Chapter 655: Chapter 655 Counterattack (3)
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Although Gu Chenglin did not know what she was up to, he still obediently went to collect the oil lamps in the nearby houses.
When he brought it over, Zhou Ying put the knockout powder inside each oil lamp and covered them with a layer of paper to prevent the oil from spilling.
After she was done, she lit one up and threw it in the middle of the five people below.
After the oil lamps fell to the ground, they exploded with a bang and burned furiously. Of course, the knockout powder also quickly evaporated.
The four of them instantly fainted and were ignited in flames.
However, there wasn’t much oil, and the floor was made of stone, so the flames quickly extinguished after their clothes and hair were burned off.
“Bring the other oil lamps back to the room,” Zhou Ying said.
After saying that, she took two oil lamps and entered the room, with Gu Chenglin immediately following in with the remaining two.
At the same time, as soon as the five men in black retreated, Zhou Huaiming immediately brought five men and quickly surrounded the assassins who had jumped through the windows.
They were almost done by the time Zhou Ying was done.
King Rui also walked out of the house.
When the men in black saw this, they knew their plan had failed. They immediately scattered. Some rushed to the side door, while others wanted to climb over the wall and escape.
However, how could Zhang Ping let them get away? He started his counterattack.
Gu Chengrui was delighted when he saw this, as he had been waiting for this moment. He stretched out his hand and said, “Babe, give me the itching powder.”
Zhou Ying immediately stood up and handed him four packs of itching powder. At the same time, she lit up four lamps and handed them to him. “I put knockout powder in the lamp.”
Gu Chengrui immediately knew what it was. He picked up the oil lamps and threw them at the walls on both sides.
But because the lamps were thrown out violently, the flames snuffed out halfway.
When Zhang Ping saw that Gu Chengrui had thrown the oil lamps, he knew Gu Chengrui wanted to use fire to stop the assassins from escaping.
Therefore, when he saw that the fire did not ignite, he grabbed a torch from a nearby soldier and threw it over.
The wall was set on fire in an instant, forcing those who wanted to escape by climbing over the wall to retreat.
A moment later, the men in black near the wall began to faint.
Of course, the soldiers did not run up to them after seeing that.
Gu Chengrui saw that Zhang Ping wanted to go forward and immediately shouted, “There is knockout powder in the lamps!”
After saying that, he took out his slingshot and started shooting itching powder at the side door.
However, there were still some men in black who were lucky enough to escape.
Gu Chengrui had no remedy for these escapees.
After that, he asked Zhou Ying for the antidote to the knockout powder. Seeing that Gu Chenglin was in the room, Zhou Ying had no choice but to return to their room to “get it”.
Gu Chengrui took the antidote and walked to the backyard to detoxify the fainted soldiers.
Soon, all the men in black were executed.
In the end, they did not find any useful clues. They did not even leave behind any silver taels.
After they were done, Zhou Huaiming patted Gu Chengrui’s shoulder and said, “Thank you so much for today. That first warning must have been from sister-in-law.”
“It’s what we should do. We’re in the same boat now.” Gu Chengrui replied.
“Cousin, go and inform Uncle Liao and leave this place to him. We’ll set off immediately.” King Rui spoke up at this moment.
“Your Highness, your injuries can’t withstand the fatigue of the journey.” Doctor He immediately advised.
“It’s fine as long as I don’t die. If we stay any longer, that’s when we might all die.” King Rui insisted and returned to his house.
Everyone did not try to dissuade him anymore. After all, there were already two assassination attempts.
If they delayed any longer, it would give the other party more time to prepare, which would be even more disadvantageous to them.
Everyone quickly packed their luggage and rushed to the capital overnight..