jdhmnovel Chapter 283 Reinforcement
Chapter 283 Reinforcement
She instinctively hugged Su's mother and dodged to the side.
With a "thud," a crossbow bolt grazed her arm and embedded itself in the wooden door, the bolt trembling slightly.
Su Qingchan felt a burning pain in her arm, and warm blood slowly flowed down her arm, staining her sleeve red.
But she had no time to care about her injuries; all she could think about was getting her mother away from here.
Seeing her daughter injured, Su's mother's eyes reddened with heartache, tears welling up. She weakly said, "Qingchan, don't worry about me, just run..."
"Mother, don't speak! I won't abandon you!" Su Qingchan gritted her teeth, trying to hold back her tears and fear.
Without hesitation, she kicked open the back door.
It was pitch black outside, and the cold wind was cutting her face like a knife, but at this moment, the cold wind made her a little more awake.
She and her mother ran desperately toward the Prince Chen's residence, shouting for help.
After the curfew, guards will patrol the streets. If they can alert the guards, they will have a chance to survive!
At this moment, the streets of the capital city, shrouded in night and cold wind, appeared particularly gloomy and deserted.
The dim lanterns swayed in the wind, emitting a faint light, but they could not illuminate the endless darkness.
At this moment, the streets of the capital city, shrouded in night and cold wind, appeared particularly gloomy and deserted.
The figures of Su Qingchan and her daughter appeared so small and helpless in the dim light, as if they could be swallowed up by the darkness at any moment.
At this moment, Su Qingchan had only one thought in her mind.
We must rush to Prince Chen's residence to seek help!
But she hadn't run far when Su Qingchan heard hurried footsteps behind her.
She knew the assassin was catching up.
Large beads of sweat rolled down her forehead, and her breathing became increasingly rapid, each breath stinging her.
But the will to survive unleashed an astonishing power within her; she gritted her teeth and continued running forward.
Suddenly, Su's mother's legs gave way, and she fell forward.
Su Qingchan quickly reached out to pull him up, but fell to the ground due to inertia.
Seeing this, the assassins behind them quickened their pace and caught up, soon surrounding the mother and daughter.
The lead assassin held a long sword, its blade reflecting the cold moonlight and gleaming with a chilling light.
He approached Su Qingchan and her daughter step by step, a cruel sneer curling at the corner of his mouth, "I underestimated you, you can run so fast."
"Keep running, let's see where you can run to!"
Looking at the blood-dripping sword in the black-clad man's hand, Su Qingchan felt an overwhelming sense of despair.
They can't escape...
In order to protect Prince Yong, Consort De actually hired an assassin to silence him!
Su Qingchan glanced at her mother and chuckled, "Mother, it's alright, brother will definitely avenge us."
Mother Su's face was also pale, her lips trembling as she forced a smile, "Yes, your brother will definitely avenge us."
As soon as the mother and daughter finished speaking, the man in black, expressionless, raised his sword and slashed it down towards their necks.
Just as the sharp blade was about to touch the necks of Su Qingchan and her daughter, at the critical moment...
Several whooshing sounds suddenly rang out.
The lead assassin only saw a flash of cold light before his eyes, and his longsword was knocked away by an arrow, falling to the ground with a clang.
The assassins looked in astonishment toward the sound and saw a dozen men carrying torches rushing toward them like a tidal wave at the end of the street.
The leader, Yun Shang, rode on horseback, his face as cold and stern as frost, holding a bow and arrow in his hand.
Before the man in black could react, Yun Shang and his men had already rushed in front of him.
Although the assassins were startled by this sudden turn of events, as killers of the Shadow Hall, they quickly regained their composure and prepared to fight.
The two sides instantly clashed, the sounds of clashing swords and shouts of battle mingling together, particularly jarring in the quiet night.
Su Qingchan and her mother stared in disbelief at the scene, unable to react for a moment.
The assassins from the Shadow Hall noticed them and rushed towards them.
Their mission was to kill the Su family members; once they had their heads, they wouldn't have to fight these suddenly appearing people.
Just then, Su Qingchan suddenly felt her arm being grabbed.
An anxious voice rang in her ears, "Miss Su! Don't just stand there, come with me!"
Su Qingchan snapped back to reality.
Turning my head, I was met with a fair and delicate face.
She was startled.
Yu Wan couldn't understand why Su Qingchan was so confused at this crucial moment. Seeing that she was still in a daze, she pulled her up and ran towards a relatively safe place.
On the other side, Yun Shang's swordsmanship was fierce, with each move aimed directly at the black-clad man's vital points.
He moved nimbly among the men in black, each sword strike accompanied by a splatter of blood.
A man in black seized an opening in Yun Shang's defenses and launched a surprise attack from the side. However, Yun Shang seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, dodging to the side and striking the assassin's arm with a backhand sword.
The man in black was stabbed in the arm. In pain, the dagger in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter, and his face showed a look of fear and resentment.
He tried to escape, but Yun Shang reacted quickly, kicking him in the chest. The man in black flew backward several feet like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust, and immediately lost consciousness.
Before long, the men in black were either dead or unconscious, lying sprawled on the ground.
The streets were silent except for the crackling sound of burning torches.
Yun Shang handed the sword to the guard beside him and walked up to Yu Wan and the others.
Yu Wan and Yun Shang exchanged a glance and shook their heads.
Yun Shang immediately understood what she meant.
Only Su Qingchan and her mother escaped; Su's father is probably...
He walked to the side and instructed a few people to go and check on the Su family.
Yu Wan looked at Su Qingchan and her daughter with concern, "Miss Su, Madam Su, how are your injuries?"
Su Qingchan's lips trembled as she forced back tears, looking at her injured mother, "I...I'm fine, it's just that Mother..."
Su's mother's face was ashen, her lips were bloodless, and large beads of sweat rolled down her forehead. Blood was still gushing from the crossbow bolt wound on her back, staining a large area of her clothes red.
She shook her head weakly, "Mother...I'm alright, don't worry."
Yu Wan frowned, then immediately turned and said loudly to Yun Shang, "Let's go, let's take Miss Su and Madam Su home first!"
Yun family.
Old Feng was woken up in the middle of the night, and was filled with displeasure. He muttered, "What's going on in the middle of the night...?"
But when he saw Yu Wan with the injured Su Qingchan and her daughter, he immediately stopped complaining and his expression became serious.
"Quickly, carry him to the inner room!"
As he spoke, Old Man Feng strode into the house and prepared the first-aid kit.
Yun Shang and Yu Wan carefully placed Su's mother on the bed, while Su Qingchan watched anxiously from the side, tears welling up in her eyes.
Old Man Feng skillfully examined Su's mother's injuries, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper. "This crossbow bolt was really vicious. We need to pull the arrow out quickly before treating the wound, otherwise, if she loses too much blood, even a god can't save her."