After being reborn, I became the apple of my enemy's eye.

Chapter 176 Using yourself as bait

Yan Yun hated Zheng Jihua.

He caused her family to be destroyed, her body to be lost, and her life to be filled with misery.

But he now has a constant stream of wives and concubines, and every step he takes is like ascending to the clouds.

Is Zheng Jihua some kind of lucky star?

Yan Yun would never admit that Zheng Jihua was lucky.

Seeing that he is doing well now and has forgotten the things he has done to wrong her and her parents, her hatred intensifies.

I hate this heartless and ungrateful man.

He deserves a bad end.

Yan Yun clenched his fists, his eyes filled with hatred.

Jing Yue, who had followed along, turned to look at Yan Yun. In the dim light of the night, he gazed into her slightly bright eyes.

Yan Yun immediately seemed to notice, and the two met eyes.

Jing Yue, however, avoided eye contact first.

He turned his head and whispered to Yan Yun, "I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

He didn't say why he came.

Now that he's leaving, he hasn't offered any explanation.

Yan Yun also had something he wanted to know.

After parting ways with Jingyue, Yan Yun chased after the person who had left carrying the child.

The baby in the swaddling clothes started crying incessantly, and the person who took him back couldn't help but cover their ears.

He couldn't figure out the relationship between the child and the adults either, so he just muttered a few words.

"Kid, you've got a pretty loud voice."

He placed the child on the bed and stood by waiting.

Zheng Jihua hurriedly entered the house.

The servant immediately bowed, "Sir."

Zheng Jihua raised his hand and instructed him, "Go and guard the door."

As soon as he finished speaking, the child on the bed started crying louder and louder, almost making him unable to hear what the adult was saying.

He bent down to step back.

Zheng Jihua stepped forward and grabbed the child by the neck. The child was still very young and tender, and it would have been easy to snap his neck with just a little force.

Zheng Jihua wouldn't keep him, which is why she brought the child here.

He reached out and grabbed the child's neck, about to apply force immediately.

Yan Yun, who was outside the door, saw Zheng Jihua's actions but hadn't said anything yet. Fortunately, someone had already rushed in.

After separating from Yan Yun, Jing Yue kicked open the window and jumped inside.

Before Zheng Jihua could withdraw his hand, Jing Yue kicked him in the arm, instantly making his arm go numb. He turned to look at the person who had come and asked sharply, "Who is it?"

Jing Yue didn't respond, but instead threw a punch at Zheng Jihua's face.

Zheng Jihua immediately stepped back and called out to the outside, "Those outside, come in! There's an assassin."

He stumbled and nearly fell to the ground, but he managed to steady himself.

Hearing the noise, the person outside immediately pushed the door open to come in.

Jing said his purpose was not to attack Zheng Jihua, but the baby in his arms.

He looked at the still crying child and reached out to pick the child up.

Jing Yue glanced at the wrinkled little face, but dared not think any further and had to leave first.

He reached out and hugged the child, then jumped onto the windowsill as the servants outside rushed over.

He was skilled enough to easily outmaneuver the servants of the Zheng household.

But the baby she was holding kept crying and fussing.

The servants of the Zheng family immediately called out when they saw Jing Yue dressed in black, attracting all the guards in the mansion to come over.

Jing Yue tried to turn over and jump onto the wall of the courtyard.

The servants chased after them, grabbed Jingyue's clothes, and stopped him.

Zheng Jihua stood behind the servants, his gaze fixed on Jing Yue's figure, scrutinizing him thoroughly. He didn't look like the dead man, and since the dead man was already dead, it couldn't possibly be him.

Zheng Jihua was very displeased that someone dared to snatch someone from his own residence. He gave his servants a vicious order, "Regardless of whether he lives or dies, seize him for me."

The servants of the Zheng family were not afraid; after all, with so many people, it was impossible that they couldn't catch one person.

"Let's go together."

Jing Yue shook off one person, but another person came up behind him and clung to him. He also had to protect the child, and even with his high level of martial arts, he was finding it difficult. He was surrounded and it was hard to get away.

Those people understood Jing Yue's predicament, and someone spoke up to Zheng Jihua, "Sir, please rest assured, he cannot escape."

Zheng Jihua was not pleased with the servants' overtures. He had to remind them that if they let this guy escape with so many people around, they would be the ones who died.

Zheng Jihua instructed the servant beside him, "Go and bring me my weapon for self-defense."

The panic from before had completely disappeared, and he now looked at Jing Yue from a position of complete superiority.

"Leave your life with me."

Yan Yun, who was hiding to the side, knew Jing Yue's situation. When Jing Yue stepped back, she walked out without hesitation.

She suddenly appeared behind Jingyue, and Zheng Jihua was also taken aback.

"Ning'er!"

Yan Yun feigned ignorance and said to the servants surrounding Jing Yue, "We heard crying from afar?"

She stumbled and fell right next to Jing Yue.

"Miss!!"

Yan Yun's appearance threw the Zheng family servants, who had been confident of victory, into disarray.

Zheng Jihua, who was originally hiding behind a servant, saw Yan Yun appear and immediately pushed aside the person in front of him and ran towards Yan Yun.

Yan Yun raised her head from the ground, looked at Jing Yue, and immediately stood up. She walked towards Jing Yue and used her long sleeve to cover the dagger she had drawn.

Jing Yue didn't understand why she was doing this, and he prepared to move away so as not to hurt her.

While he was distracted.

Yan Yun was already in front of her. She raised her hand, pointed the dagger at her side, and leaned directly against Jing Yue.

The moment Jing Yue saw the dagger, he understood her intention. But when she actually stabbed herself in the side, Jing Yue frowned. He never expected Yan Yun to use this method to get him out of trouble.

Yan Yun cried out in pain.

"pain!!"

She covered the spot where she had been stabbed, turned around, and fell towards Zheng Jihua.

She was wearing a light-colored long gown, and the location of the stab wound, where blood instantly seeped out, was clearly visible, causing everyone present to break out in a cold sweat.

Zheng Jihua even kicked away the servant who was trying to protect him.

"Ning'er! Ning'er!"

With a hoarse scream, he lunged at Yan Yun, catching her on the shoulder as he pulled her from the ground. Seeing the injury on her side, he panicked for a moment.

Jing Yue hesitated for only a moment before immediately regaining his senses.

The servants of the Zheng household looked at him, all thinking that this man was doomed. They even wanted to attack him as a group, but Zheng Jihua shouted sternly, "Doctor, go and fetch me a doctor."

The servant looked at Jing and asked, "Sir, what is this thief who injured the young lady?"

"If you don't catch him, you'll all die."

While they were still questioning him, Jing Yue had already slipped away to the side. Yan Yun's actions were all to help him escape.

When the servants went to chase after Jing Yue, the child in his arms stopped crying. Jing Yue glanced down at the child, then at Yan Yun who was surrounded, and immediately turned his back.

Zheng Jihua grabbed a servant beside him and picked up Yan Yun himself. Looking at the wounds on Yan Yun's body, he felt his mind go completely blank.

"Ning'er, Father is here!"

He held Yan Yun with both hands, supporting her forehead, but seeing the wound that was constantly bleeding, he was at a loss. He frantically reached out to protect her wound.

But as soon as I encountered it, it felt like my eyes were burned by the bright red blood.

"Ning'er, don't scare your father. Ning'er, the doctor will be here soon."

The servant beside him replied tremblingly, "Sir, please take the young lady back to her room first. The doctor is on his way."

Zheng Jihua was somewhat flustered. He glared fiercely at the people beside him, "Drag that doctor over here quickly!!"

He picked Yan Yun up in his arms, worried about her wound, sweat dripping from his forehead.

Yan Yun was also in pain, but the pain was bearable for her. She squinted and saw Zheng Jihua's face, which had lost its composure, and felt a sense of satisfaction.

She closed her eyes contentedly.

Those who were chasing Jing Yue watched as he disappeared without a trace, and they broke out in a cold sweat.

They exchanged glances and asked each other, "Where did that guy go?"