A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

The dark figure approached swiftly like a ghost.

When Gu Xixi turned around, she only saw a large hand coming towards her face.

The sudden pressure made her heart clench, and her mind didn't have time to react.

At the critical moment, she heard He Jinglan shout, "Xixi, lie down!!"

The moment her consciousness received the signal, Gu Xixi acted without hesitation.

She relaxed completely and leaned back.

Gu Xixi fell to the ground, and the dark figure lunged forward but missed.

A sharp, hard object whizzed through the air, grazing the man in black's earlobe.

Everything happened simultaneously in an instant.

The man in black was unaware of what had hit him. As he regained his footing, he had no choice but to dodge from his original angle and then turn to look at the door.

A pebble hit the windowsill in the main room and fell to the ground with a clatter.

As soon as Gu Xixi landed, she quickly rolled several times toward her house to keep as far away from danger as possible.

Taking advantage of the moment the man in black turned around, she stood up and ran into the house.

There was no time to consider how the assassin in black broke in, or what Master Liu's men and the He family's shadow guards were doing.

Gu Xixi only knew that the person outside was a professional assassin, and could not be compared with the ordinary Beili soldiers and bandits who had broken into the village that she had dealt with before.

Considering that once they fall into this person's hands, they would likely have no chance of survival.

Gu Xixi didn't want to gamble on how much chance she had of winning in a head-on confrontation, so she could only run away first and quickly get her backpack.

The man in black immediately tried to chase after Gu Xixi, but then several pebbles were fired at him.

The man in black nimbly dodged, glaring menacingly at the doorway.

Stone, holding a metal slingshot, shouted loudly despite his fear:

"This slingshot of mine is a genuine weapon crafted by the people of the Western Regions! It's incredibly powerful!"

"I was just giving you a warning, advising you not to act rashly."

"If you dare take another step, next time I'll aim for your head. It's easy to make a bloody hole at this distance!"

The man in black turned his head and glanced at the room where Gu Xixi was.

They actually turned around and headed towards the main gate.

He felt that a young woman running back into the house was only going to hide for a little while longer.

Let's deal with those two troublesome guys outside the door first.

Especially the eldest daughter of the He family, he was ordered to take away two hostages this time, it doesn't matter which one he takes first.

A stone blocked He Jinglan's path, and she took out small pebbles from her pocket and fired them with all her might.

However, the man in black simply swung his weapon a few times, easily deflecting all the stones without even drawing his sword.

He wasn't wearing a mask, and approached step by step with a gloomy face.

He Jinglan naturally understood the assassin's intentions, but she couldn't run away now; she had to buy Gu Xixi some time.

"Wait!" He Jinglan suddenly spoke up.

“There are many people in the village. Aren’t you people who can’t stand the light of day afraid that I’ll shout loudly and call everyone over?”

The man in black frowned, but still had the mood to talk, "Miss He, you can try doing that."

"The outcome will be either that I silently take two people away, or that I take two people away and slaughter the entire village at the same time."

His companions were delaying all the village's shadow guards in several other locations, including those guarding the area near this courtyard, who were also being lured away.

He sneaked in alone, temporarily unnoticed, and naturally didn't take the weak woman and child in front of him seriously.

"A village massacre?" He Jinglan's face turned ugly. "Your master is truly vicious!"

"What do they value human life?"

The man in black laughed. "They're nothing but ants."

"Compared to them, Miss He and the lady of the house are far more precious."

Even when he was relaxed, he didn't forget that he still had a mission to complete, so he took another step forward.

He Jinglan saw that the curtain of Gu Xixi's room was lifted by a corner.

In order to avoid being noticed by the man in black, she quickly came up with a plan and shouted, "Why are you dressed all in black?"

The man in black was confused.

He Jinglan continued, "You don't stand out when you're doing bad things at night because you're dressed in black, but it's broad daylight now. Aren't you even more conspicuous running around in all black?"

Stone chimed in, "Exactly! He's so afraid others won't know he's up to no good, how foolish!"

As he spoke, he made an exaggerated, contemptuous face.

Gu Xixi was walking quickly over with small, quick steps, and she was almost in the courtyard.

He Jinglan chuckled a few times, "Hey, I'll just write a wooden sign for you that says 'I'm a killer's lackey,' and hang it around your neck. That would definitely suit you."

The man in black felt he had been clearly insulted, provoked, and despised.

He was furious, the veins on his forehead bulging violently. "You still dare to mock me when I'm about to die!"

The man in black drew his long sword menacingly. "I'll kill this brat first, then arrest the others!"

He Jinglan suddenly pointed behind the man in black and shouted, "Xixi! Kill this bad guy!!!"

The man in black also sensed the approaching presence of a stranger behind him and turned around without thinking.

He Jinglan seized the opportunity, grabbed the stone, and ran.

call!

Gu Xixi blew hard at the man in black, while simultaneously covering her mouth and nose with her sleeve and quickly retreating.

The man in black only saw a cloud of yellow mist rising before his eyes.

He realized something was wrong, but it was too late when he tried to hold his breath.

He fiercely raised his knife to swing it forward, but before he could even lift the knife, he vomited a mouthful of blood.

The man in black tried to struggle and lunge at Gu Xixi, but suddenly, it felt as if a knife had pierced his abdomen. The pain made him tremble all over, and he could no longer hold the knife in his hand, which clattered to the ground.

His entire body was no longer under his control, and he knelt down on the ground.

At this moment, Gu Xixi was standing under the eaves.

With his last bit of strength, the man in black raised his head. His vision was blurred, and he could no longer make out Gu Xixi's features.

"You...you...you actually..."

"The antidote, give me the antidote..."

Gu Xixi looked at him calmly, "This is my best poison, very expensive, and I wasted so many doses for you."

"If I give you the antidote, wouldn't I be at a huge loss?"

She made two copies of the antidote, but one was a backup for someone who accidentally came into contact with it.

The man in black's voice trembled with pain, "As long as I live, I'll give you... I'll give you everything I have!"

Gu Xixi smiled.

"You can go without worry, this medicine is very strong."

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, the man in black trembled, tilted his head, and breathed his last.

Outside the courtyard, He Jinglan was holding a stone, leaning against the courtyard wall, waiting.

Stone listened intently, "Why is there no sound? Could Sister Xixi have been arrested?"

"Let me go take a look!"

He Jinglan held onto the stone tightly, not letting him run away, "Don't go, it's good that we can't hear any noise now."

Stone was puzzled, "Why can't a good thing pass by?"

"And just now, why did we run away?"

The naive little stone had never seen his sister Xixi's hidden strength.

He frowned and said, "Jinglan, you're not afraid, are you going to leave Xixi alone?"

He Jinglan angrily banged her head against a rock, "What nonsense are you spouting? Do you think I'm that kind of person?!"