Zu An's heart skipped a beat, because he recognized Sang Hong's voice.
Yu Yanluo's expression also changed slightly, clearly feeling distressed at being stopped at the last moment.
However, both of them knew that Sang Hong was meticulous and were worried that their flaws would be discovered, so they both lowered their heads.
Soon, Sang Hong led a group of people to their side: "How is Madam Yu now?"
Entrusted by Zu An, he naturally didn't want anything to happen to Yu Yanluo.
"Everything is fine," the head guard replied. He had been brainwashed by Daji and had completely forgotten what had just happened, acting as if he were off work as usual.
Yu Yanluo secretly admired that mysterious girl; she was truly amazing. Although her own pupil technique was powerful, it was often less effective than the girl's.
Sang Hong nodded and turned to walk into the courtyard.
Zuan and Yu Yanluo breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, they escaped unharmed.
Who knew that Sang Hong had just taken a step when he suddenly stopped, turned around and shouted, "Wait, you two in the middle, raise your heads. I've never seen you before!"
Zuan cursed inwardly. He never expected Sang Hong to be so meticulous, even remembering the appearance of each guard.
Sigh, if I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have entrusted him with protecting Yu Yanluo in the first place.
"We're new here..." Zu'an knew that such an explanation wouldn't fool the shrewd Sang Hong, so he answered while pulling Yu Yanluo along and running outside.
"Take them down!" Sang Hong was meticulous and wouldn't be so rash as to alert the enemy. Before he even spoke, he had already quietly signaled to the guards on the outside to prepare.
As soon as the two rushed out, a barrage of powerful crossbows came flying at them. These military crossbows, developed by the academy, were powerful enough to penetrate the leather armor of demons and even the elemental defense membrane of cultivators.
Normally, these weapons are only deployed to the most elite units in the army. Unexpectedly, Xu Yu went to such lengths, secretly mobilizing a group of crossbowmen to ambush outside.
Zuan swung the waist knife that came with his guard uniform, deflecting all the crossbows.
Even with his current level of cultivation, he felt a slight numbness in the mouth of his hand, which shows how astonishing the force was.
In that short moment, Sang Hong had already blocked their way.
The guards behind them also drew their swords and rushed over.
The defense system that Xu Yu had set up immediately went into action, and alarm bells rang out throughout the mansion. The deep sound quickly spread throughout the entire Cloud City.
At the same time, bursts of fireworks shot out from the tallest building in the mansion, clearly a double precaution to warn the surrounding area and summon all relevant personnel from near and far to come and provide assistance.
Along the shore of Baiyun Lake in the south of the city, passersby would occasionally cast their gazes toward a pavilion by the lake, where a stunningly beautiful woman stood, her long legs encased in black stockings particularly eye-catching.
Many people even imagine how comfortable it must feel to be stepped on by those legs.
However, everyone could only dream about it. Just now, some lecherous men tried to flirt with them, but they were all thrown into the lake by that drunkard on the other side. In this freezing weather, being thrown in would have meant losing half their lives.
Oh dear, how could such a beautiful, long-legged woman fall for such a vicious, drunkard?
Many people lamented, "How come all the beautiful women are blind?"
At this moment, Xiao Yao, standing in the pavilion, looked grim: "These guys are too talkative. I'm going to teach them a lesson."
Jiang Luofu, sitting opposite him, stopped him with a smile: "I wasn't even angry when I was scolded, so why should you get angry, Senior Brother?"
Xiao Yao snorted sullenly, looking displeased.
Jiang Luofu said, "I just suggested that you return to your sect. What do you think about it?"
Xiao Yao fell silent for a long time before saying, "I have the utmost respect for my teacher and I also miss the days I spent at the academy. However, I still have unfinished business to attend to. If I were to return to my sect now and become a disciple of the academy, I would inevitably feel constrained in my actions."
"Moreover, whatever I do could easily implicate the academy and the teachers, so let's maintain the status quo for now and pretend that the Xiao Yao of the past is dead."
Jiang Luofu sighed: "Senior brother, you underestimate our teacher. With his cultivation and status, why would he be afraid of you being implicated?"
Xiao Yao said in a deep voice, "Of course, the teacher is not afraid, but I, as his disciple, have already failed him and cannot cause him any more trouble."
Just as Jiang Luofu was about to continue persuading him, a series of muffled bell tolls suddenly rang out.
Xiao Yao's expression changed: "Oh no, something's happened over there."
After saying that, the simple sword at his waist flew out. He flashed and stepped on the sword, flying directly on the sword and disappearing into the distance as a black dot.
"Sigh!" Jiang Luofu abruptly lowered her hand halfway through her outstretched hand, muttering to herself, "I wanted to help you hold him off a little longer, but who knew he would be so quick? Azu, have you rescued him yet?"
Meanwhile, Xu Yu was secretly following the Duke's convoy with his men. His brows furrowed more and more. The convoy had stopped several times along the way, acting suspiciously.
He investigated secretly, but unfortunately found nothing.
Later, he even had a vague suspicion that the other party was taking his concubines on a winter outing.
Just then, he suddenly sensed something, turned around and looked at Cloud City, and saw the fireworks rising in the sky.
His expression immediately changed drastically: "Damn it, they've used a diversionary tactic!"
After saying that, he turned his horse around and galloped straight towards Cloud City.
The incident happened so suddenly that he did not check the carriage where Jian Yanyou was.
Because they had been following him all along, they had created a blind spot in his thinking; it was impossible for the other party to leave right under their noses.
On the contrary, I'm worried that if I go to inquire, I'll be entangled and delayed by the other party.
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