Hearing his words, Qin Wanru was startled. She never expected that a thief who broke into the mansion in the middle of the night would actually be an eighth-rank master!
Unfortunately, it was too late for regrets; she had already launched her attack, and there was no way she could retreat halfway.
"My life is over!"
A thought flashed through Qin Wanru's mind.
Shi Lezhi quickly stepped forward and punched her in the palm. Because he was worried about revealing his identity, he dared not use any special techniques or moves, and only used the most primitive power of the eighth rank.
"Ah~" Qin Wanru exclaimed in surprise, feeling a tremendous force coming from her, and then she was quickly thrown backward and fell to the ground.
"That's it?" Zu An's jaw almost dropped to the ground. He had seen her scold Chu Zhongtian so thoroughly before. Chu Zhongtian was a well-known eighth-rank expert, so she must be at least an eighth-rank expert herself.
Perhaps she deliberately stepped back to save face for her husband, allowing him to become the top expert in Bright Moon City.
The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment; he was actually knocked away by the opponent in one move?
That's so bad!
Seeing Qin Wanru struggling to get up on the ground, Zu An secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking she was still alive. He hurriedly waved to Shi Lezhi, "You old geezer, come and chase me if you dare! You, an eighth-rank official, have been chasing me for so long and still haven't caught up with a third-rank official like me. I'm ashamed for you!"
Shi Lezhi: "..."
Anger from Shi Lezhi +1024!
He finally understood why his usually elegant young master had lost his composure several times in front of him; the guy was just too despicable.
"You bastard, once I catch you, I'll rip off your hands and feet one by one and torture you like a human pig!" Shi Lezhi roared as he reached out to grab the top of his head with a dark expression.
With his full effort, he left only a blur and appeared beside Zu An almost instantly.
Qiao Xueying turned pale, but it was too late to run away.
Fortunately, Zuan was prepared and summoned "Great Wind" again, instantly running dozens of feet away.
Now that his cultivation level has increased, he can no longer only summon a strong wind once a day as before, and the distance each strong wind travels has also increased significantly.
Unfortunately, he is still not strong enough to escape from the clutches of an eighth-grade cultivator. Once he has used up his three chances to summon "Great Wind," he will be at their mercy.
Shi Lezhi, standing behind him, shared the same thought. After all, he was an eighth-rank expert with extensive knowledge. After his initial surprise, he now understood that the other party must have used some special secret technique.
Such a skill certainly cannot be used indefinitely, otherwise he would have already disappeared without a trace. So, once he can no longer use it, that will be the time for him to be captured.
The thought of the commotion caused in the Chu residence because of Zu An filled Shi Lezhi with rage, and he thought to himself that he couldn't let Zu An die so easily later.
The two disappeared into the distance one after the other. Qin Wanru trembled with fear. She was somewhat surprised. She had thought she would be seriously injured at least, but just now the other party seemed to have deliberately held back, only pushing her far away, making her look very disheveled on the surface.
There was no real damage, but the opponent's attack disrupted the flow of vital energy within his body, leaving him feeling weak and unable to recover his fighting strength for the time being.
Thinking of Zu'an's actions just now, a thought struck her: Could it be that he was worried about her getting into trouble and deliberately lured the enemy away?
Thinking this through, his expression softened a bit, and then he immediately realized that he was in danger, so he hurriedly went to call for the manor's defense forces.
Meanwhile, Zu'an, while pulling Qiao Xueying along, kept calling out to Mi Li: "Empress, Empress, come out quickly, help!"
No matter how he called out, Mi Li did not respond.
"Could it be that she just instructed me on acupuncture and then fell into a deep sleep again?" Zuan was terrified. Many times, his behavior seemed reckless because he had various trump cards. Not to mention the cheats provided by the keyboard system before, Mi Li's addition was an even bigger trump card.
But at the crucial moment, this trump card disappeared!
Just then, he suddenly noticed that Qiao Xueying, whom he was holding, was moving slower and slower. He hurriedly turned around to look at her and found that her face was as red as a boiled shrimp, and her eyes were filled with glistening tears, as if they were about to drip water.
"What's wrong with you?" Zu'an asked hurriedly.
"Shi Lezhi drugged me, intending for me to serve Shi Kun." Qiao Xueying bit her lip tightly, her breathing becoming erratic.
If it were half a month ago, she would have admired Shi Kun greatly. If Shi Kun had spoken up, she would have been willing to do it without needing to drug him. But after witnessing Shi Kun's true colors in the secret realm and being abandoned by him as a shield to escape, she had completely given up on him.
If she were to be bullied by that guy surnamed Shi now, it would be worse than being killed.
So she seized an opportunity and ran away desperately. She didn't know why, but she instinctively ran towards the Chu residence. Perhaps it was because she had lived there for many years and had feelings for this place, and knew that Chu Zhongtian was here and could save Shi Lezhi.
Or perhaps it's because of something else...
Upon learning of her ordeal, Zu'an was speechless.
He never expected that Shi Kun would take retaliatory action so quickly. You know, even when it was difficult to denounce Shi Kun before, he did not let Qiao Xueying come out to testify, precisely to prevent this.
In the end, I underestimated Shi Kun's integrity. Not only did he retaliate so quickly, but he also used such despicable means.
The key point is that Shi Lezhi, a top-level expert of the eighth rank, actually lacked any demeanor of an expert and drugged a young girl.
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