Luo Fuâs martial arts was obviously much stronger than the others, not only having Du Xiao Liâs embroidery needle slapped aside, his speed in charging towards Du Xiao Li wasnât slow either. In a blink of an eye, he appeared before Du Xiao Li, his palm about to hit her.
At a glance, Yin Yue Xuan could tell, the force of Luo Fuâs palm was very strong. If Du Xiao Li were to get hit, even if she doesnât die, she would still be severely injured. Just as he was planning to help out, he instead saw Du Xiao Li just nimbly move, her figure seemingly just swaying as she dodged Luo Fuâs attack, making him stop in his tracks again.
Luo Fu didnât expect that Du Xiao Li would avoid his palm strike, however he very quickly turned around again, continuing to attack Du Xiao Li.
This time, Du Xiao Li didnât dodge, instead charging forward head on as she stretched out her palm, firmly matching with his palm. Soon after, the two were pushed back again by the force.
Luo Fu made a deep imprint on the ground, while Du Xiao Li borrowed the tree behind her to stop herself. Her foot hooked onto the tree trunk as she leapt up, landing on the tree branch, facing face to face with Luo Fu.
Luo Fuâs hand was slightly trembling, and his gaze towards Du Xiao Li turned malevolent, seemingly no longer planning on sparing her life.
Du Xiao Li also could tell what Luo Fuâs intentions were. Her foot tapped against the tree branch as she charged towards Luo Fu once more, intending to strike first to win the upper hand.
Yin Yue Xuan watched Du Xiao Li, knowing that her choice to strike first right now was correct, just donât know whether or not it will be countered by Luo Fu. After all, his martial arts werenât weak.
Du Xiao Li was in the air, while Luo Fu was on the ground. The two exchanged ten some moves, yet all were unable to have the other subdued. When their palms met again, Du Xiao Li was forced back onto the tree branch.
âPffâ-â
Ying Ge pulled out her sword. The people around her were all taken care of by her.
âPengâââ
Xia Yuan used the white silk and had the last person in front of her wrapped up and thrown up towards a tree. That person, after colliding with the tree, passed out before there were even able to cry out in pain.
Thus, aside from Luo Fu, everyone else have all been knocked out or killed.
Seeing the situation like this, Luo Fu just knew that todayâs matter was already a failure. He glanced to Du Xiao Li. It was all because the information he got never said that Du Xiao Li and them knew martial arts, thus leading to this current situation. Even alone he was unable to capture Du Xiao Li, and now, with two more servant girls helping her, his odds of succeeding were even smaller. After pondering the situation over and over again, he decided to give up on Du Xiao Li. Itâs better to leave first.
Du Xiao Li didnât expect that he would choose to escape. One failure to notice, and he was already flying away. But just as he was about to get away, he got kicked back again, heavily falling onto the ground.
Next, a slender figure landed, and seeing the perfectly intact Du Xiao Li on top the tree, his anger finally curbed a little.
âBig brother Yi? How come youâre here?â Du Xiao Li looked to Han Ming Yi, as she flew down and landed next to him.
âAre you alright?â Han Ming Yi asked.
âIâm fine.â Du Xiao Li shook her head and replied.
At this time, Leng Yi and a few others flew over too. Seeing the corpses on the ground, they prepared to go have the ones that were still alive tied up. But just as they found the live ones, fresh black blood flowed out from the enemies mouths. All of them had ingested the poison hidden in their mouths and committed suicide!
Du Xiao Li looked to Luo Fu. Heâd also ingested poison the moment he saw Han Ming Yi. With this, everyone on the other side had died off, not a single one left alive.
âDe, de, deâââ The sound of horse hooves came through. Du Xiao Li looked over, seeing an extremely anxious Du Yun Han on horseback.
âFather also came?â Du Xiao Li knew that if she didnât go to Sui Yuan, Han Ming Yi perhaps would come looking, but she didnât expect that even Du Yun Han would come too!
âDaughter, are you hurt? Quickly let father have a look!â Du Yun Han came to Du Xiao Liâs side and jumped down from the horse, holding Du Xiao Liâs hand and looking left and right.
âFather, Iâm fine.â Seeing Du Yun Hanâs panicked look, Du Xiao Li consoled, and also stopped him from continuing to examine her.
âAre you really alright? Whatâs this blood here?â Du Yun Han saw the blood on Du Xiao Liâs sleeve and said with a worried look.
âThis is those peopleâs blood, not mine.â Du Xiao Li pulled down her sleeve, her fair and tender arms not having the slightest injury. Seeing this, Du Yun Han finally relaxed.
âWhat happened here? Do you know who kidnapped you?â Du Yun Han asked.
âThe one that kidnapped me was someone from Yan Luo Hall. However, Yin Yue Xuan didnât say who their client was. I originally wanted to have them captured and then ask, but unexpectedly, they all died.â Du Xiao Li said.
Hearing Du Xiao Li say his name, Yin Yue Xuan saw the cold air around Han Ming Yiâs body and couldnât help but shiver.
Getting remembered by him wasnât a good thing! Although Han Ming Yi was very good-lookingâŚâŚâŚ
âWho?â Leng Yi suddenly looked towards the direction in which Yin Yue Xuan was hiding.
Having been discovered, Yin Yue Xuan didnât hide anymore as he flew atop the nearby tree and looked to Du Xiao Li, shouting: âMiss Du, tomorrow, I will be at Feng Xue Lou on time and look forward to your visit! Farewellââ-â
With that said, he quickly left this troublesome place.
Leng Yi had intended to chase after, but was stopped by Han Ming Yi. âNo need to chase after, Yin Yue Xuanâs qinggong isnât something you all can catch up to.â
âYes, master.â
Leng Er and them went and searched each and every body. These people didnât have anything on them, nothing capable of identifying them. They all looked to Han Ming Yi and shook their heads, expressing that there was nothing to gain.
Because the sky was gradually darkening, everyone decided to return first, leaving behind Leng Er and them to see if they can find any clues here.
Du Yun Han didnât ride back on horseback either, sitting together with Du Xiao Li in the horse carriage, and immediately after Han Ming Yi also squeezed in, having Xia Yuan and Ying Ge squeezed out, who instead had to ride on horseback.
On the way back, Du Xiao Li and them also went and picked up Qiao Zhu who was still waiting atop a tree. Seeing Du Xiao Li, Qiao Zhu instantly started crying, saying she wanted to learn martial arts from Xia Yuan and them, so that in the future, she can also protect Du Xiao Li, and no longer be their burden.
Because Qiao Zhu didnât know how to ride a horse, she shared a horse with Xia Yuan, and during the entire way back, she kept going on and on about letting Xia Yuan teach her martial arts when they return.
In the horse carriage, Du Xiao Li recounted what happened after she participated in Fu Ya Lanâs coming-of-age ceremony, having gotten hazily taken out of the capital by Yin Yue Xuan. And looking to Du Yun Han, she also had Du Ke Xinâs appearance hidden from him.
âThis Yan Luo Hall have always refused jobs that relate to the imperial court. How come they came and kidnaped Xiao Li this time?â Du Yun Han asked, somewhat perplexed.
âSeemingly, Yan Luo Hallâs master owed them a favor.â Du Xiao Li wasnât sure either. She previously had heard of Yan Luo Hallâs reputation before, but didnât expect that they would encounter them this soon.