Chapter 985: Meeting the Opponent

Editor: Henyee Translations

“Cough, cough…” King coughed twice before saying, “Bring it in.”

The housekeeper pushed open the door and let the maid in, threatening, “Serve well, or you know the consequences.”

The maid, her face filled with fear, replied, “Yes, housekeeper.”

She carried the medicine bowl in and carefully fed the King. After drinking the medicine, the king suddenly embraced the maid’s waist, intending to take liberties with her.

The maid wanted to struggle but dared not; her expression was one of tears not yet shed, distressing to see. “My lord, I…”

After taking the medicine, King’s face flushed with vigor, seeming rejuvenated, and he carried the maid to the bed and pounced.

Chu Tang felt nauseated seeing this, an old man acting in such a way with a young woman in her prime—it was utterly disgusting.

With a flick of his finger and a flash of spiritual light, King suddenly froze and passed out.

The maid quickly pushed his body away and stood by the bed. Seeing the king unconscious, she wanted to run but didn’t dare; she had her family to worry about—if she ran, her entire family would suffer.

Chu Tang flew into the room and instantly sealed off the room’s noise with a spell.

The maid, seeing Chu Tang appear suddenly, fainted from shock.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Chu Tang caught her and gently placed her on a chair, pointing his sword at her brow, “Don’t be afraid, I’m not a bad person.”

The maid was extremely pale and trembling. Hearing Chu Tang’s words, she gradually calmed down, “Who are you?”

“Just someone who came through the front door,” Chu Tang replied, looking at her. “I won’t hurt you; otherwise, I wouldn’t have saved you just now.”

The maid looked towards the old man on the bed, “Was it you who knocked out the lord?”

“Yes,” Chu Tang said, looking back at her. “Surely you weren’t willing to be with him?”

The maid trembled and immediately knelt before Chu Tang, “Sir, I do not wish to be with him, but the housekeeper is threatening my family. I have to comply. If they find out I haven’t succeeded tomorrow, they will kill my family. Sir, please save us.”

“If you want me to save you, you need to answer my questions honestly,” Chu Tang said.

“I will tell you everything I know,” the maid hastily assured, desperate to protect her family.

“Why isn’t the housekeeper who was following you Lu Ziming? Where has Lu Ziming gone?” Chu Tang asked, puzzled.

“Lu Ziming, the housekeeper, resigned three months ago, and no one knows where he went,” the maid explained, having grown up in the mansion and being familiar with its affairs.

Chu Tang frowned, sensing something amiss, “He resigned? Do you know why he left?”

The maid thought for a moment, “It seemed he mentioned he was going to look for something.”

Could it be that Lu Ziming found a lead on the ancient family? Chu Tang thought to himself. He must have been working hard to have found a clue so quickly. “Do you know which direction he went?”

The maid shook her head, “He left a resignation letter and then disappeared; he didn’t say which direction.”

Finding Lu Ziming now could lead to discovering the ancient family’s secrets. Chu Tang considered, “What about your family?”

The maid, fraught with worry, asked, “Sir, what will happen to my family?”

“Do you want to continue being a maid here, or would you like to leave the mansion?” Chu Tang questioned.

The maid quickly responded, “I want to leave the mansion. It’s like a giant prison here, and I don’t want to be trapped any longer. Please, sir, help us.”

Pleased with her decision, Chu Tang grabbed the maid by the collar and flew out of the mansion.

He did this deliberately to create chaos within the mansion, making it easier for him to navigate.

As expected, when the mansion’s guards and experts saw someone kidnapping their maid, they immediately gave chase, shouting, “Stop, stop!”

The entire mansion was thrown into chaos.

Behind her, the maid heard the shouts and clashing of weapons, terrifying her so much that she dared not breathe. But soon, the sounds faded away.

Chu Tang set the maid down in an inn and then went back to bring her family from the mansion. Her family wasn’t large, just four people; he and Shang Zixing each took two and easily got them out.

The maid and her family looked bewildered, wondering what had just happened.

“Explain it to them yourself, I’ll go and sort things out,” Chu Tang told the maid.

Gratefully, the maid responded, “Thank you so much.”

Chu Tang, along with Shang Zixing, went back to the mansion, caused a commotion, and then left, allowing many people to escape amid the chaos.

With several maids and servants running away, the mansion wouldn’t care much, which meant the maid and her family would be safe.

Upon his return, Chu Tang informed the maid and her family, “You’re safe now. Stay here for a couple of days until things settle down, then you can leave.”

The maid knelt down before Chu Tang, “Thank you, sir, for saving my family.”

“It was nothing,” Chu Tang replied. “The mansion needed a shake-up anyway.” This opportunity allowed him to continue his search for Jiang Zhaoxin.

Shang Zixing, returning from the mansion, brought back good news. “Zhaoxin is locked up in the mansion’s dungeon, but our disturbance has put them on high alert.”

“There’s nowhere I can’t reach,” Chu Tang said nonchalantly. “Let’s leave it at that for today. We’ll sneak into the mansion again tomorrow night.”

Shang Zixing bowed, “Rest early then.”

Chu Tang returned to his room. By now, it was late at night. He cleaned himself with a purification spell and lay down on the bed to plan his next moves.

Meanwhile, Su Liangwei returned to his room and received a letter that read, “Master, the raid on the grain transport failed.”

His expression darkened, and after burning the secret letter, he leapt out the window.

He headed to an alleyway and called out, “Come out.”

Duan Ting emerged from one side of the alley and bowed, “Master, I failed. We encountered a formidable person. Not only did the raid fail, but we also lost many brothers.”