Having planned his escape route, Su Qi smiled happily. He was confident and determined, ensuring everything would go smoothly without any hiccups.
Taking a deep breath, Su Qi swiftly dashed away, his small figure flying through the air. In areas with more guards, he threw a few stones.
"Who...?" "There's an assassin!" Two guards who were hit by the stones shouted loudly. At that moment, Ji Hong happened to pass by and heard about the assassin. He saw the stunned guards and immediately shouted, "What are you standing around for? Hurry up and capture them!"
"Yes, sir!" The leading guard waved his hand, and two pairs of guards followed him, running in the direction of the thrown stones.
Ji Hong stood on the corridor, gazing ahead for a moment. A trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes, and he quickly followed.
Su Qi anticipated that they would catch up to him soon but remained unfazed. He had a long robe draped over him, and in the darkness, no one could tell if he was a child or an adult. His goal now was to lead this group of guards to Ji Rui's room.
A group of ordinary guards was no match for him with just one hand.
However, why was there a powerful aura secretly fluctuating? And why was it so elusive? Su Qi's expression instantly turned grim.
Nevertheless, he remained remarkably calm and made no attempt to escape. Calmly, he flew towards Ji Rui's room, with his large black robe fluttering behind him.
No matter how fast he was, he couldn't match the speed of the elusive expert with the faint aura.
As expected, in just a moment, a figure in black appeared, swift as a startled swan, blocking his path.
"Sir, how can you come to Duke Zhen's Mansion at this late hour without proper hospitality?" The man's voice was somewhat hoarse, and his tone was extremely cold.
Su Qi secretly pondered, wondering if there was an expert in Duke Zhen's Mansion with a cultivation level higher than Ji Yu's?
A charming smile curved Su Qi's tender and rosy lips, while a mischievous glint shimmered in his large eyes. "I'm afraid you won't entertain us properly?"
Then, his eyes turned cold, and he disappeared in a flash.
The man's eyes filled with fear and disbelief. How could he suddenly disappear?
"Find him! I must find him!" The man shouted in a stern voice. He had never encountered such a situation before, where someone could vanish so easily before his eyes.
"Yes, sir!"
More guards arrived.
In the shadows, Su Qi furrowed his brows. He couldn't help but wonder how this person could command so many guards. Who was he? However, he couldn't dwell on it for long. He had to act quickly.
"He's over there! Chase after him!" Su Qi intentionally made them notice him with his voice. Seeing that Ji Rui's room was just within reach, Su Qi's face lit up with joy. He was about to discard the robe he was wearing when he suddenly caught sight of the figure of the black-clothed man who had just appeared. Su Qi's expression changed abruptly, but he cunningly smiled and swiftly vanished from the spot.
The black-clothed man furrowed his brow again.
"Yang, he's over there." A guard rushed in and saw Su Qi, who was behind the black-clothed man, standing outside Ji Rui's room.
The black-clothed man swiftly turned around, but the darkness couldn't conceal the astonishment in his eyes.
When did he appear behind him?
Su Qi turned his head, gave a cold smile, lifted his short legs, and forcefully kicked open the door of the room, providing a spectacle for everyone.
"Miss!" The guard exclaimed.
The black-clothed man quickly realized the situation and hurriedly rushed towards Ji Rui's room.
When they entered the room, everyone was left dumbfounded.
Two intertwined bodies lost in their passion, paying no attention to anyone else, especially Ji Yu, who had his eyes closed, fully engrossed in the moment.
The shock of the onlookers wasn't due to Ji Yu's amorous encounters but rather the woman beneath him, Ji Rui.
"Ji Yu!" The black-clothed man shouted, realizing that the person who led them here wanted them to witness this intimate scene.
Ji Yu, startled by the black-clothed man's shout, instantly reacted. He glanced at Yang Jinping, then looked at the flushed Ji Rui. He quickly pulled the blanket to cover her, his eyes filled with killing intent.
"All of you, get out!"
Upon his shout, the guards, who had also snapped out of their shock, began to leave.
"Uncle Yang, Uncle, Grandfather is coming," Ji Hong's voice came from outside. Ji Yu trembled all over and quickly tried to cover Ji Rui's face.
However, Ji Rui pushed him away. As the effects of the drug wore off, she gradually regained her senses.
Opening her hazy eyes, she saw numerous guards in her room and was instantly dumbfounded.
"Ah...!"
Ji Yaotian and Ji Hong entered the room and were greeted by this provocative scene, startling them with their loud exclamation.
It was late at night, and Ji Yaotian's vision was a bit blurry. If Ji Rui hadn't made a sound, he might not have recognized the woman beside Ji Yu. It was her terrified scream that instantly made Ji Yaotian understand what was going on.
Ji Hong's face turned pale instantly as he looked at the scene, his handsome face flushing red.
"You two beasts!" Ji Yaotian shouted in anger, his beloved son and daughter deeply disappointing him. His tall and slender figure trembled slightly.
Ji Rui quickly hid her body under the covers, wrapping herself tightly from head to toe in the bedding. She didn't want to hear or see anything at this moment. She even had thoughts of death. How could tonight's events have developed into this? Since that time, she and her brother couldn't resist each other...
"Father, please calm down. Ruier and I have been set up," Ji Yu quickly explained, reacting swiftly.
"Yes! Duke Zhen, someone deliberately lured us here. With Ji Yu's cultivation, it's impossible for him not to sense us entering the courtyard," Yang Jinping also explained hastily.
"Did you catch that person?" Ji Yaotian, worried about the assassin targeting his daughter, had followed them to her room.
"The person disappeared once they entered the room," Yang Jinping couldn't understand what went wrong.
"Then go find them immediately! In the vast Duke Zhen's Mansion, where can they escape? Seal off the entire mansion, deploy all the men. I refuse to believe we won't be able to catch them!" Ji Yaotian shouted in frustration.
"Duke Zhen, please don't worry. I'll go with my men to apprehend that person," Yang Jinping said, but Ji Yu interjected.
"Wait, Jinping, I'm coming with you." Ji Yu had already dressed up, glanced at the tightly wrapped Ji Rui, regretting his excessive indulgence tonight, and turned around coldly, no longer concerned about what just happened.
Ji Yu's gloomy gaze fell on the group of guards. "If any of you breathe a word about tonight's events, I will take the lives of you and your families."
"Master, we didn't see anything tonight," the guards understood Ji Yu's meaning and naturally kept their mouths shut.
However, they ultimately overlooked one person—the one who had been invited by Ji Rui to find a solution, Helan Min. Helan Min, under the osmanthus tree outside the door, heard and saw everything clearly.
Su Qi watched as it was nearly time and glanced at the window's position.
His small figure leaped out, and even though he was cautious, the window still moved slightly.
Yang Jinping quickly noticed the hint, and his agile figure also slipped out through the window.
"Chase after him!" Ji Yaotian coldly gave the order, realizing that the person had been in the room all along.
"Yes!" The guards rushed out, and by now, the entire Duke Zhen's Mansion had mobilized all its guards.
Su Qi calmly walked toward the riverside.
Yang Jinping followed in pursuit, but he couldn't even grab ahold of Su Qi's robe.
Seeing that he had distanced himself from the surrounding guards, Su Qi threw down the black robe he had been using as a disguise and looked at it on the ground, a meaningful smile on his face.
Seeing the river right in front of him, Su Qi's eyes lit up, and he quickly jumped in.
Yang Jinping's speed was also astonishing. Just as Su Qi entered the water, he reached the riverside.
Su Qi had already sensed the fluctuation of the mysterious aura before he entered the water. Once in the water, he remained motionless under the bridge.
"Jinping, where is he?" Ji Yaotian arrived as well, his voice filled with darkness.
"There are no signs of him after this point," Yang Jinping looked at the river.
Ji Yaotian quickly understood what he meant.
"Go down the river and find him." Ji Yaotian looked at the guards behind him and gave cold orders.
"Yes!" The guards didn't dare to slack off and quickly undressed before entering the water.
Su Qi was waiting for them to do just that. As soon as they made a sound, he would have a way to escape.
As soon as the first person jumped into the water, Su Qi used the sound of the water to silently slip away. If he hadn't entered the water, he would have been the first thing the person saw when they surfaced! Their distance was less than ten meters!
His memory was excellent. This river flowed from south to north, and downstream was in the north, conveniently enough, this river meandered and ultimately connected with the outside world. It wasn't far from the Mingyue Villa either.
In the moment Su Qi submerged himself in the water, the guard who had jumped in had already resurfaced.
"Boom!" One by one, the guards jumped into the river, causing water to splash everywhere.
Ji Yaotian reprimanded quickly, "Your commotion is likely to have alerted him, and he may have already fled."
"Ji Yaotian, does this river lead to the outside?" Yang Jinping asked quickly.
"Both ends lead to the outside. Upstream leads outside the city, while downstream leads to Mingyue Villa in the north," a hint of determination flashed in Ji Yaotian's eyes as they searched downstream.
Ji Yaotian temporarily set aside all his doubts. He wanted to confirm his suspicions. If they caught this person, they might be able to find out if the person who drugged him and Ruier last time was the same.
"I'll search along the bank, and you direct the men to replace them," Yang Jinping knew that swimming in the water for too long, especially at night, would quickly exhaust their stamina.
"Good! Notify me immediately if you find any trace of that person. We must catch him tonight."