C80 (1/2)
It was a hot summer day, but the night was fine.
It was already late at night.
Almost everyone in Niu Yang City had fallen asleep.
The night was quieter with the occasional barking of the dogs and the constant arguing of the bugs in the corners.
Under a locust tree in a tall wall compound on the east side of the city, two figures flashed.
They were two men in black, one big and one small.
There was a carriage under the tree.
He was in his thirties, and there were only bright eyes in the darkness. In his hand was a package and a black box — a wooden box five feet wide and four inches long.
He came to the back of the carriage, opened the curtain and put the things into the carriage.
It was a twelve or thirteen year old boy.
”Get in the car! Let's go with Uncle Fu first. I'll come find you guys after father finishes his business! ”Ah!” The man in black carried the little boy to the carriage.
”Father! — —” The little boy stood at the doorway, his hands tightly grasping the middle-aged man's arms. ”I want to be with Father! — —” He was actually crying!
”Humph!” Don't cry! How can there be a man crying in our family! Remember, be strong at all times! — — ”The middle-aged man pulled out his hand and wiped the boy's face with his sleeve.” Go! ”Father will catch up to you all very soon!”
”Uncle Fu!” The middle-aged man walked to the front of the carriage, where a 50-60 year old coachman sat. ”Ai — —” The coachman heard the voice and immediately turned around. It must be Uncle Fu.
”Hmm —” The man in black took out something from his pocket, which seemed to be a letter, and passed it to Uncle Fu, ”When you arrive, you will hand this letter over to Master Tie. He will definitely take you in. In addition — ”The middle-aged man took out an item from his waist and gave it to Uncle Fu,” Take this with you.
”Ah, Young Master, let's go together —” Before Uncle Fu could finish his words, the middle-aged man waved his right hand, ”You should set off immediately. I'll be there shortly!” ”Hurry up and leave!” As he spoke, he took three steps back.
”Ah — you — be careful! ”Giddy up!” Uncle Fu saw that there was no longer any leeway left. Sighing, he raised his hand and the carriage immediately sped away.
Father!” cried the little boy, sticking his head out of the window. ”You — come quickly — ah —” He was crying again.
”Sigh, let's go! Dad will be here soon. I need to listen to Uncle Fu, you know! ”Don't be naughty!”
”Mm —” The little boy gave a long grunt, and the carriage quickly disappeared into the night …
”Sigh …” The man in black looked at the carriage in the distance and was stunned for a while. He immediately turned around and entered the house.
In the time it took for half an incense stick to burn, the lights in the room were extinguished. A black shadow flashed and disappeared into the night from the rooftop.
”...”
Although Niu Yang City was quiet, the city was brightly lit and bustling with activity. People were coming and going on the streets, and the nightlife here was truly prosperous!
Inside the heavily guarded Embroidered Uniform Guard training camp, the lights were also on. There were lights on here all day and night!
In the secret chamber behind the iron wall, on top of the white ferret velvet, a person was lazily lying like a zombie.
Of course, there was no one else apart from her father-in-law.
Two large pine oil lamps hissed with flame, and the inside of the room was even more terrifying than it had been during the day.
The roar outside was still shaking the sky! There were howls of prisoners and cries of pain as they were executed. The closest one was the iron cage that was separated by a wall. Those ”Death Soldiers” were actually still training, they simply did not care whether it was day or night!
”Commander's history …” The faint sound of someone speaking from outside could be heard, and then the sound of the iron door being pulled open could be heard. The person on the chair moved slightly.
The rhythmic footsteps stopped at the door.
After a while, he heard three thumbs tapping on the metal door, ”Eunuch — Commander Tu — requests an audience —” A very soft voice, as if afraid of waking the people in the room.
”Phew —” The chair moved again, and a handful of dust swayed beside it. ”Come — come — come — oh, what is it so late —” The sleepy words seemed to be in a dream.
The door opened softly, and a long black shadow stretched across the floor.
”Wind City has disturbed this eunuch's rest, but there is an important matter to report …” The door closed and a man in black came to the coffee table in the middle of the room. He lifted his black cloak and knelt down. A four-foot-long blade at his waist touched the floor.
It was the Wind Slaying City.
Ah — Commander Tu has come looking for me so late, what urgent matter can't he leave till tomorrow — cough cough cough —” A violent cough made the man in the chair slowly rise to his feet, away from the white ferret plush, and his pale face, in contrast to the black brocade, was as ghastly as a ghost!
”Sigh, it's not night in the Wind City … I'm training, and I'll speak with my father-in-law about it later. I'm afraid the Wind City might forget about it tomorrow …” Tu Feng City raised his head and glanced at his father-in-law, but the expression on his face was much calmer.
”Hey, get up and sit down – sit down and talk –” Chai's right hand waved in the air and his head drooped down again. ”Let's hear about something important –”
”Yes! Thank you so much, eunuch!” Tu Feng City's right hand reached out, ”Today, Feng City has intercepted a secret letter, so this letter should be of use to this eunuch!” As he spoke, he took out a letter from his bosom.
”Oh?” A pair of small eyes finally opened, ”What is it?”
”Please have a look -” Tu Feng City held the letter with both hands and walked in front of the eunuch.
”Hmm — just let me have it this way!” Tu Feng stopped abruptly, but before he could cross the tea table. Tu Feng City's face twitched. When he raised his head, he saw his father-in-law's body slanted to the side. He waved his horsetail whisk and grabbed at the air with his claw-like right hand. Tu Feng City only felt a lightness in his hand as the letter in his hand landed in his hands!
A fine layer of sweat began to seep out from the nose of the Piercing Wind City!
”Hmph!” With a stuffy groan, the letter opened, and Tu Feng City slowly raised its head to look at its father-in-law.
He saw the pair of white claws shake, and the letter inside was already in the hands of his father-in-law.
After reading the letter for a while, his face changed!
Slaughtering Wind City saw the eunuch's hands turn black in an instant!
”How dare you!” ”You want to harm this old one!”
Slaughtering Wind City suddenly felt a strong gust of wind blow across their faces. The piece of paper flew towards them like lightning! It was as sharp as a blade! It carried a shrill sound!
”Dang!” A ray of light, like the crescent moon, streaked past the side of the city. The scimitar was already in his hand! With a twist of his legs, the Wind Slaying City slid over to the side. The scimitar in his hand swung towards the piece of paper with a chill and instantly, fragments of it flew into the air! As for the Piercing Wind City, it did not stop as it held onto its saber with both hands. With a lift of its chest, it immediately brought forth the sound of wind and thunder, flooding towards the chair in front of it like a flood! As the blade of the scimitar slashed through the air, the tea table in front of him exploded into pieces, shooting in all directions!
The closeness of the distance, the speed of the saber, and the strength of the force could be seen from the pile of white hair and the flying black robe! In the blink of an eye, the blade's edge had already reached three feet in front of the chair!
The Wind Slaying City clearly saw that the eunuch was still looking at his hands that had suddenly turned pitch black. His face was filled with shock! A feeling of pleasure suddenly welled up in his heart! His hands immediately tightened their grip! 120% of the force gushed out from the blade!