524 Chapter 524 - This Again (2/2)

Young Master Han did not say another word, but merely gave a mirthless laugh. Seeing the look of desperation on the two men, anyone who witnessed this scene could quickly tell who were the real fools...

Brother Assist naturally came out to smooth things over with everyone involved. The others were also a little displeased with how Young Master Han had entered and yelled out 'fool', but upon hearing Brother Assist's recount of Young Master Han's analysis about the situation, all of them quickly turned their scornful gazes on to Royal God Call.

”Don't blame him.” War Without Wounds suddenly became a kind uncle and rose to his defense. ”His brain isn't fully developed yet.”

”SCRAM!” Royal God Call pushed War Without Wounds away as he feebly attempted to explain himself ”What else could I have done? I needed to interrupt Miles' incantation! We couldn't have Broken Water Arrow die on us, and Big Sister Xiaotian's skill couldn't be unleashed at such a time, or Miles would really die. That's the plan from the start!”

Young Master Han facepalmed. ”His brain is really underdeveloped, huh?”

Before Royal God Call could even rage, Young Master Han immediately said, ”Didn't you understand Brother Assist's words? The issue isn't in the first shot you took to interrupt the casting but that Snipe you fired after. You shouldn't have fired that skill just for the thrill of it, for that shot contradicted that first shot you fired.”

”That… Well, I thought Miles would surely be able to dodge it, so I figured I could put up a more vigorous assault for a bit and make it appear more realistic.” Royal God Call felt a little wronged, for that had truly been the thought running through his head at that moment. He merely wanted to make a better show of things. He had not expected that doing so would create a flaw in their operation.

”It's fine. While we did mess up there, there's no guarantee that Broken Water Arrow realized it, right?” Sword Demon cocked a brow at Royal God Call.

Royal God Call did not answer but merely looked at Xi Xiaotian. She, as the only one who had made contact with Broken Water Arrow after, was probably the only one who knew the answer on whether the man had discovered this or otherwise.

Seeing that they were all waiting for her to announce the answer, Xi Xiaotian took a deep breath and was about to speak up when a series of knocks on the door could be heard once more.

”It must be Miles.” This time, it was Sword Demon who walked over. However, when the door opened, this person was not Miles but Deep Waters, instead.

Deep Waters was alone, and was stunned when he saw Sword Demon. He was all the more astonished when he glanced around the cottage and realized there were many others within as well. Sword Demon looked sheepish as he turned to look at Coco.

”He's looking for me…” Coco affirmed.

Who else could it be? Everyone was sweating and involuntarily muttering ”go ahead” to Coco, not knowing what to do with themselves after. Each of them was feeling awkward as they went back to their corner of their accord. Meanwhile, Sword Demon was even more at a loss on what to do after letting Coco pass by him; he was uncertain if he should follow Coco out to speak with Deep Waters or lock the door behind them…

Finally, it was Xi Xiaotian who had stepped over and said sweetly, ”We'll wait for you, Coco” before closing the door.

”Why is Deep Waters here?” Everyone inside immediately began to wipe off their sweat.

”The rest of you didn't really have to act as if you've been caught with your pants down, right?” Young Master Han's ridicule resumed once more. He did not reveal a facsimile of emotion in front of Deep Waters, nor did he think to act like Xi Xiaotian in order to alleviate the awkwardness in the air, because he was not in the least bit embarrassed.

However, no one had any response to this rather awful ridicule from Young Master Han, for everyone actually agreed that the discomfort they had shown was indeed similar to that of being caught with their hands in the proverbial cookie jar!

”Could Deep Waters' sudden appearance be related to Broken Water Arrow?” Brother Assist was forever the vanguard of mediation, always in that unyielding struggle with untimely atmosphere.

”Had the man really seen through our plan already?” Royal God Call had the fleeting thought of smashing his head against the wall when he thought that it was all a result of his blunder. How shameful! It was an operation that babes had participated in as well!

”Why else would it be so coincidental? Why would Deep Waters choose this very moment to look for Coco?” Brother Assist asked.

”I wonder what they are talking about?” Brother Assist muttered as he headed over to the door. He soon discovered that everyone's eyes were staring at him closely in that few steps he took. Thinking that he was about to stick his ear onto the door to eavesdrop on the conversation between a couple, he instantly realized just how repulsive such an act would be! Brother Assist's brain churned as he quick-wittedly added, ”Everybody, let's guess.”

”There's no need to guess; we'll ask Coco when she's back,” Sword Demon said. ”However, if Deep Waters really came because of Broken Water Arrow, that means that we've played right into his hands once more…” Sword Demon could not help but think of the last time when Gu Fei and him thought themselves as clever and stalked the man, only to end up taking a loss in addition to failure. They were utterly exposed in front of Deep Waters and directly caused the fallout between him and Deep Waters, and this time…

Sword Demon contemplated this as he dashed toward the door; Coco had previously been avoiding Deep Waters all because she was hoping to tide herself through until the storm was over, but who would have guessed that she would be caught in the act instead? As a friend, he needed to help bear some responsibilities for this!