Chapter 008: Capturing the Thief with a Beauty
It was almost evening.
The afterglow of the setting sun slanted across the long street, adding a touch of grandeur to the vermilion walls and golden tiles, but adding a bit of desolation to the humble wooden door of the room. The two were facing each other from a distance, seemingly close, yet as if separated by a huge chasm.
Ruan Rong, carrying a wicker basket, walked slowly to the door of the first mansion in the east. Facing the vermilion lacquered door inlaid with copper nails, she felt a little flustered for no reason.
She subconsciously looked back and saw Sun Shaozong hiding behind the courtyard wall on the left and looking out. There was both encouragement and inquiry in his eyes, as if he would decisively cancel this plan if she retreated even a step.
After staring at him for a while, Ruan Rong finally plucked up the courage and knocked on the door.
"I'm coming!"
Not long after, someone responded from inside, and the door opened slightly. A doorman in a green robe and a small hat poked his head out, but he was met with Ruan Rong's pretty face, and his eyes immediately widened.
Bang~
At this moment, Ruan Rong raised her eyebrows, threw the basket to the ground, put one hand on her waist and pointed at the doorman and cursed: "Is it a big deal to be rich? Why do you throw garbage in front of my door?!"
It turned out that the wicker basket was filled with fruit peels and cores.
The doorman was originally full of "young admiration" feelings, but was suddenly scolded by her. He was stunned for a long time before reacting, frowning and said: "What nonsense are you talking about? My family hasn't eaten lychees recently! How is it possible..."
"Well, maybe I got the wrong person!"
Without waiting for the doorman to finish his words, Ruan Rong hurriedly picked up the wicker basket and ran away like the wind.
The doorman was dumbfounded once again, staring blankly at Ruan Rong disappearing at the street corner. Then he said "incomprehensible" and angrily closed the door.
A moment later, Ruan Rong came back carrying the basket of garbage.
Sun Shaozong had been waiting for a long time. He came up to her and praised her profusely: "Miss Rong is really amazing. The doorman probably never dreamed that you were just acting in front of him."
"of course!"
Ruan Rong raised her nose proudly and said proudly, "My father is often deceived by me, let alone a small doorman?"
Then, she said excitedly, "Let's go to the next one!"
Sun Shaozong naturally would not object, and hurriedly took his brothers to ambush outside the door of the second mansion. This time, Ruan Rong had experience, so she was much more open-minded than before. She walked forward and banged on the door until it made a loud noise.
The doorman who responded this time was a skinny middle-aged man.
Seeing him sticking his head out to look around, Ruan Rong immediately did the same thing, throwing the basket to the ground and yelling, "Is it so great to be rich? Why do you throw garbage in front of my door?"
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, but then he blurted out, "Impossible! I threw it into the dump, how could it be in front of your house?!"
This is the one!
“This is it!”
Sun Shaozong was shouting in his heart, but Ruan Rong was so excited that she shouted out loud. She turned around and shouted excitedly: "Brother Sun, the assassin must be inside!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Shaozong knew that something bad was going to happen!
What the doorman just said was that he threw the fruit peels and cores into the yard with his own hands.
It can be seen that he is qualified to approach the assassins' hiding place. Even if he is not an accomplice, he is at least an insider. How would such a person react when he suddenly heard the word "assassin"?
"careful!"
Without time to think, Sun Shaozong rushed out from his hiding place and rushed towards Ruan Rong .
But he was still a step too late. He saw the skinny doorman with a face full of anger. He shook his hand and took out a dagger from his sleeve. Without saying a word, he stabbed Ruan Rong!
When Ruan Rong heard Sun Shaozong's warning, she subconsciously looked back, but the gleaming tip of the knife was already close to her. She had no time to dodge and was frightened to the point of paleness and heartbreak.
Whoosh~
At this moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew from behind her head. In a trance, she only saw a flash of golden light, followed by a muffled click. The skinny doorman's head was like a New Year picture, flattened against the door; it was as if a pickle shop had opened above her head, and red, white, yellow, and green pickles were sticky and scattered all over the door panel!
It turned out that Sun Shaozong, seeing that there was no time to rescue, simply used the golden ring knife in his hand as a hidden weapon and smashed it over. With his current tremendous strength of a thousand pounds, it was only a few feet away, so it should be easy for him to hit the target, right?
The large golden ring knife flattened the doorman's head, but the remaining force was not dissipated. With a loud rumbling sound, it pushed the heavy door half open before it fell to the ground with a clang!
The crisp clanging sound seemed to take away all of Ruan Rong's strength. She staggered half a step and fell backwards.
"Miss Rong, are you okay?!"
Sun Shaozong had already rushed over. How could he let her fall to the ground? He quickly reached out and grabbed her slender waist. He checked her nervously and confirmed that she was not injured. Only then did he feel relieved.
Ruan Rong was a little dazed at first, but when she came to her senses, she found herself lying in Sun Shaozong's arms. For a moment, she didn't know whether she was embarrassed or happy, but deep down she just hoped that this moment could last longer.
"Charge! Capture the assassin!"
At this time, Feng Xin roared and rushed into the door with a single sword in hand, like a tiger descending from the mountain.
"Catch the assassin!"
"Go in and kill them!"
“Kill!”
The other guards were not to be outdone. They held their swords in hand and passed by Sun Shaozong like the wind.
"Hey~ Wait a minute, leave two people behind... leave two behind..."
Sun Shaozong originally wanted to leave two people to protect Ruan Rong so that he could free up his hands to deal with the assassins. However, the more he shouted "kill", the faster the assassins ran away. In the blink of an eye, only he and Ruan Rong were left in the doorway.
Ruan Rong saw through his thoughts. Although she was a little reluctant, she still pushed his shoulder and said softly, "Brother Sun, you should also go in and catch the assassin. I can take care of myself."
But how could Sun Shaozong feel at ease leaving her outside the door alone?
What if an assassin comes out from inside? Wouldn’t that be a threat to her life?
He gritted his teeth, helped Ruan Rong up , and asked, "Do you dare to come with me to catch the assassin?!"
After Ruan Rong had just rescued the damsel in distress, she was reluctant to part with him for even a moment and immediately nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
Sun Shaozong pulled Ruan Rong over the threshold, tiptoed, and grabbed the large golden ring knife in his palm. Then he followed the shouting and screaming, walked around the empty front hall, and arrived at the second courtyard, where he saw Feng Xin and others fighting fiercely with a dozen thieves.
The number of people on both sides was almost the same. Feng Xin and others were from the imperial guards and were proficient in the art of combined attack. Logically, they should have the upper hand.
However, there was one assassin who was quite skilled in martial arts. He swung a broad iron sword up and down in his hand, and actually trapped Feng Xin and the other four guards, making them unable to move forward or backward!
He was outnumbered five, and the remaining thieves took advantage of the situation and outnumbered the guards, killing them until they were sweating profusely and had almost no chance to fight back!
Sun Shaozong didn't bother to think too much when he saw this. He stepped forward and aimed at the thief who was wielding the broad iron sword, and then he used his mighty power to split Huashan Mountain - he originally just wanted to help Feng Xin and others relieve some pressure, but the assassin saw that he was holding a woman in his hand, so he felt a little contempt for him and just flicked the broad iron sword with his backhand, trying to reduce the force on his knife.
If it were a different opponent, there would be nothing wrong with the assassin's response. After all, the broad iron sword is also a heavy weapon, not inferior to the thick-backed broadsword.
However, how can the strength of Sun Shaozong's physical body be inferred by common sense?
When the swords collided, there was a loud "clang" sound, as if a thunderbolt had struck in the clear sky!
The broad iron sword was knocked back by the golden ring knife and hit the thief's shoulder. There was another crisp "crack" sound, and half of the shoulder blade was instantly shattered into powder.
“Ah~!!”
The assassin was shocked and in pain. He screamed, closed his eyes, and fell on his back!
The power of this knife was beyond the thieves' expectations, and even Sun Shaozong himself was shocked. However, Feng Xin and others were very excited when they saw it, and praised in unison: "The commander is mighty!"
After hearing their praise, Sun Shaozong came back to his senses and hurriedly ordered, "Why are you shouting? Go help the other brothers catch the assassin! "
Feng Xin and others immediately took orders and drew their swords to help in the battle.
Because Sun Shaozong was worried about hurting Ruan Rong, he didn't dare to rush into the center of the battle. He could only move around the edges. When he found that one of the thieves had the upper hand, he would suddenly attack him with his sword - these thieves were no match for him in a head-on battle, let alone a sneak attack. In just a few moments, as many as five or six of them fell under his sword!
Seeing this scene, countless thieves cursed Sun Jizong for being despicable, shameless and extremely insidious.
But in Ruan Rong's eyes, Sun Shaozong was carrying her around as if he was strolling in a garden, wandering leisurely in the chaos of the battle. With a wave of his hand, a thief would be beheaded. He was truly elegant, mighty and domineering!
She was dazzled and her heart was pounding, and her heart followed the tightly clasped fingers and was directly placed into Sun Shaozong's palm.
