Volume 1: This Heart's Bent Chapter 25: A Person's Slaughter

  "Whoosh!"

  The killer emerges, and the wind howls like a mournful cry!

  In an instant, the sky and earth seemed to darken due to this shot. The vault of heaven was like iron, profound and vast, covering everything. Under the vast, dark blue sky, a strip of dark green arrow-shaped clouds flew by.

  "Hmph."

  So many arrows shot into one's body, yet it only takes one sound.

  Just like death, it's just a twig breaking in the wind, snapping only for an instant.

  Seven arrows, four of which were useless because only three were used to pierce through all the bodies. Each arrow pierced at least three people and still had momentum left, carrying with it flesh and blood that had been shot out of the bodies, fiercely shooting onto a specially made wall, leaving behind a deep crimson hole.

  It's just a matter of opening and closing one's eyes, and all that's left on the ground is a pile of broken pieces.

  This was a massacre of one person against a group, and in the future, it became one of the most mysterious legends in the history of Southern Qi. This legend is the starting point of Taishi Lan Guangyan's life, and also the beginning of many legendary stories that have been passed down through the ages. Many years later, people still enthusiastically speculated about how the legendary woman, who was not yet skilled in martial arts at the time, managed to kill seven people with a single arrow in desperate circumstances, and believed that this was a miracle that only she could create.

  As hard as Taishi Lan, he glanced at this slaughterhouse and couldn't help but avert his gaze.

  The crossbow arrows of this cold weapon era, the effect and feeling when shot out, are actually similar to modern handguns. It's hard to imagine that someone can develop such a terrifying thing.

  If arrows could be used... Ta Shi Lan looked at the broken arrows all over the ground, and a faint sense of horror suddenly flashed through his heart, but he didn't know where the horror came from.

  This strange feeling was immediately overwhelmed by severe pain - after a tense moment passed, her serious injury began to make noise.

  Tai Shi Lan's forehead suddenly broke out in cold sweat, she was a person with a very high pain tolerance, in other words, someone who didn't easily feel pain, but this absolutely didn't mean she could ignore such an injury.

  The pain was so intense that it became numb, but the most terrifying thing was the weakness and dizziness. When the body suffered extreme injury, it would automatically seek sleep, she knew that she couldn't faint at this moment, gritted her teeth, covered her arm, stumbled away from the crossbow, and with the only hand she could use, stripped off the thin silk cloak from the dead guard's body.

  With difficulty, she put on her cloak, and the simple action made her break out in a cold sweat. She was unable to tie the belt, so she wrapped it around her neck with great effort.

  She hid her injured arm inside the cloak, leaning against the wall, and slowly moved outwards, the dripping blood merging with that of the enemy.

  All her spirit and will were used to resist the overwhelming pain, her body and cheek rubbing against the rough wall, she felt nothing, only in the intervals of struggling, lifted up her pale face soaked with cold sweat, and looked at the sky that had not yet revealed its dawn.

  Today... whoever forces her to struggle so much, tomorrow she will repay them a hundred times over!

  The empty yard lay littered with broken bodies, flowing with crimson blood, echoing her heavy gasps.

  Just as they were about to move to the gate, a commotion was heard from outside, and the guards of the Yi Prefecture had arrived. The door was immediately opened.

  As she opened the door, she straightened her back. The weakness caused by severe pain just now instantly disappeared. She looked cold and majestic, surprisingly really similar to those royal guards.

  "Ah...... Milord!" The Wei family guard shouted in alarm as soon as he saw her with her head slightly bowed, her face obscured by the darkness.

  "Quickly, go in!" She pointed to the scene inside and shouted loudly, "A very formidable enemy! Saved that woman, killed my companion! You block for me! I'm going to find Master to ask for help!"

  Wei's family guard turned pale as soon as he heard the news, and someone poked his head in to take a look. Seeing the tragic scene inside, he also let out a mournful cry.

  "They're all dead...... They're all dead......"

  "Fart! This great man is still doing well!"

  Tai Shi Lan broke out in cold sweat, but couldn't help but curve the corner of his lips - he was called very correctly, indeed they were all dead.

  "Killed so many people! Quick, invite the master!"

  "There may be enemies inside, be careful!"

  The imperial guards shouted in disarray, blocking the entrance, but no one dared to take a step forward - such a formidable enemy had just killed so many people, and now the royal guard wanted them to be cannon fodder? They weren't that stupid!

  They crowded and bustled about, peering at the cracks in the door for ants, but no one went inside.

  Nor did anyone notice that "Guard Old Master" had disappeared.

  The darkest moment before dawn.

  As soon as Taishi Lan was out of sight of the guards, she immediately returned to her crouched posture. The disguise from just now had exhausted her strength.

  Her guard uniform proved to be effective, as no one dared to question her along the way. These guards had just followed the eunuch to deliver the imperial edict, and everyone knelt down to receive it, not daring to look at their faces. The backyard also received a notification from the front, saying that the guard master was catching escaped prisoners in the back, and everyone avoided them in time, without disturbing them, which brought great convenience to Tai Shi Lan.

  Because of receiving the sacred decree, all the gates were open one after another. Tai Shi Lan passed through and saw that as long as he crossed one more courtyard, he would be able to approach the main gate.

  After escaping, quickly check for injuries and don't leave any disability behind... Tai Shi Lan tightened his cloak and thought.

  As she thought this, her heart suddenly skipped a beat, and then she seemed to hear faint footsteps behind her.

  She didn't look back and plunged forward with all her might!

  "A cry" sounded, a heavy gust of wind swept over her head and heavily slammed into the grass by the side of the road, only an inch from her face. A black shadow rose up behind her, as if someone was diving down on her head.

  Tai Shi Lan flipped over, trying to get out of the opponent's "Lion Pounces on Rabbit" attack range. As she flipped halfway through, her broken arm was pressed down, and a wave of intense pain washed over her. She let out a cold hum.

  Her body suddenly went limp and she couldn't flip over, the black shadow was about to cover her head, the wind was howling, she secretly sighed and closed her eyes.

  Will you die soon after traveling through time?

  This is unscientific!

  That person was in mid-air, saw her face clearly, but suddenly let out a surprised "huh"! Then desperately twisted his body.

  "Bang." The person heavily slammed onto her side, unsure if they had twisted their waist or bruised their buttocks, letting out a low, pained cry.

  "This voice sounds so familiar!" Tai Shi Lan suddenly turned his head, "Shi Tao!"

  "Sister!" The little guy was even more excited than her.

  This shout made Tai Shiyan calm down a bit, and he said lightly: "I am not your sister."

  Wei Shi Tao didn't say a word and immediately changed the subject, patting his chest, "Just now was close, almost killed you!"

  "You... just thought I was a guard?"

  Wei Shi Tao nodded, with a look of lucky survival after a narrow escape.

  Tai Shi Lan noticed a bundle beside her, probably the one that Wei Shi Tao used to hit her earlier. This kid, was he preparing to sneak out and rescue her? Seeing the guard, he couldn't help but feel furious and took action.

  Doesn't he know this is a capital offense?

  "Bloodthirsty aura......" Yi Shidao suddenly sniffled and lifted her cloak, "......Sister!"

  He stared at the bloody wound, his heart tightening in an instant, and even his breathing seemed to stop.

  It's hard to imagine such an injury... She seems completely unbothered.

  Wei Shi Tao's eyes immediately turned red, and Tai Shi Lan thought he would cry. She was ready to put on a stern face to scold him, but unexpectedly, he pulled out his luggage, took out a pile of bandages and medicine, and began to scold her instead: "You're a young lady from a good family, how did you get yourself into such a state? Are you still going to get married in the future?"

  Tai Shi gazed at the young man's spinning head, feeling a bit amused and a bit heartbroken. In the end, he just curled up the corners of his lips and reached out to stroke his hair.

  Wei Shi Tao stopped for a moment, but didn't lift his head. He quickly treated her wound and muttered to himself, "We can only stop the bleeding first, then find a good orthopedic doctor to set the bone. If we're not careful, she might be left with a disability..."

  Tai Shi Lan was surprised that he carried wound medicine with him and applied it skillfully, Tai Shi Tao smiled slightly, "We Tai family sons have been practicing martial arts since childhood, we've seen a lot." But didn't say why he carried the wound medicine himself.

  Is it because he planned to save her and escape with her, knowing that the road to escape would be arduous and dangerous, so he prepared for it?

  "Put things down and go back." She pushed him away.

  Wei Shi Tao didn't answer, helped her up and said "Let's go together!"

  Without waiting for her refusal, he quickly said: "This home, I can't stay here anymore! Yesterday, the Duke of Jin asked me if I was willing to go to Guangwu Camp, and I agreed. If this hadn't happened today, I would have left anyway." He didn't look at Tai Shi Lan, lowered his head, sniffled, hesitated for a moment, then asked, "My sister... is she really dead?"

  "Uh-huh."

  He remained silent for a long time before responding softly and supporting her, "Let's go."

  Tai Shi Lan didn't say another word, and the two of them walked out together, leaning on each other. Not far ahead, they turned a corner at a screen wall, and it was the main gate. From a distance, they could see that the main gate was still wide open to welcome the angel, and both of them felt slightly excited.

  "We can escape!" Di Shitao said in a low voice, quickening his pace.

  Suddenly a patch of green moss fell from the wall, rustling as it came down.

  Tai Shi Lan raised her head and took a look.

  Then she pushed Yu Shitao away!