mesbooks Chapter 398 Huo Family Village
Chapter 398 Huo Family Village
Sensing the greedy desire in Fang's eyes, Xia Yu felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. She took a deep breath, forcing back the nausea, and waved to Nineteen.
"Leave two alive, kill the rest."
As soon as she finished speaking, she launched the Rain of Pear Blossom Needles hidden in her other hand.
"what…"
"Ah..." With screams of agony, the people on Vice General Zhao's side were also drawn by the sound.
"There's some commotion over there. You all stay here and watch over Da Niu. You all come with me to check it out." Deputy General Zhao left several dozen men here to watch over Da Niu, while he led his men towards the source of the screams. The rest of the men, according to their pre-arranged roles, protected the grain and wagons, keeping a close eye on the two areas of fighting.
On Xia Yu's side, amidst cries of agony, Nineteen drew her soft sword and charged into the crowd. However, these people were far more skilled than those from the afternoon; aside from those killed by the poison on Xia Yu's hidden weapons, the remaining ones were clearly not so easy to deal with.
Seeing this, Xia Yu drew his soft sword from his waist. Using his internal energy, the previously limp sword instantly became sharp and powerful.
Xia Yu knew her weaknesses, but also her strengths. She wasn't skilled in swordsmanship, but her lightness skill was exceptional. Her figure moved swiftly and ghostly, weaving through the crowd of people in black.
You could clearly see her standing there, but in the blink of an eye, she appeared behind you. With her nimble movements, Xia Yu's sword pointed directly at the black-clad man's throat and heart. Those she stabbed all fell to the ground, losing their ability to fight.
When Deputy General Zhao arrived with his men, they were all stunned by the sight before them, their eyes wide and mouths agape in disbelief.
The round-faced, round-eyed, and extremely cute-looking Nineteen, whose clothes were stained with dark red blood, was like a demon from hell, still wielding a sword and fighting with the men in black. Meanwhile, the refined and noble village head, like a fairy or a ghost, moved erratically, wielding her sword and aiming for vital points.
Rubbing his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things, Deputy General Zhao gave an order to the men who had followed him.
"Go! Don't just stand by and watch!" A calm voice rang in their ears as the soldiers drew their swords, preparing to move.
"Don't move, or you might get hurt."
It was the sound of summer rain.
For a moment, the soldiers who had followed Vice General Zhao looked at each other, then at Vice General Zhao himself, unsure of whose advice to take. Just as they were hesitating about whether to advance, they heard Vice General Zhao say...
"Listen to the village head, listen to the village head, don't move. No, everyone disperse, back off, surround these people, don't let them escape." Deputy General Zhao quickly racked his brains, issuing the most appropriate order based on the current situation.
The fight ended a quarter of an hour later. Only two people remained, who were tightly bound with ropes by the men brought by Vice General Zhao, and their mouths were stuffed with rags. Everyone else was dead under the swords of Xia Yu and Nineteen.
"Deputy General Zhao, there's something fishy about the people in this village. Take these two men away and interrogate them to see what's going on," Xia Yu said to Deputy General Zhao.
"Yes, yes, Lord Xia. I'll have them interrogated right now." At this moment, Deputy General Zhao was utterly impressed by Lord Xia Yu. After this battle, he felt that if the Lord's family had enough carriages, they wouldn't need to escort him home safely.
"Xiaxia, Xiaxia." Liu wanted to come here to find Xia Yu, but was held back tightly by Li and Wang.
"Sister-in-law, Xiaxia will be alright. It's very dirty over there right now, so don't go and look," Li Shi advised Liu Shi. There was no need to go over there. Just now, Deputy General Zhao and the others had formed a circle with torches, and although they were far away, they had noticed something. They were worried that Liu Shi would be frightened if she went over there, so they stopped her from going.
"Sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, let me go check on her. I'm worried about Xiaxia. You heard the noise just now. She's just a young girl; what if she got hurt..."
"Mother, I'm here." Before Liu could finish speaking, she was interrupted by a soft voice.
The three of them looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xia Yu's blue shirt stained with red spots of blood.
"Xiaxia, are you injured?" When Wang saw her appearance and felt Liu's sudden tightening grip on her arm, she quickly asked.
"No, I'm not injured. This blood is from those thieves."
Xia Yu took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood off her face and hands so as not to frighten her mother.
"You silly girl, there are so many soldiers, why would you need to lift a finger? Look at you, covered in blood, go wash it off quickly," Li said to Xia Yu.
"Okay, I'll go change my clothes in a bit."
"Let me see, are you really not hurt?" Liu Shi's heart, which had been in her throat, finally relaxed a little. She reached out and pulled her daughter to her side.
Xia Yu stood there obediently, letting her look him over, and even spun around twice to show that he really wasn't injured.
"It's good that you're not hurt. It's good that you're not hurt. Go to the car and change into some clean clothes."
"Mother, I'll go change later. There might still be some unrest in the village. I'll go with Vice General Zhao and the others to check it out. You all go to the carriage quickly, and so do my grandparents. Make sure you don't wander off. I'll have Da Niu stay here to protect you," Xia Yu instructed her aunts and Liu Shi.
"Okay, we won't wander off. We'll wait for you here. You must be careful." Liu didn't know what might happen in the village, but her daughter was never one to speak carelessly. Right now, all they had to do was follow her daughter's instructions, not wander off, and not cause any trouble.
After calming Liu and the others down, Xia Yu arranged for Da Niu to stay behind to protect them, while she and Shi Jiu followed behind Deputy General Zhao to check on the village.
"Lord, those two men just now confessed. They were originally mountain bandits from fifty miles away. Some time ago, they ran out of food and couldn't find any fat sheep to rob, so they killed all the men in Huo Family Village and took over their houses and wives. The first group of people we encountered today were also from their gang, but some of them were recruited later to act as thugs."
Deputy General Zhao followed Xia Yu and relayed the confessions of the two men to Xia Yu word for word.
"Does no one know about what happened in Huojia Village?" Xia Yu asked doubtfully.
"This happened just a few days ago, and no one has noticed anything amiss yet. In addition, food is scarce right now, so people don't wander around outside unless they have to. Therefore, the tragedy in Huojia Village has been kept under wraps."