Hu Maoxi looked astonished: What were these two couples doing? One could predict the beasts coming in groups, and the other had already noticed the assassin lurking in the forest.
I'm just an ordinary person.
"Protect me, protect me."
His eyes widened, and he screamed at the government officials beside him in a normal way.
Hearing the sound, the government officials drew their sabers and gathered around him, on guard.
I saw people in black constantly leaping down from the branches in the dense forest.
Hu Maoxi saw the couple struggling to kill the jackal, while the other kept taking arrows to shoot at the man in black who jumped down from the branch. He had no choice but to use his body to protect Si Bao, whose little eyes were rolling, and his eyes were filled with kindness.
He comforted: "Don't be afraid, Four Treasures, Uncle Hu will protect you."
Liu Shuyang clenched the Emperor's Sword tightly, his hands trembling, as if he was at a loss what to do.
He had never seen such a scene in his whole life, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Chu Nanzhi noticed the movement on Lin Jinxiao's side and looked at the two remaining wolves that were running away. At the same time, he pulled out all the arrows and bit them in his mouth. He pulled out two fully drawn bows and aimed them at one end.
Stab one of the jackals in the tail and insert the other into the bush.
Then he quickly took out another arrow from his mouth and looked at the arrow shaft stuck in the bush. He looked directly at the other jackal that had fled away through the arrow shaft. With a "whoosh" sound, the arrow flew out of his hand and flew out from the bush.
The bull's-eye passed by and stabbed into the jackal's back, causing the jackal to fall down.
The wolves used their howls to gather the scattered groups. The wolves that had gathered now were all shot. It was expected that no new wolf pack would attack in the near future.
Chu Nanzhi turned around and looked at the sounds of fighting in the forest. He continued to draw his bow and shoot arrows. He saw the figures shooting at the men in black. Four or five people fell to the ground after a few arrows were shot out.
The men in black in the forest noticed that someone had fired a cold arrow, and they separated into several people and rushed toward her with rapid strides.
Chu Nanzhi shot a stray arrow and one person fell down, but the other five people had already attacked with force. The cold blade passed by her face, sending a chill to her nose.
Chu Nanzhi's keen insight made her realize that these killers were unusual. Their attacks were fierce, vicious, and powerful. They were not comparable to the brute force guards of the Shen family. They were all well-trained military warriors.
Chu Nanzhi dodged while cursing and shouting: "Good men don't fight with women, but you guys bully me, a weak woman, so stay away from me if you can."
Hearing the sound, several people stopped what they were doing and looked at each other in shock. Before they could react, they saw a stray arrow go straight into one person's chest.
"Smelly bitch, you are playing dirty."
One of the masked men swore angrily, swung the long knife in his hand and slashed at her with great force.
Lin Jinxiao was holding the Emperor's Sword and had just repelled a wave of masked men's attacks. In the blink of an eye, he spotted Chu Nanzhi being besieged in the distance. He aimed in the direction and threw the sword in his hand: "Chu Nanzhi, take the sword."
Hearing a warm and deep voice, Chu Nanzhi turned her head and saw a sword shadow coming towards her face. She held it in her hand and took it hard towards the long knife that was slashed, followed by several "click" sounds.
When he heard the news, several long knives came up and were broken directly at the waist.
"It's really like cutting iron into clay."
Chu Nanzhi exclaimed, and while several masked men were looking surprised, he stabbed one of them in the heart with a sword.
The other three people looked at the sharp sword in her hand, then looked at the only handle left in her hand, and their hearts went numb, and they slowly backed away.
But before they could retreat to their companions, they heard the loud sounds of fighting behind them. Chu Nanzhi looked over, but it was Li Ce who led the officers and charged forward.
Holding the big sword in his hand, he took the lead and rushed into the crowd in black with his head held high. His unstoppable momentum made these military warriors tremble with fear.
Chu Nanzhi quickly walked up to Lin Jinxiao while holding the Emperor's Sword. Seeing that his clothes were stained with blood and he was holding a stolen long knife in his hand, he asked with some concern: "Are you okay?"
Lin Jinxiao shook his head, stretched out his hand to brush away the few dead leaves and twigs on her shoulders and hair, and stared at her quietly. His mood at this moment was very complicated.
Chu Nanzhi helped him sit down next to Hu Maoxi, then turned around and carefully observed the surrounding situation, only to see that the few remaining masked men were surrounded by Li Ce and the guards, who were overwhelmed.
Seeing victory in sight, Hu Maoxi immediately gained momentum, stood up majestically, and loudly ordered to the officials: "Leave two alive."
As soon as he said these words, the three men in black who were resisting put down their weapons one after another. Just as the sabers in the hands of the government officials were about to stab out, before they could reach them, they saw three people vomiting blood and falling to the ground dead.
Li Ce leaned down to detect the breath, and then checked the mouth of the black-clothed man. He immediately rushed over and sighed angrily: "Brother, Master Hu, they all bit their tongues and committed suicide."
"It doesn't make sense."
Hu Maoxi became angry and pointed at Guan Erbai. Li Sanmu shouted: "You must search for me and find one alive."
Lin Jinxiao raised his eyes and looked into the distance, looking around at the corpses lying scattered in the forest and some government officials groaning on the ground. He waved to Guan Erbai and Li Sanmu: "No need, check and see how many brothers are dead and injured."
The two men heard the sound and left, taking their officers to count the casualties.
Hu Maoxi knelt down again, stared at Lin Jinxiao who was thoughtful, and asked unwillingly: "Are we not going to investigate? These people are so bold that they dare to assassinate an official of the imperial court."
"They would rather die than be captured. Even if there are survivors, nothing can be learned through interrogation."
Lin Jinxiao looked at the corpses again: "The skills of these people should be the same as those who robbed tax money last time."
"It's just too much bullying."
Hu Maoxi frowned and cursed: "I never make enemies with others. These people have come to plot against me again and again. They first robbed me of tax money and wanted me to be dismissed from office. Now I am about to go to Beijing. These people
They took advantage of the situation to ambush me again, it seems that someone doesn’t want me to enter the capital."
Seeing his angry expression, Chu Nanzhi sighed helplessly in her heart: You really worry too much, greasy uncle.
If it is true, as Lin Jinxiao said, that these killers are the same people as those who robbed the tax bank, then it means that these people are coming after him.
Chu Nanzhi returned the Emperor's Sword to its sheath and lowered her body to look at the four treasures protected by Liu Shuyang. The little guy was like a frightened bird hiding in Liu Shuyang's arms and did not dare to open his eyes.
"It's okay, don't be afraid."
Lin Jinxiao touched the back of the little one's head, and then Si Bao leaned out and looked at his father and mother gently, then he lay on Chu Nanzhi's shoulder and sobbed.
"The bad guys have been killed, everything is fine."
Chu Nanzhi comforted her warmly.
Si Bao's little eyes unconsciously looked towards the tiger lying on the ground in the distance, still moaning sadly. He suddenly stopped sobbing, pointed at the distance and called weakly: "Mom, the tiger seems to be crying."