Chapter 853 - 689: Dog Bites Lv Dongbin

Chapter 853: Chapter 689: Dog Bites Lv Dongbin

Yi Lanshan was anxious, really anxious!

"Quick! They’ve all entered the house, quickly protect the treasure map." In his urgency, he blurted it out without much thought.

His intention was for the master’s men to place more importance on the treasure map and drive these people out.

But when the other two groups heard about the treasure map, they acted as if they were invigorated, their moves several degrees more fierce than before.

Gu Chengyu looked at Yi Lanshan’s upset and furious expression in surprise, somewhat bewildered. Could it be that the Yi Mansion has another treasure map?

During the fight, Lu Chen and the man entered the stone chamber one after the other, glancing over the large boxes, they noticed a small sandalwood box on a rack beside them.

Because there weren’t many boxes in the stone chamber, it seemed a bit empty. Inside, there was only one rack, so naturally, Lu Chen and the others focused their gaze on that box.

Seeing the man’s attention drawn to the box, Lu Chen took advantage of his unpreparedness and struck the man’s shoulder with a sword. The man winced in pain, momentarily pausing.

Lu Chen then swung his sword at the box’s lock, which fell with a sound.

The man didn’t stop Lu Chen from investigating, his eyes flickering with intent.

Lu Chen quickly opened the box and indeed found a piece of parchment inside.

He hurriedly unfolded the parchment, which was covered with many lines, and at the top, it said Wang Mang’s Treasure.

Lu Chen couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy. Without bothering with the treasure map in his hand, he turned and swung his sword.

The man did not expect Lu Chen not to secure the treasure map first but instead launched an attack.

However, it was previously his carelessness, this time he wouldn’t let Gu Chengyu succeed.

"Bang!" During the fight, Lu Chen and the man crashed through a window, the loud sound drawing Gu Chengyu’s attention.

The leader’s sword moves were deadly, every strike life-threatening, as he desperately lunged at Lu Chen.

Facing such ferocious sword moves, no matter how skilled Lu Chen was, he couldn’t withstand the man’s relentless fighting style, and he gradually began to struggle.

"Cover me for a retreat!" Lu Chen’s heart was filled with urgency; the treasure map was in his possession, and he couldn’t afford any delay.

This man wouldn’t stop until one of them died, but since Lu Chen had achieved his goal, he wasn’t willing to continue the battle, nor was it necessary.

Two people moved toward Lu Chen, trying to help him fend off some attacks.

Unfortunately, the man was quite skilled. He used just a few sword moves to knock the two away from the fight.

The leader’s actions were evident; he was unwilling to entangle with these two subordinates, his target was solely Lu Chen.

Gu Chengyu observed for a while and noticed that the man was exceptionally skilled. Even with Ming Yan and Ming Mo joining forces, they would likely find it challenging to cope.

This showed that Lu Chen, who could handle the man alone, was undoubtedly capable.

Though he was struggling, he was nonetheless managing without injury.

But seeing that, Gu Chengyu felt that Lu Chen wouldn’t last much longer.

The man’s desperation suggested that Lu Chen already had the treasure map? But that seemed impossible!

The situation before him forced Gu Chengyu to think in that direction.

Perhaps, a possibility dawned on Gu Chengyu, prompting him to inwardly curse Yi Lanshan as an old fox.

Sure enough, after a while, Lu Chen gradually began to fall into a disadvantageous position.

Lu Chen was exceedingly frustrated; they had already disguised themselves as guards and successfully rotated shifts, only needing to find an opportunity to sneak in and steal the treasure map.

But a sudden interloper disrupted all his plans. And this leader’s martial arts were so formidable that even when injured, his momentum remained fierce.

Lu Chen found himself unable to extricate from the situation, a slight panic setting in his heart. With panic, naturally came distraction.

In just a moment, Lu Chen’s waist received a sword strike.

Gu Chengyu frowned, noticing that Lu Chen’s sword moves had become a bit sloppier. Perhaps due to exhaustion or distraction, whatever the case, he seemed a bit disoriented.

If this continued, Lu Chen might not make it through the night.

Looking again at the leader’s group, Gu Chengyu observed that these people’s collars were all adorned with a colorful trim, clearly meant to differentiate friend from foe.

This strongly indicated that this was a well-trained group, and their moves were sharp and swift. Lu Chen’s people were already struggling.

Lu Chen, having been distracted earlier and wounded, dared not be distracted again, focusing his utmost energy on coping with the situation.

Gu Chengyu sighed, drawing a soft sword from his waist.

But just as Gu Chengyu was about to lend Lu Chen a helping hand, an unexpected change occurred.

Suddenly, many torches appeared atop Yi Mansion’s walls, making the originally bright inner study even brighter.

Upon closer inspection, Gu Chengyu realized these weren’t torches, they were fire arrows!

"Don’t move, or I’ll start shooting arrows," shouted a man wearing a crimson robe embroidered with the official cloud goose patch, who had climbed to the top of the wall.

He appeared to be in his forties, with a somewhat pale complexion, long face, and a slender build—a standard scholar’s look.

However, at the moment, his sleeves were somewhat disheveled, and after climbing the wall, he took a deep breath, adjusted the slightly skewed official hat on his head, and called down below.

Gu Chengyu’s eyes narrowed, this should be Magistrate Liao Cheng of Hejian Prefecture.

Yet, previously when Yi Mansion had caught fire once, during a very fierce battle, this Magistrate Liao did not appear.

No one expected him to appear today, climbing up the wall, was he also looking to get involved?

Yi Lanshan’s face darkened, what did Liao Cheng’s presence here mean? And with so many fire arrows, was he planning to burn down Yi Mansion?

"Hahaha! Yi Clan Leader, I have come to help you. These bandits are truly audacious, daring to attack Yi Mansion at night, as if they don’t take the three major aristocratic families of Hejian Prefecture seriously at all!"

Gu Chengyu looked toward the speaking person and saw an old man with a chubby face, slightly white sideburns, and wearing a sapphire blue cross-collared long robe that made his body appear more rotund, especially since he wasn’t very tall, making his figure seem quite plump.

Gu Chengyu guessed this should be Qu Mansion’s Clan Leader, Qu Huaiyun.

Sure enough, "Old Man Qu, are you here to mock us Yi family?"

Yi Lanshan’s face was grim, deeply displeased. Today it seemed the Yi family was in trouble, and Old Man Qu was also getting involved.

Previously Qu Family had targeted Yi Family, but to think today he’d come again, and even with Prefect Liao.

What was Liao Cheng planning? Was he colluding with the Qu Family?

With fire arrows aimed, those dressed in black didn’t dare act rashly.

For an expert like Lu Chen, escaping wasn’t difficult, but the challenge was how to deal with the black-clad men eyeing him dangerously.

He wanted to leave, but would the man let him go?

"Yi Clan Leader, why do you say that? I came with good intentions to help, who knew you would misunderstand me so. This is truly like a dog biting Lv Dongbin, failing to recognize a good heart!"