The four women exchanged glances, understanding the unspoken message in each other's eyes, and all rose, intending to flee.
If they didn't run now, when their husband arrived and caught them, he definitely wouldn't let them off easily.
However, Zhao Ling's voice immediately came through the hummingbird device on Ah Yin's shoulder.
"Don't act rashly. There are people monitoring you at the courtyard entrance right now. I'm not sure of their specific identities."
The four women's expressions all changed. Someone was actually monitoring them at the entrance! Who sent them?
They had been far too careless. With their strength, if their vigilance had been high enough, they should have been able to detect them.
Immediately, the four women rose and walked towards the house. They weren't quite sure of the strength of those squatting outside the courtyard.
But it didn't matter. As the Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin could mobilize nearby Blue Silver Grass to extend her vision.
Once they ascertained the strength of the people squatting around the courtyard, they could decide whether to act and subdue them.
Upon entering the room, Ah Yin intended to link with the nearby Blue Silver Grass, but the hummingbird device on her shoulder spoke again.
"Yin'er, you don't need to act. I'm already at the entrance. I'll take care of these people."
"That fast???"
Ah Yin, Xiao Wu, Xiao Rou, and Liu Erlong all looked crestfallen. It was over, no escape. They'd just have to wait for their husband to come in and "deal with" them.
At this moment, Zhao Ling had already appeared beside a man dressed like a beggar, holding a broken bowl, squatting at the main entrance outside Liu Erlong's courtyard.
The man saw a pair of large feet suddenly appear in front of him, and his vision darkened. He quickly instinctively looked up to see who it was.
Upon seeing Zhao Ling, his face instantly filled with terror. Just as he was about to speak, Zhao Ling pressed his hand, grabbing his neck, and lifted him off the ground.
"Who are you? Why are you monitoring my wives?"
The other people squatting by the walls heard the commotion at the main entrance and gathered to investigate. Upon seeing Zhao Ling choking their companion, they didn't think twice and turned to flee.
However, Zhao Ling had already activated his Heaven's Net and Earth's Snare Domain earlier, enveloping the entire area within a three-hundred-meter radius, including Liu Erlong's courtyard, within the domain.
Those outside the domain could not enter without Zhao Ling's permission. Similarly, those inside the domain could not escape without Zhao Ling's permission.
So Zhao Ling was not in a hurry to deal with the escapees, because they had no chance of escaping.
Zhao Ling looked at the beggar-dressed man whose neck he was choking, and asked in a cold tone.
"Speak, who sent you? If you don't, I'll crush you to death. Of course, you can also choose not to speak. I have an ability called Soul-Searching Technique, which can forcefully search your memories.
However, I must warn you, if I use the Soul-Searching Technique on you, you will most likely become an idiot. If you're not afraid, you can choose not to speak."
Of course, the beggar wouldn't believe in any Soul-Searching Technique. After all, this Soul-Searching Technique was a secret method given to Zhao Ling by the system.
It originated from a more advanced fantasy plane. In the Douluo world, no one had ever heard of the Soul-Searching Technique.
Therefore, the beggar was not afraid at all. At worst, he would be killed by the one named Zhao. Anyway, he died for his family, so it was a worthy death. His family would take care of his wife and children afterward, so he had no worries.
Zhao Ling saw him acting like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, so he didn't waste any more words with this guy. He released his right hand from his neck and instead pressed it on top of his head, instantly activating the Soul-Searching Secret Technique.
About half a minute later, Zhao Ling released the beggar-dressed man, a slight smirk playing on his lips.
"So these guys are all from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Heh, they know I'm not to be trifled with, so they want to investigate the identities of the women around me and then target their families?
Ridiculous! This line of thinking is simply too laughable. But these guys probably don't know Long'er's identity.
They also don't know that Long'er's father is still the second clan master of their clan. If they knew that, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would surely be in utter chaos."
Fortunately, these Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan members, who were watching Ah Yin, Xiao Wu, and the other four, had always maintained a cautious approach.
They wanted to confirm the true identity of the courtyard's owner before reporting back to the clan master.
Otherwise, his four wives might have been captured by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan last night, which would have been troublesome.
Although Ah Yin and Xiao Rou had both broken through to the Spirit Saint level, even Yu Yuanzhen would find it difficult to discern their spirit beast identities.
However, Xiao Wu was not yet a Spirit Saint expert, making her identity easily discernible.
Given Yu Yuanzhen's cunning nature, upon learning that Xiao Wu and Xiao Rou were mother and daughter, he would definitely be able to detect that Xiao Rou was also a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast...
Hmph, Zhao Ling coldly glanced at the man who had become idiotic due to the Soul-Searching Technique. With a slight twist of the right hand pressing on his head.
With a crack, the man's neck was twisted, and his body slumped limply to the ground.
The other fleeing Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan members now discovered in horror that no matter how hard they tried to escape, it was as if they had encountered a ghost wall.
They simply couldn't escape the three-hundred-meter radius. One moment they clearly saw themselves about to leave the area, but the next, they found themselves on the other side of the courtyard wall.
In fact, no matter how they fled, it was as if they were circling around that central point.
One man, dressed as a vendor, suddenly saw a flash before his eyes and felt a huge force strike his face.
He felt his head uncontrollably spin several times around his neck. Finally, he just felt a blackout and directly fell to the ground.
Soon, another man, who truly didn't believe in evil and was desperately trying to escape, felt a huge force coming from his head.
Instantly, the immense force on his head crushed his skull into his chest cavity, and he finally slumped to the ground.
The last one, seeing his companions die one after another in such a tragic manner, didn't think twice and fell to his knees, wanting to beg Zhao Ling for mercy.
However, Zhao Ling had no intention of sparing this guy. With a wave of his hand, he struck off his head.
Of course, after dealing with these individuals sent by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Zhao Ling would not let the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan off so easily.
But for now, he had to bring all his wives back home, lest they stir up more trouble outside. Once he brought his wives back, he would thoroughly "deal with" those people from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan again.
Last time, after he severely "dealt with" the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan using those hummingbird devices, those guys still didn't learn their lesson. This time, he would definitely give them a bigger one...