890 The Truth (1/2)
Han Wuxian burst into laughter. ”So the Dragon King knows about Lotus' secrets too. I was hoping that I could make a contribution. It seems that that's not going to happen.”
”You will have plenty of opportunities to make a contribution,” said Gu Shenwei, giving two glances at Wild Horse and the disciple of the Essence Pavilion. ”Which one am I supposed to talk to?”
The disciple of the Essence Pavilion walked up to Wild Horse and stood behind him, saying while helping him heal his wound, ”Whenever you gain something, you also lose something else at the same time. The Master Commander is someone above this mortal world, someone you guys will never be able to understand.”
Wild Horse was trying very hard to repress the pain, but there was still a faint pained look on his face, which made his cooperation with the bluff of the disciple of the Essence Pavilion less effective.
”So that's why the Master Commander put you two in charge of this mortal world?” In Gu Shenwei's opinion, these two people were far more terrible of a liar than the dwarf Immortal Peng.
Han Wuxian's confidence suddenly surged. ”There's no need to talk to them. Let me use some other methods. I promise that they'll tell us everything.”
Wild Horse suddenly knelt down, revealing the perplexed, astonished disciple of the Essence Pavilion.
Han Wuxian eyes brightened meaningfully. ”Ha-ha. Do you really think that the injury caused by my Jueyin Finger Energy is that easy to heal? Sorry. I forgot to remind you that my finger energy is not in the Purple Palace Acupoint, but rather in the Grim Valley Acupoint. Kneeling is only the beginning. He's going to have a lot of 'fun'. Speaking of which, I remember that I once poked you too. You seem to have recovered perfectly.”
That had been many years ago. In order to tempt the Unique King into imparting the Daoless Divine Power to his daughter, Han Wuxian had imbued Shangguan Ru, Wild Horse, as well as a couple of other teenagers with evil Qi. But back then, it was the Tenth Young Master that she cared about, and Wild Horse hadn't concerned her at all. It was not until she performed the Jueyin Finger Energy again and hit him that she discovered the traces of that evil Qi that she had left in him.
The Purple Palace Acupoint was located on the Ren Meridian in the chest. The Grim Valley Acupoint was an affiliate acupoint of the Feet Shaoying Kidney Meridian, and it was at the back side of the knee. Han Wuxian's Jueyin Finger Energy had launched a two-pronged attack, half of it occupying a frontal acupoint and the other half a hidden one. While Wild Horse and the disciple of the Essence Pavilion had been trying to expel the finger energy in the Purple Palace Acupoint with their full strength, the other energy in the Grim Valley Acupoint had taken this opportunity to invade his body.
Wild Horse clenched his teeth, the muscles on his face quivering, but he could barely stay composed, not to mention standing up.
The disciple of the Essence Pavilion didn't dare to continue helping him recover from the injury. He finally understood the ”secret” part of the secret arts of the Waning Moon Hall.
”How did Hall Leader Han learn that Lotus lost all her strength?” asked Gu Shenwei.
”I sat there and had nothing to do, so I did a little thinking. And then, I knew.” Smiling with an amused look in her eyes, Han Wuxian watched Wild Horse struggle. Clearly, she didn't plan to tell the truth. ”Eek, where's my precious baby girl? Why hasn't she come back?”
”Heal Wild Horse,” Gu Shenwei said flatly.
Han Wuxian looked surprised, ”Why should I heal this freak? Only when he is in unbearable pain will he be willing to take us to that goblin Lotus.”
”This is an order.”
Holding the strand of hair cut off by the Dragon King, Han Wuxian said pensively, ”Dragon King, at least show me some respect. Outside of the city, you're the supreme commander of hundreds of thousands of troops. But here, the disciples of the Barren Sect are everywhere. Thus, maybe I should be the one giving orders. Do you think so?”
Gu Shenwei thought for a while, ”I can show you more respect, but I'm still the one who gives the orders. Please heal Wild Horse of his wound, Hall Leader Han.”
He emphasized the word ”please,” which made it sound more sarcastic than respectful.
Shangguan Hong felt that the Dragon King was too haughty and that it was no big deal to occasionally act humbly. However, he didn't want to be a busybody. All he wanted to do was find an escape route and flee.
Han Wuxian raised her head and started laughing in an unrestrained manner, but the Dragon King was too composed, which made her suspicious. The laughter gradually stopped. She turned her head aside and glanced in the direction of the depths of the forest of peach trees. It shouldn't take long to intercept Han Xuan and Han Fen, but her ”precious baby girl” was still nowhere to be seen.
It was completely quiet in the woods. They all stayed silent. Faint sounds of fighting came from the distance. The two girls should have been able to stir up such a ruckus.
Han Wuxian's face slightly blushed, but the smile on her face became more charming, as if it were tinged with the timidity of a teenage girl, ”The Dragon King is the Dragon King after all. Who dares disobey your order? Fine. I'll heal him of the Jueyin Finger Energy, but he must promise that he won't take this opportunity to kill me.”
Gu Shenwei nodded. ”Both of you have seen Hall Leader Han's secret arts. She will heal Wild Horse, but I can't guarantee that she will heal him thoroughly. Maybe she will leave something else in him, so-”
”Immortal Peng won't fight back,” the disciple of the Essence Pavilion said. ”At least not tonight.”
Han Wuxian giggled. She walked forward, poked her fingers in Wild Horse's chest several times, and then backed off.
Wild Horse grabbed his sword and stood up abruptly, his face full of anger, but he didn't move.
Han Wuxian ignored him. Pricking up her eyes, she affected an air of surprise. ”The Dragon King's subordinates are not fighting with the disciples of the Barren Sect, are they? That would be like a flood dashing against the Temple of the Dragon King. Oh, I'm not saying that I'm the 'flood'. Don't be mad, Dragon King.”
Gu Shenwei raised his head and let out a whistling sound which sounded like a whistle. Han Wuxian raise her right hand, curved a finger and flipped her hand. A green fire shot up into the sky, leaving a trail about five or six feet in length. The straight trail over forty meters high lasted quite a while in the air before dispersing.
The sounds of fighting in the distance died away.
Shangguan Hong's face also flushed red, but it was not because he was excited. He knew that the Dragon King would never trust anybody easily. The Dragon King had dared to take him to northern Jade City and then to City View Alley, so he must have made some preparations in advance.
A rejoicing voice came from the distance. ”Darling, apologize to the Dragon King. Your subordinates actually said that they didn't know who the Dragon King was, so I punished them for you.”