I want to make progress

Chapter 70 The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole follows behind
But they didn't notice that the direction the girl they were worried about was going was becoming more and more remote, and there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the road.

After turning a corner and heading towards a more remote path, the air suddenly became cooler. The chaotic footsteps behind him were clearly audible, getting closer and closer, but Shu Yunfu was not afraid at all. Instead, a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

After turning another corner, Shu Yunfu stopped and turned around, staring straight at the corner with an icy cold light in her eyes, just waiting for the person behind her to arrive.

One second, two seconds, three seconds, two or three minutes passed, but the person who was expected to appear in front of him did not appear. Shu Yunfu couldn't help but frown. Did something unexpected happen?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but start walking back. As soon as she turned the corner, she saw that half of her targets had already fallen in a pool of blood, and the people who attacked them were several men in rough linen clothes.

They were dressed like ordinary farmers, but their sturdy bodies and sharp eyes made them more like thugs hired by someone. At this moment, they had murderous intent on their faces and were ruthlessly taking the lives of Meng Xichen and his group.

Caught off guard by such a scene, she quickly covered her mouth to stop the scream in her throat, but even so, she was frightened to the point of paleness and her legs were so weak that she couldn't even walk.

Fortunately, someone pulled her from behind, thus avoiding being discovered by the group of people.

"Those people have blood on their hands. They are not good people."

Being pulled back to the corner, Shu Yunfu covered her chest and breathed heavily, her heart pounding. Yuyan was not much better than her. Both of them were frightened by the smell of blood.

It was not until a familiar voice sounded in their ears that their faces regained color, and they also felt a great sense of security!

"Tianyi, who are those people?"

"I don't know."

Unlike her who just wanted to vent her anger, these people were obviously coming for Meng Xichen's life, and their attacks were all killing moves. If it weren't for the guards around the dude with great martial arts skills protecting him, he would have died long ago.

Turning her head to look at the man in black clothes who had appeared beside her at some point, Shu Yunfu's eyes were full of trust.

That’s right, the reason why she dared to plot against Meng Xichen and attack him was not only because she was holding a grudge in her heart, but more importantly, Tianyi returned to her side.

Tianyi's appearance was not eye-catching, he was just better looking than ordinary people. He was not very old either, only five years older than her.

She didn't know his true identity. He was already Tianyi when she met him, but he was a martial artist with great martial arts skills.

She didn't take it seriously at first, but after seeing Tianyi's skills, she realized how high his martial arts skills were. She thought he must be no small figure in the martial arts world. Although she didn't know that he had experienced so much at such a young age, as if he had experienced a lifetime, she knew that Tianyi was not simple.

When he met Tianyi, he was helping a young couple who were surrounded by a group of thugs. On normal days, these thugs would not be enough to defeat them with one hand.

But at that time, the poison in his body took effect and he had no power to resist, and those thugs were determined to kill him. If Shu Yunfu had not come to his rescue, such a man with great martial arts skills would have died miserably at the hands of a group of thugs.

But even if they rescued him, they found out that he was poisoned and it was only a matter of time before he would die.

According to Tianyi, he was betrayed by the person he trusted the most. Although he killed the person who betrayed him, he was also poisoned by an incurable poison.

Although he looked everywhere for a way to detoxify, it only provided some relief. There was no antidote for the poison in his body, and living now was just waiting for death.

He just wanted to spend his last days in a carefree manner before his death, instead of waiting for death in despair. Shu Yunfu was impressed by his martial arts and his solitude, so she made a deal with him. She would help him detoxify, and he would
Staying by her side and being her bodyguard does not conflict with his desire to be an ordinary person, right?

I don’t know whether Tianyi has lost trust in human nature or just doesn’t care, but he agreed to her request without much hesitation and has since become her bodyguard.

However, he does not like to appear in front of people and usually protects things in secret. In his words, he just wants to live an ordinary life.

Tianyi has been by her side for almost five years, and they have long been like a family.

Some time ago, Tianyi suddenly said that an old friend of his had an accident, so he left for a few months. Unexpectedly, so many things happened during the time he was away.

A few days ago, Tianyi came back to her after finishing his work. If he had been there last time, those people sent by the Su family would not have been a problem at all. She would not have had to injure two nails on that Mid-Autumn Night, and even everything she had planned could have been completed sooner.

It's a pity that there is no if.

Fortunately, she had narrowly escaped the first two times. Now that he was back, she wanted to show off a little and vent her anger.

Who would have thought that before she even made a move, someone else had already taken action, and the move was so ruthless, as if he wanted to kill Meng Xichen.

However, she was not surprised to encounter such a thing. Just look at the daily life of this bastard Meng Xichen. He has done too many evil things and has too many enemies who want revenge. What's more, the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion also has many enemies and political opponents. It is estimated that there are many people who want to kill this bastard.

And to be honest, in the entire Duke of Protectorate's Mansion, Meng Xichen and Meng Nianjiao are the easiest to target, and being assassinated is not surprising at all.

But the strange thing is, who did this?

Although it is easy to attack Meng Xichen, not everyone has the courage to do it. And these people have a clear purpose, they are after his life!

He stuck half of his head out and observed the fight carefully. Although Meng Xichen was protected by masters, the group of assassins were obviously well prepared. They suppressed the masters around Meng Xichen in a short time. The situation was very dangerous.

Suddenly Shu Yunfu frowned and squinted her eyes to look at a place. The tattoo was...

"No! Don't kill me! Don't kill me! Who are you? Why are you trying to kill me?!"

"I am the third son of the Duke of the Guardian's Mansion. My father is the Duke of the Guardian and my aunt is the Queen Mother. If you dare to kill me, my father and brother will not let you go!"

"I will give you whatever you want, money, power, I can give you anything, as long as you let me go!"

"Please! Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

Soon, all the guards around Meng Xichen were killed by this group of people, leaving only him.

Faced with the criminals approaching step by step, Meng Xichen was almost scared to death. He huddled in the corner and screamed, threatening and begging for mercy. He was so flustered that he didn't even know what he said.

(End of this chapter)