849 The Summi (1/2)

After watching for a while, Gu Shenwei finally confirmed that Han Fen was dressed, so he tapped her twice with his sheath.

Han Fen abruptly sat up, stared blankly into the space for a while and then turned her head and smiled at the Dragon King. ”I've never had a better sleep.”

Gu Shenwei was astonished.

”Did dawn break?”

Gu Shenwei was astonished yet again. After recalling the previous night for a while, he believed that he definitely hadn't been stalked by anybody. The only plausible explanation as for why Han Fen had asked the same questions as Shangguan Ru was that it was a coincidence. This also proved how plain a night last night had been.

But that plainness was something that he didn't dare to even hope for at this moment.

”This is my tent.”

”It is. But you weren't using it. Now that you've come back, I'll just leave. Dragon King, I think that it's about time you improve how you treat your prisoners-”

”What can I do for you?”

Han Fen scratched her head. ”One moment. I just woken up and my memory's not very good. Last night I had a lot of dreams, though they were very interesting dreams…”

Gu Shenwei pointed at the corner, ”Was it you who did all that?”

Han Fen jumped onto the ground, walked to the corner, and discovered that unobtrusive slit in the bottom after searching for quite a while. She crouched and stretched her hand through the slit to find out how big it was. And then, chin resting on her hand, she abruptly stood up. ”Ah! That wasn't a dream!”

”Then talk about it.”

”But… But I kind of promised her that I would keep it a secret.”

Gu Shenwei stared at her for a while. ”Since you're my prisoner, you don't have the right to make your own decisions. I will abolish your promise and now I demand that you tell me the truth.”

”It turns out that I don't have the right to do that. Great. Last night, when I was sound asleep, a female came in. She stroked my chest and pressed her dagger against my neck. I used knockout powder, but it didn't work, so I had no choice but to let her do whatever she wanted. Alas, that was the first time that I did that with a woman-”

”It wasn't you that she came for.”

”Mm. She was here for you and that little girl. I told her what you've been doing and then she left.”

”What we've been doing?”

”Yeah. You know … this … and that … ” Han Fen interlaced her fingers and wriggled them back and forth.

Gu Shenwei didn't want to ask Han Fen how she had found out about this, so he instead said, ”Is she from Golden Roc Castle?”

”You're so good at guessing, Dragon King. Her kung fu was so good that I only managed to make one move.”

”And then? Where is she now?”

”She left. And she threatened me.”

”Mm,” Gu Shenwei had deduced that this woman must be Qian Ying.

Han Fen still had something else to say. ”She was very aggressive. She said that she would cut me to pieces or slowly roast me, and that she would strike her head on a wall and kill herself. She also said that she wouldn't have to serve her master anymore-”

”What?”

”She wouldn't have to serve her master anymore,” Han Fen repeated loudly. ”Oh! Her original words were 'My service to my master is probably going to end soon'. She's a pretty interesting person.”

”Think about why you came here. And get out if you can't recall.”

After thinking for a while, Han Fen quietly walked towards the door. When she was near the doorway, she turned around. ”I remember now. But it's not very important, so I don't know whether I should tell you or not.”

”Tell me.”

”Little Nie Zeng and the little, little girl had a quarrel, and they nearly fought. I think that you should do something about it, Dragon King.”

”Mm. Anything else?”

”And – you're not afraid of reprisals, right?”

”A lot of people want to take revenge on me. Why should I be afraid?”

”Ha-ha. That's exactly what I think. Then there's nothing else. That old woman doesn't even dare to cut a head off, and she needed me to help her. However, she was crying and even promised that guy that she would avenge his death.”

That old woman clearly referred to the Second Consort. Sometimes, Gu Shenwei really didn't know whether Han Fen was genuinely stupid or she was just acting dumb. ”I understand. You did a good job. Thanks.”

”You're welcome.” Han Fen smiled, her eyes narrowing into slits. ”I'm willing to help you, Dragon King. If you want me to do anything, just tell me. For example, that thing … I think that you can do far better. You should try doing it more slowly, with more-”

”Get out!” Gu Shenwei reprimanded.

After sleeping for an hour, somebody woke Gu Shenwei up.

Dawn had just broken. Dugu Xian had had a sound sleep and he looked pretty good. ”A local guide said that Thousand Horsemen Pass can be seen from the top of a nearby hill. I want to go there and take a look. Do you want to come with me?”

The first thing Gu Shenwei did was investigate that guide's background. After confirming that the guide was reliable, he decided to go with Dugu Xian to gauge the enemy's situation. He also designated 1,000 cavalrymen to come along with him. Dugu Xian was surprised. He remembered that the Dragon King had only brought a couple dozen of guards with him the last time they scouted out a battlefield.