Chapter 55: Falling into Danger

　　Shadows flickered outside the window.　　Yue Qi walked quietly to the window and stood still. Just then, a bamboo tube pierced through the window paper. Yue Qi raised an eyebrow—chloroform first, a common trick to knock people unconscious.　　He used one finger to block the bamboo tube, preventing the fumes from spreading in. Gathering his inner strength in his right palm, he struck out toward the shadow outside the window.　　Chen Zhi’s lips parted slightly. She watched in astonishment as the palm strike hit its target, followed by a muffled groan from outside.　　"Did you kill him?" Chen Zhi asked.　　Yue Qi replied, "I measured my strength carefully—he’s not dead." Those who committed crimes in the Dayan Dynasty would be punished by the law. Taking justice into his own hands was not his style.　　Yue Qi pushed the door open and stepped out. Suddenly, his head felt dizzy, and he immediately realized he had been tricked. There was no time to think more. He turned around in a hurry, his urgent voice trembling slightly, "Little siste