Plotting with You: The Forensic Scientist in Ancient Times!

Chapter 664 - 663: Archer

The four of them appeared to not be taking any action, but the two people tied to the tree were very alert. They vaguely heard some noises and were jolted awake from their sleepy daze, pricking up their ears to listen, knowing that their comrades had arrived, and instantly came to attention.

The two men first looked warily at Lu Qing and the others, seeing that they seemed not to have noticed anything. They dared not to relax their vigilance and glanced again at the fire, seeing that there was no smoke rising like the blue smoke they encountered before. Thinking about how clear-headed they felt now, they secretly let out a sigh of relief.

Their gazes turned toward the shadows deep in the forest, trying to catch a glimpse of their companions hidden there.

As a gust of wind blew by, the surrounding trees rustled loudly, accompanying the brief commotion carried by the wind. Suddenly, more than ten people darted out of the darkness deep within the forest. Their attire was almost identical to those of the two ’mountain bandit’ captives tied up, each clutching large knives and looking fierce.

This group of people charged forth, not even bothering to untie their two comrades on the tree, and directly surrounded Lu Qing and the other three.

Lu Qing, who had been casually poking around the fire pit with a slender tree branch, showed no change in facial expression when surrounded by these people. He remained calm, as if this was all anticipated.

The talisman nonchalantly placed a hand on their waist; though they couldn’t carry swords openly while traveling, for protection, they still had a dagger tucked at their waist.

Right now, both of them stared vigilantly at the surrounding group, ready to engage in a fight at any time.

Lu Qing glanced around, chuckled lightly with a hint of disdain: "Is this all you’ve got? Or is Prince Lan’s legitimate grandson unable to rest easy, not willing to send more people over?"

The two men tied to the tree heard Lu Qing’s words, feeling uneasy inside, they couldn’t help but shout: "Brothers, these people always use dirty tricks that can’t be put on the table, you must be careful!

Watch out for their seductive fragrance and concealed weapons—"

Before the words were finished, they saw the ten or so people who had been fuming and holding knives suddenly swayed and then limply fell to the ground.

"Had I known we’d just get this group of ten or so after all this, it really is a pity for my rare seductive fragrance." Lu Qing slowly stood up, looked around with slight regret and said.

Before he had finished speaking, his face changed slightly, and he pulled Zhu Yu who stood with him swiftly to the side.

In the instant they fell to the ground, Zhu Yu, caught by surprise, heard two sounds.

One was the sound of an arrow swiftly flying past her ear.

The other was the dull thud of something heavy falling.

Neither Fu Lu had anticipated such a scene; Fu Lu quickly stood up and rushed toward the direction the arrow came from, while Fu Wen swiftly geared up and circled in front of Lu Qing and Zhu Yu.

Zhu Yu looked toward the direction where Fu Lu ran; the dull sound of something falling earlier also came from that direction.

She turned back to look at the arrow embedded not far behind them, then slowly looked ahead toward the blurry treetop in the forest opposite.

"That fall must have hurt a lot." She clicked her tongue in admiration and said.

Fu Wen looked at his master, somewhat puzzled, not understanding why such words were suddenly spoken.

Zhu Yu pointed toward the direction Fu Lu went: "It’s likely one of their comrades hiding an archer high in the treetops, trying to prevent any surprises here, ready to shoot cold arrows from the perimeter while we were unguarded.

This time we used the Mother and Child Incense, just now when you all searched the forest, you placed the child incense along the path, which must be taken.

While roasting rabbit, we also lit the mother incense, we stayed here, smelling the mother incense alone is harmless, as these people approached from outside, they were unknowingly affected by the child incense.

When they got closer, the effect of the Mother and Child Incense reinforced each other, and people were knocked out.

But as the mother incense spreads out, it gradually weakens with distance.

The archer hiding at the edge of the forest was likewise affected by the mother incense, albeit slower than those getting close.

Seeing his companions suddenly drop, he realized there was an ambush, so he attempted to draw his bow and shoot at us from there, unexpectedly losing consciousness right after shooting.

Judging from the direction and distance the arrow was shot from, he climbed much higher than the earlier guy, likely warned by the one reporting back that we would use confusing smoke, hence intentionally climbing high to avoid falling into the trap.

Well now, the higher he climbed, the harder he fell, not sure if he survived that fall.

The people surrounding them all fell, skewed and twisted, knocked into pieces, unable to hear what Zhu Yu said, but the two bound nearby heard it all clearly. Now understanding the Mother and Child Incense, they realized they hadn’t fainted due to being tied up close, avoiding the child incense.

Realizing they became bait for the enemy’s plan, the two were furious and couldn’t contain their anger, swearing rudely as much as they could.

Zhu Yu dug at her ears, smiled at them, showing no concern at all.

In her past life, she sought perhaps even more cruel truths from the signs and evidence at brutal scenes.

Those truths, while clearing some peoples’ names and comforting others, also exposed the masquerade, leaving crimes nowhere to hide.

Thus, those people, even their families, were unlikely ever pleased.

Therefore, be it dirty, vicious curses or death threats, she has faced them before.

Compared to that, those ’mountain bandits’ tied to the tree swore rather restrainedly.

Lu Qing wasn’t one to lose his temper either, remaining unperturbed by their swearing.

After checking around to ensure no deviations, he signaled Fu Wen to tie up those fallen on the ground as well.

Once Fu Wen followed Lu Qing’s instructions, tying up those people roughly, Fu Lu returned.

Appearing slightly tired, he dragged something with effort. Getting closer, Zhu Yu saw that not only did he drag back an unconscious, bloody person, but also a... small tree?