Qin Yining also felt that it was strange.
Ever since she took over the household, the situation in the imperial court was tense. Qin Yining specially arranged for servants to work at night in every empty courtyard to prevent such things from happening.
It was already late today. Could it be that the servants who worked at night were careless?
After Qin Yining returned to her room and dressed properly, she said, "I'll go down and take a look."
"This servant will follow you." Ji Yun had also dressed properly.
Qin Yining nodded and instructed Qiu Lu and Song Lan to look after the house. Then, she went out with Ji Yun.
Because the other sisters were not in charge of the household, even though they discovered that the house was on fire, they only watched curiously and did not pay much attention to it. When they saw Qin Yining going downstairs with the servants, the sisters all smiled and reminded her to be careful.
"It's nothing. Everyone should rest. Be careful of mosquitoes outside." Qin Yining also smiled and instructed them.
The oldest of the girls, the third cousin sister, had already gotten married. Qin Yining, the fourth cousin, was usually in charge of the household affairs in the inner residence. Therefore, the younger sisters all respected her very much. They all obediently returned to their rooms.
Unexpectedly, just as Qin Yining and Ji Yun walked into the courtyard, a scream suddenly sounded from the night sky.
"Ah — —"
"Ji Yun, did you hear that?" Qin Yining's palms were cold.
"The situation is not right." Ji Yun's expression became serious. "Miss, we should …"
Before she could finish speaking, another scream sounded. This time, it was not far away. Following that, there was the sound of weapons clashing.
Qin Yining grabbed Ji Yun's hand. "I'm afraid that bandits have entered!"
The sisters who were still in their rooms also heard the noise. They all put on their clothes and went downstairs.
Some of the bolder mamas went to the entrance of the courtyard and stood guard there with wooden sticks.
At this moment, a shout came from outside the courtyard. "Bandits have entered the residence. Everyone, close the doors!"
Someone else shouted, "Who are you people?! How dare you trespass into the marquis's residence! "
"We have already reported this to the authorities. The people from the five cities' warden's office will be here soon!"
…
The ones shouting were the guards of the Family Qin, but the other side didn't make a sound. They only heard the clashing of weapons and the loud roars of the guards. Occasionally, there were the screams of maids and servants, and the sounds were coming from outside the courtyard.
"Miss, what should we do!" Qiu Lu and Song Lan were so nervous that their faces turned pale.
The few young ladies were also scared to the point that their faces turned pale and hugged each other.
Qin Yining was a little confused.
Who had barged into the Marquis's Estate?
Was it the Cao family? Or other enemies of Qin Huaiyuan?
Several courtyards in the back residence were on fire. This group of bandits must not have been able to determine which courtyard they were staying in, so they set the fires randomly.
Listening to the voices outside, they were actually here to exterminate a Family!
Just as the outside of the courtyard was engulfed in flames and screams of agony and the sounds of fighting intertwined, the courtyard door of the Master of the Pavilion was slammed open with a loud bang, scaring the people in the courtyard into letting out cries of alarm.
Miss Eight cried out, "Mother!"
Miss Six immediately covered her mouth, "Don't make a sound!"
Immediately, a rough male voice came from outside the door, "Those women are all here!"
The courtyard door was slammed open with a loud bang. The two women guarding the door were so frightened that they couldn't even hold onto their sticks and continuously retreated.
Qin Yining hurriedly whispered, "Don't make a sound. Quickly run!"
Just as he finished speaking, the crumbling courtyard door fell to the ground with a loud bang. A masked man holding a steel saber barged in and chopped down the two women closest to him with a single slash. Blood splattered everywhere.
Qin Yining's pupils suddenly contracted. He pulled Miss Eight, who was closest to him, and ran.
This group of people really were here to exterminate a family!
Ji Yun, Qiu Lu, and Song Lan all followed closely behind.
Miss Six, Miss Seven, and Qin Yining all held hands as they ran for their lives.
However, there were many bandits. Even though the courtyard guards hastily rushed over to stop them, there were still a few who caught up.
The maidservants were slightly better off. They exercised on a daily basis and didn't have their feet bound, so they ran a bit faster.
However, the maidservants in the family all had their feet bound!
The loyal maidservants protected their young misses while they lagged behind. When they were caught, they would be slashed. A few maidservants and women were hacked to death on the spot.
Upon seeing this, Ji Yun pulled out the soft sword wrapped around her waist. She no longer cared about the others. With one hand, she pulled Qin Yining and ran to the back of the Master's Study building.
"Ji Yun!"
"Miss, I can't beat so many people!"
There were too many assassins! It was difficult for two fists to fight against four hands. Wang Ye had instructed her to protect Qin Yining thoroughly, so she could only harden her heart and not care about the others.
Qin Yining was pulled a little faster by Ji Yun. His other hand was still holding Miss Eight, who was closest to him. As he ran, he kept looking back.
She saw Miss Seven, who was lagging behind, being stabbed in the abdomen by a knife. When the knife was pulled out, the cold gleam of the knife reflected the firelight and shone on Miss Seven's round eyes.
She also saw Qin Yining push Miss Six, who was running in front of him, away when he saw that they were about to catch up.
The knife cut Miss Six's neck, and blood spurted out a few feet high.
Tears blurred his eyes. Qin Yining thought that his scream of terror was very loud, but all that came out was a soft grunt. Everything happened too quickly and too suddenly. Qin Yining felt like he was in a nightmare.
Flames filled the sky, and corpses were strewn all over the ground. The courtyard had become a living hell.
Perhaps it was too easy to kill a group of women and children? The bandit was actually laughing out loud as he hacked away at them.
"Didn't you say that with Qin Si around, even the Dayan Dynasty couldn't be destroyed? Why was your family destroyed? "
"Hand Qin Si over, and I'll give you a quick death!"
…
Qin Yining's eyes widened. They were actually here for her?
If they were here because of that rumor, they must be from Da Zhou!
Qin Yining, who was about to be caught up, immediately pointed at Qin Yining. "That's Miss Four!"
Sure enough, the assassin who was close in front of them bypassed Qin Yining and Qiu Lu, who was beside her, and rushed straight for Qin Yining.
Ji Yun gritted her teeth and shielded Qin Yining behind her. She brandished her flexible sword and rushed forward to stop the assassin. She shouted, "Miss, run quickly!"
Qin Yining retreated and watched as Ji Yun blocked the assassin. At this moment, she hated her own incompetence. However, she had no other choice but to run!
There were many assassins. In the blink of an eye, someone bypassed Ji Yun and stabbed Qin Yining in the face.
Qin Yining cried out in alarm and dodged sideways. However, her movements were still too slow. She only felt a warm sensation on her right shoulder. Blood immediately gushed out, and her body fell forward.
Miss Eight and Song Lan, who were beside her, screamed in horror.
Song Lan gritted her teeth and rushed forward. She hugged Qin Yining and protected her under her body.
The assassin followed up with a stab and stabbed Song Lan in the back.
"Song Lan!"
Qin Yining felt the weight on her body and the warmth from the fresh blood. Finally, she cried out loud.
The assassin pulled out the stab and allowed the fresh blood to splash on his face. He kicked Song Lan away and slashed at Qin Yining again.
Ji Yun was about to catch up, but she was not fast enough. She could only scream with her eyes wide open, "Miss!"
At this critical moment, a stab suddenly flew over and hit the assassin's arm.
The assassin dropped the stab in pain. Qin Yining took the opportunity to roll away.
When she got up, she saw five men in black with silver masks descending from the sky and protecting the survivor behind them.
They were silver-masked spies!
These five men were obviously highly skilled in martial arts. They blocked the seven or eight bandits who were chasing after them.
One of them shouted, "The Warden's Office of the Five Cities will be here soon! Quickly protect Miss and leave! "
One of the men in black came forward and pulled up Qin Yining, who was still hugging Song Lan. "Quickly leave!"
Ji Yun also protected Qin Yining by her side and retreated while fighting.
Miss Eight, Qin Yining, and Qiu Lu, who were lucky enough to survive, hurriedly followed the silver-masked spies.
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