By the time Hong Wu found his way to the suburb, Yan Wanqing was walking toward the middle of the courtyard carrying dried grass and firewood.
"Master!" In her panic, Hong Wu hurried forward to check her condition, noticing blood on her cheek, and quickly reached out to touch it. Yan Wanqing turned her face away and wiped it off with the back of her hand.
"It's theirs."
Only then did Hong Wu notice six neatly laid bodies in the center of the courtyard, each killed with a sword thrust to the throat.
She paused for a moment.
"Master..."
"Congratulations, Master, on restoring your martial strength and returning to your peak!" Piji interrupted.
While they were in the city, they had noticed someone was tailing Yan Wanqing, so they acted separately to deal with it. When they realized that this was a tactic to draw them away from the real target, they hurried here.
