CHAPTER 371: CHAPTER 369: DESPICABLE AND SHAMELESS

Mrs. Wu knew Sheng Xueyi was targeting Yuan Bao, although she didn’t know the reason.

But she didn’t think much of it.

Including Sheng Xueyi arranging for Luo Net to abduct the villagers of Sanfu Village, it was all personally arranged by Mrs. Wu.

But this time, it’s different.

Sheng Xueyi now actually wants to directly kill someone.

How could a two-year-old little girl become such an eyesore to Sheng Xueyi?

Mrs. Wu couldn’t figure out what kind of grievance Sheng Xueyi had.

But she was no longer the ruthless killer Rashamon of her past; she had retired, and naturally could no longer act as heartlessly as before.

Her presence this time, her direct intervention, was meant to give Yuan Bao a chance to resist or escape.

If under such circumstances, Yuan Bao ends up dying by her hand, it can only be said that it’s destiny, and she won’t feel guilty.

"Audacious!"

Wei Lingtu’s voice was crisp, "Thinking to kill our sister? Don’t even think about it!"

"Kill her for me!"

As the young master of the Wei Family, as soon as Wei Lingtu spoke, the Wei Family Guards immediately moved.

Although they all held knives in their hands, when they attacked Mrs. Wu, they didn’t charge forward with knives, but instead raised their left hands and fired sleeve arrows.

The Wei Family Guards were all elite selected from the military, and on their first day as guards, the first rule they learned was to take no rules seriously.

In short, as long as they can accomplish their guard duties, any means are acceptable.

If it’s to ensure the safety of the Wei Family, they can even directly knock out the person they protect without being held accountable afterward.

Guards with military backgrounds, able to survive on the battlefield of blades and swords flash, each of them is truly cunning.

They are not only fierce in battle but also treacherous in their moves.

Just as Mrs. Wu thought the Wei Family Guards would charge with their knives forward, they surprisingly shot out sleeve arrows.

More than a dozen arrows targeted Mrs. Wu’s upper, middle, and lower paths.

If it were a regular person facing such lawless tactics from the Wei Family Guards, they would have perished on the spot.

But Mrs. Wu was once the top assassin of Star-picking Tower; though retired for years, her skills remained intact. Even when caught in an ambush, she successfully evaded the sneak attack by the Wei Family Guards.

After being ambushed, Mrs. Wu no longer held her previous leniency; she stopped holding back and moved like a specter, rushing towards the Wei Family Guards.

However, the Wei Family Guards once again waved their left hands.

White lime powder engulfed the area two steps ahead of them.

Mrs. Wu rushed forward, headlong into the area covered by the lime powder.

The experienced assassin she was, she promptly closed her eyes to avoid getting lime in them, but the Wei Family Guards had more tricks up their sleeves.

As the lime powder dispersed, they unexpectedly shot sleeve arrows again.

Typically, people would have one sleeve arrow tied to their right forearm with no weapon, but the Wei Family Guards had sleeve arrows tied on both arms.

However, the sleeve arrows on the right arm were much smaller.

Of course, their power was considerably lesser, needing close-range action to be effective.

The sleeve arrows on the right arm were meant to be used in conjunction with the lime powder.

In this two-pronged dirty trick, even a master like Mrs. Wu was hit squarely.

"Despicable!"

Mrs. Wu was hit by several sleeve arrows, but due to their weaker force, they did not inflict much harm.

However, the arrows were laced with medicine.

The medicine wasn’t a blood-sealing poison but one that would quickly make the body numb, although it required some time to take effect.

Being an experienced assassin, Mrs. Wu understood she had been hit with the numbing drug after being shot.

She realized that if she continued to charge forward, she’d likely not only fail to kill Yuan Bao but might also lose her own life here.

Recognizing this, Mrs. Wu turned and fled.

"Don’t let the thief escape!"

The Wei Family Guards weren’t likely to let the assassin get away and immediately began the pursuit.

Unfortunately, an expert like Mrs. Wu can easily move freely with speed and agility.

After a chase, the Wei Family Guards lost track of Mrs. Wu.

"Back home, back home, quick, quickly!"

After the assassin escaped, Wei Qiqi hurriedly spoke.

Due to the coachman being killed, the next part of the journey was driven by a guard, with four other Wei Family Guards paving the way ahead. The two carriages returned to the Wei Family as quickly as possible.

Upon returning home, Wei Qiqi took Yuan Bao and found Mrs. Wei Shen, narrating their encounter with the assassin along the way.

"Mother, that assassin is so peculiar! She actually specifically named Jiaojiao as her target!"

"What do you think this is all about?"

Wei Qiqi couldn’t understand.

"Moreover, if this person really is an assassin, why didn’t she ambush us?"

"With her skills, if she chose to ambush us, we might have hardly survived!"

As an assassin, not using stealth to finish off their target but instead stopping them openly in the street seems utterly ludicrous!

"If I’m not mistaken, she probably knows Jiaojiao!"

Upon hearing Wei Qiqi, Mrs. Wei Shen thought for a moment and then offered her analysis, "She knows Jiaojiao, but she is also compelled to kill Jiaojiao."

"She feels uneasy in her heart, so she didn’t ambush but directly blocked the road."

"The fact that she blocked directly also shows she has formidable skills and didn’t regard the guards you brought seriously."

"It’s just that she underestimated the means of the guards of our family."

Upon hearing Mrs. Wei Shen’s theory, both Yuan Bao and Wei Qiqi were surprised and widened their eyes.

They never thought about these possibilities.

But after hearing Mrs. Wei Shen’s reasoning, upon reflection, they both found her analysis very logical.

"Mother, do you think she will come again?"

"She will!"

Mrs. Wei Shen nodded solemnly, "This person is trying to kill Yuan Bao certainly out of an unavoidable reason. Moreover, if my guess is correct, unless she dies, she will definitely try to kill Jiaojiao first."

"Mother, doesn’t that mean Jiaojiao will always be in danger?"

Wei Qiqi was worried.

Yuan Bao was not thinking that far ahead; she was contemplating who wanted her dead.

For someone so young, she hadn’t formed such a vicious feud with anyone.

No, precisely speaking, she had no enemies.

Yet as this thought emerged, Sheng Xueyi’s face suddenly flashed in Yuan Bao’s mind.

"It shouldn’t be, should it!"

Yuan Bao shook her head, believing the assassin wasn’t sent by Sheng Xueyi.

Despite her discord with Sheng Xueyi, as the young lady of a prominent family, Sheng Xueyi wouldn’t have a reason to hold such a grudge against a little girl like her.

After all, she was just a clay pot, while Sheng Xueyi was an exquisite porcelain.

"Jiaojiao, did you think of something?"

Mrs. Wei Shen noticed Yuan Bao shaking her head and promptly asked.