OBS Chapter 351 Almost Didn't Survive
Chapter 351 Almost Didn't Survive
After running for about 15 minutes, the group finally found the very obvious tree.
Behind the tree, I saw two motionless children lying on the ground, as if they had fallen from the tree.
A servant who looked about eight or nine years old and a pale-faced, slightly chubby boy. Both of them had knife wounds and their clothes were tattered, clearly indicating that they were exhausted after running away.
Chen Xuanyu was bold enough to go up and shake the smaller one, but there was no reaction.
Xiao Hao stepped forward and checked the boy's breath, which was clearly that of his master. Then he shook his head.
The person is dead!
"Ah!" Fifteen jumped back in fright.
"Take a look at this one too! This one is still breathing."
"This one is still alive, should we try to save him?" Xiao Hao touched his head; it was feverish, and he was afraid he wouldn't survive.
"How can we save him? I can't carry him! Maybe we should wait for Brother Chu Yi to come over. He'll be chasing after us soon anyway." Chen Xuanyu and the others squatted on the ground and discussed.
"That's not right, why hasn't he come yet?"
"Hey, what are those kids doing! Don't touch them!" Three men who looked like servants ran over from a distance, brandishing knives and shouting menacingly.
"So what if I touched him? I'm going to touch him anyway." Chen Xuanyu decisively stepped forward and touched his little face.
"You brat! You're asking for it!" The man's face nearly contorted with rage.
"Get out of my way!"
"What do you want to do?" Chen Xuanyu asked, puzzled.
The three men instinctively stepped in front of the young servant.
"What business is it of yours? Those are our family members, get out of the way." The leader of the group waved the tip of his knife at Chen Xuanyu, threateningly. He wore a blue turban and a black robe, and carried a large cleaver with silver rings. The hem of his robe was tucked into his belt, making him look even more menacing. Upon closer inspection, the hem of his robe was dark red, and there were still traces of blood on his knife.
"I won't move aside, what do you want? Who are you from? What makes you think he's one of your family members? I think you want to kill him, don't you?" Chen Xuanyu also got angry.
“That’s right, I’m going to kill him. I’m killing my family’s runaway slave. What’s it to you? If you don’t move aside, I’ll kill you all too.” The man narrowed his eyes and looked the three children up and down. They were dressed simply and plainly. Apart from their good looks, there was nothing else about them. They looked like children from a farming family.
"You've got quite the nerve. Why don't you give it a try?" Before Xiao Hao could finish speaking, a stone flew over and hit the man squarely on the forehead.
Fifteen made his move.
Chen Xuanyu shook his head. "Couldn't you at least say hello? I just wanted to have a little argument, I don't want to fight!"
"Damn it, you actually dared to ambush me!" The man rubbed his forehead and uttered that classic villain line, "Attack!"
"Kill these little brats!"
Chen Xuanyu and his friends were still children after all. When the three grown men attacked, they were too close to use their crossbows. Moreover, these men were clearly intent on killing them to silence them, and every move they made was a deadly attack, targeting the head and neck.
Aside from Xiao Hao managing to pull out the dagger from his leg, Chen Xuanyu and the other two were rolling and scrambling on the ground in a sorry state. Fifteen was alright, being relatively agile, but Chen Xuanyu was in a terrible predicament. The three men seemed to have recognized him as their leader and were specifically targeting him.
"Damn it!" Chen Xuanyu rolled away to avoid two more fatal blows. His arm scraped against the thorny branches. Seeing the third blow coming down, he panicked, covered his face, and rolled directly into the thorny bushes.
Fifteen was extremely anxious. They dared not run, fearing that the only surviving child had really been killed.
"Let's see how you run now! Haha!" The leader slashed viciously into the thorny bubble.
"Snap!" In a panic, Xiao Hao threw the dagger, which accurately pierced the man's arm, and the knife fell from his hand.
"Come and hit me! You trash!" Xiao Hao tried to get them to give up their attack.
"Ugh! You little bastard, ignore those two, come here and chop this one in there!" The man was tough, grunted and picked up the knife with his left hand, surprisingly not falling for the trick.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" Fifteen created distance and fired three arrows in quick succession.
Several men hurriedly dodged, but the leader, a man in a blue turban, somersaulted and relentlessly chased after Chen Xuanyu, hacking at him like a madman.
Chen Xuanyu had just emerged from the right side of the thorn bushes when he was forced back by a knife.
"You're crazy, are you out of your mind... I didn't do anything to you!" Chen Xuanyu dodged left and right, still cursing even in his anger.
"Who told you to get in my way? You little brat, you're pretty good at dodging." The man grinned maliciously, brandishing his long knife and slicing through the thorny kimchi as he chased after them.
The other two people kept bothering Xiao Hao and Shiwu. Shiwu was very clever. He climbed up another tree when no one was paying attention and took the opportunity to shoot arrows down from below.
The two men were frantic as they watched Chen Xuanyu narrowly dodge the knife.
At the critical moment, a loud shout rang out, "What are you doing?" and Chu Yi made a dazzling appearance, along with Lü Xiong standing to the side.
The sudden sound made the man in the blue turban hesitate for a moment.
Just then, Chen Xuanyu heard a noise and shouted from the bushes, "Come save me!"
At the same time, Lü Xiong had already moved forward. His sword was fast and ruthless. Seeing that he couldn't dodge in time, the man in the blue turban rolled behind his fellow fighter.
Lu Xiong's face was solemn and filled with murderous intent. Without hesitation, he twirled his sword, and the sword energy was like a rainbow. "Pfft!" The sound of the sword piercing through the chest was muffled, and the thug fell down. Lu Xiong withdrew his sword and, with a move called "Flying Fish Entering Water", stabbed at the man in the blue scarf again.
Seeing his companion die before his eyes, the man understood nothing more. He stabbed Chen Xuanyu with his knife, then turned and fled without batting an eye. "These are soldiers, and experienced ones at that. They're too ruthless. I have to run."
Helpless, Lü Xiong abandoned the pursuit, turned his sword to channel his inner energy, blocked the large cleaver, and saved Chen Xuanyu first.
The first day of the lunar month had already arrived. One of the thugs, who had been keeping a close eye on the situation, ran away when he saw this, but was unexpectedly stabbed in the foot by Xiao Hao's crossbow. Without hesitation, he quickly and decisively slit his own throat with a knife and fell to the side.
All of this happened extremely quickly, in just a few breaths.
Fifteen was still a little confused, squatting in the tree, wondering why this person would commit suicide.
Lu Xiong picked up the large knife from the ground. Hmm, this knife was actually forged from refined iron. It was used to cut through the grass. Chen Xuanyu, who was inside, heard that everything was alright, stopped climbing and started acting coy and making a lot of noise.
"Ouch, slow down, don't hurt me! It hurts!"
"Okay, don't move!" Lu Xiong was genuinely in pain.
After finally clearing away the bushes, they helped Chen Xuanyu out. Except for his face, his body and hands were covered in tiny thorns, making him look like a hedgehog.
"Let's see if you still run around like that! Now you know how it hurts, right? At least you know to protect your face. Let's see how you explain this to your mother when you get back!" Lu Xiong said, feeling distressed.
"Hehe, it's nothing. I was scared to death. I almost died. As long as I'm not disfigured, it's fine. My mother said that it's nothing for a man to get hurt. Let's see if that child is still alive." Chen Xuanyu came out with a carefree grin.
"He's still alive, but he's not far from death." Chu Yi carried the child on his back. "What about the rest?"
"I'll handle it. You take them back first. Xuan-ge's injury needs to be treated."
"Okay, I understand." Chu Yi led the children, who were covered in mud and grass clippings, back home with his back to them.
"Brother, why are you so late?" Fifteen didn't dare to help Chen Xuanyu up, so she could only change the subject.