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Originally, while An Ruo Ran and Mink were waiting for Luo Bingbing and the others to wake up in the courtyard, Su Yan came running, saying that Jichen Shan had something to attend to, so she would join Luo Bingbing and the others to watch the competition.
Although Su Yan could be a bit careless, she had spent quite some time with An Ruo Ran.
Therefore, when she saw An Ruo Ran frowning deeply, she asked aloud, "Aunt Ran, what's wrong? Did something happen?"
Looking at the cheerful smile on Su Yan's face, An Ruo Ran couldn't help but smile slightly and patted her head, saying, "It's nothing."
However, after a while, a servant from Wind Thunder Villa arrived at the entrance of Siyuan Pavilion. He walked directly into the courtyard and said that Shan Kefan wanted An Ruo Ran to go to the front hall for an important matter.
As soon as he approached An Ruo Ran and Mink, they noticed a fierce tiger head engraved on the back of his hand. Seeing that mark, they knew he was a member of the Tiger Legion.
Thus, when he hinted for An Ruo Ran to follow him, both of them understood that he must have urgent news to report to An Ruo Ran.
"Since it's the Third Young Master looking for me, I will go to the front hall." After saying this, she nodded slightly to Su Yan and Mink before leaving with the servant.
After exiting Siyuan Pavilion, the servant led An Ruo Ran to a deserted dilapidated courtyard. They turned left and right before entering a small room.
"Subordinate pays respects to the Leader."
"Get up! Speak, what is the situation?"
"I received news that on the fifteenth day, it was discovered that the main water well in Wind Thunder Villa had been poisoned with Zanglin Poison by a middle-aged man. Therefore, everyone in Wind Thunder Villa has already been affected by Zanglin Poison."
"Mm, who is the poisoner?"
"It is a middle-aged man; however, he has undergone facial alteration. His real name is Xia Jian Zhu."
Upon hearing this, An Ruo Ran was quite surprised. She raised an eyebrow and asked, "What? He is actually called 'Lowly Pig'?"
"No, Leader. His name is Xia Jian Zhu, not Lowly Pig; it's just a homophone. Moreover, he was a flower thief in the martial arts world twenty years ago. Once, when he was about to attack a girl he had knocked out, he was stopped by the martial arts alliance leader Shan Fengyang. After warning him, Shan Fengyang let him go. However, taking advantage of Shan Fengyang's moment of inattention, he turned around and ambushed him. In the end, Shan Fengyang had no choice but to kill him. However, his heart is naturally different from others; it is located on the right side. Since Shan Fengyang struck his left side back then, he escaped death. This time he has returned for revenge. However, there are also people from the Haotian Royal Family behind him."
"Can you find out who it is?"
"Well, I am incompetent and have not been able to clarify that yet. However, I have discovered that today the Haotian Royal Family will send a group of people through a secret passage into Wind Thunder Villa. They not only intend to kill the Emperor of the Golden Sun Kingdom, Murong Shang, but also to massacre some Martial Artists who do not submit to them."
"Oh, do you know where the secret passage is located?"
"I haven't found that out yet. However, due to the urgency of the situation, I came to report to you first. I plan to search for the secret passage after I finish reporting to you."
An Ruo Ran looked at the sky and noticed that the sun had just risen above the treetops. She thought for a moment and realized that since her master was not likely to wake up soon, she might as well go look around and see if she could find the secret passage to prevent those people from entering Wind Thunder Villa.
Having made up her mind, she parted ways with the servant to search for the secret passage.
However, they searched all around Wind Thunder Villa but still could not find the so-called secret passage.
The two regrouped, and An Ruo Ran asked the servant to carefully recount all the places he had searched. She then pondered over each location, looking for any suspicious signs.
Yet, there still seemed to be no suspicious places in her mind. So they decided to circle around Wind Thunder Villa once more together.
While they were searching on this side of Wind Thunder Villa, the men in black had already emerged from the secret passage on the other side.
Just as the last batch of black-clad men was about to come up, they finally found it.
Upon discovering the secret passage, they immediately entered it and happened to collide with the last group of black-clad men coming up. Thus, a fierce battle ensued.
However, both of them believed they had intercepted all of the black-clad men without realizing that this was merely the last batch; other black-clad men had long been lying in ambush in various courtyards of Wind Thunder Villa and around the venue of the martial arts conference.
An Ruo Ran was a key figure beside Luo Bingbing, and her martial arts skills were naturally exceptional. Since there were only a little over fifty black-clad men in this last batch, they quickly resolved the situation with a decisive approach.
After eliminating all of the black-clad men, they followed the secret passage outward to see if there were any remaining threats.
Indeed, there was a remaining threat at the entrance of the secret passage: it was none other than Xia Jian Zhu's master.
However, just now when An Ruo Ran and the members of the Tiger Legion killed those men in black, one of his subordinates who was sent to gather information quickly withdrew to report to him.
After receiving the news, he swiftly left that place and went down the mountain to wait for further updates.
Therefore, when An Ruo Ran and the others followed the secret passage and reached the entrance, they found not a single person in sight. However, they discovered numerous footprints at the entrance of the passage.
Upon seeing so many fresh footprints on the ground, An Ruo Ran couldn't help but think, "This is bad; they have already entered."
So, she quickly turned around and ran back. The member of the Tiger Legion saw his leader suddenly rushing back and hurriedly followed her.
He did not ask why, as he understood well what a subordinate's duty was.
They ran desperately back, but as they were running, the member of the Tiger Legion suddenly collapsed and fell to the ground.
Hearing the sound of something heavy hitting the ground behind her, An Ruo Ran quickly turned around and saw her subordinate lying motionless on the ground.
She rushed over and called out several times, but there was no response from him.
Furrowing her brows slightly, she quickly checked his pulse. After finishing her examination, she immediately realized that it was due to Zanglin Poison that he had fallen unconscious.
Having spent time with Luo Bingbing, she had acquired several vials and jars. Therefore, she quickly took out a small white bottle from her pocket and poured a white pill from it into the mouth of the Tiger Legion member, forcing him to swallow it.
Since An Ruo Ran had taken a pill made by Luo Bingbing using Six Treasures Fruit, she was immune to all poisons; thus, that troublesome Zanglin Poison could not harm her at all.
After a while, the man on the ground opened his eyes. Upon realizing he was lying on the ground, he became anxious and quickly stood up to say to An Ruo Ran, "Leader, I truly deserve to die for letting this happen..."
"It’s alright; you used your energy earlier, which caused the poison to act sooner," An Ruo Ran interrupted him before he could finish his sentence.
After hearing her words, he realized that he had been poisoned.
"Alright, we should hurry back! Those men in black have already gone up before we arrived here." As soon as she finished speaking, An Ruo Ran hurriedly ran back.
Because the two of them ran very quickly, the man in black had to wait for those Martial Artists who were poisoned by Zang Lin to start acting when the poison took effect.
Therefore, when they returned to Wind Thunder Villa, the slaughter they were worried about did not occur.
Seeing that her concerns did not materialize, An Ruo Ran couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She turned to the person behind her and said, "Let's split up and see where those men in black are hiding. Remember, do not alert them. Once you find anything, report back to me immediately."
"Understood." After saying this, he headed off in the direction behind him.
Since the mud inside the secret passage was different from that on the ground of Wind Thunder Villa, they followed the faint footprints on the ground and found the hidden men in black in various loft rooms, as well as those lurking around the outskirts of the martial arts conference.
However, it was very strange that while other lofts in Wind Thunder Villa were occupied by men in black, there were no footprints from them in Siyuan Pavilion where Luo Bingbing and her companions were located.
They did not disturb those men in black and quietly left.
The two met again at their previous location. After a member of the Tiger Legion reported what he had discovered to An Ruo Ran, she nodded slightly and said to him, "You can go back now. If there’s nothing special, don’t come looking for me to avoid exposing yourself."
"Yes, I will follow your orders." As soon as he finished speaking, he swiftly disappeared from sight.
An Ruo Ran quickly returned to Siyuan Pavilion. When she arrived, Luo Bingbing and Dongfang Hao had just gotten up and were washing up.
Seeing her return, Su Yan immediately asked, "Aunt Ran, where did you run off to so early? Why did it take you so long to come back?"
After giving her a slight nod, An Ruo Ran walked directly in front of Luo Bingbing and said, "Master, there may be changes at this martial arts conference."
Upon hearing this, everyone was puzzled and couldn't help but think to themselves: "Changes? What changes? Isn't the martial arts conference already underway?"
Luo Bingbing knew that An Ruo Ran wouldn’t say such things without reason. She quickly walked over to sit on the Carved Wooden Chair opposite her and asked, "Aunt Ran, please clarify what’s going on."
Thus, An Ruo Ran reported everything she had received through secret intelligence: that everyone at Wind Thunder Villa had been poisoned, that she had gone to investigate the secret passage and killed some men in black this morning, and that many men in black were hiding throughout Wind Thunder Villa.
However, since Dongfang Hao and Su Yan were present, she used special coded language from the Tiger Legion for some confidential matters.
After hearing the report from An Ruo Ran, Luo Bingbing quickly got up and walked over to Dongfang Hao, taking his hand to check his pulse. After feeling his pulse, she confirmed that Dongfang Hao had indeed been poisoned by Zanglin Poison.
While checking his pulse, she secretly used her Ability to heal and cleared the toxins from Dongfang Hao's body.
"It is indeed Zanglin Poison. I have already detoxified you, so you are fine now." After saying this, Luo Bingbing instructed Mink to bring an antidote for Zanglin Poison for Ye Feng to take.
She was not worried at all about An Ruo Ran and Su Yan because she knew that after taking the pills made from the Six Treasures Fruit, they were immune to all poisons.
After hearing An Ruo Ran's words, Su Yan began to worry about Jichen Shan. However, she did not voice her concerns. Now that Dongfang Hao and Ye Feng had been cured of their poison, she hurriedly said to Luo Bingbing, "Junior Sister, we should quickly go to the venue of the Martial Arts Conference!"
Everyone understood that she was worried about Jichen Shan and nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, let's hurry to the venue!"
Luo Bingbing lightly nodded and then spoke to Shadowless, who was hidden in the shadows, "Ying, go bring Madam Shan here immediately."
Upon hearing Little One's words, Dongfang Hao silently nodded in agreement while the others couldn't help but think to themselves, "How could we forget about Madam Shan?"
Especially Su Yan, who felt particularly guilty. Because of her guilt, she no longer insisted on rushing to the Martial Arts Conference venue.
Thus, everyone waited at Siyuan Pavilion for Shadowless to bring Madam Shan over.
Shadowless directly sealed Madam Shan's mute acupoint before bringing her to Siyuan Pavilion.
Madam Shan had never seen Shadowless before and struggled against him. Seeing this, Shadowless coldly said, "I am here on my master's orders to rescue you."
Once he set her down, Shadowless released her mute acupoint. After being freed, Madam Shan looked at the people in front of her and wanted to ask why they had brought her here.
However, before she could ask, Luo Bingbing directly said to her, "A few days ago, someone poisoned the main well at Wind Thunder Villa with Zanglin Poison. It is likely that everyone inside the villa has been poisoned. My subordinates just discovered that many men in black have entered Wind Thunder Villa and are lying in ambush in various pavilions as well as around the venue of the Martial Arts Conference. To prevent them from taking you hostage, I sent Shadowless to bring you here."
Upon hearing Luo Bingbing's words, Madam Shan immediately asked anxiously, "What should we do?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Yan immediately walked over to her side and comforted her, "Aunt, you don't need to worry. We will handle this."
Madam Shan had seen Su Yan before, so her heart calmed down significantly upon seeing her. After comforting her for a few moments, Su Yan took out a small vial from her pocket and poured out an antidote for Zanglin Poison for her to take.
Dongfang Hao glanced at Luo Bingbing and said, "Since everyone is here, let's head to the venue!"
Luo Bingbing nodded slightly, and the group walked towards the entrance of Siyuan Pavilion. However, before they could reach the door, a dozen men in black rushed in from outside.
Seeing these men in black, Su Yan shouted, "Not good! The poison in their bodies has already taken effect. I'll go ahead; you all follow me."
After saying that, she activated her Lightness Skill to its fullest and flew over the heads of the men in black, swiftly heading towards the venue of the martial arts conference.
Thus, the scene where she had just saved Jichen Shan unfolded.
Meanwhile, Luo Bingbing and the others quickly engaged with the men in black. However, the situation was quite strange.
Only Shadowless and An Ruo Ran were fighting, while the others stood quietly watching, and those men in black couldn't get within three meters of them at all.
Ye Feng and Madam Shan were astonished by this scene, secretly shocked by the high martial arts skills of the two fighters.
However, they were even more curious about their master, Luo Bingbing.
At such a young age, she had two subordinates with such high martial arts skills. She looked like an angelic figure, yet there was an air of mystery about her when approached.
Because as soon as one got close to her, they could feel an endless chill emanating from her.
A few minutes later, Dongfang Hao instructed Ye Feng to help out as well. With Ye Feng's addition, their speed increased significantly.
After a while, the three of them managed to eliminate all the men in black who had entered Siyuan Pavilion.
Then they quickly made their way towards the venue of the martial arts conference. Just as they arrived there, they saw a spinning needle about to pierce Su Yan's body.
Upon seeing it, Luo Bingbing immediately used her Ability to immobilize the spinning needle. Following that, the scene of Luo Bingbing and her companions making a grand entrance appeared.
However, when they entered the venue, Luo Bingbing had set up an invisible barrier around Madam Shan.
As a result, outsiders could not see her and were unaware that she had already arrived at the conference.
After laughing, the Martial Artists couldn't help but secretly marvel, "How come these Little Girls are getting stronger and more arrogant one after another?"
Luo Bingbing deliberately stopped at the edge of the Arena and pretended to be very surprised as she said, "Oh! Madam Shan, what are you doing here?" As soon as she finished speaking, she lifted the barrier.
Upon hearing her words, everyone finally noticed a person standing behind the pillar, and that person was indeed Madam Shan.
Then they all walked up to the Arena together and directly approached Su Yan.
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