The commotion from the battle between two eighth-rank demonic beasts soon alarmed the entire Marquis Zhenwei's manor. The Second Young Master, Cao Bao, had been away all night and had yet to return; no one knew which household he was visiting, or whether he had gone off carousing with a few disreputable friends. The only person who could keep the situation under control was Cao Kun. He promptly sent someone to notify the guards of Woundless City. It would take the guards some time to arrive, however, while the flower thief with a silver orchid emblem on the black cloth around his forehead had already hoisted Cao Xi'er and taken flight.
"The Silver Orchid Thief!" Cao Kun was experienced and well-traveled, and recognized the black-clad man at a glance. He saw Cao Xi'er's flushed face and her barely covered body, wrapped only in a gauzy robe, and knew from her sleeping state that she had already fallen victim to the Silver Orchid Thief's methods. Cao Xi'er's smooth, bare thighs were still dangling in the open. Seeing the thief abduct the young lady of the household, Cao Kun grew so frantic his eyes nearly split. Before Marquis Zhenwei had left, he had entrusted the manor's affairs to Cao Kun, yet Cao Kun couldn't even protect the young lady. How could he ever face the marquis again?
"Heh heh! Your Marquis Zhenwei ruined my good time once. I'm only taking a small loss now, letting him become my cheap father-in-law for a change!" The Silver Orchid Thief roared with laughter and sped up again. As he went, he struck at Cao Kun with a palm. A giant handprint of ice crystals descended from above. Its freezing aura alone was enough to kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Though Cao Kun charged forward, willing