Buzz …
The sound was soft, so soft that it was almost inaudible. However, these people were not ordinary people. Be it their eyesight or hearing, they were better than ordinary people. The moment the man spoke, the people around him immediately followed the source of the sound and looked down at the ground.
The sound came from the three bundles on the ground.
"The Deadly Bookworm's men put them down just now." Everyone's attention was on the people in front of them just now, so not many people knew what the three men were doing behind the crowd. At this moment, one of them used his weapon to open the bundles and finally revealed the things inside.
Although the moonlight was still bright, there were many people around and the ground was dark. The few people who surrounded them could only see a few black things that looked like clay pots. The sparks of fire flickered and went into the fist-sized black things.
"What the hell is this …"
One of them mumbled and scratched his head, confused.
"What's going on inside?" A few voices came from the outside.
The three men had placed the bundles right in the middle of the crowd. At this moment, more than ten people were surrounding them and watching. The people outside had no idea what was going on, and their voices were filled with shock and doubt.
"Husband, Uncle Fang, you guys …" The calm expression on Liu Ruyi's pretty face disappeared instantly. Seeing Li Yi and Fang running over from the crowd, her expression changed drastically.
"I'll deal with you later!" There was still a faint pain at the back of her neck. Li Yi glared at her. While Liu Ruyi was still in a daze, he pushed her to the ground and rolled to a place not far away that was slightly lower than the ground.
At the moment when Li Yi pounced on her, Liu Ruyi's body had already subconsciously prepared for it. However, she did not resist and allowed him to push her to the ground.
"Get down!"
Old Fang and the other two men did not remain idle either. With a loud shout, they spread their arms wide and pounced on the remaining men. The men were not prepared for their own people. Caught off guard, they were suddenly pounced on and rolled to a spot not far from Li Yi's side like a gourd.
One of the men dodged and did not fall to the ground. Old Fang did a somersault and kicked the man's calf. The man fell to the ground and was dragged over by Old Fang.
Not only did the men not react to the sudden turn of events, but the dozens of people from the Greenwood Forest opposite them were also dumbfounded.
For a moment, they could not figure out whether the 'Deadly Bookworm' was a friend or a foe.
Were they in cahoots with Liu Ruyi, or had the scholar used some sorcery to immobilize Liu Ruyi and the others and subdued them?
However, none of this mattered now.
What mattered was that this was a good opportunity for them. Zhu Tufu and the others gripped their weapons tightly in their hands and ran toward them.
Not far away, Li Yi was lying on the ground with a puzzled look on his face.
"That's not right. Why isn't there any sound? Is the fuse too long?"
Just as this thought appeared in their minds, a bright light flashed before their eyes. An earth-shattering sound suddenly exploded in front of them.
With this earth-shattering sound, the ground beneath them shook a few times.
Even though Fang and the others had seen the power of a miniature version of gunpowder and were mentally prepared for it, they were still frightened by the sound just now.
He got up and looked in that direction. The huge firework hadn't had time to dissipate yet.
Cold sweat dripped down from the foreheads of the three of them. When they thought about how they were able to stand here unscathed after carrying such a thing on their backs, the three of them immediately felt as if they had just survived a disaster.
If it had exploded on their backs, not even a complete corpse would have been left behind!
"Hu- hubby …" Even though Liu Ruyi was a grandmaster, she could not maintain her composure at this moment. She looked at Li Yi in horror. She could not imagine that he was the one who had caused such a commotion.
If they were in such a state, the other men were even worse off. Their minds were blank and their ears were buzzing. Because they were lying on the ground, they did not see what had happened in front of them. However, the earth-shattering sound made them feel weak in the knees and unable to stand up.
At the same time, the old people, women, and children who were left behind gathered in a small courtyard at the back of the stockade village. Liu Ruyi and a few men were standing guard around the courtyard. At some point, they all raised their heads at the same time and looked forward.
"What's going on?" The men's bodies trembled as a look of shock appeared on their faces.
"I'll go and have a look!" Liu Ruyi gritted her teeth and said. She rushed towards the direction of the sound.
In a small courtyard, a shocked old face peeked out from behind the door. "What's going on? Is there thunder?"
Looking up at the sky, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The shock on the old face was even more intense …
On the mountain road from the foot of the mountain to Willow Leaf Village, two groups of people on horses were galloping up.
At night, the mountain road was rugged and difficult to travel. The people on horses were holding torches and the horses were not fast. When they encountered dangerous places, they could only lead the horses forward.
"We're almost there. Everyone, hurry up!"
The leader of the guards of Prince Ning Mansion said with a sullen face. This time, the Crown Prince had given a strict order to protect the safety of Li Li and his family.
If they were late and made a big mistake, they would not be able to explain it to the Crown Prince when they returned.
Half a mile ahead of them, the old woman led more than ten masters from the palace. Their speed was even faster than the people on horses.
"A half-step grandmaster and a first-class master. If they have other companions, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with them for a while." The old woman murmured to herself and urged them. When she raised her head, they could vaguely see the village in the dark.
Boom!
At this moment, a bright light shot up to the sky. The old woman's body shook violently and she suddenly stopped moving. Although they did not receive her order, the dozen figures also stopped moving. Looking at the village in front of them that had returned to silence and darkness, they were shocked and bewildered.
Behind them, the horses neighed. The guards of Prince Ning Mansion dismounted one after another. They comforted the frightened horses and looked ahead with frightened eyes.
"That bright light and loud noise just now … What was that?"
…
In front of the village, there were dozens of heroes of the Underworld. Less than ten of them were still standing where they were.
After the three bags exploded in the crowd, more than ten people in the middle were instantly thrown to the ground. Not a single body was intact.
Even the people on the periphery were holding a certain part of their body and wailing in pain. The metal shrapnel mixed in with the explosives was enough to turn a human body into a sieve at the moment of the explosion.
The unlucky ones were hit in a vital part and immediately stopped breathing.
The lucky ones were standing a little further away and were only affected by the blast. At this moment, they were so scared that they collapsed to the ground. They were scared half to death by the strange scene just now.
The few people who had rushed more than ten steps with Zhu Tufu were the luckiest. Only one man fell to the ground, holding his bleeding throat. The rest of the people turned to look at the place where they had been standing. At this moment, it had become a hell filled with broken limbs. The weapons in their hands fell to the ground with a clang.
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