After the two reached an agreement, they quickly headed towards the main courtyard.
Yang Ruxinâs martial arts skills and Qinggong were lacking, but Gu Qingheng had been learning from Ming Guang for all these days, absorbing almost ten yearsâ worth of inner strength from the old man, and had now completely mastered it. His martial arts skills were not the same as before.
Therefore, carrying Yang Ruxin across the rooftops was much easier than before.
In the main courtyard in the middle of the Tan Family Manor.
"What exactly do you want?" The head of the Tan Family, Tan Lie, was questioning a person in a black mask.
"Relax, I wonât do anything to your Tan Family." The black-clad manâs voice was gruff and deadpan, concealing his real voice, "Of course, the premise is that you obey."
Tan Lie could only suppress the anger boiling inside. There was no other way, he couldnât defeat this person, and more importantly, his wife and children were in the other personâs hands. He could only nod, "Donât worry, I wonât disregard the entire Tan Family, but, what do you want to do?"
"Yang Ruxin." The masked person said a name.
"She..."
"I say let you kill her; you probably canât do that." The masked person leaned towards Tan Lie, "Then find a way to capture her."
"But..." Tan Lie frowned, "How do I have the capability to do that? She..." Capturing her would be even harder than killing her, wouldnât it?
"Since she likes to gamble on stones, and you have stones here, this is your opportunity." The masked person interrupted his worries and then took out something, "As for how to do it, you figure it out yourself."
"But among those around her, I canât beat any of them." Tan Lie frowned.
"If you canât win by force, outsmart them. As for how to do it, thatâs your business." The masked person turned around to look at him, then raised a hand and threw something over.
Tan Lie hurriedly reached out to catch it; it was his daughterâs earring.
"Your daughter is very pretty." The masked person chuckled dully.
Tan Lie slumped to the ground, what should he do?
Hidden on the rooftop, Gu Qingheng and Yang Ruxin immediately frowned. As expected, the people of Tan Family Manor were indeed being controlled by someone. But, who exactly was this masked person?
Yang Ruxin clenched her fists.
Yang Ruxin leaned over to whisper something in his ear.
"No way." Gu Qingheng shook his head, "I canât let you take such a risk."
"With Xiaolun here, do you think anyone can hurt me?" Yang Ruxin smiled, "Now let Xiaoyin go with you, letâs split up and act separately."
"Alright." Gu Qingheng didnât argue further, "Remember, safety is the priority." Tonight, the two of them decided to come to Tan Family Manor on a whim without informing Gu Qiao and the others.
"I know." Yang Ruxin nodded, then suddenly laughed out loud, "Oh, it turns out youâre interested in me, why not say it openly? Being all mysterious and clandestine, isnât it tiring?"
"Who?" Surprised, the masked person in the room quickly exited and leapt onto the rooftop.
"The person youâre looking for, oh." Yang Ruxin was seated on the rooftop, grinning at him, while Gu Qingheng was already nowhere to be seen.
"Yang Ruxin!" The masked person called in a low voice, "How did you get here?" Not only had the guards of Tan Family Manor failed to detect an intruder, even he hadnât noticed. It was bizarre, either his martial arts had regressed or the other partyâs skills were too advanced, but obviously, it wasnât the former. Yet judging by how she was holding onto the tiles, listening to her breathing, she didnât seem like someone with any inner strength.