"Get out of my way!" Liu Xiaoyuan shouted as he saw the two guards blocking his path, and launched an attack on them with lightning speed.
At this moment, every second wasted increased the danger, because experts from the Li family were also arriving in droves. If they did not escape in time, their lives would be in danger.
The two guards were no match for Liu Xiaoyuan and were defeated in a single move. However, within those few seconds, experts from the Li family arrived.
The expert from the Li family struck Liu Xiaoyuan on the back with a palm. This expert was a master of internal energy transformation, and this palm strike contained internal energy transformation. Before the person even got close to Liu Xiaoyuan, the internal energy transformation was about to hit Liu Xiaoyuan's back.
If Liu Xiaoyuan were hit by the force of that palm strike, he would be in real danger.
Dao Zhi was not only a master thief, but also a master of internal energy. Moreover, people in his line of work naturally have a higher ability to foresee danger than ordinary people.
Therefore, Liu Xiaoyuan sensed the power of the Li family expert's palm strike when it was still a meter or two away from his back.
Normally, Liu Xiaoyuan would have gone to meet this expert, but now, all Liu Xiaoyuan wanted was to escape from the Li family courtyard as quickly as possible.
Liu Xiaoyuan easily dodged the palm strike from the Li family expert, then effortlessly leaped onto the roof of the courtyard house. Light as a swallow, he stepped across the roof tiles and ran outside!
"Damn it!" The expert from the Li family was furious when he saw that Liu Xiaoyuan had escaped. He jumped onto the roof and chased after Liu Xiaoyuan.
However, his speed was no match for Liu Xiaoyuan's, and Liu Xiaoyuan quickly left him far behind.
At this moment, the other experts from the Li family arrived late, only to find out that Liu Xiaoyuan had escaped from the rooftop.
When Liu Xiaoyuan saw the courtyard house wall, a smile appeared on his face. As long as he ran out of the wall, it would be a pipe dream for the Li family to catch him again.
Liu Xiaoyuan glanced back and saw that the expert from the Li family had already left him far behind.
With an easy jump, I landed on the ground, ran to the wall, and then easily leaped over it to get outside.
After glancing at the wall of the Li family's courtyard house, Liu Xiaoyuan ran towards the street without any hesitation. After running for about three minutes, Liu Xiaoyuan flagged down a taxi and got in.
The moment the taxi drove away, Liu Xiaoyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced back, but couldn't see a trace of the Li family.
"Sir, where are you going?" the taxi driver asked.
Liu Xiaoyuan then gave the hotel address, and leaned back in the taxi with a relaxed expression, a smile on his face.
With the Snow Fragrance in hand, Yang Zihan's mother and Tang Xuan's mother's illnesses can finally be treated. Moreover, this theft of the Snow Fragrance was a close call, a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.
If I had left a few steps later, all the experts from the Li family would have arrived, and even if I wanted to escape, I wouldn't have had the ability.
Liu Xiaoyuan was relieved, but the Li family was not. The Li family expert who had been chasing Liu Xiaoyuan lost track of him after a while and returned to the Li family instead.
By this time, the Li family home was brightly lit, and everyone in the family, from top to bottom, was up, because such a major event was a great disgrace to the Li family.
At this moment, the five guards who had been knocked to the ground by Liu Xiaoyuan were still lying on the ground, not daring to stand up, because they were afraid of the murderous look in the eyes of the family head.
Some important members of the Li family have already arrived at the herb garden in the backyard. They all know that the Snow Fragrance is missing!
Li Shuyang, the head of the Li family, had a face so gloomy it was almost dripping with water. He stared at the place where the snow grass used to be planted, remaining silent for a long time.
"How did it go, Uncle?" Li Shuyang asked hurriedly when he saw that the expert who had gone to chase after Liu Xiaoyuan had returned.
This expert is Li Mingren, Li Shuyang's third uncle. He has a fiery temper and is almost sixty years old, but his martial arts skills are quite remarkable.
Li Mingren shook his head and said, "That person got away, how despicable!" As he spoke, Li Mingren clenched his fist and punched the stone chair.
Li Shuyang quickly said, "Third Uncle, there's no need to blame yourself. Since that person was able to escape from your grasp, it proves that he is extremely skilled. At least his ability to escape is beyond our reach."
Li Mingren made an excuse, saying, "This person's speed is indeed unbelievable. It's the first time I've ever seen someone so fast. I lost him in the blink of an eye. I'm sure he's a habitual thief, and a habitual thief who is also a master of internal energy!"
Upon hearing this, the Li family members all showed surprise. A thief who was a master of internal energy? When did the Li family offend such a person? Furthermore, how did he know about the Li family's Snow Fragrance? Because not many people knew about this matter!
Li Shuyang thought for a moment, then said to a butler-like man beside him, "Tell everyone else to leave!"
"Yes, Master!" The man accepted the order and left.
Li Shuyang then led some important figures from the Li family to a room that resembled a conference room. Li Shuyang, as the head of the family, sat in the seat of honor, while the others sat in groups on either side.
"Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on tonight's events?" Li Shuyang asked, scanning the people present.
Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at each other, as the events of tonight had come so suddenly that they had no idea what was going on.
"According to my questioning of the guards, the thief who stole the snow herb came directly for it, and just as the Third Elder said, the thief was extremely fast, which is why the six guards and the Tibetan mastiffs did not notice the thief's arrival immediately!"
"That's strange. We've never mentioned the fact that our Li family has Snow Fragrance to anyone. How did this thief find out?" Li Shuyang questioned.
“Patriarch, nothing stays hidden forever. Someone must have spread the word about Snow Fragrance, and we have no way of finding out.”
"So what do you suggest we do now?" Li Shuyang asked.
“Master, this person has fought with five guards and the Third Elder, so he must have seen the thief’s face and build. We can draw a portrait of the thief, and that might help us find him. I think this person is no ordinary person and should be easy to find!”
Upon hearing this, Li Shuyang felt that this was a last resort, so he asked Li Mingren, "Third Uncle, did you get a clear look at the thief's face?"
Li Mingren shook his head and said, "That person was too cunning. He didn't even fight me directly. As soon as he saw me coming, he ran away!"
Upon hearing this, Li Shuyang sighed. His third uncle hadn't been able to clearly see the thief's face, so they could only rely on the five guards who had dealt with thieves before. If they couldn't see clearly either, then they would truly be clueless!
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