The maid's eyes widened, and with a wave of her hand, another sharp blade appeared in her palm, tracing an arc as she stabbed towards Ye Xiao.
But before she could even touch Ye Xiao's body, the latter's ruthless iron hand grabbed her slender wrist, twisted it behind her back, and snapped it in two with a "crack" like breaking a tree branch.
Overwhelmed by excruciating pain, the maid's beautiful features contorted in agony.
She instinctively tried to scream in pain, but Ye Xiao grabbed her neck, his strong, plier-like fingers almost crushing her throat, choking the sound in her throat.
"I'll give you a chance to speak,"
With a blank expression, Ye Xiao said coldly, "Tell me what you're planning... or say goodbye to this world."
Chapter Ninety-Four: The Kidnapping Plan
"Can you understand me?"
Seeing the maid nod while sobbing, Ye Xiao loosened his grip slightly and asked in a deep voice.
"Who sent you?"
"Sir, spare my life,"
The maid clutched her throbbing arm, her face filled with terror and tears welling in her eyes, and said, "I...we are the councilor's subordinates,"
Which congressman?
Ye Xiao frowned. "Explain yourself clearly. How am I supposed to know which councilor you are if you don't name them? And what is your purpose?"
"Yes, it was Lady Cassandra. She has a conflict with the Tyron family, so she deliberately plotted to have us attack Tyron's daughter."
The maid's voice stammered slightly, "Then they'll hijack the airship to the Star Plateau to threaten Councilor Tyron into changing the bill."
Cassandra? Ye Xiao didn't have any impression of this name. However, there were many political figures in the duchy. In the previous life, the duchy was almost wiped out by the witch army, and few of the high-ranking officials left their names. It was normal for him not to recognize her in this life.
Ye Xiao naturally had little interest in getting involved in the power struggles within the country; in his view, it was nothing more than dogs fighting each other.
Miss Windsor and the like don't matter, but if they hijack the airship, that would be a huge problem. If things continue like this, it will be a long time before he reaches Lionheart.
"Was that other maid who just left the house the one who went to carry out the assassination?"
"Yes, it is……"
Where did she go?
"Our missions are separate, and I... I'm not entirely sure..."
After listening, Ye Xiao clicked his tongue, seemingly complaining about being dragged into trouble again. He then slapped the maid unconscious and threw her into a corner of the room before hurrying out of the corridor.
The corridors of the three-story guest room area are crisscrossed, and many servants in formal attire and nobles in fine clothes are moving about.
Looking around at all these people and rooms, it doesn't seem so easy to find that maid quickly.
Logically speaking, the more spacious and luxurious the room, the closer it should be to the bow of the airship. If the other party is really looking for Miss Windsor, then they should be heading towards the bow.
With a try-it-out mentality, Ye Xiao walked deeper into the corridor. Perhaps it was a stroke of luck, because as he turned a corner, he happened to see a dark green shadow disappear into the gap of a door that was gradually closing at the end of the corridor.
Two guards from the Tyron family were standing guard by the gate, clearly protecting some important figure.
Ye Xiao remembered that the other maid had long, dark green hair, but he couldn't just walk right past her. She must have already prepared an excuse to get past the two formidable guards, but he had no reason to go in at the moment.
The corridor was full of people, so there was no way to quickly and easily deal with the two security guards. If a commotion was caused, it would lead to even more trouble.
So Ye Xiao turned around and found an unlocked room near the outer edge of the airship. He went inside, closed the door, walked to the closed porthole in the room, raised his arm, and smashed the window with an elbow.
A biting wind rushed in from outside the window. Ye Xiao leaned out of the window, grabbed the windowsill with both hands, and did a pull-up to climb to the outer wall of the airship.
Under the vast night sky, the cold wind howled through the thin clouds and lashed against his body.
Ye Xiao now has some experience with what it feels like to be suspended four thousand meters in the air.
He hung outside the window, with the vast starry sky behind him, feeling as if his body were a swaying leaf about to fall. He could see the mountains and land below him, which had been transformed into miniature landscapes, if he lowered his head slightly.
At this altitude, the oxygen level is only 60% of that at ground level, enough to cause severe hypoxia and dizziness in most people.
Although Ye Xiao had an extraordinary physique, his arms trembled slightly as he had to hang outside the window like an acrobat under these circumstances.
The airship's outer walls were mostly smooth sheet metal, with only the porthole frames having a four-centimeter-wide groove for him to grip with his fingers.
Taking advantage of this brief opening, he slowly climbed close to the airship towards the cabin near the head. Several migratory birds spread their wings and swept past Ye Xiao's hand as if slowly retreating, disappearing into the boundless night sky.
The climb itself only took about two minutes, but Ye Xiao felt as if a year had passed.
Even though Ella is capable of flying and teleporting, for some reason, it still gives him a thrilling feeling of adrenaline rush.
He climbed to the front of the airship and, through the glass porthole, could see the spacious rooms and luxurious decor inside. He compared the location with what he had observed in the corridor and figured this was probably the place.
He gripped the window with one hand, first sensing whether any defensive magic array had been set up, then took out a short knife from his sleeve with his other hand, applied a layer of high-temperature magic to the blade, and used the scorching tip to gently slice the glass as if cutting butter.
In the previous room, he could break the window directly for efficiency, but here he should be as careful as possible.
After neatly cutting the window, he nimbly slipped into the room and casually pulled up the curtains to temporarily block out the wind from the opening.
This was a spacious hall with dimly lit magic crystal lamps hanging on the walls, but Ye Xiao couldn't see anyone in the dimly lit room at first glance.
Just as he was wondering where the person was, a woman's voice suddenly came from the side.
"Well……"
Ye Xiao recognized the voice as Miss Windsor's, like a subtle murmur, which immediately startled him, and he turned to look to the right where the voice came from.
In view, there was an archway hidden by a thick curtain.
Good heavens, this is actually a one-bedroom apartment. Doesn't it feel creepy for one person to live in such a big place at night?
Ye Xiao was somewhat speechless at the other party's extravagance, and just as he was pondering his next move, another different female voice suddenly rang out.
"Wait a moment, Miss, I'll go get another bottle of medicine."
The next moment, the curtain behind the archway was suddenly lifted, and a maid with long, dark green hair walked out.
The other person took two steps, then stared at Ye Xiao, who was standing in the hall, in astonishment.
The air suddenly became still.
Ye Xiaogang was still looking for a place to hide when the maid suddenly appeared from behind the curtain, catching him completely off guard.
The maid was completely unprepared for the sudden appearance of another person in the hall. After a couple of seconds of stunned silence, her face immediately contorted with terror, and she was about to scream.
Fortunately, Ye Xiao reacted quickly and decisively darted forward, striking the maid on the back of the neck with a swift palm strike.
The poor girl's eyes rolled back, and before she could even scream, she fainted.
Ye Xiao put one arm around the maid's lower back to prevent her from falling and making a suspicious sound.
The dim yellow light of the magic crystal miner's lamp fell on the maid's face. Ye Xiao examined her closely and was then surprised to find that this was not the same maid he had seen before.
What's going on??
Ye Xiao was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized that he must have been mistaken. The maid who was actually in charge of the assassination had not yet come to the room.
Chapter Ninety-Five: Master of Technique
No way, this is ridiculous! How come there are so many green-haired people in the world??
Ye Xiao was truly speechless at the bizarre hair color genes of the alien race. If there was a next time, he would never use hair color as a characteristic again.
His mind raced, carefully considering the current situation. He had knocked the maid unconscious, but she wasn't an assassin. What if Miss Windsor happened to emerge from behind the curtain and witness this...?
bad!
Ye Xiaoxin's heart sank, realizing that the situation was not good.
"Kreshida, are you done yet?"
The girl's impatient voice came from behind the curtain again, even though only a few seconds had passed. You can imagine how impatient this guy was.
After much deliberation, Ye Xiao dragged the unconscious maid to the shadows under a table. Then, using his assassin's footwork, he crept to the archway, gently lifted the curtain to observe the situation, and was astonished to see a slender, smooth back.
The girl lay flat on the soft bed, covered only by a thin towel. Her long, dark purple curly hair was wet and tied up, revealing her milk-white shoulders. Her slender legs were draped at the foot of the bed, hooked and released at the same time.
With her back to Ye Xiao, and a spellbook on the bedside table, she focused her attention on the book and didn't notice that the maid who used to serve her had been replaced by a burly man.
Ah this...
Ye Xiao's lips twitched. Even if an assassin really came, he wouldn't be able to explain himself now.
"Hurry up, there's not much time left."
Perhaps hearing the sound of the curtain being lifted, Miss Windsor assumed the maid had returned and immediately urged her again, "Hurry up and finish pressing the buttons, I still have to attend the banquet tonight."
Press what? A massage?
Ye Xiao looked around, thinking that he might as well just slap this guy unconscious, but then he suddenly heard the sound of the door in the hall being opened.
"Who?"
Miss Windsor had obviously heard her, but without turning around, she asked from a distance.
“It’s me, Miss, Faith.”
The person who came answered, and judging from the voice, she seemed to be a maid as well.
Did Sebastian send you?
"Yes, Miss."
"Hmm, how is Tanya doing?"
"The Holy Maiden is in good condition, but..."
The two chatted casually, but it made Ye Xiao's scalp tingle.
Damn it, why did they have to come at this time of year?
His lips twitched. If he knocked Miss Windsor unconscious now, the maid outside would definitely notice something was wrong.
"Kreshida? What are you still standing there for?"
After exchanging a few words with the person on the other end, the girl on the bed urged again, "Can you hurry up? I feel cold."
Ye Xiao swallowed hard, hesitated for a moment, and finally picked up a towel from the bedside, covered his hands with it, and then pressed it against Windsor's smooth shoulder.
Alright, let's try to keep this guy calm for now.
"what!"
Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly trembled and let out a cry that left much to the imagination.
No, little sister, what's your name?
The scream startled Ye Xiao so much that his hand trembled, and he almost screamed his soul out.
This is unbelievable! Even the undead of the Howling Mountains aren't as jumpy as this guy.
Why did you suddenly use so much force?
Miss Windsor asked, her tone seemingly somewhat displeased.
But just as Ye Xiao was sweating and thinking about how to get away with it, the other party tilted his head again and said, "Hmm, but it seems pretty good. Let's try it again with this strength."
Ye Xiao's heart finally settled down, and he carefully massaged the girl's shoulders.
But just as he applied pressure with his fingers, the girl suddenly cried out again, "Hey, wait a minute!"
Ye Xiao's heart skipped a beat again.
No, what's wrong now?!
"Didn't we just massage your shoulders? Now, let's switch to your legs!"
Ye Xiao covered her face, picked up the towel, and placed it on the girl's soft calves.
Why do you keep covering yourself with a towel?
Miss Windsor suddenly spoke up again, "Can't we just use our hands to squeeze it?"
Hey, shut up!
Ye Xiao couldn't hold back any longer and immediately pressed down hard on that tender calf with her thumb.
"what!"
Miss Windsor immediately let out a soft cry, like the song of a nightingale, her little hands trembled, and even the spellbook she was holding tipped over.
A strange tingling sensation came over me, like tiny electric currents passing through my body.
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