It's night, midnight.

In the heavy rain, several dark shadows quietly landed outside the courtyard wall of the Hang family. All of them were wearing night clothes and had their faces covered with scarves.

A person who seemed to be the leader waved his hand, and the others scattered like birds and beasts, leaping onto the courtyard wall or the eaves, while the leader landed lightly in the yard.

As if they had explored the place beforehand, the leading man in black walked slowly towards the study with a clear goal.

Midnight is the time of the day when people feel the deepest sleep. At this moment, the two adults and one child in the study were sleeping soundly, unaware that danger was approaching quietly.

A strong flash of lightning flashed across the sky, followed by a thunderclap. In the east room, Song Ning suddenly woke up from her sleep. Perhaps because she was a light sleeper, or perhaps because she was not used to the child not being around, she did not sleep well that night.

It was still raining outside. Song Ning tossed and turned on the kang with his eyes open, no longer able to sleep, and had no idea that there was an uninvited guest in the yard.

Study, if the people inside were awake at this moment, they would definitely see a piece of knife blade moving the wooden bolt lightly and slowly on the door bolt. Even in the dark, it could be clearly seen through the occasional lightning.

However, Hang Shuheng, who had not had a good sleep for days due to taking care of the wounded, had a rare cool breeze to help him sleep tonight, and he slept unusually deeply at this moment.

Chu Rui was a man who had just recovered from a serious injury, so he slept more than he was awake, not to mention that Yang Yang was a three or five-year-old child who grew up in his sleep.

The long knife pried the bolt little by little. The person outside the door was extremely patient. It seemed like a long process. The bolt moved little by little until a slight "click" sound was drowned out by the sound of heavy rain outside, and the wooden bolt across the door panel had been pried open.

With just a gentle push, the door slowly opened, revealing a black figure outside the door.

The man in black held a long sword at his side, stepped over the threshold, and walked slowly and lightly into the study. His eyes revealed outside the veil were extremely cold.

He stopped at the head of the kang and watched for a moment, and found that the person lying there was not the person he was looking for. His sharp eyes suddenly turned towards the end of the kang.

The man in black turned around and walked towards the end of the kang, holding his breath. It was just a few steps, but it took him nearly half a minute to stop.

Recognizing the face sleeping on the kang, the man in black's eyes lit up with excitement. He knew that his chance had come.

Kill this man, yes, just kill this man, it will be a great achievement, and his status in front of the master will rise in the future, and no one can surpass him.

He felt very aggrieved when he thought about the lackey who had been obeying the traitor in recent days. Although he was not a good person, what he despised most was such a loyal beast.

He couldn't help but feel sympathy for the man in front of him who was still sleeping. He raised such a dog, but it bit him instead.

However, sympathy aside, he still had to kill the man. After he had accomplished a great deed and returned to report, he would see if that man still dared to act arrogantly in front of him.

The man in black slowly raised the long sword in his hand. He seemed to see a bright future beckoning to him. The excitement and murderous intent in his eyes were not concealed at all. As long as he swung his long sword...

At this moment, another flash of lightning streaked across the sky, instantly illuminating half the sky. The light reflected from the blade happened to flash across Chu Rui's eyelids.

In just a moment, Chu Rui suddenly opened his eyes and subconsciously rolled to the side, barely avoiding the knife slashed down by the man in black. He grabbed the blanket and threw it at the man in black, then drew out his dagger and stabbed him.

The man in black swung his sword to cut open the bedding that blocked his view. The opponent's dagger was already pointing directly at his face. He didn't expect that the opponent could still be so agile despite being seriously injured.

Having missed the opportunity to attack, the man in black swung his long sword back to block his face, and the dagger hit the blade, making a sharp "clang" sound.

Unable to defeat the enemy in one move, Chu Rui knew that the opportunity had been lost and could not help but feel anxious.

As soon as they started fighting, he knew that the strength of the man in black should not be underestimated. With his current physical condition, he could not be the opponent of the man in black. The unexpected move just now was almost the limit of what he could do at that moment.

Sure enough, as soon as they started fighting, the man in black could feel that although his move was extremely fast, it was obviously lacking in strength. It was just a trick that looked good but was useless.

After just one round, Chu Rui could no longer hold out and was kicked to the ground against the wall by the man in black, spitting out blood.

The man in black kicked away the dagger that had fallen to the ground, looked down at the fallen Chu Rui, and slowly raised the long sword above his head.

The noise of the fight woke Hang Shuheng up. In the dim light, he could vaguely see a black figure holding a long knife and about to swing it down. Hang Shuheng didn't have time to think about it, so he took the teapot on the table and threw it at that place.

The man in black seemed to have eyes on his back. He turned around and swung his knife, and the teapot broke into pieces in an instant.

"Humph! You don't know your own limitations." The man in black said contemptuously, "Since you are so eager to die, I will grant your wish."

In the east room, Song Ning was also startled by the noise. He quickly threw off the quilt and got off the kang, intending to go out and take a look.

Here, Chu Rui endured the severe pain of his wound, grabbed the black-clothed man's feet, and shouted to Hang Shuheng: "Go... Go quickly."

The man in black turned around and stepped on the wound on his left shoulder and crushed it vigorously, forcing him to loosen his grip due to the intense pain. The man in black pulled out his bound foot and sneered, "Want to leave? It's too late. None of you can leave."

In the darkness, Hang Shuheng couldn't see Chu Rui's anxious expression, but he knew that they couldn't leave.

He looked back at his son who was still sleeping. If he couldn't leave, he would fight.

He got off the kang and happened to step on the dagger that had just been kicked away by the man in black. He picked it up without hesitation and held it tightly in his hand.

The opponent was a master of martial arts, while he was just a powerless scholar in front of him. Given the huge disparity in strength, all he could take advantage of was the opponent's underestimation of the enemy and the special skills he learned in the army in his previous life.

And he only has one chance.

Watching the man in black walking towards him step by step, his footsteps seemed to be stepping on his heart. Hang Shuheng kept telling himself to calm down, calm down, and calm down again.

Soon, soon...

Hang Shuheng paid close attention to the man in black, secretly calculating his next move, one step, two steps, until he raised his long sword high.

Seeing this, Chu Rui couldn't help but close his eyes in despair. This kind family was ultimately implicated by him.

At the moment when the man in black swung his sword, Hang Shuheng moved.

It's now……

It happened in a flash. Hang Shuheng rushed forward like a cheetah, his body almost sticking to the other person.

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