bookrandom Chapter 171 I can hold on!
Chapter 171 I can hold on!
After Chi Xuan and Guo Xinwen left, Jingkang went out to scout out the patrol's patterns. Time flew by, and half an hour later, flames shot into the sky once again in the east of the town.
The distance between the east and west sides of the town is not short. The fact that the fire could be seen from the west side of the town shows how large the fire was, even bigger than the fire Chen Jiangqiao set before.
"They burned down the granary in Qingxi Town!" Chen Jiangqiao had also considered burning down the granary yesterday morning, but out of respect for the grain, he gave up the idea and ended up burning down some shops and thatched houses instead.
"Holy crap, are these two women really that ruthless?" Wang Zhe exclaimed in a low voice.
There were no fire-fighting facilities in those days, and if the fire continued to burn, it might really burn down the whole town.
Not long after, Jin Lushan, having received the news, hurriedly ran out of the house and led a large group of people to put out the fire.
“We’ll split into two teams. One team will try to abduct Jin Lushan, while the rest of us will go to the underground palace,” Zhou Jue suggested.
"I'm going to the underground palace," Jingkang replied, worried about Su Yuning's safety.
Jiang Lin, representing Ji Xingyi, stated directly: "We will also go to the underground palace."
“Alright, I’ll go capture Jin Lushan.” Zhou Jue looked at Chen Jiangqiao and Wang Zhe: “You two follow me.”
Wang Zhe: "OK!"
Chen Jiangqiao glanced at Ji Xingyi: "Be careful."
Zhou Jue reminded them, "We're going to capture Jin Lushan. You guys should scout out the situation first and don't rush in."
After Zhou Jue left with Chen Jiangqiao and Wang Zhe, Jiang Lin and Ji Xingyi followed Jing Kang around the patrol team and climbed over the wall to enter the Jin residence.
Jingkang chose to use two swords, and he and Ji Xingyi worked together very well. This time, they did not alert a large number of patrol teams. After dealing with a few unavoidable sentries, the three of them successfully infiltrated Jin Lushan's residence again.
"Be careful." Jingkang turned to the two of them and gave them a word of advice before opening the underground passage and going down first.
Ji Xingyi held the knife in one hand and gripped Jiang Lin tightly with the other.
This time, the underground palace was unguarded and deserted, except for Su Yuning, whose head was sticking out of the blood pool.
"That's a bit strange." Jingkang muttered to himself, then cautiously approached the blood pool with his twin swords in hand. He was somewhat surprised that he hadn't been attacked even when he reached the edge of the pool.
Jingkang muttered to himself, "The BOSS isn't here?"
Ji Xingyi: "Rescue her first."
Jingkang nodded, immediately jumped into the blood pool, used his knife to cut the blood threads binding Su Yuning, and then pulled her out.
Meanwhile, while Jin Lushan's guards were scattered to fight the fire, Zhou Jue and his two companions seized an opportunity to kill two of Jin Lushan's servants and then took Jin Lushan hostage.
However, before the three could shut Jin Lushan up, his shouts still attracted his men.
"Don't come any closer!" Zhou Jue immediately held a knife to Jin Lushan's neck and shouted sharply to drive away the villagers who surrounded him.
The three of them gradually retreated. Chen Jiangqiao glanced at the Qingxi River behind him and thought to himself, "This is not good." He whispered, "This can't go on."
Zhou Jue: "Let's take him directly to the underground palace!"
Wang Zhe: "I think it's a good idea!"
Just then, the patrol team suddenly grabbed a woman. Zhou Jue looked over and saw that it was Chi Xuan.
Chi Xuan and Guo Xinwen set a fire, but the fire grew larger and alarmed the villagers. Chi Xuan wanted to make the fire even bigger, but she was a step too late and was caught by the villagers.
"Let her go!" Zhou Jue roared at the patrol team in a fit of rage.
The patrol captain stepped forward and negotiated with Zhou Jue: "Release the mayor, and we'll release her!"
Chen Jiangqiao's expression changed drastically: "We can't let Jin Lushan go! If we let Jin Lushan go, none of us will be able to leave!"
Zhou Jue's face turned cold, and he lightly touched Jin Lushan's neck with the blade: "Go ahead and refuse to release him if you dare! I guarantee Jin Lushan will die!"
Blood instantly gushed from Jin Lushan's neck as he screamed in agony, "Release her! Save me!"
Chen Jiangqiao glanced at Jin Lushan, vaguely sensing that something was amiss, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He could only signal to Wang Zhe beside him with his eyes that they should jump into the river if anything happened.
The patrol captain's face was ashen. After a few seconds of stalemate, he waved for his men to release Chi Xuan. Chi Xuan immediately ran behind Zhou Jue.
Chi Xuan: "I'm fine. Guo Xinwen shouldn't have been caught."
Zhou Jue breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Chi Xuan was safe and sound.
But just then, the patrol captain suddenly smiled and raised his hand again to give the order: "Fire the arrows!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several members of the patrol team stepped forward, each carrying a bow and arrow.
"Jump into the river!" Chen Jiangqiao shouted, turning around without hesitation and plunging into the icy stream. Wang Zhe, having received Chen Jiangqiao's warning, was prepared and jumped into the river immediately as well.
Zhou Jue quickly used Jin Lushan as a human shield, then pulled Chi Xuan and jumped into the clear stream.
Jin Lushan screamed in agony as he was riddled with holes, his body riddled with bullets, and he collapsed dead. Zhou Jue surfaced and, witnessing this, couldn't believe his eyes. What was wrong with these NPCs? They actually dared to kill Jin Lushan!
"Hurry up!" Wang Zhe, the best swimmer, had already swum to the other side and quickly reached out to grab Chen Jiangqiao in the water.
Chi Xuan was too exhausted and a little late. Just as she was about to climb ashore, the patrol team on the other side had already equipped themselves with new arrows.
"Hide!" Chen Jiangqiao shouted as he found a big tree to hide under.
Chi Xuan's expression changed drastically. She had just climbed the steps by the water when there was absolutely nothing around to hide from.
"Watch out!" Zhou Jue's voice came to Chi Xuan's ears. Chi Xuan felt a warmth on her back and then heard the sound of an arrow piercing flesh.
"Zhou Jue!" Chi Xuan's tears fell to the ground in an instant.
"Ahhh!" Wang Zhe rushed over with a large wooden door that appeared out of nowhere, blocking the two of them. Chen Jiangqiao also rushed over and helped Zhou Jue, who had been shot in the back, while the patrol team was changing their arrows.
"Quick! Run this way!" Guo Xinwen's voice suddenly came from the alley, and the woman waved vigorously at the four people in the darkness.
"Let's go together!" Wang Zhe shouted.
The four of them worked together to rush into the alley corner, and following Guo Xinwen's guidance, they finally escaped the patrol team's pursuit.
"Zhou Jue!" Chi Xuan cupped Zhou Jue's face in her hands and called out loudly.
Guo Xinwen examined Zhou Jue's injuries and saw three arrows embedded deep in his back: "Bear with it! We have to pull the arrowheads out!"
Wang Zhe casually broke off a twig and let Zhou Jue bite it.
Guo Xinwen tried, and Zhou Jue immediately rolled his eyes in pain. Guo Xinwen was covered in sweat: "I'm not strong enough, you guys do it!"
Wang Zhe: "I'll do it!"
As the arrow was pulled from the flesh, a large amount of blood gushed out of the wound. Guo Xinwen immediately pressed her clothes against it: "Do you have any medicine on you?"
"I have regeneration..." Chi Xuan's pupils widened halfway through her sentence. She had given her only regeneration recovery potion to Ji Xingyi, which she had already used last night when saving people.
"I have painkillers!" Chen Jiangqiao didn't hesitate at this moment and hurriedly took out the system items.
"This won't do! I need wound medicine!" Guo Xinwen shook her head. Painkillers only relieve pain and don't treat the underlying cause.
The faces of the group grew increasingly grim, and Chi Xuan was in tears, her lips bleeding from being bitten.
"I can hold on!" Zhou Jue tried to breathe deeply, trying to make himself look less bad in Chi Xuan's eyes.