311 Cooperation (1/2)

Chapter 311: Cooperation

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Gu Shenwei had imagined a variety of ways to meet Maid Lotus again, but none of it was like this: Holding a sword in his hand, he wanted to move, but he held himself back, knowing that he would be defeated as iciness gripped at his Dantian.

He fell off the beam. His landing was wobbly but he managed to stand firmly.

They stared at each other in silent, wary of each other. Each had no intention to speak up first.

Suddenly, a series of exclamations came from outside. ”Are you alright, Dragon King?” Lin Xiaoshan asked urgently.

”I'm alright.” His gaze still remained on Maid Lotus. ”How many were killed?”

”Five, and two of them belonged to Joy Pavilion.”

”Alright, I got it.” A total of four assassins were heard by Gu Shenwei, but he was still missing one.

Lin Xiaoshan was full of doubts but did not dare to ask. Then, he cleaned up the corpses along with the guards and left.

”So, you are called Dragon King now?” Maid Lotus spoke first, her hostility and vigilance suddenly disappeared. She even smiled faintly, as if they were still good partners, just like before.

”So, have you came to save me again?” Gu Shenwei replied sarcastically. The hostility was gone but he still kept his vigilance. He had had a taste of Maid Lotus' tricks and knew that she would never help him kill five assassins for no reason.

”It is New Moon Hall who saved you, not me.”

After not seeing Maid Lotus for three years, Gu Shenwei noticed that she had changed. It was very subtle, but he realized that the quiet girl who had often been overlooked in the past now possessed a sense of confidence and grace, so much so that it was somewhat aggressive.

Maid Lotus had accomplished a huge deed for New Moon Hall, naturally, she would be held in high regards by the Master of Xiaoyue Hall. Her temperament would surely be different now that she was of a different status. Unknowingly, Gu Shenwei became defiant and cocked his head slightly. ”If that's the case, then let the Master of Xiaoyue Hall come and speak to me.”

Maid Lotus somehow noticed the change in his attitude and relaxed her stance. ”Just consider me as the messenger from New Moon Hall. You should at least talk to the messenger briefly before meeting the Master.”

Gu Shenwei suddenly realized that he was giving in to his personal feelings. No matter what Maid Lotus' real intentions were, the Great Snowmountain and New Moon Hall were natural allies as they shared a common enemy. One acted in the open and another in secret, but this actually complemented each other. Slowly, he eased his tone and released his grip on the hilt of his sword.

”Are we discussing it here right now?”

Maid Lotus glanced over at Jiang, who was sleeping soundly. She had breathed in quite a significant amount of the knockout powder and was in a deep slumber, oblivious to the conversation going on beside her.

”No, go to Doctor Sun's at North City after daybreak. We will talk there.”

Even though Gu Shenwei was aware that New Moon Hall had planted many spies in Jade City, he was still taken aback. He would never have thought that Doctor Sun, who was well renowned, would pledge his allegiance to New Moon Hall. He immediately felt that he had done far too little these few years.

Maid Lotus took out a small wooden box and pass to him, ”Take one pill every morning and night. It acts as an antidote for the poison in your chest.”

Gu Shenwei took the wooden box but did not open it.

”You know I won't hurt you.”

She smiled softly and left without waiting for Gu Shenwei to answer.

There was some bawls outside the room before Lin Xiaoshan barged in. He had noticed that something was amiss, so he let the guards continue their patrolling while he remained guarded outside the room. But in a blink of an eye, the person who came out of Dragon King's room leaped onto the roof and was gone before he could even catch up.

Relieved that Dragon King was unscathed, he saw Jiang on the small bed and was a bit embarrassed. He stammered, ”Please pardon me, Dragon King... I didn't know...”

”It's okay, she's... a friend from the past.”

Lin Xiaoshan was slightly suspicious but took his leave. Gu Shenwei played with the wooden box for a long time before opening it. Inside was two small pills with an unusually bright shade of red.

Gu Shenwei closed the lid without touching what was inside.

After daybreak, Gu Shenwei headed toward North City, accompanied by Lin Xiaoshan and 10 other guards. This was not really necessary since the news of five assassins killed in the residence had already spread to the whole of Jade City. Everybody now believed that Dragon King had never been hurt in the first place, let alone paralyzed.

Lin Xiaoshan and others waited outside the residence of Doctor Sun while Gu Shenwei entered alone.

The tall and robust Doctor Sun remained unchanged, only balder than before and his beard bushier. ”The last time I diagnosed you, you were still a killer apprentice. Today, you are Dragon King. The affairs of the world are constantly changing, no?”

Doctor Sun gazed at Gu Shenwei curiously, as though he was a rare case waiting to be examined.

”A lot of things are not how you would expect it to be, isn't it?”

”Well, there's no need to think about it if it's going to be unexpected. Come, let me check your pulse.”

The doctor reached over with his slender fingers and Gu Shenwei did not move away. He knew Doctor Sun was excellent in kung fu.