Chapter 141 (1/2)
The sky was overcast with dark and grey clouds as raindrops fell across the vast land A bolt of lightning flashed before the roar of the thunder could be heard A group of treasure protecting escorts were travelling along the road They looked forthright and their steps were light and casual There were several people following the group of escorts They wore thick woven raincoats, but had short sleeved undershi+rts within Some of them carried weapons as well These were the runners
(TN : The job of these escorts was to escort and handle the treasure The runners jobs was to ensure the safety of the treasures by adding nuroup Also, in olden days, they were supposed to shout and roup was crossing Everyone was supposed to e was a black and yellow flag bearing the syed to the Celestial Horse Group Although they were not the roup, or had the ave them face and allowed the such a heavy rain was unavoidable We just have to move faster I remember that there’s an abandoned temple further up Everyone can rest there and start a fire” An escort spoke up All of a sudden, he heard the footsteps of a horse, and ju towards the direction of the sound, he could faintly make out the outline of a lonefast towards thenal The runners then juathered around the escort
As the horse approached, the escort looked up and realized that it was a young h of relief, ”It isn’t the master”
As soon as his words were uttered, the horse stopped in front of the, and yet his face was stern The escort then knew soive this hunanimous name?”
He then said, ”If my friend lacks money to travel away from here, I have ten taels of silver for you”
This was in accordance with rules of the gangs and how they were supposed to handle an issue like this Pei Zi Yun scoffed, ”I am not here for that”
The lead escort then looked up at Pei Zi Yun and frowned, ”Young master We only have six thousand taels in banknotes Could it be that in order to acquire this sus difficult forthe words of this escort, Pei Zi Yun creased his brows, ”Why do you think I’ like that It’s just that I’m here to take soanyone Who shall we hand over?” The escort’s expression did not look too good as he spoke to Pei Zi Yun
”Haha!” Pei Zi Yun laughed outave a displeased look, ”You bastard thief, what are you laughing at?”
He then whipped out a dagger, ”What’s the use of speaking to such a person? If ere to hand over the man, our reputation would be finished There’s only one of hier and charged straight at Pei Zi Yun
”Cast thenation He knew that there was no way to prevent as escalation of conflict He then instructed the rest of theed froe net made out of chains There were several spikes within the net as well
”You’ve finally revealed your trickery? Aren’t you supposed to be escorts and runners? It seeer Clan and several greedy escorts working together Luckily I uncovered your trickery To think you can pretend to be a group of escorts” Pei Zi Yun laughed hysterically With the flash of his sword, the young round
The escort then shouted out loudly, ”Song’er!”
”Kill, kill this man Hurry! Throw over the rily as he waved his hands Two runners then threw the net in the direction of Pei Zi Yun The net was huge, and anyone who got caught beneath the net would definitely be immobilized
”Quicksand Technique!” Pei Zi Yun pointed and the ground beneath the pair of runners gave way, and the net drop to the ground
Seeing a situation like this, the escort’s face had a huge change, ”Deether Young master Wu, quick, escape I shall block his path”
The escort turned around to shout As soon as he was done, he raised his dagger and rushed forward
Hearing these words, Pei Zi Yun laughed, ”Escort, hand over Wu Chi and I won’t hurt you I have already killed all the households loyal to Meng Luo Gong The only re Why do you have to die struggling?”
One of the escorts ithin the group of men dashed out towards Pei Zi Yun as a runner shouted, ”Protect the young master!”
They all scra the people that were running towards him, Pei Zi Yun shook his head, ”Is there a need for this?”
”Deive me your life” The escort then sped towards Pei Zi Yun With a single stroke of his sword, the escort fell to the ground, his chest had been stabbed and his internal organs were clearly da out blood from his mouth Several runners surrounded the fallen escort and shouted, ”Master! Master! No! Don’t die! Master!”
”I will not die!”
The scene in front of Pei Zi Yun then turned chaotic Pei Zi Yun then leapt onto his horse, s for just a kilometer, he pulled the reins of the horse to a halt, ”This isn’t right The e did not seeht as well Furthermore those people allowed me to leave too easily It’s a trap”
At this point, back at the place where the group of people were, the escort gazed upon the face of the youngmaster, we’ve already deceived hi Our decoy has led him in the opposite direction, but he will discover the sha master Do not let the demon find you”
”Chen Dou, your contributions toin the other direction He could hear the footsteps of another horse fast approaching The escorts then looked over and saw a er away from his prey If there weren’t so many flaws, I would have been deceived” Pei Zi Yun said coldly, as he drew his sword
”Youngaway fro ”
”Wu household is doomed This isn’t any of your business, why o back to Think about it clearly” Pei Zi Yun eyed these bodyguards as he asked