Сhарtеr 195: Тhe Midnight Вridе (1)
Fоrtunаtеly, he pоssеssed martiаl arts skills. Seеing thаt thе реrsоn was abоut to collide with him, he swiftly turnеd tо avоid the dаngеr аnd, withоut hesitаtiоn, grаbbеd thе pеrson’s shoulder. In оnе fluid motiоn, he kicked thе persоn’s calf, fоrсing thеm tо thеir knееs.
“Don’t kill me, dоn’t kill mе!” Thе nеwсomеr’s faсе was filled with tеrrоr as thе Inner Guard brothеrs under the Greаt Раvilion Сommander’s соmmаnd alrеаdу hаd thеir blаdes рrеssed аgainst his nеck.
Shen Du stеpреd fоrward аnd соldlу demanded, “Whо are you? Why аre you sо paniсked in thе middlе of thе night?”
“Don’t kill me, don’t kill me! Over there… over there, someone’s dead, over there…”
The man was clearly frightened and still in shock, unable to express himself clearly. He could only point vaguely in the direction he had come from, stammering an explanation.
“Take him back first. You, come with me.”
Shen Du seemed to sense something amiss and issued a cold order. In one motion, he grabbed Pan Chi beside him and dashed in the direction the newcomer had pointed.
Pan Chi looked surprised, not yet having regained his composure when he was abruptly dragged away by Shen Du.
As a well-known official’s son, how could he allow Shen Du to command him so casually without any regard for his dignity?
Moreover, Shen Du had done something so unprincipled and shameless to him, truly humiliating him beyond measure.
Thinking of this, Pan Chi no longer held back. He retaliated against Shen Du, putting distance between them, and angrily exclaimed, “Stay away from me! As the esteemed Great Pavilion Commander, how can you be so unprincipled, throwing me out to block the way? Do I have no dignity?”
Hearing this, Shen Du curled the corner of his lips and cast a slightly disdainful glance at him. “It was necessary for the case, and I had no choice. Why are you taking it so seriously, Young Master Pan?”
Shen Du threw back the exact words Pan Chi had once said to him, leaving Pan Chi awkward and twitching at the corner of his mouth. “Don’t use the case to scare me. I know you just dislike me. If that’s the case, why make me chase the culprit with you?”
Hearing this, Shen Du found it even more amusing. “Since you know I dislike you, why do you keep appearing in front of me?”
“I do it for the sake of the case, completely out of necessity.”
Shen Du’s smile deepened as he continued, “Exactly. I, too, had no choice.”
Pan Chi’s face turned ashen, his lips twitching uncontrollably. Unknowingly, he had fallen into Shen Du’s trap.
As a refined young master, when had he ever suffered such humiliation? It truly infuriated him to the core.
“You… you’re just twisting words!”
“So what if I am? What can you do about it?”
Pan Chi felt like vomiting blood. He truly hadn’t expected Shen Du to be so shameless.
His face was thicker than a city wall, and he could even say such things without batting an eye.
The Inner Guard brothers nearby watched in stunned silence. At a time like this, these two masters still had the mood to bicker here. If they wasted any more time, the culprit would have fled hundreds of miles away.
Under pressure, Pan Chi leaped onto the roof and chased in the direction the newcomer had pointed. Only then did Shen Du curl his lips in satisfaction.
Watching Pan Chi fall into his hands time and time again truly felt satisfying. If he wanted to be good to his woman, he had to endure some hardship.
Pan Chi alternated between scaling walls and landing on the ground, remaining vigilant against Shen Du the entire way. If it weren’t for the need to search for clues on the ground, he would never willingly land and travel alongside Shen Du.The two of them chased for quite a distance further when suddenly they heard a woman's cry for help from ahead.
Due to the lighting, they couldn't immediately pinpoint the exact direction.
At that moment, Pan Chi happened to be on the ground with Shen Du, not far away. Upon hearing the cry for help, Pan Chi's heart sank, and he immediately sensed something was wrong.
To avoid a repeat of what had happened before, he quickly took the lead, leaping onto the roof, and couldn't resist turning back to say, "Let's see how you push me out this time."
Shen Du felt nothing but disdain. He could hear the voice but couldn't see the person. Why would he push him out?
Without overthinking it, Shen Du also flew up to the roof, listening to the cries for help to determine the direction.
Soon, the two of them pinpointed a location, descended from the roof, and rushed toward it.
The place was extremely secluded. If not for following the cries for help, it would have been nearly impossible to find.
Moreover, it was a cellar well, pitch-black inside, with nothing visible.
What was even stranger was that although they had clearly followed the woman's voice here, the cries for help stopped once they reached the edge.
What did this mean?
"Why is there no sound? Could she be dead?" Pan Chi looked at the well opening and spoke with confusion, while Shen Du beside him shot him a cold glare.
Pan Chi curled his lip, staring into the dark well opening, and said, "What are you looking at? Did I say something wrong? It's so dark down there, you can't see a thing. Can you tell whether the person is dead or alive?"
Shen Du snorted coldly, ignoring him. He lowered his gaze to peer into the pitch-black well and came up with an idea.
"Just now, I saw you flying over roofs and scaling walls. You must have exceptional lightness skills. Go down and take a look."
Hearing this, Pan Chi's lips twitched. "Why should I go down? We don't even know if it's safe or not down there. What if I get killed?"
"If you get killed, I'll collect your body, build you a grave, and make sure your soul doesn't wander around, so you don't scare anyone."
"You!!" Pan Chi was so angry at Shen Du's words that he trembled, pointing at Shen Du but unable to utter a single word.
Shen Du sneered. "If you can't argue with me, that means you've lost. Go down."
With that, Shen Du didn't hesitate any longer and directly kicked Pan Chi into the bottom of the well.
"I... you!"
Before Shen Du could hear what Pan Chi said, he heard a thud, and then there was silence. The cellar well wasn't as deep as he had imagined.
He didn't know what had happened down there, but in the pitch darkness, a pair of hands reached out first, grabbing his long robe.
Shen Du looked down. The slender, fair arm belonged to a woman. The person who emerged next was also a woman, shaken and terrified. She was dressed in wedding attire, likely the bride, though her hair was disheveled, her phoenix crown had been discarded somewhere, her face was pale, and her large eyes were filled with fear.
Shen Du quickly pulled the woman out. Immediately afterward, a figure swiftly flew out of the well. As soon as he emerged, he placed one hand on his hip and pointed at Shen Du, cursing loudly, "And you call yourself the Great Pavilion Commander? Do you have any principles or bottom line at all? Am I, the dashing and handsome Young Master Pan, some kind of dough to be kneaded at will? You keep setting me up again and again. Is this fun for you?"
Shen Du completely ignored Pan Chi's angry outburst and instead asked the rescued woman, "Are you today's bride?""Yes, it's me." Seeing the official uniform Shen Du wore, the woman finally broke down, wailing uncontrollably, "I am Du Xiaowan, the bride who was kidnapped today. Sir, please save me, sir."
Shen Du comforted her for a few moments. Some brothers from the Inner Guard Pavilion, concerned about Shen Du's situation, had also caught up.
"Great Pavilion Commander."
Seeing that Shen Du had already found and rescued the bride, everyone felt relieved.
Pan Chi was still chattering angrily on the side, but Shen Du paid no attention. Since the person had been found, they could ask questions later.
Just as he was about to have someone take Du Xiaowan away, she suddenly said, "Sir, there's another person down there, one more."
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