Chapter 235: The Mysterious Man (1/2)
Translator: Madesmoiselle V.
That man laughed viciously and reached out for Murong Xue's delicate face.
Sensing that the hand was about to reach her cheek, Murong Xue suddenly opened her eyes. Drawing a cold light in the air with a hairpin in her hand, she stabbed it into the man’s throat ruthlessly, and blood gushed out…
The man widened his eyes abruptly. He pressed his hands firmly against his neck, but still couldn't stop the bleeding, which dyed the front of his robe red. He looked at Murong Xue, his eyes flashing with shock and disbelief!
He wanted to warn his partner outside, but could utter strange sounds: ”ho ho ho…”
Murong Xue sat up slowly. With a cold smile on her face, she grabbed the hairpin and pulled it out hard. With a ”poof”, blood splashed onto the flapping carriage curtain, bright red and dazzling…
The man held his head up and stiffened for a moment before he fell down with a ”plop”. His eyes were wide open, as if he died with everlasting regret!
Bright sunlight shone through the window and on the hairpin in Murong Xue's hand, which reflected the dazzling light. The residual blood on the hairpin gradually gathered at the tip and condensed into a drop which dropped on the ground with a “tick-top”, which could made people’s hair stand on end…
”What's going on?” The man driving the carriage realized that something was wrong. He lifted the curtain and looked inside.
Murong Xue's gaze turned cold. With a “whoosh”, the hairpin in her hand was suddenly pressed against that man’s neck. She asked coldly, ”who sent you after me?”
The man was dazed for a moment before he returned to normal and responded coldly: ”I hope you’ll figure that out in hell!”
As soon as his voice faded away, a gleam of malevolence flashed across his eyes. He raised one hand to push away Murong Xue's hairpin and slammed the other mercilessly at her.
Murong Xue turned sideways quickly to avoid his attack. She bent her slender arm, which directly bypassed him, and stabbed the hairpin ruthlessly into his chest. Blood gushed out and formed a particularly eye-catching scene with the bright sunshine from outside the window…
He stood stiff for a moment before he fell to the ground, his eyes wide open…
Murong Xue, as if she had not seen it, took out a silk handkerchief and gently wiped the blood off the hairpin: this hairpin was a gift from Ouyang Shaochen, and she must wipe it clean, or else that stingy man would think that she had not cherished what he had given her and find fault …
Suddenly, the carriage began bumping violently. Murong Xue almost lost her balance before she grabbed the edge of the carriage and steadied herself. She looked up and saw that the fast horse, having lost its driver, was running wildly and aimlessly along the rugged road, and a steep slope was looming in the front. Murong Xue narrowed her eyes slightly and, with the hairpin in her hand, jumped off the carriage…
As she landed on the ground steadily, she heard a loud crash. The horse and carriage fell down the steep slope, stirring up a cloud of dust…
Murong Xue's gaze were meaningful. Having fallen from such a slope, the men in black and the carriage must have been smashed to pieces. They were indeed martial artists and secret keepers. Their leader would definitely be mysterious as well. But she was now out of the wood with no immediate concerns about her life. It didn’t matter that the men in black had not provided any information of value. She could investigate by herself and find the mastermind behind.
The priority at the moment was to meet up with the invisible guards of Lord Freedom’s Mansion, who had been trying to catch up with them!
Murong Xue looked around and saw that she was standing in a valley, with winding roads in the front and behind, as well as undulating mountains on both sides!
What the hell was this place?
In order to avoid the invisible guards of Lord Freedom’s Mansion, the men in black had taken such a remote way. It would certainly be difficult for the invisible guards to find this place…
Cursing inwardly, Murong Xue stumbled along the way back on the rough road. After a few dozens of steps, she heard hunger rumbling in her stomach.