Chapter 241 - Lin Zhou: Fainted (1/2)

They found the right moment, then they attacked in one swift movement. In a few moment, they already subdued the enemies and they were surprised by their so-so skills. They felt suspicious and thought that it was too easy. Somehow, Yao Ying felt uneasy. They didn't believe that the Han Emperor would want to be robbed the second time easily. Yao Ying took a peek at the treasure ċhėsts and he realized something was amiss.

Yao Ying was going to open his mouth and warn Lin Jian about the abnormality. Because of this, Lin Jian was distracted and he didn't feel that someone was sneakily getting closer to him from behind. Yao Ying looked up and surprised when he saw someone was going to attack Lin Jian from behind. Without a second thought, he pushed Lin Jian away to save him and his previous words to warn Lin Jian about the treasure ċhėsts were choked in his throat.

Yao Ying tried not to shout when he felt the pain in his ċhėst. He bit his lower lips tightly until it bleeds but he didn't make any sounds.

Yao Ying was pierced by the ȧssassin's swords and Yao Ying didn't hesitate to kick the man so that the latter couldn't pierce deeper. He ended the ȧssassin's life by piercing his own sword's back. Blood spurted out from his wound and Yao Ying quickly covered up his wound while panting heavily. 'Hah! No wonder Yao Ling was very worried. It seems like her gut feeling is right once again,' Yao Ying thought to himself.

However, he didn't have time to tend to his wound. There was more pressing matter to attend to...

Lin Jian was surprised but he couldn't yell Yao Ying's name, afraid of exposing their identities. He quickly helped Yao Ying by kicking the man away. He was going to ask whether Yao Ying was okay or not, when the latter shook his head and told him to be quiet. Lin Jian quickly gave orders to the others to stop moving and pay attention to their surroundings.

Yao Ying pointed at the treasure ċhėsts, telling him the abnormality. Lin Jian understood his meaning that something was wrong with the treasure ċhėsts.

Yao Ying used his inner qi to make his sword harder so it could pierce into the treasure ċhėst. After he finished channeling his energy, he quickly pierce it with one swift movement. There was muffled sound from inside of the treasure ċhėst and there was a stain of blood flowing down from inside.

Lin Jian didn't seem surprised, but his army brothers' eyes were widened. They were confused why they didn't feel those people's presence. No wonder there were more than one hundred treasure ċhėsts this time, previously the Han Emperor only sent less than that. They followed Yao Ying's movement and tried to pierce the treasure ċhėsts one by one. When they counted the ratio of the real treasure ċhėsts and the one with the people inside, they were 3:1.

When they were finished halfway, one of the men inside yelled quite loudly and it attracted the attention of the rest of the people inside the treasure ċhėsts who were still alive. They quickly jumped out of their treasure ċhėsts and were surprised by the condition outside. They were given the orders to let them be brought to the enemies' lair, hence when their comrades were attacked, they didn't make a move.

Fortunately, Yao Ying was able to see through their plan. Otherwise, the consequences would be dire. It could involve General Lin's manor, after all, the treasure ċhėsts were going to be put there.

Another round of fight started once again, Yao Ying still moved with the same agility as before, however his strength was gradually weakened due to his injuries. He persisted even though a pearl-sized beaded sweat started to form on his body and his face became paler. However, he didn't dare to slack off. Probably because of the adrenaline, he didn't feel the pain... He became a killing machine.

It was lucky for them that they had already killed half of these ȧssassins, because their skill surpassed the previous ones. They had roughly the same numbers of people, but they were on par with each other. It took quite some times for them to finish killing the enemies.