Reborn Divine Doctor: The Abandoned Girl's Legend
Chapter 162 - 32: Outsmarting the Scumbag Father (Part 2)

Chapter 162: Chapter 32: Outsmarting the Scumbag Father (Part 2)

The guards had finished their inspection and were about to let the carriage proceed.

"Wait a moment." Hong Fangxing approached the carriage.

Inside the carriage, the Lan couple and Ye Huangyu were startled. Could it be that Hong Fang had noticed something amiss?

Especially Ye Huangyu; when she heard Hong Fang’s voice, her entire complexion changed, and her hand hidden under her sleeve tightly clenched.

Lan Yingwu gestured for silence and pulled back a corner of the carriage curtain.

"Lord Grand Protector, I’ve heard about the Crown Prince’s assassination attempt. How is the situation now?"

"General Lan, His Highness the Crown Prince has just ordered that we must capture that assassin. Every carriage must be thoroughly searched. I’m afraid I’ll have to ask Lady Lan and Second Miss Lan to step out as well. Once I have inspected, you may proceed."

Hong Fang looked into the carriage through the partially covered curtain.

For some reason, upon first sight of the Second Miss Lan from the Lan Residence, Hong Fang felt a peculiar sensation in his heart.

That young lady had a pair of eyes too calm and wise, and she bore some resemblance to Ye Huangyu.

To inspect the carriage...

The hands of Lady Lan and Ye Huangyu inside the carriage were gripped tightly together.

At that moment, from the end of the street, suddenly a noisy clamor erupted.

"Assassin! The female assassin has been found!"

Hearing this, Hong Fang’s expression subtly changed. He left the Lan Family’s carriage and dashed towards the end of the street.

The three from the Lan Residence were relieved, but Ye Huangyu’s expression remained tense.

Ling Yue, you must be unharmed.

Lan Yingwu hastily boarded the carriage.

"Don’t worry, Ling Yue will surely have a way out. Let’s return to the residence first, and I will inquire about the news later."

The carriage of the Lan Residence swiftly disappeared into the night.

On the other end of the street, a nimble figure sprinted across the rooftops of the buildings lining the street.

When the assassin was spotted, the guards from Hong Residence shot arrows at the eaves.

The arrows flew past but failed to touch the assassin, dropping to the ground one after another.

By the time Hong Fang and his men arrived, the figure had already swept towards the outskirts of the city.

Watching the figure leap dozens of yards in just a few bounds, Hong Fang’s brows furrowed.

He had clearly wounded the other party, so why had the assassin’s movement technique regained its agility in less than a quarter of an hour?

Or was there another accomplice aiming to divert their attention?

Ye Huangyu, what exactly are you plotting?

Hong Fang, along with a group of guards from Hong Residence, relentlessly pursued the female assassin towards the outskirts of the city.

This chase lasted all through the night.

The next morning, before sunrise, in the faint light of dawn,

Ye Lingyue, dressed in night clothes, was still darting through the forest in the suburbs.

Hong Fang, leading a group of guards relentlessly in pursuit, had thought that the injured party would soon be caught; little did they know how troublesome this female assassin would be.

Even Hong Fang, at the Reincarnation Realm, felt a significant drain of his Primordial Power after a night’s chase, and the guards trailing behind him also showed signs of extreme fatigue.

But that female assassin, over the course of the night, not only did her speed not diminish, she kept evading capture like a crafty mouse, hiding here and there.

Whenever Hong Fang felt he was close to her, her presence would suddenly disappear.

Just as Hong Fang was about to give up and return to Xia Capital, her aura would appear again in another direction.

After several such back-and-forths, the guards of the Hong Residence, dizzy from the chase, were as exhausted as dogs, and even the military hounds released to track the assassin’s scent could no longer run.

Noticing that the guards from the Hong Residence behind her were nearly exhausted, Ye Lingyue casually finished off a Spiritual Peach taken from Hong Meng Heaven, replenished her Primordial Power, and continued to forge ahead.

No wonder Hong Fang’s Primordial Power was almost completely depleted, while Ye Lingyue was at ease all along.

"Damn assassin, still daring to play tricks on me." Fury rose in Hong Fang, and his handsome face showed a touch of ferocity.

His body exuded a burgeoning anger, and the trees in the forest suddenly rustled to life.

The forest, bathed in the morning mist, suddenly underwent a change.

The previously still trees now had vines crawling down in abundance, like countless snakes, slithering in a certain direction.

What is this?

Ye Lingyue, still wandering in the forest, noticed something off with the surrounding plants, as several vines, like tendrils, crept toward her hands and feet.

What kind of Cultivation Technique is this?

Ye Lingyue did not know that Hong Fang, who had already broken through the second stage of the Reincarnation Realm, not only had control over some Fire Power but also possessed the ability to manipulate Wood Power.

These vines were influenced by the Reincarnation Wood Power within Hong Fang’s body, and now, under Hong Fang’s control, had become his henchmen.

"Not good." Alarms went off in Ye Lingyue’s head, and she drew the Blood Pattern Dagger, swiftly cutting off several vines.

Originally, she thought the forest would be the perfect place to hide, but now it seemed the outskirt forest had all become Hong Fang’s eyes, and she couldn’t stay.

Luckily, the exit of the outskirt forest was just ahead. Ye Lingyue, without further thought, dashed towards the exit.

Ye Lingyue had spent the night evading capture in the forest, and even she did not realize she had unknowingly traveled over ten miles; now, she was at the outskirts of Xia Capital.

At the forest’s exit, stood several majestic palaces.

At the entrance of the palace, a stone stele stood: Hot Spring Palace.

This was the Hot Spring Palace that Emperor Xia had just recently constructed, based on the newly excavated geothermal hot springs around Xia Capital a few months ago.

Since Emperor Xia was not at the palace, and it was now early morning, the defense of the Hot Spring Palace was not very stringent. Ye Lingyue leaped onto the wall and hid deeper inside the palace.

"Report to Lord Grand Protector, the Hot Spring Palace is up ahead; the assassin has entered the palace," reported a guard of the Hong Residence to Hong Fang.

The Hot Spring Palace?

Looking at the Hot Spring Palace, this geothermal hot spring was mainly sulfur springs, and at this moment, the entire palace was filled with the smell of sulfur and mist.

At first glance, the visibility was poor.

The palace was not large, occupying about two acres, and there were at least fifty to sixty hot springs, but it was unknown where the assassin had hidden.

"Men, divide our forces into three groups, guard the palace’s exits and entrances. The rest, follow me into the palace," declared Hong Fang, determined to capture the female assassin today.

After entering the palace, Ye Lingyue quickly realized the peculiarities of this place, with many hot springs obscured by mist.

The guards of Hong Fang had already begun searching inside the palace.

Without hesitation, Ye Lingyue jumped into one of the steaming hot springs.

It wasn’t until the voices of the guards faded away from her ears that Ye Lingyue was about to get up.

Suddenly, a sound of water splashing loudly reached her ears, followed by a pair of legs appearing in Ye Lingyue’s line of sight.

Isn’t this just bad luck, to run into someone soaking in the hot spring in the palace?