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Chapter 16 The Storm Fades Away
The next morning, when the two supervisory subordinates yawned and opened their eyes from their sleep, they looked towards the woodshed at the right time. They found that Huo Yun'er, who was supposed to come out to fetch water, had not appeared. They couldn't help but ask, "Huh?"

I looked again, and still no one was there.

Suddenly, both of them were sweating profusely.

You look at me, I look at you, and our faces gradually turn blue.

"Let's go in and take a look?"

One of them gritted his teeth and took a step inside. The next second, he shrank back as if he had been electrocuted. He looked around suspiciously for a while. After making sure that no teenager would suddenly appear and beat him up, his inner uneasiness began to gradually grow.

That shouldn't be the case. The brats over there hate them coming in the most. Once they're found crossing this line, they'll be beaten up at best, or caught on the spot and tied to a tree at worst. They even threatened that the Duchess wouldn't bother with him for these ant-like subordinates, and that if they provoke him again, that would be what happened to those three guys.

Therefore, over the past few years, except for the initial temptation, almost no one dared to offend that person.

But right now, it's quiet, too quiet.

"You are the senior, you go first, please."

"No, no, no. Respecting the elderly and loving the young is a traditional virtue. Please go first. What if he leaves? You will definitely not be beaten."

"Hey, those three guys weren't beaten to death. Their deaths were hideous and ugly. Maybe they really had some miasma and plague spirit!"

The two of them were giving in to each other, but because of Lin You's past notoriety, even though they had an 80% guess in their minds, they didn't dare to cross the red line.

Until the two men were really afraid of the Duchess's methods and could only search in the direction of the woodshed, and found that there was no trace of her anywhere, they gradually fell silent.

"I guess he ran away in the first half of the night, so it was the previous shift who didn't keep a close eye on him. It's not our fault." One of them quickly put the blame on the guys from the previous shift, then quickly left the place and went to report.

Fengyi Hall.

Behind the luxurious screen shimmering with jewels and jade green, a gorgeous woman frowned slightly, her voice as cold as ice: "What did you say? Ran away?"

"You idiots, you can't even look at a few people, what's the use of you? Go get your thirty military sticks and get out."

She waved her hand and let her subordinates go without getting angry.

One of the older subordinates immediately showed a look of horror. He had served in the army before and knew that the strength of the military sticks in the Duke's Mansion was no less than when he was in the army. After thirty blows from the military sticks, at best he would lose half his life, and at worst his entire life would be ruined.

If those stickmen have any intention of currying favor with the Duchess and beat them to death, I'm afraid today will be their last day.

"My Lady, please have mercy on me. If I eat this military stick, I will die."

A sinister look suddenly appeared on the face of the Duchess of White Tiger. She had long known that her prestige in the Duke's Mansion was not that high, but she had not expected that these ordinary soul warriors who had retired from the army would dare to refute her. They were really so bold.

The next moment, she said casually: "Okay, you don't have to eat the military stick, but you are not doing your job well, you can't guard well, and you can't even keep an eye on people. These eyes must be useless, so dig them out yourself." In an instant, the two of them felt cold all over.

However, before anyone could pull them down, an old voice slowly came in.

"Ahem, the person has already left, so let's forget about these harsh criticisms."

An old figure who was about to die stepped into the Fengyi Palace. His silver hair was neatly combed back, revealing his broad forehead. He was surrounded by an aura that should not be underestimated. It was the old butler Dai.

His original surname was not Dai, but he was given the surname Dai because of his meritorious service in saving the emperor and his hard work. Although it cannot be passed on to future generations, he is considered a living fossil in the Duke's Mansion. He is a veteran of three dynasties and has tremendous power. Even without considering his Soul Douluo-level strength, such qualifications are of great importance anywhere.

He had received the news earlier and came here just for one thing.

"Mr. Dai, it's rare for you to come out for a walk." The Duchess smiled gracefully, but there was no real smile in her smile. Instead, there was a faint coldness spreading around.

"Ahem~ I'm old now and can't stand seeing my family members fighting, so I came to see what's going on. Haha, don't worry about me, I'll just take a couple of laps and leave."

The White Tiger Duchess's expression immediately fell, and she cursed inwardly, "You old fool, you're just here to warn me not to lay a hand on that bitch. And you're talking about family, ugh! What qualifications does a lowly servant have to use a man with me?"

However, when he thought about how he had already arranged for the Shadow Blade Guards to go last night, he could no longer conceal his pride. He said softly, "Mr. Dai, I know that Lin You has always wanted to go out and explore the world, but it's definitely not safe for them along the way. Evil soul masters, soul beasts, bandits and robbers are really too dangerous. If something really happens, it will be terrible. Fortunately, I have already sent someone to escort them. I believe they should have arrived at the Duke's Mansion by now."

Immediately, the old housekeeper frowned slightly, and looked at the vicious woman. His expression turned ugly, and he said in a deep voice: "Are you going to kill them all?"

Seeing this highly respected old man lose his composure to such an extent, the Duchess of White Tiger felt extremely happy in her heart for a moment!
She was not jealous of Huo Yun'er, nor was she worried that the girl who did not have the White Tiger Martial Spirit would come to seize the inheritance rights. She simply wanted to humiliate this woman.

A mere lowly servant, yet she still thinks she can rise up by relying on her son? What a joke!
The two men confronted each other in the room. The atmosphere was extremely heavy. Feeling this extremely terrifying low pressure, the servant lying below was extremely pale, his head pressed to the ground, trembling like a quail.

But as bursts of noise were faintly heard from outside, a hint of displeasure flashed across the face of the White Tiger Duchess, and she ordered, "Go out and see who is making so much noise?"

Immediately, the two servants retreated as if they had been pardoned. However, when they heard what the many slaves, servants, patrol officers, security officers and others were talking about, they could not help but stand there in a daze.

"Have you heard? A lot of people died in the grove next to our Xingluo Avenue? Judging from the marks on the dead, they are members of the Xingluo royal family!"

"What? Someone from the royal family died here? Who died? A princess or a prince? Did the emperor pass away?"

"I don't know. Judging from their clothes, they don't look like good people. They're all in black. And I heard there was a carriage wreck nearby. Maybe the animal's noise was too loud and attracted the forest rangers, so they reported it to the police. We're the closest, and after a while, I estimate that the news will reach Xingluo City."

What several people said was very convincing. It had been a while since something like this concerning the royal family had happened in the Xingluo Empire. This official road was regarded as the blood vessel of the empire and a major transportation route, so it was heavily guarded. What's more, there were many caravans and peddlers passing by, so the news could not be concealed at all.

Just as these people were whispering, the two young men who were listening quietly on the side looked at each other and saw shock in each other's pupils!

(End of this chapter)