Chapter 18: Counterattack

Meng Shi scooped him up in one swift motion, holding tight the small body that kept struggling in her arms.

"Be good, Yu'an, don't go over there!"

Tian Qin offered a reassuring smile in his direction, then gritted her teeth, snapped the arrow off her shoulder, and raised her blade again to slash at the assassin.

Seeing this, Yu'an was so anxious he burst into loud wailing.

【Fairy Sister, please, hurry and save my mother and aunt!】

Outside the screen, An Luo was just as anxious.

She only had one Peace Talisman left; she could keep buying them for Zaituan until the little one left safely.

But if in the end only Yu'an remained, what would become of him?

Zaituan definitely couldn't bear it.

So not a single member of the Cheng Family could be lost!

But the items unlocked in the beginner Shop were limited, and none of them were any use right now.

After equipping a new Peace Talisman, An Luo found the customer service.

: I want to save the Cheng Family!

Yet the customer service did not reply.

An Luo felt her temple twitch. She took a deep breath to suppress her anger, then clattered out another line of text.

: You must have a way, say it quick, or I'll uninstall the Software!

Customer Service: After uninstalling, dear, you'll never see Zaituan again~

An Luo mentally pumped her fist.

It really worked!

: So what? I'll just raise another one in a different game!

As she typed that line, An Luo was screaming frantically inside.

Sorry Zaituan, that's not what your sister really means, please don't believe it, your sister absolutely doesn't think that way!

An Luo clenched her fists nervously; in truth, she was gambling too, betting that this mysterious Live Stream Room system didn't want anything to happen to the Cheng Family either.

Customer Service:... Xiao Ke can only temporarily grant dear access to the advanced Shop's purchase permissions.

Buzz!

Advanced Shop opening for a limited time, countdown one minute fifty-five seconds...

What can you even do in so little time!

But An Luo had no time to argue with the customer service; her eyes swept quickly across the screen and she tapped straight onto the weapons tab.

Advanced Peace Talisman: forms a protective shield within a two-meter radius around the wearer, blocking outside attacks, effective duration one hour, (can be unequipped when not needed).

Bought!

Her gaze dropped to the next item, and An Luo let out a small breath of relief.

Thank goodness, with these, Zaituan can fight back!

Completing the payment in the last few seconds, An Luo quickly equipped the Peace Talisman onto Zaituan.

The enemies kept growing in number; Wu Meng and Feng Shan had already taken several arrows and been slashed multiple times.

At the same time, five masked assassins circled around behind the boulder, swords in hand, striding quickly toward Cheng Old Madam and the others.

The distance closed rapidly, their pace quickening, when suddenly the five assassins leapt into the air, swords raised, and thrust straight at the group.

By the time Cheng Old Madam sensed the movement, it was already too late.

Cheng Qiuluo and the others who noticed this side were wild-eyed with fury, rushing over while shouting desperately.

"Watch out!"

Yet the next instant, those assassins were blasted away by an invisible force.

【Zaituan, within a six-foot radius centered on you is safe, hurry and bring your mother and aunt inside the shield!】

One chi is about 0.333 meters, roughly six chi.

Suddenly hearing the voice, Yu'an was dazed for a moment, then quickly clenched his little fists and nodded firmly.

He knew it, Fairy Sister would definitely come to save them!

"Mother, come quickly!"

While An Luo was typing, those assassins once again rushed forward with their swords.

Just like before, they were blasted away again.

The people inside the shield watched this scene, going from initial shock to growing calm.

Meanwhile, Wang Shi led Tian Qin and the Cheng Qiuyun sisters running toward Yu'an's side.

After several failed attempts, the assassins exchanged glances, shared a look, and wordlessly shifted direction to attack the Cheng Qiuyun sisters, surrounding them completely.

The people inside the shield were frantic with worry.

【Yu'an, they can't get through, so you take your great-grandmother and walk over there, ram into them!】

Yu'an looked up, clenched his little fists, his chubby little face showing a hint of fierceness, his gaze resolute.

"Great-grandmother, let's go save them, I'm going to ram them flying!"

Cheng Old Madam nodded to the others, then followed closely behind the little one with Meng Shi and the rest.

From An Luo's perspective, the shield slowly moved in the direction of Cheng Qiuluo and the others with Yu'an's steps.

When they were still half a zhang away, Meng Shi simply picked Yu'an up, and the others followed closely, running quickly behind.

The assassins surrounding Wang Shi's group were gradually pushed aside, and finally as they suddenly accelerated, the remaining few assassins were instantly flung away.

"Ah—"

After a chorus of startled cries came the successive thuds of heavy objects hitting the ground.

Seeing this, Wang Shi and the others let out a sigh of relief. The moment they released their strength, they collapsed straight onto the ground, gasping for breath in great gulps.

After the assassins climbed up from the ground, they exchanged a glance, then charged forward again, wildly hacking at the protective barrier with their blades and swords.

Cheng Qiuluo gritted her teeth fiercely, suddenly slid forward in a tackle, and slashed the backs of two assassins' knees.

Blood spurted out like a pillar, yet not a single drop splashed onto her.

The two assassins immediately crumpled to the ground in agony, clutching their wounded legs and wailing in pain.

The assassin beside her turned and thrust at her with a sword, but no matter what, the blade couldn't reach her.

Cheng Qiuluo's eyes suddenly lit up.

"I have an idea!"

Having witnessed what had just happened, the others naturally understood what she meant.

Just like that, Meng Shi carried Yu'an around everywhere, while Wang Shi, Tian Shi, and the Cheng Qiuyun sisters took the chance to slay the enemies.

Even Cheng Qiuruo and Cheng Jiuling, mother and daughter who knew no martial arts, picked up blades from the ground and hacked at the assassins at random—and they actually landed several blows.

Cheng Jiuling even asked Cheng Qiuyun how to strike so it took no effort yet still inflicted heavy wounds on the enemy.

An Luo, beyond the screen: "……"

6!

This Peace Talisman with a protective barrier—you lot have really figured out how to use it.

Their own side was falling one after another, yet they couldn't even touch the hem of the Cheng Family women's garments!

The assassins collectively broke.

"Retreat!"

The assassins' leader shouted, and the remaining assassins grabbed their companions' corpses and turned to flee.

"No, we can't let them go!"

Cheng Qiuyun's eyes were bloodshot with killing intent. She gripped the sword in her hand tightly and was about to charge out.

If they weren't dealt with in one go, next time they'd only face even more enemies!

An Luo snorted coldly.

Come whenever you want, leave whenever you want?

Not a chance!

【Yu'an, see those five green Iron Lumps in the box? Have your Aunt pull the iron rings on top, then throw them at the assassins!】

"Aunt, wait!"

The Cheng Qiuyun sisters were just about to give chase when the little one grabbed their sleeves.

Looking down, they saw Yu'an had somehow produced two strange Iron Lumps.

Cheng Yu'an gestured with both hands and feet.

"Pull it open, throw it over!"

"This……"

Cheng Qiuyun instinctively looked toward Grandmother.

This thing, at most it could only smash and injure one person, right?

Cheng Old Madam gave a slight nod.

"Alright, then I'll try."

Cheng Qiuyun did as he said—pulled the iron ring and tossed it into the crowd of assassins.

Everyone only heard a 'boom', the ground trembled, and loose stones rolled down the slope on the Mountain.

And several of those assassins were blasted into midair—some lost their legs, some had their arms blown off……

The remaining assassins scrambled up from the ground in panic.

"Run! They know sorcery!"

"They can summon heavenly thunder and earthly fire!"

The Cheng Family women stared at this scene in disbelief.

These Iron Lumps actually had such tremendous power!

If they were used on the battlefield……

Cheng Qiuluo watched, her blood boiling with excitement. She looked down at the other one in Yu'an's hand, eager to try.

"Yu'an, Little Aunt is going to try too!"

The assassins had run far away. Cheng Qiuluo mounted her Horse and chased them for a stretch before throwing it out.

After a tremendous explosion, another large swath was blasted down.

Cheng Qiuluo pulled the reins tight with one hand and gripped a short blade with the other. Facing the broken limbs and corpses strewn across the ground, she was utterly unaffected—she stared fixedly at the assassins lying on the ground with no breath left in them.

Dare to harm a member of the Cheng Family, and I'll make sure you never return!