"Boom —"
As soon as the deafening thunder came, Yu Shu closed her eyes tightly. She hoped that the grey-robed Taoist would be struck into pieces by the thunder. However, she didn't hear the scream that she imagined. After a moment of silence, she heard the confused voice of the Taoist.
"How could it be … How could it be … Impossible!"
"Master, Master, are you okay?"
"Don't come over!"
Yu Shu squinted her eyes and looked up. She saw the Daoist priest holding his sword in a daze as he chased away a few young Daoists who were about to approach him. He was mumbling incantations and shouting loudly as he pointed his sword towards the sky again and again.
"Ha!"
"Ha!"
However, nothing happened. The thunder seemed to be brewing, but the Taoist did not give up. He stubbornly repeated the same action. Ten times, twenty times. The scene suddenly changed from dangerous to funny. Yu Shu almost couldn't stand it anymore. Did this person want to be struck by lightning to be happy?
Maybe the sky was getting impatient. Drops of rain fell one after another. When the wind blew, one of the drops went into Yu Shu's nostrils. The sudden itch caught her off guard. She opened her mouth and sneezed —
"Achoo!"
"Oh no!" Yu Shu wanted to cry but had no tears. She really wanted to slap herself. Looking at the grey-robed Taoist who suddenly turned around and stared at her, it was too late for Yu Shu to close her eyes and play dumb. She could only climb up from the ground and step back. When the Taoist walked towards her with a gloomy face, she suddenly widened her eyes, pointed behind him and shouted.
"Ah! There's someone there! "
Everyone in the courtyard, including the grey-robed Taoist priest, turned their heads at the same time and looked in the direction that Yu Shu was pointing. Yu Shu took the opportunity to run a few steps back, but she did not forget to look back, because there was indeed a person on top of the dilapidated courtyard wall. Surprisingly, he was dressed in a white Taoist robe and stood there lightly. In the night, he was very conspicuous, but because it was too far away, she could not see his face clearly, but from the size of his body, she was sure that it was undoubtedly a man.
"Who is it?!" The gray-robed daoist was horrified. When did that person stand there? He actually didn't notice it at all.
The newcomer did not panic when he was discovered. He scanned the courtyard and glanced at Yu Shu, who had discovered him first. Then, he floated down from the wall. When he landed, he took two quick steps forward. His wide sleeves fluttered in the wind as if he was stepping on clouds. His footsteps were light.
Yu Shu blinked her eyes in surprise. If it weren't for his movement when he landed on the ground, she would have thought that she had seen an immortal — no one could fly.
The person who suddenly appeared was dressed in a white Taoist robe. His hair was tied up in a bun and he carried two swords on his back. He was obviously a Taoist. However, compared to the guy who deserved to be struck by lightning, his aura was like that of a righteous person.
"Who set up the formation just now?" The white-robed Daoist questioned with a serious tone. From his words, it wasn't hard to tell that he had just arrived and wasn't observing from the shadows.
The gray-robed daoist didn't answer but asked, "Who are you? Tell me your name!"
The rest of the people in the courtyard did not need his order. They all pulled out their weapons and switched their positions in tacit understanding, surrounding this uninvited guest at a distance that was neither too close nor too far away. The white-robed Taoist did not care about their actions. He took two more steps forward and appeared in the firelight, revealing a young and solemn face that was unexpectedly handsome.
"The 28th generation disciple of the Taoism of Celestial Masters of Longhu Mountain — Jing Chen. Who are you? Why do you know how to use the Shaoyang Seven Stars Formation of our sect? "
His voice was clean and full of energy.
Four big words appeared in front of Yu Shu's eyes — Awe-Inspiring Righteousness.
The gray-robed daoist's expression immediately changed. As a layman, Yu Shu didn't know how powerful it was, but as a Taoist, he knew it very well. He didn't doubt the identity of the person who could accurately identify the formation he used. He cursed his bad luck for attracting this person. He quickly sheathed his sword, twisted a smile, bowed, and said politely,
"Greetings, Taoist Jing Chen. I am an unorthodox Taoist. I have offended you by disturbing you while I was setting up the formation. Ah, so this formation is called the Shaoyang Seven Stars Formation. To be honest, I only came across the formation book by chance and decided to try it out today out of curiosity. I didn't know it was learned by the Taoism of Celestial Masters and I didn't mean to abuse it. Please forgive me for my ignorance, Taoist. "
Yu Shu didn't find it funny that the gray-robed daoist was bowing to a young man. As the victim, how could she not know that the daoist was lying? However, she was in a den of thieves and didn't dare to interrupt. She could only look at the young Taoist named Jing Chen first.
Jing Chen glanced at the naked young man placed on the altar, then shifted his gaze to the six unconscious children in the formation. Finally, he glanced at Yu Shu who was standing behind him and asked,
"Where did these Blessed Children come from?"
"They are all my disciples," the gray-robed daoist hurriedly explained. "Please don't misunderstand, Taoist. They did it willingly. I only took some of their blood essence and didn't hurt them."
As he spoke, he gave a look to the side. Someone retreated and quietly approached Yu Shu. They didn't forget that she was a "survivor".
Yu Shu was already prepared. Seeing their actions, she knew that she couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb anymore. If she was captured, they would definitely kill her. She quickly shouted at Taoist Jing Chen, "Don't believe him, Master.
We were all captured by him. We are not his disciples. There are many people locked up in the front yard. Some of them were even killed by them! "
The scene fell silent. Only the rain didn't stop. Jing Chen turned to the gray-robed daoist and asked with a frown, "Did you kill indiscriminately?"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and held the hilt of the sword behind his back. It was as if he would attack the moment the other party answered yes.
Seeing this, the gray-robed daoist knew that he couldn't be merciful anymore. He pointed the sword in his hand and a group of his disciples immediately surrounded Meng Qi. His expression changed.
"So what if I did? Kid, I advise you not to be a busybody. Leave now and I will let you go. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."
He was half-coaxing and half-scaring Meng Qi because he was afraid of the other party's sect. If he could scare Meng Qi away, he would be spared a lot of trouble. Otherwise, he would have to leave Meng Qi's life here to prevent the other party from seeking revenge in the future.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a buzzing sound. Meng Qi didn't see Meng Qi draw his sword, but a cold light flashed before his eyes, heading straight for his face. Meng Qi was terrified and quickly retreated. However, Meng Qi suddenly stopped his momentum and used his steps to attack with an empty palm. When it was about to reach his shoulder, Meng Qi bent his finger and hit his acupoint. A numbness spread from his head to his toes. Before he could make a sound, he was lying stiffly on the ground.
"I don't kill recklessly."
"Master!"
"Master!"
The crowd was a little late. After a few shouts, they turned around and attacked the white-robed man angrily. For a moment, the courtyard was in chaos. Weapons clashed, clanging and clashing, which was very ear-piercing.
Yu Shu saw that they suddenly started fighting and was stunned. She didn't have the time to watch the show, so she quickly ran to the foot of the wall when no one was paying attention to her. She ran forward with her waist bent. Once she was out of the backyard, she quickly ran. The group of thieves had been lured to the backyard. There was no one guarding the front yard. Just as Yu Shu found the small house where the children were imprisoned, she heard the sound of the door being pulled open.
"Sis, sis!"
It was Yu Xiaoxiu.
"I'm outside, Xiaoxiu, don't panic," Yu Shu pulled the lock on the door, but she couldn't open it. She saw that the door handle was old and loose, so she said, "Xiaoxiu, get out of the way, hide to the side!"
Yu Xiaoxiu responded from inside.
"Did you dodge?"
"I dodged!"
Yu Shu took two steps back, raised her foot, and kicked the door with all her might.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! "
"Crack!"
The lock was directly broken by her kick, and the whole piece fell off. The door opened inwards, and a foul smell hit her face. She missed her step and almost fell vertically. Fortunately, she held the door frame to steady herself. Then she saw Yu Xiaoxiu flash out from inside and hug her. He knocked her back a step before she could stabilize herself. She heard him crying and shouting,
"Sis! Are you okay? "
Yu Shu thought that he was scared, so she hugged his thin body, squinted her eyes, and smelled his stinky hair. She patted his back a few times.
"Okay, okay, it's okay. We don't know who will win if they fight later. Let's go before they finish."
After saying that, she pushed him away and grabbed his wrist instead. Looking left and right, she chose a path and dashed towards the pitch-black door.
It was late at night, and there was no one outside. The good news was that there was an empty carriage parked at the door. The bad news was that Yu Shu didn't have a driver's license for such a vehicle.
She lifted the curtain of the carriage and pushed Yu Xiaoxiu into the carriage. Her original intention was to try driving the carriage, but she changed her mind. She turned her head to look at the courtyard, but she could no longer hear the sounds of fighting. She was afraid. If that Daoist Jing Chen couldn't defeat them, these bandits would definitely not let her off. If she didn't run away now, they would catch up to her, and she would most likely die.
"Sis, your bag!" Yu Xiaoxiu found Yu Shu's flower bag in the carriage. He poked his head out, but Yu Shu pulled it down.
"Get off. Let's not take the carriage."
Yu Shu tore off the reins that were tied to the tree and moved further away. She found a big rock on the ground and threw it at the horse's butt. She watched as the carriage ran into the forest in front of them in a panic. Only then did she pull Yu Xiaoxiu and run in the other direction.
"Run!"
"Okay!"
It was raining outside. It was so dark that they couldn't see their fingers in front of them. The road was muddy, wet and slippery. Yu Shu and Yu Xiaoxiu fell several times, but they didn't dare to stop until they couldn't run anymore.
The two of them leaned against a tree, panting heavily. Yu Shu spat out two mouthfuls of saliva, and Yu Xiaoxiu directly vomited it out. After spitting out some bitter saliva, he sat down on the wet grass and began to sob.
Yu Shu didn't coax him. She wiped her face with her sleeve and stared at the direction where they ran from. After a while, when she was sure that no one was chasing them, she squatted down with the help of the tree trunk. Her legs were trembling because she ran too fast just now.
Yu Xiaoxiu was still crying. Yu Shu went to coax him. She patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Okay, don't cry. Let's find a place to hide nearby. When dawn comes, we'll find a way back."
Yu Xiaoxiu was still sobbing. Yu Shu comforted him for a while, but it didn't work. She was a little annoyed, so she slapped the back of his head and scolded, "What are you crying for?
It's all right now. You're a man, but you're not as good as me, a little girl. I didn't cry. Why are you crying all the time? You're a good-for-nothing! "
Yu Xiaoxiu raised his head with a hiccup and choked, "You're right. I'm a good-for-nothing. I'm a coward. I'm useless!"
Yu Shu stared at him and thought, "You're right. I'm a good-for-nothing. I'm a coward. I'm useless!"
"I'm useless … I caused you to be caught by the bad guys, and I still need you to protect me. I, I watched them pull you away from me, but I didn't dare to make a sound. I was afraid, so I didn't dare to, didn't dare to make a sound. I'm useless … boohoo."
Listening to his intermittent crying, Yu Shu thought for a while and finally knew what he was upset about. She immediately calmed down. This child was overthinking because he blamed himself too much. When he couldn't get over it, he felt wronged and hated himself.
As a caring sister, of course, she couldn't let this matter become a knot in his heart and affect his healthy growth in the future. After thinking for a while, she put her hand on his shoulder, stroked his hair, and cleared her throat to enlighten him.
"At the end of the day, it's those bad guys who did evil. What does it have to do with you? Let's learn from Yi. Everyone has their blessings and misfortunes. This is called unavoidable. Besides, I'm your sister. If I don't protect you, who will? I'm a few years older than you, so of course, I'm braver than you. This doesn't mean that you're timid. It's normal to be afraid when you encounter this kind of thing. Do you think I'm not afraid? My legs are still trembling now. If you don't believe me, you can touch them. "
Yu Shu grabbed Yu Xiaoxiu's hand and pressed it on her knee. She was really trembling. Yu Xiaoxiu stopped crying and leaned toward Yu Shu.
He whispered, "Sister … Are you still afraid now?"
"I'm scared," Yu Shu said with certainty. "But with you by my side, I'm not so scared anymore. If I were alone, I wouldn't be so brave. I'd definitely cry even more miserably than you. I'd be even more useless."
She was such a serious and responsible sister. In order to comfort her brother, she didn't hesitate to tell such a big lie. God knew that she hated crying the most. In her previous life, when she was almost 30 years old, the number of times she cried was probably less than five times. She cried once when she was born and once when Yu Lei was paralyzed. How many times did she cry?
Yu Xiaoxiu was silent for a moment. Suddenly, he pulled his hand out of Yu Shu's arm and stretched out his arm to hold her shoulder. He half-squatted and hugged her tightly. He whispered,
"Sister, I'm sorry … If you're afraid, just cry."
"Then you won't cry?"
"No, I won't cry."
Yu Shu grinned and reached out to hug him back. She smiled and said, "Let's not cry anymore. Let's find a place to hide from the rain. Don't stay under the tree. It'll be bad if there's thunder later."
"Okay."
Yu Xiaoxiu wiped his tears and stood up with Yu Shu. The two of them turned left and right in the woods and found a stone cave. There was a small space under the cover of several boulders, which could accommodate the two of them.
Yu Shu and Yu Xiaoxiu hid in the pit to hide from the rain. Their bodies were wet, but it was warmer to be together than to be alone, and they couldn't get wet from the rain.
"Sister, who are those people who caught us?"
"Taoist priests. Anyway, they're not good people."
"What about the other people in the house? They must have been caught. Shall we go back tomorrow and report to the government and ask them to rescue them?"
Little Brother Yu was much kinder than Yu Shu. He had been afraid before, but now that he had calmed down, he thought of the other captured children and began to worry. Unlike Yu Shu, who was so carefree, he didn't even consider the safety of others. He even forgot about Xue Ying, who had been stripped naked and placed on the table as a tribute. He only cared about himself and ran away.
"Let's go back and talk about it." Yu Shu held Yu Xiaoxiu's head and let him lean on her. "Sleep for a while. I'll wake you up at dawn."
"Oh." Yu Xiaoxiu leaned against Yu Shu. He had wanted to ask her about the white-robed Daoist, but he had been watching from the window for a while. He had seen them fighting, but he was already feeling sleepy. As he thought about it, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Yu Shu waited for his breathing to be even before holding his head and letting him lie on her lap. She leaned against the stone and quietly watched the rain outside. No one knew what she was thinking. After a while, she also lowered her head and fell asleep.
The rain gradually subsided and stopped after midnight. A cold wind blew. Yu Shu shrunk her neck in her sleep, and a corner of her white robe hung down from the top of the stone cave.
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