Chapter 97

Seeing that Peng Wang's words had the desired effect, the Fang family finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fang Chuanzhou took the initiative to find He Zhiran and asked her to help set Zhao's dislocated bones.

At the same time, the rest of the Fang family had already arrived in front of Mo Jiuye and knelt down to kowtow one after another, sincerely thanking him for saving Zhao's life.

He Zhiran skillfully pushed Zhao's protruding bones back into place and then used several small wooden sticks she had just found to immobilize the injury.

The Fang family thanked He Zhiran profusely once again.

Fang Chuanzhou even boasted that it was Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran who had saved Zhao’s life, and from now on the Fang family would work like oxen and horses to repay them.

After staying for a while, everyone continued on their way until they found a mountain gorge to rest in before nightfall.

With Mo Jiuye around, He Zhiran didn’t need to worry about whether the surroundings were safe or not, she only needed to focus on resting.

The sisters-in-law were also scrambling to prepare dinner, so He Zhiran suddenly had free time.

The mountain winds were strong. After dinner, everyone crowded back into the tents.

Although Mo Jiuye was there, He Zhiran still did not rest easy in such an environment.

Her consciousness entered her space dimension and looked at the clock on the wall, it was past three in the morning now.

There was still some time before wake up, He Zhiran closed her eyes, intending to sleep a little longer.

Just as her consciousness was hazy, she felt Mo Jiuye next to her suddenly sit up.

At the same time, she also vaguely sensed rustling sounds nearby.

He Zhiran instinctively sat up and her eyes met Mo Jiuye’s. They almost simultaneously sensed the smell of danger.

The couple tidied up quickly and walked out of the tent together.

The moment they appeared outside the tent, they saw the two guarding officers had almost simultaneously been shot in the chest with arrows and instantly collapsed to the ground.

Mo Jiuye instinctively pulled He Zhiran to his side and spoke urgently at a rapid speed.

"These people are after me, stay here and don't move. I'll lure them away." No sooner had he finished speaking than his body was already leaping into the air. After a few ups and downs, he raced towards a nearby clump of trees.

Dozens of figures in black appeared one after another, pushing their speed to the limit as they closely followed Mo Jiuye's footsteps, occasionally firing an arrow in his direction.

At the same time, Peng Wang and the other officers also heard the commotion outside and came out one by one, bleary-eyed, to see what was going on.

Seeing their two colleagues lying in pools of blood, Peng Wang immediately rushed over with his men.

He Zhiran watched Mo Jiuye's figure quickly disappear. There was only one thought in her mind.

She wanted to fight alongside Mo Jiuye.

With this thought, He Zhiran also sprang into action. She shouted at Peng Wang,

"Peng Ge, there are assassins. I'm going to help my husband."

Peng Wang wanted to stop her, but seeing that He Zhiran was already running farther and farther away, he could only acquiesce to her actions and continued to deal with his companions.

By now, Mo Jiuye had led the group of attackers farther and farther away.

He Zhiran simply couldn’t keep up.

Fortunately, her hearing was quite good. By listening carefully, she could discern the direction of the sounds.

As He Zhiran gave chase, her consciousness entered her space dimension.

At this critical juncture, she couldn't care less and decisively took out the most powerful machine gun from the weapons inside her space.

At the same time, the urgency of the situation did not make her lose her head.

Using such an advanced weapon in ancient times, it would be fine if all these attackers died, but if someone escaped and reported this incident, it would surely alarm Emperor Shunwu.

She was worried it would endanger her family.

Therefore, He Zhiran decisively bought a head wrap to wrap her head up tightly.

Clutching the machine gun, she followed the trail of corpses from the attackers to accurately locate Mo Jiuye’s position.

He Zhiran finally saw the stalemate between the attackers in black and Mo Jiuye at a cliff’s edge up ahead.

At this point, the arrows in Mo Jiuye’s double-armed crossbow had already been spent. He was preparing to engage the opponents with his bare hands.

Taking advantage of when all the attackers' attention was focused on Mo Jiuye, He Zhiran selected an excellent sniping spot.

A series of deafening explosions rang out in the silent and empty valley.

He Zhiran successfully took down four or five of the attackers in black.

At the same time, she also successfully attracted everyone's attention. All the attackers in black turned to look in her direction. Mo Jiuye also discovered her figure. No matter what, he never imagined that this woman had actually dared to chase all the way here.

Before Mo Jiuye could say anything to order her away, He Zhiran pulled the machine gun’s trigger again.

These attackers were all highly skilled in martial arts. Having learned their lesson, they were now much more vigilant.

They evaded the bullets flying at them in an orderly fashion.

Although a few more people failed to dodge successfully, most were still alive.

The few men in black tacitly glanced at each other before immediately becoming more orderly.

He Zhiran’s actions did not stop as she continued firing at the men in black.

Her barrage did relieve a lot of pressure on Mo Jiuye.

Mo Jiuye also took the opportunity to come to her side.

Seeing the men in black getting closer and closer to He Zhiran, Mo Jiuye didn’t waste a single word. He swept her into his arms and used his lightness skill to retreat.

He Zhiran also took the opportunity to shoot at the men in black again.

The number of men in black visibly decreased rapidly. Thinking all had been killed and this assassination attempt was over, an unexpected situation arose.

To their surprise, a few persistent men in black were still chasing them relentlessly from behind, while more trouble appeared up ahead.

Without a doubt, He Zhiran took out a Swiss army knife from her space and gave it to Mo Jiuye. She continued aiming her gun at the remaining men in black.

By now, the two were cooperating seamlessly with their backs turned to each other.

He Zhiran shot the last few men in black with her machine gun, while Mo Jiuye brandished the Swiss army knife to fend off arrows flying in from the opposite direction.

Luckily, He Zhiran soon disposed of the men in black on her side. As soon as she turned around, she was yanked behind Mo Jiuye by him.

“Stay behind me and don't come out."

He Zhiran was here to help, how could she possibly obediently cower behind him?

Her consciousness entered her space again as she bought two large shields and held them in front of herself and Mo Jiuye.

At the same time, the two retreated in sync, aiming to lure those attackers out.

Having a target, both Mo Jiuye’s close combat and her long range shooting became more focused.

Sure enough, those men in black all revealed themselves after the two had retreated less than ten meters.

He Zhiran’s hands once again held a machine gun full of bullets, firing at the men in black’s direction.

Although Mo Jiuye did not know what weapon He Zhiran was using, he could determine that her weapon was suitable for long range attacks. Its power would weaken if those men in black drew close enough to pose a threat to He Zhiran.

To prevent those men in black from getting near and endangering He Zhiran, Mo Jiuye left her the shield and went up to engage them directly with his lightness skill.