Chapter 154

These martial artists were responsible for protection and couldn’t possibly be so careless.

The only remaining explanation was that they had been drugged and couldn’t help themselves！

Remembering the middle-aged man’s attitude towards him during dinner and the relaxation of his expression in an instant, Yang Kai had some understanding faintly.

In his eyes, he was just an ordinary little beggar. And the dinner must have been drugged. If he had eaten the food like those people, he would definitely have been knocked out in a short while. After all, the resistance of ordinary people couldn’t possibly be as strong as that of martial artists.

Once he fell, it would surely arouse suspicion.

Although the truth wasn’t like that, this was definitely the middle-aged man’s worry. So he had threatened him ferociously, not allowing him to have dinner. When he turned around and left, he also let out a sigh of relief.

Day and night defenses, but it’s hard to guard against a thief from within. What did that middle-aged man want？ Wealth, beauty, or something else？

Yang Kai hoped his speculation was wrong. The young miss of this family was kind-hearted, and Cui’er had also treated him well. Good people should always have good rewards！

But when he quietly looked over towards where the martial artists were gathered, his heart couldn’t help but turn cold.

Beside the flickering bonfire, several figures furtively crawled up and then slowly pulled out the swords at their waists and slashed at the necks of their comrades who had eaten and lived with them these days and were now unconscious.

A slight sound came, and blood splashed.

Silently, several lives returned to the underworld！

Yang Kai didn’t dare to move. Although he had already advanced to the Qi Movement Realm, there were quite a few of these thieves, and the middle-aged man was also a master in the True Yuan Realm. Acting rashly would only cost him his life.

Moreover, he didn’t know if there were any more of these thieves hidden among the crowd.

Was Old Wu one of them？ If so, with Old Wu’s ability, then all of them were doomed.

Squinting his eyes and looking towards the carriage where Old Wu was, Yang Kai couldn’t help but feel a little relieved, and then tensed up again.

Because he saw that the middle-aged man was now moving towards Old Wu with a cold and vigilant look, his feet making no sound, his entire aura restrained to the extreme, and the long sword in his hand held to the side. On this moonless night, there was no reflection at all.

Old Wu wasn’t one of them！ But at this moment, his life was also under threat.

Yang Kai’s thoughts turned rapidly. He quietly reached out and picked up a small pebble on the ground, held it between his fingers, and suddenly flicked it out.

Originally wanted to hit Old Wu to see if he could wake him up, but Yang Kai didn’t dare to use too much Yuan Qi to expose himself. This time, it actually missed. Also by mistake, the stone hit the middle-aged man’s long sword.

“Keng…” A clear sword cry came out in this life-taking and extremely quiet night.

The middle-aged man clearly didn’t expect such a change. The moment the sound rang out, his expression suddenly turned cold. Without hesitation, he shook his long sword and stabbed at Old Wu.

Just at this critical moment, Old Wu opened his sleepy eyes and almost instinctively tilted his body.

A spray of blood burst out. Old Wu’s shoulder was pierced through. The pain made him wake up instantly. The horsewhip in his hand whipped out a clear cracking sound and covered the middle-aged man’s head. He shouted angrily： “Zhang Ding. What are you doing！”

Zhang Ding didn’t answer. He withdrew his long sword, his face was cold and stern, and he fought with Old Wu.

Yang Kai quietly looked around and found that those sleeping martial artists had all been awakened at this moment. He couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seems that when the middle-aged man Zhang Ding drugged them, he was also cautious and didn’t dare to use too obvious deadly poisons or very powerful knockout drugs.

After all, this kind of drug has a strong effect and a strong smell, and it is easy to be seen through.

However, his caution was ruined by the whole plan after that sword cry came out.

If it weren’t for that sword cry, all the people here would have been killed silently by Zhang Ding and his several subordinates.

After those sleeping warriors were awakened, they all looked around blankly, somewhat confused.

Soon, a cry of surprise came： “Sun Jianming is dead！ Who did it？”

Before the words fell, this person felt a chill in his chest. Looking down, he saw a sword tip piercing through his body.

“Diao Hong, what are you doing？”

The roar was mixed with an incredulous question.

In this situation, the most feared thing is to be stabbed in the back by a trusted companion. These warriors had just woken up for a while when several of them were quickly solved by Zhang Ding’s subordinates. It was not until this moment that they reacted and, with a roar, fought with them in incomparable anger.

The battlefield was divided into two groups. One group was a melee of miscellaneous soldiers, and the other group was a one-on-one fight between Zhang Ding and Old Wu. It was extremely intense, with curses, anger, and questioning sounds never cease.

Yang Kai was currently taking advantage of the night to quietly touch towards the third carriage.

He originally wanted to run away, which was also the safest and most safe way. But thinking of Cuier’s care for him in the past few days Yang Kai felt uneasy in his heart.

The three women in the carriage were obviously also awakened by the movement outside. When Yang Kai touched here, he was just hearing Cuier’s somewhat dissatisfied voice coming from inside： “What are you arguing about in the middle of the night.”

Immediately followed by the rustling sound of dressing.

Yang Kai didn’t delay either. He lifted the carriage curtain and directly flashed in.

“Who is it!” Cui’er was shocked and raised two pink fists, pounding towards Yang Kai.

“Don’t hit, it’s me！” Yang Kai held Cui’er’s two hands tightly.

“Little beggar？” Cui’er finally recognized Yang Kai’s voice and then gritted her teeth and said, “You lecher, get out.”

As she spoke, she kicked at Yang Kai with her foot. In the carriage, the madam and the young lady were also extremely frightened by Yang Kai and trembled like quails in the cold winter.

“Shut up！” Yang Kai covered her mouth and pressed her down on the carriage floor.

Just about to speak, he suddenly swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Up close, Yang Kai clearly saw that Cui’er was only wearing a close-fitting underwear at the moment. The outer clothes hadn’t had time to be tidied up, revealing an unrestrained spring scenery.

“Zhang Ding has rebelled！ Listen for yourselves！” Yang Kai said hastily.

This sentence was said to the three women in the carriage. After all, rushing in in the middle of the night was indeed a bit abrupt and the reason had to be explained. Looking up at the madam and the young lady, Yang Kai quickly averted his gaze.

He found that these three women were really bold. When they slept in the carriage room at night, they only took off their clothes and left only their underwear. The young lady was okay, but the clothes on the madam were even fewer than those on Cuier. Although the light was dim, Yang Kai’s eyesight was extraordinary at this time. He saw everything that should and shouldn’t be seen.

The three women in the carriage were stunned. When they listened carefully, they really heard the voice of Old Wu scolding and yelling at Zhang Ding, and from time to time, Zhang Ding’s cold laughter was mixed in.

“How could this be？” Cuier was dumbfounded.

The madam and the young lady were now holding the bedding in front of themselves, and their complexions were a little pale.

“You put on your clothes first. I’ll take you away from here.” Yang Kai gritted his teeth. He didn’t know how long Old Wu and those warriors could hold on, nor did he know who would laugh to the end in this battle, but they definitely couldn’t stay in the carriage room any longer.

Yang Kai’s calmness slightly infected the three women. When they heard his words, they remembered what they should do at this moment.

The madam’s complexion was a little red, and she said in a trembling voice： “Little beggar, can you go down first and wait for us to get dressed…”

Yang Kai turned his head and looked at her, and said impatiently： “Madam, if you still want to live, don’t worry too much at this moment. If I go down now, it will only expose our whereabouts.”

After hearing what he said, the madam nodded slightly.

The three women quickly put on their clothes in the carriage. Although Yang Kai had his back to them, the madam and the young lady still had extremely red faces. For a mother and daughter to put on clothes in front of a man, this was something they wouldn’t have dared to think about before. Now, forced by the situation, they could only suppress the shyness in their hearts.

Cuier was relatively better. She was originally more open-minded and was even more familiar with Yang Kai. In a short while, she was already neatly dressed and then went to help the madam and the young lady.

In a short while, the three women had already put on their clothes.

“Let’s escape quickly.” Cuier’s voice trembled slightly.

Yang Kai was just about to lift the carriage curtain, but his movement stopped again, and his expression turned gloomy： “It’s too late！”

Before the words fell, Old Wu’s shrill cry came. After a few breaths of time, the movement of the battle outside also gradually subsided.

Old Wu and those protecting warriors had obviously failed. Having been drugged, Old Wu and those people simply couldn’t exert their full strength. Zhang Ding and his subordinates had launched a surprise attack first. Even though the number of people was relatively small, they had the upper hand.

“Cough cough, you old bastard！” A weak cough came from outside, which was exactly the voice of the middle-aged man Zhang Ding. Evidently, he was also severely injured in the battle with Old Wu.

This cough gave Yang Kai a glimmer of hope for survival.

“What should we do? What should we do?” Cuier tightly grasped Yang Kai and asked with a crying voice. The madam and the young lady also looked at him expectantly.

At this moment, the teenager who was regarded as a little beggar by the three women had instead become a life-saving straw.

Don’t panic. You, Madam, engage him in conversation. I’ll look for an opportunity to make a move.” Yang Kai said softly, taking a deep breath, holding his breath, and suppressing his heartbeat.”

After all, she was the madam. Although facing a dangerous situation and with a pale complexion, upon hearing Yang Kai’s words, she still nodded, not like Cui’er and the young lady who had already lost their composure.

The rustling sound of footsteps approached from outside. Yang Kai listened carefully and deduced that there were still five of these people left.

As the footsteps approached, Cui’er leaned even closer to Yang Kai. Her delicate body trembled slightly. In this dark night, the approaching footsteps were like the fierce ghosts seeking lives, making people’s hearts panic.

The footsteps finally stopped outside the carriage house.

Zhang Ding coughed again, his voice weak： “Madam, young lady, please get off the carriage.”

The madam took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice: Zhang Ding, when my master was alive, he treated you like a brother. Why did you do this?

It could be heard that the madam’s questioning was full of pain and sorrow. Obviously, she never expected Zhang Ding to be so resolute.

There was a long silence outside. After a long while, Zhang Ding said： “Madam, please forgive me. People die for wealth, and birds die for food. The master has passed away, but he left behind such a large family property. Madam and the young lady have no strength to bind a chicken. How can you keep it？”

“Just for wealth？” The lady laughed miserably and then questioned again, “What about the others？ Do they think the same way？”

Zhang Ding said, “That’s right.”

The lady couldn’t help but laugh bitterly. Since it’s like this, then you can take the property and go. Zhang Ding if you still have some old feelings, please spare my daughter and me. The two of us only ask to survive today and have no other thoughts.”

The lady said this, obviously not pinning all her hopes on Yang Kai. Although he was very calm, in the lady’s eyes, he was just a little beggar. How could he resist the powerful Zhang Ding？

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