43: What should I do if I am robbed?

"Is it a coincidence?"

Mo Fan's head was buzzing, his mind completely blank.

"If it's not a coincidence, then that person just now—"

"Was it Lin Yiyi?"

While Mo Fan was pondering.

The others also reacted.

They gathered around in a panic.

"What's going on?" Xiao Huohuo's eyes widened, looking at everything that had happened in disbelief.

In this day and age, someone actually dared to cause trouble in Yuxu Academy?

"The battle was too intense, Steward Liu's house has collapsed..." Wang Jia stared blankly at the wooden house missing a wall, wondering if she was dreaming.

"Wh-What happened to Steward Liu?" Zhong Ting discovered Steward Liu lying on the ground, her expression changing as she retreated in fear.

"Mo... Mo Fan..." Xu Jing hesitated to speak, looking at Liu Jian on the ground with some anxiety.

Judging by the current situation, Liu Jian was most likely Mo Fan's benefactor.

Whether Mo Fan could rise to prominence in the future would depend on Liu Jian.

If something happened to Liu Jian, Mo Fan's future path in alchemy would undoubtedly be much harder.

Mo Fan also regained his senses. He took a deep breath and walked towards Liu Jian.

However, at that moment, Liu Jian suddenly coughed twice and struggled to climb up from the ground on his own.

"Steward Liu, are you alright?" Mo Fan asked with concern.

Liu Jian ignored him, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked gloomily in the direction the red-clothed woman had left.

Then, he paced back and forth, coughing up a mouthful of blood from time to time, his brows knitted together in a tangled and painful expression, as if he were struggling with something.

Finally, he gritted his teeth, a cold light flashing in his eyes, and took out a Medicinal Pill glowing with green light, swallowing it in one gulp.

As the pill entered his stomach, in just an instant, Mo Fan perceived that Liu Jian's injuries had recovered somewhat, and his cultivation aura had grown significantly stronger as a result.

With a pained look on his face, he leaped over the wall with a somber expression and chased after her.

Before leaving, his voice drifted back.

"Today's overtime is cancelled, go back!"

Before his voice had even faded, Liu Jian's figure disappeared into the night.

Seeing this, everyone looked at each other and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now, they thought Steward Liu had been beaten to death, which had given them quite a scare.

"This is terrifying, someone actually committed a crime in Yuxu Academy—" Luo Shanfeng had a face full of disbelief, feeling that this whole thing was somewhat surreal.

As one of the oldest and most powerful forces on Planet Blue, Yuxu Academy's deterrent power went without saying; such a thing hadn't happened in many years.

They never expected that someone would be bold enough to break in and even injure Liu Jian on the spot.

This was undoubtedly courting death.

Under these circumstances, it was impossible to escape.

Even if they did escape, they would be wanted, forced to live in the shadows for the rest of their lives.

"Were they after the dragon scale tree?" Han Tang questioned.

"It's possible." Chu Feng nodded solemnly.

"It's indeed possible. This herb field of ours was just newly opened, so only Steward Liu's dragon scale tree is worth anything—" Wang Lin nodded thoughtfully.

"Uh, while the dragon scale tree is precious, it's not worth taking such a huge risk, is it..." Wang Jia said softly.

In this situation, the Law Enforcement Team must have been alerted, and the mountain-protecting Formation might have already been activated. The thief most likely won't be able to escape.

This kind of behavior was not much different from suicide.

"Men die for wealth, birds die for food. This is only because they were discovered.

"If Steward Liu hadn't returned in time, perhaps that thief would have achieved their goal silently."

"Uh, that's true..." Everyone nodded, accepting this explanation.

Tang Shan frowned and said with some confusion, "What puzzles me is that the Magic Array guarding the dragon scale tree actually didn't work—"

That person had already run inside, yet the Formation didn't react at all.

"Did it fail?"

Seeing this, Mo Fan remained silent.

At that time, only he had seen the entire process.

He was certain that the red-clothed person had rushed straight for the small hut where Liu Jian lived, clearly not coming for the dragon scale tree.

Could it be that there was something even more precious than the dragon scale tree in the hut?

Did Lin Yiyi succeed?

To Mo Fan, the red-clothed person was already roughly equivalent to Lin Yiyi.

Just then.

A flurry of hurried footsteps was heard.

The Law Enforcement Team had arrived.

They released their cultivation aura, surrounding the Spirit Herb Garden with a powerful sense of pressure.

After questioning the Utility Disciples of the Spirit Herb Garden one by one, the Law Enforcement Team let them go.

Mo Fan was the last one to be questioned, and he told Xu Jing not to wait for him.

By the time he finished being interrogated, it was almost eight o'clock.

The moonlight carried a hint of coolness, pouring down like silver sand.

Walking on the quiet path, Mo Fan's thoughts were somewhat chaotic.

"That person is most likely Lin Yiyi.

"Hiding her strength to lurk in Yuxu Academy as a Utility Disciple, was it all for today?

"Was the Red-Clothed Female Ghost in my dream also her doing?

"What exactly does she want to do?"

Mo Fan's thoughts were a bit disorganized, and he couldn't figure out Lin Yiyi's purpose for a moment.

No matter what.

This matter shouldn't have anything to do with him.

After all, he was just an ordinary little weakling whose cultivation was only at the Body Tempering Realm.

He couldn't understand why Lin Yiyi would invade his dreams.

"Now that Lin Yiyi is gone, the Red-Clothed Female Ghost shouldn't appear anymore, right?"

After thinking randomly for a while, Mo Fan shook his head, preparing to temporarily forget about this matter.

"What a waste of that one Spirit Stone in overtime pay!"

Thinking of this, Mo Fan felt a bit of a dull pain.

She didn't act early or late, she just had to act at this time!

Couldn't she have waited until I earned the Spirit Stone before acting?

The attribute points that were within reach have flown away again!

Thinking this, Mo Fan quickened his pace.

It was getting late. He would go back and Cultivate a bit more, then it would be about time to sleep.

However, at that moment, a gust of cold wind blew past.

Then, a red figure suddenly darted out from the small woods nearby, pouncing accurately towards Mo Fan.

Mo Fan: "Holy crap?!"

The red figure's speed was too fast. Mo Fan had no time to react before he was dragged into the woods and disappeared into the night.

After several twists and turns and walking for a few minutes, the Red-Clothed Female Ghost stopped.

Mo Fan held his breath, cold sweat on his forehead, not daring to move an inch.

"Cough, cough—"

Soon, a coughing sound came from behind him, and a cold, weak arm rested on his shoulder.

"Hiss—" Mo Fan's face twitched, and he couldn't help but gasp. He quickly said, "Let's talk this out, don't do anything rash!"

What a sin!

Mo Fan wanted to cry but had no tears.

He didn't even need to think to know.

He had been kidnapped by the "Red-Clothed Female Ghost."

This is truly eight lifetimes of bad luck!

Has he really been targeted by this person?

With so many people in the Menial Service Yard and so many people in the Spirit Herb Garden, why did she have to target him?

Is it simply because I'm handsome?

Thinking of this, Mo Fan couldn't help but be startled, his expression becoming strange.

There really is such a possibility!

After all, besides being handsome, he was worthless!

If not for this, Mo Fan really couldn't think of any other reason!

She was running for her life, yet she still dragged him into the woods. The answer was already self-evident!

He was being kidnapped for his looks!

Regarding this, Mo Fan really wanted to complain: "Big sister, you're running for your life, can't you be a bit more reserved?!"

Thinking of this, Mo Fan closed his eyes in pain.

Since he couldn't resist.

Then he might as well enjoy it!

He only hoped this person had some bottom line and would let him live after she was done.

It's just a pity that he would be letting down that future wife he hadn't even met yet.

However, just as he thought of this, Mo Fan was startled.

Could there be a possibility... that the mother of his child is Lin Yiyi?

"Mo... Mo Fan—" A weak voice sounded, pulling Mo Fan's drifting thoughts back to reality.

"Don't say anything, just finish up and run, there's not much time left!"