Chapter 113 (2/2)
That guard took out a knife made of jade and carefully sliced two pieces off, putting one each into the mouth of the dying guards. He then stepped back to await the results.
All was silent, as they waited for the rain to fall!
It seemed like an instant, yet an eternity, as a low groan suddenly pierced into the ears of the crowd. On the couch, one of the seriously injured guards seemed to have cracked open a sliver of his eyelids. The moment he saw NanGong Yu beside him, the dying embers in his lights suddenly brightened up fiercely!
NanGong Yu felt a tremor in her heart as she stooped down, ”Li Gang, can you hear me? I have something to ask!”
The sound of blood gurgling came from the throat of that Li Gang, his breathing coming out in wheezes like broken billows. Every time he breathed in, it took quite a bit of strength. However, his eyes stared at NanGong Yu firmly, the panic, anxiety, grief, and indignation coming out in torrents; it seemed as though he wanted to say something, but he could not speak out. This caused his body to tremble even more violently.
Light flashed through NanGong Yu’s eyes and she followed her ear to his mouth while saying, ”Li Gang, what is it that you want to say? Rest a.s.sured, there is only our family in this room, you may speak with ease.”
Li Gang’s mouth opened and closed, but no sound came out from it. Finally, with a ‘gulu’ sound, a mouth of fresh blood flowed out together with some blood clots from his mouth. His voice, weak and soft beyond belief, sounded, ”...Miss…”
NanGong Yu's expression tightened, ”I’m listening.”
Li Gang’s voice sounded like a candle in the wind, on the verge of being snuffed out. But that weak voice, when transmitted into NanGong Yu’s ears, was just like a thunderstorm on a sunny day!
”...the killer… is, …is the Yang Family… people from the Yang Family. This is because of… the plan… that the Master has… for the Ling Family… Miss… you… you….” The voice became softer and softer, and with a final gurgle from his throat, Li Gang took his last breath, his eyes still wide open in anger and frustration as he pa.s.sed away!
Though the Ginseng King was a miraculous medicine, allowing the dying guard to have another few seconds in life, it was not a Soul-Reviving Immortal Pellet after all and Li Gang still pa.s.sed away in the end.
However, the words he spoke before his death had a content that could turn the sky and earth upside down!
NanGong Yu stood up slowly with both fists clenched, as though she could not control her rage and hatred any longer!
It was unknown why, but the originally crazed NanGong Yu suddenly regained her calm all of a sudden! In that instant, the close to erupting her suddenly cooled back down — the chill she emanated comparable to freezing temperatures. The crowd all felt anxious.
The pretty face of NanGong Yu looked as though it was sculpted from ice, the killing intent in her eyes seeming to congeal into reality.
Beside her, the other fatally wounded guard seemed to still be trapped in unconsciousness. He started to hyperventilate, his body twitching in response. It seemed like he was inhaling lesser and exhaling more.
NanGong Yu hesitated for a brief moment; then suddenly, her expression turned cold as she turned her body and stretched out her right hand. With a small exertion of force and a ‘kacha’ sound, the guard’s neck was snapped by her. He died before he could even utter a single word.
Looking at the bewildered expressions of the others, NanGong Yu drew out a snow white silk scarf from her bosom and wiped her hands leisurely as she spoke, ”If the Yang Family knew that we have already discovered their ploy, I’m afraid we will all end up in unmarked tombstones in the Sky Bearing Empire. This person has been fatally injured and does not have much time left. We cannot afford to take this risk.
Her jade hands flicked and that snow white scarf floated down, gently covering the eyes of the guard who had died unjustly.
[1] - To panic at the slightest move, and to treat everyone like an enemy.
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