A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 504: Shooting a stone in the foot
Duan Rong held Xiao Yu in his arms, penetrated the misty and rolling clouds, and landed in a valley somewhere like an eagle folding its wings.

As soon as he took his first step, two figures jumped out from the treetops not far away, and they flashed in front of him.

It was Ximen Kankan and Shen Mizhi who had been waiting there for a long time.

"Xiao Yu!"

"Sister Xiao!"

Both of them called Xiao Yu over. Xiao Yu was delighted when she heard the familiar voices. Duan Rong, Shen Mizhi, and Ximen Kankan were all there, and she suddenly had the illusion of returning to the past.

Duan Rong put Xiao Yu down, looked at Ximen Kankan, and said, "Kankan, take Xiao Yu and go first!"

Xiao Yu was shocked and said anxiously, "No! I'm not going anywhere! Duan Rong, we finally meet. Even if we are punished, we will take it together. Why do we have to separate now?"

Duan Rong said: "Xiao Yu, time is too tight. I don't have time to explain to you now."

Duan Rong said, and suddenly said coldly: "Kan Kan, take her away, or knock her out if that doesn't work."

Xiao Yu's face turned red with anxiety.

Ximen Kankan then took an animal skin blanket and wrapped it around Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu wanted to break free, but Ximen Kankan wrapped him tightly and advised, "Go. If you insist on not leaving, you will only hinder his plan."

At this time, Duan Rong no longer looked at Xiao Yu. He walked in front of Shen Mizhi, shook his sleeves, and a ball of medicine powder was sprinkled on Shen Mizhi's face. Then he picked up Shen Mizhi, buried her head in his arms, and suddenly jumped up, flying away through the wind and clouds.

When Xiao Yu saw Duan Rong leaving, she felt a sudden pain in her heart and tried to break free immediately. Ximen Kankan shouted, "If you move again, I'm really going to knock you out."

Xiao Yu watched Duan Rong holding Shen Mizhi and entering the misty clouds, but suddenly her eyes moved, and she turned to look at Ximen Kankan and asked, "Shen Mizhi, why is she wearing the same clothes as me?"

Ximen Kankan said: "How should I know? Duan Rong asked her to prepare it a few days ago."

When Xiao Yu heard this, a sad look flashed in his eyes.

Ximen Kankan said, "Let's go. If you run around now and get caught, won't Duan Rong's work be in vain?"

Xiao Yu had calmed down a bit by now, so he asked, "Where did he ask you to take me?"

Ximen Kankan smiled and said, "It's the old place! Do you still remember the hilltop where Shang Xiangyu lived?"

The three cyclone realm monks who were guarding the tower forest broke away from Fan Hongjiao's fight and roared all the way. When they saw that they were only a few feet away from the mountain where Duan Rong had just landed, they suddenly saw Duan Rong holding the woman he had just kidnapped from the tower forest. Not far in front of them, he shot through the clouds like a sharp arrow and went towards the direction of Yunfu Peak.

"You little thief! You're still trying to escape!"

The three of them immediately turned around and surrounded Duan Rong.

Shen Mizhi was buried in Duan Rong's arms. The sleeping drug had just been sprinkled on her face. She had not yet completely fainted. In a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness, she rubbed her face. According to what Duan Rong had agreed with her before, she was still aware that she should be in Duan Rong's arms now.

This was the first time she was so close to Duan Rong. She could faintly smell his scent. She tried to stay awake, hoping that the drug would take effect more slowly. She didn't want to fall into a coma completely. But the drug Duan Rong sprinkled on her was obviously very strong. As soon as the smell of Duan Rong rushed into her nose, she lost consciousness. But before she completely fell into a coma, she couldn't help but mutter, "You don't like to take a bath!"

Zhao Yifu came from behind and saw the three men and Duan Rong chasing each other in the mist. He then drew an arc and encircled Duan Rong.

Although Duan Rong was holding Shen Mizhi, he also saw from afar that Zhao Yifu turned into a black dot and surrounded him from a distance, so he immediately changed direction.

After going around in circles, Zhao Yifu was getting farther and farther away from them. He didn't even touch Duan Rong's hair, which made him so angry that he screamed behind them.

However, although Zhao Yifu was bypassed by Duan Rong, the three people closest to him had gradually surrounded him to death.

These three people are slightly better than him in terms of cultivation level, but in terms of speed and physical skills, he is inferior to them.

After several attempts, the three of them cornered Duan Rong on a hillside. The three of them formed a pincer attack and surrounded Duan Rong in the middle.

Duan Rong stood there, holding the Frost Patterned Phosphorus Crystal Knife, breathing heavily, with sweat on his forehead and nose.

The three men also gasped lightly, and saw that the woman had been carried on Duan Rong's shoulders, with his arm around her waist.

The three of them looked at Duan Rong with vigilance.

This kid's fighting power really shocked them. Even though they were outnumbered three to one, this kid still managed to break through the blockade several times.

If he hadn't been exhausted and fell on the hillside, the three of them really wouldn't have been able to do anything to him. And he was carrying a person.

Duan Rong himself did not expect that his fighting power would be so strong!

"Are they too incompetent, or am I really that good?" he couldn't help but think in his heart.

The three men surrounded Duan Rong and rested for a while before they exchanged glances with each other, ready to attack again.

Duan Rong looked at the three weapons surrounding him, the blades and swords flashing, and suddenly threw the weapon in his hand and stabbed it into the ground ten feet away. Then he spread his hands and said, "No more fighting! I surrender!"

"Boy, stop playing tricks!" The three men seemed to not believe that Duan Rong would surrender.

Duan Rong said, "Brother, I have already surrendered, why are you still playing tricks on me? Well, throw away the weapons."

One of the three elders looked at Duan Rong and said, "Hand over the female disciple you kidnapped from Tallin!"

Duan Rong's eyes flickered, and then he remembered that Shen Mizhi was still on his shoulders. He carried her in and out three times, and he was so used to this posture that he almost forgot about it.

"I forgot about it!" Duan Rong smiled and placed Shen Mizhi on a large bluestone beside him.

The oldest of the three gave a wink to the person closest to the bluestone.

The man held his sword in front of him, looking at Duan Rong vigilantly, while walking over to check on Shen Mizhi's condition.

The old man asked, "Is it the female disciple in Tallinne?"

The man took a closer look at Shen Mizhi and said, "It should be her. She looks familiar."

Shen Mizhi had just left Tallinn and had stayed in Tallinn for nearly a year. It was normal for those of them who were guarding Tallinn to feel familiar with her.

The old man looked at Duan Rong and asked, "What did you do to her, you thief?"

Duan Rong said: "She was just drugged. She will wake up in a few hours."

The person beside Shen Mizhi checked her breathing and pulse, then raised his head.

The old man looked at him inquiringly.

The man said, "He is indeed just unconscious! He should be fine."

The old man breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. They had the responsibility to guard Tallin, and if any of their disciples were kidnapped from Tallin, they would be punished.

When Duan Rong was holding the woman before, they had seen her from a distance. Her clothes and stature looked the same. Now that they saw that the woman had been recovered, they finally felt relieved.

At this time, Zhao Yifu landed breathlessly not far away.

The old man glanced at Zhao Yifu with dissatisfaction and said, "Yifu, you are making such a mess. If someone doesn't know, they would think you are just strolling around for fun."

Zhao Yifu's face looked a little grim, but he didn't say anything. After all, Duan Rong broke into Tallinn from his side, and he didn't sound the alarm until Duan Rong kidnapped people and returned, which already made him suspected of being delayed.

Zhao Yifu walked over. The old man looked at him and asked, "Go and confirm again. Is it that woman?"

Zhao Yifu took a look at the woman who was unconscious on the big bluestone. He had just jumped out of the tower forest when Duan Rong suddenly turned around and slashed at him with a knife, then he killed the woman and left. To be honest, he didn't see the woman's face clearly at that time, he just vaguely thought that she was a fair-skinned woman.

At this time, looking at the unconscious woman on the big bluestone, it seemed that the impression in his mind was basically consistent, so he said, "It should be."

The old man then stared at Duan Rong and asked, "Boy, why did you come to Tallin to kidnap disciples? What is your plan?"

Duan Rong chuckled and said, "I just thought those female disciples were pretty, so I took one home to play with. But you guys kept pestering me. It's really bad luck!"

The old man's face froze, and he glanced at the unconscious female disciple on the bluestone. He didn't believe what Duan Rong said. Another of them suddenly cursed: "You flower thief, are you crazy? You came to Tallin to pick flowers. You are also a cultivator in the cyclone realm. If you want to find a woman, you can find her anywhere in the secular world. Why do you come to Tallin to find someone? Why don't you go to the elders' hall of the sect to kidnap someone?"

When Zhao Yifu heard the Elders' Council suddenly look startled, he remembered something and shouted, "Are you the Duan Rong who was spinning in the Elders' Council some time ago and attracted the vitality of heaven and earth?"

Zhao Yifu had never thought about it before, because although the matter was widely circulated at the time, it had died down later. When he heard the man mention the Council of Elders, he suddenly connected Duan Rong's name with that piece of information.

The old man's face changed as well. He also remembered Duan Rong's identity. The man who drew the vital energy of heaven and earth was said to be the disciple of Elder Zhu He. No wonder Fan Hongjiao appeared just now.

Once he knew Duan Rong's identity, he became even more suspicious of Duan Rong's motives.

"Boy, for a woman, you went to Tallinn to kidnap female disciples? Who the hell are you trying to fool?"

"Believe it or not? Anyway, I have already done it. You guys can do whatever you want." Duan Rong sat down with a rogue look on his face and moved his stiff neck.

"Fuck!" Zhao Yifu said, "You're still a tough nut to crack!" Zhao Yifu rolled up his sleeves, but he didn't go up to hit Duan Rong, because he suddenly remembered that he couldn't beat Duan Rong at all.

The old man's face was gloomy, his eyes flashed, and he looked at Zhao Yifu and ordered: "Yifu, take the unconscious woman back to Tallin. We will take this kid to the Zongzheng Division for questioning!"

After the old man finished speaking, he took a few steps, grabbed the frost-patterned phosphorus crystal knife stuck in the ground, looked at Duan Rong, and said, "Boy, let's go. The matter has been done, so let's go to the Judgment Bureau."

The old man thought clearly that the kidnapped female disciple had been recovered and the matter had nothing to do with him. As for the real motive of Duan Rong, as long as he handed it over to the Judgment Department, Yang Sixian and others would find out. Why should he worry about this?

Duan Rong stood up carelessly, clasped his hands together, and said, "Don't you need to tie it up?"

The old man laughed and said, "Without your weapons, how can you get any advantage from the three of us? Let's go! No need to tie us up!"

The old man's idea was not bad. Duan Rong's cultivation level was indeed slightly inferior to theirs. His body movement speed was not as fast as theirs. Now that he had no weapons, his combat power was naturally greatly reduced.

How would they feel if they knew that Duan Rong's grappling and leg skills were also at a high level and were enough to give them a hard time?

However, Duan Rong had no intention of escaping at all, and he followed them safely all the way to the Judgment Bureau.

Here, after the three men took Duan Rong away, Zhao Yifu carried the unconscious female disciple on his back, flew into the air, and rushed back to Tallinn.

Zhao Yifu carried Shen Mizhi on his back and fell into the pagoda forest like a big bird.

At this time, Tallinn was already in chaos.

A female disciple was abducted from Tallin. This was explosive news for the extremely boring lives of everyone in Tallin, and it was also a rare entertainment. They ran around telling each other and discussing it chatteringly.

Several instructors were dispatched to maintain order in Tallinn.

At this moment, Zhao Yifu landed beside a teacher carrying Shen Mizhi on his back. He put Shen Mizhi down and said in a deep voice, "The abducted female disciple has been brought back. You take care of her. She is unconscious and should wake up after a few hours of rest."

"Did you recover it?" The instructor looked down, but his expression suddenly changed.

"Shen Mizhi!?" "Isn't this the female disciple who was abducted?"

When Zhao Yifu saw the instructor's reaction, his heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but ask, "Isn't it?"

They are the ones who guard Tallin. How could these instructors be familiar with the disciples in Tallin?

The instructor said, "Shen Mizhi had already achieved the Great Perfection of the True Qi Realm more than a month ago and walked out of the tower forest. The female disciple who was kidnapped just now was Xiao Yu, not her!"

Zhao Yifu swallowed his saliva. He had understood what the instructor meant.

“Damn it, I got fooled by that brat again!?” Zhao Yifu cursed, but his eyes suddenly moved and he said, “Oh no! They didn’t save the female disciple, but went to the Judgment Bureau. Isn’t this walking into a trap? They are afraid that the Judgment Bureau will not hold them accountable!”

"Keep an eye on her!" Zhao Yifu pointed at the unconscious Shen Mizhi and instructed the instructor. Then he immediately flew into the air and headed towards the Judgment Bureau, trying to stop Duan Rong and his group.

In the lobby of the Judgment Bureau, Yang Yi, dressed in casual clothes, sat on a chair, listening to the report from the old man guarding Tallinn.

Yang Sixian is very busy, so Yang Yi is in charge of daily cases. If there is a major case, Yang Yi will naturally go to the bamboo forest to ask Yang Sixian for instructions.

After hearing what the old man said, Yang Yi looked at Duan Rong suspiciously and said, "Brother Duan, is what he said true? Are you really going to Tallin to kidnap female disciples and do something illegal?"

Duan Rong said, "It's true. They caught the perpetrator red-handed, how could it be false?"

The old man looked at Yang Yi and said, "Manager Yang, all the disciples in Tallin saw this with their own eyes. This boy was so bold that he went to Tallin to kidnap female disciples in public. Not only is his character corrupt, but he still looks so carefree until now. He is simply shameless!"

As the old man spoke, his spit sprayed all over Duan Rong's face.

Duan Rong wiped his face with his hand, glanced at the old man with suspicion, and said sarcastically: "You are already old. Why are you so excited when talking about this kind of thing? I guess you must have attracted the attention of those female disciples when you were guarding Tallin. Otherwise, why are you so excited? It's a pity that you have the desire but not the courage..."

"You..." The old man was so angry at Duan Rong that he choked and his face turned pale and blue and he couldn't speak.

The others all laughed secretly. Looking at the old man's reaction, it seemed that Duan Rong had seen through his thoughts.

"I am an upright person..."

The old man reacted and boasted for a while, but Duan Rong was too lazy to pay attention to him and just lowered his head to look at the ground.

Yang Yi said: "Brother Duan, this is not the first time we have dealt with each other. This is not your style! If you have any unspeakable secrets, just speak up. The Judgment Bureau will never wrongly accuse anyone."

Yang Yi followed Yang Sixuan and already knew that Duan Rong had moved into the Old Ancestor Valley. Duan Rong's identity was already very important.

Duan Rong smiled and said, "Brother Yang, don't worry too much. I've just been feeling bored lately, so I want to stay in the dungeon of the Judgment Sect Division for two days. It's something new and fresh!"

The old man who escorted Duan Rong over had his facial muscles twitching. This kid was too arrogant.

Yang Yi laughed when he heard this and said, "I, Yang Yi, will be the host. If Brother Duan wants to stay here, I will definitely entertain him well."

"Somebody come!"

After Yang Yi roared, two armored guards came in with knives.

Yang Yi said: "In the dungeon, clean up a secluded cell and bring Master Duan to live in it."

"Yes!" The two men clasped their fists and said. Then, one of them came with a chain and wanted to lock Duan Rong's hands.

Yang Yi watched his men's actions, but his expression remained unchanged.

Duan Rong then stretched out his hand and let the chain lock him. He suddenly discovered that there seemed to be some strange patterns on the chain.

There are many kinds of iron chains in the Judgment Department, including Qi, Yuan Qi, Qi cyclone, etc. The iron chain used by Duan Rong is already the highest level.

After locking the iron chain, the two guards gestured for Duan Rong to leave the hall.

As soon as Duan Rong left, Yang Yi came over with a pen and paper, looked at the old man and the other two, and said, "Please write down your confessions and sign your names, then you can leave."

At this moment, Zhao Yifu showed his clan certificate outside the Judgment Office and hurried in. But the guards in the lobby stopped Zhao Yifu at the door, saying that they were discussing something inside and would not let him in.

Zhao Yifu was standing at the entrance of the lobby, as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

The old man was writing a confession at his desk. He had just finished writing and had not signed yet. He was picking up the paper and blowing the ink on it when he suddenly saw Zhao Yifu winking at him at the door.

The old man's eyes moved, and he thought to himself, "Why is this kid here too?"

He asked Zhao Yifu to go back, firstly to ask him to send the unconscious female disciple back, and secondly because Tallin could not be without someone guarding it for a long time.

Seeing Zhao Yifu's expression, the old man obviously had something to do, so he put down the paper, walked to the door, and asked with a gloomy face, "Why are you here again?"

Zhao Yifu immediately leaned over and whispered to the old man.

"What!?" The old man's face changed drastically. He looked at Yang Yi who was sitting alone in the lobby and felt like he was shooting himself in the foot.

(End of this chapter)