PFC Chapter 203 The Man in Black
Chapter 203 The Man in Black
"Stop talking nonsense and get to the point!" Sun Erniang was still catching her breath, so her tone was naturally unpleasant.
"According to our information, there is a martial arts master among that group, a member of the Ye family." The fourth manager didn't pay much attention to Sun Erniang's tone; he had come today to spread the news.
"The Ye family?" Of course, Sun Erniang knew about the Ye family; they had even issued a kill order not long ago.
"That's right, it's that man whose face was disfigured who murdered the head of the Ye family and kidnapped his only daughter."
Sun Erniang didn't see the disfigured man, but she did take a second look at a man who had never shown his face, as he was completely covered up. She figured that the man was the one from the Ye family who had issued the kill order, and he was indeed accompanied by a frail woman.
Sun Erniang is now actually glad that she didn't act rashly last night, otherwise she probably wouldn't be alive by now.
Once she calmed down, Sun Erniang began to shoo people away, saying, "Alright, alright, I understand. It's getting late, so I won't keep Fourth Master here overnight."
After the news spread, the fourth leader didn't intend to stay any longer. After all, it was someone else's territory, and spending the night there would probably mean risking his life.
Song Jiaojiao and her group, who had fled, had already traveled halfway. They dared not stop for a moment, for fear of being caught up by Sun Erniang and her men.
It wasn't until it got dark and the road was completely invisible that Song Jiaojiao and her group stopped. Zhou Dayong and the others took turns keeping watch that night, and even though they were far from the inn, Song Jiaojiao and her group were still on edge.
Five days passed in this way, and we were finally close to exiting the Seventy-Two Turns.
"Madam, we'll be out of the mountains in another day. After the seventy-two bends, the road ahead will be much smoother," Zhou Dayong said with a smile. These past few days, everyone has been on edge, hurrying along as fast as they can, not daring to relax for a moment.
"Yes, we're finally almost done with this journey. Once we're out of here, we'll find a town and rest for a few days."
Although this isn't the longest route, it's the most nerve-wracking; a single misstep could mean being stuck here forever.
Just as they were about to reach the last bend, which would mark the official end of the Seventy-Two Turns, a group of men in black suddenly appeared in front of them, startling the horse so much that it nearly overturned. Fortunately, Zhang Li reacted in time, preventing any serious consequences.
Song Jiaojiao was thrown onto the bed by inertia in the carriage, and the back of her head hit the carriage wall hard. Fortunately, because there was a child, there were no sharp edges or corners in the carriage.
Song Jiaojiao winced in pain. She lifted the curtain to ask what was going on, only to see a group of men dressed in black standing in front of her.
There weren't many people who came, but their aura made it clear that they were not ordinary people; they were definitely not bandits.
Yoruichi quickly stepped forward, but she didn't expect that after only relaxing for a short while, this group of people would appear in front of her.
"Zhou Dayong, you all step back and protect Madam. Leave these people to me." Ye Yi understood that Zhou Dayong and the others were just offering themselves up as sacrifices, so she quickly told them to step back.
Everyone gathered around Song Jiaojiao's carriage. "Zhou Dayong, tell the two of them to go to the back carriage."
Song Jiaojiao knew that with Ye Yi gone, Ye Yun was truly all alone, and anyone could easily injure her.
Seeing that most people were gathered around the carriage in the middle, the men in black assumed that the person they were looking for was in that carriage and began to crowd towards Song Jiaojiao's carriage.
Yoruichi didn't say anything, but quickly stepped forward, wanting only to finish off this group of people as quickly as possible.
He handled a dozen or so men in black with ease, and even stopped many of them from getting to Song Jiaojiao's carriage.
Zhou Dayong and his companions watched the competition unfold before them, gripping their broadswords tightly.
Although this group of people were not as skilled as Yoruichi, they dealt with them effortlessly. They were all silently cheering for Yoruichi, knowing that if Yoruichi broke through her defenses, they would be in grave danger.
Although Yoruichi was highly skilled in martial arts, she was no match for four fists. A black-clad man made a feint and broke through the encirclement, reaching Song Jiaojiao's carriage. Zhou Dayong and the others immediately picked up their broadswords and began to work together to prevent the black-clad man from getting close.
However, the skill levels of the two sides were vastly different, and after only ten minutes of delay, the men in black broke through the encirclement and were about to board Song Jiaojiao's carriage.
She was stopped by a long sword. In the meantime, Yoruichi dealt with all the men in black in front of her. The ground was littered with corpses. When the men in black saw Yoruichi coming, they knew that their mission was going to be fruitless. They made a feint and tried to escape, but Yoruichi still managed to stab them and they fell to the ground. Bright red blood splattered all over Song Jiaojiao's carriage. When Zhou Dayong and the others saw that the men in black had been dealt with, they helped each other up and limped to their feet.
The men in black wanted to resolve the situation quickly, so they didn't kill them, and the men escaped by sheer luck.
"Madam, cough cough... What's next? Cough cough..." Zhou Dayong said, enduring the pain.
“Your injuries all need to be bandaged. Let Xu Sen and Shang Yu ride horses, and you will take the carriage to the nearest town.”
Looking at the map, Song Jiaojiao knew that the nearest town was not far away, and the carriage could reach it in about half a day. It was just past noon now, so they should be able to arrive before dark.
After Song Jiaojiao gave the instructions, the carriage started moving.
By the time they arrived in town, it was already dark. Song Jiaojiao and her group went straight to the clinic. Fortunately, the clinic was still open. When the shopkeeper saw Song Jiaojiao and her group coming, he thought something serious had happened and quickly welcomed them in.
Apart from Zhou Dayong, who was more seriously injured and had been slashed on the arm by the man in black, the others all suffered some internal injuries and it seemed they would need to stay in this town for quite some time.
There weren't any large inns in the town; it was called a town, but it wasn't much bigger than a village.
Song Jiaojiao inquired with the people at the clinic and learned that the nearest county town would be about a day's journey by horse-drawn carriage. Although she had originally planned to go to the county town tomorrow, she decided to rest here for a few days first.
The group settled down at two different inns. The journey had been both frightening and exhausting. They arranged for Aunt Yang to stay at the inn near Zhou Dayong's place, as it was closer to the clinic and would be more convenient for changing her medicine.
"What?! The men in black have all been killed?" The leader of Ant Village exclaimed in shock upon hearing his subordinate's report.
"Yes, boss, it was all done by one man." He was crawling on the mountain observing when the man glanced at him from the side, which scared him so much that he didn't dare to show his face. He didn't even know when they left.
Ever since Sun Erniang sent the news that this group of people might be the ones who had been put on a kill order by the Ye family, he gave up on his own plans and only sent a message to the Ye family by carrier pigeon. He did not expect that the people sent by the Ye family would be so useless that they could not even capture the people.
But thinking back, if someone as unassuming as the Ye family patriarch could be killed by him, how could he have done it without some skill? It's a good thing he didn't choose to go himself, otherwise he would have lost countless brothers, just look at the Black Mountain Stronghold next door.