Oath of Brotherhood

Xu Suwen felt something soft under her feet, as if she had stepped on something. Then, from both sides, came the sound of ropes.

Immediately after, two basins of black dog blood, prepared for a long time, were splashed onto her.

Her originally fair clothes were completely dyed a blood red.

Xu Suwen stood in place, stunned.

Jiang Yun ran up to her and couldn't help but say, "Miss Xu, I told you not to come in. Look at you."

"What a waste of these two basins of black dog blood."

"Miss Xu, you'll have to compensate us with two black dogs for this."

She had already been groped all over by this guy in the dark.

She had come to help him despite the past, only to be splashed with blood all over.

Instead of immediately caring about herself, this guy's first reaction was to ask her to compensate him with two black dogs?

How could such a person exist in this world?

Xu Suwen scratched her dirty hair, feeling a bit frantic. "Jiang Yun! I'll kill you!"

With a whoosh, her saber was drawn.

Jiang Yun saw that the situation was bad and turned to run. Xu Suwen chased after him.

He ran, she chased, and she couldn't escape.

Jiang Yun ran ahead, shouting, "Miss Xu, don't blame me for not warning you..."

With a bang, it was too late.

Xu Suwen had fallen into a pit that had been dug long ago.

Lying in the pit, she looked up at the sky, only feeling that Jiang Yun was a pervert. Why would he dig a big pit in a perfectly good courtyard?

Jiang Yun tossed down a rope. "Miss Xu, I told you not to run around."

Soon, the disheveled Xu Suwen was slowly pulled up.

She glanced warily at Jiang Yun's courtyard. "How many more traps are there in this courtyard of yours?"

"I can't quite remember."

"You've only been back for about an hour, right? And you've set up all this?" Xu Suwen said through gritted teeth, her face dark.

"And Qiaoqiao, she dug this pit."

Then, Jiang Yun gave an awkward smile and said, "Miss Xu was unwilling to help, so I had to resort to this."

Xu Suwen took out a white handkerchief and wiped the dog blood from her face. "When did I say I wouldn't help?"

"I went to help you inquire about the background of those evil people!"

Speaking of this, Xu Suwen couldn't help but curse inwardly. If she hadn't gone to help him inquire about those evil people, delaying her by an hour, she wouldn't have had to suffer like this.

"You know information about those evil people?" Jiang Yun's eyes lit up.

"I forgot when I fell just now." Xu Suwen snorted coldly.

"My fault, my fault." Jiang Yun's attitude in admitting his mistakes was indeed swift.

Xu Suwen thought for a moment and said, "I'll tell you about those evil people, and I can help you protect Jiang Qiaoqiao, but there's a condition. My real mission for coming to Nanzhou Prefecture requires your help."

Jiang Yun nodded. "Miss Xu, don't worry, I'll go through fire and water for you."

"That's more like it."

Seeing Jiang Yun's enthusiastic attitude, Xu Suwen felt much better. "I need to take a bath first..."

"Girl, go to the kitchen and boil a pot of hot water," Jiang Yun shouted towards the backyard.

Jiang Qiaoqiao came running, happily saying, "Are we stewing those two dogs in the backyard?"

"I told you, just draining the blood from those two dogs is too wasteful, we should stew them into a good pot of meat."

"It's for your sister Xu to bathe."

Watching Xu Suwen go inside to bathe, Jiang Yun glanced at the traps and breathed a sigh of relief.

Even a master of the Imperial Guards fell for them, so his efforts were not in vain.

After bathing and changing into clean clothes, Xu Suwen finally felt comfortable.

The dirty clothes were diligently scrubbed by the well-behaved Jiang Qiaoqiao in the backyard.

Inside, Xu Suwen drank ginger soup and felt a little warmer.

Jiang Yun sat beside her, asking with a smile, "Miss Xu, can you tell me about those evil people now?"

Xu Suwen rolled her eyes and said, "Based on the information from the Ghost Granny in the dungeon, it's estimated that there are a total of four people in this group."

"In their early years, they were active in the north, but were pursued by the imperial court and fled to the Nanzhou Prefecture area, after which all traces of them were lost."

"The bonds between these evil people are quite deep. They know that the Ghost Granny died at our hands, so they definitely won't let you off easily."

Jiang Yun frowned and reminded him, "Strictly speaking, they died by Miss Xu's hand."

"Is there a difference?"

"Their leader is an evil person named Yang Qian."

"The group specializes in the Insect Gu Technique."

Listening to Xu Suwen explain the situation of this group, Jiang Yun stroked his chin and asked, "Is there any way to find them and eliminate them?"

Jiang Yun didn't want to live in constant fear. If these people weren't dead, he wouldn't be able to sleep.

Xu Suwen shook her head and said, "Although this group isn't particularly powerful, they are good at hiding. Finding them won't be easy."

"However, their whereabouts have been exposed, and they must leave Nanzhou Prefecture within a short period."

"If they want to avenge Ghost Granny, they will make a move against you in the next few days."

Hearing this, Jiang Yun said helplessly, "Why don't they seek revenge on you?"

Xu Suwen said matter-of-factly, "They are trying to avoid the Imperial Guards, how would they dare to provoke me?"

"Besides, being wanted by the court is one thing, and killing an Imperial Guard is another." Xu Suwen said with a smile, "There have been evil people who dared to kill Imperial Guards."

"But every single one of them is dead."

Outside Nanzhou Prefecture city, in a remote, dilapidated, and drafty shack, three evil people dressed in black sat inside, discussing countermeasures.

The eldest, an elder over eighty years old, sighed slowly, "Fourth sister is dead just like that."

"Eldest brother, let's go. Xia Lingxian is dead. Without his protection, we can't hide here anymore."

Yang Qian, with a snub nose and deep-set eyes, licked his lips and slowly said, "Fourth sister, died at the hands of a mere scholar?"

"The news from the Yamen says so." Another person nodded, hesitating to ask, "Eldest brother, you intend to?"

Yang Qian took a deep breath and slowly said, "We swore brotherhood, we must avenge fourth sister."

After speaking, he slowly stood up, "It seems that scholar also has a sister."

"Today, let him taste what it's like to have a sister die."

Late at night, in the quiet Jiang Family courtyard, Jiang Yun sat on his bed, not yet asleep, constantly listening for any sounds outside.

Jiang Qiaoqiao and Xu Suwen were in the room next door.

Suddenly, there was a slight movement on the eaves outside.

They're here!

Jiang Yun's heart stirred, and he quickly knocked lightly on the wall, saying, "Miss Xu, keep an eye on Qiaoqiao. I'll go out and take a look."

He took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and stepped into the courtyard.

At this moment, a strange figure stood on the roof of the neighbor's house.