Chapter - 52 Two Killers In the Tempest (8) (1/2)

Ke Zhen'E looked very serious now and said, ”What all of you need to watch out for is those claws of theirs. Sixth brother, go one hundred steps to the south and see if there's a coffin there.”

Quan Jinfa, as quickly as he could, counted his steps. When he made it to one hundred, he did not spot a coffin. But upon closer inspection, he suddenly noticed that there was a corner of a stone slab protruding out of the ground. He pulled on it, but the stone slab did not budge. So he turned around and waved his arms; soon the other Freaks joined him. Zhang Ahsheng and Han Baoju both got down and, together, could barely lift the stone slab. In the moonlight, they were able to see that there was a grave hidden beneath the stone slab. In the grave lay two bodies, both of them dressed in Mongolian attire.

”Those two monsters will come soon and use these corpses for practice.” Ke Zhen'E hopped into the grave. ”I'll hide here and ambush them. You hide yourselves around here and make sure that they don't find you. Once you hear that I have began fighting with them, attack at once and try to catch them off guard. Please don't hold anything back. This type of ambush might not be righteous, but our foe is too powerful this time. Ambush is the only way; otherwise, none of us may make it out of this alive.”

The other six Freaks listened intently to his every word.

”They are also extremely attentive and intelligent. They will spot even the slightest trace of disturbance from far away.” Ke Zhen'E continued. ”Put the stone slab back and just leave a small slit for me.”

The six Freaks nodded and gently placed the slab back where it had been. Afterwards, they grabbed their weapons and hid inside bushes and behind trees in the area immediately surrounding the grave.

Seeing Ke Zhen'E worry like she had never seen before, Han Xiaoying was worried as well as curious. When she looked for a hiding spot she made sure to find one close to Zhu Cong.

”Who are 'Copper Corpse' and 'Iron Corpse'?” She asked him as quietly as she could.

Zhu Cong answered, ”Two years ago, Master Ke Pixie sent a messenger to contact big brother. Big brother was afraid the news would leak out and asked me to go with him to talk to that messenger. He also wanted my opinion as to whether that messenger was real or was trying to deceive him. According to that messenger, 'Copper Corpse' and 'Iron Corpse' are disciples of the lord of the Peach Blossom Island in the Eastern Sea….”

Han Xiaoying softly interrupted, ”Disciples of Peach Blossom Island? That makes them people from Zhejiang province, just like us.”

Zhu Cong nodded and said, ”Yes, it is said that they were disowned by the Lord of the Peach Blossom Island. They are highly skilled and very vicious; they are also very secretive and cautious. After they killed Ke Pixie and some others of the expedition, they suddenly disappeared. Everyone thought that they'd paid for their crimes and were killed somehow. Little did we know that they were hiding here in Mongolia.”

”What are their real names?” Han Xiaoying asked.

”'Copper Corpse' is a man; his name is Chen Xuanfeng. He has a burnt yellow complexion like copper, and never showed a bit of emotion on his face, like a corpse. That's why everyone referred to him as 'Copper Corpse'.”

”So does that woman, 'Iron Corpse', have a dark complexion?”

”Yes, her surname is Mei, full name Mei Chaofeng.”

”Big Brother said that they were training something called the 'Nine Yin White Bone Claws'. What kind of kungfu is that?”