allonlinenovel Chapter 197 Attacked
Chapter 197 Attacked
In the following days, nothing went wrong and the group arrived at Shuiyue Town smoothly and came to the villa built by Ruxuan.
Nichang had already spread the message and asked the people who stayed in the villa to clean up the villa inside and out. When Mu Xiaoqiao and the others arrived, they saw pavilions, towers, bridges, flowing water, and clusters of flowers, and it was full of vitality everywhere.
Mu Xiaoqiao helped Concubine Rou walk into the gate. She was shocked by the beautiful scenery in front of her. She couldn't help but sigh, it's great to be rich! But she held back and said to Concubine Rou: "Madam, look, the environment here is so beautiful. You will be refreshed and healthy every day if you live here in the future."
Concubine Rou also felt relaxed and happy, but she still did not forget what she was thinking about. She sighed and said, "With such a beautiful scenery, if Yu'er and you could stay with us, it would be so wonderful for our family to live happily together!"
Mu Xiaoqiao didn't know how to respond to this. Concubine Rou had mentioned this many times along the way, hoping that she and Ruan Haoyu could stay with her, but the two of them had important matters to attend to, so how could they agree? Although Concubine Rou always said that she understood them and would not hinder them, they could see that she really wanted them to stay.
Ruan Haoyu received Mu Xiaoqiao's gaze, nodded in understanding, stepped forward to hold Concubine Rou's other hand, and said with a smile: "Mother, with such a beautiful scenery and mother here, how can we bear not to come back? I promise that once this matter is resolved, I will definitely come back with Xiaoqiao to accompany mother and share the joy of family."
Concubine Rou smiled, patted Ruan Haoyu's hand and said, "Silly child, mother only said it casually, you should be busy, don't worry about me."
"Mother, you are really the best mother in the world." Ruan Haoyu started to act coquettishly, with a lot of tricks, which made Concubine Rou smile from ear to ear, and Mu Xiaoqiao also covered her mouth and laughed secretly.
After settling Concubine Rou, Mu Xiaoqiao went with Ruan Haoyu to arrange various matters at the villa. They had to arrange all the matters of the villa before leaving so that they would have no worries.
But they didn't see that Concubine Rou had been in the dark, watching them busying around, her face becoming increasingly gloomy.
It was late at night and the villa, which had been busy all day, gradually became quiet, but a very low voice came from Concubine Rou's room.
"No one discovered you, did they?"
Inside the house, a figure wrapped in darkness stood in the shadows with his hands hanging down.
"Don't worry, Madam. No one will notice. I have pressed the sleeping point on the girl outside."
"Very good, did you find out?"
"We found out that Mu Xiaoqiao is the only daughter of Mu Dingzhi, the Flying Tiger General of Sui State. Your Highness and his family knew about this some time ago and have returned to Sui State. I think they have already recognized her as their relative. The reason why Your Highness refuses to fight for the position of the king is probably because of Mu Xiaoqiao."
Concubine Rou slammed her palm on the table and said angrily, "What a disaster! I didn't expect that she was actually a spy. For so many years, she was actually acting in front of me. I took her in and trained her with good intentions, but she bewitched Yu'er to go against me."
"Now that Xueying is dead, your Majesty should still be careful about her."
Concubine Rou sighed, "I had no choice but to kill Xueying. I really didn't want Yu'er to get suspicious. I had to do it secretly and carefully to get rid of Mu Xiaoqiao. I must not let Yu'er know. Once Mu Xiaoqiao dies, she can't be resurrected, so Yu'er will naturally forget about her."
"Yes, ma'am."
The night was as cool as water, and the villa was still quiet. There was no movement, and everything was shrouded in darkness.
For several days in a row, Mu Xiaoqiao and Ruan Haoyu were busy. No one had lived in the villa since it was built, and if they wanted to live there for a long time, they needed to prepare a lot of things, including finalizing long-term vegetable vendors and doctors, and having silk craftsmen come to the villa regularly to make new clothes for the masters and servants, etc. The two wanted to arrange everything as properly as possible before leaving.
One day, Ruan Haoyu was preparing to go buy some more furniture with Mu Xiaoqiao when a maid came to report that the lady had caught a cold and could not get out of bed, so she asked the young master to go and see her.
She had already made an appointment with the carpenter and couldn't break it, so Mu Xiaoqiao asked Ruan Haoyu to go see Concubine Rou, and she took Nishang into the city. The villa was still some distance away from the city. Although it was not far, because it was outside the city and on a mountain road, it was usually sparsely populated and very secluded.
It's just that Mu Xiaoqiao has walked back and forth on this road many times recently and has become very familiar with it. He has even become accustomed to the birds singing in the woods and the rustling of leaves in the wind. But today, for some reason, the road was unusually quiet, as if the birds were gone.
Nichang slowly reined in her horse and said softly, "Commander, something is not right."
Mu Xiaoqiao's voice was also very light, "You noticed it too? There's an ambush nearby."
Both of them were very good at martial arts, so they were not afraid. However, this kind of silence was always creepy. In a flash, Mu Xiaoqiao thought about all the enemies here, and felt that she had not offended any enemy who wanted to take her life, so how could she be assassinated?
Almost in the blink of an eye, the sound of breaking through the air was heard, and hidden weapons were shot from all directions. Nishang drew her sword and shouted, "Commander, be careful, it's the Qinghui Sect, all of their hidden weapons are poisonous and can kill instantly upon contact with blood."
As he spoke, he swung the sword in his hand and knocked away the oncoming hidden weapon.
These hidden weapons were all glowing green. Just like Nichang said, they were indeed poisonous, and the poison was fatal when it came into contact with blood. Mu Xiaoqiao leaned over in the carriage to avoid the wave of hidden weapons. He gathered his inner strength in his palm and swung it out. The hidden weapons were blown away one after another and flew back the way they came. Immediately, a few muffled groans were heard not far away.
After Mu Xiaoqiao knocked away the hidden weapon, she flew out and stood on the roof of the car. She was dressed in white and looked down. She saw dozens of men in black flying towards her from all sides. All of them were martial artists and were staring at her with eager eyes.
Nichang blew the jade whistle. Since she was no longer in the dark, Mu Xiaoqiao gave her the jade whistle to facilitate her contacting the guards.
The leader of the men in black said, "They are calling for reinforcements. Let's end this quickly."
Mu Xiaoqiao snorted coldly, "You know a lot about the Qinghui Sect. They are good at hidden weapons and poisons. I heard that they specialize in killing people. As long as they are paid, they will never fail. It seems that someone has paid to buy my life."
After she traveled through time, she would learn about martial arts sects, famous people and events in various countries, and other big and small things she thought were useful in her free time. She happened to have seen the Qinghui Sect.
The man in black said, "You are quite knowledgeable. It's a pity to lose such a beauty. You can only blame yourself for offending others. Today, we will decide your life."
"That depends on your ability."
Mu Xiaoqiao said no more nonsense and flew up to attack the leader with a palm. The leader waved his hand and five people came up to intercept him immediately. The rest of them retreated together and started to release hidden weapons again.
Mu Xiaoqiao and Nishang did not dare to be careless. There was a reason why the Qinghui Sect never failed in killing people. They were definitely not easy to deal with. There were two types of people in the sect, one type specialized in close combat, and the other type specialized in hidden weapons. When it came time to go on a mission, they never fought alone, but attacked in groups, aiming to achieve their goals quickly without dragging their feet.
The two of them had to fight with others and dodge poisonous hidden weapons, and soon they were stretched to their limits and unable to cope.
Fortunately, Murong Xuan and others came quickly after hearing the call. The Phantom Guard Team 1 is a close guard and never leaves too far. But today, some of them are protecting Ruan Haoyu, and some are following Mu Xiaoqiao, so they were separated and there were not so many people at the moment. However, when they arrived, the pressure on Mu Xiaoqiao and Nishang was instantly reduced a lot.
The scene was extremely chaotic, with the sound of weapons clashing incessantly. Mu Xiaoqiao dealt with the five people who blocked his way and immediately went to find the man who had just taken the lead, only to find that he was also summoning people, and more people were flying down from above. It was unknown how many more people they had ambushed above.
"Nichang, please help."
Mu Xiaoqiao acted decisively and gave orders to Nichang immediately. Now that they were outnumbered, they had to gather all the strength of the Phantom Guards to have a chance of survival. He didn't know who was willing to spend so much money to take his life. The price must be high for Qinghui Sect to send out so many people.
Nichang immediately swung her sword to shoot down the hidden weapon shot at her, then took out a flare from her arms and released it. A green light shone into the sky, exploding into gorgeous flowers in the sky.