Chapter 753: Surprise Attack on the Ji Family

Finished talking.

He stood up and went to Nianyin's side: "Finished talking, come with me now."

Nianyin:...

"No, you cannot go back on your word; what we agreed upon was that you would leave by yourself."

Lao Qi argued with perfect justification: "That was what you said, not what I said. From beginning to end, I have always said that if we go, we go together, and if we stay, we stay together. That has never changed."

Nianyin recalled it, and it was indeed so.

She had been tricked.

Just as she was about to retort, she suddenly noticed flickering firelight in the distance.

Something is wrong.

That area is the border between the Wind Clan and the Ji Family; usually, no one goes there, and there are no households nearby, so how could there be firelight?

Unless the Wind Clan people are invading!

The Ji Family is wealthy and ruled by women, which makes many "neighbors" around them drool with greed.

People often have designs on the Ji Family.

However, the security system around the Ji Family is very well-made; although those people covet the Ji Family's wealth and women, it is very difficult for them to break in.

Difficult does not mean there is no chance.

This time, because Nianyin had people quietly cut off the Ji Family's power for an hour to save Lao Qi, it gave the Wind Clan an opportunity!

"Quick, hide."

She realized something was wrong and pulled Lao Qi to hide in the grass.

She felt endless self-reproach in her heart.

This matter started because of her, and she must resolve them herself.

However, her strength alone is far from enough!

"What's wrong?" Nianyin knew there were enemies, but Lao Qi did not.

She lowered her voice and said: "The Wind Clan is invading. You should leave now; I must stay to defend the Ji Family."

Lao Qi:...

What did Nianyin take him for?

Would he run away by himself when there is danger?

"No, I am not leaving. I am staying to help you."

Now is not the time for the two of them to be lovey-dovey. Nianyin did not insist on Lao Qi leaving this time because she truly needed a helper.

"Let's go."

She pulled Lao Qi and ran quickly toward the Square.

The bronze pillar in the center of the Square is the Ji Family's emergency signal activator.

But one must climb to the very top to activate it.

It would be a bit strenuous for her alone, but now that she has Lao Qi's help, it is much easier.

The two of them were cooperating for the first time, yet they were more proficient than the sisters in the clan who had practiced together many times.

"Woo—"

A low, deep wail sounded, and the Ji Family's emergency power system started instantly.

In an instant, lights were bright all over the Ji Family, sirens blared, Guards gathered quickly, and the emergency alert responded immediately.

Nianyin took Lao Qi with her, and every time they encountered Guards, she had to grab him; fortunately, with Nianyin clearing things up, he was not mistaken for a bad guy.

The Wind Clan people headed straight for the Clan Leader's Bedchamber.

When Nianyin and Lao Qi arrived, they were already fighting intensely inside. These people were different from the past; they seemed particularly familiar with the Ji Family's terrain. If Nianyin hadn't discovered them early, Ji Yingjie might have been captured alive.

Nianci led people to protect the Clan Leader, fighting the Wind Clan people in a stalemate.

After Nianyin and Lao Qi joined, the situation was quickly leveled. Some assassins were killed and others were captured. The remaining few saw that the situation was lost and had thoughts of retreating.

They were retreating step by step when suddenly the leader turned around and charged back—the long blade in his hand aimed at Ji Yingjie!

Nianyin blocked in front of the Clan Leader.

Seeing the blade tip less than a foot away from Nianyin, Lao Qi jumped into the air and threw himself onto that person!

"Pfft!"

That person swung his blade back and slashed at Lao Qi's shoulder.

Lao Qi had not yet fallen, but that person fell first.

Several Daggers were stuck in his back, having been collectively stabbed by the Guards; he was dead through and through.

The remaining few were captured without much effort.

"Lao Qi, are you okay?"

Nianyin was covered in tears, panicked to the extreme. She saw Lao Qi bleeding, and as a result, she immediately lost her composure; her brain was buzzing, and she couldn't think of anything.

"You cannot die, you must live, you must live, woooo..."

Nianyin broke down.

She was so afraid of Lao Qi dying in front of her; her hands and feet were ice cold, and she was trembling violently.

Lao Qi reached out to wipe away her tears: "Silly girl, what are you crying for? If you don't want me to die, help me find a doctor. If you keep crying like this, I'm afraid I'll end up in trouble even if I'm fine."

She woke up as if from a dream and hurriedly called for someone to find a doctor.

Actually, she didn't need to order it; Nianci had already sent someone to fetch the doctor.

The doctor used scissors to cut open Lao Qi's clothes, and after a careful examination, he smiled and said: "It's nothing, the wound is not deep. Apply some medicine and rest for two days, and it will be fine."

The Ji Family has homemade hemostatic medicine, and the effect is very good.

The medicinal powder was sprinkled on his back, and the pain vanished immediately.

When Nianyin returned to the Ji Family, she used this very medicine of her own, and in a few days' time, she had recovered as good as new.

While the doctor was bandaging him, Nianyin stood by, nervously asking, "Lao Qi, does it hurt?"

Lao Qi grimaced and bared his teeth: "It hurts! It hurts so much, I'm about to die from the pain!"

Fortunately, there was no one else on the scene besides the two of them and the doctor, as everyone else had gone to deal with those Wind Tribe captives.

His acting skills were not very good, and his posturing was too obvious; the doctor saw through it and couldn't help but retort: "What's with the pain? The children of our Ji Family aren't as exaggerated as you are after applying the medicine."

Lao Qi glared at her: "None of your business, hurry up and leave."

……

After the medicine was applied and the bandages were secured, the doctor carried her medical kit away, and Ji Yingjie also returned with her people.

She had a gloomy face, glared at Nianyin, and pointed at Lao Qi: "You tell me, how did he escape?"

Lao Qi: ……

He was truly impressed by this old lady.

Was there something wrong with her brain?

Not only did she not mention rewarding merit after he had just escaped death, but she was actually still obsessing over how he had escaped.

Nianyin knelt down with a "thud" in front of the Clan Leader and honestly confessed: "Clan Leader, if you want to punish someone, punish me alone; I was the one who let him out."

Lao Qi: "Auntie, don't listen to Nianyin's nonsense. I escaped on my own; it has nothing to do with Nianyin. After I escaped, Nianyin wanted to lock me up, and then we encountered those bad guys invading, so we went to the Square to trigger the emergency brake."

The two of them scrambled to take the blame upon themselves.

Both of them thought they would receive a very severe punishment, but Ji Yingjie let them off easily.

"I am going out for a trip and will be back in about three days. Nianyin, let him recuperate in your room and wait for me to deal with him when I return." After saying this, she took her people and left.

"Lao Qi, the Clan Leader won't kill you." Nianyin excitedly hugged Lao Qi, happy as a child.

She said that if the Clan Leader still wanted to do something to Lao Qi, she would have killed him on the spot instead of letting him recuperate, and in Nianyin's room at that.

Lao Qi had a blessing in disguise.

Although he had taken a knife to the shoulder, he had won Nianyin's heart and also obtained Ji Yingjie's tacit approval.

These three days felt like he was living in a dream.

Every day was incredibly blissful.

He was waited on hand and foot, with Nianyin personally attending to his daily needs.

Moreover, she was gentle and attentive; it was wonderful!

Lao Qi would not miss such an opportunity; even when he could have done things himself, he didn't, letting Nianyin help him instead.

As they spent time together, their feelings for each other heated up rapidly.

The happy days passed by in a flash.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

Ji Yingjie had returned, having won a complete victory!

She brought back quite a bit of gold, silver, and jewelry, as well as several women.

The Wind Tribe had been wiped out by the Ji Family.

If they dared to launch a sneak attack on the Ji Family and were let off easily, then any Tom, Dick, or Harry would come to the Ji Family to stir up trouble in the future, and then there would be nothing to do but play with them.

Ji Yingjie killed one to warn a hundred, achieved victory in her first battle, and returned in triumph.

If it were in the past, she would have definitely held a three-day banquet upon her return, letting all the old and young of the Ji Family gather together to celebrate for three days.

But this time, she did not.