Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 1187 - 184_1

The owner of the house replied upon hearing this, "The wells around the north side of the city have been dry for many years now, so everyone has to fetch water from the river."

All the wells on the north side of the city are dry?

Shangguan Xuanyi recalled that he had seen a well in Zhao Youwei’s courtyard when he visited him before. The well was half-covered, but it was wet around the cover, and there were water stains around the well, creating the impression that there was water in the well.

Who could hide in a well that has water?!

Thinking of this, Shangguan Xuanyi quickly left.

Zhao Youwei also thought of it. Though he had glanced inside the well before, because the cover wasn’t completely on, he hadn’t examined it thoroughly. The bottom of the well was pitch dark. He saw only the gleam of water, assuming there was water, and therefore no one could hide there!

However, if all the wells in the north city are dry! Where did the gleam of water in the well come from?

Zhao Youwei quickly followed him.

Before Shangguan Xuanyi reached the old man’s courtyard, Xiao’er appeared.

"Brother Shangguan!" Xiao’er saw him and quickly ran up to him.

Shangguan Xuanyi saw Xiao’er, her face sweaty with urgency. His heart clenched:

"How did you leave the palace? And where is the child?" He didn’t run away again, did he?

"I came out to find the rooftop! I know where the rooftop is!" Xiao’er pulled Shangguan Xuanyi’s hand towards the direction of the old man’s place after she said this.

Shangguan Xuanyi turned around and said to Zhao Youwei: "Leave two men to follow me, the others continue to search the unsearched houses, no need to follow."

Zhao Youwei knew that both Shangguan Xuanyi and Xiao’er were skilled martial artists, so after hearing his words, he continued to search the unsearched courtyards with the soldiers.

He left Zhao Youhe and another soldier to follow them.

Xiao’er led Shangguan Xuanyi to the gate of the old man’s courtyard.

As expected, it was here, they had been neglectful earlier! Shangguan Xuanyi thought.

The four of them stood at the door, Xiao’er gestured for Zhao Youhe and the other soldier to wait at the back of the house.

Xiao’er and Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t knock on the door, Xiao’er pointed at herself and then made a door-kicking gesture.

She pointed at Shangguan Xuanyi and the rooftop, indicating that he should guard above, in case the assassin attempted to escape with the child.

Shangguan Xuanyi nodded, then he quietly jumped onto the side of the house, and landed lightly on the roof, making no sound and shaking off no dust into the room, as if a feather had gently landed on the rooftop, attracting no attention.

Seeing Shangguan Xuanyi on the roof, Xiao’er kicked the door open directly! The semi-rotten doorboard flew into the courtyard.

The people inside the house were startled! Then a figure quickly ran out with a baby, leapt on the fence, and attempted to escape.

Shangguan Xuanyi swung his whip, and completely wrapped her with it, then tugged hard, pulling her towards him.

The old man threw an axe aiming to sever the whip, but when the axe collided with the whip, sparks flew, and the whip remained undamaged.

The woman was wrapped by Shangguan Xuanyi’s whip. Immediately, she gripped the child’s throat with her hand: "If you don’t want the child to die, let us go!"

Seeing the woman clutch the child’s throat until his face turned the color of pork liver, Xiao’er’s heart leapt into her throat!

"Brother Shangguan, let go!"

Shangguan Xuanyi gave his whip a light shake, withdrew it, and the woman quickly flew out.

Xiao’er swiftly shot a silver needle into the woman’s hand. The woman, feeling the sudden pain, reflexively let go, and the child fell straight down.

The woman’s body flew straight into the rushing old man, and both of them tumbled to the ground.

Xiao’er had been prepared and quickly darted over, successfully catching the child.

Only when she held the child and felt his weight did Xiao’er’s heart calm down.

She looked at the child in her arms and saw that his eyes were tightly closed, his face flush, and there were red marks on his short neck, indicating he had been choked. His cheeks were also swollen as if they had been pinched!

Being choked like this and still not waking up!

The child must have been abused when he started crying and was then drugged because they were afraid his cries would attract the soldiers. There was no way the child would be so silent otherwise.

They casually drugged such a small child! Xiao’er’s heart was filled with anger!

Seeing the child suffer such agony was even more painful for Xiao’er than if she had suffered the abuse herself.

She looked angrily at the woman, "Brother Shangguan, don’t let them go!"

Shangguan Xuanyi jumped down from the roof as the two figures got up from the ground.

"Brother Shangguan, let’s capture them and hand them over to my second brother for drug testing!" Xiao’er changed her mind and said.

These people were not afraid to die! Indeed, death was not frightening! It was the endless torment over a long period of time, while begging for death but being unable to die, that was truly horrifying!

Since they dared to drug their own child, let them spend the rest of their lives taking drugs as if they were eating food and drinking water!

The old man and the woman, one picked up an axe from the ground, the other drew a sword from her body, and charged at Shangguan Xuanyi and Xiao’er.

The woman swung her sword at Xiao’er.

Shangguan Xuanyi moved in front of Xiao’er and swung his whip. The force it emitted sent the woman and the old man flying before the whip even touched them.

"Overconfident!"

The two of them hit the courtyard wall and spat out a mouthful of blood.

At this time, Zhao Youhe and the soldier heard the commotion and rushed in.

Seeing them appear, Shangguan Xuanyi said, "Block their acupoints, and take them to Zhao Yong!"

"Yes!" Zhao Youhe replied and quickly proceeded to block the acupoints of the two severely injured people before carrying them away with another bodyguard.

Shangguan Xuanyi turned to look at the child in Xiao’er’s arms, seeing his eyes tightly closed and his face flushed, one side of his chubby cheek swollen, he felt a pang in his heart: "Was Rooftop drugged?"

Only by drugging the child to put him into deep sleep would he be quiet.

"He might have been given an overdose of the anesthetic. Brother Shangguan, hold Rooftop while I give him the antidote.", Xiao’er guessed as she gently caressed Rooftop’s unswollen cheek.

Thankfully they came in time! Otherwise, who knows if the child would have survived!

Hearing this, Shangguan Xuanyi quickly put away his whip and took Rooftop from Xiao’er’s arms.

Xiao’er didn’t use the antidote pill. Instead, she pried open Rooftop’s mouth and dripped antidote from her space into his mouth.