56: They escaped from Anjia but were trapped in the city.

Just as the guard's blade swung toward Su Yun's face, he suddenly felt a chill in his chest.

"What?"

Just as he tried to say something, his body lost all strength and he collapsed to the ground.

The dozen or so guards following behind him collectively gasped.

Their footsteps faltered, and a trace of fear appeared on their faces.

At this moment, a brave guard shouted from the back:

"Are there so many of us and we're still afraid of him alone?"

"Once we catch this thief and find out the Second Miss's whereabouts, the Family Head will surely reward us!"

"Right, let's attack together, don't go in one by one!"

"We'll strike with all our might and just leave him with one breath left. I don't believe so many of us can't beat one person!"

After emboldening each other, the dozen guards continued to rush toward Su Yun, though none of them dared to charge too far ahead.

They were afraid of ending up like the previous guard, being killed in one strike for charging too far ahead.

Su Yun remained standing in place, motionless.

Although he had just killed a guard with a single strike,

it had consumed a portion of his blood-qi power, and he didn't have much blood-qi left to perform Secret Techniques.

Therefore, he had to carefully observe his enemies' flaws and strike with calculated precision.

He needed to ensure that every strike did not waste any blood-qi.

At that moment, several more guards raised their blades to slash at him.

Su Yun swiftly leaned sideways to dodge a blade, and the sword in his hand slashed out instantly.

Those guards fell directly to the ground.

"Quick, call for more people, this thief's martial arts are superb!"

The other guards were terrified by Su Yun's attack; none of them dared to step forward, and they could only stand in a circle surrounding him.

"It seems I have to take the initiative!"

Su Yun scanned the expressions of the surrounding guards and knew they wanted to stall for time, waiting for more people to arrive before launching an attack.

Time was pressing now, and the duration of the Secret Technique was limited; he had to deal with these guards at the back gate immediately.

Thinking of this, Su Yun exerted force with his legs, creating cracks in the ground, and then charged toward the group of guards.

"Quick, don't stand too far apart, the thief is attacking!"

"Help!"

A guard watched helplessly as Su Yun suddenly appeared before his eyes.

He screamed in terror, but was still sent on his way with a single strike.

Within a few breaths, ten guards lay on the ground.

The remaining few guards fled in all directions, terrified, shouting repeatedly:

"Hero, spare my life!"

"Run away!"

They no longer dared to block Su Yun.

Those guards had originally thought they could easily deal with Su Yun with their numbers.

None of them expected Su Yun's attacks to be so sharp, with every strike being fatal.

Their monthly salary was only so much, so why risk their lives?

If you lose your life, no amount of money is useful.

So, it was more sensible to slip away.

Soon, the guards at the An Family's back gate had all fled completely.

Su Yun flashed over to the bushes where An Yuyao was hiding, just about to call her name.

He saw An Yuyao quickly stand up and trot to Su Yun, carefully inspecting him from head to toe.

She noticed a large bloodstain on Su Yun's chest and immediately reached out to check it.

Perhaps afraid of hurting Su Yun, her outstretched hand stopped in mid-air.

Seeing this, Su Yun quickly explained:

"Yuyao, I'm fine, this blood is all from the guards."

"Let's leave quickly!"

"Okay."

An Yuyao finally breathed a sigh of relief and took Su Yun's hand.

"It'll be faster if I carry you!"

Su Yun reached out and put his arm around An Yuyao's slender waist, then pulled her into his embrace.

An Yuyao's face flushed red as she whispered:

"Will I be too heavy?"

"Better put me down, I'll walk myself."

"That way, you won't get too tired!"

"Yuyao, you aren't heavy at all, and it's very comfortable to hold you."

Holding An Yuyao, Su Yun felt an excellent sensation; her soft and smooth skin was hard to let go of.

At the same time, a faint, delicate fragrance wafted from An Yuyao's body.

He suddenly felt the slight fatigue from consuming his blood-qi earlier vanish completely.

He was now filled with strength throughout his body.

"Let's go!"

Holding An Yuyao, Su Yun kicked open the An Family's back gate and disappeared into the night.

Not long after he left,

An Hengyan and Shen Tinglan arrived hurriedly at the An Family's back gate with a large group of guards.

Seeing the back gate wide open and the people gone,

An Hengyan grabbed a guard by the collar and cursed loudly:

"Useless! Dozens of people couldn't even catch one person."

"Someone, take him away and deal with him according to the clan rules!"

"Family Head, I've been wronged!"

"We didn't flee on purpose; it's just that person was too powerful!"

The guard fell to the ground and pleaded repeatedly, but was directly dragged away by several strong guards.

Shen Tinglan saw An Hengyan still venting his anger on the guards, and her eyes widened in fury.

She grabbed An Hengyan's arm and shouted in his ear:

"Why haven't you sent someone to notify the Ji Family to blockade the entire city?"

"It's still night, and the city gates are closed."

"That little slut must still be in the city."

"Have the Ji Family cooperate with us to catch them!"

"Alright, alright, Madam, stop pinching me. I'll send someone to notify the Ji Family right now."

An Hengyan's arm was almost swollen from his wife's pinching.

He endured the pain and ordered a guard to go to the Ji Family.

After receiving the order, the guard took the Family Head Medallion given by An Hengyan and rushed toward the Ji Family.

The Head of the Ji Family was the City Lord of Cuiyan City.

Therefore, the Ji Family controlled the city guards and could blockade the entire city with a single command.

"Everyone, follow me to search the city!"

Subsequently, An Hengyan led a large group of guards away from the An Family to search the city... near the gates of Cuiyan City.

Carrying An Yuyao, Su Yun soon arrived near the city wall.

At this time, the city gates were closed, and several teams of city guards were patrolling there.

"It seems we'll have to wait until morning for a chance to leave the city!"

Su Yun estimated the height of the city wall and realized that with his current strength, he couldn't get over it at all.

Unless he had a ladder to climb up.

Furthermore, since he was carrying An Yuyao, climbing the wall was completely unfeasible.

If they wanted to leave through the main gate, they would have to deal with the city guards to open it.

The only trouble was that there was a large lock on the gate, and it seemed this lock couldn't be opened with brute force.

It required a key to open.

Since the City Lord of Cuiyan City was the Head of the Ji Family, the key was likely with the Ji Family.

Seeing Su Yun in deep thought, An Yuyao asked softly:

"Su Yun, is there a problem?"

"Is it that we can't get out of the city?"

"Yes, it looks like we can only leave at dawn!"

"We need to find a place in the city to hide."

"Mhm, I'll listen to you! I'll go wherever you go."

After saying this, An Yuyao pressed her face against Su Yun's chest.

It was as if only by feeling the warmth from Su Yun's body could she feel at ease.

Looking at An Yuyao's pale face in his arms, Su Yun instantly understood the fear in her heart.

So he gently kissed An Yuyao's forehead and said comfortingly:

"Don't be afraid, I will definitely break through all the obstacles in our way and take you away from here!"

He then left the city gate, preparing to find a place to hide for the night.

Not long after Su Yun and An Yuyao left,

several teams of city guards suddenly arrived at the city gate.

These soldiers stood directly at the gate, splitting into several teams to blockade the walls and the gate.