vncnus Chapter 1388 Though living in the martial world, my mother dislikes fighting and killing.
Chapter 1388 Though living in the martial world, my mother dislikes fighting and killing.
"Just like before, all these people are dead," Xu Shan said.
Even though they knew it would be difficult to get anything out of these masked men, in that instant, these masked men unhesitatingly bit off the poison hidden in their mouths and died quickly, giving them no time to interrogate them.
After a moment of silence, Yan Rugo ordered her men to dispose of the bodies.
It's only midnight, they shouldn't be sleepy anymore, but they were drugged earlier and need to recover. It wouldn't be good if the inn was full of corpses.
"We were able to escape unscathed this time, thanks to Zhen'er." Shen Miao's face relaxed again. Only after confirming that there was no danger did she have time to ask what methods Zhen'er had used.
The air was still filled with the smell of chili peppers, but Shen Miao still didn't think of chili peppers as the cause, assuming it was a poison that tasted very similar to chili peppers.
"Zhen'er, what kind of poison did you spray on those masked men just now?" Shen Miao asked.
Her question brought Yi Xiaolan back to her senses from the corpses scattered on the ground. Her gaze fell on Azhen: "Zhen'er, how do you know these things? Did your master teach you? Poison is very dangerous. It's best not to use it unless absolutely necessary."
"This isn't poison," Azhen said, having absolutely no interest in arguing with Yi Xiaolan. The other party just really liked to find fault with her clients, and it was hard to understand her mentality.
Shen Miao became interested: "If it's not poison, then what is it? Could it be..."
If it's not poison, could it really be pepper spray?
Azhen replied, "It's just purified chili water."
Shen Miao was surprised that it really was this. She even asked Azhen for some. When she opened the bottle, she almost choked and sneezed several times. She quickly put the stopper back into the bottle and dared not smell it anymore.
Yi Xiaolan originally wanted to talk about Azhen's use of poison, but she didn't expect it to be just chili water, so she didn't know what to say for a moment.
Seeing everyone enthusiastically discussing Azhen's ingenious use of chili water, she felt a little depressed.
"Everyone, let's recover first. It will take several more days to reach our destination. The mysterious organization behind this probably won't give up so easily, and we don't know what dangers we might encounter. We might even face danger tomorrow. The priority now is to recover so we can deal with the crisis," Yan Rugo said.
"If you're still sleepy, you can sleep a little longer. There shouldn't be any problems in the second half of the night," Xu Shan said to Yi Xiaolan.
Yi Xiaolan wasn't sleepy at all and refused outright, saying she could help keep watch at night. Xu Shan didn't say anything more.
On the other hand, Shen Yue had been following A-Lan the whole time, discussing the pepper spray with her. Her eyes were bright and sparkling, and she seemed to be thinking about something, full of energy.
The latter half of the night was indeed peaceful, and no further incidents occurred.
The next day at daybreak, everyone recovered and continued their journey.
After what happened last night, even knowing that Azhen was very capable, the adults still didn't dare leave the two girls alone in a room when they rested at night. Shen Miao took Azhen and Shen Yue in one room, while Yan Rugo took Chu Yanzhi in another. Xin Shun took turns keeping watch with the others, and even asked Azhen for some purified chili water, just in case.
This stuff isn't poison, but it's very effective, and there's no antidote. You can only wait for the pain from the chili water to subside on its own; it's basically a matter of enduring it. If it were sprinkled into the eyes of those masked men, they'd probably suffer terribly. Azhen hadn't expected everyone to like her chili water so much, and they'd given her quite a bit.
Inside the carriage, Yi Xiaolan suddenly spoke up: "When did Zhen'er take on a master? How come I didn't know?"
Azhen said, "It happened a few years ago. Master told me not to tell you. If I hadn't been worried about Dad and hadn't gone back, I wouldn't have exposed Master's existence."
“I see,” Yi Xiaolan said knowingly. “Do you know your master’s surname and given name, and where he’s from?”
"None of these masters revealed anything. He just thought I had good talent and let me learn martial arts from him." Azhen continued to ramble on. Yi Xiaolan only had curiosity about the identity of this mysterious master, and no concern or worry for her daughter. It was really... quite unexpected.
"Is that so?" Yi Xiaolan frowned, seemingly worried about something, which inevitably caught Xu Shan's attention.
He asked, "What's wrong with Xiaolan?"
"I'm just a little worried. Zhen'er's master's identity is unknown, and we don't know if he's good or evil. His abilities are definitely not a problem, but I'm afraid he's a bad person who's just good at disguising himself. I'm afraid he has other motives." Yi Xiaolan expressed her concerns. After saying this, she asked Zhen'er, "Zhen'er, when does your master usually appear?"
Azhen wasn't interested in probing Yi Xiaolan's thoughts on these questions and continued rambling, "At first, he appeared very frequently, even every day. But he hasn't appeared much in the last two years, probably because he's very busy. But Master is probably a good person. With his martial arts skills, if he had any bad intentions, it would be very easy for him to do something. After all, Father hasn't noticed anything unusual for so long. Right, Father?"
Xu Shan thought so and advised Yi Xiaolan not to worry too much, believing that Azhen's mysterious master must be a reclusive master.
He secretly took his daughter as his disciple because he didn't want to be high-profile, but he also valued her talent and didn't want to miss out on such a good disciple.
So, Yi Xiaolan had nothing more to say.
She still felt a bit aggrieved. She didn't know why, but she felt that nothing she did went quite right after this reunion. Her husband, who used to be so devoted to her, seemed to have changed. He still seemed to treat her very well, but it just wasn't the same. She didn't know how to explain this feeling.
In the following days, the group still encountered some crises.
However, being prepared, they were very vigilant. The members of the mysterious organization who came to launch a sneak attack did not fare well and were even tortured by the unexpected pepper spray.
Finally, they arrived safely at the Yan family's residence, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The journey was far from easy; everyone was on edge, fearing that a moment of relaxation would lead to an accident.
"Brother Xu, please stay here for now. Don't be shy, make yourselves at home." Yan Rugo invited Xu Shan into the house. "Those people shouldn't dare to cause trouble at the Yan family home for a while, but you still need to be careful when they go out. They might not dare to make a move at the Yan family home, but they might not be able to outside. Brother Xu, you should still be more cautious when you go out."
Xu Shan quickly thanked him, knowing full well that he knew this.
There were only five people in his family: him, his wife and daughter, his disciple, and Xin Shun.
His daughter is very capable, so he doesn't need to worry too much. The people he needs to be careful of are his wife and disciple. His wife has no martial arts skills, and his disciple is only ten years old and has only been learning martial arts for a few years. (End of Chapter)