322 Humble Apology (1/2)

Chapter 322: Humble Apology

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Guan Shang was extremely respectful towards Maid Lotus, to the point that it was bordering on fear instead. She would not even dare to raise her head or utter any other word, except for”Yes” when Maid Lotus was in her presence.

Gu Shenwei could feel that Guan Shang was slightly relaxed when they were using the huge crossbow on a mountain, but she became stiff again as soon as Maid Lotus appeared.

Gu Shenwei took notice of these interactions, keeping in mind that there were still a lot of questions about Maid Lotus that was unanswered. However, he would rather observe in secret than ask her about it.

Especially the fact that she could actually use the sword without any inhibitions. How did she manage it?

It was not just the swordcraft that made Gu Shenwei curious and even a little jealous.

They were like two deer spirits who were full of energy and vigor back there. Leaping forward in the pure winter night, stepping onto the solid snow road. At first, they just wanted to hurry as fast as they could, but it slowly led to a competitive race.

Gu Shenwei had already recovered most of his Internal Strength. Although he was like a galloping horse at his fastest when he was using about 70 to 80 percent of his strength, Maid Lotus could always keep up with him. She only lagged behind slightly as a sign of respect, not because he was beyond her abilities.

Gu Shenwei gave up trying to compete against her just as they were approaching Jade City. He acknowledged that his Lightness Skills were slightly inferior to Maid Lotus' skills.

While Gu Shenwei wasted about six months of his time fighting against qigong deviation, Maid Lotus had been practicing the correct version of the Wayless Qigong all these while. It was only natural that his progress was slower compared to hers.

A dull anger arose in his heart again.

”What will Old Meng do if First Young Master Meng dies?”, Maid Lotus asked suddenly. It was still before daybreak and they were already back in the Residence of Dragon King.

”If he's as foolish as before, he will organize a large-scale attack. But if he's smart...”

Gu Shenwei's anger was interrupted by her sudden question but he had no idea what ”clever Old Meng” would actually do.

Unlike foolery, which was often similar, cleverness could be unexpected, and sometimes even full of surprises.

Meng Yuzun's actions were definitely unexpected this time.

Almost nobody believed it when news of First Young Master Meng being assassinated broke out in Jade City. That was because not much people knew that he had left for Shu-lik, some of them even met him just two days ago.

But it was proven to be true as more news arrived. The First Young Master Meng was assassinated within a hundred miles of the city. What made it even more incredible was the fact that he was found dead with a woman.

In everybody's eyes, the First Young Master Meng had always kept a respectful distance from women. He hardly ever touched another woman except for his wife. ”Women are just a source of calamity, you need one to give birth to children, but anything more than that is just risking it.” This was what he usually said as he advised his acquaintances.

The First Young Master Meng whose desires were like that of a monk, was found hugging a half-naked prostitute. Their bodies were pierced by a long iron arrow and their blood blended together. It was difficult to separate the bodies for days on end.

That prostitute was not even famous. She was just working in a small alley within South City and weren't even qualified to work as a maid in Pleasure Alley.

Those who heard the news lamented at the fact that, for someone who had worked hard for all of his life, the woman that the poor First Young Master Meng had been found with was not as good as his housekeeper.

All of a sudden, Dragon King's reputation rose again. In addition to that, there was no evidence to prove that it was Dragon King's doing. Many people swore that they saw Dragon King strolling in South City with their own eyes when the incident happened. Therefore, it could not be him. But the death of First Young Master Meng was inevitably linked to Dragon King.

As a result, a legend was secretly born. After some gossip was spread by word of mouth, people in Jade City were divided into two factions. The conservative faction that believed that Dragon King had raised a team of killers, like the black-masked assassins of Golden Roc Fort. The fantasy faction, instead, was certain that Dragon King had already learned some doppelganger skill to deal with many things at the same time and he could summon his sword to kill people, ”And don't forget, there's still the Demon Bird. Dragon King could just ride it and go anywhere he wants quickly.”

Gu Shenwei did not care about these rumors, he was still waiting for Guan Shang's news.

In the end, Guan Shang brought back the most accurate information. While more than one hundred killers and machetemen almost turned up in full force looking for the traces of the assassin in the surroundings but could not find anything, Guan Shang took this opportunity to infiltrate the empty camp and took a look at the situation from up close.

First Young Master Meng died, the arrow was shot through both his and the woman's waist, linking them together. Guan Shang would not be able to shoot it so accurately even in the daylight.

Gu Shenwei was waiting for Meng Yuzun's counterattack. As long as Golden Roc's killers were not helping out, the Meng family could hire all the machetemen from South City they wanted to, in order to take revenge against Dragon King. In any case, Gu Shenwei and Maid Lotus knew how to deal with it.

To their surprise and to all of Jade City's surprise, Old Meng admitted defeat.

He apologized so profusely that Gu Shenwei was somewhat at a loss.

On the morning of the third day after First Young Master Meng's death, a surreal peace prevailed around the Residence of Dragon King. All of those unknown machetemen who came looking for trouble were gone.

That day, Fang Wenshi did not attend the meeting for the peace negotiations, instead, he frantically ran to the Residence of Dragon King, bringing with him a piece of astonishing news, ”Meng Yuzun is coming to seek peace, he'll be here in a moment.”

The military counselor was out of breath, his lips trembled as he spoke. He, himself was also puzzled by this news.