Duan Yiheng, however, looked relaxed. He patted Duan Yiling on the shoulder, with a hint of disdain in his words.

"Four people is fine. Since the little princess has made a thorough plan, there is nothing to be afraid of."

Seeing that he was not afraid at all, Duan Yiling straightened his back and patted his chest.

"Just go, who's afraid of who!"

"We must bring the evildoer to justice this time!"

In the dead of night, the pitch-black courtyard seemed even more desolate and deserted.

At the corner of the criminal residence.

As soon as Xiao Ruyu was lifted onto the top of the wall by Eleven, she heard Duan Yiling's wailing from below.

"Brother, you stepped on my foot!"

A layer of black line floated over her head. She looked down and spoke in her heart.

【Brother Yiling, keep your voice down! 】

After being safely caught by Duan Yiheng and landing on the ground, she clapped her hands and glanced around the yard.

The place where the few people turned over was the backyard, which was some distance away from the study.

After determining the direction, Eleven pointed to the southeast and lowered his voice, "The study is over there. In order to avoid being searched, Lu Zongyuan has most likely been hiding in the secret room."

Xiao Ruyu looked in the direction of his finger and nodded slightly.

[Then we will catch him off guard tonight! ]

Duan Yiling was also eager to try it out, muttering excitedly.

"I've only practiced with my brother in the arena, but I've never really fought in a real fight."

He stretched his muscles and put his hands on the scabbard at his waist.

Seeing this, Duan Yiheng reached out and patted his head, slightly blaming him, "Don't act rashly, be careful in everything."

[That’s right, we still don’t know what other methods Lu Zongyuan has, and...]

【The person behind him. 】

The image of the genius sorcerer flashed through Xiao Ruyu’s mind, and he felt a little worried.

Eleven saw her worry and spoke to comfort her.

"Don't worry too much, little princess. We are in the dark and they are in the light. Just be careful."

Seeing that it was getting late, several people immediately went to the study.

Xiao Ruyu and Shiyi were not tall, so they walked close to the wall in the grass with their legs half bent so that no one noticed them.

Duan Yiheng and Duan Yiling were in a rather awkward situation. They had to half-squat to barely stay in the grass, afraid of being discovered. Every step they took was extremely difficult.

After finally moving to the study, they found that it was locked from the outside.

Not only that, even the windows were sealed.

Xiao Ruyu secretly thought that something was wrong, thinking that he had alerted the enemy.

[Why did they seal off this place? Could it be that the place is already deserted? ]

Eleven didn't think so. He recalled the scene of the last search of the Xing Mansion and went around to the back of the study based on his memory.

"Come and see."

As expected, he discovered something was wrong and called a few people over.

Xiao Ruyu moved closer and found that there was indeed something wrong with the place he pointed to.

The surrounding walls were all made of solid bricks, except for a part of the wall called Eleven Fingers, where the pattern of the texture seemed to be quite different from the others.

She exchanged a glance with Eleven and gently pressed one of the bricks.

It really moved!

[I didn't expect them to be so meticulous that they actually left the entrance to the secret room outside.]

[Even if you turn the study upside down, you won't find an entrance from the outside. ]

Xiao Ruyu felt more and more that the person behind this was not simple, and his heart began to beat faster.

“Crunch—”

The door of the secret room was pushed open, and what came into view was a bottomless staircase leading down.

Eleven struck a match and told Xiao Ruyu to follow him, but when he was about to step in, he was stopped by Duan Yiling.

"I'll lead the way. Eleven, you stay behind to protect the little princess's safety."

Eleven was a little hesitant, but seeing his confident look, he handed the match to him.

The basement was dark and dank, and the dark stairs seemed endless.

Xiao Ruyu complained silently in her heart, holding onto Eleven's clothes tightly.

[Why does Lu Zongyuan like hiding in the basement so much? He must have been a rat in his previous life.]

When Duan Yiling heard her words, he almost laughed out loud, and the flame of the match in his hand flickered.

"who?!"

“Who’s there?!”

Shortly after I went down the stairs, I heard someone shouting in surprise.

[Oh no, there are guards! ]

Xiao Ruyu looked at the torches not far away, leaned against Eleven with his back, and prepared for a fight.

When the guards saw several people breaking into the secret room, they drew their swords and rushed forward.

Duan Yiling was not to be outdone. He drew out his sword and rushed forward, cooperating with Duan Yiheng and knocked down several guards in no time.

Xiao Ruyu did not dare to slack off at all and looked around nervously.

Strange, Lu Zongyuan didn't come out after hearing the noise? !

Just then, something unexpected happened.

She saw a dark shadow rushing out from behind Duan Yiling and the other man, the sharp edge of the sword visible in the dark!

"Watch out behind you!"

Xiao Ruyu spoke up urgently to remind him, but was still a step too late.

Duan Yiling stepped back and turned back, only to run into Lu Zongyuan's sword coming towards him.

At the critical moment, Duan Yiheng cried out in pain, covering his arm and half-crouching on the ground.

Just now, he rushed forward without hesitation to block a sword for Duan Yiling, and used the sword in his hand to push away Lu Zongyuan, but was scratched on the arm by his sword.

"elder brother!"

Duan Yiling rushed over to check his wound, but was reminded that Lu Zongyuan was right behind him.

He managed to dodge but was still slashed by the sword. He stared at Lu Zongyuan in anger and shouted, "How dare you hurt my brother!"

Ignoring the pain in his back, he rushed forward.

Lu Zongyuan was beaten back repeatedly by his reckless swordsmanship, and was obviously struggling, cursing inwardly.

"Damn it, he is from a military family, and he has some skills."

He looked up, a dark smile on his face, "But you and your brother will have to stay here today."

He still had some confidence in dealing with the two young boys.

Just as Lu Zongyuan was about to kill Duan Yiling with a sword, he suddenly felt a bone-chilling chill on the back of his neck.

"Put down the sword."

Eleven spoke coldly, but there was a chill in his words.

“Pah.”

Lu Zongyuan's sword fell to the ground and he stared at him unwillingly.

"What kind of gentleman is a sneak attack? If you have the guts, come and fight me head-on."

"Puh."

When Xiao Ruyu heard his shameless words, she was so angry that she rushed forward and tied him up with a rope.

"You shameless villain, you were the one who attacked us first, and we are just returning it to you intact!"

Lu Zongyuan's hands and feet were tied up and he couldn't move. He could only glare at them fiercely.

At this moment, Xiao Ruyu caught a glimpse of a dark shadow passing by in the darkness.

Her hair stood on end and she looked back, only to find that the place was empty.

Could it be that she saw it wrong?

Xiao Ruyu touched the back of his neck which was feeling cold, but saw that Lu Zongyuan looked very relaxed, as if he was sure that someone would come to save him.

Could it be that the person who saved him was hiding in the dark? !