For a moment, the group of assassins could not move forward at all.

The old lady, having weathered countless storms, immediately surveyed her surroundings and calmly directed her command: "Everyone gathering in one place will make us an easy target. We must now split into three teams. The first team will head east to the garden to find a hiding place. The second team will retreat westward to the wing rooms and hold their ground behind closed doors."

"Another team is responsible for distracting the men in black, leading them to the floating bridge, and finding the right opportunity to cut the ropes."

This is indeed a careful plan.

However, the last one is undoubtedly the most dangerous.

Full of unknowns and variables.

If the assassin has excellent lightness skills and flies into the pavilion behind the floating bridge right after him, it will be a dead end with no solution.

This pavilion is located alone in the middle of the lake, with no escape possible, so it can only wait for death.

Faced with a life-or-death situation, no one would bother to play the hero.

Mo Yueshi suggested, "The old lady is very old and her movements are slow. I suggest sending her to the safe area in the east first."

The east side is densely wooded and has many paths, making it relatively easy to hide.

Everyone present tended to flee eastward.

Shen Muxue instantly understood Mo Yueshi's true thoughts.

If the old lady goes east, she will need to accompany and guard her, so that she can follow her with a legitimate reason.

"No. If I'm not here, the assassins will split up and pursue us, which will be disadvantageous to us. Let me take on this dangerous task and lure the enemy deeper."

Before she finished speaking, Mo Yueshi hurriedly stopped her: "Grandma, you are old and shouldn't take such risks..."

The old lady stopped her from speaking with a wave of her hand.

Turning to the crowd, he said, "The situation is urgent. If none of you are willing to flee, then come along this road with me."

The others knew what was going on and said, "I want to go east."

"I want to run west."

……

Noticing that Shen Muxue hadn't spoken for a long time, the old lady asked her, "Xue'er, which path are you going to choose?"

"I choose to stay with you."

Her response was firm and decisive.

After careful consideration, she concluded that while both the East and West had their advantages, they lacked security.

The old lady seems more reliable as she is protected by two generations of virtuous grandchildren, Han Tingzhou and Han Chenghe.

When the guards arrive as reinforcements, they will naturally give priority to rescuing the distinguished old lady.

The old lady nodded with satisfaction to show her appreciation.

Seeing this, Han Luwen quickly stood beside the old woman and promised, "Grandma, I will stay and protect you too."

At this moment, Mo Yueshi was extremely anxious.

Although she was unwilling to die, she knew that she could not live without the old lady's protection in Kyoto, and she must not let others see through her inner timidity.

So without waiting for the other party to ask, he said with the same determination: "I will join this group too."

"Good boys, that's great!"

The kind elder was deeply touched.

When the final decision was made, a total of five people chose this route.

The old lady led three young women to the shaky bridge above the green lake, while the brave and warlike Han Chenghe was responsible for staying behind to protect everyone's safety.

After all, he was born into a martial arts family and started formal training since childhood.

Occasionally, a killer would suddenly attack, but Han Chenghe would easily subdue them.

Unfortunately, this good luck did not last long.

Just when the situation seemed to be going well, Han Tingzhou was accidentally stabbed in the left chest by the enemy. The defense line collapsed immediately, and a group of attackers in black rushed into the defense line like waves, chasing Shen Muxue and others.

At the same time, in the center of the floating bridge, an old woman was walking slowly, supported by Mo Yueshi and Han Luwen on her left and right, and Shen Muxue was following behind her, vigilantly watching the movements around her. The latter happened to witness Han Chenghe fighting hard against the enemy in order to cover his companions' evacuation.

Although he fought with all his might, he was still defeated by his opponent due to the obvious difference in strength.

In just a few moments, he was seriously injured and even his clothes were damaged.

At this moment, one of the attackers in black seized the opportunity and jumped directly over through the blockade line.

He was about to approach Shen Muxue.

Shen Muxue clenched her right hand tightly. Under her wide sleeve was an exquisite plum blossom sleeve arrow, which had been coated with deadly poison.

With just one touch, the opponent will be killed.

This is her secret weapon, which she will never show to anyone until the very last moment.

On the other side.

Mo Yueshi and Han Luwen were helping the old lady into the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

Before she could catch her breath, Mo Yueshi quickly pulled out a dagger from her boot and walked towards the stone that tied the floating bridge.

Han Luwen noticed that she was cutting the rope and hurried over to stop her: "Sister Mu Xue hasn't arrived yet, don't break the rope."

"Go away. If the killer catches up with us, all three of us will die."

Mo Yueshi became increasingly anxious. Seeing the rope about to be cut, Han Luwen suddenly pushed Mo Yueshi away and shouted, "Sister Mu Xue, run!"

In fact, the floating bridge and the pavilion are connected by iron chains hidden deep underwater, and the rise and fall are controlled by a mechanism.

The ropes that are exposed above the water are only used as handrails.

Mo Yueshi was unaware of all this.

Seeing the black-clad assassin chasing Shen Muxue, Mo Yueshi was filled with fear. She rushed forward and shouted to Han Luwen, "If you want to die, don't drag me with you."

After saying that, he pushed it into the lake with force.

At the same time, the pontoon was shaking violently due to the cut ropes.

The assassin raised his knife and stabbed Shen Muxue fiercely.

At the critical moment, Shen Muxue quickly turned around and activated the mechanism.

"Whoosh-"

As the blade was about to touch her, the poison arrow penetrated deep into the assassin's heart.

The toxin takes effect immediately.

Black blood slowly flowed from the corner of the assassin's lips, and his body collapsed weakly on the floating bridge.

Shen Muxue didn't stop and continued to run forward.

Finally arriving at the lakeside pavilion, I saw Mo Yueshi busy dealing with the fixtures on the other side.

Looking around, I found the old lady lying there weakly, breathing rapidly, as if she was having a relapse of illness.

Suddenly, his face became serious.

Where is Han Luwen?

We clearly came here together.

Why did he suddenly disappear?

I suddenly had a bad feeling and quickly glanced towards the lake. Sure enough, I saw a light yellow velvet flower floating on the water with the ripples.

It doesn't take much thought to know that it must be Han Luwen.

Then he jumped into the water.

The old man barely opened his heavy eyelids and tried to wave his arms to speak, but the more nervous he became, the more breathless he became. In the end, he could only let his hands hang limply, completely losing consciousness.

Under the clear and transparent lake, Shen Muxue quickly located Han Luwen who was sinking.

Swim to her quickly and hold on tight.

Considering the unknown risks in the outside world, it seems unsafe to leave rashly.

The image of the rockery hidden in the east of the garden flashed through her mind, and she pulled Han Luwen and sneaked towards there.

After settling her down, emergency first aid measures were started. After a while, Han Luwen finally woke up.

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