866 Confession (2/2)

Gu Shenwei pondered his words over for a while. ”You still didn't tell me how you overheard all these messages.”

”Oh, right. They believe that I've joined the Heavenly Mountain Sect, and so I get to wander around freely in northern Jade City. And I snatched every chance I could to stalk Han Wuxian, but I didn't get much intelligence until you showed up… Ha-ha, you're capable of so many things, Dragon King. After meeting you that day, Han Wuxian was furious, and she was not as prudent as usual. That night, she went straight to northern Jade City to meet with Golden Roc Castle's liaison. I eavesdropped on them and heard a few words.”

Old Man Mu gave out a couple of coughs and then mimicked Han Wuxian's high voice. ”Tell the Unique King that I don't want to wait any longer. I've started rebuilding Barren Sect. It's time to take action, and I want another meeting with him.”

”That's all?”

”That's all,” Old Man Mu's voice returned to normal. ”It was very risky after all. I'm no match for Han Wuxian. Besides, there were also plenty of killers skulking around.”

”Hmm. Well done.”

”What do you plan to do next, Dragon King?” Old Man Mu said in a tone of a highly trusted subordinate.

”Carrying out the operation tonight.”

”You still need more proof?”

”No. I believe that Han Wuxian is the mole, and that she will surely leak this operation… ”

”Oh. So you planning to counterplot and stab Golden Roc Castle in the back. However… northern Jade City is Golden Roc Castle's territory, and the Dragon King's armies are outside ofthe city. It doesn't seem like we have any men available.”

”I have my own plan.”

”Then I'll stop poking around,” Old Man Mu obsequiously bowed and took his leave. As he walked away, the end his the sheath rubbed against the blanket, making the sheath seem more redundant.

Gu Shenwei immediately had someone call Xu Xiaoyi in. ”Stop stalking Old Man Mu from now on.”

”Yes,” Xu Xiaoyi answered, feeling confused. ”But… Have you found proof or did you just decide to trust him?”

”Neither. Old Man Mu has spotted your men.”

”Ah,” Xu Xiaoyi was startled. ”How come-”

”Forget about Old Man Mu. I'll find another way.”

”Yes.” Xu Xiaoyi took the order and left, wondering how Old Man Mu had spotted his men.

Gu Shenwei believed that there must have been a reason for why Old Man Mu had chosen to confess on this occasion, and the simplest answer was that Old Man Mu had found that the Dragon King was suspecting him, so he had taken the initiative and to make a move to dissolve the Dragon King's suspicion.

Gu Shenwei had no doubt that Han Wuxian was a mole. She had a lot of reasons to betray the Dragon King and the most important one was Lotus. Han Wuxian seemed to have anticipated that the Dragon King would try to cooperate with Lotus again, and in all of the whole Western Regions, Golden Roc Castle was the only natural ally that she could find.

Things were more complicated about Old Man Mu. He could switch sides faster than anybody else, but his strength was far less powerful than before, so he indeed was unable to ”switch sides” even if he wanted to.

Gu Shenwei still couldn't figure him out.

At around eleven o'clock at night, as usual, northern Jade City became much earlier than southern Jade City. The Dragon King's killers were all gathered in a stronghold prepared by Xu Xiaoyi in advance. Besides Han Wuxian, all of them were wearing a mask and black clothes, looking exactly the same as Golden Roc killers. In a dark room, their identities were even more indistinguishable.

”Hold your own ground, and leave as soon as the mission is accomplished. Don't get into any tangled fight,” Hu Shining said.

”Why are you in command? Where's the Dragon King?” Shangguan Fei was startled and suspicious. Not having seen the Dragon King, he was very uneasy.

”It's time.” Hu Shining didn't answer the questions of his former young master. He was a traditional Golden Roc killer. No matter what his usual demeanor was, he would never say anything redundant when performing tasks. ”Team One, move out.”

Dog Butcher was on team one. He replied in a deep voice, took five killers with him, and left the house. His voice sounded very calm, but the way he walked was a little awkward, as if the night suit fit him badly. Under his influence, the five killers behind him also seemed a little weird.

Old Man Mu said aloud, ”Be careful, Old Dog. Remember to come back.”

Nobody answered. Feeling that he was in an unfavorable atmosphere, Old Man Mu defiantly said, ”What? Am I not allowed to speak?”

After waiting in silence for a while, Hu Shining gave another order. If he had a choice, he would have rather taken a group of average killers than kung fu experts like Old Man Mu and Dog Butcher. ”Team Two, move out.”

Old Man Mu's voice drifted in through the doorway. ”Come on. Follow me. I may be a little short, but not too short to be overlooked, okay?”

The leader of Team Three was Shangguan Fei. Before leaving, he again asked in a muted voice, ”The Dragon King's here, right?”

Hu Shining still didn't answer.

Chu Nanping was the leader of Team Four. He didn't count as an excellent killer, but Hu Shining had trained him for a year, so they made a great team. Walking out of the house with five killers, he didn't say anything redundant.

”Hall Leader Han, please depart,” Hu Shining said politely, not regarding her as a regular killer at all.

Han Wuxian giggled. ”The bait is about to be set. Where's the fisherman?”

”Um,” a voice came from the corner. Han Wuxian nodded and signaled her two subordinates to come with her to King An's mansion.

It was completely quiet in the mansion. Scared, King An was the only one who was tossing and turning in bed. He had been suffering from insomnia since a long time ago.