Lory and Zhao Li Xin held hands as they ran towards the Qian Hua courtyard. It took them a while to get there since the courtyard was the farthest one out. They were a great raucous as they could hear screams as they got closer to the courtyard. Lory hastened her pace with worry but Zhao Li Xin pushed her behind him out of reflex. Something flew past them and hit the tree behind them as they entered the gate.

Lory was startled. She exchanged a quick glance with Zhao Li Xin and slowly turned to look behind her. The tree broke into half and a woman landed on the ground face first.

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Lory could tell the woman was one of Qian Mu Ting's maids from her uniform. The maid who was once young and beautiful had been beaten beyond recognition. Lory wondered who was cruel enough to mess up a beautiful face.

"Hahaha… You should not have made me do this!" Ming Yue Yin grabbed one of the fake maids' neck and lifted her. The poor woman's legs kicking helplessly as she gasped for air. Ming Yue Yin was simultaneously stepping on another fake maid's back with one leg as she laughed like a crazy tyrant squashing helpless victims.

Lory was dumbfounded by the scene. Three dark lines appear on her forehead as she lamented to herself, 'this crazy brat!'

Ming Yue Yin gave the maid under her foot a powerful kick. The maid flew at a high speed and collided with the wall. A big crack formed on the wall as the maid got stuck in it. However, what made Lory speechless was when she noticed Su Feng and Su Jing taking great efforts to remove another maid who was stuck in the wall.

Ming Yue Yin hurled the last choking maid towards the wall. Lory scratched her head with astonishment as a third maid also got stuck on the wall in an amazing pose.

'Is this brat trying to create some form of modern art on the wall?' Lory was rather conflicted. She felt bad but also wanted to applaud Ming Yue Yin and say 'Bravo!' at the same time.

Zhao Li Xin, on the other hand, stood next to Lory looking satisfied with Ming Yue Yin's handiwork. This was the least the maids could get for being stupid enough to mess around inside his turf.

Ming Yue Yin clapped her hands and smiled widely when she saw Lory and Zhao Li Xin. She ran to them with a bounce, widened her arms and said proudly, "What do you think, huh?"

Lory narrowed her eyes but Zhao Li Xin gave a solemn nod. His response was sincere, "Not bad…"

Ming Yue Yin was surprised. Her eyes sparkled with excitement as she clasped both of her hands onto her chest. She was genuinely moved by Zhao Li Xin's words. Not many people could say they were praised by Long Ming. She was so proud of herself, "Uncle, this is the first time you have complimented me."

"This is your reward!" Zhao Li Xin threw a small brooch at Ming Yue Ying. She caught it with her quick reflex.

"A thunder flash amulet!" Ming Yue Yin Her eyes widened with amazement when she saw what he gave her. She shrieked with joy and looked at Zhao Li Xin with grateful eyes, "Uncle, you are the best!"

Lory wanted to ask what a thunder flash amulet was but remembered something that was more important, "Where's Yuan Xue An?"

"Don't worry. She is safe with Su Yi," Ming Yue Yin grinned. She beckoned for them to follow her and led them to the bedroom. Yuan Xue An was sleeping peacefully inside with Su Yi guarding her.

"Your Majesty!" Su Yi kneeled on the floor when Ming Yue Yin entered the room.

Lory was worried when she saw Yuan Xue An peaceful form. The girl seemed to have slept through the commotion. That wasn't normal. She asked Ming Yue Yin, "What happened to her?"

"Don't worry. I just made her fall asleep. Her health got better recently and I didn't want to risk a relapse from the stress of the commotion," Ming Yue Yin crossed her arms. She was relieved Yuan Xue An was oblivious of the trouble around her. Yuan Xue An was the type to get stressed if she was to learn someone was there to kidnap her.

"How did you know about this?" Lory was surprised Ming Yue Yin was well prepared.

"I'm surprised you missed this, aunty. I became suspicious when Qian Mu Ting immediately came after uncle left. Then there was a big boom shortly after..." Ming Yue Yin gestured an explosion with her hands.

"Let's ask that maids for certainty," Zhao Li Xin turned around and walked to the fake maids who lay unconscious.

Lory and Ming Yue Yin followed. They thought it was strange that Su Feng had neatly arranged the four maids on the ground. Ming Yue Yin frowned. They were all dead. Ming Yue Yin couldn't believe it. She only gave them external wounds. They shouldn't have died easily as they were powerful cultivators.

"Are they all dead? How?" Ming Yue Yin questioned her subordinates.

Su Feng shook her head in dejection, "We don't know. They suddenly died from poisoning, your majesty."

"They were already dead when we pulled them off the wall," Su Jing added.

"What?" Ming Yue Yin gasped. How did they get poisoned?

"Suicide…" Zhao Li Xin said with a scowl.

"WHAT?" Lory and Ming Yue Yin exclaimed in unison.

"You mean they did this deliberately?" Lory was dumbfounded.

"This was a suicide mission…?" Ming Yue Yin felt strange. Only a cold-blooded master could make their subordinates kill themselves for failing.

Mong Ki appeared through the moon gate. He cupped his fist and said, "We managed to put out the fire with Master Wu's help. We also caught Qian Mu Ting but her condition…"

"Let's go!" Zhao Li Xin lifted Lory like a bride, took a long leap and disappeared instantly.

Ming Yue Yin thought the day was wrong. She reminded the Su sisters to be vigilant and to protect Yuan Xue An as she wasn't sure if the fake maids were the only source of danger. Assured of Yuan Xue An's safety, she leaped after Zhao Li Xin.

The place was surrounded by Hei Shen Sect members when they got close to the guest room housing Qian Mu Ting and found. A fly couldn't get through them. The members opened a path for Zhao Li Xin when they saw him. Zhao Li Xin put Lory down a few meters from the room and warned her seriously, "Stay behind me no matter what happens."

"Yes," Lory nodded obediently.

Ming Yue Yin arrived before they entered the room. Jin Hao, Bei Li Yan, and Mong Yi were already inside the room. Qian Mu Ting was utterly petrified. Qian Mu Ting's back was stuck to the wall and her forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat. Her eyes shifted around like a cornered animal.

Qian Mu Ting's gaze stopped when she saw the woman next to Zhao Li Xin as they entered the room. Qian Mu Ting's eyes almost bulged out of their sockets. Her chin trembled as she hollered with grievance, "You... How could you…how are you still alive?"