Chapter 20: Caught In The Act (2)
When Chi Xiyou and his friends arrived at Duan Yixin's home, they saw Duan Sida and three gangsters from the Chen family's village climbing over the fence and sneaking into the backyard.
Chi Xiyou felt angry and cold in his heart because of Duan Sida's actions toward his niece.
He cursed at Duan Sida's cruelty in his heart and said to his friends, "Let's divide into two teams. The four of us will go in and fight them, and you two stay outside. If we can't stop them, then please catch those who ran out of the house. Don't let them get away."
The friends nodded, and then Chi Xiyou took three friends into the house, leaving the remaining two people guarding outside.
Inside the house, Duan Yixin was busy grinding pearls into powder. When she heard footsteps coming from outside, she quickly put her things back into the Liquid Chip warehouse. As a person who was born, lived, and died in a world plagued by war for more than three hundred years, Duan Yixin was used to having her guard up at all times.
Because she is a scientist, herbalist, and doctor by profession, she has no combat experience or combat abilities. But there were medical supplies in the warehouse, so she could still protect herself if necessary. Even the strongest soldier will die if his carotid artery is severed.
It's just that she doesn't know how many people have sneaked into her house, nor how powerful they are. Without any information, she could only pray that those who had sneaked into her home were ordinary villagers and not some kind of criminal or trained soldiers.
Hearing the footsteps getting closer, Duan Yixin hid behind the woodshed and then took out a scalpel and a silver needle. With how high her proficiency is when using scalpels and silver needles, her chances of defending against enemies also increase.
She held the scalpel and the silver needle and waited while slowing her breathing. After a while, she saw a burly man coming out of the house. He searched the backyard for a moment and then went back inside.
Soon, Duan Yixin heard several people shouting at each other. Judging from the tone and volume, these people seemed to be in a bad mood. From her hiding place, she couldn't hear the conversation in the house clearly, but she still recognized Duan Sida's voice.
She clenched her hands and thought, 'I let you go because you are the family of the original owner. But since you are unkind, then don't blame me for being unjust.'
Due to the courtyard design, the house is located between the front yard and the backyard. If Duan Yixin wants to leave, she has to go back to the house. But with the intruders still shouting at each other inside her house, her only option was to climb the fence and leave. Fortunately, the fence was not high, and there was a stool for her to step on.