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Chapter 3446: 4.1046 Monthly Ticket Bonus Update 14

Mrs. Ren sprang up from her chair, "No! I'm not leaving."

"Be good," Qiao Zhongxing sighed, patting his wife's hand reassuringly. "You and your eldest sister-in-law, take the children and leave first."

"Dad!" Qiao Hu anxiously called out, "I..."

Qiao Zhongxing glared at his son, "Are you not listening to your dad anymore?"

"No, Dad!"

"Enough," Qiao Zhongxing looked at his son with affection, patting his shoulder. "Your wife is pregnant and it's inconvenient for her to move, so you need to stay close and take care of her."

"Your eldest uncle and I will be fine, don't worry."

"Thump!" A loud crash came from above, and Qiao Hu felt a shower of fine sand fall before his eyes.

The roof was about to break open.

"Thump!" Suddenly, a face appeared through the roof.

It swayed slightly before disappearing again.

Everyone heard the sound of arrows whistling outside, a series of clanging noises, and many arrows even impaled their doors and windows.

"Uncle Qiao, are you all alright!"

"The Twelfth Prince is here." Wei Ziqin's grip on her youngest son's hand tightened slightly, her expression suddenly changing as she looked at Qiao Zhongbang.

Qiao Zhongbang quickly shouted, "Twelfth Prince, why are you here again? Didn't I tell you to return to the palace! Go back to the palace quickly."

Mo Yu's cheerful laughter rang out, "Uncle Qiao, I promised my elder brother I'd protect you well! Now that the Qiao family is in danger, how can I stand by and do nothing?"

Qiao Zhongbang grew even more anxious and was about to speak when he suddenly heard Mo Yu laugh, "Looks like friends have arrived! Uncle Qiao, don't worry, we can hold out for now."

Even if they could hold out, it wasn't right. Hiding inside the house while a fourteen-year-old boy, the Twelfth Prince, led people to fight for them—how could the Qiao family do such a thing?

Qiao Zhongbang and Qiao Zhongxing exchanged a glance and nodded in unison.

Qiao Zhongbang squeezed his wife Wei Ziqin's hand firmly. "I know you won't want to leave now. But you must promise me that in a critical moment, you must take them and leave!"

"Xiao Sen, Xiao Hu, and my unborn grandson, they all depend on you and your sister-in-law to protect them," Qiao Zhongbang said in a low voice, gripping his wife's hand with considerable force.

Qiao Zhongxing pulled open the main hall doors from the inside.

Leading his family, he stepped out with large strides.

The once well-kept Qiao family compound was now devastated and in disarray.

The meticulously trimmed courtyard was now a scene of withered flowers and decaying plants.

Wei Ziqin watched all this with a pained heart, biting her lip fiercely.

"Mom, I'm scared," Qiao Sen tightly held his mother's hand, his dark eyes wide.

"Who are they?"

"Robbers," Wei Ziqin said coldly, staring at the dozen or so strangers who had appeared before them.

It was these dozen people who had thrown their entire Marquis Jiayuan Estate into chaos.

"Heh, Marquis Qiao, Lady Qiao, you've finally decided to show yourselves."

The Twelfth Prince ran over with a group of guards, shielding Qiao Zhongbang and his family, wiping away sweat. "Why did you come out?"

Qiao Zhongbang gave a wry smile, "How can we let you fight for us outside while we do nothing?"

"Don't worry, Commander Hui has brought thousands of men outside. If it comes down to it, we'll use a human wave strategy."