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Chapter 241: Caught

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After losing his Internal Strength, Gu Shenwei realized that he couldn't control his strength. Except for his swordcraft practices with Shangguan Ru, he didn't enter into a fight with another person.

Gu Shenwei got knocked over by Slave Xin and could not do anything except to clasp onto Slave Xin's ankle. He made Slave Xin fall and thus, both of them started fighting. Luo Ningcha tried to separate the two by using a paperweight to hit them, but she missed. She was breathless as she had overexerted herself and had nearly fell over. She was furious as she lifted up the paperweight and aimed for Slave Xin from among the two combatants.

Gu Shenwei finally realized the struggles of the weak. Even if he had a strong killing desire, he couldn't help much. He had to squeeze every ounce of strength out of his body to block one of Slave Xin's desperate attacks. After rolling around on the ground for a while, he was finally able to get on top of Slave Xin with both of his hands strangling Slave Huan's neck. Slave Huan's face turned red with his eyes bulged and veins swollen.

Gu Shenwei did not want to kill Slave Xin in this manner. He was prepared to interrogate Slave Xin. In particular, he wanted to know what Slave Xin meant when he said, ”You're from the Gu Family.” Had he been exposed or was Slave Xin pointing out that Slave Huan was the son of the Gu Family's old servant, Yang Zheng?

However, Slave Xin was struggling hard and was trying to call for help. As the Supreme King's killers were in the outer court, Gu Shenwei didn't want them to be alerted.

Blood rushed to his head losing all sense of reason, only thinking that his demise was inevitable if he doesn't kill the person in front of his eyes and put all his strength into his hands and squeezed.

The process of killing seemed to take a long time without the use of his Internal Strength and the swordcraft from the Death Scriptures. Gu Shenwei was feeling exhausted and he hoped for this to end quickly, but Slave Xin was still struggling as he ripped apart Gu Shenwei's clothes.

Boom!

A copper incense burner smashed onto Slave Xin's head, and fresh blood oozed out. He was no longer struggling.

Gu Shenwei was out of breath as he released his grip and sat on the ground. If he had another choice, he would rather experience qigong deviation than to dispel his Internal Strength.

He was also surprised by Luo Ningcha. Usually, she could only throw some cups and pots, but this time, she was able to lift up a heavy incense burner.

Luo Ningcha was pale and asked blankly, ”Is he dead?” She was definitely not used to killing someone personally.

”Yes.”

Both of them were saying a few words when someone outside asked, ”Mistress, do you need anything?”

”No... ” Luo Ningcha spat out in a panic. Gu Shenwei interrupted, ”A slave was moving the incense burner, but it fell onto him. Come in and carry him away.”

Luo Ningcha quickly withdrew behind the screen. Gu Shenwei hurriedly put on his robes and opened the door.

Two killers entered and saw that the incense burner had landed on someone's head. They did not make a fuss as they understood that such an incident could happen. ”Mistress was not startled, wasn't she?”

”Take this clumsy guy away. Slave Huan, call the maid over and get her to clean this mess up.”

The two killers carried the corpse and the incense burner away while Gu Shenwei went to the front yard to call for the maid. Then, he ran back to Kun Yard.

He thought he had concealed himself well and that it was safe within the Stone Castle. Unfortunately, it seemed that Shen Liang had figured out his background. However, he hadn't made any actions as he wanted to maximize his gains.

After calming down, he guessed that Slave Xin probably did not know the name 'Gu Shenwei.' Luo Ningcha knew that he was posing as Yang Zheng's son. She probably revealed this information on accident and Slave Xin had heard about it.

The need to escape had never been so urgent. Gu Shenwei was helpless due to the temporary loss of his Internal Energy, and there was nowhere to run.

Even after the time for a column of incense to burn out had elapsed, Slave Huan had yet to regulate his breathing. Maid Lotus arrived. She pushed open the doors a little bit and slid in. She was wearing her killer's outfit.

Gu Shenwei didn't turn the lights on. He knew that it was Maid Lotus just by his feelings.

”There are people monitoring you. I think the people from Heart Cleansing Yard will come for you soon.”

Gu Shenwei was prepared for this.

Currently, there were only two people who could save him. The first person was Luo Ningcha. Even though both of them did not have a close relationship, they knew many of each other's secrets. Hence, they had to ”trust” each other. The second person was Shangguan Ru. That simple and naive girl from the Stone Castle was his most reliable talisman.

”Go and find the Tenth Young Master,” Gu Shenwei said to Maid Lotus. He had made his final decision. Luo Ningcha was too unpredictable. Even though she could help him, she might silence him midway.

Maid Lotus nodded and quickly departed. She had already abandoned her post when she met with Slave Huan. If she wanted to meet the Tenth Young Master at the Inner Residence, she had to sneak in while avoiding the night watchmen. Even though she would be committing a major crime, she did not utter a word and complied with Slave Huan's request.

News of Slave Xin's death had reached Shen Liang. 'Would Heart Cleansing Yard's blademaster continue to wait or take action?' Gu Shenwei wondered. As he was wondering about it, the answer came.