The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Chapter 143 The oriole is behind

Duan Jing'an saw this scene and felt something was wrong.

The man in black who suddenly appeared didn't say much and rushed directly towards Duan Jingan and his group.

In an instant, the two sides fell into a melee. Duan Jing'an protected Shen Xianli while dealing with the black-clad men who were hacking at him.

Han Yang was protecting Duan Jing'an. The number of people on both sides was about the same, but the Duan family was just palace guards after all, so they could not defeat professionally trained killers.

The strength of the two sides was very different, and Duan Jing'an and his group were beaten back step by step.

Seeing so many casualties, Han Yang gradually became exhausted.

"Fourth Master, you protect Lord Shen and leave first!"

Duan Jing'an knew that he was just a burden, so he helped Shen Xianli up and ran to the back.

Du Liang was untied at this time. Seeing Shen Xianli being rescued, and thinking that he had been fooled to this extent, he picked up the knife that fell beside him and chased after him.

Shen Xianli was dragged by Duan Jing'an. He had not eaten for two days and had lost too much blood from his wounds, so he was completely exhausted.

"Put me down and go first! Ahem!"

Duan Jing'an's sweat dripped down, his thin lips were slightly pursed, and there was a hint of stubbornness on his face.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's go together!"

Shen Xianli tried to struggle, but suddenly someone blocked his way.

"Where else do you want to run to?"

It’s Du Liang!

Du Liang was holding a knife, with blood splattered on his face, looking very creepy.

"I told you, if you lie to me, I'll make sure you die!"

Du Liang said this and walked towards Shen Xianli. As for Duan Jingan, he didn't take him seriously at all.

He just heard that they had investigated before. Although they had never seen Duan Jing'an, they knew him.

He is just a weak man. It is said that the Duan family has few descendants and Master Duan is in poor health. This fourth son is probably not that good either.

Du Liang saw Duan Jing'an standing in front of him and said impatiently, "You are the fourth son of the Duan family, right? If you know what's good for you, get out of here right away. Maybe I will be happy to spare your life."

Duan Jing'an held his sword, ready to defend himself.

"Mother said villains die because they talk too much, so I won't tell you."

What? Du Liang's head was confused, but when he heard Duan Jing'an's last sentence, he thought he was looking down on him, and his heart became even more resentful.

He hated these high-sounding masters the most, who thought themselves superior and looked down on people like them.

Du Liang didn't have much special ability. He used to be a lowly person and was famous for his cruelty.

He rushed forward and stabbed the victim with his sword.

Duan Jing'an took a step back to avoid it. Du Liang saw that he really didn't have much skills and looked down on him.

Another horizontal slash of the knife was dodged again.

Du Liang licked his dry lips. His hands had no strength left, so he struggled to raise them.

Suddenly he felt a chill on his neck, as if warm liquid was flowing out.

He touched it and saw that his hands were covered in blood. He looked over with dazed eyes.

Duan Jing'an stood opposite him holding a sword, his eyes cold and calm, just looking at him quietly.

Du Liang wanted to say something but couldn't, and fell down straight away.

Duan Jing'an looked at Du Liang's motionless body and said, "I am not very talented, but I know a little bit of boxing and kicking."

Fortunately, my mother hired a teacher to practice for some time before the imperial examination, and later she learned a few moves from Han Yang from time to time. At that time, I only wanted to learn a few moves to save my life, but I didn't expect to use them so soon.

Du Liang was also arrogant and underestimated his enemy, lacking any real skills. If they had met anyone else, they would have been in great danger today.

At this moment, a sword came straight towards them. Duan Jing'an stood in front of Shen Xianli, but as the distance got closer, there was no way to avoid it.

Duan Jingan was worried that he was in danger, but it was a pity that he hadn't even married yet!

Thinking of this, his first reaction was that he had let his mother down. In the past, his mother always hoped that he could continue the Duan family's bloodline. Although his mother had not mentioned it in the past two years, he always kept it in his heart.

Duan Jing'an thought about a lot of things at once: his elderly mother, his respected elder brother and sister-in-law, his nephews and nieces, his biological aunt who he had never been close to, and his wife who was not yet married...

Your life is in danger!

An arrow passed by Duan Jing'an's ear, leaving a tiny trace of blood, and hit the man in black right between his eyebrows.

Duan Jing'an's heart beat fast and he could not calm down as he heard rapid breathing.

After all, it was a life-and-death moment, and he almost thought he had to go down to see his ancestors early.

Han Yang rushed over, fortunately he arrived in time.

Duan Jing'an, who had not yet reacted, looked at Han Yang. It was a small arrow that killed the man in black. Duan Jing'an was extremely impressed with Han Yang at this time.

It was not appropriate to ask more questions at this time. Duan Jing'an helped Shen Xianli, who was about to faint, and prepared to continue escaping.

Han Yang stopped him. Duan Jing'an looked over in confusion, only to see another group of people coming from a distance, and their guards began to retreat.

Could it be the reinforcements from the opposite side? At this time, even Han Yang felt a little desperate. There were too many people and they were no match for them at all.

The man in black was also a little puzzled. He hadn't heard that the Lord had sent any more troops.

The Duan family's guards could no longer hold on. More than a dozen of them were injured, and several others fell to the ground unconscious.

"It's Meng Da and the others, our people are here!"

The sharp-eyed people saw it and shouted loudly, there were at least thirty people coming.

Duan Jing'an, Han Yang and others breathed a sigh of relief, but before they could remember, they turned around and continued to deal with the man in black.

Seeing that they had suffered heavy casualties, Meng Da quickly led his men to rush forward.

Although they were just servants, they were numerous and if one couldn't defeat them, two of them would attack together.

The men in black were now finding it increasingly difficult, and they began to change their target. The leader signaled to charge directly towards Shen Xianli.

As long as they kill Shen Xianli, their mission will be completed.

This continued until the last man in black fell to the ground, and everyone in the Duan family also collapsed to the ground.

The originally barren forest was now covered in blood, and the trees and grass were filled with the pungent smell of blood and rust.

"Check carefully for any survivors!"

Han Yang gave the order, and those who were still healthy began to check and finish off the wounded one by one.

Sure enough, they found two fish that had escaped the net, and they worked together to kill them.

"Reporting to the Fourth Master, there are a total of fifty-seven people in the mansion, twenty-three of whom died, fifteen were seriously injured, and the rest were slightly injured."

This data is too tragic, and everyone in the mansion knows it.

The people who were sitting together and laughing in the morning were now lying there like cold corpses. Some servants quietly wiped away their tears.

Duan Jing'an was silent for a while. Looking at Meng Hai who was stabbed on the face, Duan Jing'an patted his shoulder.

"Each family of the deceased palace guards will receive two hundred taels of silver as compensation. If there are elderly or children in the family, an additional one hundred taels will be added. Each of the injured will receive one hundred taels. If Meng Hai and others perform well, they will be promoted and rewarded when they return to the palace!"

Hearing that there was money to be made and that they could get promoted, the remaining people, although injured, were very excited.

Although the trip was dangerous, the reward was quite generous. One hundred taels of silver was enough for them to eat for most of their lives.