CHAPTER 314: CHAPTER 314

Amidst the raging flames, an unexpected figure appeared at the Yin Family.

Cen Lizhui pinched a fluttering Thousand Paper Crane with his fingertips; half of its wing had already been consumed by fire.

The blaze seemed to have no effect on Cen Lizhui, whose dense spiritual power formed a perfect protective barrier around him. He navigated through the fire, trying to find something.

However, after a long search, he was still at a loss.

The Thousand Paper Crane clearly led him here, it should be nearby, right?

The acrid scent of smoke mixed with the strange smell of burning protein, and even spiritual power couldn’t completely isolate these odors, causing Cen Lizhui to frown repeatedly.

He turned around, intending to search thoroughly once more, but the firefighters from the Government Office were already advancing this way.

Forget it, although the Yin Family burned down, such a large area wouldn’t be cleared away in a short while.

Cen Lizhui leaped into the air, vanishing into the night.

He flew through the air, completely ignoring the prohibition on flying within Kyoto City, and it seemed that the busy pest-exterminating Imperial Army hadn’t even noticed him.

Flying such a short distance without any tools was a piece of cake for Cen Lizhui.

The item that Master Yun Chi mentioned hadn’t appeared at all—it was in vain that he anxiously peeled off a Dragon Scale from the White Dragon. The poor White Dragon, if it were in his hands, he definitely wouldn’t have the heart to peel it off.

Even if it needed to be used, use the scales that the White Dragon naturally shed. Although rare, they wouldn’t possess such efficacy, but directly stripping them from the dragon causes the dragon itself to lose power.

Cen Lizhui thought that whatever Master Yun Chi mentioned, surely it wouldn’t require a living dragon scale, right?

When he arrived at the Huo Family’s Villa, he was surprised to find it brightly lit in the dead of night.

This was very strange. Even if the adults hadn’t slept, Chen Muxue would have extinguished the lights to not disturb the children’s sleep, so why was it so brightly lit now?

Cen Lizhui had a bad feeling. He hurriedly went to the brightest place, which was the main hall, only to find Chen Muxue and Xiaohua lying unconscious on the ground the moment he stepped inside.

Lin Qing and the three children were staring at each other, seemingly in a standoff, leaving Cen Lizhui utterly speechless.

"Hey..."

"Shh!"

Seeing the strange atmosphere between the four, Cen Lizhui frowned and still said, "Hey!"

"What are you doing?" Lin Qing and the three children asked in unison and then quickly resumed glaring at each other.

"If you want to play the game of who blinks first, that’s fine, but are you just going to leave them lying on the ground?" Cen Lizhui, completely speechless, said as he picked up Chen Muxue.

The other four were stunned, realizing suddenly... they all felt a bit bashful as they glanced over, just in time to see Cen Lizhui carrying Chen Muxue towards her room.

The four of them looked at Xiaohua, still lying on the ground, clearly suffering more severe injuries and just a child, and fell silent.

Xiaohu responded quickly, instructing, "Changfu, you carry Xiaohua over as well. Changgui, see if there’s any medicine we can use, bring it to the Sect Leader’s room. I’ll find a few maids to help, wait, why is Zhui Li carrying the Sect Leader away?"

"Isn’t it inappropriate for an unmarried man and woman to be in the same room?" Lin Qing said as he followed, but after only a few steps, he saw Cen Lizhui already accompanied by several maids, some even carrying clean clothes after him.

The four of them reached Chen Muxue’s room, where only the maids were busily moving in and out. Cen Lizhui stood guard outside like a guardian deity, thick draping curtains and several room-dividing screens, mismatched with the room’s decor, were added, though it was unknown from where they were pulled.

Cen Lizhui glanced at the Xiaohua in Changfu’s hands, then handed her over to a maid to take into the inner room, leaving the four bewildered at the door.