Peerless Martial Expert in the City -
Chapter 709 - 705: Danger at the Li Mansion
Chapter 709: Chapter 705: Danger at the Li Mansion
(Today is the legendary Qixi Festival, and from the bottom of my heart I wish all my readers that lovers will eventually become spouses! Thank you to the friends who voted with their monthly tickets yesterday, as well as to Shitou and (乤啻緥佑° for their rewards, thank you! Especially happy to see my old friend (乤啻緥佑° bubble up again!)
——————————————————————————
Chapter 705 Li Mansion in Danger
Just moments ago, however, he had felt no sign of anything unusual, had seen no strangers enter the building, and had received no warnings from any of the company’s multiple security monitoring systems.....
After leaving Li Ziyoung’s office, his first move was to rush to the surveillance room. He believed that even if that person breached their defenses, they could not possibly escape the scrutiny of the building’s most advanced electronic surveillance equipment.....
But soon, when his men arrived at the surveillance room, his heart sank completely.....
Inside the surveillance room, all electronic monitoring systems had been paused, and the staff responsible for the surveillance were sprawled on one side, seemingly in a deep sleep.
"Pfft!"
When Li Ziyoung arrived at the surveillance room and saw the situation, he could no longer contain a surge of sweetness in his throat as a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out.
The miniature safe was something he had gone to great lengths to acquire from M country’s national defense system, containing the most advanced and highest level security systems like fingerprint identification and voice recognition. Even if it were stolen, it should be impossible to open.....
As he spat out a mouthful of blood, Li Ziyoung’s eyes filled with a dim and dispirited look. He kept comforting himself silently, yet the thought kept intruding that his building, his office, and even those drawers were all equipped with the most advanced defense systems, yet they hadn’t stopped the intruder.....
...............
The old Li mansion.
It didn’t have the labyrinthine complexity of last century’s grand mansions as portrayed in movies and TV dramas - it was just a somewhat larger, unassuming house. At first glance, it didn’t look much different from the other village houses in the area. However, as one of the oldest established families in G City and a clan bursting with members, the Li family’s mansion was indeed far more complex than those of several other families.
Due to the incident with Liu Jingling not long ago, the security defense of the Li family had been ramped up a notch, with guards posted at every three steps and sentries at every five, both visible and hidden, completely surrounding the mansion.
Just a glance was enough for Xiao Yi to conclude that if Liu Jingling were to come now, there would be absolutely no chance of escape. Such protections were practically a death sentence for anyone in the Bone Tempering Period!
However, for Xiao Yi, who had reached the Condensation period, these measures were not much of a deterrent. After circling once around the Li mansion dressed in inconspicuous light grey clothes and wearing a long-brimmed cap that shaded most of his face, Xiao Yi disappeared on the spot like a ghost in the night, darting from corner to corner around the mansion.
After entering the Li mansion, Xiao Yi discovered that its defenses were even tighter than he had imagined. Besides the external protections, inside the house itself was rife with dangers. The cleaning staff were actually skilled experts. Shortly after entering the mansion and letting his guard down for a moment, he was nearly detected by an exceptionally vigilant maid. Fortunately, his quick reflexes helped him to avoid her scrutiny and allay her suspicion.
It seems prudent to be extra careful.
Watching the puzzled woman walk away, Xiao Yi breathed a slight sigh of relief and started to move through the darkness. With the prior experience in mind, he proceeded with increased caution with every step, no longer daring to be the slightest bit careless.
Thankfully, he had information from Liu Jingling, otherwise, with so many rooms, he really wouldn’t know which one was the study, and which ones belonged to whom.
The moment he successfully entered the study and obtained the item he was after, Xiao Yi breathed a long sigh of relief, his eyes involuntarily showing a look of gratitude.
After checking the items again to make sure there was no mistake, Xiao Yi casually packed them up and swiftly moved towards the door, without hesitation, he charged outside. He didn’t bother to set a fire to spite the Li family on his way out.
He believed that with the items in his possession, he could disgust the Li family enough as it was, there was no need to engage in meaningless acts that would only increase his own risk.
Having completed the mission, even Xiao Yi allowed himself to relax slightly. As he leapt out of the study, he hurled himself forward like a great roc aiming to vault over the villa’s outer walls. Once he got over that fence, his mission for the day would be perfectly accomplished, achieving his goal!
In his eyes, this was not a difficult task. He had just made his way inside, and now understood the security measures quite well. Relying on the two high-tier Bone Tempering experts and those professional special forces below, it was simply impossible for them to stop him, let alone detect him!
However, just as his figure was about to spring up, an unexpected and sudden change occurred!
A cold and fierce killing intent, accompanied by a strong sense of danger, suddenly burst forth from within Xiao Yi’s heart.
What was going on?
Without any deliberation, Xiao Yi’s body violently twisted to the side, changing the direction he had previously set, and rolled towards a position next to him in a most ungraceful manner.
"Thump!"
Just as his body rolled to one side, the spot where he had been standing—a corner of the wall—suddenly burst out with a bang, and the entire section shattered!
One could imagine what it would be like if that Palm Force hit a person. Even if it wouldn’t necessarily injure Xiao Yi, it would definitely make him uncomfortable.
"Young friend, sneaking into one’s home and engaging in the despicable act of theft is certainly not becoming of someone on the martial path."
An old man with a face full of wrinkles and a somewhat hunched back, holding a broom, appeared behind Xiao Yi at some unknown time. His eyes, filled with an intimidating brightness that did not match his age, were fixed tightly on Xiao Yi. He didn’t rush to attack, confident that now he had intercepted Xiao Yi, there was no way he would let him escape unscathed.
Almost at the moment the stone fell, Xiao Yi had already come to his senses and caught his breath. Using the momentum from before, his toes barely touched the corner of the wall, and his figure steadied once again.
Upon hearing the old man’s voice, Xiao Yi slowly raised his head and sized up the man who had just blocked him.
Initial Tier of the Condensation period, already at its peak!
With just one glance, Xiao Yi’s mind shook, and his eyes revealed a shocked expression.
No wonder he hadn’t noticed the old man when entering. It turned out that the old man’s realm was slightly higher than his own. If he hadn’t revealed his presence, he would never have detected him!
He could never have imagined that hidden within the Li mansion was a high-tier Condensation master. This was completely unexpected and did not match the information he had gathered about the Li Family!
Fortunately, he had chosen this approach instead of a blunt and direct one. Otherwise, not only might it have been impossible to implement, but regardless of whether he could defeat the expert before him, even if he somehow succeeded, his identity would have been exposed, and from then on, it would be hard to find a safe haven in this vast world, let alone continue to live peacefully in G City or stay at Z University!
After ascertaining the old man’s identity, Xiao Yi quickly devised a strategy—run!
After all, he had achieved his goal and there was no sense in fighting head-on with the old man...
"Seeing as you have decent potential, leave the object behind and I shall let you go," the old man said.
Watching Xiao Yi’s rapidly flickering eyes and changing expression, the old man felt an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart. He thought that the younger man’s abrupt change of color must have been because he had seen something in that glance.
But then he dismissed the feeling. He believed he was just being paranoid; having practiced Kungfu all his life, although his abilities were not top-notch due to his limited potential and opportunities, there were certainly very few in this world who could see through his strength at a glance, and even if there were, they would definitely not be a junior who had not yet reached his full potential!
When he saw the flicker in Xiao Yi’s eyes, he sensed something and spoke again with a hint of warning in his tone, "Don’t even think about escaping. In front of me, you have no chance."
A hint of scornful mockery appeared at the corner of his eye as he let out a silent, cold snort. Did this junior really think he could escape from him? It was suicide. If the boy knew what was good for him, he better hand over the items honestly; otherwise, with his high-tier Bone Tempering peak strength, the old man could wipe him from the face of the earth in a matter of minutes!
The moment he had launched that palm and Xiao Yi dodged, he had determined that Xiao Yi’s strength should be about high-tier Bone Tempering, not exceeding the peak of the Bone Tempering period. To consider him at the peak of Bone Tempering period was already giving him too much credit... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
If you find any errors (non-standard content, ads redirect, broken links, etc..), Please let us know so we can fix it as soon as possible.
Report