Chapter 823: Rescue

The young man hesitated for a moment before saying, “Unless someone from inside comes out to fetch them, no one… is allowed to enter!”

THWACK!

Another streak of Formless Sword Intent struck his right leg.

The young man let out a soundless howl, then gritted his teeth. “Take the waist tag on me… There’s a small door at the back you can use to get in!”

Xu Luo extended a finger, directly sealing the meridians throughout the young man’s body. Then, he pulled out a waist tag from him and said coldly, “Let’s hope you are telling the truth, otherwise, you’re dead!”

Saying so, Xu Luo’s figure disappeared into thin air.

After meeting up with Su Qianqian, the two avoided the patrols and circled straight to the backyard. As expected, the defenses here were much more lax, though there were still guards stationed at the back door.

Xu Luo and Su Qianqian openly swaggered over.

“Halt!” The guards immediately shouted when they spotted the approaching duo.

Xu Luo flashed the waist tag in his hand. “Are you blind!”

The two guards instantly looked fearful upon seeing the tag. “Apologies… we didn’t know your identity.”

“Do you know now? Step aside!” Xu Luo said coldly.

“But… the Palace Master has ordered that no one is allowed to enter…” The guards’ tone was respectful but firm. Even with the waist tag, they didn’t dare grant passage.

“Do you want to die?” Xu Luo shouted. “The Palace Master sent us here!”

The guards exchanged dumbfounded glances. Piaomiao Palace had undergone drastic upheavals recently, resulting in massive personnel shifts, so they genuinely couldn’t recognize everyone in the Palace Master’s inner circle. After all, Zhou Wu had brought in many unfamiliar faces who were secretly cultivated trusted aides.

Fearing the consequences, they didn’t dare verify the claim. They also figured that anyone audacious enough to use this door wouldn’t be an outsider, so they sheepishly stepped aside.

Xu Luo glanced at one of the guards and said, “Take me to where the Lady of the Palace lives. I don’t know the way.”

“This…”

“Hmm?”

“Understood!” The guard didn’t dare raise further objections. The other party’s overwhelming aura instantly crushed whatever lingering doubts he had.

Under the guard’s lead, the two navigated the compound and soon arrived before a very exquisite small building. The guard said respectfully, “Sir, we have arrived.”

“Got it. You may leave,” Xu Luo said.

From start to finish, Su Qianqian kept a straight face, not saying a single word as her body exuded an icy aura. The guard didn’t even dare take a second glance at her.

Parked in front of the small building was the very same carriage from earlier. The driver stood to the side, flirting and chatting with someone who looked like a Maid.

Seeing the sudden appearance of the two, they were both taken aback. The Maid frowned slightly and asked coldly, “Who are you?”

“Are you blind!” Su Qianqian snapped. “Take us to see the Lady of the Palace. The Palace Master has urgent orders!”

“You…” The Maid frowned at the scolding, but despite her displeasure, she was also somewhat intimidated.

Left with no choice, she led the two into the building and up toward a second-floor room. Just then, a harsh barrage of curses echoed from upstairs.

An older woman’s shrill voice spat, “Don’t refuse face when it’s given! Xie Yudie, do you still think you’re some Celestial Splendor Noble Lady? Or the Lady of the Palace?”

SLAP!

A crisp smack echoed.

Xie Yurou’s furious voice immediately rang out from the room. “You old hag, I will definitely kill you for this!”

SLAP!

Another crisp slap resounded.

The old woman sneered, “Little bitch, what’s with the attitude? Do you really think you’re the Lady of the Palace? Let me give it to you straight—obediently dress up and keep your mouths shut, or don’t blame me for getting rough!”

“Ptooi!” Xie Yurou spat. “You old hag, I won’t do as you wish even if you kill me!”

“Is that so? I’d like to see how you plan on defying me!” The old woman’s cold sneer rang out.

“Ah… what are you doing? You old crone… you… stop it!” Xie Yurou’s panicked voice cried out.

“Since you won’t cooperate, I’ll do it myself!” The old woman’s voice dripped with mockery. “Such fair skin, what a pity. Hehe, I told you to cooperate…”

SLAP!

Another crisp smack.

Xie Yurou screamed in tandem.

The Maid leading Xu Luo and Su Qianqian looked embarrassed, not knowing what to say.

Su Qianqian backhanded the Maid’s neck, knocking her unconscious, and said coldly, “I’ll go up first.”

Xu Luo nodded. Something indecent was probably happening inside, so it would indeed be inappropriate for him to barge in directly.

Su Qianqian leaped straight to the second floor and kicked the door open. The old woman shrieked from inside, “You’re courting death—”

The word ‘death’ was cut off halfway. It sounded as if she had been killed by a single sword strike from the enraged Su Qianqian.

Xu Luo’s own fury had also reached a boiling point.

A moment later, Xie Yurou’s low gasp drifted from the second-floor room. “Who are you?”

“It’s Qianqian,” Su Qianqian answered softly. She immediately stepped forward to comfort Xie Yurou before sending a voice transmission to Xu Luo. “Come up!”

Upon entering, Xu Luo saw the sisters, Xie Yudie and Xie Yurou, sitting on the bed. Both of their faces bore tear stains and fresh, red handprints.

He then noticed the old woman who had just struck them. She wasn’t dead. Instead, she lay collapsed on the floor in sheer terror, paralyzed and muted.

Su Qianqian explained, “Yu Rou needs to vent her anger!”

Xu Luo nodded, then looked at Xie Yurou and said, “I’m late.”

The moment Xie Yurou heard his voice, she burst into tears. She stumbled forward and threw herself into Xu Luo’s embrace. All the grievances she had suffered erupted the second she saw him.

“Don’t worry. I’m here now. Everything will be fine!” Xu Luo soothed.

“What kind of poison were you hit with?” Su Qianqian asked, looking at Xie Yudie.

Xie Yudie felt that Xu Luo’s voice was very familiar, but she didn’t realize that this Black Boy was the Luo Tian she had interacted with before. However, seeing how familiar her sister was with them, she deduced they were likely from Celestial Brilliance as well.

Xie Yudie shook her head. “I don’t know what kind of drug it is. Right now, we don’t have the slightest bit of strength in our bodies.”

Xie Yurou also stopped crying. Gritting her teeth, she declared, “This grudge… I will remember it! Brother Luo, quickly take us away from here!”

“No rush,” Xu Luo said, extending his hand.

“Mm…” Xie Yurou’s body suddenly tensed. Her exquisite face blossomed with a rosy flush as she gently buried her face in Xu Luo’s chest.

“You two…” Xie Yudie was momentarily stunned. However, upon seeing Xu Luo’s serious expression, she swallowed the rest of her words.

A surging wave of power poured into Xie Yurou’s Dantian. She instantly felt the powerlessness in her body rapidly receding.

“The situation is urgent. I can only use this method to dispel the toxins in your bodies. Please pardon the intrusion,” Xu Luo explained.

“I don’t mind…” Xie Yurou whispered, feeling even more bashful. She thought to herself, “If only it were just the two of us in this room!”

But she immediately recalled the plural pronoun Xu Luo had just used: “You two…”

Her lips twitched slightly, and she sighed internally, “I suppose it can’t be helped…”

After all, the priority was for her and her sister to quickly regain their mobility. Otherwise, leaving Piaomiao Palace wouldn’t be an easy feat.

Xie Yudie’s pretty face was similarly flushed red. She pursed her lips tightly, feeling utterly humiliated. Although dressed as a married woman, she was an out-and-out maiden. To make matters worse, this man clearly shared romantic feelings with her sister, making the physical contact extremely difficult for her to accept.

However, at this moment, a glimmer of realization finally dawned upon Xie Yudie. She looked at Xu Luo and asked, “Are you…”

Xu Luo nodded. “It’s me!”

“It really is you!” A trace of pleasant surprise blossomed on Xie Yudie’s face. She never expected to reunite with the young man she’d briefly met in the past. Furthermore… in a place like this, and in such a manner.

A myriad of emotions swelled within her, completely washing away her initial shyness.

Standing by the side, Su Qianqian couldn’t help but sigh softly in her heart. She thought, “Brother Luo is great in every way, except for his luck with women… It’s just… forget it, I won’t think about it!”

Very quickly, Xu Luo completely cleared out the toxins in Xie Yurou’s body!

Although the toxin was potent, it was utterly insignificant before the vast, ocean-like Star Power within his body.

The moment Xie Yurou regained her mobility, she glared at the old woman collapsed on the floor. A frosty glint flashed in her eyes. “Growing up, I have never been slapped before. You’ve got nerve!”

The old woman’s eyes brimmed with pleading terror, but Xie Yurou turned a blind eye. She looked to Su Qianqian instead. “Qianqian, let’s have a heart-to-heart chat with this old hag, what do you say?”

Su Qianqian knew their continued presence would make Xie Yudie feel awkward during her treatment, so she smiled and nodded. “Sure, I love chatting with grandmas the most!”

Watching the delicate girl’s innocent smile, the old woman felt a wave of icy dread wash over her. She instantly fainted from sheer terror.

“Do you think fainting will get you off the hook?” Xie Yurou sneered. She hauled the old hag up by the collar and marched out alongside Su Qianqian, heading to an adjacent room.

Xu Luo looked at Xie Yudie in the now-empty room. After a moment of silence, he spoke in a low voice, “Sister Yu Die…”

Xie Yudie lightly bit her lower lip. She glanced at Xu Luo, nodded silently, and turned her back to him.

Xu Luo nodded in return, walked over, and placed his hand against her back. “Pardon the intrusion!”

Xie Yudie offered a small smile, signaling that he could begin.

Xu Luo smiled bitterly in his heart and thought, “What a remarkable woman!”

With that thought, Xu Luo centered himself and began injecting his Star Power into Xie Yudie’s Dantian, purging the toxins from her body.

Right at this moment, a voice suddenly called out from outside. “Why aren’t you done yet? They’re getting anxious over there. The Palace Master sent me to hurry you up!”