Chapter 0006: Rescue
At this moment, Luo Yu realized the importance of the situation and quickly ran into the yard, heading towards the old locust tree where he often played. He tucked the items into his bosom and swiftly climbed up. At the top of the tree, there was a concealed square abandoned bird's nest that Luo Yu had discovered by chance. He had thought there would be birds, but after waiting for several months, he hadn't even seen a single droppings. Frustrated, Luo Yu almost dismantled the nest. He took out the items he was holding, carefully placed them inside the nest, and after hiding them well, he quickly climbed down and ran back to his room, covering himself with a quilt and pretending to be asleep.
At that moment, Fang Mu gazed into the boy's clear eyes, finding it difficult to wield the dagger in his hand. In an instant, as if recalling something, he said to the boy, "Little brother, I can no longer go on. Before I die, I would like to ask you for a favor. After I am gone, please find an opportunity to take this banknote, this letter, and the quiver on the back of my hand to the headquarters of Tongbao Bank in Guanshan City, and deliver them to a man named Zhu Sheng." Without waiting for Luo Yu to respond, he took a banknote and a letter from his sleeve, then, with great effort, removed the quiver and placed it in Luo Yu's arms.
Not long after, several scolding voices rang out outside the door, sounding particularly loud in the quiet night. Luo Yu was startled and ran directly outside. Before he could clearly see the situation outside, he saw a golden glove magnifying infinitely in his eyes. Luo Yu's heart trembled greatly, and his eyes seemed to be pierced by the gold, squinting tightly.
"Which scoundrel dares to block my path, I..." The words were only half spoken, but upon seeing the appearance of the man in the white robe, he swallowed the words that were about to come out, his face filled with fear. "Commander Feng, how could you be here? I was blind and did not recognize you. I was sent by the young master to look for an assassin." A voice trembling with fear came from the guard Wang, as if this person were extremely terrifying, yet inwardly he cursed, "What kind of bad luck is this, to actually encounter this calamity incarnate." "Commander Feng, how could you be here? I was blind and did not recognize you. I was sent by the young master to look for an assassin." A voice trembling with fear came from the guard Wang, as if this person were extremely terrifying, yet inwardly he cursed, "What kind of bad luck is this, to actually encounter this calamity incarnate."
At this moment, Luo Feng gradually regained his composure and pointed at the guard Wang, saying: "Punishment, of course, must be administered! If I lose even a single hair, I will have you all buried with him. Now, first capture this dog-like servant for me; if he is not subjected to a thousand cuts, my heart's hatred will not be appeased"
"Not good, it's toxic, quickly protect the young master!" The guard Wang, who was closest, swiftly moved to Luo Feng's side as the explosion occurred, using his lightness skill to leap away with Luo Feng from the area filled with white smoke. At that moment, the other guards slowly emerged from the white smoke, coughing incessantly, with Chief Gao being the most affected, his face flushed red and unable to stand steadily.
Luo Yu was unaware of Fang Mu's murderous intent towards him just moments ago. He walked up to him, took his hand, and whispered, "Uncle, you are seriously injured. I have some healing medicine at home; let me help you take a look!"
Fools, the person has already run away, why aren't you hurrying to chase after them! Remember not to alert father and the second brother's people. After a few responded respectfully, they dispersed in different directions to begin the search.
Fang Mu quickly got up upon hearing this, aiming the hidden arrow at the approaching bodyguard Wang, "Don't come any closer; if you do, I will shoot!" Bodyguard Wang smiled confidently, "Do you really think you can hurt me?" Just as he was about to take action, Fang Mu suddenly looked behind Chief Steward Gao with great surprise and shouted, "Lord Minister, Lord Luo, save me!" Upon hearing this, everyone present tensed up and hurriedly turned to look behind Chief Steward Gao.
He then struggled to get up and said to Luo Yu: "I do not want to implicate you. Do not speak of this matter to anyone, otherwise you will face the calamity of killing. You must hide well the things I gave you. If anyone asks you about these items, you must firmly deny it." After saying this, he swayed and left. After walking a few steps, he suddenly collapsed onto the ground. Luo Yu immediately ran over, shook the person's body, and found that there was no response. He gently probed his hand towards the person's nostrils, which startled Luo Yu into stepping back. "He’s dead! How could this be? Just a moment ago he was still..."
Not long after, the white smoke quickly dissipated. At this moment, Guard Wang suddenly exclaimed to the people behind him: "Where is Fang Mu? Who saw where Fang Mu ran off to?" Before he could finish speaking, a slap landed heavily on Guard Wang's face. It seemed that Guard Wang knew who had struck him, but he did not dare to resist.
At this moment, everyone could see clearly that the one who had seized the arrow was the guard Wang, who had just let go of Fang Mu's wife and child. He fixed his gaze on Fang Mu and said disdainfully: "Do you think this guard is just idling? My Golden Snake Entwining Silk technique has a reputation in the martial world that is not to be taken lightly." While speaking, he supported the young master Luo, who had just recovered from his fright, and respectfully said: "Young master, are you alright? This humble guard has failed in his duty, and I hope the young master will punish me."
At that moment, Luo Yu had already been awakened when the blue signal flare rose into the sky. After that, he could not fall asleep. Taking advantage of the moonlight, he went to the well beside the small house, and was just about to draw a few buckets of water to pour into the tank when he saw a swaying figure at the courtyard gate, seemingly gravely injured. It was already late at night, and waking up in the middle of the night to encounter such a situation was somewhat frightening. However, he soon recalled his mother's teachings about how to conduct oneself in the world, and he gathered his courage to run out of the courtyard, intending to quickly catch up with that person. As a result, that person seemed to realize someone was chasing him and, disregarding his wounds, began to run wildly. For a moment, Luo Yu truly could not catch up. After running a distance, Luo Yu saw that the person stopped beside a tree, seemingly on the verge of collapse, his body trembling incessantly. Luo Yu then quickened his pace to catch up.
He shouted at the person, "Uncle, are you alright?" Upon hearing this, the swaying figure quickly turned around in surprise. This person was Fang Mu, who had inadvertently fled here. Upon seeing a boy around thirteen or fourteen years old, he quickly raised his right hand, a dagger glinting coldly in his grasp. However, halfway through the motion, he collapsed to the ground due to the ruptured wound.
At this moment, Fang Mu was bleeding excessively and was in a state of confusion. In this pitch-black night where one could not see their hand in front of their face, he could not find a way out and could only rely on a single breath to escape within the Luo residence. Coincidentally, his unsteady steps gradually led him to the backyard of the Luo residence, near Luo Yu's dwelling.
The golden palm had not yet touched Luo Yu, but the gust of wind it generated had already caused Luo Yu's face to sting painfully. Just as it seemed that Luo Yu was about to be struck by this golden giant hand, a middle-aged man dressed in a white ancient scholar's robe appeared before Luo Yu like a flash of lightning. He gazed at the golden palm without moving, a trace of disdain flickering in his eyes, as if he regarded it with utter indifference. The golden palm struck the white-robed man in an instant, yet there was no loud sound or the painful groans of the white-robed man. Instead, the middle-aged man in white swayed slightly on his feet for a moment, but then appeared completely unfazed. He looked at the golden palm without moving, a trace of disdain flickering in his eyes, as if he regarded it with utter indifference. The golden palm struck the white-robed man in an instant, yet there was no loud sound or the painful groans of the white-robed man. Instead, the middle-aged man in white swayed slightly on his feet for a moment, but then appeared completely unfazed.
"Not good, I've been deceived again." The crowd was left empty behind, with not a single shadow in sight. Guard Wang quickly turned to Fang Mu, only to see him swiftly pull out two white beads from his sleeve and throw them to the ground in a flash. "Puff! Puff!" Two explosions sounded, and two beams of dazzling white light, accompanied by waves of white smoke, spread out from the explosion site.