597 Despicable (1/2)

Shangguan Ru had never wanted to train killers in the Land of Fragrance, so although Red Bat had learned the lightness skills and the rules of performing missions at night, she didn't have the ability to improvise according to changing circumstances that a killer had.

She came here to rescue the instructor but found that the things were not quite the same as expected. Flustered, she had surprisingly carried Old Man Mu and run to the Dragon King to report the situation.

”Go.” Gu Shenwei ordered.

Red Bat followed the order and left. The tall Taoist priest who was competing with Shangguan Fei shouted, ”You can't go, leave Old Man Mu behind.”

Well, there was nothing he could do about it.

The elegant-looking Taoist priest said, ”Dragon King, Old Man Mu is a disciple of the Jade Pure Sect and we have no grudge against you. He has done so many evil things, why Dragon King asks for trouble? Give him to us, and the Jade Pure Sect owes you a favor from now on.”

This was the way people of the Central Plains spoke. The word 'favor' was a magic word. Its importance could be significant or trivial, not only depending on the sincerity of the speaker but also depending on the degree of cooperation of the other side. People who were well-mannered to others would receive kindness and favors. The so-called 'courtesy demands reciprocity' worked this way.

After moving to the Western Regions for many years, Gu Shenwei still remembered the rules of his homeland, so he thought for a while before saying, ”Alright, let's stop at the same time, we can talk about Old Man Mu later.”

The five Taoist priests nodded. Although the Dragon King and Shangguan Fei's internal energy had been in a defensive position and couldn't pose a threat to their lives, it was really eerie and they would rather get away from it as soon as possible.

The elegant-looking Taoist priest was obviously the leader of the five, ”I'll count the numbers one, two, and three and all of us withdraw at the same time. Is that okay, Dragon King? Shangguan Fei?”

Gu Shenwei said 'yes' for the two of them. Shangguan Fei could barely nod but he was very pleased with the suggestion at heart.”

”One.”

Shangguan Fei felt that the old Taoist's counting was too slow.

”Two.”

The elegant-looking Taoist priest deliberately spoke in a dragging voice to buffer time for everyone.

”Three.”

The last call was clear and decisive. Regardless of whether it was a plot or not, Shangguan Fei immediately withdrew both the yin and yang internal Qi, which caused him to stagger back and almost sit on the ground.

The seven people finally broke free. The disciples of the Jade Pure Sect all heaved a sigh of relief. The elegant-looking Taoist priest coughed and got ready to ask for Old Man Mu. Since the Dragon King knew to quit while he was ahead, he believed the negotiation would go well this time.

Although Gu Shenwei knew the Jianghu rules of the Central Plains, he didn't want to abide by the rules.

He attacked again before the elegant-looking Taoist priest opened his mouth and spat out a word.

This time, Gu Shenwei didn't want to compete for the internal energy, so he drew the Five Peaks Saber.

The weakness of the Jade Pure Sect's lack of external martial arts skills was shown clearly at the moment. Breathless, they were all flustered, showing no elegance of kung fu masters at all in the face of a sneak attack. The tall Taoist priest was the most talkative, his mouth not idle while he was jumping up and down, ”Cheat! You cheat!”

Gu Shenwei, however, didn't think he was cheating, or he didn't think it was wrong to cheat. From the moment he entered Golden Roc Castle, he had been rolling in the mire of conspiracy and had long accustomed to the smell of the mud and regarded it as good medicine for the body and mind.

The tall Taoist priest had the weakest kung fu and therefore, became the breaking point for Gu Shenwei.

Ten moves later, when the five Taoist priests had just stabilized their foothold, the tall priest got cut and shouted 'I'm dead', and fell.

Other Taoists hesitated a bit between saving people or fighting back, revealing more flaws.

In a moment of time, Gu Shenwei had rushed behind the elegant Taoist priest and knocked him out with the saber hilt and dragged him to retreat quickly. In several jumps, he had disappeared into the night. It was too late for the disciples of the Jade Pure Sect to catch up when they finally realized what had happened.

Shangguan Fei did react but he was a bit slow. Early in the Dragon King's first move, he had thought of the fact that his task had finished and he could run away, but he was afraid of being blamed by the Dragon King so he waited for a while, which resulted in being left behind by the Dragon King.

Shangguan Fei was just about to jump up before he was surrounded by three Taoist priests. The Jade Pure Sect's external martial arts skills were poor but Golden Roc Castle didn't pay much attention to fist and foot techniques, so it would be a close match for both sides. It was just that Shangguan Fei didn't want to fight at all when facing three kung fu experts alone.

”Heh heh.” Shangguan Fei hoped his smile could show a little kindness and also cover his miseries at the moment. ”Dragon King knows you're not going to kill me. I'll go join the warrior contest tomorrow for him, so he will exchange me with the old Taoist.”

The tall Taoist priest didn't die. He touched his ear and found half of it was missing and it was bleeding, so he covered it with his hand and jumped up, ”Dragon King has taken senior brother away!”

”I see.” Dao Huo, the Taoist priest who first came out to compete with Shangguan Fei, said impatiently. Then he turned to Shangguan Fei, ”You said Dragon King would save you but I don't think so. You are all despicable people who don't keep their promises.”

”Yeah, we're despicable, but you can't call yourself fair and square by kidnapping Old Man Mu.” Shangguan Fei smilingly argued, not wanting to offend these people or to be despised without cause.

”Old Man Mu is a disciple of our Jade Pure Sect …”