Chapter 395: Exploring the Manor

“The ordinary disciples of Heiliu Manor have been almost completely wiped out. Inside the manor, aside from those three cultivators at the Liberation Realm, there are probably only guards left.”
Perched on the high wall in the front courtyard of Heiliu Manor, Kai Xin and Mo Mo could clearly see that the roof of the main hall was in disarray, with several unarmed maids struggling to clean up the debris. After taking in the situation inside the manor, Mo Mo turned her bamboo hat slightly, gave Kai Xin a curious glance, and spoke softly, “Did you do this?”
“What? You mean those holes…?” Kai Xin quickly understood and replied nonchalantly, “It has nothing to do with me. Those three old guys broke them on their own. Strange—where did they go?”
As if I’d believe that! Mo Mo thought to herself, but said aloud, “You lured everyone from Heiliu Manor away. Now that the manor’s defensive strength has been greatly reduced, they’ll definitely be on high alert. Everyone should be with the people I’m here to rescue… This isn’t easy…”
“No problem. We just need to lure them out again.”
Before Mo Mo could even turn to react, Kai Xin already slapped the wall and lightly leaped over it, landing in the flower bed inside the manor.
“Wait for my signal.”
Mo Mo widened her eyes on the wall, nodded, then watched intently as Kai Xin moved swiftly through the shadows of the flower bed, slipping past several maids like a ghost.
“It seems like there’s something…”
“Just the wind.”
The maids, clearly unskilled in martial arts, felt only a gentle breeze. One of them turned back in confusion but saw nothing, shook her head, and continued cleaning the debris.
…
Initially, Kai Xin planned to make a grand entrance to draw out the three cultivators at the Liberation Realm. But then he thought that since there was still time and Heiliu Manor had no defenses at the moment, it would be better to explore around and see if anything valuable could be found.
In the lair guarded by those three cultivators, aside from several important captives, there should be some valuable items.
With a batch of practice targets sacrificed today, he had to find something to make up for the loss…
Heiliu Manor was large, with many attics, and naturally, plenty of serving maids. But it wasn’t Kai Xin’s first time here, so he was very familiar with the layout. Moving through the corridors, he easily bypassed those unskilled maids and soon found an attic that appeared quite imposing and luxurious.

“You guys, go to the front hall and help clean up. We must fix the house before nightfall; otherwise, when Third Master returns, we’ll all get scolded.”
In front of the attic, a middle-aged woman who seemed skilled in martial arts was directing several maids to the front hall.
The maids obediently nodded and left the attic.
The middle-aged woman, however, did not leave. Instead, she leaped onto the attic roof, likely to observe the surroundings.
A great opportunity.
Smiling happily, he descended from the eaves like a bird…
As a veteran with over three years of experience in the martial world, though he’d never steal jade or perfume, he had done plenty of sneaking around in disguise. Landing silently, he vanished like a wisp of smoke and slipped into the attic.
Sure enough!
After the maids were sent away, the middle-aged woman was too busy guarding the outside of the manor and never realized that someone had secretly entered and slipped into the attic right under her nose.
The spacious and luxurious hall was magnificent—red carpets, sandalwood furniture, an eight-immortals table, palace lanterns, and a dazzling array of trinkets, as if one were in a royal palace.
But…
Happy had no interest in such things.
Those jades were worth at most ten thousand taels of silver. If he took them, it might trigger some mechanism. A gentleman loves wealth, but he must acquire it properly—he wouldn’t do something that would cost him more in the long run.
Glancing around quickly, Happy ignored the items in the hall and sneaked into the bedroom area, where he found a top-tier martial arts manual of the Mysterious Realm lying on the table…
*The Seven-Section Whip Technique*
A masterful martial art using unconventional weapons. Though few practiced it, its rarity and unique moves made it a favorite among many lone experts, giving it considerable value.
Storing the manual, Happy quietly searched through the chest that looked like a bedroom…
He found two lower-tier martial arts manuals and a bottle of potent pill to restore internal energy, called “Ganoderma Liquid.” Just as he was about to leave, he stopped abruptly, his gaze falling on a ink painting hanging above the messy bed.
His eyes lit up.
“Almost missed it.”
Smiling, he stepped forward, lifted the ink painting, revealing a hidden compartment in the wall.
Snap!
As soon as he opened it, Happy realized something was wrong—the sudden sound of a spring was very loud in the quiet room.
Without time to check what was inside, he grabbed it and stuffed it into his Qi Bag. Then, like a cannonball, he rushed out through the window—only to be hit by a blast of icy palm wind!
“Dareful thief!!”

The middle-aged woman on the attic roof was indeed disturbed; she rushed downstairs to intercept, her gaze icy cold, and immediately unleashed her deep blue Ice Claw technique…
“Get lost!”
Happy wasn’t someone easy to deal with. The moment he crashed through the window, a even more brilliant deep blue sword glow shot out from the scabbard. The middle-aged woman let out a muffled groan, as if struck by lightning, and flew sideways.
Yet, her Ice Claw attack still caused Happy’s half-body to go numb!
Happy had originally planned to steal something and leave after disturbing those three old monsters, but this mysterious middle-aged woman’s Ice Claw attack managed to inflict slight ice energy damage through his Golden Bell Shield, piquing his interest.
With a barely audible gasp, he suddenly retracted his step he had taken forward.
“Who dares disturb my Heiliu Villa!!”
From the backyard of the villa, an enraged roar came from afar, growing louder as it approached. Clearly, the old monster at the Liberation Realm had been alerted by the noise of the broken window and was rushing over at full speed.
Without hesitation, Happy gritted his teeth and chased after the middle-aged woman like a ghost.
She was clearly an experienced martial artist. Though sent flying, she quickly adjusted mid-air, let out a fierce shout, twisted her not-so-graceful body in a spiral, and steadily stepped back several times…
As she stabilized herself, an even sharper sword glow rushed toward her!
Faster speed!
Stronger killing intent!!!
“Looking for death, young brat!!”
In desperation, a cold aura surged from the middle-aged woman’s body. Her arms turned into ice blades, continuously striking invisible Ice Claws to weaken Happy’s sword attacks, while she kept shouting angrily, “Daring to wreak havoc in Heiliu Villa! Today, you’ll never make it back!!”
Though her tone was arrogant, Happy was determined to eliminate her before leaving. Focused and giving it his all, his sword attacks were like a relentless river crashing against the shore.
In the blink of an eye, blood seeped from the corner of the middle-aged woman’s mouth!
But she still gritted her teeth and held on. She knew that as long as she lasted until the three villa masters arrived, the assassin in front of her would surely die…
But just then…
The opponent suddenly stopped his sword attacks. The continuous sword light vanished abruptly, and the assassin stepped back several meters, sheathing his sword and standing still.
“Thinking of leaving now?”
The middle-aged woman thought the opponent was scared and sneered coldly:
“Delusion!”
Just as she was about to pounce on him, she saw him slowly lift his head, holding the sword hilt in a strange position, with a hint of mockery in his eyes…