757 Fear (2/2)

”It's a long story. Your sabersmanship's getting better. But why are you killing again? Chu Nanping…”

”Don't mention him,” Tie Linglong gloomily said as her delight instantly vanished.

Gu Shenwei didn't have time to inquire about the relationship between the teenagers. Instead, he asked ”How's the kung fu competition against Qingcheng Sect?”

”No idea. The Qingcheng Sect hasn't returned since they left for our camp yesterday,” Tie Linglong replied.

A smile of extreme delight suddenly appeared on Han Wuxian's face. ”It turns out that the Dragon King's brought me a gift. Little Han Fen, come to me.”

Han Fen walked out from behind a deserted tent and kept a long distance from Han Wuxian. In a low voice, she said, ”Greetings, Hall Leader.”

”How can I be unhappy with you traitors in front of me?”

Han Fen pointed at Dragon King and said in an almost humble tone, ”I'm the Dragon King's prisoner.”

Han Wuxian raised her head to look at Gu Shenwei and gave a smile as sweet as caramelized sugar. ”I hope that this is the Dragon King's gift to me.”

”Sorry,” Gu Shenwei said bluntly. ”I still have plans for her. You can't have her.”

Han Wuxian's smile froze. Then with a faint smile, she sighed slightly. ”The Dragon King is the Dragon King after all. You always have to grip the power in your hands and refuse to share it with allies. If I feel a little disappointed, I think you wouldn't mind, would you?”

”I wouldn't. As long as we have common enemies, the occasional disagreement is inevitable.”

Holding their breath, Tie Linglong and Nie Zeng looked at the Dragon King in reverence. Neither of them, and none of the people they had met, would dare to talk to the Hall Leader of Waning Moon Hall in such a disrespectful way.

With her smile growing bigger, Han Wuxian said ”no wonder” three times consecutively. ”In some respect, Lotus is exactly the same as you, Dragon King. Hmm, little Han Fen.”

”Ahi, I'm here.”

”The Dragon King's going to protect you. You have nothing to be afraid of.”

”Thank you, Hall Leader.”

”You don't have to thank me. The Dragon King cannot protect you forever. There's no doubt that someday you will fall into my hands. Don't you like dolls? I'll make sure you become a flawless one.”

Han Fen hid behind the Dragon King and said, ”Then I'll be more grateful to Hall Leader. Dragon King, this is Han Ke, and she… she's a good girl.”

Gu Shenwei knew that he couldn't cross the line. ”She's Hall Leader Han's prisoner, so she's at Hall Leader Han's disposal.”

The ”Dragon King's so thoughtful. Han Ke, shouldn't you thank Dragon King?”

Han Ke raised her head to look at Dragon King, and she stopped trembling. ”Be careful. Don't let Hall Leader find Han Xuan. She-”

Two people made their moves at the same time.

With a slight movement of her fingers, three hairs of Han Wuxian's wrapped around Han Ke's neck. Meanwhile, Han Fen shot out a puff of yellow powder which dissipated at Han Ke's nose.

Han Ke craned her neck, took a deep breath and inhaled as much of the powder as she could, willingly. Soon, she fell to the ground, convulsing, and seemed about to die. She would rather die of poison than be tortured cruelly by the Hall Leader.

Han Fen hid behind the Dragon King. ”Han Ke was speaking so disrespectfully to you, Hall Leader. I killed her for you.”

”I can see that you're growing in courage, Little Han Fen, and I'm starting to grow fonder and fonder of you.”

”Little Han Fen's only has a little courage. I fear Hall Leader just like… a mouse fears a cat, a cat fears a tiger, a tiger fears the giant roc, the giant roc fears the Dragon King, the Dragon King fears… What do you fear?”

”Just like you, I fear Hall Leader Han.”

Han Fen nodded gravely, unaware that Han Wuxian couldn't see her.

Han Wuxian laughed as her body trembled. Suddenly, she leaped into the cane chair on Nie Zeng's back and ordered, ”Go.”

No one cared about that vice gang leader Zhao, and it was not until the Dragon King and the others had ridden far away on the horses left behind by the Brotherhood Gang that the gang members hidden nearby started moving slowly towards Zhao's body. They found that the vice gang leader was still kneeling on the ground, having been dead for quite a long time.

It was already after midnight when they returned to the army camp. From far away, Gu Shenwei could see that there were still lights ablaze in the camp, which was a departure from the norm.

About a mile or so from the camp, sparse bodies began to show up in the grass.

”Give me a saber,” Gu Shenwei said. He hadn't taken anything from the mausoleum, and the only weapon he had on him was the dagger.

Tie Linglong handed him her narrow saber immediately.

Gu Shenwei rode forward, and then a voice came through the darkness. ”Stop. Who is it?”

”The Dragon King,” Gu Shenwei didn't stop moving, and kept progressing forward.

The other was clearly very surprised and didn't tried to stop the Dragon King.

Arriving at the front gate, under the light of the torch fire, all Gu Shenwei could see were the flags of the Court Attendants Army.