Jiaohua

Chapter 1516: Horseback Intrusion

Countless maids, servants, and guards followed Madam Cui from a distance, heading towards Xiangxue Garden.

They didn't dare to get close, but they were also reluctant to leave.

Things are going to change, something bad is going to happen, but almost everyone is certain that Madam Cui, whose situation is hopeless, will have no way to deal with Shen An, and the only ones who will get into trouble are her and the people in their Lanfan Academy.

Who could have imagined that the old lady who was once so high and mighty, respected and noble, would fall into such a state in her own home within just a few months.

Not to mention Old Master Shen, who has been bedridden for many days and is hanging on to his last breath, and could pass away at any time.

Xiangxue Garden is very large. As early as five years ago, Shen Shuangcheng ignored the objection of Mrs. Cui and had Shi Yingying's Xiangxue Garden renovated and expanded.

Today, Xiangxue Garden is three times larger than Guo Hanyue’s Jijie Garden.

A few months ago, Shen An followed Shen Shuangcheng back to Yunliang from Hengxiang. In order to protect Shen An, Shen Shuangcheng spent a lot of money to arrange more than a hundred swordsmen to guard around Xiangxue Garden to prevent Madam Cui from bringing people to cause trouble.

Now, Madam Cui came with these maids, but was stopped by the guards from a distance. The man who stabbed Maid Wu with a sword was still there, and was identified by other maids.

The man was not afraid at all. He looked at Madam Cui coldly, holding the unsheathed sword in front of him: "Is that old woman dead? She was rude and called the young master a bastard. She also tried to break into Xiangxue Garden. I will kill her if I kill her. It's her own fault!"

"He is a bastard!" Old Madam Cui said sternly, taking a step forward. "Even if I break into Xiangxue Garden, do you want to kill me? You dare to kill me!"

The man said contemptuously: "Old lady, please stop, the sword is ruthless."

Madam Cui stepped forward again: "If you have the guts, try to move me!!"

The men were forced to step back and stare at her with frowns.

Another man said, "Old lady, I see your foot is injured? If it is injured, go home and take care of it. You are old now, so just live your life well and don't make yourself uncomfortable."

"How dare you!" Old Madam Cui shouted angrily, "This is the Shen Mansion, my home! Who do you think you are, saying such things to me in my home!"

The man on the other side shouted, "Old lady, you are old! You are useless! Your home? Hahahaha!"

Old Madam Cui gripped the dagger tightly and stepped forward again.

This time the men did not give in.

"Mrs. Cui!" a man raised his voice, "If you take another step forward, don't blame us for offending you!"

"Old lady, do I need to remind you? What happened today must not be spread outside. If you die here, no one will know. It's up to us to say that you died of illness or insanity!"

Madam Cui stepped forward again: "Then I will see who among you will die under your sword!"

A man suddenly reached out and pushed her, and Mrs. Cui fell backwards and was supported by the maids.

The man who stabbed Aunt Wu drew his sword and said, "Old lady, you are not afraid of death, then are you afraid of the death of the old ladies around you?"

After saying that, he stabbed a nanny next to Mrs. Cui.

With a "bang", the sword blade was blocked by the dagger in Mrs. Cui's hand.

The collision of the two weapons produced sparks, and the man's sword blade broke. At the same time, the elderly Mrs. Cui was unable to withstand the force, and the dagger fell to the ground.

She quickly bent down to pick it up, but the other man was quick-witted and kicked the dagger, which could cut through iron like mud, away.

The man who stabbed Madam Wu looked at the broken sword in his hand in amazement. He raised his head and looked at Madam Cui: "Madam, I didn't realize you have some skills! So, what can you use to block my sword now!"

He raised the broken blade and stabbed at the maid again. Old Madam Cui's eyes became fierce, and she suddenly pushed the maid away and blocked herself in front of her.

  The man thought to himself that something was wrong and hurriedly stopped his forward attack. Before he could stop the inertia, a sharp sword suddenly flew towards him from a distance with a dragon's roar, and this time it was his arm that was cut off!

The blood gushed out in an instant, and everyone was unable to react.

The sharp sword was inserted upside down into the ground, piercing through the stone bricks and entering the ground four inches deep. The handle of the sword was still trembling and humming.

The man covered his broken arm and screamed on the ground.

His companion leaned over to help him, and at the same time looked up in the direction where the sword came from.

A horse galloped over to them. Shen Lie quickly jumped off the horse and ran to help Madam Cui: "Grandma!"

Old Madam Cui looked at the young man in front of her in disbelief. He was handsome and strange, yet strange and familiar.

Tears suddenly fell from Mrs. Cui's eyes, and she said in a trembling voice: "Zhiyan...you are so big now, you, you are so much taller than grandma!!"

"General!" Liang Jun led his men to rush over. The tall and strong horses ignored the flowers and plants in the gardens of the Shen Mansion and trampled directly over them with their hooves.

The Xiangxueyuan guards holding swords stared closely at Shen Lie and Liang Jun who arrived later.

The armored soldiers frightened the guards. They gripped their weapons tightly and retreated step by step.

Shen Lie supported Madam Cui, turned around and looked at the guards, and said in a cold voice: "Kill them."

The soldiers responded loudly: "Yes!"

Shen Shuangcheng finished bathing and walked out of the bathroom. The young concubine hurried in: "Master, something happened!"

Shen Shuangcheng was upset: "What happened again?"

"The servant came to report that the Second Young Master led his troops and rushed in directly from the gate of the mansion!"

"Second Young Master? Who?"

The concubine slapped herself lightly: "I am confused, it should be the Second Young Master, it is Shen Lie, Shen Lie has come in with his troops!"

Shen Shuangcheng's expression changed instantly: "This rebellious son! He is going to make a scene!! "

Outside Xiangxue Garden, the cavalry of Yan Jun stepped across the long brick and stone pavement, leaving behind a trail of bloody hoof prints, and stopped at the main entrance of Xiangxue Garden.

The so-called expert swordsman was vulnerable under the absolute crushing of the cavalry.

A dozen corpses were trampled to pieces, and the remaining guards had already hidden far away and dared not show up.

Shen Lie wanted to ask the maids nearby to help Old Madam Cui go back, but she refused.

She let go of Shen Lie's support and limped step by step to the dagger that had just been kicked away. Shen Lie squatted down before her and picked up the dagger.

Madam Cui took it and looked up at Shen Lie: "Grandmother didn't tell you that I started practicing external martial arts when I was six years old. When I was fifteen, I went to the mountain temple with my sister to eat vegetarian food and pray for blessings. At night, I killed three bandits who robbed women on the mountain. That was the first and only time I killed someone in my life. Today, I have killed three people. Now, I want to kill one more person with this dagger. Do you agree?"

The word "agree" made Shen Lie frown slightly, and he said slowly: "The one that grandma wants to kill is Shen An."

"This is a bastard! He bullied me like this! If I don't kill him, he will never let me off easily in the future!"