C183 The Li Family Cannot Afford to Lose a Successor

Warm blood spurted out from the severed wrist, straight at Qu Ling.

A square sleeve suddenly extended from behind her, blocking in front of her. Fresh blood splattered onto this wide sleeve.

In the next moment, Qu Ling felt someone sticking behind him.

A familiar body fragrance came from that person's body. Warm hands gently wrapped around her from behind and placed their palms on her heart.

A domineering yet gentle, warm and harmonious inner force emanated from her palm and slowly entered her aching heart.

Qu Ling's body stiffened, unshed tears that were hanging in her eyes.

The person behind him let out a soft sigh, and his deep voice was filled with helplessness as he said, "What are you crying for?"

Qu Ling turned his head back and stared blankly at the man behind him without uttering a word.

All the anger and panic vanished without a trace the moment they saw him.

Xiao Jingyue looked at her lifeless gaze with a helpless expression: "My wife really can find trouble for herself."

On the way here, he had thought of a lot of things to teach her. However, now that she had met someone, he couldn't teach her anything.

After Xiao Jingyue transferred enough Inner Spirit Qi to alleviate the pain in her heart, he handed her over to Xiao Er.

As he turned around, the warmth on his face vanished.

Replacing it was a thick killing intent.

When Li Ying saw Xiao Jingyue walking over, his expression changed, and he shouted: "Retreat!"

One Murong Yan was already hard enough to deal with, but with another Xiao Jingyue here, if they continued to fight, their lives would all end here.

When the assassins heard the order, they immediately retreated while fighting.

But whether it was Murong Yan, Xiao Yi, or Xiao San, none of them were willing to allow them to retreat.

A quarter of an hour later, corpses littered the abandoned workshop, and blood flowed like a river.

The eagle fell to the ground and struggled to raise its head. It happened to meet the gaze of Xu Manru, who had been lying in a pool of blood for a long time.

As if having lost too much blood, Xu Man forced herself to stay awake.

Now that he had recovered a bit, he revealed a mocking smile on his face and said in a hoarse voice, "Senior Brother, you have truly disappointed me."

These words, which could be used to exchange teeth, made the eagle spit out a mouthful of blood in anger.

Xiao Jingyue took the sword from Xiao Yi's hand.

He raised his hand and the sharp sword pierced through the back of the eagle, right through the heart meridian.

Li Ying did not even have the time to make a sound. His eyes were still wide open and he was completely out of breath.

Seeing that, Xu Man did not reveal any hint of happiness, her eyes staring straight at Xiao Jingyue who was emitting the cold aura, her eyes filled with fear.

When he saw Xiao Jingyue holding onto his sword and walking towards him, he was extremely shocked.

Facing the fear of death, her entire body couldn't help but tremble.

If not for her severe injuries, she would have already escaped.

I have long heard that the General Xiao was decisive in killing.

Xu Man forcefully swallowed her saliva, endured the fear as her voice trembled: "General Xiao, I …"

After she finished speaking, her face darkened.

Murong Yan stood in front of her, and clasped his hands at Xiao Jingyue, "This commoner still has a use for her, I wonder if General Xiao can be magnanimous?"

Xiao Jingyue stopped and looked at him, not saying a word.

Just then, the Xiao Er supported Qu Ling and walked over.

Qu Ling was still holding onto the Blood Spider's corpse. She looked at Xu Manru who was begging with her eyes, and after a moment of silence, she looked at Xiao Jingyue.

Xiao Jingyue threw the sword back to Xiao Yi, walked over, and hugged Qu Ling.

With that one sentence, "Xiao Yi, Xiao San, stay behind to help young master Mu Rong recuperate", he carried Qu Ling and left the workshop.

Although this workshop was abandoned, it did not preclude ignorant commoners from coming here.

To avoid a sensation, this place really needed to be dealt with.

Murong Yan watched them leave, and only when he could no longer see them did he withdraw his gaze.

He coldly looked at Xu Manru and Li Ying who were on the ground and said, "I'll have to trouble the two of you to bring them back to the Yun Lai Inn."

Xiao Yan glanced at the Fierce Eagle and asked in puzzlement: "Are we also going to bring this person back?"

Murong Yan acknowledged, "He still has some use for it."

He planned to use the Soul Borrowing Gu to rescue them and use them to scout the people selling the Soul Borrowing Gu.

Thinking about it, Qu Ling thought the same.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have left Xu Manru.

Pausing for a moment, Murong Yan continued, "Find a doctor and let her see, don't let her die."

If a person who had been struck by a Soul Borrowing Gu died once again, they would truly die, and even the Great Firmament Deity would not be able to save them.

Since Master left the two of them to assist Murong Yan, then they would have them listen to Murong Yan's orders.

Xiao Yi didn't say anything more. He bent down and carried the body of the Fierce Eagle on his shoulder.

Xiao San then walked to Xu Manru's back, knocked her unconscious, and jumped onto one of the rafters.

There was no light on the beams and it was so dark that you couldn't see your fingers.

Xiao San took out a fire piston from his bosom and lit it up, then started to search the house girders.

He had nothing on him that could hold this stuff, so he had no choice but to hold the larva in his hand and jump down the beam with it.

Murong Yan looked at the larva in his hands, but did not ask anything. He took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom, poured out the medicine inside and threw it at Xiao San.

"Thank you very much." Xiao San thanked him and put the larva back into the porcelain bottle.

After finishing all of this, Xiao San carried the unconscious Xu Manru and ran in the direction of the inn with Xiao Yi.

After Xiao Yi and Xiao San walked far away, Murong Yan took out another porcelain bottle from his sleeve, twisted open the bottle, and poured out a drop of transparent liquid.

When the liquid fell onto the corpse, it immediately transformed into a puddle of water at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The smell of blood in the air gradually dispersed and was replaced by a faint fragrance.

After exterminating the corpses, Murong Yan did not stay any longer.

The abandoned dyers' workshop became quiet once more.

Minister of War Mansion. In the study.

Li Yun put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and asked: "Are you serious?"

The man in black kneeling in front of the table said in a low voice: "Your subordinate has heard it with his own ears."

After Li Yun heard this, it was as if he lost all of his strength, he fell back into his chair and stared blankly ahead.

After a long while, he finally asked in a hoarse voice, "Do you know where Mrs. Xiao is now?"

The man in black replied, "At the Cloudfall Inn."

Li Yun did not speak further, and weakly waved his hand, allowing them to leave.

Minister's Wife, who was holding the soup, calmed his mind. When the study room opened, he saw a black clothed man walking in.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Li Yun lifted his eyelids to take a look.

Seeing that the person who entered was his wife, he did not panic. Instead, it was as if he had aged ten years. "I heard it all."

Minister's Wife replied softly, and brought the soup over to Li Yun.

Li Yun straightened his body, picked up the bowl and finished it in one gulp.

The warm soup entered his stomach and brought about warmth, causing Li Yun's body to feel much more comfortable.

Shortly after, he looked at his wife and said, "Madame is right. The Li family cannot afford to lose a successor."

Minister's Wife finally smiled and said softly, "When tomorrow morning comes, I will immediately go prepare."

Li Yun did not ask her what she wanted to prepare and lightly nodded his head.

To him, what he prepared wasn't important, as long as his son could give him a grandson and pass on the Li family's incense to him.