The group of people were in a panic, as if they had seen a ghost. They looked at the archers around them with the help of torches, and some of them even had trembling in their calves.
Liao Jingxu was too lazy to waste time talking to these rebels. Since they had fallen into the trap, he could deal with them at will. He raised his hand and the archers drew their bows and arrows. The arrows shot towards the group of people like meteors, making it impossible for them to avoid them.
Although they tried their best to resist, how could a person be faster than an arrow? Soon someone was hit by an arrow and wailed.
Liao Jingxu turned a blind eye to the cries and did not hesitate at all. Instead, he said in a cold voice, "We will raid the Governor's Mansion in the middle of the night. If you are guilty, you should be executed. But if you resist, you will be killed without mercy!"
His tone was firm and direct, and the arrows in the archers' hands flew out as if they were risking their lives. In a short while, most of the dozens of people over there had fallen, and it was only a matter of time before the others fell.
If this continues, everyone will die here in less than an incense stick of time!
The leader was hit by an arrow in the shoulder, and was knocked back by the huge impact. Seeing the endless stream of arrows flying towards him, he took a deep breath and shouted in pain: "Lord Liao, aren't you worried about being liquidated after the city is captured?!"
Liao Jingxu's expression remained unchanged as he looked at them coldly, as if he were looking at a dead person: "I'll let you die clearly. The city will not be broken, so don't worry."
The leader suddenly opened his eyes wide and grinned: "Master Liao, isn't it too early to say that? You only have 7,000 people at most. How many city gates can you defend? You know, we have 30,000 people! Master Liao, why don't you make a deal..."
Liao Jingxu sneered and urged the archers in a cold voice: "What are you waiting for? Why don't you kill these traitors?!"
After saying that, without waiting for these people to say anything else, he took a bow and arrow, aimed at the forehead of the leader, and then shot an arrow at a high speed.
The arrow hit the man right between the eyebrows. The man opened his eyes wide and fell down in disbelief.
With Liao Jingxu setting an example, the other archers worked even harder, and in a short time, no one was left alive.
When he was sure that the last person had fallen, Liao Jingxu raised his hand and ordered the archers to retreat. His personal guards immediately rushed out and carefully checked each body before nodding to Liao Jingxu: "Sir, they have all been killed."
Liao Jingxu hummed, walked up to the group of people, found the leader, and suddenly pulled off his mask.
Seeing the man's face, he laughed coldly again: "It's really him!"
The head of the imperial guard followed his gaze and recognized that this was an acquaintance. He could not help but be surprised: "Sir, this is... Aren't these the bandits we are looking for? They also robbed Mr. Ji's food and led the Tang Prince Consort..."
Liao Jingxu clapped his hands and looked at the corpses sarcastically, then stood up and said, "Yes, take care of all the corpses, and then go to the front hall and wait for me."
The chief of the guards responded quickly.
Liao Jingxu went straight to Mrs. Liao.
At Mrs. Liao's place, the children were very frightened and cried non-stop at first, but after a long time, there was no more noise, and the children's nervousness and anxiety gradually subsided. Their emotions gradually calmed down, and they were coaxed to sleep by the wet nurse and the maids.
Seeing that there was no worse news, Mrs. Liao managed to calm herself down and pulled Su Yao and Mrs. Yuan aside to talk.
Mrs. Yuan also understood Mrs. Liao's current mood. She knew that Mrs. Liao was afraid. In fact, she was also afraid. When they talked together, she felt better about the worries in her heart.
As they were chatting idly, they suddenly heard the sound of orderly footsteps outside.
Mrs. Liao was very familiar with that kind of voice recently. She stood up in panic and asked, "What's that sound?!"
Did someone call in
Fortunately, a maidservant immediately came out to report happily: "Madam! It's our master, our master is back!"
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Mrs. Liao was startled. She was too frightened and felt very uncomfortable all over, as if she was walking on cotton. When she heard that it was Liao Jingxu, she suspected that she had heard it wrong at first. But when she really saw Liao Jingxu coming in, her uneasiness was swept away. She called out "Master" and took a few quick steps towards Liao Jingxu.
Fortunately, Mrs. Liao was still thinking about the important matter, so she hurriedly asked him, "What happened outside, Master? We just thought it was the rebels that broke in, and the children were so scared."
Liao Jingxu shook her hand and said, "It's okay. We just caught a group of bandits. How are the children?"
Mrs. Liao breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly, "The noise in front was quiet just now. They were coaxed to sleep by the nurse and the maid."
Liao Jingxu nodded and asked Mrs. Liao to take good care of the child. Then he walked straight to Su Yao and bowed to him.
He actually bowed and said thank you.
In fact, Liao Jingxu was the governor of a province and a high-ranking official, so he didn't need to pay any respect to her, a county lady.
Su Yao also stood up and moved away, saying with a smile, "Your Excellency does not have to do this."
"You have done me a great favor, my lady. How can I not accept such a favor?" Liao Jingxu said, then stood up and looked at Su Yao: "As you expected, they are really the bandits. Did you know that they were hiding in the city?"
Su Yao had gone to find him before and asked him to pretend to defend the city when people outside were attacking it. But secretly he asked him to ambush in the backyard with his men. Although Liao Jingxu didn't know what Su Yao was going to do, he still decided to take a gamble. Who knew that such a big thing would happen tonight.
Su Yao smiled and said, "There are Xundian Prefecture and Anhua Prefecture outside the city, so we must make some arrangements inside the city. Only by attacking from both inside and outside can we collapse faster."
Mrs. Liao was confused by what she heard, but she knew that Su Yao had already made preparations. She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Thinking of Su Yao's calmness before, it turned out that Su Yao had already discussed it with the adults. She patted her chest, but suddenly took a deep breath and asked nervously: "Then, now that the adults are back, what should we do with the city gate?"
There were only 7,000 defenders in the city, which was why Mrs. Liao had always been so insecure and afraid. There were too few people and she didn't know what they could do.
If Xundian Prefecture and Anhua Prefecture really had 30,000 people coming to attack the city, it would be the difference between dying one day earlier and dying one day later.
Mrs. Liao was very nervous.
Liao Jingxu was much calmer. He looked at Su Yao and asked, "Miss Su, is there anything else you haven't told us?"