Transmigration: Space-Aided Rise to Power and Prosperity-Chapter 852 - 688: Night Raid

This Yi Family doesn’t only have a capable elder brother; he is just as competent as his elder brother.

Thinking this way, Yi Lanwen no longer felt the admiration and respect for the Yi Clan Leader that he once did.

In the depth of night, the eastern side street of Hejian Prefecture was ablaze, with the sound of gongs and drums disrupting the dark, quiet night.

"Old man! Can you hear where this noise is coming from?"

An old lady selling pancakes on the street was preparing to get up and make pancakes at this time. But as soon as she turned over and got out of bed, she heard the sound of gongs and drums outside.

The old man was awakened and got out of bed, pushing open the window and looking east.

But the scene shocked him, as the fire light illuminated the eastern sky.

"Ah! Isn’t that direction the Yi Mansion? Could it be that the Yi Mansion caught fire again?" The old lady came over too, and upon seeing it clearly, she was equally surprised.

Indeed, that direction was the Yi Mansion, taking up nearly a whole street.

The Yi Mansion had caught fire not long ago, and now it was on fire again, which was undoubtedly surprising.

"I bet this matter isn’t simple, things haven’t been peaceful recently. We better not meddle."

Closing the window, the old man thought nothing was as important as making pancakes.

This scene happened in the alleyways of the Prefecture, especially those closer families, who could even hear the sounds of fighting coming from the Yi Mansion.

"Again, this Yi Mansion doesn’t know who they have offended; these people are indeed relentless!"

A bystander stood at his window, watching the firelight and listening to the clash of swords, speaking with emotion.

"It doesn’t matter who they’ve offended; those elite families are never quiet. Close the window quickly, don’t let those people see us, or they might silence us."

A female voice came from inside the house, and the window was promptly closed. Not a single person on the nearby street tried to help extinguish the fire, or even came out for a look.

"Master! Those two Hidden Guards have been subdued." Ming Mo entered the room and reported to Gu Chengyu.

Those two Hidden Guards were sent by Lu Chen to protect them, a nicer way of saying he was monitoring them.

When Ming Mo said ’subdued’, he meant they were knocked out, not killed.

"Let’s go take a look, we don’t know if Lord Lu can handle it."

Gu Chengyu decided to take Ming Mo and the others to join the excitement and see what Lu Chen was planning.

After all, Lu Chen had come with him. If Lu Chen couldn’t handle it, he would have to lend a hand.

There’s still another half of the treasure map he hasn’t got his hands on, he needed Lu Chen to lead the way.

The three of them took off their robes, reversed them, turning them into night gear.

At this time, Lu Chen indeed felt a bit strained. While fighting, he instructed his subordinates to charge.

The guards at the Yi Mansion were indeed strong, and he had originally planned to sneak in during a shift change.

Unfortunately, he calculated wrong; he wasn’t the only one watching the Yi Mansion tonight.

Some unknown group broke in, killing and setting fires, disrupting all of Lu Chen’s plans.

Lu Chen’s heart skipped a beat. This group of people had high martial arts skills and there were many of them.

The Hidden Guards of Yi Mansion needed to fend off Lu Chen’s people and another group outside, which was extremely exhausting.

And those disguised as guards naturally had to step up, Lu Chen was also worried and anxious.

He feared the treasure map would fall into others’ hands, so he had to rise up and entangle with these people.

Lu Chen fought hard to subdue the Hidden Guard beside him, hid in a corner, put on a black veil, and rushed towards the inner study.

He needed quick action; once he got the treasure map, he would withdraw with his people.

But he wasn’t sure if the treasure map was in the inner study or storage room, so he might need to visit the storage room.

When Gu Chengyu and his team arrived, they saw a guard with a covered face rushing towards the inner study.

Gu Chengyu guessed that must be Lu Chen; Lu Chen wouldn’t trust his subordinate to grab the treasure map, he would make sure to do it himself.

Watching the chaotic scene quietly, Gu Chengyu realized there were actually three groups.

No, wait! Who could that other group be?

Gu Chengyu pondered deeply; it seemed tonight Lu Chen’s plan was foiled. However, even without this group’s intervention, Lu Chen had little hope of obtaining the treasure map.

Looking under the tree, he suddenly saw Yi Lanshan and his team watching aside.

Three Hidden Guards surrounded Yi Lanshan, who started jumping in anxiety.

"Quick! Someone broke into the inner study, go stop them!"

Gu Chengyu was speechless, Yi Clan Leader’s acting was really top-notch!

Clearly the treasure map wasn’t in the inner study, but he portrayed the anxious and helpless expression perfectly.

If Gu Chengyu hadn’t seen the treasure map in space before coming, he would have thought the Yi Clan Leader had put the map back in the inner study.

Lu Chen entered the inner study, not needing to worry about being discovered. He lit the candle and began searching inside the study.

The other group saw someone enter the inner study and became anxious too. The leader flashed his sword, slashing the arm of a black-clad man in front.

Rushing into the inner study, they found it chaotic inside.

The books on the shelf were pushed onto the floor, the desk swept clean, and there was hardly any place to step.

Lu Chen was twisting a square seal hidden on the bookshelf as a loud rumble opened a stone chamber behind the desk.

The leader saw it and his eyes gleamed.

He ignored Lu Chen, directly bypassing him and charged into the stone chamber.

Lu Chen certainly wouldn’t willingly make others’ wedding clothes. He raised his sword, striking at the person.

The man seemed to anticipate Lu Chen’s sneak attack, turned around catching a sword, and the two quickly engaged in battle.

Yi Lanshan saw the commotion in the study was so excessive, he was distressed to the point of fainting. Not wanting to show flaws, he had kept the study’s arrangement untouched.

Weapons are indiscriminate, surely these people would ruin his study completely.

As for his stone chamber, he had only moved a bit of the good stuff, but there were still a lot left inside!

The master said, wealth is something external, once this matter is done, he wouldn’t let the Yi Mansion suffer losses.

If the stone chamber didn’t have some valuable stuff, how could those people possibly believe him?

Maybe they’d see through the pretense, guessing these are all Dragon Gate Formation.

Though he didn’t want to be petty, what was the current state of the Yi Mansion?

These losses belonged to the main household, they were his own.

Though he thought their target was the treasure map, they wouldn’t bother with these things because there’s simply no time.

But he didn’t anticipate these people’s destructive power would be so strong!

The next day, his study would likely be unrecognizable, those valuables probably turned into trash.