anything to the other. The other dozens of people faced Liu Shui, Hongying and others, but they were no match for them, and some people kept getting hurt.
Fortunately, Feiyun, Hongying and others were very measured in their actions, only injuring people without taking their lives. In an instant, more than twenty people fell to the ground.
Seeing so many people injured, if they are not treated in time, their lives may be in danger. Ru Dan was very worried and hurriedly said to Xu Qiong: "Grandpa, please tell them to stop and stop fighting."
Xu Qiong didn't answer, she just thought that these people had no idea where they came from and how powerful they were in martial arts. If the tiger is released today, it will be difficult to surround him again in the future. Ru Dan saw that grandpa was silent and knew that grandpa would not give up.
In desperation, Rudan saw a knife on the ground, bent down to pick it up, put it across his neck, and shouted: "Grandpa, if you don't let them stop, my granddaughter will kill herself."
Seeing this, Xu Qiong was shocked and said, "Dan'er, what are you doing?"
"My granddaughter begs grandpa to tell them to stop," Rudan said, crying.
Xu Qiong sighed, knowing that her granddaughter may appear weak, but she is very stubborn and does what she says. He had no choice but to shout: "All Xu Mansion personnel withdraw." As soon as he shouted, Xu Mansion's servant Ding Huyuan immediately retreated and left the battle group.
Hu Hai and Lin Zhen also stepped back and stood in front of Xu Qiong. At this time, the officers and soldiers outside heard the sound and rushed over, surrounding Xu Mansion tightly.
In the courtyard, Ru Dan still held the knife across his neck and gradually walked to the middle, separating the people from the Xu family from Liu Shui and the others. She said to Xu Qiong: "Grandpa, just let them go."
Xu Qiong had no choice but to say: "Dan'er, put the knife down, okay? Don't get hurt."
Ru Dan said: "If grandpa doesn't let the person go, I won't let the knife go."
Xu Qiong was worried that Ru Dan would hurt herself, so she quickly said: "Okay, okay, I promise you, just don't hurt yourself."
Xu Qiong said to Liu Shui and others: "Who are you, and what grudges do I have with you? You heard it just now. I promised my granddaughter to let you go. Can you explain it clearly?"
Liu Shui and Yang Fan looked at each other, and Yang Fan shook his head. However, Zhou Hongying felt that Xu Qiong should be informed that the Zhou family had a daughter, and this revenge must be avenged.
Zhou Hongying then replied loudly: "It doesn't matter if I tell you, old thief Xu, my grandfather and father were killed by you, and the Zhou family will never let you go. Even if you can escape with your life today, you will not escape retribution." "
Xu Qiong was startled and asked: "Are you a descendant of the Zhou family? Which Zhou family?"
Zhou Hongying shouted: "Hmph, how many Zhou families are there in the world? Old thieves!"
Xu Qiong hesitated for a moment. In front of so many people, the matter could not be investigated in detail. If you continue to delve deeper, all the bad things in your past will be revealed, and how will you lose your face?
Ru Dan saw that his grandfather was silent and the people around him were looking at him. He was worried about the long night and many dreams. He slowly stepped back in front of Liu Shui, with his back to Liu Shui, and said: "These heroes, if you want to take revenge on my grandfather, you should. But you should." There is a saying: The debts of the father are repaid by the son. If you take me away and let me do whatever you want, your family and I will no longer owe each other anything."
When Xu Qiong heard this, she hurriedly shouted: "Dan'er, are you confused?"
Ru Dan said calmly: "Grandpa, I'm not confused. Let me ask Grandpa, is what this sister just said the truth?" "This..." Xu Qiong was speechless for a moment.
Seeing Xu Qiong's embarrassed expression, Ru Dan knew that this was true, and said, "Then let my granddaughter pay off the debt for grandpa. I will go with them, and you are not allowed to stop me or chase me, otherwise my granddaughter will kill herself immediately."
After Rudan finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the door. Xu Qiong had no choice but to watch them leave. Ru Dan kept the knife on his neck and led Liu Shui and others outside the house.
Under the light of the torch, the outside of Xu Mansion was as bright as day. At the same time, the Xu Mansion was surrounded by officers and soldiers from a distance, and the leader was the princess Wu Yanmei.
It turned out that Princess Yanmei received a report that someone was attacking the Xu Mansion, and she thought that the murderer who bloodbathed Tianxin Pavilion might be doing evil again. So she hurriedly brought her people over and set up a formation.
In addition to the people Liu Shui met at the theater, the people around the princess also included Zhang Dahu and others. Liu Shui took a breath when he saw it. This is when we have just left the wolf's den and entered the tiger's den again.
Faced with nearly a hundred people guarding the Xu Mansion, Liu Shui and the others might be able to break out. But now they are facing hundreds of officers and soldiers brought by Princess Yanmei, and there is no chance.
When the princess saw someone coming out, she hurriedly took a closer look. I saw a beautiful woman in green walking forward slowly, followed closely by several people. This woman's skin is like snow, her eyes are full of tears, she is as charming as a pear blossom with rain, but she has a steel knife across her neck.
Yanmei was secretly surprised and shouted softly: "The bold maniac, after bloodbathing Tianxin Pavilion, comes here to commit murder again, quickly put down the weapon and capture him without mercy!"
After Liu Shui heard this, it was obvious that the other party regarded them as the murderers who killed the whole family of Tianxin Pavilion. In this case, it will be difficult to correct the matter. Hundreds of officers and soldiers stood with their bows and arrows ready to attack, but everyone was helpless for a moment.
Rudan stepped forward and said to Yanmei: "Girl, you made a mistake. ..."
Zhang Dahu shouted sternly: "Who is this girl? This is the princess. If you dare to be rude again, be careful and behead the whole family."
Rudan was also surprised and said hurriedly: "It turns out to be the princess. The little girl Xu Rudan has met the princess."
The princess asked coldly: "Who are you?"
Rudan quickly replied: "The little girl Xu Rudan is the granddaughter of Xu Qiong."
When the princess saw Rudan putting the sword on her neck, she naturally felt strange and asked, "Why did you put the sword on your neck? Was it because they forced you?"
Rudan said calmly: "No one forced me to do this. I did it myself."
Yanmei was greatly surprised and asked, "Why are you doing this?"
Rudan said calmly: "Because my grandfather has a grudge against them, they are here to avenge my grandfather. I don't want anyone to get hurt, so as to force my grandfather to stop fighting. I voluntarily let them go and let them seek revenge from me." Avenge the hatred and resolve the grudges of the past. Please let the princess let them live."
The princess said coldly: "Humph, please let me let such cruel gangsters go and let them continue to do evil and harm the people? You want to sacrifice your life to feed the tiger, but I can't let the tiger return to the mountain."
Ru Dan said: "The princess must have misunderstood. They are definitely not brutal gangsters who kill innocent people indiscriminately."
Yanmei asked: "You and they have never met, how can you know that they are not?"
Ru Dan said calmly: "My grandfather was in danger just now, and the little girl had to block the sword with her body. They did not take the opportunity to take my life, but instead retreated. When they fought with my nursing home, they only injured people but did not kill them. Taking lives. This shows that they are not cruel people who kill innocent people indiscriminately."
Yanmei said again: "If I let you go, have you ever thought about the consequences?"
Rudan said disapprovingly: "It's just one death, no big deal. If I can exchange my life for the lives of more people, it will be considered a worthy death."
Rudan spoke eloquently and calmly, as if he was not talking about her life and death. Yanmei was moved by Rudan's words and hesitated greatly. She remained silent and no one else dared to interrupt.
Seeing her hesitation, Ru Dan continued: "If the princess insists on not letting them leave, they can naturally be captured. But they are desperate and desperate, and with their martial arts, they will definitely cause many casualties to the officers and soldiers. They are not heinous bad guys. , these soldiers also have wives and children, why should the princess let them kill each other. Besides, they are not barbarians and foreign invaders. It is not worth it for the officers and soldiers to lose their lives in such a meaningless thing. "
The princess said indifferently: "Even if they are not cruel people as you said, but they openly broke into the house of the imperial official and committed murder, it is an unforgivable crime."
Ru Dan said: "What the princess said is true. They did make mistakes, but can the princess give them extra mercy and give them a chance to change their ways? Everyone has no fault. They were blinded by hatred for a moment. Mind. When I think about it in the future, I will naturally be grateful to the Princess for her tolerance and generosity today. Please think again, Princess."
