The commotion immediately alerted the people inside the residence.
Five figures appeared at once.
Of the five, one hurried forward to help Chen Mo up, while the other four used stealth techniques to conceal themselves and rushed out of the residence.
However, they returned very quickly.
Their figures reappeared, and they reported to the person remaining in the courtyard, "Lord Yun, everything outside is normal. We found no one following us."
The man addressed as Lord Yun nodded. "Do not let your guard down. You four, split up and continue keeping watch around the area. Sound the alarm immediately if you discover anything."
"Yes!"
The four immediately concealed themselves again and left the residence, each heading away in a different direction.
Li Yun glanced in the directions where they had vanished. After hesitating slightly, he suppressed the urge to follow them at once and kill them.
Instead, he flipped over and entered the residence as well.
Lord Yun dragged Chen Mo to his feet and walked into the house. Before they closed the door, Li Yun swiftly slipped inside too.
Inside was a spacious main hall, with several side rooms on either side.
On the surface, everything looked perfectly ordinary. There was nothing particularly unusual about it.
Lord Yun released Chen Mo, sat down in a large chair, and asked in a deep voice, "What happened? Why are you so seriously injured?"
Chen Mo had recovered somewhat by then.
Ashamed, he said, "Lord Yun, this subordinate was at fault. This subordinate was careless."
"This subordinate was ordered to investigate Li Yun, but discovered that Bai Youruo's residence was completely empty. Li Yun was nowhere to be found, so this subordinate..."
Lord Yun's expression changed abruptly, and he snapped, "You fool! Do not tell me that you took the opportunity to