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Chapter 62
The Back Hills of the Bai Family
When Lady Bai arrived at the back hills of the Bai family, she saw a dark figure standing in front of Old Master Bai's grave.
Hearing the sound behind her, Ru Yue turned around with a black veil covering her face.
Ru Yue laughed and said, "Lady Bai, what do you think would happen if Old Master Bai knew you wished him dead? Do you think he would crawl out of his grave to find you?"
Lady Bai's face was expressionless. "Give me the antidote!"
"Well, where is the treasure map I asked for? Did you bring it?"
Lady Bai said solemnly, "Give me the antidote first!"
"My lady, do you take me for a fool?" Ru Yue scoffed. "Right now, it's your son who needs the antidote!"
Ru Yue said coldly, "Within half an hour, if I get the treasure map, I will send someone to deliver the antidote to the Bai house. Otherwise, not only will Bai Yunhan die, but no one from the Bai family will survive!"
"You..." Lady Bai's face darkened as she drew out a knife. "Do you believe I will kill you here and now?!"
"My martial arts skills are no match for yours, but if I die, everyone in the Bai family will accompany me in death. So it seems I have nothing to lose." Ru Yue laughed scornfully.
"Lady Bai, our goal is simple. We only want the treasure map. A treasure map in exchange for the lives of everyone in the Bai family. It's not a bad deal for you, is it?"
In fact, Lady Bai did not care about the treasure map at all. But now she had no idea where the real one was.
Seeing Lady Bai's reaction, Ru Yue knew she had not brought the treasure map. Her face darkened.
"It seems your son's life does not matter to you much? Since this is the case, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Lady Bai immediately said, "I have no idea where the real treasure map is right now! I can promise you that if I find the real one in the Bai house, I will give it to you."
"Lady Bai, do you think I would believe you?" Ru Yue clearly did not trust her words. "You already knew why I came to the Bai house. If you didn't replace the map, then who did?!"
"The treasure map is worthless to me. Why would I lie to you?"
"Humph! Since you don't know what's good for you, I have nothing more to say!"
Ru Yue leapt up to leave. Lady Bai would not let her go and threw her knife at her. She then charged at Ru Yue and they began to fight.
Ru Yue was no match for Lady Bai to begin with. And then Wang Fu also arrived at the back hill.
Ru Yue was knocked to the ground by the two.
"Hand over the antidote!" Wang Fu held his knife against Ru Yue's neck.
Lady Bai came over to search Ru Yue's body but could not find the antidote at all.
"Did you think I was stupid enough to carry the antidote on me? Lady Bai, hand over the treasure map. We will not hurt anyone from the Bai family. Otherwise...get ready to collect your son's corpse!" Ru Yue said viciously.
Suddenly, several willow leaf darts shot out from the dark.
"My Lady, be careful!"
The two hurriedly dodged. Taking advantage of their distraction, Ru Yue immediately struggled up and vanished into the darkness.
Lady Bai's face darkened. "Hurry back to the Bai house!"
... The Bai House
Xiao Han sat in a chair with her hands on the table, dozing off.
Next to her, Su Mo leaned her face against her hand, staring blankly. She wondered when Wu Ying would come back.
Seeing Xiao Han dozing off in the chair, Fang Qing immediately took off his coat and quietly draped it over her.
"Ah, is Lady Bai back?" Xiao Han was startled awake.
Fang Qing was rather embarrassed. "My lady has not returned yet. Miss Xiao, if you are tired, why not go rest in the guest room first? Just leave things here to us."
Xiao Han waved her hand indifferently. "It's fine. You gave me a fright and woke me right up!"
"..."
"It's been so long and Lady Bai still hasn't returned. She didn't have the treasure map on her. I'm worried she might not have gotten the antidote," Sang Li said at the side.
"Ah?" Su Mo stood up. "What should we do then? Should I go to the back hill to take a look?"
Just as she finished speaking, there were sudden sounds coming from the yard.
Thinking it was Lady Bai returning, they immediately went to the door. But they saw a group of black-clothed masked men swooping down from the roof into the yard.
They were all armed with swords.
"Leave...none...alive!"
Without further ado, the group of black-clothed men engaged the guards in the yard in combat.
Seeing this, Su Mo immediately pulled Xiao Han and Sang Li into the room. "Sister Li, you and Little Han stay inside no matter what! Gu Zhi, keep an eye on them and don't let them out!"
"Alright." Gu Zhi responded at once.
After speaking, Su Mo went out and shut the door.
"Su Su..."
Xiao Han and Sang Li were frightened. They wanted to open the door but Gu Zhi blocked their way.
"Young Miss, Sister Su said you can't go out!"
Sang Li hesitated for a moment before regaining her composure. Those black-clothed men were clearly no ordinary people.
Since they did not get the treasure map, were they here to kill everyone in the Bai family?
At this moment, the frail Bai Yunhan walked out from the inner room. "Miss Sang, what's happening?"
"Master Bai, don't go out!" Sang Li wanted to go over to support him, so Gu Zhi hurriedly went over to help Bai Yunhan into a chair.
"There are many dangerous black-clothed men outside," Sang Li said.
Bai Yunhan paused and asked, "Is it...Bai Yichen? Is he here to kill me?"
"Probably not him, but maybe people from the same sect."
Outside
Clearly, the martial arts skills of the Bai family guards were no match for the black-clothed men.
Only Su Mo and Fang Qing had superior skills, but the enemies were not few. The two struggled intensely in combat.
In a short while, the Bai family guards were lying dead all over the ground.
Just then, Lady Bai and Wang Fu rushed back. Seeing the situation, they immediately joined the fray against the black-clothed men.
"My Lady, hurry and take the young master to safety!" Wang Fu shouted at Lady Bai.
Lady Bai had just forced back two black-clothed men and was about to enter the room when they stabbed at her with their swords again. Seeing this, Wang Fu immediately rushed forward to block the two men.
In that instant, the other two black-clothed men who were fighting Wang Fu also stabbed towards him. With no power to resist, Wang Fu was directly impaled through the abdomen.
"Manager Wang!" As Lady Bai opened the door, she turned and saw Wang Fu kneeling behind her, spitting out blood.
Her eyes turned crimson as she flung her knife at the black-clothed men. They immediately drew their swords and dodged Lady Bai's knife.
"Manager Wang!" Lady Bai hurriedly supported Wang Fu as he almost collapsed to the ground. Her eyes instantly reddened.
"Dad!" Yi, who was hiding nearby, also ran out. He did not know much martial arts and had been hiding at the side the whole time.
Sang Li and the rest immediately came to the door and were shocked by the sight.
Wang Fu kept spitting out blood. "Miss...Afu...can no longer...protect you..."
"No...You can't die! You must not die!"
A few black-clothed men stabbed towards them again with their swords. Seeing this, Wang Fu used his last ounce of strength to stand up. "My Lady, hurry!"
Wang Fu pushed Lady Bai forcefully into the room and immediately shut the door, blocking it with his body.
Several swords pierced into Wang Fu's body at the same time. Blood stained his entire body.