744 Rainwater (2/2)

Deng Yuanlei intentionally picked a position facing the Dragon King to guard against him.

The Dragon King didn't move, and didn't even give a verbal warning. However, Deng Yuanlei had a feeling that something was not right. And it indeed wasn't. After passing the sword to his left hand, he found that he could make no more moves.

He fell over into the water on the ground, watching his junior brother's sword stabbing towards his chest.

The blade had entered his chest about an inch before Liu Fangsheng drew it back and said, ”Not everybody's as despicable as you.”

Gu Shenwei gave an inward sigh. He was too inexperienced with the mindset of the people of the Central Plains, which was why his plan had failed. He was hoping to have Liu Fangsheng kill Deng Yuanlei, gain his trust, and then extract intelligence from him. It seemed that he would have to find another way now.

Liu Fangsheng felt a sense of numbness in his leg and subconsciously tried to slap it with his hand, but his body softened involuntarily, and there was another numb feeling in his back. Then he realized that he had been hit and passed out.

Old Man Mu turned around and asked the Dragon King, ”Are we really not killing them?”

”Not for now.”

Dog Butcher and Fan Yongda both came out from the grass a little further away, with an embarrassed look on their faces. The means of the people from the Western Regions were far from righteous: knockout powder, sneak attacks, they used it all, which made these temporary followers blush.

”He's the only child of the Qingcheng Sect's Leader. Maybe we should spare him,” Dog Butcher interceded on behalf of Liu Fangsheng.

”Put him aside, and keep him here for the time being.” Gu Shenwei walked in front of Deng Yuanlei and lowered his head to look at him.

Fan Yongda picked up Liu Fangsheng and left. Dog Butcher followed his sect nephew after hesitating for a while. He had a premonition that the Dragon King had something more else to do to Deng Yuanlei, and it was not going to be righteous and decent. And since this Deng Yuanlei was not someone worthy of his protection, he decided that he might as well keep him out of sight and out of mind.

Deng Yuanlei's clothes was soaking wet after he had fallen into the rainwater, and he struggled to straighten his upper body, ”I can't believe that I failed miserably in an easy task. The Dragon King got me twice with knockout power.”

”I've got a lot more knockout power. But whether you'll have the chance to be knocked out by it again in the future depends on your cooperation.”

Old Man Mu's eyes lit up and he encouraged Deng Yuanlei in an undertone, ”Be a man. A warrior would rather die than be humiliated. Don't give in.”

Old Man Mu's wrinkled old face was so close to him that Deng Yuanlei felt like he looked like a giant insect which sent a chill down his spine. He immediately said, ”I hold no personal grudges against the Dragon King, and it's not necessary for me to set myself against him.”

Old Man Mu moved a few steps away in disappointment.

”Did you and Lu Mian formulate a plan to usurp the position of the Sect Leader?” Gu Shenwei started his interrogation with a simple question.

Deng Yuanlei acted like a well-prepared student answering the teacher's questions. His answer was quick and succinct, and even held a ghost of confidence. ”I've always been in contact with Sect Leader Lu, and I've waited a long time for this day. My original plan was to state my stance in the last moment, but because of you… I had to do so ahead of schedule.”

”Where did Lu Mian learn his swordsmanship?”

”I know what you mean. Sect Leader Lu's swordsmanship is very strange, isn't it? To be honest, I was surprised too. Sect Leader Lu had never had a fixed abode in the past few years, and it was not until a year ago that he came to Luo Village. As far as I know, he's never had a second Master.”

”Didn't the Luo Family teach him swordsmanship?”

”The Luo Family? I don't think so. Sect Leader Lu's swordsmanship is different from that of the Luo Family's – uh, but maybe they did – the Luo Family is very interested in collecting kung fu manuals of other sects, and maybe they gave some of them to Sect Leader Lu.”

Staring at him, Gu Shenwei raised his foot and stamped on his chest. ”You should've done some homework before telling a lie.”

Dragon King's cape was very wide and all Deng Yuanlei could see was a black shadow. This was the third time he had been captured by the Dragon King, and the last bit of his dignity disappeared with that stomp. ”Stop. I'll tell you. Sect Leader Lu did learn his swordsmanship from the Luo Family, and he promised me that he would teach me after he became the Sect Leader. He said that the people of the Luo Family didn't want to practice the swordsmanship themselves yet they wanted to know its strength, which is why they taught him the swordsmanship.”

”And the name of the swordsmanship?”

”I really don't know.” Then Deng Yuanlei suddenly remembered something. ”But that woman. I can give you that woman.”

Gu Shenwei drew his foot back, surprised by the fact that that woman was involved with this issue. He was more indifferent than curious regarding the slave girl that the Khan had mentioned, as he hadn't even sent anyone to find where she was hidden.

”Where's she?”

”Right in the camp. Sect Leader Lu assigned two people to guard her. He ordered the guards to kill her immediately if anyone tried to rescue her. I can take you there. They won't suspect me.”

”Open your mouth.”

Gu Shenwei tossed two pills into Deng Yuanlei's mouth, ”One of them is an antidote, and the other is poison. You know what to do.”

The knockout powder in Deng Yuanlei's body was gradually detoxified, and he struggled to his feet over the wet ground. With the new poison in his body, he didn't dare to play any tricks. ”I understand. How do you… plan to get in there?”

”You don't have to know that. Your job is to handle the two guards.”

”The fifth tent from the west.” Deng Yuanlei told them the location and returned to the camp.

Gu Shenwei didn't bring Dog Butcher and Fan Yongda along with him. He and Old Man Mu snuck into the camp from another direction.

Old Man Mu entered the tent first. Seeing that nothing unusual had happened, Gu Shenwei followed him in. The two guards were already on the ground, and Deng Yuanlei was standing by the side of a figure. In an extremely low voice, he said, ”It's her.”

Holding his saber, Gu Shenwei had barely walked to the middle of the tent when the ground beneath his feet suddenly sank, and he started falling down. At the same time, Deng Yuanlei and the figure made their moves to prevent the Dragon King from leaping out.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.

Old Man Mu hesitated for a brief moment, and then followed the Dragon King and jumped down. This was the first time that he was trying to save someone voluntarily, and thus he and the Dragon King were trapped together.

This camp was built only a few days ago, and it was never in one the Royal Court's important areas. The people in the camp, both the ones sleeping and the ones awake, all seemed very normal. Also, Gu Shenwei had been very careful with every step. Nobody could've anticipated that a hidden dungeon had been operating here for many years with a sophisticated security system.