310 Enemies (2/2)

With this in mind, Gu Shenwei remembered that Shangguan Hong's figure resembled his own. He could easily disguise him, impersonate Dragon King and deceive Lianye.

As for the cloaked assassin, Shangguan Hong and Zhang Ji must have thought a way to hire him. The two of them were uninterested in the Death Scripture and they might not even know its existence. They only wanted to silence Dragon King, but they were not very competent and could not hire many masters.

Even after sending Monk Lianye after Shangguan Hong, Gu Shenwei felt slightly regretful. He had hoped that he could get Zhang Ji to support Great Snowmountain. However, now that he knew about the matter, it would be impossible to get Zhang Ji's support.

It was already completely dark. Gu Shenwei lifted the quilt, jumped out of bed and placed his swords at his belt.

The young maid Jiang came in. She was pleasantly surprised to see Dragon King off the bed. She said, ”Dragon King ...”

Gu Shenwei raised his forefinger and motioned her to speak softly. Jiang lowered her voice and asked, ”Have you recovered?”

Gu Shenwei shook his head. He had not fully recovered as there was some poison left in his body. He couldn't move his Internal Breath smoothly, but he could stand up and move his swords.

”Don't let anyone in tonight,” he said to Jiang. ”If someone barges in, don't block him. Stay in bed and don't move.”

Jiang widened her eyes and nodded. She detected a hint of danger in Dragon King's tone and whispered, ”Will there be assassins tonight?”

Gu Shenwei nodded his head.

He had foreseen the danger from Shangguan Hong's eager posture. Although this illegitimate child of the Supreme King had the best counselor to help him, he was inexperienced and could not hide his secrets.

Gu Shenwei jumped onto the table and then leaped onto the roof. He would try not to use his Internal Strength.

Jiang pushed her little bed next to the big bed. She blew out the candle, put on her gown and lay on the bed. She held her breath and kept her eyes wide open. She didn't dare to move, lest she disturb Dragon King, who was hiding on the roof.

The night grew deeper. Gu Shenwei had regained the feeling of being a killer once again. How much time did killers spend waiting? He couldn't figure it out. The time spent waiting might be longer than the time spent sleeping.

Eventually, Jiang could not bear it any longer and fell into a deep sleep. Her breathing was steady as if dreaming sweet dreams.

He felt that she should not stay with him let alone come to Jade City. He needed to get rid of these meaningless thoughts. Too many things had happened that should not have and he couldn't be bothered with any of these thoughts.

”Pong.” There was a slight noise from the window as though the snow on the roof fell to the ground. The killer who was lying on the beam was instantly alert. The assassin he had been waiting for had arrived.

Gu Shenwei gripped his sword tightly. As he had little Internal Strength to use, he had to make the first strike and kill the enemy in one blow.

However, the assassin seemed too cautious. He hadn't even entered the house.

Gu Shenwei pricked up his ears. Apart from Jiang's gentle breathing, he couldn't hear anything. It seemed that the sound was caused by the falling snow.

He thought that there had been an accident outside but did nto jump down to check, wary for any traps.

A burst of footsteps passed by the door. It belonged to the guards of Dragon King's residence, who were patrolling.

In order to hide his intention, Gu Shenwei had not given any special instructions to the guards tonight. Everything was as usual.

Those machetemen and swordsmen couldn't fend off a real assassin. The sound of footsteps went away; it seemed that no one found anything out of sorts.

Gu Shenwei still believed the sound was created by an assassin who had come and gone, instead of falling snow.

He thought the assassin was here to reconnoiter the area. He was slightly nervous as this would mean that there might be more than one assassin tonight.

Who did Zhang Ji and Shangguan Hong send? They had no money and power. They could only rely on Zhang Ji's glib tongue and it seemed unlikely that they had convinced any capable Golden Roc killer, unless it was a retired killer who had left Golden Roc Fort.

Killers usually reached their peak before they turned forty. They could only seek some idle job, teach young killers or voluntarily give up the title of Golden Roc killer. Or, like vagrant machetemen, they could look for clients.

Gu Shenwei suddenly remembered who the cloaked man was. He had met the cloaked man once, but had not thought about it as it had happened a long time ago.

Another enemy came. There was no sound this time, but a sudden shadow flashed across the window.

A tiny hole was poked through the paper window. An assassin was listening attentively. Gu Shenwei made breathing sound, which was consistent with Jiang's breathing sound to indicate that there were two people in the house.

The shadow disappeared for a while. Then, a small wooden pipe was stuck into the room and a thin stream of smoke drifted in.

It wasn't the knockout powder, which was commonly used by Golden Roc Fort. The assassin obviously didn't want to leave any evidence relating him to Golden Roc Fort.

After fifteen minutes, a dagger was stuck through the crack in the door, as it tried to unlock the door.

However, the dagger stopped moving when its tip appeared on the other side of the door. The person outside seemed to be hesitating.

Gu Shenwei was extremely nervous. He was in a very dangerous situation. His right hand gripped the sword shaft tightly. He might have to run the risk of aggravating his wound and use Death Scripture swordcraft.

The threat had not gone. The assassin outside had suddenly disappeared. Gu Shenwei even doubted that he had heard it wrong. The dagger was left at the door. Then, it moved up without warning.

The feeling of impending danger grew stronger. Gu Shenwei had not been so nervous in a long time and this nervousness had nothing to do with his injury.

The door cracked open. It was only wide enough for a gust of wind to enter, but a person managed to slip through the small gap.

A woman in a plain dress looked up when she entered the room, right at the place where Dragon King was hiding.

The chill in Gu Shenwei's body suddenly intensified and he found himself trembling. Then, he fell off the beam.