Affected by the chaotic ambient spiritual energy, Shen Luo's range of perception was extremely limited, and the demonic aura he sensed was also very faint. Only now did he notice that something was wrong.
"Ah..." But just as his words fell, a miserable scream suddenly came from the rear courtyard.
Immediately afterward came the crashing sound of roof tiles breaking.
The clamor in the courtyard drowned out the sounds that followed. Shen Luo alone sensed something amiss. Setting down his wine cup, he vanished from among the crowd like a ghost.
He had only just reached the courtyard gate when he saw a Lu Residence servant run out from the back, his face filled with terror. Waving his hands wildly, he shouted incoherently, "Ah, there's... there's a monster! A... monster..."
"What happened?" Shen Luo grabbed the servant by the collar and demanded.
The servant had completely lost his wits. Dangling from Shen Luo's hand, his legs trembled violently, his entire body shook, and a foul odor wafted from below his waist.
Shen Luo sent a thread of Magic Power into his body and forced him to calm down before asking, "Speak. What did you see?"
"A marten... a huge white marten, as big as a house! It carried Madam away, carried her away..." Only then did the servant finally regain a little of his senses and answer Shen Luo.
Shen Luo released him, and the servant immediately collapsed limply to the ground. His eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
Without the slightest hesitation, Shen Luo leaped into the air and instantly arrived outside the newlyweds' room in the rear courtyard.
Two maidservants lay fallen outside the door. Shen Luo bent down to inspect them and found that they had merely been knocked unconscious, which eased his mind slightly.
Straightening up,