My wife has a secret

Chapter 223 Six Arms
The second young lady of the Yang family was naturally worried about the safety of her younger sister. After hearing the explosion in the city, she immediately led her personal soldiers to the scene.

Even though she didn't see her younger sister, Xu Qing and the others, after seeing the strange man in the red mask from afar, she realized that this person was definitely not a good person, so she gave the order to shoot arrows.

The accompanying personal soldiers pulled out their short bows and drew arrows at extremely fast speeds.

These arrows are standard equipment for Yang's personal troops. They are shot with extraordinary swiftness and are specially designed for short-range combat.

When Xu Qing heard the order to shoot, his heart skipped a beat and he secretly thought that something was wrong.

He had seen the scene where the Yang family army shot and killed the Liao army on the city wall, and knew that the houses here were made of thatched and wooden structures. Apart from the thick round log beams, they were unable to resist the penetrating power of these arrows.

"hurry up……"

Xu Qing originally wanted to ask the two people beside him to retreat into the house first, but he saw a rain of black arrows rising from the sky not far away and heading straight towards the yard.

At the critical moment, Tianji Star Lord stood firm and did not avoid the danger.

Then, some strange changes seemed to occur under his black robe, and several clear and strange creaking sounds were heard.

Just a moment later, three sharp black shadows pierced through the robes on each side.

Xu Qing could see clearly through the red sunset what was sticking out of the torn clothes. It looked like a wooden... arm?
Each of these wooden hands held a black round ball, which looked like the thunder bomb that Tianji Star Lord had used before, but the size was slightly different.

Six arms opened to different places, throwing the ball at random, forming a neat straight line in the air in the yard, and then fierce sparks burst out in the next moment.

"boom!"

Bundles of brilliant fireworks of various colors bloomed in the sky, and the gorgeous colors intertwined together, like a visual feast.

Under the silent dark sky, these fireworks are like an invisible paintbrush, drawing one intoxicating picture after another.

The arrows that were shot at me were covered by the explosion and destroyed in the air.

As the fireworks exploded, a large amount of white mist was also emitted, which turned the surroundings of the yard into a foggy area and blocked everyone's vision.

"That's unreasonable!"

Yang Qinhe, who was outside the courtyard, had never seen this kind of fighting method before. He immediately jumped off his horse, grabbed the long weapon of the personal soldier beside him, and swung it down with his unparalleled arm strength.

The tip of the weapon hit the ground, and the inner energy contained in it caused the bluestone floor to shatter, and it directly split into irregular tortoise-shaped patterns in all directions.

A huge amount of energy spread around, sweeping away the smoke and dust.

But when everyone regained their vision, they could no longer see the figure of Tianji Star Lord, only a devastated scene.

Fortunately, Yang Qin's extraordinary strength caused the courtyard wall, which was already crumbling due to the bombing, to collapse, revealing three people in front of the door, which temporarily eased the situation.

Seeing that her younger sister was safe and sound, Yang Qin didn't care about anything else and rushed over and hugged Yang Caiyun in her arms.

It should have been a touching scene, but Xu Qing noticed something unusual.

That is, the little sister of the Yang family, who was rescued safely, was not happy, but looked a little dazed, and no one knew what was in her mind.

However, Xu Qing did not think much about it, thinking that the child might be too young and was a little overwhelmed by such an emergency.

……

Xu Qing returned to the commander's tent and reported what happened to Yang Xianning. Yang Xianning also realized that the intervention of the White Lotus would make the war worse, causing internal and external troubles. But she also knew that Xu Qing and Shen Shuangxu, who did not know martial arts, would be in danger if they rashly contacted the White Lotus.

In this way, they are no longer the best choice for investigating the case.

Compared with the harm posed by the White Lotus Sect, ensuring the safety of Marquis Guangping and the daughter of the Prime Minister is a more important matter.

Therefore, Yang Xianning assigned some of her personal soldiers to guard the Yang family, and let Xu Qing and Shen Shuangxu stay in the mansion to rest and wait for the imperial reinforcements in a few days.

Xu Qing did not raise any objection. After all, the Star God of the White Lotus Sect was extremely powerful and had strange methods, and it was difficult for ordinary people to be his opponent.

The capable fighters Yang Xianning and Yang Qin were held back by the border war. To confront these people head-on would not be bravery but stupidity.

He also received a secret report from the court, which had his aunt's imperial seal on it, ordering him to take over an army from the mainland to provide support in three days.

Xu Qing didn't take this matter to heart. In his opinion, this might be a way for his aunt to take the opportunity to promote him.

In ancient times, some royal relatives were often asked to be in charge of the baggage trains in the rear and to participate in important battles in name only, so that they could accumulate military merits in the future, which could be used as an excuse for promotion and to shut up others.

One has to admit that the aunt cares a lot about her nephew and has even made plans for such an important border war.

When Xu Qing returned to the Yang family's guest room, he did not see Shen Shuangxu. Instead, he saw her figure next to the reception room under the guidance of a servant.

She was sitting quietly in the main seat, wearing an off-white gauze skirt with no embroidery on the hem, looking a bit plain. But even so, she looked like a fairy from a painting, aloof and inviolable.

Shen Shuangxu's eyes were deep and focused, as if he was thinking about something silently. It was not until Xu Qing came into the room and coughed lightly that he was awakened from his heavy thoughts.

"You came."

Having gone through so many things these days, Shen Shuangxu no longer knew how to face Xu Qing. As their relationship became increasingly intimate, she unknowingly regarded Xu Qing as her pillar and support.

This feeling only occurs to my father.

"Why do you want to work here?"

"The room is too small. Putting Chengxuanfang's documents in there will take up too much space and affect your rest."

Shen Shuangxu's answer was a little bland, his face was cold and there was no emotion at all.

But from the piles of documents on the desk, he could tell that she cared about him, even if the feeling was not expressed so obviously.

When Shen Shuangxu saw Xu Qing start talking, her nervous mood was relieved a little.

"I have carefully thought about what happened today, and I feel that Tianji Xingjun has other intentions. It seems that he is using Sun Baiqian's matter to hint at us."

Hearing Shen Shuangxu's thoughts, Xu Qing was slightly stunned, because he came back to find Shen Shuangxu just to find out what happened today.

The other party's brain is more flexible than mine, and he should be able to see the hidden purpose of the White Lotus Sect.

But what Xu Qing didn't expect was that the other party had the same idea as him, and both felt that the appearance of Tianji Star Lord was not simple.

"You think so too?"

Shen Shuangxu nodded and said, "Although Tianji Xingjun blew up the yard and the beams after we entered the house, he was very subtle in his actions... If he really wanted to kill us, he should have laid explosives under the floor of the house in advance, and there would be no need for this unnecessary action."

(End of this chapter)