165 LongsAn: Mysterious Girl 2 (2/2)

”Han Yi, there's no need to be angry.” A melodious voice was heard from the woman's direction. From the movement of the veil, it seemed like she was the one who was talking in a calm voice. ”No need to talk some sense to them. Just finish them quickly.” Despite the melodious voice, it didn't cover up the resolute and firm tone behind the soft voice.

Once she said that their guards quickly drew out their swords and they made a barrier, preparing themselves to counterattack the assassins and protect the woman in veil.

The woman looked apologetically at Yao Ling, ”I'm sorry, Gu Niang. It seems like we brought trouble to you too. But rest assured, our guards would be able to handle them.”

Yao Ling could only nod and smile. What else could she do? They accidentally entangled themselves with this woman.

”Then don't blame me for being heartless!” The assassin said angrily because of the way the woman looked down on them. ”Kill them all, except the woman in a veil! We need to capture her alive!” He commanded the other assassins.

Lin Jian and Yao Ying knew that they needed to fight once again. Fortunately, Yao Ying only got a minor injury so it wouldn't really affect his performance. Even if the woman's guards would be able to handle the assassins, but they couldn't risk their own party. They also prepared themselves and pulled out their swords --- just to be safe.

The guards moved fluidly and each of them had high skills -- probably on par with Xiu. They indeed didn't have to give a hand to them. The assassins were strong, but the only one who was the same caliber as the guards was the leader. The others were quite a hopeless bunch. They were easily slaughtered by the guards.

Lin Jian's eyes lit up when he saw their weird way of fighting and he didn't find their martial arts skills familiar. This entourage indeed wasn't from the Shu Kingdom and he was amazed by the way the guards moved precisely without any useless moves. They were always able to kill the enemies with one clean movement. Lin Jian was a martial arts maniac, so seeing those amazing talents, he was greedily watching and learning a little bit from there.

He paid attention to every little detail and it was lucky for the woman in a white veil that he did just that. Lin Jian was able to see a slight opening and it was the chance that the assasin leader had been waiting for. The assassin leader successfully subdued one of the guards and he ran to the woman's direction. His previous intent to kidnap her alive seemed to be discarded, he had a murderous aura surrounding him and he was going for the kill.

”Be careful,” Lin Jian yelled.

Lin Jian used his qing gong and he was faster than the assassin leader. He already arrived in front of the woman before the assassin leader did. Lin Jian's movement surprised the woman and the surrounding guards because he easily broke through their barrier. The woman had a hidden short sword inside her sleeve and she quickly held onto it --- she was afraid that this man would hurt her.

The woman didn't have martial arts skills, so she didn't see that the assassin was breaking through the barrier and going to kill her. Her view was blocked by Lin Jian's back -- the one who was actually trying to protect her!

The woman looked at Lin Jian while biting her lower lips. She had never hurt people before, but if the man dared to hurt her, she would stab him on the stomach. However, she was able to think rationally and didn't dare to act rashly in front of such a skilled person.

She waited for the right time.