Divorced woman with child travels through time

Chapter 566 Danger at the Inn

Chen Xuanyu finally asked the question he had been holding back for a while: "Is that woman the woman Aunt Nie was talking about?"

Xiao Hao nodded and said, "Very likely, otherwise, given Uncle Qi's personality, he would never do something so absurd."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's capture her and force her to tell us where her mother is." Chen Xuanyu suddenly stood up, wanting to go out, but was stopped by Xiao Hao.

"Don't rush, that woman must have accomplices, we can't be reckless."

"That makes sense." Chen Xuanyu sat down, heeding the advice. "So what should we do now?"

"Be careful when you go to sleep tonight. Try to doze off first. There will definitely be some commotion tonight," Xiao Hao said. "I noticed that some of the guys were acting strangely during dinner."

"Alright!" Everyone remained as usual, except for Qi Shiliu who did not go upstairs; everyone else had already gone to sleep.

In the darkness, faint moonlight shone through, casting a soft glow on the brightly lit floor.

Chen Xuanyu was feeling drowsy, forcing his eyes open to look out the window. Suddenly, he heard a rustling sound and saw a bamboo tube break through the window, blowing out a wisp of smoke.

He instantly perked up, and Xiao Hao lightly tapped the back of his hand with his finger. Everyone covered their noses and mouths with towels.

After the smoke cleared and about half an incense stick's time had passed, soft footsteps and whispers came from the stairwell. Everyone quickly put their towels away and held their breath.

"Are these children really General Wang's sons? They're so big already?"

"Of course, they're all accompanied by guards. Catching them would be a great achievement, and I heard you can even get gold for it." The man smiled and pushed open the door. "Don't worry, my sleeping potion can knock out even the biggest wild beast, let alone a few people like these."

Amidst laughter and conversation, the group entered the room, carrying knives and ropes as they approached the others. Needless to say, the same sleeping potion was also blew into the adjacent outdoor room.

Five or six people rushed over and were about to tie them up with ropes when, in the moonlight, several long swords were drawn and placed against their necks.

"Please, have mercy, we were just following orders!" Seeing the situation was dire, the thugs immediately knelt and begged for mercy. It turned out the guards were all hiding behind the door, and the other room was completely empty. These men were easily subdued as soon as they rushed in.

"Tell me where the others are?" Chen Xuanyu sharpened his sword against his neck.

The pockmarked man who had started joking hesitated for a moment, then immediately betrayed his customers, "They're inside the courtyard. Let us hold them down. They said they put a sleeping potion in their food, so they probably don't want to carry them. Let us carry them. Besides, there are people guarding outside the courtyard. You can't escape."

"Then why did you come up first?" Xiao Hao wondered.

The group exchanged knowing smiles, some rubbing their hands together in a fawning manner. "Hehe, well, we just wanted to steal some money first."

As they were talking, a scream suddenly came from outside the door: "There's no one in the house! It's a trap! Everyone be careful!"

"It's definitely over there! Charge!"

Then they heard countless footsteps rushing over from this side. "Hurry up and go out!" Chen Xuanyu immediately realized that someone was coming. He took the lead in kicking down those people and rushed to the door. More than a dozen people also squeezed out of the house at the same time, forming a confrontation with the Qinglan Sect disciples who came upstairs.

The two exchanged a glance and simultaneously recognized each other as the people they wanted to kill. "Attack!" They instantly began to wrestle and fight.

Swords and spears clashed, weapons flew, and darts and crossbows appeared one after another. But who were the Qi Battalion members? They were notoriously ruthless, killing with deadly precision, each strike drawing blood. They were talents selected from among thousands and tens of thousands. In just a few breaths, dozens of Qingcheng Sect disciples had perished here, their blood dripping as they lay or clung to the stair railings.

"You three keep an eye on things. There will probably be even more people outside soon. If we can't protect them, you all need to take care of yourselves." Qi Twenty-Five wiped the blood from his face, pulled the darts from the corpse on the ground, and tucked them into his waistband. The others did the same, collecting their belongings.

"We know we'll protect ourselves, you don't need to worry about me." Xiao Hao also picked up the crossbow from the ground and inserted it into the mechanism on his arm.

Suddenly, a loud shout came from outside, "Listen up, you inside! You're surrounded! Put down your weapons and come out now, or we'll shoot you like sieves!" A clear female voice rang out from outside the door.

Qi Twenty-Five looked at Xiao Hao, "What do we do now? Where did Sixteenth Brother go?"

"I'm here!" Qi Shiliu dragged a woman out, a knife to her neck. It was the charming proprietress from earlier.

Her expression remained unchanged as she chuckled, "My lord, you're so heartless! You sold me off like this, and you were even trying to take my clothes off just now."

Qi Shiliu gave her chin a wicked tug, "Good girl, let's take care of business first, we can play later."

The woman glared at him but didn't say anything.

Qi Ershiwu patted him on the shoulder, "Hey, be careful, there are children here, what are we going to do now?"

Qi Shiliu beckoned, "Xiao Hao, come here!"

Xiao Hao leaned closer. They whispered a few words, then the three of them turned and left through the back door. Qi Twenty-Five, who had been with them, followed them with a bewildered expression.

After a few breaths, the person outside grew impatient and shouted, "I'll say it one last time: if you don't open the door, we'll have arrows ready."

"No, no! We're here to open the door!" Qi Shiliu shouted in response.

Everyone opened the door at once, and there came Mi'er. She looked them over, scrutinizing them, especially the woman with the knife to her throat. "How could you be so useless? You got caught so easily!" she said sarcastically.

The woman smiled and said, "My skills are not as good as yours, Senior Sister, but you can leave this man to me. He's really handsome."

"Wait, what about the three children?" Mi'er suddenly realized what was happening. She was about to say something when she saw a dagger pierce through her back and through her chest.

Mi'er's eyes widened as she slowly fell to the ground. Qi Shiliu looked at her with a wicked smile, "You don't really think we're so easy to manipulate, do you?"

Mi'er coughed up blood, pointed at the woman, and fired her last hidden dart with all her might, which was easily blocked by Qi Shiliu.

The woman watched her die in front of her, a smile still playing on her lips, as alluring as ever.

At the same time, the Qi-character camp attacked in unison, instantly killing all the knights outside.

"Well? You've succeeded. You can't go back on your promise to me now." The woman leaned closer to Qi Shiliu.

Qi Shiliu moved aside slightly, pulling his hand away from hers, and said, "You've already done half the job. There's still the last half. If it turns out you're right, I can grant your request." This time, he spoke with utmost sincerity, without a smile.

The woman froze for a moment, abandoning her wanton demeanor and politely declining a gesture of rudeness, "Then so be it, sir!"