Lin Xuan Qi was anxious about the safety of those in the mansion.

He pressed onto his wound, applying pressure, making the bleeding stop.

The warmth of his blood wasn't enough to stop the chills going through his mind.

He could only wish that Liu Shi Shi would be able to hold off what Su Chen and Wu Tong had planned for the mansion.

"Master Lee, go and inform Sima Long while I get back to the mansion," he said, when the bleeding stopped.

Lee He Song nodded and they wasted no time and ran out of the building as fast as they could.

Both of them then headed in different directions.

...

Meanwhile at the Lin Mansion.

Liu Shi Shi was sitting on the staircase leading to the main hall, leaning her back against the pillar next to the staircase.

She gave out a yawn as she lazed around, looking at Xue Cong, Yue Jie and Yue Xin doing their chores.

Zhi Yong was chopping wood at the back.

Her eyes were half-closed when she heard loud bangs on the wooden gates.

Someone was trying to get in and in the most obnoxious way.

She frowned and called out to Xue Cong, Yue Jie and Yue Xin, "Stay in the main hall."

After the briefing from Lin Xuan Qi, she figured that whoever it was at the gate wasn't someone friendly.

Xue Cong, Yue Jie and Yue Xin glanced at her with a worried look.

The banging didn't stop and got louder and louder.

Liu Shi Shi stood up and walked towards the gate with her hand on her belt.

"Scram, before you get hurt," she shouted at the gate.

A voice boomed outside the gate and said, "I think you misunderstood.

"I'm here to apologize on behalf of my friends Su Chen and Wu Tong for being rude to your master previously."

"And you are?" she said and glanced back.

Xue Cong, Yue Jie and Yue Xin were looking at her from afar, holding a stick in their hands.

She waved at them, gesturing for them to stay put.

"I'm one of the disciples of Lee Zhen Ren, Zhu Di.

"I heard my friends were too anxious trying to get rice supplies for my master's birthday celebration, and I feel that I have a responsibility to settle it.

"My master would be sad if he knew about the misunderstanding that happened all because Su Chen and Wu Tong are trying their best for his birthday celebration."

Zhu Di, who was the help that Su Chen and Wu Tong had gotten to mess up Lin Xuan Qi.

Liu Shi Shi frowned and cursed at Zhu Di.

How nice of him to try and 'settle' things for his master.

He was just using his master's name to make it known to her that it was futile for her to go against him.

And all the pleasantries about Su Chen and Wu Tong were just blasphemy.

Worst of all was that she might not be able to hold him off.

If Zhu Di was a cultivator like he mentioned being Lee Zhen Ren's disciple, she was no match for him.

Someone who is a martial art fighter is tough to overcome the powers that a cultivator has.

The only possibility was for a top martial art fighter to go against someone who is only at Qi Concentration level.

However, even so, it was only a sliver of chance for the martial art fighter to come out victorious.

"My master didn't take any of it to heart, so you may leave now," she shouted back at Zhu Di.

A burst of laughter came from behind the wooden gates.

Zhu Di's voice boomed again when the laughter died down.

"I'm glad to hear that and the more you should let me in to present the gift from me to your master.

"If you don't, that would make me look like a fool right now, since your master hasn't taken it to heart."

Liu Shi Shi frowned but she knew it was best to get him away from the mansion.

After a moment of consideration, she did what she thought was the best.

She shouted at the wooden gates, "My master is away at the moment, come back another time."

When Zhu Di heard her, he gave out a loud roar in anger and shouted, "How dare you reject my goodwill time and again! You shall pay for this."

Before she could react, figures leaped over the wall and landed inside the mansion.

Among them, Zhu Di, with a thick bushy beard, stood in the middle with his arms crossed.

There were ten other men with him in total.

Each of them had weapons on them except for Zhu Di.

His head held high, and he looked at Liu Shi Shi with a look of disdain.

"It's all on you for angering me! And I think I should teach you a lesson so that you can survive in this cold and cruel world," Zhu Di shouted at Liu Shi Shi.

On his order, some of the men standing beside him smirked and lunged towards Liu Shi Shi.

The rest of the men stood and watched along as if it was entertainment for them.

Whoosh.

One of the men swiped the axe he had in his hand at Liu Shi Shi.

But Liu Shi Shi took a step back and a shimmer of light flashed by the face of the man.

She drew out her sword and slashed it at the man's wrist.

"Argh!" The man gave out a cry in pain and the axe dropped to the ground.

Liu Shi Shi saw what happened and her morale got better.

These men weren't cultivators.

She might have a chance to hold them off long enough.

As she was in her thoughts, she felt a gust of wind coming at her from the side.

She took two steps back and thrust her sword forward as she did so.

The tip of the sword came at the man who was trying to attack her from the side.

It took him by surprise, and the tip of the sword plunged into the man's arm.

Splatter.

Blood spurted out from the wound and the man gave out a loud cry.

Two other men seeing what happened came to his rescue.

They lunged at Liu Shi Shi from her left and right side.

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