Chapter 497: Wait for Me in the Capital, Behave
The staggering banquet in the courtyard ended when the moon was hanging in the middle of the sky.
After they went to sleep, the only lights in the courtyard went out.
Deep into the night, an eerie silence spread.
A dozen shadows quietly sneaked into the courtyard.
As soon as they stepped into the guarded range, they encountered a hurdle.
The fight started, and the sound of swords clashing echoed incessantly, rousing the drunken people who were already dreaming.
Liu Zhiqiu rushed out of the room and ran to find Liu Yusheng.
He had been assassinated once. Even if the fight was not so big, he could distinguish the clanging of those swords parrying.
It was frightening.
If he were an ordinary person, he would have hidden under the quilt and trembled in fright.
Because every clang that reverberated hinted of heavy killing intent.
It made people feel like death was close by.
”Nannan!” When he arrived, Feng Qingbai, the attendant, came out with the young girl in his arms. “Feng Qingbai, someone attacked. Hurry up and take Nannan!”
”Don’t panic.” Feng Qingbai’s voice sounded flat, and at such a terrifying moment, it had an unusually calming effect. “Wei Zi and the others are fighting against them. Things are not as critical as you imagined. We’re not all that defenseless.”
”You mean you were prepared early on?”
”Every time I leave the capital, I almost always encounter an assassination. It’s been a habit.” Prevention has naturally become a habit. Consort Liu would never let go of any opportunity to kill him.
The corners of Liu Zhiqiu’s mouth twitched. How many times has he been through it to have gotten used to being assassinated? Thanks to him, he could still talk lightheartedly.
In this state of mind, he gave a thumbs up. He was far inferior.
See how he panicked just now?
The assassins this time were definitely not the same level as the ones who assassinated him in the village.
The shadow guards beside Feng Qingbai were all at the level of Aunt Hong. So listening to the intensity of the battle, he could only imagine how high their opponents’ martial arts were.
If he had encountered this level of masters back then, his corpse would have been rotting and wormy by now.
Thinking of this, Liu Zhiqiu fiercely fought a chilly war.
At long last, he realized in hindsight how alone and brave he was when he faced the enemy.
”Brother, take these medicines with you. If an assassin pursues you, sprinkle the drug and escape straight away.” Liu Yusheng stuffed the drugs she was carrying into Liu Zhiqiu’s arms, which was all the poison she could find, all of which could evaporate immediately.
In their current plight, she couldn’t predict the outcome, so she could only do all kinds of life-saving methods that she could think of.
At the end, she stuffed a few more bottles to Feng Qingbai. “Here. Sprinkle them into Wei Zi’s combat circle. Maybe it can help them.”
”Okay.” Feng Qingbai tightened his arms around the lady in his arms. Feng Qingbai didn’t tell her that if their enemies suffered a loss once, categorically there would never be a second time.
What was more, the assassins knew Shengsheng’s methods before they attacked, and they would definitely respond accordingly.
The poisons were probably useless.
With Liu Yusheng, Liu Zhiqiu went to the guest room to carry Li Junyue on his back, and the four of them got into the carriage in the dark and quickly left the courtyard.
Wei Zi and his gang stopped the assassins, and wouldn’t be able to catch up for a while.
When they reached an empty area, Feng Qingbai wanted to let Liu Zhiqiu down from the carriage, but the targets of the assassins were him and Shengsheng. They would definitely not go after Liu Zhiqiu.
Liu Zhiqiu refused unyieldingly.
How could he leave his sister here and escape by himself?
There was no need for his parents to beat him. If he did such a thing, he would kill himself.
”Stop dallying. Let’s leave quickly. Maybe if you are seriously injured, I can still carry you for a while. Nannan can’t drag you.”
Feng Qingbai closed his eyes, flicked the reins, and the carriage immediately rushed forward, almost throwing Liu Zhiqiu out.
”Feng Qingbai, if we escape like this, what should Wei Zi and the others do?” Liu Yusheng bit her lip tightly, suppressing her nervousness and worry.
”Don’t worry, they will catch up later.” The shadow guards in the Shadow Guard Battalion were all experienced who had gone through hundreds of battles. As long as he escaped, they would have no worries.
If they really died in battle, then they were inferior to their opponents.
The horses galloped all the way towards the pier.
When they were nearing the pier, Feng Qingbai turned a corner and turned to the avenue again.
”Feng Qingbai?”
”There’s something wrong over there. They may have also set up an ambush at the dock.”
Liu Yusheng and Liu Zhiqiu looked at each other with solemn expressions.
No light could be seen everywhere, and only the silhouette of their opponents were vaguely visible. The tension caused by being hunted for their lives made the atmosphere even more tense.
”Shengsheng, don’t be afraid.” At this time, the man’s voice sounded ever so light. There wasn’t a hint of fluctuation at all.
No matter where or when, he was the arm she could rely on with confidence.
”I’m not afraid,” she said, with a gentle smile on her lips.
The panic caused by that sense of urgency instantly disappeared.
What’s so scary?
She has him.
Even if he died, he would die with her.
”Nannan, don’t be afraid. I can also do martial arts. I can definitely protect you. Aunt Hong said that I am a genius.” The lighthearted laughter in Liu Zhiqiu’s tone made Liu Yusheng’s nose sour.
What a silly Second Brother. Fortunately, he could still pretend to be relaxed to comfort her at this time.
”I know. With you here, I’m really not afraid at all. I can also protect myself. Have you forgotten that I have another strength besides treating illnesses and saving people?”
”You’ll have to run then.”
A trace of doubt flashed between Feng Qingbai’s brows. He always had this feeling that there was something he didn’t know, and Shengsheng hid it from him.
In the darkness, Liu Zhiqiu hugged the unconscious woman in his arms tightly.
Behind his banters, his face hidden in the dark was condensed, and there was no simplicity in the clean and clear eyes of the past. It was replaced by a gleam that he had never shown before.
Deep as the sea.
There was only so much he could do for Li Junyue.
Besides her, he also had to protect Nannan.
In the future, he was afraid that he couldn’t take care of her anymore.
But it didn’t matter. As long as Nannan was safe, even without him, Nannan would not leave Li Junyue alone.
His sister was very kind.
”Neigh——!” The horses whined loudly. They stood up, and the carriage came to an abrupt halt.
In the dark, the surroundings were resoundingly silent, and a pin drop could be heard.
The people in the carriage were so quiet that they could even hear their own breathing clearly.
”Zhiqiu, drive the carriage later and keep going,” Feng Qingbai said lightly.
”Feng Qingbai!” Liu Yusheng’s pupils shrank suddenly.
If Feng Qingbai was confident that they could defeat the enemy, he would never let her escape first!
”Shengsheng, wait for me in the capital. Behave.”
After the man finished speaking, he shoved the reins of the carriage into Liu Zhiqiu’s hand. His gaze stopped for a moment on the girl’s face, and then he flew away in a certain direction like an arrow shooting from a string.
The night was too dark, and his figure was instantly engulfed by the darkness. Liu Yusheng felt as if a huge hand clenched her heart tight.
That kind of stability suddenly disappeared as he left.
She panicked, really panicked.
If she could, she really wanted to go with him.
But no, she knew what she should do at this time to reassure him and let him face the enemy without any restraints.
Peek-Aboo 
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