Mistakenly believing that Fang Yuan had discovered her identity and was tracking her down to capture the leader of the Demonic Sect, Yu Ling immediately woke up.
What are you waiting for? Run!
He nimbly stood up and backed away, and under Fang Yuan's shocked gaze, he jumped over the wall and ran away as fast as he could.
Having witnessed the whole thing, Chi Yue didn't pay much attention to Fang Yuan standing to the side. Seeing Yu Ling fleeing in a panic, he had some doubts but didn't stop her.
He had abundant intelligence sources and had heard of Fang Yuan, a rising star in the martial arts world. He also knew that Fang Yuan was secretly a constable. According to the information, Fang Yuan's martial arts skills should be comparable to his own.
Knowing that she couldn't subdue the person in a short time, and unsure of the person's attitude, Chi Yue thought that she wasn't afraid of her identity being exposed with her current attire, so she didn't have the urgent desire to kill the person.
In order not to implicate Vice Pavilion Master Sun and expose his identity, Chi Yue planned to temporarily withdraw, change his clothes, and then return. He then used his skills to the fullest and launched an attack on Fang Yuan.
But just as Fang Yuan drew his sword to meet the attack...
Chi Yue dodged past Fang Yuan and ran far away...
They've gone far away...
Fang Yuan: This style has a strange familiarity, a feeling of déjà vu.
It can only be said that one is influenced by one's company. Spending a lot of time with Yu Ling, Chi Yue's way of doing things unconsciously began to take a different approach.
And so, Fang Yuan, caught off guard, let the assassin escape again. He was about to give chase, but then stopped, thinking to himself, "This mysterious assassin's lightness skill is superb; I might not be able to catch him."
Or...maybe we should just forget about it.
Besides, he has a very good memory and recognized the young master who had just run away.
Isn't that the same remnant of the evil cult who once deceived me?
I never expected that finding a missing person could yield such an unexpected result.
Rather than capturing a mysterious assassin who was not registered and had no criminal record, he was now clearly more interested in Yu Ling, the remnant of the demonic cult who had tricked him.
Therefore, Fang Yuan completely lost interest in capturing Chi Yue. Instead, he chased after Yu Ling in the direction she had fled.
In terms of one-on-one combat, Yu Ling's martial arts skills were only slightly inferior to Fang Yuan and Chi Yue. However, precisely because of this slight difference, even though Fang Yuan had managed to escape three miles away when he was determined to catch up, he was still mercilessly captured.
Help! Should we fight back and retaliate?
Or... let's see what the protagonist wants to do first?
Yu Ling chose the latter. It had been so difficult for him to get to this wonderful situation where he could eat and live off others without doing any work. He really didn't want to spend the rest of his life on the run.
He's a tree spirit who prefers a safe, stable, and sedentary lifestyle where he doesn't have to move around much.
Thinking of this, after Fang Yuan used his signature grappling technique to pin her to the ground with her hands twisted behind her back, Yu Ling faced the ground without turning her head to look at him, and just awkwardly laughed:
"Well, isn't this Brother Fang? Long time no see, haha..."
"It really has been a long time, Brother Mo. You've been living quite comfortably since you left me."
Fang Yuan showed no intention of letting go to reminisce, and instead began to sized up Yu Ling in this position, with one of him on top and the other on the bottom.
Look at him, his outfit is luxurious and elegant, a stark contrast to his disheveled appearance in the Demonic Sect. If it weren't for the fact that his face still looked the same as he remembered, he really wouldn't have recognized him.
Yu Ling felt a chill run down her spine under Fang Yuan's unsettling gaze and hurriedly tried to explain, "Big brother, I..."
"What do you mean, Brother Mo? Don't tell me you're not actually a member of the Demonic Sect..." Fang Yuan was no longer buying it.
Yu Ling was speechless. He had indeed intended to make that up, but he now knew that no matter how much he said, Fang Yuan would no longer believe him. So he changed the subject:
"Brother Fang, I thought I'd hidden myself quite well, not even leaving the house these past few days. How...how did you find me here?"
"Are you scared?"
Fang Yuan asked calmly.
"It's not that I'm scared, it's just..."
Can't I at least die knowing why?
I don't recall leaving any clues or weaknesses behind, so how did Fang Yuan find me so quickly? Even if he were to discover me, shouldn't it have required a large-scale manhunt?
Yu Ling really didn't understand, and couldn't guess at all, that this guy was actually lured here by Chi Yue.
"Just what?"
Fang Yuan raised an eyebrow and asked persistently.
"But... never mind, Brother Fang, just give me a straight answer on how you intend to deal with me. I'm extremely anxious and fearful right now!"
Yu Ling's words were very clever; not a single word revealed her identity, yet she was simultaneously trying to get Fang Yuan to reveal more information.
"Dispose of it? That's too easy on you."
Fang Yuan didn't continue the conversation with Yu Ling. His eyes held a mixture of anger and amusement. This slippery girl, only now does she know fear. Where is the energy she had when she was trying to be clever?
He deliberately drew out the sound:
"As punishment, you'll have to come with me to find someone."
Is being my underling so bad? This sly fellow would rather offend me and run away than stay. This time, he's determined to take his men with him.
"??? What? Looking for someone?"
Yu Ling had expected to hear about some cruel outcome, but then he turned around in surprise. Fang Yuan's punishment was truly puzzling. Had his identity not been exposed? Then why did Fang Yuan insist on arresting him?
"...What is that person's name?" he asked.
“Yan Fei, son of the Imperial Censor,” Fang Yuan said.
Oh? Yanfei, that name sounds familiar.
Yu Ling remained silent for a moment before finally remembering.
Tsk... how could I not be familiar with it?!
Isn't that the name written on that unlucky token he picked up?
His background is indeed impressive; he's the son of the Imperial Censor. No wonder Lord Sun's attitude towards him changed so drastically that day. But why did Yan Fei come to the original owner's demonic sect?!
"Brother Fang, what if, I mean what if! Is there a possibility... that Yan Fei is actually dead, and we can't find him?"
We can't look for him, absolutely we can't look for him. If Fang Yuan finds out that the Imperial Censor's son died in the Demonic Sect, wouldn't he, as the sect leader, be doomed?
"I want to see him alive or dead."
Fang Yuan grabbed Yu Ling's hand and pulled hard, causing her to gasp for breath.
"Don't even think about running away this time. You have to go whether you want to or not. Otherwise, I'll have to wipe out the remnants of the Demonic Cult."
So you didn't realize my identity? Why didn't you say so earlier? Yu Ling immediately agreed, but deep down she didn't really intend to go with me; she was just being polite.
Since the two met at the Sun residence, Fang Yuan assumed that Yu Ling was a member of the Sun family, so he pulled Yu Ling to find Lord Sun and insisted on saying hello before leaving.
When Lord Sun saw that Constable Fang had arrived, he thought it was a rare guest. But upon closer inspection, he saw Yu Ling being dragged by the wrist, unwillingly following behind Fang Yuan. He blurted out:
"What has Young Master Yan done wrong?"
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