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HPC, Ysabel, Joaquim, Komeng, Jaya, Bocah, you are welcome. Oh, Joaquim, welcome to the forum. Laoren, that is affirmative, even SLY says so. Sky, I was referring 'only' to their 'servant mentality'. Please spare my life ... Drax, speaking about urban warfare, 'Blackhawk Down' came to my mind. Subudai, I did not realize you guys loathe Susu that much. I only feel sorry for her.

The noise outside suddenly died down, even the crackling noise of the fire seemed to disappear; only occasional rustling noise of the sleeve against the breeze was still heard. Apparently Li Mi's men were conducting thorough search to ensure no one slipped through their net.

The three people knew it was a critical moment, they were so scared that they did not even dare to let even half a mouthful of heavy breathing escaped from their nostrils. Additionally, from time to time there were people raising their torches high to look at the rockery; fortunately no one could ever imagine that there was a dry well inside it.

After nobody knew how long, a gentle and pleasant to hear voice was heard from the edge of the pond, "Still can't find those two kids?”

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling recognized Li Mi's voice; immediately in their hearts they did not stop crying out for their Niang.

Luckily the other party was separated by a distance of four, five zhang, plus the three of them were hidden in the well under the fake rock; otherwise, it would be impossible to conceal their presence from this martial art master whose name shook the world.

Zu Junyan's voice was heard, "They were last seen around this courtyard; that Xu kid was even carrying that precious little maid Susu on his back. And then in the confusion nobody knows where they sneaked out to.”

A loud and clear male voice was heard, "Logically speaking, they must be hiding inside the Mansion; but now all rooms have been burned down, the underground tunnel has also been blocked. Where could they go?”

Shen Luoyan's tender voice was heard next; she let out a snort and said, "Even if they were able to escape from the Mansion, they can forget about leaving the city.”

While inside the well Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were busy raining down curses on her, Li Mi spoke indifferently, "In any case, don't let these two boys escape. If we can't use them, finish them off with a blade, to avoid a new branch grows out of a knot. Understand?”

Zu Junyan and the other chorused their compliance. The sound of footsteps was getting farther and farther away.

The three people have just breathed a sigh of relief, Shen Luoyan's sigh was heard, "Shiji, my heart is a bit uneasy.”

It was only then did the three people realize that the man with a loud and clear voice was Li Mi's other general, Xu Shiji, who also happened to be Shen Luoyan's boyfriend.

Xu Shiji said, "Luoyan, your wisdom and intelligence have always surpassed others', you always plan in advance; why are you suddenly sounded so bleak, as if you have lost all hopes?”

Shen Luoyan let out a gloomy sigh again, and gently said, "These two boys' skill is getting better every day, each encounter is more formidable than the last; even Bai Laoliu [ol' six], Xie Hei, those kind of martial art masters were sent to the western paradise just in a few encounters with them. Moreover, the cause of their death was because their heart and artery were shattered by their powerful qi. If this time we are unable to hold them down, in the future they will become a disaster for us.”

Listening to his, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling's heroic spirit swelled uncontrollably; they had just found out that turned out they carried enough weight in the minds of the enemy.

Xu Shiji let out a cold snort and said, "If it weren't for the fact that our attention was focused on that dead devil Zhai, how could they have the chance to show off? Leave the search to me! Even if they flew to the end of the sky, I will bring their body back for you to see.”

The noises outside died down.

The three people were unable to resist their exhaustion; they fell asleep in each other's embrace. Finally they were able to accomplish the magnificent feat of sleeping together.

One after another the three of them were awakened by the cold falling snowflakes.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling have mastered the divine skill of ‘Secret to Long Life', it was only natural that they were able to withstand the cold. Susu was wearing fur coat, plus she had practiced a little bit of martial art, and on top of that, she put on a cloak, which rendered her cold proof. The unbearable thing was that Kou Zhong, who pressed himself against her back, was emitting a stream on strangely cold qi that made her feel extremely uncomfortable; while on the other side Xu Ziling was emitting an incomparably hot qi. It was as if her body was subjected to a severe winter on one side, and intense summer on the other; half cold half hot. She did not know whether she ought to feel painful or happy.

Xu Ziling was the first to realize this situation; he knew during sleeping Kou Zhong would spontaneously circulate his qi. "Zhong Shao,” he called out softly, "Still haven't restrained your inner qi?”

Kou Zhong obeyed him and woke up. Susu immediately felt a bit better.

By this time the heavy snow had nearly filled the space above the three people to the brim. Naturally Kou and Xu, two boys had no problem. Automatically the true qi within their body reacted; the breathing from their mouth and nose was severed, they entered the inner-breathing state like a fetus. However, Susu did not have this kind of ability; she felt drowsy very quickly. "I am stuffy!” she moaned.

Xu Ziling was about to push the snow out to let Susu breathe a bit of fresh air. A multitude of footsteps was coming near, someone spoke, "Drain the pond water, I heard they are proficient in breathing-under-water skill, perhaps they are still hiding at the bottom of the pond. Humph! Let me search this pond carefully one more time.”

Recognizing the voice as belonging to Xu Shiji, how could the three people dare to move? Listening to Susu's breathing that was increasingly short and hurried, the two boys were greatly anxious. If this condition continued, just the sound of her breathing would be enough to alert the enemy; not to mention she might be suffocated to death.

They heard the sound of rushing wind; obviously someone was crossing the pond, flying toward the fake rock.

Xu Ziling was facing Susu. Although he could not see Susu's expression due to the thick snow above them, from the heaving of her breasts he knew that she was on the verge of taking her last breath, yet for the sake of the two boys, she fought hard to restrain herself. Critical situation gave birth to quick-wittedness; pressing his lips against her fragrant lips, he transferred his true qi to her.

Susu's tender body trembled a little before calming down. Her icy-cold lips gradually warmed up, as she silently receiving the true qi that made her entire body relaxed.

The three of them felt people were walking back and forth above; hence they were forced to beseech the gods and pray to Buddha that the people above would not step onto the snow covering the hole above their heads; otherwise, they would definitely be able to tell that there was something different with the snow.

‘Crash!' Someone opened the sluice, with a loud crash the water flowed out of the pond.

Shen Luoyan's voice was heard from the outside, "I think they have already escaped. With a glance you can already see the bottom of the pond, there is no way anybody could hide in here.”

Xu Shiji clearly shared similar impression; he coldly said, "They must be still in the city, we'll mobilize our troops immediately to search for them house-to-house, I want to see where can they go?”

A long time after Shen Luoyan and the others left, Kou Zhong was the first to stick his big head out of the snow and happily said, "They are all gone!” Only then did Xu Ziling leave Susu's fragrant lips and help her to stand up.

Turned out it was already dawn. Heavy snow was still swirling in the air; the Zhai Mansion had turned into broken-roof crumbling-wall ruins after the fire.

Susu has been sitting with bent knees all night long, her legs went numb. Were it not for Xu Ziling holding her arm, she would not be able to stand.

Noticing the slight blush on Susu's pretty face, plus her bashful demeanor as if she did not dare to look straight at him, Xu Ziling could not help recalling the interlocking of the two sets of lips just now, and some kind of peculiar feeling grew in his originally pure heart.

How could Kou Zhong be willing to let him get away with it just like that? Leaning closer to Susu, he whispered in her ear, "Jiejie was kissed by Xiao Ling, how about letting him marry you?”

"Don't talk nonsense,” Susu snapped at him, "Xiao Ling was doing that to save my life! How can you say that?”

Kou Zhong slapped his forehead and remorsefully said, "I deserve the scolding! I nearly forget that when sister-in-law is drowning, we must lend a helping hand. [Translator's note: I believe he was referring to Confucianism restriction in man-woman relationship.] Therefore, in this situation Xiao Ling was also helping Jiejie … hey! There is nothing strange about it.”

Susu turned around planted a very light kiss [orig. the dragonfly touches the water lightly] on Kou Zhong's lips; she spoke tenderly, "This way I treat you fairly. Don't laugh at Xiao Ling again.”

While Kou Zhong was ‘as dumb as a wooden chicken', Xu Ziling said, "Don't be ridiculous; right now running away for our lives is more important. What should we do?”

At this time the three of them still had the lower part of their bodies hidden inside the snow-covered well, only their upper bodies were exposed outside. While helping Susu brushing off the snowflakes from her beautiful hair, Kou Zhong mused, "Now our hope is on the one called Peipei from the Daiqing Lou [sic. It was ‘yuan' in previous chapters.] But if we go there to look for her just like this, chances are we are going to reveal ourselves. Besides, at the moment we are not able to move a single step within the city of Xingyang. It would be best if we could find a place where we could hide for his mother's several days, waiting for the smoke to clear, and then when Shen Poniang [b1tch] and the rest think that we have gone far away, we'll go to Peipei, asking her to find a way. This way it will be absolutely safe.”

With a bitter laugh Xu Ziling said, "Who dares to offer shelter to us now?”

Susu's voice was trembling, "They said they are going to conduct house-to-house search, it would be better for us to just stay here.”

Kou Zhong giggled and said, "In this kind of weather, if we stay here, we will either die of the cold, or die of starvation. Ha! Does Jiejie know where that Shen Luoyan's thieves' lair is?”

Susu was shocked. "You are not thinking of hiding in her home, are you?” she asked.

Kou Zhong laughed. "Where can we find a hiding place more secure than her place?” he said, "Right now this b1tch is under Li Mi's order to search for us, she shouldn't have time to go home to sleep, we will enter by exploiting this weak spot and put up with her place just for a few days. By the time she goes home, it will mean that the search is over, and then we can go to find Peipei.”

Xu Ziling was greatly moved; he nodded and said, "According to reason, Shen Poniang wouldn't be so bad that she won't even spare her own thieves' lair. This plan is certainly feasible.”

Susu still did not feel at ease. "But there other people in her home!” she said in fear.

"Nothing more than several maids, servants and low-grade workers,” Kou Zhong proudly replied, "Do you think she will station a massive military force over there, to guard the lady's chamber like the battlefield? Ha! Xu Shiji coming is another story altogether.”

Finally Susu was persuaded; she told them where Shen Luoyan's official residence was located.

The three of them waited until dark. This time Kou Zhong carried Susu on his back. Unleashing their Bird Crossing Technique, they leaped onto roofs and vaulted over walls toward Shen Luoyan's residence to hide.

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