Chapter 242: Thousand Leaf Three Transformations

Seeing the Copper Mirror tremble and hum, Wei Yutian's gaze sharpened; he immediately backhanded Xiao Yu, who had been knocked unconscious by a palm strike, and with a flicker of his figure, he had already darted out the door.

As Wei Yutian carried Xiao Yu and just reached the doorway of the main room, Zhu Xiaoqi, wearing pajamas, flashed out from the opposite side room.

She saw at a glance that Xiao Yu was being carried by a person in black, sprinting outward.

Zhu Xiaoqi cried out in anxiety and immediately executed the Cloud Snake Step.

At this moment, Wei Yutian had already leaped onto the wall of the Back Courtyard; he had not expected that a maid of the Xiaojia would actually possess Lightness Skill. He saw Zhu Xiaoqi tap her toes on the threshold, her body leaving a lingering shadow, already leaping into the air...

Wei Yutian had not anticipated so many twists and turns this time, but no matter how many complications there were, the beauty was already in his hands; any trouble was worth it, and what he needed to do now was to retreat as quickly as possible.

Standing on the top of the courtyard wall, Wei Yutian flicked his right hand, and two flying blades shot toward Zhu Xiaoqi in the air.

Almost at the same time he fired the flying blades, Wei Yutian's figure flickered; he had already carried Xiao Yu and flown down from the wall, drifting into the shadows somewhere outside the courtyard.

With Zhu Xiaoqi in mid-air, the two flying blades were extremely fast; she had almost nowhere to dodge, and the two flying blades struck her solidly—one piercing her lower leg, the other piercing her shoulder.

Zhu Xiaoqi's figure tilted, and she tumbled downward...

When Xiao Zongting, draped in his clothes, limped out from the side room where he lived, Wei Yutian had long since disappeared from the courtyard; he only saw Zhu Xiaoqi fall to the ground from the air.

"Xiao Qi, what happened?" Xiao Zongting cried out in alarm.

With tears in her eyes, Zhu Xiaoqi leaned up and called out, "Master, the Young Miss has been abducted!"

"Yu'er?!" Xiao Zongting was instantly struck as if by a thunderbolt; that sound of the Copper Mirror trembling just now had clearly come from Xiao Yu's boudoir. Xiao Zongting shouted in the courtyard, "Shang Hongye! Shang Hongye! There are thieves!"

Shang Hongye was the captain of the Middle Courtyard patrol Guard.

Xiao Zongting screamed at the top of his lungs, his sorrowful voice echoing in the night sky!

It immediately alarmed the patrol Guard team at the Martial Arts Arena.

Shang Hongye was at the Inner Breath Realm Second Layer; he immediately strode toward Xiao Zongting's courtyard. He did not take the main gate, but leaped directly over the wall into the Back Courtyard where Xiao Zongting's shouting had originated.

Shang Hongye jumped in, holding his saber, and looked at Xiao Zongting, asking, "Xiao Lao, what happened?"

"Shang Hongye! Xiao Yu has been abducted. Quick! Intercept them! Don't let them get away!"

"Xiao Yu?" Shang Hongye's heart jumped; he immediately jumped onto the roof and gazed out, but apart from a Middle Courtyard patrol team rushing toward here, where were there any figures in the pitch-black night?

Moreover, Xiao Yu was at the Inner Breath Realm Third Layer, and she had still been abducted; even if he saw someone, could he really stop them?

Duan Rong had just fallen asleep when he suddenly heard the chaotic noise outside; his thoughts stirred, and his Divine Sense suddenly projected outward!

The Divine Sense enveloped the area near the Martial Arts Arena, which was right at the hundred-meter edge. He saw Shang Hongye suddenly turn his head to look at Xiao Zongting's courtyard, exclaiming, "It's Xiao Lao calling out!"

Immediately, Shang Hongye led the patrol team and rushed toward Xiao Zongting's courtyard.

"It's Xiao Lao!" For some reason, Duan Rong felt a faint sense of unease in his heart; he threw off his quilt, suddenly jumped off the bed, and with a flash of his figure, he was already out of the courtyard gate. He executed his movement technique, passed through courtyards, tapped his toes on a willow tree by the wall, and leaped directly over the courtyard wall.

Duan Rong's figure was as fast as a ghost; when he leaped into Xiao Zongting's Back Courtyard, Shang Hongye was standing on the roof of the main room, and Zhu Xiaoqi and Xiao Zongting were both standing in the courtyard.

At this time, only a few breaths had passed since Xiao Zongting's initial shout.

Duan Rong's gaze was worried as he asked, "Xiao Lao, Xiao Qi, what happened?"

"Duan kid, Xiao Yu has been abducted."

"Silly kid, save Miss Yu." Zhu Xiaoqi's voice was choked with sobs.

Duan Rong's eyelids twitched; he suddenly released his Divine Sense, and there was nothing unusual within a hundred meters.

Duan Rong leaped up and also stood on the roof; he quickly turned his head to scan, then dashed in one direction, because that direction was shaded by trees and the light was the dimmest.

Duan Rong projected his Divine Sense and sprinted wildly through the shadows, but until he jumped out of the Escort Agency and stood on the street outside, looking at the empty street, he did not see anything unusual.

A pain could not help but ache in Duan Rong's heart. "Xiao Yu?"

Duan Rong's eyes suddenly brightened; he remembered that Zhu Xiaoqi's shoulder seemed to have a flying knife stuck in it just now.

Duan Rong immediately turned back.

Seeing him return, Xiao Zongting immediately asked with an anxious expression, "How is it? Did you see anyone?"

Duan Rong shook his head and was about to walk toward Zhu Xiaoqi.

But suddenly, Xiao Zongting's face turned pale; he couldn't catch his breath and actually fainted to the ground.

"Master..." Zhu Xiaoqi called out; she had originally been standing while leaning on the Stone Table, but at this moment, as she moved, she suddenly felt a wave of dizziness, her eyes went black, and she also suddenly collapsed.

At this time, Shang Hongye had already left, and Duan Rong had already chased out; he couldn't just keep watching from the roof.

Looking at Xiao Zongting and Zhu Xiaoqi who had fallen almost at the same time, Duan Rong felt a headache.

He first squatted in front of Xiao Zongting and took his pulse, discovering it was a rush of fire attacking the heart; a mouthful of phlegm had surged up and choked him. Duan Rong flipped his hand, opened a Porcelain Bottle, and fed a Medicine Pill into Xiao Zongting's mouth.

Confirming that Xiao Zongting was only unconscious and in no serious danger, Duan Rong walked to Zhu Xiaoqi's side; Duan Rong's gaze swept over her and he discovered that flying knives were stuck in both Zhu Xiaoqi's shoulder and leg.

"This girl, she only knows how to worry about others..."

Seeing Zhu Xiaoqi's face flushed red, Duan Rong realized she was already running a fever. Duan Rong knew very well what this meant.

He pulled out the flying knife from Zhu Xiaoqi's shoulder, and immediately, a few drops of black blood dripped from the flying knife.

"It really is poisoned!"

Duan Rong immediately tore open the clothing on Zhu Xiaoqi's shoulder, only to see a piece of black flesh the size of a baby's fist on her shoulder; in the center of that black flesh, the wound was oozing black blood...

Duan Rong immediately drew his Ox-Tail Saber; standing there, he flicked his wrist, and the black flesh on Zhu Xiaoqi's shoulder was gouged out by him. Zhu Xiaoqi let out a muffled groan in pain.

Duan Rong then gouged out the black flesh on Zhu Xiaoqi's lower leg, then simply bandaged Zhu Xiaoqi's wounds, picked her up, and placed her on the bed.

Duan Rong covered Zhu Xiaoqi with a quilt, then opened the Porcelain Bottle and fed a pill into Zhu Xiaoqi's mouth. Duan Rong's hand touched Zhu Xiaoqi's lychee-like tender lips; Zhu Xiaoqi's eyes opened a slit, she looked at Duan Rong vaguely, and then fainted again.

Duan Rong walked out of the room quickly, picked up a flying knife from the courtyard, and secretly thought: "Read Spirit Tool."

Artifact: Autumn Fish Flying Knife

Spirit Artifact Tier: Second Tier

Devour Requirement: Host Level 2 Mental Power

Devour Effect: Thousand Leaf Three Transformations Small Success

Looking at this set of data in front of him, Duan Rong immediately thought secretly: "Devour."

This Thousand Leaf Three Transformations was clearly a technique for hidden weapons.

After Duan Rong finished devouring, he threw away the flying knife in his hand, glanced at Xiao Zongting lying on the courtyard ground, and vaulted directly out of the courtyard.

He had just checked Xiao Zongting's pulse; Xiao Zongting was not in any serious trouble, and his Qi and blood were scorching, so lying on the ground for a while would not hurt him at all.

Just as Duan Rong vaulted over the wall, Shang Hongye came running over from that side; he looked at Duan Rong and asked, "You just chased out, did you find any clues?"

Duan Rong shook his head, his eyes flickering.

Shang Hongye said, "The Manager and the Chief are both away, and with the end of the year approaching, the Guards have patrol duties and cannot leave their posts without authorization. Should I go to the Ya Men to report the case?"

Duan Rong looked at Shang Hongye and asked, "Mr. Luan the Chief is not here?"

"Ah, Mr. Luan and Sun Huang went on an escort mission to a neighboring county," Shang Hongye replied.

Upon hearing this, Duan Rong's eyes flashed; he suddenly moved his body, and like a wildcat, he darted into the shadows of the wall corner and vanished without a trace...

Seeing the speed of Duan Rong's movement, Shang Hongye was slightly surprised! Duan Rong's reaction to his suggestion was cold, clearly having other ideas, but none of this had anything to do with him.

Shang Hongye still left the Escort Agency and went to the Ya Men to report the case; when the Manager returned, he would certainly ask about this, and as the captain of the Middle Courtyard Guards, he had to have some sort of explanation.

Shang Hongye and Duan Rong were completely different.

Duan Rong truly wanted to save Xiao Yu, while Shang Hongye was merely going through the motions.

(End of chapter)