Farm Girl Turns Everything Around: Sly Husband, Let's Farm

Chapter 1698: Chapter 1697: You Cannot Escape

“Aunt Lingsu, it’s been a while since we last met. How have you been?” Bei Yun greeted.

Standing behind him was a large group of black-clad men—more precisely, a circle of black-clad men, each holding a Divine Crossbow.

The Divine Crossbows, created through the collective effort of the Three Kingdoms, were now widely available. The experts from the Duan family were each equipped with one. At this moment, those men were pointing their Divine Crossbows at Qiao Xiaomai, Tong Sanlang, and Bei Lingsu.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen Aunt Lingsu in black. You look truly stunning.” Bei Yun gave Bei Lingsu a once-over, his tone genuinely complimentary.

Bei Lingsu, dressed for a night operation, looked exquisitely beautiful.

“Cut the nonsense!” Bei Lingsu spat fiercely upon hearing that. “If you want to fight, just come at me!”

“I won’t fight you, Aunt Lingsu, but you must leave Qiao Xiaomai behind. You and Tong Sanlang might be able to dodge the dense rain of arrows from the Divine Crossbows, but if you’re burdened with Qiao Xiaomai, who knows no martial arts, you absolutely won’t escape.” Bei Yun raised his hand as he spoke, pointing around the courtyard. “You’re already surrounded.”

As Bei Yun finished his words, Bei Lingsu frowned. She stepped forward a few paces to survey her surroundings. Sure enough, the yard was filled to the brim with a crowd of black-clad men, each armed with a Divine Crossbow.

Her elegant brows furrowed tightly. Bei Yun’s pace of manufacturing the Divine Crossbows was unexpectedly swift.

“Aunt Lingsu, how did you learn Martial Arts?”

The Martial Arts technique was unique to his faction—a method that completely conceals one’s presence, allowing an ambusher to strike with pinpoint accuracy.

To his surprise, Bei Lingsu and Tong Sanlang had mastered this technique. Relying on their exceptional agility, they had slipped in unnoticed. If it weren’t for his intention to speak a few more words with Qiao Xiaomai before bed, Qiao Xiaomai might have actually been taken away by the two of them.

“Of course, I found someone who knew the technique and forced them to tell me.”

Bei Yun was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. “Someone actually survived?”

Practitioners of this technique kept poison capsules hidden in their teeth, biting them to self-destruct the moment they were captured.

“Of course. Did you think I’m useless?” Bei Lingsu gritted her teeth. “After how you’ve used me this past year, it seems I was feeding the wolves. You’ve set up no shortage of traps filled with poison for me on this journey.”

“Consider it an exchange, then. Aunt, you managed to survive every ordeal and even brought Tong Sanlang along as dead weight. Truly, you’re a once-in-a-century prodigy. The Bei family is fortunate to have you.” Bei Yun chuckled.

“Shut your damn mouth!” Bei Lingsu spat hatefully once again. “Today, we’ll see if your Divine Crossbows are faster or our lightfoot skills are.”

“No, no, no.” Bei Yun waved his hand dismissively. “Aunt, that would be far too irresponsible. You and Tong Sanlang can move freely even under a rain of arrows from the Divine Crossbows. But what about Miss Qiao? She knows no martial arts, and she weighs a hundred pounds. She’ll slow you down.”

At these words, Bei Lingsu had yet to respond, but Qiao Xiaomai couldn’t hold back and retorted, “I weigh only ninety pounds, thank you very much!”

“That’s not the point. The point is, I don’t want to harm you or Aunt Lingsu. Aunt Lingsu can take care of herself, but what about you? If Tong Sanlang falters and gets injured, it’s no big deal. But if you were hurt, I’d truly feel bad.”

“Stop pretending to care!” Qiao Xiaomai couldn’t resist cursing. “If you really cared, you’d let us go!”

“That won’t do. You’re a hostage, a leverage to keep Daqi in check.” Bei Yun shook his head and turned his gaze to Bei Lingsu. “Aunt Lingsu, you and Tong Sanlang can leave, and I promise I won’t stop you. But Qiao Xiaomai must stay.”

“To ensure her safety, you and Tong Sanlang shouldn’t test your speed against a rain of arrows from the Divine Crossbows. She cannot be harmed.”

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