Chapter 102: Leaving Without a Word (5)

As the words fell, the piercing scream of 007 immediately followed: "Master, don’t die!"
Besides 007, the other five seemed infected by the cry and shouted in unison, "Master!"
This desperate call made the assassins believe they had truly succeeded in killing Yun Zui!
Seeing their plan succeed, Yun Zui immediately stood and moved toward the two assassins.
Under the cover of night, they mistook Yun Zui approaching them for their previously deceased comrade, so the three quickly retreated in the direction they came.
If the target was already dead, was there any point in lingering?
Better to withdraw!
Yun Zui swiftly followed the footsteps of the two, while 007 and the other ten remained where they were, watching Yun Zui disappear into the distance.
By impersonating one of the assassins, Yun Zui was putting her life in grave danger.
There was no denying that Yun Zui was the most courageous, daring, cunning, and sly woman they knew.
At first, some had doubts about following Yun Zui, but gradually, they came to obey her.
"Set this place ablaze. As for the corpse of that assassin, let him be consumed by the fire," 007 declared, leading the charge in pursuit of the two assassins.
The withered wild grass instantly caught fire when touched by the flames. The fire meteor thrown by Yun Zui ignited, blossoming into a golden-yellow flower in the air.

The blooming fire meteor immediately attracted other hunters. When reinforcements arrived, they found the entire grassland engulfed in roaring flames—the very area where Yun Zui had been hunting.
But with the fire raging everywhere, there was no sign of Yun Zui, prompting them to conduct a wide search.
When the Yun family arrived excitedly, what they saw was a vast wildfire.
Although they did not know what had happened to Yun Zui, the fire combined with the fire meteor blossoming in the sky clearly indicated that something had befallen her!
The blaze burned fiercely for half an hour before the palace maids, eunuchs, and guards managed to extinguish it.
After the fire was put out, a large-scale search for Yun Zui’s whereabouts began.
On a patch of scorched earth, reduced to bare ground with a few towering tree trunks, they found a body…
Everyone immediately thought it might be Yun Zui.
An arrow was found lodged in the corpse; it was charred black, making it impossible to discern whose arrow it was.
This series of circumstances was enough to excite the Yun family.
It seemed certain this time that Yun Zui was dead!
The body was so badly burned, the flesh and blood charred beyond recognition, almost like a lump of coal, with no way to tell male from female.
But the height was similar to Yun Zui’s…

Chi Mie was watching all this from not far away, convinced that Yun Zui was not in trouble.
With 007 and the others present, he felt assured.
Moreover, if Yun Zui were truly in danger, 007 and the others would also be in peril, so there would be many bodies, not just one.
Since only one body was found, Chi Mie firmly concluded that it was definitely not Yun Zui.
Yun Zui had actually left without a word, departing abruptly!
Everyone, believing Yun Zui had been caught in the fire, was anxious and uneasy.
Meanwhile, Yun Zui was grateful that the dense forest meant traversing by lightness skill required flying above the treetops, which would have left a conspicuous trail. Instead, they escaped swiftly on foot, using the wild grass and trees as cover.
Otherwise, her lightness skill would surely have been exposed.
Outside the forest, a carriage waited. The three quickly leapt aboard, and with a shout of "Drive!" the horses galloped away, disappearing into the distance!