360 Shaking (1/2)

Chapter 360: Shaking

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Wildhorse fell into the trap. He used a small percentage of his strength to attack Shangguan Fei, while the majority of it was channeled towards defending against Dragon King. However, Shangguan Fei was stronger than he had thought, and the way he retreated was just as Dragon King expected.

Wildhorse had run out of escape routes and could only exchange his left arm for his life. He immediately jumped off the horse and ran away.

”We can still catch up with him.” Shangguan Fei urged himself, urging his horse faster. However, this brave idea was just as fleeting as Wildhorse was fleetfooted. He tightened his reins.

”You won't be able to catch up with him.” Gu Shenwei sheathed the Dragon Head Sword. Though Wildhorse head did not learn the Wayless Book or Death Scripture, his kung fu had advanced by leaps and bounds, especially his Lightness Skills, which was more proficient than even Gu Shenwei.

Gu Shenwei knew what his weaknesses were, which was why he needed a helper like Maid Lotus. Wildhorse would never have escaped if she had been there.

Several days ago, Gu Shenwei was hurrying along the journey, and did not think of this assassination plan.

Gu Shenwei rode on Wildhorse's horse, and came up to Shangguan Fei.

Shangguan Fei held the scabbard of Five Peaks Saber and was reluctant to return it to Dragon King ”It really is a nice saber!”

Gu Shenwei snatched it back immediately. Shangguan Fei's cowardice was inborn. No matter how sharp the weapon was, it would not give a coward courage.

When the two returned to the resting place, the fire was still alight, but Shangguan Hong was gone, along with one horse.

”I knew it was him!” Shangguan Fei shouted angrily, ”It was him that set Old Man Mu free instead of my sister. He must have left to get his reward.”

”Don't worry about him.” Gu Shenwei was not worried at all. He took out a few pieces of dry food from a pack tied to the horse and shared it with Shangguan Fei. They set off again after finishing their food.

Shangguan Fei hoped to have a rest; it seemed that there was relatively little danger, especially since Wildhorse had run away. However, he did not dare to voice it. The longer he had spent in the presence of Dragon King, the more unconsciously he obeyed the master-servant arrangement.

Dragon King's calmness was not without reason. Shangguan Hong caught up late in the morning, gasping and sweat dripping down his brow, ”Alas, why did you two leave first? I had to relieve myself...”

This excuse was surely too far-fetched, even Shangguan Hong did not expect that anyone would believe it. Instead, he chuckled ingratiatingly, ”Dragon King, please forgive me, I won't do it again.”

Shangguan Fei was shocked and immediately asked, ”Tell us, did you go to see Old Man Mu? Where is he hiding? Confess quickly.”

”No, no, I have nothing to do with Old Man Mu.” Shangguan Hong defended himself though his face was pale. However, only telling the truth would get rid of the suspicion, ”I didn't think... I didn't expect... that we would encounter so many dangers following Dragon King. When we reach the Great Snowmountain, it will be even more dangerous. I'm poor in kung fu and clumsy, and I can't help you, so... ”

”So you ran away!” Shangguan Fei was indignant. Supreme King's acknowledged son had not run, while the illegitimate son fled. ”Why do you come back?”

Shangguan Hong put up a pathetic face and looked at the silent Dragon King, begging for mercy, ”Dragon King, it's all my fault. I'm a coward, I'm treacherous, I'm shameless and contemptible...”

Shangguan Hong rebuked himself with a dozen words consecutively. Thinking that was enough, Gu Shenwei took a piece of dry food from the pack and threw it to him.

Shangguan Hong, like a hungry dog, caught the dry food with both hands, stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it without chewing.

Shangguan Fei suddenly realized something, pointing to Dragon King, ”You... you... did you put poison in the dry food?”

To be precise, it was Maid Lotus who had poisoned the food. The Blood Coagulation Pill was too precious to waste on these two people, so she had used the poison used commonly in New Moon Hall. After taking the poison for a while, he would occasionally experience abdominal pains. The method to relieve it was simple: one way was to suppress it, and he would recover after a few days. The other way was to continue to take the poison.

Shangguan Hong did not know the first method. The moment he felt abdominal pain, he knew that he had been tricked and pleaded Dragon King to give him the antidote.

”You won't die.” Gu Shenwei always Zhong Heng's warning that all the people in the Shangguan family were wolves on his mind, and knew he must possess the skill for training wolves.

Shangguan Fei's face changed, ”Dragon King, you are too cruel. I trusted you so much. Was my sister ...”

For sure, Gu Shenwei would not treat them differently. He knew that Shangguan Ru would not die, the abdominal pain would disappear completely after several rounds. It did not even hurt that much. However, he certainly would not tell them the truth, so he simply nodded his head.

Shangguan Fei did not become enraged. On the contrary, his anger seemed to dissipate suddenly. All he had for Dragon King was respect and worship, so he changed his tone and repeated. ”Dragon King, you are too cruel.”

Shangguan Hong was eager to change Dragon King's impression of him and said, ”How can you be a killer if you are not cruel? How could you compete with Golden Roc Fort?”

From then on, the two competed to win Dragon King's favor. They tried flattery, eyes constantly scanning on the parcel that stored the dry food. Shangguan Fei privately despised Shangguan Hong: Why did he run away empty-handed, he should at least have taken water and dry food.

Gu Shenwei also became more vigilant. He kept the real poisonous powder hidden in his sleeve, and each time he took out some dry food, he would spread a little on it.

The tail who had been following them finally disappeared. The whole day of traveling passed without a hitch. Gu Shenwei decided to rest early this night to be more energised. They set off before dawn the next day and saw Tianshan rising in the north. Soon, they would enter the territory of Shu-lik.