Vol 20 Chapter 1 (1/2)
Book 20 Chapter 1 – A Union Of Mutual Benefit
Under the escort of the 18 elite guards, Xiang Shaolong, together with his brothers Teng and Jing, and Tao Fang made their way towards the Palace Suddenly they could hear hoof beats fro towards the after hi street has become a lane for races
Teng Yi shouted, “Stop your horses”
The rider in front has rode into the ring of light cast by the lanterns and they could see he was bleeding all over his body as he shouted, “Great General save me”
Everyone took a closer look and was shocked to see that it was Guoxing
Guoxing wanted to rein in his horse but obviously he could not hold up any longer as he fell sideways to the left of the horse
Just before the warhorse skidded to a stop and Guoxing was about to crash onto the ground, the sound of the bowstring quivering was heard as an arroas shot out from the hands of one of the riders at the back It’s accuracy was so unbelievable as it entered the back of Guoxing’s neck and exited froround, he is already a lifeless corpse
Even though Xiang Shaolong’s reflexes had always been fast, the scene was enough to o numb
The 18 elite guards drew their bows in unison and swiftly cocked their arrows
The group of riders rode up to where Guoxing had fallen and reined in their horses The leader, Guan Zhongxie was hanging his bow back onto his horse’s back as he said loudly, “Co tried to escape in guilt and your subordinate had no choice but to carry out orders and have him killed”
Xiang Shaolong’s whole body went cold and at the sa!’, he drew out his Hundred Battles Sword and said with a cold snort, “Guan Zhongxie how dare you kill ht in front of my face?”
Guan Zhongxie’s personal guards raised their shi+elds and went in front of hi a wall of shi+elds
Guan Zhongxie replied with a co please do not be mistaken and listen to my explanation I am under his Majesty’s order to arrest the killers who tried to assassinate his Majesty thisand I found out that the killers were in cahoots with the owner of the Warrior School, Qiu Risheng, who brought the and all the killers are arrested and Minister Lu questioned the resisted arrest and ran away as Co can very well see If I have failedit up to his Majesty, Minister Lu and the Dowager”
He then added in a shout, “Take away the body!”
For adid not kno to react as well as he shouted, “No one’s allowed to touch him!”
Since Guan Zhongxie has gained the upper hand, he just laughed and said, “Coiven his orders, would I dare to disobey? Let us leave!”
He slapped his horse and went away
His men retreated on their horses for ten odd steps before shouting in unison as they turned their horses’ head around and ran after Guan Zhongxie
Xiang Shaolong and the rest looked at one another, their eyes finally resting on Guoxing’s body, lying in a pool of blood with an arrow in his neck
Tao Fang sighed, “In the end we still underestimated Lu Buwei Thisthe Warrior School and at the same time cause us and Lao Ai a loss of face He can also point the finger towards Lao Ai, or even Du Bi and Pu Hu now”
Teng Yi said seriously, “Maybe Lu Buill make use of this opportunity to cause more trouble and deal with Lao Ai and his men”
Xiang Shaolong shook his head, “He definitely will not be able to touch Lao Ai Xiao Jun, send so’s funeral affair and at the same time protect his family I will enter the Palace immediately to see his Majesty and discuss hoe should handle this matter”
He nudged his horse’s belly and rode forward, unable to take another look at Guoxing’s gruesome outcome
All along, although Guan Zhongxie is his enemy, he still felt there are certain si of understanding
But at this moment, he only wants to tear him in pieces and he won’t feel an ounce of pity at all
When he reached thetowards the Palace, it was jaes The officials and royalty all behaved as if they had no idea of the bloody exchanges in Xianyang City and were all happily on their way to attend the feast
When he reached the Palace gates, he rave expression and said, “His Majesty happens to be looking for Shaolong!”
Xiang Shaolong suddenly re and instantly broke out in sweat as he told Teng Yi, “Xianyang City will definitely be heavily guarded tonight, Zhao Da and Dan Meimei…”
Teng Yi was hugely shaken as he replied, “I understand!” before turning back
Xiang Shaolong hurriedly instructed Lord Wenchang to send a tea Yi and protect him before he entered the Palace to attend to the summons
He still can’t co’s death
Indeed his head has been clouded by victory, that he didn’t even think about hoidely spread is Lu Buwei’s power in Xianyang City
With his intelligence, how can he not come to the conclusion that with the assassination attempt on Xiao Pan’s life, Du Bi and Pu Hu will certainly become implicated
Now that Lu Buwei has arrested Qiu Risheng, it’s obvious that he wants to deal with Lao Ai
But he knows very well, or rather he knows from history that before Lao Ai public rebellion, there is nothing Lu Buwei can do to Lao Ai
Once one makes an enee loss
Once he thought of how Guo Xing had just offered his allegiance and ended up being shot dead by Guan Zhongxie right in front of his eyes, the sense of fury and helplessness really made him feel the impulse to immediately rouse his Wu family’s elite warriors and kill their way into Lu’s residence
At this point in ti with his trusted aides Lord Changping, Li Si, wang Chi and wang Ling, his expression strangely cal, he called out joyously, “Grand Tutor, dispense with ceremony”
Xiang Shaolong forced himself to suppress his tu solemnly, “What’s the current situation?”
wang Chi replied, “Guan Zhongxie sprung a surprise attack on the Warrior School earlier, Chang Jie and An Jinliang were killed iht arm was shattered when they beat him with poles and the 200 odd warriors in the school were all arrested On top of that, they questioned two of the injured assassins and obtained evidence There’s no way Qiu Risheng can deny anything”
Li Si as sitting opposite added, “Those people have been sent to , who all insisted they were under the orders of Lao Ai Because the re-opening of the Weinan Warrior School was all due to the support and protection of Lao Ai, it’ll be very difficult for Lao Ai to keep himself out of this matter”
Xiao Pan said, “I was looking for Grand Tutor because I want everyone to have a discussion, should we et rid of Lao Ai?”
Xiang Shaolong suddenly understood Although Xiao Pan was forced to accept hisLao Ai to curb Lu Buwei, but in face his hatred for Lao Ai is overwhel because Lao Ai has taken Zhu Ji’s attention away from him
Xiao Pan would very much like to find a chance to seriously hurt Zhu Ji in order to satiate the anger in his heart Now that the Black Dragon is born, he is no longer so afraid of Lu Buwei like in the past, that’s why he feels that this idea is extre
Once he, Xiang Shaolong, nods his head a little, Xiao Pan will give the orders And maybe the other person who hates Lao Ai more than Xiao Pan, Lu Buill immediately send his men to kill all of Lao Ai’s family and warriors, really castrate him and only hand hi him to submission
Zhu Ji herself holds no real power and if Xiao Pan doesn’t stand on her side, Lu Buill be able to do whatever he likes
Xiang Shaolong heaved a sigh, “Where is Lao Ai now?”
Lord Changwen answered, “He and a huge group of his trusted warriors have hidden theer sent her people here to summon his Majesty twice but was rejected subtly both times”
Only now did Xiang Shaolong realize the danger of the situation Things are happening too fast, Lu Buweiis connected to this matter so he deliberately planned his attack before the start of the feast so that everyone will not be able to react in time
Everyone’s gaze landed on him, they obviously know Xiao Pan’s intention and they dare not object, neither do they wish to object So they’re waiting for him, the person who can influence the future Emperor Qin’s decision, to speak up
In fact, Xiang Shaolong is hard pressed to find a strong reason why he should object
He saw Xiao Pan’s bright eyes, staring unwaveringly at hi and anticipation
Ultimately Xiao Pan still treats hirowing day by day, in the end he will still steadfastly respect his opinions
He gave a sigh before he told theht in front of his eyes
Everyone’s countenance changed
wang Ling cried out with fury, “This is going overboard”
Xiang Shaolong said calret over Lao Ai’s death but we must also consider the consequences”
He then gave Li Si a look