Chapter 356

They were well aware of the importance of Su Qiao's identity!

That was why they were even more agitated.

Several people hiding outside the Su Fu courtyard checked their surroundings; finding nothing amiss, they moved like civet cats, taking two light running steps.

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They scaled the courtyard wall in a few bounds without making the slightest sound.

The others followed suit.

Two people remained outside the wall to keep watch, while the other five or six flipped over and entered the courtyard.

"Not good, they've gone in; Mr. Su is in danger!"

"Tiger, go report the news. Leave one person here to keep watch; the rest, follow me!"

Their orders were to protect Mr. Su at the cost of their lives.

If anything happened to Mr. Su, they would all likely be finished.

Now that the thieves had entered the courtyard, they had no choice but to panic!

The Su Fu was not particularly large; using the murky moonlight, these people found the main rear courtyard where Su Qiao was located in no time.

Gazing at the closed door ahead, the group exchanged glances and drew daggers and sedative incense from their robes.

They slowly approached the window.

Click!

The first person to reach the window felt as though he had stepped on something.

Whoosh!

A sharp bamboo arrow suddenly shot down from the eaves.

Its speed was incredibly fast!

It even emitted a piercing sound as it tore through the air.

The faces of the several burly men changed.

Especially the one who had just triggered the mechanism; cold sweat poured from his heart, and he was utterly panicked,

after all, the bamboo arrow had been aimed directly at him!

Relying on his Years of experience, he quickly dodged to the side.

However, the mechanism was indeed a chain reaction, not a single trap.

As he dodged to the left, he triggered a second mechanism.

Buzz!

Three wooden poles, as thick as an adult's arm, suddenly rose from the ground and smashed down at them again! Three.

210, thanks to the traps!

The group simply could not have expected so many mechanisms and traps to be set here.

Unable to dodge in time, three of them were smashed and sent flying more than a zhang away.

The remaining three had their heads buzzing.

One might say their minds went completely blank.

Although these three were not struck, with such a huge commotion, they could no longer hope to quietly abduct Su Qiao.

Forget it!

What they should be thinking about now is what to do!

A few breaths later, the leader finally calmed his nerves.

He knew Su Qiao must have been awakened, so he spoke sternly to the room: "Mr. Su, we are actually sincerely inviting you. Tell me, will you come out, or shall we go in?"

His guess was correct.

Su Qiao and Liu Rushi had awakened long ago upon hearing the noise.

They had drawn two small repeating crossbows, aiming them at the window and the door respectively.

At a distance of merely a few zhang, the power of the hand crossbow was still formidable.

Even if the opponents wore two layers of cowhide armor, they could easily pierce through.

So Su Qiao was not particularly worried.

Only Liu Rushi, somewhat frightened, clutched the hem of Su Qiao's robe, daring not to show her face.

"Heh, what a strange invitation. Prying open doors and slipping locks to break into someone's home in the middle of the night is simply too rude. Do you think this is sincerity?"

Su Qiao replied with a cold sneer.

"Mr. Su, we are truly sorry. Since we people cannot be seen in the light, we can only come at night. If you do not come out, we will go in, alright?!"

The leader was somewhat impatient, or rather, anxious.

With such a huge commotion, the gatekeepers and the steward in the front courtyard had already started shouting.

The Wucheng Military Command would likely be alerted any moment now.

They dared not delay any further.

"Heh, if you want to come in, then come in and try; perhaps I will just go with you."

Su Qiao's voice came from the pitch-black bedroom.

The leader tilted his ear to listen, and his brows furrowed.

Just now, they had entered quietly, confident that their skills made it impossible for them to be discovered.

Yet they had triggered the mechanisms.

Now that everyone was awakened, who knew if there were more mechanisms to come?

Based on the two chain traps just now, he dared not gamble!

"What do we do?"

"Go, there's no time, we'll talk when there's a chance!"

"Alright!"

Though somewhat unwilling, hearing the clamor and shouts outside grow increasingly loud and near, he could only nod and lead the remaining people to withdraw.

However, their thoughts were quite good.

No sooner had they stepped out of Su Qiao's courtyard than they ran into the Embroidered Uniform Guard entering the Su Fu from another location.

"Where do you think you're running?!"

"Embroidered Uniform Guard? Run!"

The six masked men's expressions changed; they turned their heads and tried to run back.

Yet the Embroidered Uniform Guard had been watching them since they jumped over the wall to enter the Su Fu.

How could they possibly let them run back?

They hadn't run two steps after turning back before they were blocked again.

Su Qiao also heard the sounds inside the courtyard but did not move; holding a crossbow bolt in his hand, he patiently waited for the outcome.

These six men originally possessed quite good martial skills.

However, three of them had fallen into traps set by Su Qiao and sustained minor injuries.

This immediately affected their performance.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard also outnumbered them.

The result was naturally that all of them were dealt with by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Except for two who fought to the death and were killed, the remaining four were all captured.

Su Qiao heard the shouting and killing outside; after the sounds quieted down, he did not speak and showed no intention of going out.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard outside likewise did not reply.

They were merely people secretly responsible for protecting Su Qiao.

They had never met Su Qiao before.

For now, they could only wait for Ma Kui and the other two to prove their identities.

After about half an hour passed.

Voices of Wang Chengen and Ma Kui and others came from outside the courtyard.

"Mr. Su, the danger is over!"

"Mr. Su, you were startled!"

Su Qiao immediately identified Wang Chengen's voice and lowered the hand crossbow in his hand.