50: Kidnapped in broad daylight

Inside Zhou Garden, Bai Zhiyan had no idea that danger was approaching.

She was pushing a swing, her face full of smiles.

Zhao Yuan quietly circulated his Spiritual Power, his steps swift as the wind, and charged out with a roar.

He arrived in the middle of the courtyard almost in the blink of an eye.

As soon as he appeared, Bai Zhiyan noticed him. Her face turned pale with shock, and she opened her mouth to cry out.

But Zhao Yuan was even faster. With the boost from his Spiritual Power, he was like a gentle breeze, sweeping past and landing in front of her.

Before Bai Zhiyan could speak, he delivered a precise hand chop to her fair neck, knocking her unconscious, and then quickly retreated while holding her.

The little children stared blankly until the other person left. Only then did Xiao Chang'an suddenly shout, "Mother, Little Mother has been captured!"

Lin Qinghan, who was recuperating in the house, heard Xiao Chang'an's voice. She flipped over and actually jumped directly from the second floor.

She happened to see a figure carrying Bai Zhiyan charging out of Zhou Garden.

Lin Qinghan's face turned cold. She activated the Spiritual Power within her body and quickly followed.

"What happened? What happened?"

The others rushed to the group of little children immediately, not knowing what had occurred.

Not long after, Lin Qinghan returned to Zhou Garden with a somber face, her expression grave as she said, "Zhiyan has been captured."

Although she had the cultivation of Qi Refining Fifth Layer, she couldn't sustain the externalization of Spiritual Power for long. Coupled with the fact that the other party had a wind-type Ling Gen (Spiritual Root) and was extremely fast, she was shaken off by the other party not long after she started pursuing them.

"What?" Lin Yiyi and the others looked incredulous.

This was in the Lin Family. Who was so audacious as to abduct someone in broad daylight?

"I'll go inform Husband," Lin Zier said decisively and then quickly left.

"I'll go report to the Zhou Family," Lin Lan also left.

In the courtyard, Xiao Chang'an and the others had never seen such a scene. Seeing Bai Zhiyan being captured, they immediately panicked and started crying loudly.

Lin Qinghan and the others quickly walked over, picked them up, and began to comfort them.

On the other side, Zhou Luo, who was listening to Lin Zhishou's teachings, felt very bored and silently counted the Time in his heart.

Just then, a servant knocked on the door.

"What is it?" Lin Zhishou frowned and asked, his teaching interrupted.

"Master, Young Master Zhou's wife is looking for him," the servant said.

"My wife?" Zhou Luo's body trembled. He stood up with a whoosh, his expression serious.

Could something have happened?

He cupped his hands towards Lin Zhishou and said, "Master, I'll go for a moment."

"Go," Lin Zhishou also realized something was wrong and nodded.

So Zhou Luo quickly rushed out of the Pill Refining Room and arrived at the entrance of Shouchun Garden.

He just happened to see Lin Feiying with an anxious expression.

"Zier, what happened at home?" Zhou Luo blurted out.

"Zhiyan has been abducted," Lin Zier said with a trembling voice.

"What?" Zhou Luo was greatly shocked.

He immediately rushed towards Zhou Garden.

On the way, Zhou Luo's mind was racing.

His first thought was that Bai Zhiyan's identity had been exposed and that she had been taken away by the Zhou Family's people.

But after a second thought, he felt that something was wrong.

After all, if it were the Zhou Family's people, why would they abduct her?

Could it be that someone knew her identity and wanted to use it to threaten him?

But Bai Zhiyan had never left Zhou Garden, so who would know?

Or was this a warning from the Main Family?

Countless doubts flooded his mind, and Zhou Luo felt a headache coming on.

When he arrived at Zhou Garden, he saw guards wearing Lin Family uniforms already in the courtyard.

The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a black long robe. His eyes were sharp like an eagle's, and deep wrinkles were etched between his brows, giving him an imposing presence.

It was the captain of the Lin Family guard team, Lin Zhiwei.

His main responsibility was to protect the internal security of the Zhou Family.

Now that such a major incident had occurred, he naturally had to be there in person.

Seeing the other party, Zhou Luo cupped his hands in greeting, "Lord Lin."

Lin Zhiwei stared at him and said coldly, "Zhou Luo, what is the origin of that woman you brought?"

The Zhou Family had not had anyone abducted for hundreds of years.

There must be something fishy going on.

After questioning the others in Zhou Garden, Lin Zhiwei pointed the source of everything towards Zhou Luo.

Zhou Luo naturally wouldn't reveal Bai Zhiyan's true identity. He just said, "Lord, Zhiyan is just a poor woman who was trafficked. I don't know either."

Some important figures already knew about him saving a beauty in Maple Leaf City and then marrying her.

So his words were naturally not problematic.

Lin Zhiwei frowned.

The other party had actually abducted someone in broad daylight. There must be some trickery involved.

He stared at Zhou Luo with a scrutinizing gaze, "If I find out you're hiding something, you know the consequences."

"Lord, I really don't know," Zhou Luo spread his hands helplessly.

Lin Zhiwei didn't say anything more about this. He just left two guards behind and led the others to continue the search in the direction the person had left.

As soon as the guard captain left, Zhou Luo quickly went to the main building.

After learning that all his wives, concubines, and children were safe, Zhou Luo let out a long sigh of relief.

It seemed the other party was indeed targeting Bai Zhiyan.

Could it be the person who trafficked her?

Zhou Luo suddenly thought of the big man from back then.

However, judging by the big man's behavior at the time, the other party probably didn't know Bai Zhiyan's identity.

But since she was trafficked here, it's possible that behind the big man, there were others secretly manipulating everything.

After comforting his wives and concubines, Zhou Luo went directly to the Pill Refining Room on the third floor.

He took out a black bottle from the System's inventory.

This contained the Second Order Low Grade poison he had refined, Bone Erosion Powder.

This was an extremely vicious poison. As long as it touched the body, it would corrode it. If it was a Qi Training cultivator, the poison would instantly invade their body, and then corrode their bones, internal organs, and all other organs, eventually turning them into a pool of blood.

Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would suffer considerable damage if the poison wasn't removed in time.

Since obtaining the Second Order Poison Refining skill, he had searched for Materials for a long Time before finally refining this bottle of Second Order Low Grade poison.

He had originally intended to use it as a life-saving measure, but now, it seemed he had no choice but to use it.

Holding the bottle, Zhou Luo's eyes darkened slightly.

In fact, he could easily find Bai Zhiyan's location.

Because of the previous Zhou Family conflict, he was worried that the Main Family would harm his Family, so he secretly refined a poison specifically for locating.

Of course, this poison itself was harmless. It would only react when mixed with another special poison.

To protect his Family, he had used this poison on them.

During this Time, since Bai Zhiyan had been playing with the children, she would inevitably have been exposed to this alluring fragrance.

Right now, the other party definitely hadn't left the Zhou Family. They might be hiding somewhere.

He put away the bottle of Bone Erosion Powder, took out the medicinal liquid he had already refined from a storage cabinet nearby, and then left the Pill Refining Room and walked towards the outside of Zhou Garden.

The two remaining guards immediately stepped forward, "Where are you going?"

"That's my concubine. Of course, I have to go and see," Zhou Luo said in a deep voice.

The two guards exchanged glances and did not continue to stop him.

Leaving Zhou Garden, Zhou Luo walked in the direction the guard team had left.

When he arrived at the spot where Lin Qinghan had lost track, he secretly took out the medicinal liquid and, with the help of Spiritual Power, sprayed it into the air.

The originally colorless and odorless medicinal liquid, upon contact with the air, emitted a faint unusual fragrance and even showed faint purple light.

Clearly, the medicinal liquid had reacted with the poison on Bai Zhiyan's body.

He used the medicinal liquid, following the purple light and unusual fragrance, and walked in a certain direction.