Chapter 437: Chapter 436: Terrible Backlash
Just as that line of sight was about to sweep over the courtyard, Yang Fei had already held his breath, concealing all traces of his presence, even hiding his body under the eaves of a complex mortise and tenon structure, attempting to evade the sensorial search.
The next instant, that powerful perception entered the courtyard.
Like a thermal imaging camera and radar scanning equipment, that keen line of sight scanned every corner of the courtyard, almost reaching the place where Yang Fei was hiding when suddenly it vanished.
Yang Fei, with his keen senses, felt that the perception suddenly pursued a different direction.
And that direction was precisely where the woman who had hidden here before had just departed.
"She really is... quite loyal," Yang Fei thought with an odd expression.
Elsewhere, a petite figure dressed in black night clothes deftly avoided the gaze of the Duanmu Family’s expert searchers. Just as she was about to break out of the encirclement and escape the search area, she suddenly froze.
"Idiots, you’ve got the wrong person," the woman snorted lightly, but her face changed drastically, and she helplessly sped up, trying to escape from the palace-like complex residence.
"And that boy, don’t let me see you again. You’ve killed this lady."
The woman in black was silently cursing Yang Fei when suddenly her pupils constricted, and she felt the naked sensation of being bathed in someone’s gaze.
"Audacious, to dare to intrude upon the Duanmu aristocratic family!"
A majestic and domineering voice descended from the heavens.
Immediately after, the woman in black felt as if struck by lightning. It seemed as though every word of that voice was an invisible attack, continuously bombarding her spirit.
"Hmph!"
With a heavy cold snort, a muffled sound burst forth, and she felt refreshed and clear-headed.
At that moment, the Duanmu Family peak master utilizing his Primordial Spirit had launched an auditory assault on the woman in black with his voice and Primordial Spirit.
If not for the woman’s resolute will and extraordinary realm, she might have been suppressed on the spot.
But being reminded by that peak master of the Duanmu Family, other experts of the Duanmu Family soon discovered the woman.
Many who were searching for Yang Fei thought she was him and rushed over in pursuit.
The woman in black mentally cursed the person who attacked her to the eighteenth generation of his ancestors, still unable to vent her anger, and even more furiously cursed the bastard who had snatched her hiding spot earlier.
How could she be so unlucky to have some fool also break into the Duanmu Family grounds?
If you don’t have the skills, don’t come and court death.
Dammit, causing the Duanmu Family people to get involved, truly bad luck!
"Where do you think you’re going!"
A shout came from ahead.
Even though her face was covered with black cloth, a pair of eyes bright as stars emitted a gleam in the darkness.
Blocked by an expert, she didn’t pause at all, but instead, her figure suddenly accelerated. She swung her hand despite being more than a dozen meters away.
In the dim light, it was impossible to see what she had thrown, but the person ahead let out a strange cry, suddenly covering his face with his hands, screaming as he plunged from the air to the ground.
The woman in black swiftly flew over his head and sped off into the distance.
"Ah... agh, it’s... it’s poison, quick, save me..." The skilled fighter who had fallen to the ground kept wailing, calling for help.
A moment later, cries of alarm came from afar.
"Be careful, this thief is proficient with poison!"
"A wickedly toxic Poison Skill, likely the methods of the Poison Sect."
"She doesn’t use just one kind of poison; there’s an intangible lethal poison and also Soft Muscle Powder that dissipates one’s Inner Strength, rendering one weak and powerless."
"Not only that, this thief’s Qinggong is outstanding; her speed is extremely fast."
"Uncle Three just now exchanged a palm with her, and she shattered his heart meridians; she is a peak master of the Innate Realm!"
In no time, exclamations arose, with various frightened voices surfacing.
The majority of the Duanmu Family’s experts were drawn away, chasing after her in a frenzy.
Who knew how long it had been before someone realised something was amiss, and reprimanded, "Today’s intruder is not just one person. This is a female thief, not the petty thief Yang Fei."
"Split up and search; we must not let that petty thief Yang Fei escape, otherwise our Duanmu Family will become a laughingstock."
"We can’t let that female thief escape either; many in our clan have been poisoned, and perhaps only she has the antidote."
Immortal Yan, relying on her superb Qing Gong Technique and skillful Poison Skill, eluded pursuit and was unstoppable.
Yet her heart was filled with extreme urgency.
She was already being pursued by many people.
If this continued, she wouldn’t get away.
Listening to the cries of surprise coming from behind, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Yang Fei?
This name had been sounding familiar recently.
Could it be the same youngster the outside world was talking about?
Why would he come to the Duanmu Family’s territory? Wasn’t that seeking death?
Hmph, I hope those from the Duanmu Family don’t discover you; next time I will settle my scores with you myself.
...
Yang Fei lingered in the dilapidated courtyard for only a moment before decisively changing his position.
Although it looked like a suitable place to hide, it was actually extremely dangerous.
The busier a place was, the safer it was in fact.
While the vast majority were distracted by that woman, Yang Fei successfully moved his position. He found a place to hide inside a woodshed of a courtyard home.
The family there had already been alarmed, and there were quite a few people patrolling inside the courtyard. From their conversation, it seemed the most powerful experts had gone to join the search and pursuit.
Of course, there were still several experts left in the courtyard, one of whom possessed a Unique Tier level of strength.
But evidently, their attention had been diverted, especially since they had not expected Yang Fei to move here so quickly, daring to hide within this courtyard.
After hiding for the time it took to drink a cup of tea, curses filled the air outside and the entire manor was alerted, countless experts searching everywhere yet finding no trace, which left many from the Duanmu Family irritable as thunder.
"Silence!"
Suddenly, a voice like thunder fell from the sky.
The noisy manor quieted down instantly.
Apart from the group still doggedly pursuing the female thief, the rest of the manor was eerily silent.
"Everyone stop where you are. A mere thief dares to intrude upon the Duanmu Family, thinking we are undefended?"
A vigorous and powerful voice followed.
Then, there was a chill in everyone’s heart.
Numerous young members of the Duanmu Family excitedly trembled.
"The Old Ancestor is showing his power!"
"He’s about to use his Divine Thought to cover the entire clan and find that thief."
Countless people thought excitedly to themselves.
The next moment, three sharp presences appeared simultaneously, spreading out from three different directions.
These three presences were like three pairs of penetrating eyes, within the range of their search, no person or thing could escape their gaze.
Divine Thought seaching!
Inside the woodshed, Yang Fei had thought he could stay hidden, but the moment he heard that thunderous voice, he immediately became alert.
Sure enough, a powerful Divine Sense soon swept over.
He was unsure if he could stay concealed, but within his Sea of Consciousness, Divine Thought surged, ready for anything.
After a dozen breaths, the courtyard where he was hiding was swept by a Divine Sense.
Everyone felt as if they were being stripped bare under scrutiny.
Inside the woodshed, Yang Fei’s heart suddenly jolted.
Without any hesitation, his Divine Thought surged forth, violently colliding with the ’gaze’ that was sweeping over him.
In the rear courtyard, within the quiet room of a serene residence, an old man dressed in a white robe sitting on a cushion suddenly changed expression dramatically, blood seeping from his eyes as a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out.
He shook violently as if he had been struck by lightning, almost losing his life.
"Dammit!"
"He’s in Duanmu Tao’s home!"