Chapter 12 — Into the Forbidden Grounds (1/2)

After Wu Gang regained his composure, he inwardly clenched his teeth. First, he had been targeted by six poisonous knives—knives that were undoubtedly aimed at his vital points. Then, the man revealed his martial prowess, which just so happened to be at the peak of Rank Eight.

Yet that man had the nerve to declare himself nonexistent?

All of a sudden, Liu Qingyue started to urgently command, “What are you all still dawdling for? Quick, chase after Ninth Miss and get her back here.” Just then, Yun Wu had taken advantage of the courtyard’s state of frightened astonishment and had long since slipped away.

When Liu Qingyue came to and noticed Yun Wu’s disappearance, her face had donned an expression of great panic. The small wooden box was still in Yun Wu’s hands.

Wu Gang turned his head and swept his gaze in the direction Yun Wu had run off to; alas, his intention to follow after her was hindered by two more throwing knives.

“You.. what does Your Excellency mean by this?” Wu Gang hurriedly dodged. He looked at Long Qingxie angrily. Long Qingxie’s smile was synchronously bewitching and dangerous as he laughed lightly, “No meaning. You may continue, I’m merely watching the show, nothing more.”

Contrary to his courteous words, in his hand, he was playing with two iridescent throwing knives, as if to say: Another step forward, and these knives will be sheathed in the pit of your stomach.

Even a fool could see he was helping Yun Wu and blatantly going out of his way to pick quarrels. Seeing Wu Gang helplessly entangled by the mysterious man and Yun Wu’s silhouette about to vanish from sight, Liu Qingyue grit her teeth, turned around, and personally gave chase.

Yun Qing Er noticed and naturally was not going to let Yun Wu go either, so she also seized the chance and followed. When Yun Wu saw the two figures hot on her trail, she immediately sped up.

Her experience this time made her realize that she had sorely underestimated the strength of Shenzhou Continent’s martial prowess. That episode in the garden alone was enough to make her understand that if she wanted to survive in this world, the assassin skills she’d gained in her previous life was not going to suffice.

Moreover, her acquired memories told her Liu Qingyue was a late-stage Rank Three Practitioner, and then there was Yun Qing Er too. Just by relying on Yun Wu’s current strength, it would be impossible to deal with them.

With Yun Manor being so heavily guarded, escaping would prove to be difficult, and the two people behind her were not negligent in their pursuit either. Suddenly, something flashed in her mind, abruptly redirecting her flight to Yun Manor’s Forbidden Grounds.

Allegedly, aside from Old Master Yun, no one was permitted to enter the Forbidden Grounds. When Liu Qingyue and Yun Qing Er saw Yun Wu open the stone doors that led to the Forbidden Grounds, their expressions subconsciously changed.

“Great Aunt, that little slut went into the Forbidden Grounds, what do we do now?” Liu Qingyue’s eyes shone with hostility.

“Chase!” That small wooden box Yun Wu took; Liu Qingyue had to get it back. As for the circumstances inside of the Forbidden Grounds, neither Liu Qingyue nor Yun Qing Er was familiar with, because everyone in the Yun family knew that every trespasser was inevitably killed.

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