Chapter 16: Absconding at night
The next morning, a large number of members of the Yao family left the Zishan Sect and returned to the Yao family on the same route.
"Brother Hu, let me ask, have you ever met Mr. Yao?" Du Fan was worried all the time, until he left the Zishan Sect for a hundred miles away, he asked Hu Daniu casually.
"Haha, it's the first time I've walked so far that I heard Brother Du speak on his own initiative. Master Yao, I've naturally seen him, why did I ask like this?" Hu Daniu smiled heartily and asked back.
"It's nothing, it's just that I've been in the Yao family for so many years and have never seen him. At this moment, I suddenly remembered and asked casually." Du Fan said casually and explained.
"Actually, I have seen Mr. Yao rarely. He likes to travel around and eat, so he often goes out to other countries. After returning to Yao's mansion, he also lives in a quiet place. Occasionally, he sees servants and disciples, and is very approachable. Therefore, the Yao family has a very good impression of Mr. Yao. It is said that Mr. Yao is not only talented, but also has excellent cultivation qualifications. As for cultivation, he is definitely above Mr. Xiao, but only the head of the family knows what the specific is. The head of the Yao family is willing to pass on the position of the head of the family to Mr. Yao, but because the second master is lazy and unwilling to pay attention to political and customs, he refuses many times, so he refuses it." Hu Daniu fell into memories and could hear that he admired Mr. Yao very much.
"It's hard to draw bones when painting tigers and skins." Du Fan looked far away, his eyes filled with a faint light, and sighed slowly.
"What does Brother Du mean?" Hu Daniu was confused when he heard this.
"It's okay, I just suddenly thought of a word. I didn't know what this meant, so I said it casually." Du Fan smiled slightly, not saying anything.
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More than half a month later, the crowd returned to the Yao family successfully, and the head of the family greeted him in person.
After the head of the Yao family learned about the situation, he felt very sorry for Zhang Yan's incident, but he was quite satisfied with the trip and fulfilled his promise. He rewarded Hu Daniu and Wang Shan each with a Qi Refining Pill. The two of them were naturally overjoyed. At the same time, they rewarded Du Fan, Commander Han and hundreds of armored guards with great gold and silver objects. It seemed that everyone was very happy, but only Du Fan knew about the dark vortex under Pinghu.
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"Brother Du, I'm running for the time you are not here. Before the sun comes out, I have to go to the cultivation academy to practice. I come back to eat chicken legs in the evening, I have to go to deliver food to Sister Ruoxi late at night, and I have to run back to eat chicken legs in the middle of the night, and then I have to go to practice before the sun comes out..."
At night, Xiaohu came back with a sigh. When he saw Du Fan, he was very happy first, and then began to complain.
"You are quite busy." Seeing Xiaohu come back, Du Fan let go of his worries for the time being and cursed with a smile.
"It's not that it's very busy, it's quite busy! Alas, those who can do more work."
After Xiaohu sighed heavily, he walked into the room. Du Fan didn't have to think about it and knew that this kid was going to get chicken legs. Seeing Xiaohu's appearance, with a smile, a lot of the haze accumulated in Du Fan's heart for many days dissipated.
Until the bright moon was in the sky, Xiaohu and Du Fan sat on the grass in the yard, holding chicken legs in their hands, chatting non-stop, and smiling without saying a word.
Du Fan suddenly showed decisiveness in his eyes, made a decision in his heart, turned around suddenly, and slapped Xiaohu's chicken legs away with a backhand.
"Brother Du, what are you doing?" Xiaohu's mouth was still frozen in the moment when he stretched his neck and bit the chicken legs. He looked at Du Fan in surprise, with a dazed expression.
"Stop stuffing, is it time to deliver food to Ruoxi?" Du Fan looked solemn.
"Yes, but it's okay if it's a short while." Xiaohu was confused.
"Do you believe me?" Du Fan spoke again.
"Of course!" Xiaohu was determined.
"Will you listen to me unconditionally?"
“Must!”
"Do you want Ruoxi to marry that Wu Hao?"
"In no mood!"
"Okay, come into the house and pack all your chicken legs, let's go find Ruoxi together!"
"Okay! No, wait, Brother Du, what do you mean?"
"Don't talk nonsense, go quickly!"
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Late at night, two sneaky figures shuttled through the Yao Mansion, bypassed several other courtyards, and climbed over a high wall, and appeared in Yao Ruoxi's courtyard.
Under Xiaohu's familiarity, the two came to the window of the room.
"The land is vigorous and the high hills are beautiful all over the ages." Xiaohu spoke in a sarcastic voice.
Du Fan's mouth suddenly twitched. Before he could express anything, he still heard the strange sound from the room.
"The three rivers flow together for thousands of years."
Du Fan's forehead was full of dark lines. Two years ago, Xiaohu was still young. Du Fan told him the story of "The Deer and the Cauldron" when he was coaxing him to sleep. Unexpectedly, this kid actually used this passage here, which made him laugh and cry.
The gentle footsteps of the people in the house slowly approached, and the window trembled slightly, and it was completely opened soon. Du Fan saw the rattan thing on the window at a glance.
"Hey, Du Fan, are you back?" Yao Ruoxi saw Du Fan at first sight and asked in surprise.
At this time, Yao Ruoxi's face was rosy and still gorgeous. There was no sign of a hunger strike for more than a month, and she obviously lived a very good life.
"Do you have a way to come out?" Du Fan looked at the dark green vines covered on the window. When he fought that day, the vines transformed by Yun Qian's magic spells. It seemed that it was not something that could be broken by ordinary means, and his brows were furrowed.
"Actually, I can go out, but I can only go out once. My father doesn't know about this. This is my trump card. I'll be ready to use it at critical moments." Yao Ruoxi said mysteriously.
"Okay, now is the critical moment. You can use it. I want to take you two to run away from home!" Du Fan felt relieved when he heard this and said.
"Run away from home?" Yao Ruoxi and Xiaohu were both stunned.
"Du Fan, when did you get to know this exciting and fun thing?" Yao Ruoxi was stunned, and her eyes gradually shone. After turning her eyes, she was already eager to try.
"This is not very good, but it sounds very satisfying!" Xiaohu's eyes moved, and he looked very interested.
"Ruoxi, you must not marry Wu Hao. This person is not as we thought. And... forget it, I will tell you slowly, you can simply pack up the package and come out. Let's leave now!" Du Fan was speechless to these two people. He was really a little happy and did not realize his current situation.
After a while, Yao Ruoxi put a pink cloth bag on his neck.
"You guys back a little." Yao Ruoxi smiled.
Du Fan and Xiaohu retreated two feet behind.
Yao Ruoxi touched the waist with one hand, and a piece of yellow paper appeared in his hand. As soon as he saw this object, Du Fan and Xiao Hu both condensed their eyes, obviously they recognized this object and the talisman!
"Hey, Ruoxi, this thing can make your house collapse!" Du Fan's heart jumped, and he thought of the big fireball that instantly killed the cultivator that day. His face changed and he suddenly reminded him.
"It's okay, don't worry, look at it." Yao Ruoxi gave him a charming look, but he didn't care at all.
She shook her arm and patted the yellow talisman at her shoulder. The talisman seemed to be sticky to her shoulders and clothes, and did not slide down. She herself became a little blurred in an instant.
The next moment, in the stunned eyes of Du Fan and the others, Yao Ruoxi passed by the wall with a smile.
When Yao Ruoxi stood in front of Du Fan, he made a face at him, and then took down the talisman on his shoulder. The talisman was shattered inch by inch, and finally turned into yellow light spots and disappeared.
"The talismans are not all for attack and defense. This is the earth escape talisman I bought secretly in the cultivation black market last year for the Five Spirit Stones. As long as the obstacles have earth-attributed substances, they can pass by. It's a pity that all talismans can only be used once." Yao Ruoxi said proudly, and finally felt a little regretful.
"Okay, now is not the time to speak, let's escape from the Yao family." Du Fan suppressed his surprise and said solemnly.
Of course, there was no problem with the other two, but there was still a look of excitement on their faces.
Although the Yao Mansion was strictly guarded, the three of them were very familiar with the terrain of the Yao Mansion. They easily avoided all the checkpoints and patrolling guards and guards. After climbing over a high wall, they successfully escaped from the Yao family.
"It's so fun!" Yao Ruoxi gently patted her small breasts, looking unsatisfied.
"Brother Du, where are we going next?" Xiaohu was also a little excited, his face flushed.
"After escaping from Tianxiang City, I will tell you in detail." Du Fan just breathed a little relieved, but still did not dare to be careless.
"But now it's past midnight, the gate of Tianxiang City has been closed, and I'm afraid I can't get out now." Yao Ruoxi explained to Du Fan.
"If the guardian combat power, you may deal with it?" Du Fan frowned. He really ignored this question.
"This is the imperial city, and those guards are naturally the first-class elite soldiers, no less than the Yao family's guards. However, with the strength of Xiaohu and I, there is definitely no problem rushing out, but it will inevitably alarm the palace and make a big move, and our actions will be done." Yao Ruoxi pondered for a long time and analyzed.
"Let's go to the vicinity of Tianxiangnan City Gate first, and then adapt to the situation." Du Fan made a quick decision.
At this time, the night was late, and every household had already turned off the lights and went to bed. Tianxiang City was silent. Only three figures were wandering in the darkness and kept approaching the south gate. After more than an hour, it was less than a thousand feet away from the city gate.
The house of the Lord of Yao’s Mansion is still brightly lit, which looks extremely special against the darkness around him. In the house, Yao Batian was sitting upright on a chair, flipping through a classic.
"The head of the family, I have important matters!"
"Come in." Yao Batian put down the classics and frowned.
Butler Xiao hurried in with a panic look. Before Yao Batian could ask, he spoke urgently.
"The head of the family, it's not good, the eldest lady ran away! Manager Du and Xiaohu disappeared at the same time."
Chapter completed!