The servant nodded.
Cao Feng waved his hand, signaling the servant to leave. Then, seeing the slightly tipsy Zhang Peng, a cold smile appeared on his lips. "You've really fallen into my hands today. You even dared to kidnap the precious sister of the Lord of Wentian Tower..."
Zhang Peng was quite drunk and naturally didn't understand what Cao Feng meant. With a constant buzzing in his ears, he didn't hear Cao Feng's words clearly, only a series of intermittent sounds.
"What kidnapping?"
"fine."
Cao Feng remained calm.
at the same time
In a small, dark room.
Zhou Dandan, whom Zhou Mu had been searching for everywhere, was fast asleep on a simple bed made of thatch.
creak
The door slowly opened.
A man entered; he was burly and had a full beard, giving him a somewhat menacing look.
Still sleeping?
The deep voice carried a hint of helplessness, "I clearly only used a little bit of sleeping incense, so how come I slept for so long?"
As he spoke, he stepped forward and kicked Zhou Dandan hard. A tremendous force struck, and Zhou Dandan's figure slammed into the wall like a kite with a broken string, almost embedding itself into it.
Even so, Zhou Dandan still didn't wake up, and only then did the man feel relieved and turn to leave.
The instant he turned around, Zhou Dandan suddenly opened her clear eyes in the darkness. Despite the excruciating pain that felt like her body was being shattered, she moved with extreme agility. Just as the man was about to close the door, she pounced on him like a hungry wolf.
Before the man could react, it was too late when the murderous aura arrived. He turned around abruptly and instinctively threw a punch. Boom! A surge of powerful spiritual energy erupted out in an instant.
splash ...
Like a vast galaxy, it locks onto Zhou Dandan from afar.
puff
The force of the punch was too great for Zhou Dandan to dodge, and she was directly injured by it.
"You're awake?" The man sneered and walked over slowly. The powerful spiritual energy emanating from the surroundings almost made Zhou Dandan unable to breathe.
Seeing that Zhou Dandan was still breathing, he slowly squatted down and gently rubbed her delicate face with his slightly rough hands. A dark light flashed in his deep eyes.
"It's a pity... If it weren't for the higher-ups giving instructions not to let you have this, I would have a hundred ways to kill you."
A strange smile appeared on his face.
His eyes roamed freely over her beautiful figure, and he couldn't help but click his tongue and say, "Not bad, not bad. If it were even better, it would be perfect."
"Go ahead and kill me if you dare."
Zhou Dandan said coldly.
The man's kick had already severed her meridians, and now, the punch she had taken was even more unbearable. The excruciating pain throughout her body brought her to the brink of suffocation, making it difficult for her to breathe.
The man, Chen Yao, patted Zhou Dandan's face hard and said, "I can't bear to see such a beautiful woman like you die, hahahahaha..."
After he finished speaking, he laughed loudly, looking up at the sky.
Do you know who I am?
Chen Yao said, "You are Zhou Dandan, and your brother is Zhou Mu, right? Your brother also has another identity, which is the master of Wentian Tower. If I'm not mistaken, that so-called Hei Bingtian is also your brother's. However, it's useless. In Yongning City, the city lord is the most powerful. Your brother may have a great name, but even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. In Yongning City, I'm still the one who calls the shots."
He spoke with smug satisfaction, becoming increasingly elated as he went on, as if the so-called city lord he was talking about was himself.
"So, you're now a member of the City Lord's Mansion."
Zhou Dandan keenly sensed the implied meaning behind those words.
Chen Yao's expression changed, and she looked at Zhou Dandan with some surprise, "How did you know?"
Zhou Dandan said expressionlessly, "You said it yourself, just now."
That look in his eyes seemed to say, "How could you be so stupid?"
At this moment, Chen Yao's expression gradually became serious.
He slowly stood up, a complex expression appearing in his dark eyes.
"The city lord was right after all. Once it's done, we can't keep you here. It's just a bit of a pity, I haven't even had a taste yet, sigh..."
He let out a long sigh at the end.
“If you dare to kill me, my brother will make the entire city lord’s mansion pay with their lives,” Zhou Dandan said, taking a deep breath.
When this was mentioned, Chen Yao simply sneered and said, "I know."
"You know that? Then aren't you afraid?" Zhou Dandan asked back.
A smirk played on Chen Yao's lips. He crouched down, gripping Zhou Dandan's neck tightly with his hand, and said in a chilling voice, "I'm here to be buried with them, but not me. It's the Nine Star Auction House, understand? Hahahaha..."
Perhaps his heart was extremely dark, for he would let out a strange cry after each sentence he spoke.
"Aren't you from the City Lord's Mansion? How did you get involved with the Nine Star Auction House... Wait, are you trying to use someone else to do your dirty work?!"
Zhou Dandan's pupils contracted slightly, and then she exclaimed in surprise.
At that moment, she finally understood.
She was kidnapped by people from the City Lord's Mansion with the aim of spreading the war to the Nine Star Auction House. Knowing her brother Zhou Mu's personality, once he finds out that it was the Nine Star Auction House that kidnapped her, he will definitely do everything in his power to destroy the Nine Star Auction House.
But in reality, the mastermind behind all of this is the City Lord's Mansion.
"You...you..."
Zhou Dandan's chest heaved violently, and she almost couldn't breathe.
However, Chen Yao didn't seem worried. He just watched quietly. When Zhou Dandan was almost recovered, he slowly squatted down, his face showing a hint of malice. "For this plan to be implemented perfectly, you need to live."
He knew very well that with Zhou Mu's abilities, setting a restraint on Zhou Dandan would be an extremely easy thing to do. Once Zhou Dandan died now, the soul lamp would go out, and Zhou Mu would find this place sooner or later.
Most importantly, this matter cannot be blamed on the Nine Star Auction House. In the end, the City Lord's Mansion will have to take the blame entirely, which will not only fail to achieve the goal but will also drag the City Lord's Mansion down with it.
"Hehehe... Enjoy your last moments. By the way, don't think about dying. I left an inch of spiritual power in you. As long as the spiritual power doesn't dissipate, you won't die even if you only have one breath left. As for paralysis or hemiplegia, that's beyond my control."
After Chen Yao finished speaking, she slowly turned around.
As he approached the door, a faint light shone through the outside world. He glanced sideways and saw Zhou Dandan, covered in blood and her clothes torn to shreds. "Take care of yourself. I hope your brother can destroy the Nine Star Auction House. Otherwise... you're going to die anyway, so there's no point in talking to you anymore."
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