Chapter 254: Moonlit Night Hostage
"Ning Yu?"

Liu Xunyi's face suddenly changed, and then his figure shook, turning into a black shadow and rushing towards the opposite courtyard.

Under the moonlight, the courtyard was in a mess, the door of the room was wide open, the tables and chairs in the room were tilted to one side or the other, and a copper basin was placed upside down on the threshold, with clear water overflowing and flowing all over the floor.

"No! Something happened!"

Seeing this, Liu Xunyi's heart sank to the bottom of the valley in an instant, and then he rushed towards Luo Ningyu's room without hesitation.

However, just as his right foot stepped over the threshold, an agile black shadow suddenly broke through the window, and at the same time Liu Xunyi entered the room, the black shadow took the opportunity to escape.

"who?"

Liu Xunyi's eyes changed, and he immediately paused, tapped the ground with his toes, and flew backwards.

In mid-air, Liu Xunyi drew his sword from its sheath, and without thinking, he swung out a sharp sword energy with his backhand, shooting straight at the black shadow.

"Keng!"

With a muffled sound, a silver light suddenly flashed from the black shadow, instantly dispersing Liu Xunyi's sword energy. At the same time, the black shadow flipped in the air and landed steadily on the roof.

It was not until this moment that Liu Xunyi saw clearly that the black shadow was not one person, but two.

To be more precise, a man was holding a woman hostage.

The man holding a short sword, with a sinister look on his face and a wicked smile on his lips, was none other than Long Yu, whom Liu Xunyi had been thinking about day and night. The woman held hostage by Long Yu was the eldest daughter of the Xianwang Mansion, Luo Ningyu.

"Long Yu?"

Tang Cong, who came hurriedly, recognized Long Yu's identity at a glance. When he saw Luo Ningyu, who was terrified and unable to move, his expression suddenly became nervous.

Tang Cong was eager to protect his master. Without waiting for Liu Xunyi's reminder, he flew up and, relying on his extraordinary lightness skills, rushed in front of Long Yu in the blink of an eye. He shouted angrily and swung his knife to chop.

"act recklessly!"

Facing Tang Cong's sudden attack, Long Yu's reaction was as fast as lightning. With a look of contempt on his face, he held the sword in one hand and casually raised it upwards, instantly knocking the steel knife in Tang Cong's hand away, and then thrust the sword forward, directly approaching the huge empty space in front of Tang Cong's chest.

"what!"

Tang Cong and Long Yu's martial arts skills were very different, so Tang Cong, who had acted rashly, had no ability to resist Long Yu's powerful attack. Facing Long Yu's thundering attack, Tang Cong was helpless and could only regret it.

"Tang Cong, retreat!"

At the critical moment, Liu Xunyi's left hand stretched out into the air and firmly grasped Tang Cong's shoulder. With an unexpected scream, Liu Xunyi pulled hard, and Tang Cong's body flew backwards and fell into the courtyard as fast as a falling star.

However, just as Tang Cong flew off the roof, Long Yu's dagger whizzed over, and the sharp tip of the sword instantly pierced through his robe on his chest and pierced his skin. If Liu Xunyi had not rescued him in time, Long Yu's sword would have pierced his heart in a flash. If that were the case, Tang Cong would have died.

There are dangers all around, but this is a blessing in disguise.

It happened so fast. Liu Xunyi saved Tang Cong at the critical moment, but Long Yu took the opportunity to grab Luo Ningyu and flew up, quickly melting into the endless night sky.

"Tell Luo Tianjin that if he wants his daughter to be safe, he should stop pretending to be righteous tomorrow. And he must send the three leaders of the Huma Gang back to me safely." Long Yu's crazy laughter rang out quietly in the night sky, "Otherwise, he will have to wait to collect the body of his precious daughter!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xunyi was immediately filled with anger, and his heart was filled with murderous intent.

"Long Yu, where are you going?"

Liu Xunyi shouted loudly, then stopped his foot and instantly stomped the tiles on the roof into pieces. At the same time, his figure shot up into the sky like an arrow, and quickly chased in the direction where Long Yu disappeared.

"Don't worry if you want to find clothes! We are here to help you!"

In a flash, Murong Bai and Di Mo flew up from the distant courtyard, one on the left and one on the right, together with Liu Xunyi who was chasing the moon like a meteor, the three of them disappeared into the darkness outside Duanjiabao.

A moment later, Luo Tianjin, accompanied by Deng Changchuan and Luo Hongxuan, quickly came to Luo Ningyu's courtyard.

Although his face was calm and unperturbed, and he did not look as panicked as the others, others could still feel an indescribable bone-chilling chill through his flickering eyes.

"Palace Master, do you want me to send more people to chase after them..."

"No need!" Before Deng Changchuan finished speaking, Luo Tianjin interrupted him with a bad tone, "That person was able to sneak into Duanjiabao under our noses without anyone noticing. How could he be an ordinary person? Such a master must have made full preparations before taking action. It's too late for us to chase him now!"

"Dad, my little sister..."

"I just hope that Murong Bai and the others can bring Yu'er back safely." Luo Tianjin looked up at the night sky and muttered to himself, "I didn't want her to go with me, but I couldn't resist this girl's soft and hard persuasion. Sigh... If Yu'er really gets into trouble, how can I explain to her mother when I return?"

"Master."

Suddenly, a clear and open voice sounded behind Luo Tianjin. Then, a handsome man with an extraordinary figure, a dignified bearing, a face as white as jade, and regular features walked towards Luo Tianjin quickly.

The man was in his thirties, dressed in a white robe with silver phoenix patterns. With his tall and straight figure, he looked like a handsome young man with elegant demeanor and a graceful bearing.

He was Huang Yulang, one of the seven heroes of the Xianwang Mansion who had recently represented Luo Tianjin to Jinling to have a secret meeting with Shen Dongshan. He was also known as the "Gentleman of the Cold Moon" in the Jianghu. About a cup of tea ago, Huang Yulang hurriedly arrived at Duanjiabao.

At that time, when Liu Xunyi and Long Yu were fighting, Huang Yulang was reporting to Luo Tianjin about the matter in Jinling. As this matter was of great importance, Luo Tianjin listened very attentively, so he was not attracted by the fighting sound at the first time, and then missed the best opportunity to chase and kill Long Yu.

"Master, the three leaders of the Huma Gang have been captured?" Huang Yulang pondered, "Could it be that Master Shen did this?"

"It's possible." Luo Tianjin nodded gently, "Except for Master Shen, I can't think of anyone else who would wade into this muddy water."

"That lady..."

"No need to say more!" Luo Tianjin waved his hand to interrupt Huang Yulang's worries and said, "Let Murong Bai and the others handle Yu'er's affairs. You continue to tell me about Jinling."

After that, under the strange and complicated gazes of the crowd, Luo Tianjin resolutely turned around and walked out of the courtyard. Before leaving, he suddenly called out, "Miss Xunzhen, this trip to Jinling is of great importance, why don't you come and listen!"

Outside Duanjiabao.

Long Yu held Luo Ningyu hostage in front, and Liu Xunyi and the other two followed closely behind, chasing for more than twenty miles.

Before they knew it, the three of them had rushed into a dense forest. Before they could figure out the direction, sharp arrow whistles suddenly rang out all around them, followed by a series of "swish swish swish" sounds whistling from all directions, from far away to near, and directly approaching Liu Xunyi and the other two.

"Be careful of hidden arrows! Scatter quickly!"

Murong Bai reacted very quickly and shouted loudly. At the same time, he was the first to soar into the sky, and the silver spear in his hand danced quickly, sweeping a silver light above his head, instantly knocking down most of the rain of arrows that covered the sky and was as dense as a woven net.

Seeing this, Liu Xunyi and Di Mo did not dare to delay any longer. They waved their swords to resist and dispersed to the left and right.

In the blink of an eye, three people shot out in three directions and escaped from the range of the rain of arrows one after another.

"Seventh Master, where is the young lady?" Di Mo's solemn voice suddenly sounded in the darkness.

"I don't know!" Murong Bai replied in a deep voice, "We came from the east, and now we are chasing in the south, north, and west directions. Be careful of hidden arrows and ambushes along the way, but no matter what, we must ensure that the young lady is safe!"

"Yes!"

Liu Xunyi and Di Mo responded quickly, and the three of them immediately turned into three black shadows, dispersed from the dense forest, and flew in three completely different directions.

Liu Xunyi chased westward, getting farther and farther away, passing through a birch forest and coming to a rocky hill.

The moonlight in Hexi is bright and transparent, casting a dim yellow shadow on the earth.

Several feet away, on top of a stone pillar, Long Yu was holding Luo Ningyu, standing there leisurely, as if waiting for Liu Xunyi's arrival.

Under the stone pillar, Ya Kun, who was as burly as a giant beast, held two huge axes in his hands. He stared at Liu Xunyi with a fierce look, baring his teeth and drooling. It was as if he had regarded Liu Xunyi as a delicious prey.

Seeing this, Liu Xunyi quickly slowed down his pace. He looked around cautiously, carefully guarding against the strange mountains and rocks that stood like bamboo shoots around him, in case there was another ambush.

"Liu Xunyi, you are too slow."

"It's not too late now!" Liu Xunyi stood ten meters away, staring at Long Yu with a cold gaze, and said in a deep voice, "Let Miss Luo go first, and I will solve any problem with you."

Long Yu shook his head with pretended regret and said, "You are of low status and far from qualified. You can't solve my problems."

"What do you want?" Liu Xunyi frowned and asked quickly, "We have never seen the three leaders of the Huma Gang. Is there any misunderstanding?"

"Don't worry, you'll be able to see them soon." Long Yu chuckled nonchalantly, "In fact, I don't care at all whether those three good-for-nothings are dead or alive. What I care about is whether they will be used by others."

"What do you mean?" Liu Xunyi heard a clue from Long Yu's words and asked thoughtfully, "Is there someone who wants to use them? What do they want to do? I still don't quite understand..."

"It doesn't matter whether you understand or not." Long Yu sneered and said, "Luo Tianjin is a smart man. I believe he will understand what I mean. Tell Luo Tianjin that I, Long Yu, want to make friends with him. As for this Miss Luo, I will take care of her for two days, hehe..."

After saying that, Long Yu used the cold dagger to lightly slash across Luo Ningyu's cheek, instantly frightening Luo Ningyu so much that her face turned pale. She dared not struggle at all and could only stare at Liu Xunyi with tears in her eyes, looking so pitiful.

"Let her go first!" Liu Xunyi hesitated, "I'll help you find those three people..."

"Liu Xunyi, you are not qualified to negotiate with me!" Long Yu strangled Luo Ningyu's neck with his left hand, and held the sword against her throat with his right hand, saying with a smile, "Her life is in your hands now. Let Luo Tianjin choose whether to live or die."

"Looking for clothes..."

Being held under the sword by the madman Long Yu, Luo Ningyu was extremely terrified. Her fear-filled eyes stared at Liu Xunyi, making her anxious but helpless.

Long Yu is not one of those foolish men of the Golden Sword Sect. Liu Xunyi could rescue Luo Ningyu single-handedly under the siege of hundreds of people in Fengming Tower, but tonight he would never dare to have any evil thoughts in front of Long Yu.

Liu Xunyi knew that Long Yu was a lunatic, unscrupulous, crazy, and capable of doing anything. If he forcibly rescued her, with Long Yu's martial arts, Luo Ningyu would be in trouble.

For a moment, Liu Xunyi was in a dilemma, not knowing what to do.

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(End of this chapter)