Madam Yu winked at the people behind her, and Jinzhu and Yinzhu understood. They drew out their swords respectively and walked around the hall. They acted quickly and ruthlessly, stabbing dozens of Wen family disciples to death in an instant. Wang Lingjiao saw that it was her turn soon, and threatened in a dying struggle: "You... think you can kill people to silence them? Do you think Master Wen doesn't know where I came today? Do you think he will let you go after he finds out?!"

Yinzhu sneered, "You're talking as if he's letting it go now!"

Wang Lingjiao said: "I am the closest person to Master Wen! If you dare to touch me, he will..."

Madam Yu raised her hand and slapped him again, mocking him, "What do you think? Cut off the hand or leg? Or burn the Immortal Palace? Or send a large formation of 10,000 people to raze the Lotus Pier to the ground? Set up an Inspectorate?"

Jinzhu approached with a long sword in hand. Wang Lingjiao's eyes were filled with fear. She kept kicking her legs and retreating, screaming, "Someone! Help! Wen Zhuliu! Save me!"

Madam Yu's expression sternly changed. She stepped on her wrist and drew out her sword. Just as the sword was about to strike, it suddenly bounced away with a clang.

Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng turned their heads and saw that the hall door had already exploded and flew out to the sides. A tall man broke through the door. He was dressed in black and had a gloomy face. It was Wen Chao's personal bodyguard, Wen Zhuliu.

The sword fell from her hand, and Madam Yu held the Purple Lightning across her chest and asked, "Danhua Hand?"

Wen Zhuliu said coldly: "Purple Spider?"

One of Wang Lingjiao's hands was still firmly stepped on by her. Her face was twisted in pain. She cried out in tears, "Wen Zhuliu! Wen Zhuliu! Why don't you save me? Save me now!"

Madam Yu snorted, "Wen Zhuliu? Dan Huashou, isn't your real name Zhao Zhuliu? It's obviously not Wen, but you're trying your best to change your surname. One after another, is the surname Wen so precious? You're betraying your ancestors, how ridiculous!"

Wen Zhuliu was unmoved and said indifferently: "Each of them serves his own master."

The two of them exchanged only a few more words when Wang Lingjiao couldn't stand it anymore and screamed, "Wen Zhuliu! Can't you see what I look like now?! Why don't you kill her right away and keep talking nonsense here! Young Master Wen asked you to protect me, and this is how you protect me?! Be careful or I'll tell on you and you'll be in trouble!"

Madam Yu crushed her arm with her foot, and Wang Lingjiao cried out. Wen Zhuliu frowned. He was ordered by Wen Ruohan to protect Wen Chao, and he originally disliked Wen Chao's character. Who knew that there was no worst, only worse, Wen Chao assigned him to protect Wang Lingjiao. This woman was pretentious, boastful and stupid, and even more vicious, which made him extremely unhappy. But even if he was unhappy, he could not disobey Wen Ruohan and Wen Chao's orders and crush her to death. Fortunately, Wang Lingjiao also hated him very much, and ordered him to follow her from a distance, and not to hang around in front of her unless he was called out, just out of sight, out of mind. But now this woman's life is about to be lost. If he stands by and watches, Wen Chao will definitely be furious and relentless. And if he relents, Wen Ruohan will not let it go.

Wen Zhuliu said: "I'm sorry."

Zidian swam out, and Madam Yu shouted, "Pretend to be so smart!"

Wen Zhuliu raised his hand and grabbed Zi Dian without any care!

When the purple lightning turned into a whip, a spiritual flow was attached to it. The power of the spiritual flow could be large or small, deadly or soothing, all controlled by the master. Madam Yu had long been determined to kill all these Wen dogs, and she was very afraid of Wen Zhuliu, so the spiritual flow was extremely fierce at the beginning, but was caught effortlessly!

Zi Dian had been active for several years, but had never encountered such an opponent. After being caught, Madam Yu was actually frozen for a moment. Wang Lingjiao took the opportunity to escape, took out a firework tube from her arms, and shook it twice. A beam of fire rushed out of the tube, with an extremely sharp scream, broke through the wooden window, and exploded in the sky outside the house. Then, she hurriedly took out the second and third fireworks from her arms, her hair disheveled, and she said randomly: "Come... come... come here... everyone come here!"

Wei WuXian reluctantly pushed Jiang Cheng and said, “Don’t let her continue sending signals!”

Jiang Cheng let go of Wei Wuxian and attacked Wang Lingjiao. However, Wen Zhuliu rushed towards Madam Yu and seemed to be about to strike her. Jiang Cheng hurriedly called out, “Mother!”

He immediately abandoned Wang Lingjiao and rushed over. Wen Zhuliu didn't even turn his head, slapped out with a palm, and said, "It's too far!"

Jiang Cheng was hit on the shoulder by this palm, and immediately vomited blood. At the same time, Wang Lingjiao also released all the signal fireworks, and the gray-blue night sky was bright and sharp.

Seeing Jiang Cheng injured, Madam Yu roared in anger, and the purple lightning light became brighter and brighter, instantly becoming blindingly white!

Wen Zhuliu was blown up by the sudden burst of purple lightning and crashed into the wall. Jinzhu and Yinzhu also pulled out a long whip with a sizzling electric light from their waists and fought with Wen Zhuliu. These two maids have been very close to Madam Yu since they were young. They are taught by the same teacher, and their combined strength should not be underestimated. Madam Yu took this opportunity and lifted Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian, who were temporarily unable to move, with her hands on the left and right, and rushed out of the hall. There were still many disciples surrounding the training ground, and Madam Yu ordered: "Arm your troops immediately!"

She carried the two of them to the dock. There were always seven or eight small boats moored in front of the Lotus Pier, used by the young men of the Jiang family to go boating and pick lotus. Madam Yu threw them on the boat and jumped on it herself, grabbing Jiang Cheng's hand to help him calm down. Jiang Cheng only spit out a mouthful of blood, and the injury was not too serious. He asked, "Mother, what should we do?"

Madam Yu said, "What do you mean? Can't you see? They are well prepared. Today's battle is inevitable. A large number of Wen dogs will arrive soon. Let's go first!"

Wei WuXian said, “What about Senior Sister? She went to Meishan the day before yesterday. If she comes back…”

Madam Yu said fiercely, "Shut up! It's all your fault!"

Wei Wuxian had no choice but to shut up. Madam Yu took off the purple lightning silver ring on her right finger and put it on Jiang Cheng's right index finger. Jiang Cheng was stunned and said, "...Mother, why did you give me the purple lightning?"

Madam Yu said, "What I gave you will be yours from now on! Zidian has already acknowledged you as his master."

Jiang Cheng asked blankly, "Mother, aren't you going with us?"

Madam Yu stared at his face, then suddenly hugged him, kissed him twice on the hair, held him in her arms, and murmured, "Good boy."

This time she hugged him very tightly, as if she wanted to turn Jiang Cheng into a little baby and stuff it back into her belly, so that no one could hurt him or separate them. Jiang Cheng had never been hugged like this by his mother, let alone kissed like this. He buried his head in her chest, his eyes wide open, confused and at a loss.

Madam Yu held him with one hand and grabbed Wei Wuxian’s collar with the other, as if she wanted to strangle him to death. She gritted her teeth and said, “…You damned brat! Hateful! Extremely hateful! Look at what our family has suffered because of you!”

Wei WuXian's chest rose and fell violently, and he was speechless. This time he was not forcing himself to endure or secretly complaining, but he really had nothing to say.

Jiang Cheng asked anxiously: "Mother, aren't you going with us???"

Madam Yu suddenly let go of him and pushed him onto Wei Wuxian.

She jumped onto the dock, and the boat swayed slightly from side to side in the lake. Jiang Cheng finally understood that Jinzhu and Yinzhu, all the disciples, and all the magic weapons and heirlooms of the Yunmeng Jiang family were in the Lotus Pier and could not be withdrawn for a while. There would definitely be a big battle later. Madam Yu, as the mistress, could not retreat alone, and was afraid that her own son would get into trouble, so she had to let them escape first out of selfishness.

Knowing that this farewell would be extremely dangerous, Jiang Cheng was extremely panicked. He stood up and wanted to get off the boat, but Zidian suddenly turned into an electric current, and a circle of electric ropes tied the two of them tightly to the boat, making them completely unable to move. Jiang Cheng said, "Mother, what are you doing?!"

Madam Yu said, "Don't make a fuss. It will naturally loosen up when you get to a safe place. If you encounter an attacker on the road, Zidian will automatically protect you. Don't come back, go directly to Meishan and find your sister!"

After saying that, she turned and pointed at Wei Wuxian, saying sternly, “Wei Ying! Listen to me! Protect Jiang Cheng well, even if it means death. Do you understand?!”

Wei WuXian said, “Madam Yu!”

Madam Yu angrily said, "Did you hear that? Don't tell me any other nonsense. I just want to ask you if you heard it!"

Wei Wuxian couldn't break free from Zi Dian, so he could only nod his head heavily. Jiang Cheng shouted, "Mother, father hasn't come back yet. Can't we shoulder the burden together if anything happens?!"

When she heard him mention Jiang Fengmian, Madam Yu's eyes seemed to turn red for a moment.

However, she immediately yelled, "If you don't want to come back, then don't come back. Isn't it okay for me to leave him?!"

After cursing, he swung his sword to cut the rope that tied the boat, and kicked the side of the boat hard. The river was flowing fast, the wind was strong, and with this kick, the boat immediately floated several feet away. After turning a few times, it sailed smoothly and quickly toward the center of the river. Jiang Cheng screamed, "Mom!"

He called out dozens of times, but Madam Yu and the Lotus Pavilion were getting farther and farther away, and smaller and smaller. After the boat drifted away, Madam Yu held a long sword, and in a flash of purple clothes, she retreated back to the gate of the Lotus Pavilion.

The two struggled hard, and the purple lightning almost sank into their flesh and bones, but it remained motionless.

Jiang Cheng roared like a madman in his throat, struggling and shouting, "It's still not breaking! It's still not breaking! Break it! Break it!"

Wei Wuxian had just been whipped by Zi Dian for more than a dozen times, and was still in pain all over. He knew that it was futile and he could not break free. Thinking of Jiang Cheng's injuries, he said with pain: "Jiang Cheng, calm down first. Madam Yu will not necessarily lose to that Dan Hua Shou. Didn't she hold down Wen Zhuliu just now..."

Jiang Cheng roared, "How can I stay calm? How can I stay calm? Even if I kill Wen Zhuliu, that bitch Wang Lingjiao has already sent a signal. What if Wen Dog sees it and sends a large number of people to surround our house?!"

Wei Wuxian also knew that it was impossible to calm down, but one of them had to be sober. Just as he was about to continue talking, his eyes suddenly lit up and he shouted, "Uncle Jiang! Uncle Jiang is back!"

Sure enough, another large ship came on the river.

Jiang Fengmian stood at the bow of the boat, with more than a dozen students standing on the boat. He was looking towards the direction of the Lotus Pier, his robe fluttering in the breeze. Jiang Cheng called out, "Father! Father!"

Jiang Fengmian also saw them and showed a little surprise. One of the students paddled slightly and his boat came closer. Jiang Fengmian didn't know what happened yet and asked curiously, "A Cheng? A Ying? What's wrong with you two?"

The young men in Lotus Pier often played some strange games, and it was common for them to lie in the water with blood on their faces pretending to be floating corpses. Therefore, Jiang Fengmian could not immediately determine whether they were playing some new game, and did not realize the seriousness of the situation. Jiang Cheng was so happy that tears fell, and he said anxiously and panickedly: "Father, father, let us go!"

Jiang Fengmian said: "This is your mother's Zi Dian. Zi Dian recognizes its master, I'm afraid he won't let me..."

As he spoke, he touched Zi Dian with his hand. Unexpectedly, as soon as he touched it, Zi Dian retracted obediently and instantly turned into a ring and was put on one of his fingers.

Jiang Fengmian was immediately stunned.

Zidian is Yu Ziyuan's first-class spiritual weapon, and its first command is Yu Ziyuan's will. Zidian can recognize multiple masters, but there is a sequence. Madam Yu is the undisputed first-level master, and her order is to tie up Jiang Cheng until he is safe. Therefore, although Jiang Cheng is also a master, he cannot break free from its restraints.

At some point, Jiang Fengmian was identified as the second-ranked master. In front of him, Zidian thought it was safe, so he untied the ropes.

But Madam Yu never said that she asked Zi Dian to recognize Jiang Fengmian as his master.

Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian finally separated and rushed to the sides. Jiang Fengmian asked, "What's going on? Why are you two tied up by Zidian and sitting in the boat?"

As if he had found a life-saving straw, Jiang Cheng grabbed him and said, "Today, the Wen family came to our house. Mother had an argument with them and fought with that Danhua Hand! I'm afraid that Mother will suffer. Someone has sent a signal. There may be more enemies later. Father, let's go back together to help her! Let's go!"

Hearing this, all the disciples were moved. Jiang Fengmian said: "The Danhua Hand?!"

Jiang Cheng said: "Yes, father! We..."

Before he finished speaking, a purple light flashed, and Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian were entangled again. The two fell back on the boat in the same position as before. Jiang Cheng was stunned and said, "...Father?!"

Jiang Fengmian said, "I'll go back, you two leave. Don't turn around, don't go back to Lotus Pier. After you get ashore, immediately find a way to go to Meishan to find your sister and grandmother."

Wei WuXian said: “Uncle Jiang!!!”

After the shock, Jiang Cheng kicked the side of the boat like crazy, causing it to shake continuously: "Father, let me go! Let me go!"

Jiang Fengmian said: "I will go back to find Miss San."

Jiang Cheng glared at him and said, "Can't we go back and find her together?!"

Jiang Fengmian looked at him steadily, and suddenly stretched out his hand, which froze in mid-air for a moment, before he slowly touched his head and said, "Acheng, you have to be well."

Wei WuXian said, “Uncle Jiang, if anything happens to you, he won’t be okay.”

Jiang Fengmian turned his gaze to him and said, "Aying, Acheng...you have to take good care of them."

He returned to the big ship. The two ships passed each other and went farther and farther away. Jiang Cheng shouted desperately: "Dad!!!"

The boat floated downstream.

After an unknown amount of time, the purple lightning finally relaxed and turned into a silver ring, which was worn on Jiang Cheng's hand.

The two shouted all the way until their voices were hoarse. After they were untied, they sailed back without saying a word. Without oars, they rowed back against the current with their hands.

Madam Yu said that the beating would take him a month to recover, but Wei Wuxian felt that except for the burning and tingling pain in the area where he was beaten, his movements were not seriously affected. They rowed desperately with a dying force. After more than an hour, they finally rowed the boat back to the Lotus Pier with their bare hands.

It was already late at night.

The gate of Lotus Pier was closed, but outside the gate, the lights were bright. Fragmented moonlight flowed on the sparkling water, and dozens of large lanterns made of nine-petal lotus flowers floated quietly beside the pier.

Everything was the same as before. But it was precisely because it was the same as before that it made people feel more uneasy and painful.

The two rowed far to the center of the lake and stopped, lying in the water, their hearts pounding. They didn't even dare to get close to the dock or rush to the shore to see what was going on inside.

Jiang Cheng's eyes were filled with tears, and his hands and legs were shaking. After a while, Wei Wuxian said, "...Don't go in through the door yet."

Jiang Cheng nodded randomly. The two rowed the boat silently to the other side of the lake. There was an old willow tree over there, with its roots in the mud on the shore. Its thick trunk grew diagonally across the lake, and its branches hung down into the water. In the past, the young men of Lotus Pier often walked along the trunk of this willow tree to its top and sat there to fish.

The two of them parked the boat behind the drooping branches of the old willow tree and went ashore under the cover of the night and the willow branches. Wei Wuxian was used to climbing over the wall, so he grabbed Jiang Cheng and whispered, "This way."

Jiang Cheng was now frightened and almost unable to tell east from west. He followed him along the wall, lurking for a while, and quietly climbed up to the top of the wall. There was a row of animal heads on the top of the wall, which was a good place to peek in. In the past, people outside would secretly climb up the wall to watch them inside, but now they were the ones who secretly peeked in.

Wei WuXian leaned over to look inside, and his heart immediately sank.

The training grounds of Lotus Pier were filled with rows and rows of people.

These people were all wearing flaming sun robes, and the flame patterns on the collars, lapels, and cuffs were as red as dazzling blood.

In addition to those standing, there were also those lying down. All the fallen people had been moved to the northwest corner of the training ground and piled up in a mess. One person had his back to them and lowered his head, seemingly checking out the pile of Jiang family members who were unknown whether they were dead or alive.

Jiang Cheng was still frantically searching for Yu Ziyuan and Jiang Fengmian, but Wei Wuxian's eyes suddenly became moist.

Among these people, he saw many familiar figures.

His throat was dry and painful, his temple felt like it was hit by a hammer, his whole body was cold, and he didn't dare to think too much about Jiang Fengmian and Yu Ziyuan. Just as he wanted to take a closer look to see if the skinny boy lying on the top was the sixth junior brother, suddenly, the man standing in the northwest corner with his back to them seemed to have noticed something and turned around.

Wei WuXian immediately pressed Jiang Cheng down and lowered his head.

Although he dodged in time, he still saw the man's appearance clearly.

He was a young man about their age, tall and thin, with delicate features, dark eyes and a pale face. Although he was wearing a blazing sun robe, he did not have a strong aura, and was a little too delicate and gentle. Judging from the grade of the sun pattern, he should be a young master of the Wen family.