...The kitchen?
But Zhou You reacted at once.
Normally, if his room was lit at this hour, Lin Yunshao would make him a late-night snack and bring it over. Which meant...
It was perfectly normal for her to be there now.
But the problem was...
It was too far!
If she had been next door, Zhou You could have rushed out or even blasted through the wall. But the kitchen...
If everyone blocking him was this strong, he could probably fight his way there in three or four minutes. But who knew whether his little aunt could hold out that long?
Summoning the Thunderclap Army and the Imperial Guard wouldn't work either. Neither was known for speed. The Black Snake Guard could have handled this, but he'd found them of little use to him and hadn't exchanged for them back then.
That left only himself!
Zhou You took a deep breath, forced down his impatience, and strode out.
Outside, dark clouds had swallowed the moon. Shadows shifted all around him, concealing who knew how many dwarfs like the one he'd just encountered. The instant he stepped outside, a cold dagger slashed from the darkness, aimed straight at his heart!
That all but confirmed it for Zhou You.
Their target was him or the Five Aggregates Temple. But...
Who was it this time?
He had no time to think. The moment his attacker struck, Zhou You drew his sword.
The blade flicked up, then across. Two strokes cut through the attacker's dagger hand as easily as tofu.
Like the one before him, the dwarf immediately dissolved into a murky puddle of bloody flesh.
Clearly, they weren't trying to kill him. They were trying to slow him down. These things were less assassins than disposable tools.
In that respect, the enemy knew