Transformation Diagram: Starting as a Skinny Dog

Zhao Yuyan's face paled, the dying, deafening cry of her Uncle Master Yan ringing in her ears. At that moment, she had no time to wonder who was behind the assassination attempt; she leaped out of the courtyard without hesitation.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Immediately after she leaped, several arrows whizzed through the air, grazing Zhao Yuyan's clothes and tearing off a corner of her garment.

WHOOSH~~

The chilly night wind roared violently.

Chen Ku stood on the Flower Fox Mink, hovering thousands of meters in the air, watching Zhao Yuyan below, whom his arrows had failed to strike.

He couldn't help but sigh.

A master of the Mystic Barrier Realm, attacking with the advantage of surprise from high above, can indeed shoot down one opponent first. However, this allows the other to prepare, seek cover, and avoid my arrows.

Originally, Chen Ku had leaped onto the back of the Flower Fox Mink the moment he commanded the Volcanic Crow to set the courtyard ablaze. Although he had only managed to kill one of them, with Zhao Yuyan escaping the fire, Chen Ku wasn't disappointed. He had other preparations in place.

Meanwhile, Zhao Yuyan had dashed out of the burning courtyard and reached Black Clothes Alley. The large fire in the middle of the night, with its thick smoke and flames, had immediately awakened many households within the alley. Zhao Yuyan dared not look back or raise her head. She stuck to the shadows in the alley, constantly looking for places to hide from the terrible arrows that might descend from the sky.

As Zhao Yuyan dodged the arrows, her mind raced. Who could it be? I've only been in Baojiao County for a few days with my Master Uncles to investigate Chuanzu's disappearance, and I haven't offended anyone. Then it must be related to Chuanzu's disappearance. Could it be Huang Muxia from the Twin Rivers Guild? I just visited him today, and by evening, someone came to assassinate me. He's the prime suspect! Or could it be... the Medicine King Hall, the Firewood Iron Shop, or those Demon People from the Peace Path?

Regardless, I must save my life first to uncover the mastermind behind all this.

Black Clothes Alley is only three or four miles from the Baojiao County Official Residence. Right now, I can't trust anyone except the Baojiao County government and County Magistrate Shangguan Yun!

Zhao Yuyan immediately decided on a place to seek refuge from this terrifying assassination attempt. With the Ancient Elephant Sect's influence in Qiu Dragon Mansion, the local government would surely help her. If I can just get through tonight... Tomorrow, I must unearth the truth, no matter the cost!

However, just as Zhao Yuyan was dashing through the alley's shadows towards the Baojiao County Official Residence, a figure in white suddenly appeared at the end of the alley. His face was revealed in the moonlight as he smiled at her, baring his teeth.

"Chuanzu!"

Zhao Yuyan stared at the young man emerging from the alley's entrance—wasn't he her brother, Zhao Chuanzu, who had been missing for over half a month?

But just as she, startled by her brother's sudden appearance, instinctively halted, she saw the Zhao Chuanzu standing at the alley's entrance remain silent. His back suddenly arched, and he unleashed a terrifying Qi Power from his palms, which barreled down the alley straight at her.

BOOM~~

Zhao Yuyan reacted almost instantly as Zhao Chuanzu's back arched. How could she not recognize the opening stance of the Ancient Elephant Sect's unshared Ultimate Skill, the Nine Dragons Union?

In a flash, she understood. It doesn't matter if the person at the alley's entrance is truly Zhao Chuanzu, or even if it's my brother. Right now, he's trying to kill me, to take my life!

Thus, facing the Nine Dragons Union that Zhao Chuanzu unleashed at her, Zhao Yuyan's expression turned icy, her thin lips pursing. "You dare use Nine Dragons Union against your own sister?" she challenged.

Then, her embroidered shoes stamped on the alley's cobblestones, and her back muscles bulged similarly as she unleashed a mirror image of the Nine Dragons Union.

She was very aware of this brother's capabilities. Although talented, as the legitimate son, he had been overly pampered by the family elders and had never truly dedicated himself to martial training. As a result, even at eighteen, his cultivation remained stagnant in the later stages of the Inner Qi Realm. In Qiu Dragon Mansion, truly talented young people his age had already reached the Mystic Barrier Realm. Take herself, for example: though only three years his senior, she had already reached the Second Layer of the Mystic Barrier Realm, the 'Death Gate' stage of cultivation.

For an Inner Qi Realm brother to dare use their family's Ultimate Skill against his Mystic Barrier Realm sister was audacious.

Even though I'm still not sure why he's lost his mind, I must capture Zhao Chuanzu first and then take him to the Official Residence to get to the bottom of this.

ROAR~~~

The two Palm Forces collided across the narrow alley with thundering ferocity.

But what happened next made Zhao Yuyan's expression change.

"What?"

She saw that as the Inner Qi from Zhao Chuanzu's Nine Dragons Union collided with her own execution of the same Ultimate Skill, a distinct, white jade Palm Seal unexpectedly formed within his Qi. Furthermore, as the Palm Seal materialized, it struck Zhao Yuyan with a terrifying sensation, as if mountains were crying out and seas were raging.

It seemed,