357 Sunligh (1/2)

Chapter 357: Sunlight

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Old Man Mu had killed many people in his life and had suffered injuries from many sabers, but none of them had surprised him like this one.

He was not a fool and had long passed the age of reckless ignorance. He was very well aware of the dispute between Dragon King and the three siblings of the Shangguan family, therefore, it was expected that they would go on their separate ways.

Before taking any action though, he had also carefully observed that it was definitely Dragon King and Maid Lotus who was walking in the desert. What's more, he even noticed that Shangguan Hong, whom he had chosen, looked and acted like himself. Most importantly, after following Shangguan Hong for a while, he did not sense any strong Internal Breath or killing desire in this person.

The dagger was still stabbed into the lower abdomen and the arm gripping on to the belly was still as strong as an iron hoop. Old Man Mu wanted to channel his Qi to escape but was unable to do so as the dagger was stabbed right into the middle of his Dantian.

”Suffering a major setback due to carelessness...” Old Man Mu said vaguely as he was almost leaning into the man's chest.

”You are too careless indeed.” The voice over his head was without a doubt Dragon King.

Yesterday at noon, Gu Shenwei thought of this idea when Shangguan Fei complained for the first time that he was implicated by Dragon King.

Shangguan Hong and Dragon King were similar in age and stature. There was once when Shangguan Hong even pretended to be Dragon King and killed Master Lianhua, yet nobody recognized him. Therefore, vice versa, Gu Shenwei could also impersonate Shangguan Hong as well.

Shangguan Hong, however, was not that willing toward this idea, ”Old Man Mu said that the next one to be killed will be Maid Lotus, leaving me with her...”

”No, Old Man Mu will definitely kill you first, he wants to play cat and mouse with you, so he will not take action against Maid Lotus so soon. So you will be safer if pretend to be me.”

Gu Shenwei was so confident in his tone, it was as if he had already seen through Old Man Mu's mind. Shangguan Hong was moved by these words, after all, he did not have much choice since Dragon King's orders were inviolable.

Actually, Gu Shenwei was not completely sure. Old Man Mu tend to kill his targets from the weakest to the strongest, but that old fellow was also someone who would do just as he pleases, therefore it was possible that he would change his mind at the last minute.

So the two of them took on each other's identities. Maid Lotus and Shangguan Ru helped them to put on a disguise. Although there was not enough time to put on a perfect disguise, one could hardly notice any flaw in the dim night.

Appearance was easy to change, but not so much for temperament. Gu Shenwei could act out Shangguan Hong's cowering attitude, but it was hard for Shangguan Hong to act like Dragon King.

”As long as the enemy managed to notice that something's slightly off, the one who will die tonight will be you.” Gu Shenwei could only intimidate Shangguan Hong to brace himself.

If there was anything that could inspire courage in the men of the Shangguan family, it was death. Shangguan Hong immediately held his head high. Even though it was a bit too excessive, he seemed more similar to how Dragon King would look like.

Afterward, it was necessary that the group went separate ways. Old Man Mu had looked down on the ”little brats” of the Shangguan family. Without Dragon King and Maid Lotus, his vigilance would slacken and it was unlikely that he would use all his strength as soon as he appeared.

Old Man Mu's kung fu was unfathomable and Gu Shenwei hoped to gain a little advantage on the preparation front.

The Five Hole Punch aimed straight for the heart. That astonishing power, however, had an obvious shortcoming. Gu Shenwei tied the Dragon Head Sword and the Five Peaks Saber diagonally to his body and it acts as a protection for his chest from both front and back. He would be in an advantageous position as long as he managed to blocked the first move.

The most difficult thing was to hide his Internal Breath and his killing intention.

Gu Shenwei practiced the ”Death Scripture” differently from Maid Lotus, so his killing intent was never as strong as hers, therefore he just had to control it more carefully. As for his Internal Breath, he would try to keep it in check as much as possible. In this way, his gestures would be more similar to Shangguan Hong who were poor in kung fu.

Even so, if Old Man Mu was a little bit more cautious, he could have noticed a flaw. Luckily, he was not and acted in a hurry instead.

The twins slowed down and surrounded Dragon King.

Gu Shenwei tied up Old Man Mu with a strong leather rope and threw him on the ground, the dagger was still quivering vertically from his lower abdomen.

”Kill him.” Shangguan Fei said fervently as he pulled out the saber.

”Maid Lotus wants him alive.” Gu Shenwei had promised her that he would not kill Old Man Mu.

”Maid Lotus? Isn't she your slave? Why do you listen to her? This old fellow is too dangerous. The earlier you kill him, the better.”

Old Man Mu did not dare to exert too much strength, but he still managed to laugh out loud: ”You jerk, your father, the Supreme King, still shows me respect, you know.”

Gu Shenwei still disagreed. He knew very well that Maid Lotus was not anybody's slave.

As soon as the horse stopped on this side, Maid Lotus and Shangguan Hong who were half a mile away immediately rode their horses over.

Seeing the small shadow on the ground, Shangguan Hong almost tumbled down his horse. Even though he looked like Dragon King, his expression and temperament were completely different, ”Great job, Dragon King, this is a very clever plot, Old Man Mu is just so-so, I guess.”

”I'm not dead yet, you know.” Old Man Mu was not happy at all being belittled in this manner, ”Back in those days, more than a thousand kung fu experts besieged me and yet I managed to survived. So I will survive this time as well. Spout more nonsense and I will finish you first the next time.”

Upon hearing that, Shangguan Hong's face changed, then he asked the same question as Shangguan Fei, ”Why are we not killing him? His death will end all of our troubles.”

”He still has some use.” Maid Lotus simply replied.