C322 Dead Skin and Rotten Bones

"Be careful, this puppet isn't something the previous one can compare with." Miao Yingyu took a step back and made a defensive posture.

"Are you confident?" Yu Longchen looked at the thing that was not something and asked the guard.

Changxu was the leader. He looked at the puppet and said fiercely, "Brothers, kill him!"

"Yes!" The dark guards answered in unison. There were only a few of them, but they shouted out with the imposing manner of dozens of people.

Yu Longchen retreated. Yuan Zhen went forward to pull Miao Yingyu. She did not want to retreat, but she heard Yu Longchen say, "You are weak now. If you go up forcefully, you will only be a burden to them."

Miao Yingyu gritted her teeth. She wanted to refute, but what he said was the truth. If she rushed up, she really did not know if she would die on the spot.

"Come back quickly." Mu Ruqing also came to pull her. Although she was worried, she could not help at the moment.

The four of them stood at the back and paid close attention to Changxu and the hidden guards.

The hidden guards surrounded them. After slashing the puppet a few times, there was no reaction from the puppet, not even a crack on its skin.

A few of the hidden guards were knocked down by the puppets. Changxu asked them about their injuries while also guarding against the dummies' attacks.

The dummies didn't have many moves to begin with, and they only used blind attacks. Relying on their strong bodies, the dark guards couldn't do anything to them.

Another dark guard was knocked down. Changxu frowned and rushed over, wanting to save himself from the dummies' horizontal strikes. He had just pulled the person away.

Changxu received the palm strike from the dummies from behind. He felt as if the bones on his back were going to break.

He endured the pain and changed the direction of his attack with the others.

He aimed at the dummies' head. After a few failed attempts, Changxu stepped on the shoulder of a dark guard and entered from above the puppet.

The sword stabbed into the eyes of the puppet. The puppet didn't feel any pain. It turned around slightly and waved its withered hand, sending Changxu flying. Changxu's back fell to the ground first. He let out a muffled groan and took a long time to get up.

Yu Longchen was about to rush forward when he heard Yuan Zhen's voice. "There's someone behind us!"

The four of them turned around.

One of them. A man wearing a black robe and a bamboo hat was several zhang away. He raised his hand and made a gesture to the ten assassins in front of him.

The ten assassins with black masks on their faces rushed over.

Yu Longchen had no time to care about Changxu. He tightly protected Mu Ruqing behind him.

Miao Yingyu looked at the person behind her and the hatred in her heart surged out again. It was him!

Without saying another word, she directly rushed in the direction of that person. Yuan Zhen very naturally formed a line of defense with her. The two of them stood with their backs facing each other and looked at the assassins surrounding them.

The assassin rushed forward. Yuan Zhen squatted down and clenched his fists, placing them on his knees. Miao Yingyu stepped on them with her right foot and jumped. She kicked two people sideways in the air and knocked down two of them.

Before he landed, Yuan Zhen steadied his horse steps and bent his body. Miao Yingyu supported his back with her arms and used the strength of the killer's body to turn 90 degrees sideways. She kicked back and knocked down two of them.

Yuan Zhen held Miao Yingyu's hand. She landed steadily on the ground. The assassin who fell stood up again and looked at the two of them fiercely.

The two of them were about to make a move when the assassin groaned and fell beside their feet.

Yu Longchen held his sword and looked coldly at the last two assassins behind them.

The two of them consciously made way for them.

The two assassins looked at each other. They looked at Yu Longchen with fear in their eyes.

The tip of Yu Longchen's sword left a long mark on the ground, and the sound pierced into their ears.

He quickened his pace. Yu Longchen took small steps, and his left hand held the sword hilt. His body tilted slightly to the right. The assassin did not have time to react.

Yu Longchen had already arrived in front of them.

"Puff." This was the sound of an iron weapon piercing through flesh and blood.

Yu Longchen pulled out the sword that was stabbed into the assassin's chest. With a turn of his body, he neutralized the last attack of the assassin.

When the assassin thought of the second attack, the carotid artery on his neck had already ruptured, and blood spurted out.

Yu Longchen flashed and came to Mu Ruqing's side. His eyes were filled with killing intent. He was clearly concerned, but his tone was cold. "Did you get scared?"

Mu Ruqing was infatuated with him. She had to admit that when Yu Longchen fought and killed people, he was really handsome.

Yu Longchen could tell that she was fine just by looking at her. He immediately turned around and a faint smile appeared on his face.

Changxu also brought the guards back to Yu Longchen's side. No one died, but a few of the guards were injured and had to be supported by others.

The puppet was completely dead. After its head was chopped off, it was smashed into pieces by Changxu with a rock.

The body of the puppet couldn't move. Where the wound was... There was no liquid flowing out. Only countless black insects crawled out. After a while, they all died and turned into thick black water. The air was filled with a rancid smell.

"You're finished!" Miao Yingyu pointed at the man with a threatening tone.

"Really?" The man only touched his left wrist with his right hand and said with disdain and ridicule, "It has been so many years, and you still don't give up? It seems that you have the Gu I planted in your body."

"So what? Even if I die, I will drag you down and plead guilty to my family!" Miao Yingyu said and walked over.

"Yingyu!" Mu Ruqing was about to go over and pull her when Yu Longchen tightly surrounded her.

"Ah!"

Miao Yingyu had not even made any progress when she screamed. Yuan Zhen also collapsed onto the ground and fell solidly. He let out a muffled groan.

When Miao Yingyu looked up again, there was no more focus in her eyes. There was only desire for flesh and blood. It was the same for Yuan Zhen.

Yuan Zhen rushed towards Mu Ruqing and the others. Yu Longchen gave Yuan Zhen's neck and shoulder a heavy slap.

Yuan Zhen fainted. Miao Yingyu did not turn to them. She still held on and walked like that man.

Every step she took, her expression was a bit painful. In the end, she could not even move her feet and lied on the ground to walk.

"Don't go!" Yu Longchen once again pulled Mu Ruqing, who wanted to go over.

"Ridiculous." The man looked at Miao Yingyu and took a few steps back. He turned around and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

"Why didn't you chase? You can catch him." Mu Ruqing struggled free from Yu Longchen, her face full of worry and injustice.

"Pregnant? Has your brain become stupid? Since he dared to come so brazenly, he must have prepared a way out. Changxu and the others were more or less injured. Yuan Zhen and Miss Miao's Gu poison had flared up. Who would look after them if they went now? You? You can't even see yourself." Yu Longchen didn't stop talking. It was unknown whether he was scolding or caring about Mu Ruqing.

Mu Ruqing puckered her lips and unconsciously put her hands on her waist. She compromised again. "Fine, fine. I'll listen to you, alright? Hmm?"

"Ah!" Miao Yingyu clenched her fists tightly and knocked hard on the ground. After three strikes, there was no movement.

Changxu walked up and moved Miao Yingyu cautiously. He then said with certainty," Miss Miao fainted. "

"That's good too." Yu Longchen walked over and squatted down to look at the two of them. Without waiting for Mu Ruqing to speak, he looked at Changxu and ordered, "Bring them all back to the Imperial Residence. Have someone take good care of them."

"Yes."

After responding, they started to retreat.

The man had long disappeared without a trace. Yu Longchen and the rest carefully returned to the prince's mansion.

Not far from the mansion, the man was still looking at the people who had just entered the mansion. Behind him were twenty assassins.

After thinking for a while, he hid in the darkness and left.