Climbing on the Sparrow Branch – CH 660

Chapter 660: A Wilderness

After a few swift movements from the woods, dozens of figures sprang out, each armed and masked.

Pei Que drew his sword swiftly. “They have archers!”

Qian Jinyu also drew his sword to help, but Lin Feng grabbed him, yelling, “Why are you pulling me?”

“Young Master Qian, it’s dangerous here. The assassins aren’t after you. Don’t rush forward.” Lin Feng pulled Qian Jinyu back. “It’s too dangerous here. You’d be better off among us.”

“What’s with the sissy chatter!” Qian Jinyu saw more assassins rushing out, and it looked like they were about to be surrounded. He was so anxious he wanted to be on the front lines. “You want me to be a coward? No way! Let go now, or I will chop you down!”

Lin Feng glanced at the blade Qian Jinyu was wielding but still wouldn’t let go. In the end, Qian Jinyu cut his sleeve and rushed to the front.

Pei Que, still somewhat afraid of Qian Jinyu getting hurt, fought his way to his side.

“You’ve been lying low in Yongning for so long; haven’t you stockpiled any troops?” Qian Jinyu was gradually struggling; his clothes on his arms and back were torn in several places.

Pei Que chuckled. “What, is Young Master Qian afraid of death?”

“I’m in my prime; of course I’m afraid of death! Aren’t you afraid too?” Qian Jinyu cursed.

Everyone was afraid of death, and Pei Que was naturally afraid.

The summer forest was filled with heat, carrying the scent of grass and earth, gradually tinged with the stench of blood.

The masked men, as if they had no way to retreat, pressed straight towards Pei Que.

A dense mass of masked men, at least a hundred in number, plus archers unseen in the forest.

But now, no more arrows flew from the trees.

Qian Jinyu seemed to realize something and abruptly turned to look at Pei Que. “What’s going on?”

Pei Que gave Qian Jinyu a mysterious smile, said nothing, and took two steps back.

Just then, more than a dozen heads were suddenly thrown out of the dense forest.

Immediately afterward, Shuo Feng led a group of people rushing down from the mountains.

The assassins panicked at being surrounded, but one of their leaders said something and attacked Pei Que again.

But with Shuo Feng’s help, Pei Que was much more relaxed.

Qian Jinyu glared fiercely at Pei Que. “Did you already know there was an ambush here?”

Pei Que raised an eyebrow triumphantly at Qian Jinyu and retorted, “Young Master Qian is so clever; didn’t you guess?”

After saying that, Pei Que ignored Qian Jinyu and went to fight the others.

Qian Jinyu was stunned for a moment before realizing that Pei Que had known all along that the Yun family had sent assassins. “Indeed, Pei Que himself said that Dingnan lies to the north of Yongning, and the Jiuyi tribes to the east. How could Pei Que not know that people from the capital are coming to Yongning?”

Yet, when he arrived in Yongning, Pei Que pretended not to know and even thanked him.

“What a big liar!”

“Watching Pei Que fight the assassins, Qian Jinyu felt a tightness in his chest.

“What’s this called?

Closing the door to beat the dog!

“Putting the Yun family’s assassins into Yongning territory, then surrounding them, and dealing with the assassins would be a piece of cake.

“The reason Pei Que kept him for three days was probably to wait until today, to let him see Pei Que’s strategy and strength, and also to let the Yun family see his face.

“With so many assassins here, no one can guarantee that none will slip through the net. If someone sends a message to the Yun family, even if they weren’t Pei Que’s allies, they must be.”

“What a clever scheme.” Before arriving in Yongning, he had thought he could take control, but he hadn’t expected that from the moment he entered Yongning’s territory, he would already be part of Pei Que’s scheme.

While Qian Jinyu was pondering these thoughts, Pei Que’s men had already dealt with the assassins. As far as the eye could see, corpses littered the ground, leaving only one survivor.

Qian Jinyu saw Lin Feng dragging the assassin over by the chin.

Pei Que stood in front of him. Seeing Pei Que calmly wiping his hands, he truly realized he had overestimated himself.

Feeling the gaze behind him, Pei Que turned and glanced at the dazed Qian Jinyu, asking, “Young Master Qian, would you like to interrogate him?”

Qian Jinyu exclaimed “Ah!” and craned his neck to look ahead. He had seen dead bodies before and witnessed many interrogations in prison, but this was the first time he had seen so many corpses in front of him.

“Alright.” Pei Que withdrew his gaze, tossed a piece of cloth behind him, and threw it to Qian Jinyu. “If Young Master Qian is afraid, then stay away. There’s a stream not far away; you can go wash up there first. I need to get busy here.”