"Lory, where are we going?"ZhaoLiXinwas confused. He didn''t know what exactly happened. The only thing that concerned him was that Lorywas involved in an explosion yet the woman didn''t seem bothered by it. "Don''t run like this. You will get hurt?"


    "It''s a setup!" Lory shouted in anger as she dragged him. She shook her head in confusion at her second thought. "But I don''t know why they wanted to kill me?"??


    <strong>"KILL YOU? They?"</strong>ZhaoLiXinhalted. The news hit his core. The idea of someone trying to kill herinside his own home infuriated andshamedhim. What was he good for if he couldn''tensureher safety in his own home?


    "It is not your fault! You can''t always protect me," Lory guessed what he was thinking. She gave him another nce and pulled him once more. "People make their own choices and this is mine!"


    Her smile was bright and beautiful. There was no hesitation in her features as she spoke.ZhaoLiXinlet out a long sigh. It wasn''t like he was oblivious of Lory''s behavior when it came to danger, but he couldn''t help himself when it came to her protection. Although it was useless, he couldn''t stop wanting to protect her. Asking him to stop was like asking him to stop breathing.


    "You know who did this?"ZhaoLiXincould tell Lory knew more.


    "YangQiongYan. He drew you away and usedQianMu Ting to get inside the manor and caused thmotionso that theycan beable toget YuanXueAn. The target has always been YuanXueAn," Lory answered without hesitation. She was also upset to have fallen into his trap easily.


    "But I don''t know why they needed to kill me?" This was the point that puzzled Lory. Why would they kill her in an exaggerated move if their goal was to cause amotion and kidnap YuanXueAn? Did they do this to agitatedZhaoLiXin?


    "Lao Min Na?"ZhaoLiXinhissed in a cold voice.


    "Her? Again!" Lory heardZhaoLiXin''swords and gasped. She didn''t understand why Lao Min Nawas fixedon her. She didn''t think she had ever done anything awful for Lao Min Nato beadamant about killing her. Unless Lao Min Na disliked her because of her rtionship withZhaoLiXin. Was Lao Min Na another admirer ofZhaoLiXin?


    Lory sighed inwardly. If she was to get a tael for every woman who admired Zhao Li Xin, she would be a tycoon!


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    Thest shockedQianMuTings. She didn''t expect itto bevery loud. She heard footstepsing to her direction a few seconds after the st happened. The women disguised as her maids drew out their weapons as their demure expression changed instantly.


    When the Hei Shen Sect''s servants opened the door,QianMu Ting''s maids exchanged a nce and charged at the same time. The Hei Shen Sect''s male servants were nimble enough to evade the surprise attack as they released the hidden knives from their sleeves.QianMu Ting and her maidswere startledby the servants'' actions as they didn''t expect themto bewell-armed in their own homes. The maids quickly dodged the attacks butQianMu Ting was not that lucky as the hidden knives managed to cut her arms.


    QianMu Ting''s fake maids didn''t bother to check on her condition as she wasn''t their real master, and their real master didn''t instruct them to watch overQianMu Ting.


    "I''ll take care of them. The rest of you should find YuanXueAn," One of the fake maids said.


    The rest jumped out of the window without hesitation. Only one fake maid and the bleedingQianMu Ting remained. Some of the Hei Shen Sect servants tried to chase after the escaping maids but was held back by the fake maid''s quick actions. The room turned chaotic as they fought. The furniture was soon destroyed whileQianMu Tingcowered in a corner.


    QianMu Ting never thought they would easily abandon her. She realized shehad beenusedby YangQiongYan when his subordinates left without hesitating. It soon dawned to her that she would not leave the manor alive asZhaoLiXinwould not spare her but at least…at least she had killed the eyesore woman. Tears fell on her cheeks as she sneered. Lory''s death was the only constion she could get.


    Chaos ruled inside Yong Hengmanor. They servants first worried about their madam when the st happened, but they were soon confused by the unending fire. They had tried everything but it kept raging with anger. Everyone was frantically running around that they didn''t notice the four strange maids sneaking behind the wall.


    "You are sure this is the ce?" One of the fake maids couldn''t help but feel anxious. They only had one chance as failure meant death.


    "Yes, I saw someone taking medicine to this courtyard," Another fake maid answered with certainty.


    "Let''s hurry before someone notices us!" The oldest maid remained them.


    The four maids snuck into YuanXueAn''s courtyard. The courtyard was far from the main building and the sound of themotion was faint. The ce was quiet and peaceful. It was the best ce for a sickly YuanXueAn. The small pavilionwas surroundedby a small pond. A woman dressed in peach was looking down while sipping tea. The wind blew through her hair and she coughed lightly. The woman softly patted her chest to ease her pain.


    The four maids smile with triumph. They found YuanXueAn. The looked around to make sure she wasn''t being guarded. There could not feel any fluctuating Qi around the ce. It was possible everyonewas worriedabout the other woman''s safety or were digging her corpse out of the ruins to care about others.


    The four fake maids surrounded the pavilion stunning YuanXueAn. The teacup fell from her hands and shattered on the floor. YuanXueAn staggered back and covered her mouth with shock and fear.


    "Miss Yuan, please follow us and youwill not behurt," One of the maids said.


    "No. Go away!" YuanXueAn shook her head, stumbled and fell to the floor.


    "Don''t make this harder or wewon''t beso kind, Miss Yuan," Anothermaidlost her patience. They needed to leave immediately.


    YuanXueAn looked down and shook her head. The four maids exchanged a nce and the oldest said, "Tie her up! We don''t have much time!"


    "You made me do this!" The youngest maid pulled a rope from her waist and approached YuanXueAn whoy limp on the floor. The maid scoffed at the weak woman. She snorted in contempt, bent over and grabbed YuanXueAn''s wrist harshly. YuanXueAn lifted her head and her eyes glinted ferociously.


    "No. You made me do this!" YuanXueAn twisted themaid''s wrist and strongly punched her in the stomach when she winced at the sudden pain. The poor fake maid''s body flew like a leaf in the wind and struck the wall. A giant crack formed on the wall. The other maids were unable to react in time.


    "Look what we got here," YuanXueAn rose from the floor and pped her hands casually. She smirked, removed the bracelet from her hand and ced it on the table next to her.


    The other three maids'' hearts dropped to the ground. The woman in front of them was not the feeble woman, YuanXueAn. They could feel the overflowing Qi around the woman.


    ''Emperor Cultivator!''


    Their legs turned soft as they could barely withstand the pressure. Their faces turned ghastly pale.


    "You… You… You are not YuanXueAn…" A fake maid trembled. Shewas petrified.


    "Who… Who are you?" The other maids stuttered with fright.


    The woman cracked her knuckle and smiled wickedly at them, "Yourworst nightmare!"