The man was one step away from Lu Hanxiao, raised the dagger in his hand high, and stabbed Lu Hanxiao in the back.
At the critical moment, a wooden stick hit the handle of the knife.
The sharp knife in Li Xutang's hand fell to the ground.
Si Ning raised the stick again and hit her on the chest.
This blow was so powerful that Li Xutang flew out, hit a pillar on the side, and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Si Ning didn't even look at her, he picked up the stick and attacked the nearest strong man.
There were sounds of fighting from time to time in the ruined temple. When Ming Han arrived with the secret guards, his heart sank and he rushed in quickly.
Seeing that Lu Hanxiao was surrounded by those people, Si Ning's side wasn't much better. They didn't dare to neglect and rushed forward.
After the secret guards arrived, the opponent's advantage of having more people no longer existed, and they were at a disadvantage.
Soon they were defeated by these secret guards. Seeing that something was wrong, several of them wanted to retreat.
The secret guards also saw their plan and did not give them this chance.
Several strong men fought their way out, and in the end only one person escaped.
"Push the person back."
Ming Han threw the strong man in front of him to the ground. Just as he was about to turn around and report, he heard the voice of his subordinates.
"No, they have poison in their teeth."
By the time you try to stop it, it will be too late.
Ming Han squatted down to check the venom in their mouths, then stood up and walked to Lu Hanxiao to report.
He knelt down on one knee with a look of remorse on his face.
"My subordinates didn't investigate and let them die. This subordinate deserves to die because he didn't protect the master and his wife."
"It's none of your business. I won't let you follow them. They are all dead soldiers. Even if they are alive, they may not be able to explain anything."
When his eyes fell to another place, Li Xutang was now controlled by someone, lying on the ground with disheveled hair, and he was in an extremely embarrassed state.
She was seriously injured. Si Ning didn't show mercy at that moment. She probably hurt her internal organs.
Her mouth was still bleeding, but she didn't care at all. She just stared at Si Ning and Lu Hanxiao with cold eyes, as if she wanted to tear them into pieces.
"Take the person back and keep him alive, and keep him alive. He can't die."
Ming Han waved his hand at his men, and Li Xutang was picked up from the ground and dragged out.
"How is your injury? Minghan, go get the golden sore medicine."
Si Ning didn't look at anyone else. From the end of the battle, her eyes never left Lu Hanxiao's wound.
There were stab wounds of varying degrees on the back of his arms.
In the melee just now, Lu Hanxiao had been standing in front of her, otherwise Si Ning would have been fine.
Ming Han quickly walked out and came back with the best golden sore medicine in his hand.
"lady……"
Si Ning carefully tore off Lu Hanxiao's clothes. Lu Hanxiao lowered his eyes and comforted him softly.
"It's okay, just minor injuries."
None of them who went to the battlefield were injured. For Lu Hanxiao, this injury was really not worth mentioning.
Si Ning said nothing. Lu Hanxiao knew that she was blaming herself again, so he reluctantly pulled her hand away and threw the golden sore medicine to Ming Han.
"You come."
Ming Han hurriedly took it and stepped forward to apply the medicine for Lu Hanxiao.
Si Ning was about to say something when he heard Lu Hanxiao speak first.
"It's all my fault. I promised to protect you, but today I sent away the secret guards, which shocked you."
Si Ning shook his head, "No one expected to meet Li Xutang."
The two of them just came here to take shelter from the rain, and meeting these people was purely an accident.
That's not what Si Ning cared about, it was just that every time Lu Hanxiao stood in front of her, she felt guilty.
Lu Hanxiao knew Si Ning well and knew that if she continued talking, she would hit a dead end again, so he changed the topic.
"I sent people to look for Li Xutang for so long without any results. I didn't expect that she was hiding here and still with these people. Listening to the accents of those people, they don't sound like they are from the capital, but more like... Xijue people. .”
Sure enough, Si Ning's attention was diverted. He tried hard to recall the tone and tone of those people who just spoke. In fact, they didn't look like they were from the capital.
"Aren't the Xijue people at the border? Why do they appear here and get involved with Li Xutang?"
Lu Hanxiao couldn't figure it out either.
It is not surprising that the Xijue people appear here. No matter when, there are spies from the enemy army, even in Xijue there are spies from Daxia.
The strange thing is why Li Xutang is with those people?
How did she, a purdah woman, get to know those people?
What was her purpose in colluding with those people?
"You have to go back and interrogate Li Xutang carefully."
The injuries on Lu Hanxiao's body looked serious, but in fact they were not serious. He simply applied medicine and took Si Ning on the carriage back to the city.
Dafang's family and Lu Zhiyuan haven't come back yet, and the house is empty except for the lazy servants.
The masters were away, and the servants gathered together in twos and threes to chat.
Seeing Si Ning and Lu Hanxiao coming back, they hurriedly greeted them and saluted.
Si Ning nodded lightly, not caring about this trivial matter.
The two returned to the courtyard, and Ming Han had already pressed Li Xutang up.
Because Li Xutang had to be interrogated for several days, for convenience, he was temporarily detained in the warehouse in the backyard of the third room.
Si Ning and Lu Hanxiao went to meet people together, and Li Xutang had already been given medicine.
Lu Hanxiao said he would not let anyone die, so the secret guards knew how to deal with it.
Li Xutang leaned against the haystack silently and spoke slowly when he heard the voice.
"No need to ask, I don't know anything."
"Really?"
Lu Hanxiao led Si Ning closer. He originally didn't want to bring her with him, but Si Ning insisted on following her, so Lu Hanxiao followed her.
Hearing the familiar voice, Li Xutang opened his eyes suddenly and saw the two people standing at the door, looking crazy and wanting to rush forward.
But his feet were restrained by the rope, and he only took one step forward before falling to the ground, struggling to reach Si Ning with a ferocious expression on his face.
"You bitch, you don't deserve a good death. You harmed my Brother Tiger, my eldest brother and my sister-in-law. You are just a broom star. You deserve to die!"
Lu Hanxiao frowned, unwilling to listen to Li Xutang's curses on Si Ning. He wanted to step forward and remove her chin, but Si Ning stopped him.
Si Ning winked at Lu Hanxiao and told him to leave it alone.
"I'll ask."
She took two steps forward, stood in front of Li Xutang, looked down at her, and said calmly.
"What a pity. It's not me but you who are going to die now. Second sister-in-law, do you think you can come back and seek revenge from me if you are tied to the Xijue people?"
"Didn't you also see the death of those people? Why, the second sister-in-law also wants to follow in their footsteps and die in the same way as them?"
While speaking, Si Ning kept his eyes on Li Xutang's face, not missing any of her emotional changes.
When he heard Si Ning mention the words Xijue people, Li Xutang's eyes flashed with confusion.
Although it was short-lived, Si Ning still captured it.
He couldn't help but frown. Could it be that Li Xutang didn't know the identities of those people, so why was he involved with them?
