Chapter 212: Su RAO Was Abducted (Part 3)

Chapter 212: Su RAO Was Abducted (Part 3)

A night of drizzling rain finally ceased as the morning breeze approached.

The air was filled with the freshness after the rain.

Inside a dilapidated earth temple.

Su RAO lay on a pile of straw, eyes closed, seemingly resting. Her moon-white outfit was stained with mud, making it quite dirty, and her hair was disheveled, with strands sticking to her face, adding to her disarray.

Her hands and feet had been tied for the entire night, leaving obvious bruises on her wrists.

"Haven't they come yet?"

The leader asked again, somewhat impressed that Su RAO could sleep in such circumstances but also more vigilant.

Even as a prisoner, she remained so calm.

This Su family girl had deceived all of Yun Lang.

"Leader, there's still no sign of them."

The two black-clad men guarding the door looked into the distance. After a whole night, their companions had not returned, suggesting a grim outcome.

"We can't wait any longer."

The leader stood up, walked over to Su RAO, and kicked her foot.

Despite this action, his attitude was relatively gentle.

"Lady Ronghua, it's time to go."

"You're disturbing my sleep."

With a hint of dissatisfaction, Su RAO sat up, yawned, but her eyes showed no signs of drowsiness, indicating she had only been lightly sleeping.

"If Lady Ronghua wants a good rest, you can do so once we hand you over to our employer."

The leader pulled Su RAO up and tightened the ropes around her hands.

The tightness made Su RAO feel her hands go numb, almost cutting off circulation.

"Can't you be nicer to a lady? My internal energy is sealed; can't you loosen the ropes a bit? You three big men watching me, do you really think I'll run away?"

Her feet were also bound; how was she supposed to walk?

The leader glanced down at her, then at her already bruised hands. After a moment, he untied the ropes around her feet and slightly loosened those around her hands, though the knots remained tight.

"Since Lady Ronghua is smart, you should understand that if you cooperate, we won't harm you."

Holding the rope, they left the broken temple.

The two black-clad men somehow procured four horses, or perhaps they had prepared them earlier, using this temple as a base to quickly evacuate once they captured her.

"As the saying goes, 'take someone's money, take care of their troubles.' Why don't you release me? Whatever your employers paid you, I'll double it. What do you say?"

As the leader was about to push Su RAO onto the horse, she suddenly spoke:

"You know my identity, so you should also know what kind of family the Su family is.

You've captured me but haven't killed me. How many people will try to save me along the way? Can you safely deliver me to your employer? That's uncertain.

Yesterday, Yun Mujing was alone, yet your numbers far exceeded his, and yet none of you returned overnight.

Don't you find it strange that my grandfather might already know I've been captured? This is a losing proposition for you."

With an expression that suggested she was doing them a favor, Su RAO smiled.

Her almond-shaped eyes sparkled even brighter.

"Why bother!"

"Lady Ronghua sure has a silver tongue," the leader laughed. "In our line of work, the most taboo thing is..."

Bang...

The sound came abruptly, and the two black-clad men fell to the ground without warning, blood spurting from their necks.

"You..."

The leader's expression changed dramatically, but it was too late for him to react.

Su RAO's toes touched the ground, and she leaped forward, kicking the man's chest.

At the same time, two daggers flew towards the leader's neck.

Su CUI and Su CAN appeared out of nowhere.

"Lady Ronghua isn't someone you can capture so easily."

With layers of coldness in her eyes, she wore a playful smile.

Su CAN untied Su RAO's bindings.

She rotated her numb wrists and stepped forward.

"How is this possible? When did you recover your internal energy? How could there be anyone else hiding in the shadows?"

The leader was caught, and it was hard to believe this sudden turn of events.

Su RAO snorted coldly, "The stealth skills of our Su family's secret guards are far beyond what you rough bandits can match. How dare you capture my Fifth Brother..."

She took the dagger from Su Cui's hand and directly plunged it into the leader's arm.

Blood instantly gushed out.

Another twist.

Ice-cold malice in her eyes.

"Ugh..."

Sweat beads rolled down the leader's forehead, but he did not let out a scream.

He was indeed a tough man.

"Cui, dislocate his jaw to prevent him from biting down on any hidden poison."

Pulling out the dagger, blood stained Su RAO's fingertips as she gave another order.

She had encountered the trick of poisoning oneself before and would not be caught off guard again.

Su Cui immediately dislocated the man's jaw and sealed his inner energy.

"Miss, we shouldn't linger here; let's leave first."

Su Can spoke up.

Su RAO naturally knew they should not stay.

"Head to Furong County."

Su RAO did not ask how Su Cui and Su Can appeared here or how long they had been following her in secret. It was not the right time to inquire.

Mounting their horses, they left the place.

Last night at midnight, she had already secretly used her inner strength to forcefully break free from her bindings. Although this method would cause her injury, she would never entrust her life to these people, even if they would not kill her now.

She had planned to drug them when their bodies and minds were most exhausted at dawn, using their own methods against them, but then she heard a special bird call.

It was the signal used by the Su family's secret guards to communicate with each other.

She changed her plan on the spot, catching them off guard.

The three of them, along with the leader, headed to Furong County. They did not encounter Su Er, who had returned to the capital after Yun Ji's instructions, but met Su Han outside Furong County.

Su Han handed Su RAO the note. Knowing Su RAO was safe, she would surely come to Furong County to meet Su Er.

So Su Er had Su Han wait there. If she saw Su RAO, she was to tell her.

To prevent their grandfather from becoming suspicious, he had to take the Fifth Brother back first. If Little Sister wanted to investigate those black-clad men, she could do so. The matters in the capital and their grandfather would be handled by him, and she need not worry, free to act as she pleased.

Su Er understood Su RAO well, knowing she would not sit idly by.

"Su Han, go back and tell Second Brother I will return soon."

In fact, when Su RAO left the capital, she had no intention of returning at this moment. Otherwise, she would not have specifically instructed Qin Niang and Uncle Hao.

Those black-clad men had captured Su Wu once; there would be a second time.

This time she detected it because she went to Freedom Pavilion to drown her sorrows, but what about next time?

Until she uncovered the mastermind behind those black-clad men, she had to leave the Su family first.

She needed to see Yi Chishao again. Were those black-clad men his enemies, or was everything part of his scheme?

He had been pursued several times, yet every time, it was his pursuers who ended up dead.

He was the Prince Yi of Zhu Xian, yet he operated Freedom Pavilion under the name of Han Mochen in Yun Lang. This alone revealed his ambitious nature...

Moreover, his backing might be the now-defunct 'Freedom Pavilion.'

A notorious assassin organization that once shook the martial world twenty years ago.

Just hearing its name struck fear into one's heart.

Wasn't this a den of assassins?