Hu Lian's courtyard was not far from Hu Qingtong's, only two or three li away. They arrived in an instant.
Neither Hu Lian nor her husband had reached the Dao Realm, so Ye Zhen did not need to be as cautious as he had been at Hu Buding's residence, afraid to use his spiritual sense.
Dozens, even hundreds, of strands of spiritual sense attached themselves in an instant to the flowers and grass inside and outside Hu Lian's courtyard.
In almost no time at all, everything within Hu Lian's courtyard fell fully into Ye Zhen's sight.
Of the family of three, Tu Yan was playing around in boredom, while Hu Lian and her husband, Tu Xiong, sat facing each other in a small hall, with four or five dishes and a pot of fine wine between them.
Ye Zhen could tell that Tu Xiong had little interest in it, but Hu Lian was in high spirits, drinking cup after cup until her cheeks were flushed red, adding several shades of allure to her beauty.
Ye Zhen's expression turned cold again. Naturally, he knew why Hu Lian was so pleased.
Besides them, there was also a maidservant cooking in Hu Lian's courtyard, making four people in total.
"You dared touch Chi Ling'er, so don't blame me for having no bottom line!"
With a cold laugh, Ye Zhen first slipped into the courtyard kitchen. A vine drilled out from underground and, with a lightning-fast jab, knocked the cooking maidservant unconscious.
Then thin vines emerged from the ground and bound the maidservant tightly. Afterward, Ye Zhen sealed her mute acupoint.
Though Ye Zhen was furious, he still did not wish to drag the innocent into this.
The vines Little Demon had spawned would wither after two days. By then, the maidservant would naturally