356 Falling into the Trap (1/2)
Chapter 356: Falling into the Trap
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They managed to leave Old Man Mu behind, but not for long as Wildhorse would bring him when he caught up again.
”Is it true, what he said?” Even in this critical moment, what Shangguan Hong cared about the most was Old Man Mu's story. It was no wonder since his Internal Strength was the weakest among them and the Seven Magical Tones had the biggest influence on him.
”Maybe.” Maid Lotus returned to her normal indifferent and dull tone. Then, she looked at Gu Shenwei and explained it specifically to him, ”In the Seven Rotation Skills, bones and muscles are the basis of kung fu practice. It's similar to the Divine Rotation and people say that it has the effect of bringing the dead back to life, but...”
These people saw with their own eyes the result of that ”but”. An old man of normal stature had shrunk into a dwarf. Everyone concurrently thought to themselves that they would never practice this manual even if they were killed.
New Moon Hall being an expert in evil secrets had originally been a legend. But Gu Shenwei honestly felt it now.
”Is digging out someone's heart kung fu from New Moon Hall as well?” Shangguan Hong asked. He and the twins had recently found out that Maid Lotus was a disciple of New Moon Hall and had been both surprised and awestruck, especially Shangguan Hong. Maid Lotus was raised to almost the same level as Dragon King in his heart.
”No, I read some notes in one of the Master's books about the Five Hole Punch that uses the five elements and when it is practiced to the Fire level, it aims for the heart. Maybe this is the kung fu used by Old Man Mu.”
Shangguan Hong covered his chest and said, ”Maid Lotus, New Moon Hall is so familiar with Old Man Mu...”
But he was disappointed before he even finished speaking. Old Man Mu and New Moon Hall were enemies; they had already threatened each other. The first to be killed would be Maid Lotus and Old Man Mu would never spare her life.
Shangguan Fei clapped his hands and said, ”Everything is becoming clearer now, Old Man Mu's targets were only Dragon King and Maid Lotus, so...”
”So it's better for the three of you to stay away from us.” Gu Shenwei ordered with a cold voice.
Gu Shenwei's plan was to fight to win or die.
Wildhorse continued to follow his target steadily. The Gobi desert on his left and the deserts on his right were completely flat. Slave Huan and the others had nowhere to escape. Their lives were all in Old Man Mu's and his hands.
Wildhorse hated the old dwarf hiding in the sack behind his back, but he had no choice but to rely on Old Man Mu's kung fu to back him up.
The year that Shangguan Ru had expelled him from Golden Roc Fort, his Internal Strength had almost been destroyed by Slave Huan's sword. He had wandered alone aimlessly towards the north, his heart filled with hatred.
He would always remember how Slave Huan had betrayed him. They had originally agreed to assassinate the Tenth Young Master who no longer possessed her killing desire. But Slave Huan had turned on him at the last moment.
Since the beginning, he and Slave Huan had been nothing but rivals. It was only until that day when he was expelled from Golden Roc Fort that they became enemies.
The mute young killer had never once thought about the times when he secretly harmed Slave Huan, his mind was preoccupied with the dreams that were destroyed, and the fire of revenge blazed hotly within him from then on.
It was purely by chance that Wildhorse met Old Man Mu.
At the cost of his own kung fu, Old Man Mu had obtained the pills and the occult sciences from New Moon Hall that could save his life. Since then, he had practiced in seclusion for more than ten years. When he emerged, he had already shrunk into an ugly dwarf, afraid of sunlight, and only active at night.
Old Man Mu also harbored a desire for revenge. He wanted to kill all the people who had besieged him and the disciples of New Moon Hall. It was because of those crazy women that he had turned into a creature that looked neither human nor ghost.
But before this, Old Man Mu needed a servant who could take him along during the day.
He chose Wildhorse, a killer who had been exiled and was unable to talk.
In order to make the servant worthy of himself, Old Man Mu taught Wildhorse a lot of kung fu. When he found out that this young man was actually a prodigy in kung fu, he started teaching him with even more enthusiasm.
They were not master and disciple but they had a real teacher and student relationship.
Wildhorse was glad to have met such an extraordinary man and cautiously won his favor. He then slowly imbued his own hatred into Old Man Mu.
After a year, once Wildhorse's kung fu began to take shape and Old Man Mu also felt that he had the strength needed to take revenge, the two men returned back to Jianghu.
At this time, Slave Huan had been fleeing and as his fame was growing day by day. Wildhorse's hatred grew deeper and deeper. But his ambition was not just to revenge. Therefore, he sought shelter in Norland, and thanks to his unbeatable kung fu skills, he immediately obtained the trust of a prince. He was then ordered to go to Jade City to secretly build up his influence.
Wildhorse felt the advantage of having a strong backing. Even though he was a deserter from Golden Roc Fort, he was welcomed by Golden Roc Fort and was able to move freely in Jade City with their authority.
It was exactly because of Slave Huan that Wildhorse knew that there were many experts at Joy Pavillion in Hope Alley. He went to visit them and quickly gained the trust of Immortal Peng. Thanks to this group of eccentric people, he was able to build up a powerful force.
During the whole process, Old Man Mu was in hiding. Except for Wildhorse, only one person knew of his existence.
Although Supreme King was hiding his skills in the Stone Castle, his eyes and ears were not idle. He knew about everything that was happening in Jade City. Wildhorse returning to Jade City as an expert from Norland had obviously been reported to him by his men.