Chapter 202 Half-Demon
"Will the host come again tomorrow?" the system asked in Mu Jianjian's mind.
"Probably not," Mu Jianjian yawned and stretched. "I originally thought it wouldn't hurt to learn more, but it involves the auction, so I'll pass."
The auction is in a few days. If something goes wrong and they find out about her, not only will it affect her, but the beautiful lady will also be troubled and unlucky.
Mu Jianjian returned to the courtyard and began her afternoon nap. Ever since her true energy was sealed, she had been extremely sleepy and drowsy. Even her daily exercise had no effect. So, with the idea that she could not stop it, she would let nature take its course and began to catch up on sleep as usual.
She lay down by the bed and only after groggily waking up did she realize that the weather outside had suddenly changed.
The bright midday sun had long been replaced by a violent storm. The raindrops pounded on the ground like drums, filling one's ears. The candlelight in the house had been blown out by the wind, leaving the room dark except for the flashes of lightning outside the window.
The surrounding weather suddenly turned cold.
Mu Jianjian put on a coat and got up, relighting the candles on the table. Seeing that there was no one else in the courtyard, she felt a chill in her heart.
By now, the beautiful lady should have returned from the front yard, but she hasn't been seen at all. And looking into Xue'er's house in the yard, there are no lights on. I wonder if she's scared by the loud rain...
With this thought in mind, Mu Jianjian couldn't settle her mind, so she opened her paper umbrella and walked towards another wooden house in the courtyard.
"Xue'er?"
The sound of rain gradually drowned out human voices. Holding an umbrella in one hand and carrying an oil lamp in the other, she walked to the eaves, knocked on the wooden door, and found that the door was ajar and not closed.
"Xue'er, are you there?"
Mu Jianjian waited outside the door for a long time but did not hear any sound from inside the room, and she began to worry.
Maybe he was just asleep and didn't hear her voice?
Why didn't Xue'er close the door, given how thoughtful she is?
Mu Jianjian was anxious. She pushed open the door, placed the umbrella by the door, and walked into the dark room with the oil lamp in her hand. After walking around, she still couldn't find the little girl.
Since Xue'er was taken in as a maid by the beautiful sister, she has been living in this room. In the past, she would not have gone to sleep at this time, and there would be a light in the room. But now, she can't even be found.
Mu Jianjian was about to go out and expand her search area when, just as she was about to step out the door, she was pulled back by a strong force and her mouth was covered.
"Clang—"
The oil lamp fell to the ground, but the sound was gradually swallowed up by the sound of rain outside. The half-closed wooden door in front of it also slammed shut with a loud bang.
After a moment of panic, Mu Jianjian calmed down. She felt the coldness of the sharp blade against her neck and understood what the other person meant.
"I need you to shut up." The voice behind him was hoarse, as if his throat had been slashed by some sharp weapon, making it difficult to tell if he was male or female. "Otherwise, you will only die."
Mu Jianjian lowered her eyes, feeling the other person's grip on her mouth lessen, and nodded.
She had already taken the Fire Fox Dagger out of the system space and concealed it in her wide sleeves, the hilt of which was tightly gripped in her palm.
The hand covering her mouth slowly loosened, accompanied by a whisper from behind, "Someone will be coming to investigate the hospital soon. You'd better find a way to get away with it, otherwise—"
"Where is the little girl in this room?" Mu Jianjian asked expressionlessly. "Where did you hide her?"
"A little girl? There's no little girl here," the voice asked suspiciously.
"Hand her over first, and then I'll consider whether to help you or not." Mu Jianjian's voice was completely calm.
She recalled the results of her divine sense search when she first entered the house; the answer was definitely no one. But why did this stranger suddenly appear?
There can only be one answer: the person who came is a cultivator, and one with a high level of cultivation.
"You have no reason to negotiate with me now!" His tone was urgent and impatient, and he pressed the knife deeper into the girl's neck. "Your life is in my hands."
"My life is in your hands, but isn't your life in mine too?" Mu Jianjian said calmly. "If I'm not mistaken, you're injured and can't run far. The people from the Red Mansion are chasing you. If I can't cover for you, death will be your only fate."
A hint of annoyance flashed in her eyes.
If the rain had been loud and heavy, she wouldn't have missed the smell of blood.
"Your terms?"
"Hand over the girl in this house," Mu Jianjian declared, taking the initiative.
"I already said, I haven't seen the little girl since I entered this room!"
Seeing that the other party was getting more and more anxious and didn't seem to be faking it, Mu Jianjian believed most of it.
Since Xue'er is no longer in their hands, there's no need for her to continue pretending.
Mu Jianjian suddenly stepped back, and her opponent was unable to dodge in time. His right hand, which was holding the knife, also lost its grip. She quickly seized the opportunity to break free from his control and picked up the Fire Fox Dagger to stab his body.
The figure shrouded in black robes reacted quickly, and although he staggered, he managed to dodge her attack.
The oil lamp lying to the side was soaked and its flame had long been extinguished, leaving the entire room pitch black. A person wrapped in a black robe stood in the shadows opposite, and Mu Jianjian could not see the person's face.
I only felt that he was small and about the same height as her.
"You, you, you!" The voice on the other end was filled with disbelief, and only then did they realize that this girl was not someone to be trifled with.
Mu Jianjian found the other person's personality interesting. "I can't just stand there and let you threaten me, can I?"
If you say she's stupid, she could have used Xue'er to threaten her, but she acted like she knew nothing about it. If you say she's not stupid, she knew to launch a sneak attack from the shadows in the room.
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a firelight appeared outside the courtyard, accompanied by barely perceptible human voices, gradually approaching the room where the two were.
Mu Jianjian watched the figure in black robes trying to escape through the window. She neither stopped him nor helped him, but simply said calmly, "People from afar are coming. I guess this place is all taken over."
The man in black robes froze, as if one could hear his self-deprecating laughter.
"Aren't you going to stop me? If you capture me and hand me over to them, you'll probably get a lot of benefits."
"Oh." Mu Jianjian was only concerned about Xue'er's whereabouts.
Don't you care who I am?
"I know, the one that's going to be auctioned in a few days, I heard from others that you're a half-demon."
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