bayedsolid Chapter 357 Encountering a Fight
Chapter 357 Encountering a Fight
After walking for about half an hour after leaving the village, I encountered some trouble.
Shi Hai, who was walking at the front, noticed it immediately, stopped, and made a gesture to the people behind him.
The others were also poised to act, silently placing their hands on their weapons, ready at any moment.
Shi Hai came down from the carriage mountain and walked a few steps to the carriage. He respectfully replied to Xiao Siyue inside the carriage, "Miss, there are several people fighting ahead. The situation is unclear. Should we change our route?"
Xiao Siyue, inside the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked into the distance. She could only see blurry figures, and the specific situation was unclear.
She wasn't one to meddle in other people's business, and besides, she didn't know whether the people fighting ahead were friend or foe, so it was best not to rush forward. There were quite a few of them on their side.
However, if they changed their route, the only way to get to the capital from here, besides the main road they were currently using, was a narrow path. With so much fruit and such a large carriage, that path was really difficult to traverse.
Xiao Siyue thought for a while, then looked at Shi Hai and said, "Shi Hai, go and find out what's going on. If it's troublesome, we'll go back to the manor first and return to the capital tomorrow."
"Yes, Miss." Shi Hai then told the others to protect Xiao Siyue before quickly leaving.
Shi Hai was just gathering information, which alerted others. He was surprised to find that some of the people in the two groups ahead were people he knew. He immediately returned to tell Xiao Siyue the news.
"Miss, of the two groups fighting ahead, one group doesn't seem to be from our Great Zhou, and the other group is led by Young Master Lu."
"What did you say? Young Master Lu, is it Lu Zhijin?" Xiao Siyue immediately got out of the carriage. She didn't expect to see Lu Zhijin again just a few hours ago.
"How is he now? Is he injured?" Xiao Siyue was a little worried. Lu Zhijin had been poisoned before. Although he seemed to be fine when he left, he was still poisoned, so it must have had some effect.
"It seems that Young Master Lu is alright for now, but the other side has a significant number of people." No matter how powerful Lu Zhijin is, he can't withstand a large number of opponents. Once he has exhausted too much energy, he will be at a disadvantage.
Xiao Siyue understood upon hearing this and frowned.
"Shi Hai, you guys go and help Brother Lu." Xiao Siyue couldn't care less about her previous thoughts at this point; she had to get involved in this mess.
Even if it weren't for the fact that the other person was Lu Zhijin, she didn't want him to get hurt. If it were someone else, she would still have to help.
Shi Hai just said that the other party is not from the Great Zhou. So if these people appear in the territory of the Great Zhou and even attack the general of the Great Zhou, she will not stand idly by.
"Yes, Miss, I'll go right away." Shi Hai thought the same thing. He knew Lu Zhijin, the young general, whom he greatly admired. Now that he was in danger, he wanted to lend a helping hand.
His most important task was to protect Xiao Siyue, and he would never act on his own initiative unless Xiao Siyue gave the order.
Go ahead, but be careful.
After Shi Hai and the others left, only Shi Qing remained to protect Xiao Siyue. They moved the carriage back as far as possible to hide it.
The battle here was fierce, and many people were already lying on the ground. Lu Zhijin's face was covered with bright red blood, his eyes were fierce, and he held his sword and stabbed at the person who was rushing towards him. The person fell to the ground immediately.
He didn't have time to check if anyone was dead. Another enemy was already charging towards him. At this moment, he had long forgotten his exhaustion and the pain from his wounds. Many of his brothers who had fought alongside him lay on the ground. He now had only one belief in his heart: to kill these people and avenge his brothers.
Dust billowed up from the fierce fighting. After Shi Hai and his group arrived, they immediately joined in. Lu Zhijin sensed the arrival of the others.
After killing another enemy he had been fighting, he looked towards Shi Hai, the fierceness in his eyes disappearing, replaced by shock and worry.
He recognized Shi Hai; he was Xiao Siyue's bodyguard. So Xiao Siyue was here too. Why would Xiao Siyue come to such a dangerous place? What if she was in danger?
But he couldn't care less about that now. Several more people rushed up, and he could only pray that the enemies were all here and that Xiao Siyue wouldn't run into them.
With the addition of Shi Hai and his group, the situation turned around, and Lu Zhijin and his team gradually gained the upper hand.
However, this also greatly annoyed the enemy, as the seemingly victorious situation became troublesome because of a few people who appeared out of nowhere.
They became even more ruthless towards Shi Hai and his companions, making it difficult for Shi Hai to defend himself. Just as the opponent's knife was about to strike him, Lu Zhijin, with quick reflexes, blocked it.
"Be careful." Lu Zhijin killed the man with a backhand sword and said to Shi Hai.
"Yes, thank you, Young Master Lu." Shi Hai nodded, still feeling lingering fear. He had almost died, and he was about to become a father; he couldn't just die like that.
After that, he focused all his energy on fighting the enemy, and soon all the enemies were killed. Shi Hai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It was finally over; he was about to give up.
After killing the last enemy, Lu Zhijin was not happy. This battle had cost him several brothers, and he was deeply saddened.
But now was not the time for grief. Lu Zhijin glanced at the blood-soaked scene, his gaze falling on his own men lying on the ground. He closed his eyes briefly, suppressing his sorrow, and opened his bloodshot eyes to give an order to one of them:
"Take all the brothers back and give them a proper burial."
As for the enemies, just drag them all to another place and burn them. Those people don't deserve to be buried.
Seeing his men go to dispose of the body, Lu Zhijin wiped the blood off his face with his sleeve and walked over to Shi Hai.
"Is your master here too?" Actually, there was no need to ask; these people had been following and protecting Xiao Siyue, so they must be here.
"Young Master Lu, our young lady is behind us. Would you like to go and take a look?"
"Okay." Lu Zhijin nodded. He wanted to go and check if Xiao Siyue was alright, otherwise he wouldn't feel at ease.
"Young Master Lu, I'll take you there." Shi Hai immediately led the way. Actually, he was also a little worried about his young lady, leaving only Shi Qing to protect her. In case someone tried to harm his young lady, Shi Qing wouldn't be able to handle it.
The group quickly ran towards Xiao Siyue's direction, but to their surprise, they only saw a scene of devastation, and there was no sign of Xiao Siyue anywhere.
"Oh no, something's happened to Miss!" Shi Hai's heart raced at the sight. A terrible feeling washed over him. Could it be that their young lady was already...?