Chapter 220: The Mysterious Shadow Guards (1/2)
Translator: Madesmoiselle V.
“Nothing serious.” Minister Xie shook his head before taking a glance at Mu Liufeng. “I saw him flying into your room stealthily from the yard. In case he would hurt you, I hurried in to have a look.”
“What do you mean by ‘stealthily’? I flied into the room aboveboard, okay? The guards, poor practitioner in martial arts, are too foolish to notice me...” Mu Liufeng, with his eyes blazing with anger, argued for himself with justice.
Murong Xue rolled her eyes in helplessness before cutting in with a wave, “What do you want?” He surely would not stop talking if she did nothing.
“I heard that Ye Yichen has colluded with Qin Haoyan, in order to plot against you. Is there something I can do?” Mu Liufeng chuckled, his peach-blossom-like eyes sparkling.
Wasn’t it shameful that two powerful men of high social status was plotting against a helpless orphan? She held them in great contempt when hearing the news from the Invisible Guards...
Murong Xue chuckled. “Thanks for your kindness, Prince Mu. The troubles caused by Qin Yuyan have almost been settled. I don’t need your help for the moment...”
“It seems that I came too late...” Mu Liufeng sighed heavily, a gleam of frustration flickering in his eyes. “If I know you need any help in the future, I will exert myself to lend a hand without the faintest hesitation...”
“Enough! There are shadow guds to protect Xue’er, a group of top-level practitioners in martial arts, who are surely able to defend against Ye Yichen and Qin Haoyan’s collusion. There is no need for your assistance...” Minister Xie suddenly interrupted, a wisp of contempt flashing in his eyes.
Murong Xue was stunned. “Shadow Guards? Who are they?”
“The guards hiding in the darkness responsible for protecting you,” Minister Xie explained gently.
“You took them here?” Murong Xue looked askance at Ouyang Shaochen.
“Only Xun Feng,” Ouyang Shaochen answered without emotionlessly before making a strange gesture in the air with his fingers. Upon hearing the sound, Xun Feng suddenly appeared behind his master from nowhere.
Mu Liufeng stared at Minister Xie with his shining eyes in admiration. “You actually detected the Invisible Guard hiding around. What a master in martial arts...”
As Invisible Guards, they must practice a quite special skill of keeping themselves invisible. Even a leading practitioner in martial arts could not detect their existence. Minister Xie was a truly master...
Looking back at Xun Feng, Mu Liufeng crowed over. “Xun Feng, you should promote your invisibility skill...Don’t slack off...”
“I didn’t mean the Invisible Guards of the Lord Freedom’s Mansion, but the ones of the Marquis Mansion!” Having observed something wrong, Minister Xie stared at Murong Xue while uttering the words emphatically.
“There are no Invisible Guards at the Marquis Mansion.” Murong Xue shook her head. Having lived at the Marquis Mansion for such a long time, she would certainly have observed them if they did exist.
“Impossible!” Minister Xie denied by shaking his head in resoluteness. “Fifteen years ago, one hundred men were trained as top-level Invisible Guards under the guidance of your father, all of whom were not only able to travel over a thousand miles overnight without being noticed, but also sneaking into enemies’ camp before decapitating the leaders secretly. That’s why they were called Shadow Guards...”