Chapter 851 - 853: The Situation Changes, Get Off to Save People_1
Inside the horse carriage, Liu Jianzhou was so scared that he was hugging his head and trembling, muttering to himself, "Who is trying to kill us? Is it to prevent us from participating in the competition?"
Qin Kaichang was also somewhat flustered, yet he did not exhibit the same level of terror as Liu Jianzhou, still maintaining a sense of composure. Only Bai Zepei remained completely calm and was the only one who noticed the murderous intent flashing in Bai Ruozhu’s eyes, understanding that her words were more than just talk.
The killers who rushed over quickly engaged in combat with the soldiers and dark guards. While fighting, they also threw out secret projectiles glowing with a blue light. Some people who were accidentally hit by these projectiles fell to the ground with blue faces before they could even scream.
"Jianqi, you go," Bai Ruozhu called Jianqi over and covertly handed him a small bag of drug powder.
Jianqi was stunned for a moment, worried, but he heard Bai Ruozhu say, "Don’t worry, you won’t have any trouble. Go to the place where there are many killers and scatter it."
"Yes," Jianqi responded and instantly flashed away. When Bai Ruozhu’s vision cleared, he was already six or seven meters away.
Bai Ruozhu felt much more at ease. Jianqi’s lightness skill was truly incredible.
She turned her head and suddenly locked eyes with her second brother, whose gaze seemed to perceive everything. She instantly felt as though she couldn’t hide any secrets. She awkwardly smiled at her brother and said, "It’ll be fine, second brother. Don’t worry."
After speaking, she remembered something and quickly called out to Chen Feng, saying, "Send a few people to guard in front of the Tu Family siblings; pay attention to their safety."
The Tu Family siblings were martial artists with excellent skills. In such a situation, they wouldn’t agree to stay off the battlefield, but swords have no eyes, and Bai Ruozhu did not want anything to happen to them.
Jianqi’s figure, like a ghost, darted into the dense crowd of killers. He was clad in black, and if he had not been unmasked, he might have been mistaken by his own side for a killer. He was colder than the killers, his movements more decisive, and the murderous intent in his eyes even more intense. However, soon after, the murderous intent in his eyes faded away, and he did not linger in combat, swiftly returning to the vicinity of the horse carriage where Bai Ruozhu was.
His task now was not to kill, but to protect his master and young master well.
Soon, those on the killers’ side suddenly began to fall behind. No one knew why the killers, who were quite fierce just moments ago, suddenly weakened. Of course, this did not include Bai Ruozhu, Jianqi, and Bai Zepei, who saw Bai Ruozhu instructing Jianqi to spread the poison.
He calmly observed the situation outside, inwardly amazed at the effects of the item his sister had given. However, he thought the poison was something Jiang Yichun provided Bai Ruozhu with ahead of time for self-defense.
Just as their own side was about to reverse the situation, a scream suddenly erupted from another nearby horse carriage, followed by someone shouting, "It’s terrible, Mr. Zhang has been hit by a secret projectile, and it seems poisonous!"
Mr. Zhang was a teacher accompanying the group from the Study Palace and was Bai Zepei’s teacher. He had visited the Bai Family before and was known to be outwardly strict, yet kind-hearted. Bai Ruozhu quickly looked towards her second brother and, as expected, saw that his originally calm expression had changed, even showing concern as he started to stand up from within the carriage.
"Little sister, find a way to save Mr. Zhang," Bai Zepei said, his hands already clenched into fists, gripping them tightly. At this moment, he really couldn’t exert any strength, truly as the saying goes, "A scholar is useless in a practical situation."
Hearing this from outside, Jianqi immediately asked, "Master, shall I bring Mr. Zhang over?"
"No, he is of advanced age and unlike martial artists with inner strength to resist poison; moving him further might cost him his life. Take me to him so I can save him," Bai Ruozhu said.
However, Jianqi hesitated, "Master, you can’t risk yourself. The situation is about to stabilize. Why not wait until the enemy withdraws before we act?"
Bai Zepei’s face also showed shame, as he shouldn’t have allowed his little sister to take such risks.
Yet Bai Ruozhu placed Little Dengdeng into her second brother’s arms, looking at him and saying, "Second Brother, Little Dengdeng is in your care now, please protect him for me."
Little Dengdeng obviously felt the gravity of the adults, and while he stayed in Bai Zepei’s arms, he reached out his hands towards his mother and called out, "Ah ah," as if saying, "Mother, don’t go!"
Bai Ruozhu hardened her heart, turned around, and said to Jianqi, "There’s no time left, I can’t watch him die, take me over there!"
The last sentence was already spoken with a commanding tone.
"Little sister..." Bai Zepei wanted to stop her, but Jianqi had already taken Bai Ruozhu down from the horse carriage and was rushing towards Mr. Zhang’s carriage.
Jianqi knew that once his master had made up her mind, he wouldn’t be able to persuade her otherwise.
Bai Zepei and the others were very safe inside the carriage, but outside was a scene of bloodshed and chaos, swords without eyes, the air filled with the heavy scent of blood. He saw swords slashing towards his little sister several times, his heart jumping to his throat in fright, but thankfully Jianqi’s martial arts were outstanding, deflecting the attacks with his sword effortlessly.
It wasn’t until Bai Ruozhu boarded Mr. Zhang’s carriage that Bai Zepei finally sighed in relief. Only then did he realize his back was soaked, his thin shirt sticking uncomfortably to his skin, his hands also clammy with cold sweat. Little Dengdeng felt hot and uncomfortable, wriggling his little body in discomfort.
He hurriedly changed his hold on Little Dengdeng, his little sister risking her life to save Mr. Zhang for him, while his task was to take good care of Little Dengdeng.
Bai Ruozhu rushed into the carriage, the cramped space making it very difficult for her to even turn around, the head of the Study Palace, fearing that it would be difficult for her to save someone, quickly said, "I’ll get off the carriage first."
"No, what if you get hurt by a hidden weapon if you get off? I’ll be done soon, let’s save Mr. Zhang’s life first, we can treat his poisoning and injuries properly later," Bai Ruozhu said.
The head of the Study Palace nodded. He and the other scholars also squeezed their bodies as much as possible, giving Bai Ruozhu a larger space.
Bai Ruozhu first fed Mr. Zhang a pill that countered poison, then began to apply needles, promptly controlling the poison in Mr. Zhang’s body. Although his complexion had already turned bluish, at least his breathing was no longer so difficult.
Then she simply treated Mr. Zhang’s wounds, when suddenly, a scream from Tu Ying echoed outside: "Brother!"
Bai Ruozhu subconsciously turned her head to look, and from her angle, she could see Tu Bai. The next moment, pain struck her eyes as a long sword stabbed into Tu Bai’s body with a "thud" sound. She was far away, yet she felt as if she could still hear the sword piercing flesh and blood spurting out.
"Ah..." Tu Ying howled as if mad, rushing over and slashing at the man in black with her sword. The man in black couldn’t dodge in time and could only raise his hand to protect his face, followed by his half arm flying off, chopped off by Tu Ying with raw power!
Screams continued to erupt, Bai Ruozhu’s eyelids twitched, she quickly turned her head to look, only to see that Diao Yao and Chu Hai had joined the battle. Their attacks were swift, knocking down several killers in no time and soon reaching the injured Tu Bai, protecting the Tu siblings.
Bai Ruozhu’s eyes reddened, though Tu Bai was not her close friend, he was nonetheless a familiar face, and now...