407 Gifts (1/2)

Dragon King and Maid Lotus had no choice but to halt their initial plan after listening to the vital information that Miss Ming Zhen and her maid, Han Xuan, had brought.

The two headless corpses would not fool the others for long. The traitors of New Moon Hall would know that their cover was exposed once they realized that these two baits had pledged allegiance to Dragon King. It would, therefore, be meaningless for Gu Shenwei and Maid Lotus to pretend to be poisoned.

Ming Zhen was a cautious girl. Although she did not speak much, everything she said was information that Gu Shenwei desired.

Ming Zhen was known as the fat chief's granddaughter, but it was only in name. In fact, she was his daughter actually. The fact that she did something out of the blue that shocked her family and the traitors from New Moon Hall made Gu Shenwei impressed, but he was also naturally suspicious of her.

Dragon King's gaze was intense and powerful, as though his eyes were a thin blade that could penetrate one's thoughts and shatter them into pieces.

Ming Zhen could not even withstand a single glance and grasped Han Xuan's arm tightly as her petite figure trembled. She was afraid she would faint if Dragon King stared at her any longer.

However, Han Xuan was completely opposite character. Either she was too daring, or she was numb; she had no reaction to the intense gaze. She caressed the Miss' arm and stared back at Dragon King fiercely. ”Don't you go frightening a child! Aren't you embarrassed, as a grown man, to be staring down at Miss like that?”

Gu Shenwei slowly loosened his grip on the saber. He did not waste any more time with Han Xuan and turned to Ha Chilie instead. ”Stay here. Do not go out no matter who calls you.”

”Yes.” Ha Chilie had a feeling that there would be a fight, but he was calm. This was a task that he was best at, and something that he wanted to carry out.

Gu Shenwei looked at Han Xuan again, ”Have you killed before?”

”Of course, I was the one who cut off the heads of the two corpses.”

”Have you killed someone living before?”

Han Xuan thought for a moment. Without answering directly, she raised her head and said, ”Isn't it easy? I just have to be harsher when I strike.”

Gu Shenwei could not spare any more time guarding them so their lives would rest on Ha Chilie's shoulders. ”If you want to keep you and your Miss alive, you will need to strike with all your might no matter who barges in later. It's not about striking harsher, but trying to kill with all your strength, as if you facing down the enemy who killed your mother.”

”It's okay. I know what to do. Why waste my stamina? What if there are a lot of enemies later on?” Han Xuan shook her head repeatedly, still stubbornly holding onto her own views.

Gu Shenwei drew out his saber and swung it forward. His action was so swift that before Ha Chilie had called out, ”Dragon King, have merc-”, he had already returned to his original position and lowered his saber.

Dragon King's killing intent was reserved while Maid Lotus' was overwhelming. Han Xuan was able to feel the sheer force from Maid Lotus and underestimated Dragon King because of this. Faced with the sudden strike, she was startled and puzzled. But then she understood what had happened and looked down. Half of her earring lay on the ground. Then she touched her ears and realized it was hers.

”What are you doing?” Han Xuan was angry. Completely disregarding the difference in strengths between the two, she struck a blow toward Dragon King.

Gu Shenwei struck the second time before turning to leave. This time, the target was not Han Xuan, but Ming Zhen who was standing behind her.

Han Xuan struck three blows, each blow was more powerful than before, but none of it even brushed Dragon King's clothes.

Ming Zhen only felt a slight breeze beside her ear and had no idea what just happened. She only let out a scream after Dragon King had disappeared and covered her mouth immediately.

Her earrings were cut in half and had fallen to the ground.

Han Xuan was convinced. Indeed, Dragon King was not someone with an undeserved reputation. His machete skills were out of this world and even the mysterious woman who used to teach her Kung Fu was not his match either. But she remained stubborn and asked Ha Chilie, ”Hey groom, is Dragon King always so rude and rough?”

The ”groom” address embarrassed the other two in the room. Ha Chilie smiled wryly and said, ”It is just Dragon King's way of letting you know that when the enemy approaches, you might only have a chance to strike one or two blows. You will need to strike with all your strength since it's a life-and-death battle. It's not just a sparring and there is no time for you to test the waters.”

Han Xuan frowned. Although she did not like the way Dragon King reasoned with her, she was still convinced and felt that this groom was rather naggy.

Maid Lotus remained in Dragon King's room next door. Gu Shenwei skipped the story of Ming Zhen and her maid and only revealed what was most important for now. ”There are a total of 10 to 15 traitors from New Moon Hall. Except for Yan Er, the others had just arrived and they were all waiting for you.”

”I guess it's not really a coincidence as well.” Maid Lotus said with disdain in her tone. It was her most obvious emotion as of now. ”When shall we make a move?”

”Now, we don't need to pretend to be poisoned anymore.” Gu Shenwei could not help but feel anxious. He had not taken shortcuts to save these few days' of time for all his efforts to be wasted on the Gulping Wind Gorge. This was not part of his plan at all.

No matter how risky it was, he decided to take the risk and believe Ming Zhen's words.

Maid Lotus nodded, she was more confident since the opponents were traitors of New Moon Hall.

Jiuqu Cave was located on the northern edge of the village. The name itself already sounded like a good place to lay an ambush. Gu Shenwei had come up with a simple plan and hoped that it would lure the traitors from New Moon Hall out.

They headed straight to the residence of the fat chief after heading out.

It was just after noon and the village was busy as usual. Dozens of heavily armed soldiers were patrolling, and the entire atmosphere was tense. But other than that, the deaths of the fat chief's family had no influence on the village.

The residence was very quiet, not only were there no visitors, even the female slaves who were always around the fat chief had disappeared as well.

The fat chief had been waiting for Dragon King and Maid Lotus to arrive. He was not surprised when the two of them entered without anyone noticing.

Gu Shenwei gently drew out the Five Peaks Saber. He could put on all kinds of pretense when necessary, but he still preferred to handle things directly.