The Incense Monopoly Order

Chapter 97 Fierce Battle
"Third sister, be careful--" Shang Zishu's face was full of fear.

Shang Mingshu subconsciously dodged, and the sharp sound of the musket rang out at the same time. Fortunately, she dodged quickly, otherwise she would have been hit by the shot.

As soon as she stood still, she caught a glimpse of another black musket pointed at her. Her pupils shrank, her waist twisted, and Shang Mingshu shifted her body, thus avoiding this sneak attack again.

Seeing that Shi Guangchao's musket was about to be reloaded with ammunition, Shang Mingshu dodged the people outside and stuck to the door frame. She pulled off the curtain next to her, wrapped it around her arm, and swung it into a strand. She then rolled up the flowerpot next to her and swung it towards Shi Guangchao.

Shi Guangchao quickly dodged with the musket in his arms, as he had not yet successfully loaded the ammunition.

The vase smashed into the air with a crisp sound. Shang Mingshu held the curtain in her hand, turned around and swept across quickly, extinguishing all the candles in the room one by one. The room was suddenly dark and pitch black.

Only the dim light from the open door illuminated the entrance. Shang Zishu subconsciously held her breath and squatted down carefully, holding a round stool tightly in her arms.

Shang Mingshu leaned against a pillar, slowly pulling a hairpin from her bun and holding it in her hand. Gradually, she lifted the curtain up to her arm, trying to recall where the person who had just attacked her was hiding.

The opponent's position should not have moved too much. She had just stopped Shi Guangchao and extinguished the candlelight, so she didn't have too much attention on it. In addition, the boat was too noisy now, and the sound of fighting outside was interfering, so she couldn't tell where the hidden enemy was.

What can be concluded is that the other party must have loaded their muskets.

She remembered Shi Guangchao's location. She couldn't attack Shi Guangchao now, otherwise her hiding place would be exposed immediately and her life and death would be put in the hands of others.

The most important thing for her now is to lure the people outside out and kill them.

Shang Mingshu moved her body slowly and silently, not wanting to expose any of her shadow or let Shi Guangchao notice that she was approaching the door.

By moving the hinge, her slender body could barely hide from the dim light outside the door. She threw the curtain in her hand, and sure enough, a musket sounded, and the light of the musket revealed the location. Shang Mingshu rushed forward, turned her feet, turned in the air, and the golden hairpin in her hand flew out.

She hit the other person right between the eyebrows and killed him, but she stood at the open door.

Shi Guangchao quickly raised the loaded musket and aimed it at Shang Mingshu. Shang Zishu happened to be able to see Shi Guangchao's vague position, so she rushed over regardless of everything.

There was another loud noise. Shang Mingshu guessed where she would be standing. After making sure that the person was dead, she did not stop for a moment and instantly lay down to the other side.

Shang Zishu didn't know that she rushed forward, causing Shi Guangchao's shot to miss. The golden hairpin in her hand pierced into Shi Guangchao's thigh again. Shi Guangchao ignored the pain and fought back with a fierce force. The difference in strength between the two was huge, and Shang Zishu was suppressed by Shi Guangchao in an instant.

"Don't come over here!" Shi Guangchao grabbed Shang Zishu's neck and pointed towards Shang Mingshu, "If you move another step, I'll break her neck!"

As he spoke, Shi Guangchao increased the strength in his hands, forcing Shang Zishu to moan uncontrollably in pain.

Shang Mingshu did not dare to act rashly. She quickly looked around, trying to find something to use to take down Shi Guangchao.

"You step back." Shi Guangchao was not stupid. He knew that the environment was not favorable to him. He grabbed Shang Zishu's throat, hid behind her and ordered Shang Mingshu.

Shang Mingshu could only step back from the room. The chaotic noises outside were particularly loud. Shi Guangchao and his men had come prepared. This place was in the center of the river, far from the shore, and there were no patrol boats. She didn't know if their men had any chance of success. If the guards below didn't stop the incoming enemy, she would be left alone and helpless.

"Back off again." Shi Guangchao also followed Shang Mingshu out little by little. Seeing Shang Mingshu leaning against the railing, he said, "Turn left and face me!"

Shang Mingshu could only face Shi Guangchao and retreat slowly to the left corridor.

Shi Guangchao saw his accomplice fall to the ground with a musket next to him. He just took a look and immediately increased the strength in his hand to threaten Shang Mingshu.

He knew he had no chance to pick it up, and facing Shang Mingshu, he had to concentrate so as not to give Shang Mingshu an opportunity to take advantage of him.

Shang Mingshu gradually approached the stairs and heard someone coming up the stairs. She didn't know whether it was an enemy or a friend. Shi Guangchao, who kept a distance from her, didn't notice her amid the sounds of fighting all over the ship. She approached the side of the door inconspicuously, and the person going up the stairs couldn't see her until he took the last step.

She couldn't see the other person either, and she stopped at the stairs. Shi Guangchao heard someone cautiously going up the stairs when he got closer. He guessed that it was most likely one of their people, who must have known that they were in a stalemate and came to help them.

The moonlight was bright in the corridor, and the shadow was cast first. Shang Mingshu tilted her head slightly to look at the elongated shadow, calculated the person's figure according to the time, and had a rough idea in her mind.

She dodged the moment the man rushed towards her and kicked him in the heart. The man rolled down the corridor, knocking down two people. Shang Mingshu was facing an enemy who was standing at the bottom of the building with a musket.

boom!
She quickly dodged, but the musket still grazed her arm, causing a burning pain and blood to spurt out.

Just as Shang Mingshu was dodging the musket downstairs, Shi Guangchao pushed Shang Zishu towards Shang Mingshu, and took out a hidden musket from behind and aimed it at Shang Mingshu.

Shang Mingshu saw this scene as soon as she raised her eyes. Her body was faster than her brain. She rushed forward, pulled out the last golden hairpin in her bun, put one arm around Shang Zishu's slender waist, turned her back to Shi Guangchao, and the loud noise was deafening.

Shang Mingshu took a bullet in the back, and the golden hairpin in her hand flew out and pierced into one of Shi Guangchao's eyes.

"Third sister, third sister!"

Shang Zishu hugged Shang Mingshu in panic, tears streaming down her face.

Shang Mingshu pushed her away, ignoring the blood gushing from her body, and rushed to the stairs, kicking the person who was running up again. Due to the mistake just now, the person avoided Shang Mingshu's leg, and the two clashed at the stairs.

Shang Zishu ran towards Shi Guangchao, picked up the musket and smashed it hard on Shi Guangchao's head.

She has no ammunition to reload, it's just a piece of iron.

Until Shi Guangchao stopped moving, she turned around and saw Shang Mingshu tumbling down the stairs with someone else.

This man was quite skilled in martial arts, and Shang Mingshu could have suppressed him if she had not been injured. But now that she was seriously injured, she could only barely restrain him. As she rolled down the stairs, Shang Mingshu grabbed the hollow column of the stair handrail, and the man grabbed Shang Mingshu's ankle.

Shang Mingshu kicked the other person's shoulder with her other foot. The other person held Shang Mingshu tightly and refused to let go. The hand holding the pillar was injured, and she felt the blood rushing out of the wound even more violently. Shang Mingshu simply let go, and slid down the last two steps. She turned over and drew a half arc in the air with her other foot, kicking the wrist that was holding her ankle.