Live-in Son-in-law

Chapter 1258 1258: Disguised as a Man

The man in martial attire holding the sword was completely stupefied, feeling insulted. Would he really go to steal a pig's trotter?

Immediately, his somewhat decent-looking face turned gloomy, Sword Qi coursing over his sharp blade. "You're all in cahoots, aren't you? Stop playing dumb here. I'll say it one last time, hand over the thing, and I'll leave you a whole corpse."

Only then did Yun Mengyao realize she had been fooled by Qin Yi again. She rolled her eyes at him in annoyance and then looked at the man in martial attire. "Did you mistake us for someone else? We just got here, and the dishes we ordered haven't even arrived yet."

The man in martial attire sneered coldly, "That's right."

"Uh? Right?" Yun Mengyao was bewildered.

The man in martial attire seemed convinced that Yun Mengyao was the person they were looking for, threateningly saying, "Hand over the thing, or I'll kill you and take it myself."

Yun Mengyao's anger flared up inside! She just wanted to eat in peace—who did she provoke? Just as she was about to explode, she saw Qin Yi's schadenfreude face. Her eyes spun quickly, and she pointed at Qin Yi, "The thing you're looking for is on him."

Qin Yi could no longer smile. Even he hadn't expected Yun Mengyao's tactic of diverting trouble toward him. Little did she know, it was a lucky hit, because the thing was indeed on him.

Just earlier, a handsome youth had slipped something into his waist, likely the thing these people were looking for.

The man in martial attire looked at Qin Yi coldly.

Qin Yi laughed, "What exactly are you looking for? You need to tell me so I can know whether it's on me or not."

The man in martial attire narrowed his eyes slightly, the killing intent flashing in his eyes. "You know better than me what it is. Must I say it out loud in public? Do you want your life or the thing?"

"It seems you've determined the thing is on me."

The killing intent in the man in martial attire's eyes burned fiercely. "Quickly hand it over, I don't have time to waste words with you."

Judging by the situation, if Qin Yi didn't hand it over soon, he was likely to be stabbed to death with a sword.

Just then, the handsome youth sitting next to Qin Yi moved, his dagger clanging against the martial man's long sword, shaking it open. Then he darted toward the stairs.

The man in martial attire was caught off guard, retreating several steps, and immediately shouted, "Stop him! Don't let him escape."

Several figures dashed forward like lightning, sealing the stairway.

The handsome youth, seeing this, immediately leapt toward the window.

But someone was faster—a martial man directly blocked the window first.

The leading martial man stared at the handsome youth with a hint of confusion, "Who are you? Why are you running?"

The handsome youth expressionless but with hatred in his eyes, moved, holding a dagger and flashing toward one of the martial men.

"Seeking death!"

The attacked martial man was furious, Sword Qi chilling above his long sword as he slashed.

"Clang!"

The long sword and dagger collided, the energy spreading, and with several cracking sounds, the nearby tables and chairs were shattered into pieces.

Both were shaken by each other's force, retreating continuously.

The surrounding diners, seeing the fight breaking out, screamed as they ran downstairs, some crawling under the tables directly. However, a few were shocked, observing indifferently; their cultivation levels were not bad, so naturally, they weren't afraid.

"Bunch of rookies."

Yun Mengyao glanced up, disinterested, then lowered her head to enjoy her meal heartily.

Qin Yi smiled wryly, as neither these martial men nor the handsome youth had strong cultivation—they were all merely at the Golden Core Realm.

The leading martial man shouted severely, "Attack together, take him down first."

Seven or eight figures rushed toward the handsome youth.

After a fierce battle, tables and chairs around were left in a mess.

The handsome youth was clearly not a match for these people, being at a disadvantage from the start.

But Qin Yi's gaze narrowed slightly, observing with great interest.

Although the handsome youth was at a disadvantage, fighting against seven or eight people of the same level alone, he wasn't injured. Because in every dangerous moment, he would form strange hand signs, and dazzling Star and Moon Symbols would emerge from his palm to neutralize the danger.

For example, now, as a martial man's sharp sword lunged like a Poison Snake, the handsome youth struggled to parry it. A streak of Star and Moon Symbols emerged from his palm, causing the opponent's sword to lose control and change direction, almost stabbing a companion.

"Interesting." Qin Yi laughed.

Yun Mengyao dismissively curled her lips, "A bunch of rookies pecking at each other, what's so interesting? This table of dishes is what's interesting."

Qin Yi: "..."

Although the handsome youth could repeatedly use the strange Star and Moon Symbols to thwart danger, he was ultimately alone and under great strain, his cultivation depleting rapidly. Soon, his movements were not as agile as before, his face paling slightly.

"Swish!"

A sharp sword lunged like lightning.

The handsome youth once again used the mysterious Star and Moon Symbols to deflect the sword. However, this time his consumption was too great, not as effective as before; the sword deviated slightly, directly severing the jade hairpin on his head with a single strike.

Long black hair cascaded down like a waterfall.

"Wow, she's actually a woman," Yun Mengyao exclaimed.

Qin Yi wasn't surprised because from the moment the handsome youth ascended the stairs, he knew she was a woman disguised as a man.

The martial men, however, were full of excitement. The leader laughed, "No wonder we couldn't find her. She was disguised as a man. Catch her."

Under the fierce attacks of the martial men, the woman's counterattacks grew visibly weaker.

"Clang!"

A metallic clash sounded, sparks flying, and the dagger in the woman's hand was knocked away.

"Don't move."

Simultaneously, a sharp sword was held against the woman's neck.

The leading martial man's face twisted in a grin, "You've got some nerve, daring to steal the sacred relic of Tianming Sect. Truly seeking death."

"Boss, capturing her means we've made a great achievement," a martial man exclaimed excitedly.

The leader was equally excited, his eyes narrowing in a smile, "Let's find the thing first."

Speaking, he walked toward the woman.

"What do you plan to do?" the woman shouted angrily.

The leading martial man's face contorted with a mocking grin, "Of course, we're going to search you. How else are we going to find the thing?"

"If you dare touch me, I will definitely kill you."

The leading martial man sneered, "Then watch closely, see if I dare touch you."

With that, he extended a lecherous hand toward the woman's chest.

"Hey, is this thing what you're looking for?"

Just as the leading martial man's hand was about to touch the woman's chest, Qin Yi shouted.

Everyone instinctively turned to look.

Qin Yi held a package wrapped in oil paper in his hand.

Qin Yi felt like there might be a book inside, but he wasn't sure, because he hadn't opened it to check.

The woman glared furiously at Qin Yi.

Qin Yi chuckled, "Don't look at me like that. Without my intervention, these guys might have groped you like crazy. Or, perhaps you want them to touch you, and I'm just meddlesome."

The woman's pretty face turned fierce, glaring at Qin Yi full of resentment. Had she not been held captive, she would have lunged forward to bite Qin Yi to death.