Chapter 375 - Diversion

Meantime Zhao Li Xin used his Qin Gong to moves faster he bounces between roof to roof in high speed when Lory isn't with him he rarely used carriage unless he was lazy, it only takes three minutes for him to reach the half burn building the black smoke still coming from the wrecked building, he didn't approach the premises but instead stand on the roof of the opposite building watching everything in keen eyes, his eyebrows furrow and his guts telling him something is wrong.

"Milord" Wu San Bo came from behind him.

"What happened?" Zhao Li Xin didn't bother glance at him his eyes remain on the half burn stores not because he feel pity for the stores but because someone deliberately targeting his turf. There are very few people who dare to be bold or stupid enough to provoke him directly.

"Someone burns our garment stores, wine stores, and jewelry stores, we try to catch them but they all high-level cultivator and they managed to killed four of our men" Wu San Bo also find this situation is odd. why send high cultivator just to burn stores is it because they know this place belong to the Hei Shen sect?

"We get the perpetrator?" Zhao Li Xin asked in flat tones.

"Yes, we managed to kill three of them and caught the rest but….they all killed themselves with poison," said Wu San Bo with a dejected face if only he able to catch them alive he could discover who's the master behind this incident.

Wu San Bo raised his head again and he reports more disturbing news "Milord the poison that they used….its almost like the same poison that was given to you, but the effect is much faster,  they're organs are freeze from the inside in rapid speed"

He finally got Zhao Li Xin's attention "Cold poison?" he turns his gaze on Wu San Bo.

"That what Jin Hao had said, but someone altered the poison to make the effect faster and give less painful death to the victim, do you want to check the corpses?" to be honest Wu San Bo also curious how these people connected with Zhao Li Xin past.

"Hm," Zhao Li Xin gives affirmatives response, suddenly they hear earth-shattering sounds and black smoke coming from Yong Heng manor direction, Wu san bo and Zhao Li Xin startled and they staring at the same places with an indescribable expression.

'Someone dares to attack Yong Cheng manor?'

Zhao Li Xin is still unable to comprehend the situation than he heard Mong Ki screams at him with ghastly looks "Master the Manor! the Madam!" 

that two words enough to snap him back to reality, his expression turns grim and his heart fell like it stops beating and everything suddenly paused.

'LORY!'

Without waiting for another second, Zhao Li Xin make a long leap from the roof, he used all his power to reach home faster. He moves very fast leaving Wu San Bo and the Mong brother behind but contrary to Zhao Li Xin he feel he run in the speed of a snail he wishes he can grow more legs.

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Among all the ruins and thick smoked a giant white wing appear and it crossed each other as if it protected something inside then slowly the wings spread open showing Lory frail body in the middle coughing. 

'Ough, tough, ough!' she coughing until the corner of her eyes wet with tears.

[I think…Ough….] Lory coughing again while she tries to speaks, she waved her hand in front of her face to get rid of the dust around her [I think, she wants to kill me] she make an obvious conjecture.

[No S*IT] Girsha answer sarcastically.

[Hide your wings before they come!] Lory hears the ruckus behind the smokes around her, immediately the wings disappear behind her back with white dimmed light.

"Madam, Madam, madam are you okay?" Meng Zuo searching for Lory desperately but the thick smoked hinder her sight.

"I'm here!" Lory screams.

Meng Zuo feel his heart stop 'She's alive? Thank god!'

Meng Zuo running to where Lory sound is "Madam are you okay? Are you hurt?" she can't see Lory figures so still overwhelmed by fear.

"I'm fine…." Lory walks casually while waving her hand carelessly than she coughs again.

Finally, Meng Zuo sees her, her eyes become red and moist from tears "Thank god madam, you okay!" she dashed towards her. other then smudged on her face and wrinkles robes Lory is perfectly fine, meng Zuo helps her get out of the ruined, the other servants and shadow guard focus they're intentionally searching for Lory after Meng Zuo come with unscathed madam all of them sighs in relief.

"Quick bring  a blanket for young madam!" Meng Zhuo orders the other maid and they left in a hurry. then she make Lory sit on the bench she make sure Lory is not hurt and surprised how she survived the blast, then she thought perhaps Zhao Li Xin gives her amulet or talisman to protect her so this is not weird at all.

The other servant comes with a blanket and Meng Zuo covers Lory's shoulder to keep her warm, Lory sees the red light from another building "Are we on fire?" Lory gasped.

Meng Zhuo nods her head "Yes, the shadow guard said is coming after the blast this fire is weird, is not easy to put off" Meng Zhuo shakes her head with baffled looks.

Lory eyebrows gradually furrow, perhaps the crystal used not only to explode but to created fire too, the blast released the liquid and it created fire, and it's not normal fire either. But the bigger question is How Qian Mu Ting get a hand of this item, is this what Qiong Yan asking her to do? 

"Where is Qian Mu Ting?" Lory lifts her head abruptly.

"Eh, second princess?" Meng Zhuo clearly forgot the existence of royalty at the manor "She on the guest room outside this courtyard so she should be fine" she thought Lory worry about Qian Mu Ting's safety.

"Shadowguards!" Lory shouted and she rose from her seat "Find Qian Mu Ting and her maids, NOW!"

The shadow guard who wast trying to put off the fire leave everything behind and follow Lory order without question, Lory wants to slap herself 'This is a diversion!' how can she be so stupid! Lory takes off her blanket and she runs toward Yuan Xue An courtyard but someone suddenly appears in front of her.

"Lory are you okay?" Zhao Li Xin feel relief when he sees her unhurt.

Lory's face beamed "Good, come with me!" she pulls Zhao Li Xin's hand and drags him in a hurry.