"Young Master Lu, two demonic beasts have broken into the courtyard. The estate's men are heading over now. They should be able to drive them off soon."
Hearing Lu Chen's voice, a compound guard hurriedly turned back to explain.
"Do you need my help?"
Lu Chen asked him another question.
"It's a chaotic jumble of men and horses outside. Young master, please stay in the rear courtyard and don't go anywhere, or I'm afraid something might go wrong."
The compound guard hurriedly answered.
"Fine. Hurry up and deal with those two demonic beasts. I still need to sleep."
Lu Chen yawned, then waved impatiently at them.
The compound guard immediately nodded and bowed as he left with the guards beside him.
Once everyone had rushed to reinforce the front courtyard, the rear courtyard, which had been so noisy just moments before, suddenly fell quiet.
"This damned place! Just two demonic beasts are enough to send men and horses tumbling. I can't stand another day here!"
Lu Chen spat on the ground, then said bitterly, "Liu Zijin, you'd better stay alive. In three years, I'll come find you and settle this score properly!"
Just then.
Xu Taiping, who had stood behind a tree holding his breath for a long time, stepped out of its shadow with his hand on his saber hilt. Looking at Lu Chen's back, he said flatly:
"You really haven't reflected on anything."
As he spoke, he controlled the muscles in his neck to make his voice sound extremely gruff.
Hearing Xu Taiping's voice, Lu Chen first froze, then sneered:
"So you've actually come for me."
With that, he turned to look at Xu Taiping behind him, his robes hanging open at the chest.
Fairy Lingyue had already cast an illusion technique on Xu Taiping, so in Lu