Chapter 23

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Xie Lian, Song Lan, Xiao Xingchen, Wen Ning and Lan Wangji walk over to the two, "San Lang, what's wrong?" Asked Xie Lian. "Listen, A-Ning, can you and A-Qing keep an eye on the boys?"

"I will, but why?" Wen Ning asked.

"Since we left the wood, I felt like someone is following us. Gege, Song Lan, Xiao Xingchen, Lan Wangji, pay close attention to everything and everyone around us okay?" The four nodded their head.

"We should keep this quiet, I don't want the children to know. If they know then they will want to fight too. I don't know how strong the opponent is, I don't want them to fight them."

"Let's go," they all walk over to where A-Qing, Zizhen, Jin Ling and Wen Yuan is at.

The shadow that belong to San Lang have call more of his comrade, they are now spread out around San Lang and the other. They are keeping an eye out on the people around the group. If anything look suspicious they can go and tell San Lang about it.

As the group is eating and talking two people in red clothes (not the Wen clan) walk into the inn. Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji, Song Lan and Xiao Xingchen recognized there clothes, "A-Ying isn't that?" Wei Wuxian nodded his head.

"Didi?" San Lang whispered to Wei Wuxian, "That is the Ouyang clan color."

"Ouyang?" San Lang and Xie Lian looked at their son Zizhen, "Are they trying to get him back?" Hearing San Lang said this cause Xie Lian to become scare very scare. "No, I don't want them to take Zizhen back."

"Papa Xie, what's wrong?" Asked a worry Zizhen. "Nothing wrong Zizhen," Xie Lian patted Zizhen head.

"Zizhen? Isn't that Sect leader Ouyang son? I think we found him."

Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji heard what the two Ouyang clan disciple is saying, "let's go tell the other."

"We need to go! Take whatever we can with us."

"Zizhen, A-Yuan, Jin Ling, we are leaving now. Take whatever you want with you, okay?" Wei Wuxian went to pay for their food as he also take some water with them since he know that the three boys will need it.

"Papa?"

"Do as your Wei shushu said, okay?" Zizhen nodded his head. The three boys grabbed whatever they want as they put it in a handkerchief.

"Wen Ning get A-Qing and the boys into the carriage. Make sure no one take Zizhen okay?" San Lang then gave Wen Ning a sword, "Use it well," wen Ning take the sword in his hand, "I will protect them." Wen Ning has been training with the boys, his fighting style have improve since then.

"Zizhen, A- Qing, A-Ling, A-Yuan, come on," all five left the inn as they walk toward their carriage that is still there waiting for them.

San Lang left with Xie Lian, then it was Song Lan with Xiao Xingchen, last to enter into the carriage is Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji, "everyone hold on tight okay?" They all nodded their head.

"Driver let's go. Drive fast!" The driver did just that. Before they could go any further a group of people in red surrounded them. The carriage stop very fast, everyone inside either fall forward or someone is there to catch them.

"Zizhen!" San Lang grab both Zizhen and Xie Lian.

"A-Ling!" Wei Wuxian grab into Jin Ling.

Wen Yuan was grabbed by his uncle, Wen Ning also save A-Qing as well.

"Is everyone alright?" They all nodded their head, "What happen?" Asked Wen Yuan.

"Master, there is a group of people surrounding your carriage," come a voice from behind the carriage. "San Lang."

"Everyone listen up, gege, you, Xiao Xingchen and Wen Ning, take the boys and A-Qing away from here once you get the chance to escape okay?"

Xiao Xingchen looked at Song Lan, "don't worry Xingchen, we will catch up to you."

"Song Lan, A-Xian, Wangji and I will fight them. Go as far as you can," the other nodded their head. The four of them got out of the carriage, "Driver, once you got the chance to escape. Drive as fast as you can okay?" The driver nodded his head.

"Master?" The shadow appear next to San Lang, "protect them," was all San Lang said. "Understood!"

"What do you all want?" Asked Song Lan. "Hand over young master Zizhen, if you do then we will let you go."

"Not a chance. Zizhen is my son. I won't hand him over to anyone."

"Then there no other choice, get them!" Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji, Song Lan and San Lang all pull out their sword. From inside the other can hear metal clanging together, "driver go now!" Shouted Xie Lian.

Zizhen stick his head out the window, "Papa San! Papaaaaaa!"

"Zizhen, they will come back," Xie Lian pull his son back inside, "But." They we're all worrying about their family who stay behind to fight off whoever it is that stop their carriage.

"A-Ning! There are people chasing us!" Wen Ning look out the window, indeed there are more people chasing them, 'damn it,' he went back inside, "what should we do, Xie Lian?"

Xie Lian look at his now shaking up son, "Xingchen and I will fight them off. A-Ning, you keep going okay?" Wen Ning nodded his head. "Papa Xie."

"Stay with Ning shushu, okay? We will catch up to you." Xie Lian pull Zizhen into his arm, 'I will not let anyone separate our family,' "A-Ling, A-Yuan, you three stay safe. If Ning shushu tell you to run, you run. Don't look back. Make sure you three and A-Qing stay together, you got it?"

Jin Ling, Wen Yuan and Qing nodded their head. Xie Lian looked Xiao Xingchen, he gave Xie Lian a nod, the two open the curtain and jump out of the carriage. Zizhen look out the window again, "Papa! Papa! PAPA!"

"Ning shushu." Wen Ning looked at Jin Ling and Wen Yuan.

'Be strong Wen Ning, they are counting on you. They are your family now,' "Don't worry, we will see everyone again. Be strong okay?" The three boys nodded their head. 'We will be fine.'

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