451 Confusion Settled (1/2)

Gu Shenwei and Shangguan Yun slapped each other simultaneously.

Gu Shenwei was not confident using the swordcraft in the Death Scripture, nor was it necessary against a foe like Shangguan Yun. Before their next move, Han Fen, lying on the ground near the door, leapt up suddenly and started her second attack on Shangguan Yun. Gu Shenwei watched her, and thought that her skills were above the level of the disciples from New Moon Hall.

The fight was over in the blink of an eye.

The slap that Shangguan Yun had used on the Dragon King was a feign attack. It's real purpose was to elude the sword behind him, using his strength to slide to the side of the bed.

He slammed against the bed violently, and Gu Shenwei and Han Fen were hit by a flying quilt. Next, they heard the young prince shriek with fear next to the door.

”Dragon King, please think about my suggestion. It's doesn't go into effect until next spring,” said Shangguan Yun.

”I'm glad that Maid Lotus is still alive. I wish you two can move forward shoulder to shoulder to achieve your big picture soon,” he continued.

”Dragon King, I'll return your favor one day...” he concluded.

After saying these words, Shangguan Yun disappeared into the underground passage.

After awhile, Han Fen woke up, seeming to transform into someone with high kung fu skills. She entered the passage first to go after Shangguan Yun.

In fact, she was not the real Han Fen, but Maid Lotus.

Gu Shenwei followed her closely.

In the room, the young prince shrieked more loudly, for he had found his mother was dead.

”Shangguan Yun talked while running, as if he wasn't worried about being caught by us. Did he lead us here deliberately?” Gu Shenwei wondered.

”The Dragon King has strong Internal Strength, but you seemed to be easily attacked by Qigong Deviation. Do you need any help? I can help you get rid of it, and then I'll owe you nothing,” said Shangguan Yun.

”Why didn't both of you exert Dajue Book of Swordcraft? I thought it was just a legend. It's destiny. Thousands of people live in the Golden Roc Fort, but only the Dragon King was able to get the secret manuscript in the end. Haha, what a coincidence!” he continued.

...

The passage was very long and forked off into different directions, but the prison seemed to be at the end. Before checking, Gu Shenwei heard Shangguan Yun's voice again, ”Oh, I almost forgot. Your loyal young killers ate something bad. If you delay for another moment, they might...”

Maid Lotus suddenly stopped, and then stepped back. She moved beside Gu Shenwei, and said, ”My girls are over there.”

To catch Shangguan Yun, Gu Shenwei accelerated his pace immediately. Although he had many doubts, he decided to worry about them later. Now all he thought about was killing the enemy.

As they were leaving the passage, Shangguan Yun, ”Keep him alive. He'll tell the truth.”

Meanwhile, ”he” was thrown to the Dragon King in the passage, and cried, ”Please don't kill me, please...”

The man was Shangguan Hong.

Gu Shenwei hit the back of his head with his swordhandle violently.

Shangguan Hong stopped crying instantly, and fell to the ground, unconscious.

Suddenly, a light appeared and the door at the end of the passage opened. Shangguan Yun walked out of it, and the Dragon King was stopped by several people.

Gu Shenwei squeezed through the crack of the door, and as he was rushing through it, stabbed someone with his Dragon Head Sword.

It was dawn outside.

They came to some woods outside of the Capital. ”This is their escape route when the Royal family of the Hui Kingdom is in danger. But this passage wouldn't work if the enemy appeared inside the Royal Palace,” Gu Shenwei thought.

Ten attendants were waiting for their master there. The Dragon King stabbed one of them, so the rest drew out their weapons. Gu Shenwei recognized one of them.

Chipo was an infamous and bossy theif. Having been humiliated by the Dragon King before, he hated his guts. He dashed to attack the Dragon King first, disregarding the great distance in skills between their martial arts.

To avoid fighting with the Dragon King, Shangguan Yun quickly to left the woods without stopping. His Lightness Skill wasn't like killers from Golden Roc Fort. He didn't jump around. Although he moved fast, he didn't pant.

Dozens of the disciples of New Moon Hall showed up. They had followed Chipo and his companions all the way, hiding in the shadows outside for a long time.

Shangguan Yun wasn't surprised at the sight of them. He laughed as if everything was in his control. Obviously, he didn't regard them as a threat.

He moved very fast. Suddenly he accelerated again and passed through two disciples of New Moon Hall. The two disciples, who practiced a unique occultism, lost their target before unleashing it upon him.

Though Shangguan Yun escaped alone, Chipo and the other attendants weren't disappointed in him. Instead, they tried their best to stop the Dragon King so that their master would have more time to escape.

The fight in the woods was brief, but bloody. Because Shangguan Yun escaped, dozens of the disciples of New Moon Hall showed no mercy on the other nine attendants. They flocked to attack them with their hidden weapons and poisons, with assistance from the Dragon King's sword.

Within half an hour, another eight attendants were dead. Gu Shenwei left Chipo alive, though.