In ancient times, I just wanted to be a salted fish

Chapter 178 No one left alive

Fighting four people alone, Qiao Zien took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. His tense nerves relaxed a little and he felt much more relaxed all over.

Among these four opponents, Zhu Wu's martial arts are the most sophisticated and profound. If you want to win the battle quickly, you must subdue him first.

Since they already know that these people are assassins sent by Liang Zhilan to take their lives, there is no value in keeping them alive. They must not show mercy when the time comes!

However, the remaining three men fought more and more fiercely, and their attacks became more fierce and brutal.

Qiao Zien swung the embroidered spring knife again, and the knife flashed and the cold air was overwhelming. Then, a pistol appeared in his hand and he pulled the trigger. With a few crisp gunshots, the three killers fell down.

At this moment, Zhu Wu was the only one left on the field, and the situation became extremely favorable to Qiao Zien.

Zhu Wu saw his companions all killed in an instant, and he couldn't help but feel terrified: Qiao Zien was young but had extraordinary skills, his martial arts were astonishingly high, and the moves he performed were varied, strange and unpredictable, simply unprecedented, and even the weapons and hidden weapons he used were unknown!

In an instant, Zhu Wu felt timid. He pretended to make a feint and took the opportunity to jump out of the battle circle. Then he retreated quickly like flying. In the blink of an eye, he ran a long way away and headed straight into the depths of the dense woods.

How could Qiao Zien allow a fish to slip through the net and escape? If Zhu Wu escaped back to the Princess's Mansion, Liang Zhilan would definitely know that he was a martial artist, and then she would definitely try every possible way to eliminate him, this great threat to her.

And before taking part in the Autumn Examination, he absolutely could not put himself in such a dangerous situation.

In a flash, Qiao Zien held the pistol and aimed at Zhu Wu. With a "bang", Zhu Wu's head exploded instantly, blood splattered, and he fell straight back, hitting the ground heavily with a dull thud.

Chen Ruotong had actually appeared in the carriage a long time ago.

She lifted a corner of the car curtain, her eyes fixed on every move outside, and happened to witness Qiao Zien completing the entire killing process cleanly and neatly.

This thrilling scene really scared her to death.

Since she came to this world, she has encountered thrilling assassination scenes like today's more than once.

Each time it hit her fragile heart like a huge wave, leaving her feeling creepy and frightened.

Qiao Zien didn't dare to delay for even a second. He took big strides and rushed towards the front of the carriage like a gust of wind.

Seeing this, Chen Ruotong quickly jumped off the carriage, looked up and down at Qiao Zien anxiously, and asked with concern: "Zien, are you hurt?"

Qiao Zien shook her head slightly and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I just suffered some minor skin injuries. I'll take care of it when I get home."

Chen Ruotong felt slightly relieved after hearing this, but she was still full of worries.

Then, she couldn't help but admire him, "Your martial arts are really improving day by day, and your spear skills are simply amazing! But we can't stay here for long, let's leave here quickly, I get scared when I see these corpses!"

Qiao Zien looked around, sighed helplessly and said, "It's a pity that the horse was scared away. We have no choice but to walk forward."

Chen Ruotong secretly thanked herself that this place was not too far from the capital, so she hurriedly urged: "In that case, let's move faster!"

After saying that, in order to avoid leaving any traces of their presence here, Chen Ruotong put the carriage into the space, then took out a broom and carefully swept away the footprints they left on the ground.

After doing all this, they hurriedly set out on their journey home.

As they were about to reach the city gate, the two of them quickly went into the lush farmland beside the road.

Chen Ruotong took out a wet towel from the space, handed it to Qiao Zien, motioned him to wipe his face, and bandaged his wound.

She took out a new robe from the space and helped Qiao Zien change into it. After everything was tidy, the two of them walked into the city gate.

When they returned to Huicui Tower, the sky was gradually darkening and the afterglow of dusk was shining on the earth.

Chen Ruotong wondered in her heart that during the fierce fight, she didn't know if there were any other people who witnessed it.

After all, the bodies of those men in black were lying there in a mess. The government would definitely not sit idly by and would definitely intervene and investigate.

Liang Zhilan is bound to have doubts about her and Qiao Zien, but there is no conclusive evidence at present.

However, who can guarantee that Liang Zhilan will not send a second group of killers to take her life?

When she thought of this, Chen Ruotong couldn't help but feel a chill rising up her spine, the hairs all over her body stood up, and she got goose bumps.

This feudal era was truly too horrible. The enemies that she had accidentally provoked were too powerful. If it weren't for the little emperor's support, her life would have been in vain!

Chen Ruotong enthusiastically invited Qiao Zien to have dinner at Hui Cui Lou, on the one hand so that they could both calm down their nervousness, and on the other hand, she wanted to use his presence to give herself a greater sense of security.

At the same time, she also begged Qiao Zien to stay overnight and act as a bodyguard. Only in this way could she not be troubled by nightmares and sleep peacefully.

The night slowly fell like a huge and heavy black curtain, covering the whole world in a deep darkness. However, Zhu Wu and his men had not returned yet.

Liang Zhilan was pacing back and forth anxiously in the flower hall at this moment, her heart filled with anxiety and uneasiness.

She looked towards the door from time to time, expecting to hear good news about the completion of the mission.

After all, for those twelve rigorously trained and agile masters, killing two defenseless teenagers should be a piece of cake.

However, as time went by, there was still no news from them. What on earth had happened?

At this time, the person who had been in charge of following Chen Ruotong came to report the situation: "Master, I have been monitoring near the Huicui Building. I just saw Qiao Zien and Chen Guchuan talking and laughing and returning to the Huicui Building safely. It seems that they did not encounter any accidents!"

Hearing this, Liang Zhilan immediately stopped, frowned, and fell into deep thought: "How could this be? Did Zhu Wu and his men fail? This is impossible. How could twelve martial arts masters fail against just two underage boys? There must have been some kind of accident..."

Thinking of this, Liang Zhilan decisively ordered: "Xiao Liuzi, take the token of the Princess's Mansion, select a few capable men, and go out of the city immediately to check it out! We must find out what happened!"

On weekdays, Xiao Liuzi is always responsible for secretly following Chen Ruotong.

But today's situation was special, because he had learned that Zhu Wu and others had left the city to rob and kill Chen Ruotong, so he did not continue to follow them, but waited for the final result near Huicui Building.

I didn't expect to receive such puzzling news.

After receiving the order, Xiao Liuzi did not dare to delay. He quickly took the token, gathered his men and horses, and galloped out of the city.