Chapter 201 - 199: I Thought You Didn’t Know Me?

Chapter 201: Chapter 199: I Thought You Didn’t Know Me?

Shen Yue’s pupils constricted, and she started to rush forward.

But just then, a dense volley of long arrows rained down from outside the hall.

An immense wave of spiritual power also bore down on them.

Wu Huo immediately summoned his spiritual power, blocking the two of them as he unleashed a blast of dark-red energy from his palm.

As the two forces collided, everything around them seemed to twist and churn.

Those standing nearby were once again sent flying.

Hu Tu, having barely dodged the deadly darts, had just steadied himself against a nearby pillar when he witnessed Wu Huo’s powerful strike.

His eyes widened in panic.

"Assassins! Guards!"

Before the words had even left his mouth, the pressure and airflow from Wu Huo’s palm strike rushed toward him like a shockwave.

He dodged frantically, but the pillar in front of him was struck and came crashing down, threatening to crush Xiao Ya on the floor below.

Xiao Ya’s ear-piercing scream cut through the chaos.

Hu Tu was about to rush over and save Xiao Ya.

But just then, his eyes widened as he saw his own children lying on the ground on the other side of the room.

He could no longer care about anything else. He scrambled madly through the rain of arrows, rushing toward his children.

Xiao Ya watched in terror as the massive pillar fell toward her. Hu City Lord wasn’t even looking her way, and to her horror, she found she was completely unable to move...

All she could do was scream for help!

As she watched the pillar fall closer and closer, she clenched her fists tightly, as if waiting for death.

But just then, a white figure flashed past her.

"BANG!"

A single crash.

The pillar was sent flying by an immense force.

Xiao Ya was instantly overjoyed. ’Bai Chaosi is back! He’s the one who acted!’

"A Xi, you’re back..."

She instantly looked up, but there was no one beside her.

Her gaze shifted, and she saw the white-clad figure who had rushed in. After saving her, he hadn’t paused for even a second before teleporting to stand before that woman, A Yue.

She sat on the ground, her eyes wide with disbelief.

Shen Yue hadn’t expected that after Bai Chaosi flashed in from the doorway, he would appear directly in front of her.

She saw the tension on the man’s face, so stark it had turned pale...

She froze for a moment.

As their gazes met, she saw that Bai Chaosi’s eyes were rimmed with red.

’That was the look of someone consumed by worry and fear. How could Shen Yue possibly not understand...?’

’He was worried about her.’

But their eyes met for only a brief moment. As if confirming she was all right, the man immediately joined the battle.

Facing the dense volley of arrows that continued to pour in from outside.

Wu Huo and Bai Chaosi struck at almost the same time, launching an attack toward the source of the spiritual power.

The massive explosion of spiritual power nearly tore the entire hall apart in an instant.

The survivors screamed, scattering in every direction.

After their combined attack, the volley of arrows stopped.

The air instantly fell silent.

But Shen Yue, Huang Ziyue, and the others all knew the enemy was lurking in the shadows.

Wu Huo lowered his hand, his gaze fixed warily on the empty air.

"You dare attack the City Lord Mansion in broad daylight? Why don’t you show yourself!"

But it seemed their opponent had no intention of showing themselves.

The presence lingered within the hall, neither leaving nor attacking, as if waiting for an opportunity.

Just then, the guards of the City Lord Mansion rushed in, surrounding the great hall.

But the oppressive atmosphere didn’t lessen in the slightest. Everyone remained on high alert, warily scanning their surroundings.

However, their inability to discern the enemy’s location stretched everyone’s nerves to the breaking point.

Huang Ziyue’s eyes were hidden beneath his cloak as he shielded Shen Yue behind him. He appeared to be standing motionless, but in truth, his eyes were brimming with killing intent.

’He knew this attack wasn’t so simple.’

’It didn’t seem to be aimed at the City Lord Mansion, but rather at them.’

’And among them, only Shen Yue would be targeted this way, hunted from thousands of miles away.’

’Because she was too special, too different.’

’But this is Ye Country, not the K Empire. No one here should know Shen Yue’s identity.’

’Besides, they had just arrived and hadn’t even warmed their seats before running into this kind of trouble.’

’It seems the danger, just as Shen Yue had said, was not gone. On the contrary, it was closer than ever.’

’Sure enough, an unseen pair of eyes was watching their every move.’

Just then, as everyone stared nervously into the surroundings, Hu Tu’s anguished cry suddenly rang out.

"Qi’er! Le’er!"

"Is anyone there? Someone, get a physician!"

Hu Tu’s Female Master was also sobbing, unable to catch her breath.

"No, Qi’er, Le’er, don’t leave your female mother!"

Instantly, the tense atmosphere in the room was replaced by one of grief.

Everyone looked over.

No one had expected that this surprise attack would claim the lives of the City Lord’s two children.

Watching Hu Tu and his Female Master crying their hearts out on the floor, Shen Yue narrowed her eyes.

"I’m going over."

Huang Ziyue grabbed her arm.

"No. You can’t go."

Bai Chaosi also turned to look at her, his expression clearly one of disagreement.

Shen Yue pushed Huang Ziyue’s hand away and gave the back of it a reassuring pat.

"Don’t worry."

Feeling her touch on his arm, Huang Ziyue instantly understood her intention and slowly let go.

But Bai Chaosi was still worried and dropped his act entirely.

"Don’t go over there. It’s dangerous."

Anyone could see this was no ordinary attack.

The hidden assailant’s refusal to show themselves suggested they were waiting for Shen Yue.

Though Xiao Ya, hiding behind a pillar, couldn’t hear their words, she could see Bai Chaosi blocking Shen Yue, clearly trying to protect the other woman.

She pursed her lips, her hands clenched so tightly her nails dug into her flesh.

Shen Yue looked at Bai Chaosi blocking her path and said coldly,

"I thought you didn’t know me?"

’Why is he suddenly worried about my safety?’

She looked at him. "Losing your composure at a critical moment? Are you done with your act?"

Her gaze was scrutinizing, fixed on Bai Chaosi’s face.

Bai Chaosi was momentarily flustered by her question, his pupils even contracting for an instant.

But he recovered his composure in the next second.

"I don’t know what you’re talking about."

"We may not know each other well, but this is a crisis. I’m just reminding you out of kindness. I don’t want to see you die for nothing!"

Shen Yue listened and scoffed.

"Die for nothing? We’ll see who dies first."

"Get out of my way. Don’t stop me from saving the children!"

With that, Shen Yue walked right past him, heading toward Hu Tu.

Bai Chaosi’s heart tightened, but he was helpless to do anything but watch her walk past him.

He immediately looked to Huang Ziyue, as if to remind him.

"Aren’t you going with her?"

’At a time like this, that old Flood Dragon should be following her every step.’

But Huang Ziyue didn’t move, merely standing in place and watching.

He demanded,

"Isn’t she your Female Master? How can you bear to watch her walk into danger?"

Huang Ziyue ignored him, merely shooting him a cold glance.

Then, while continuing to sense the location of the enemy’s power, he secretly watched Shen Yue’s movements, gathering spiritual power in his hand, ready to strike at any moment.

’This was a risky gambit, and he had to guarantee Shen Yue’s safety.’

Just as he expected.

It was just as he’d expected.

Shen Yue had only taken a few steps and hadn’t yet reached Hu Tu.

A disembodied force tore through the silence above Shen Yue’s head.

As if it had been waiting a long time for this opportunity, it instantly struck down toward the crown of Shen Yue’s head.

"Watch out!"

His body reacting faster than his brain, Bai Chaosi charged toward Shen Yue.