Chapter 104 (1/2)

Chapter 104: The League of Crimes Translator: Transn Editor: Transn

There was no need for Gu Shenwei to ask Maid Lotus what had happened that night It had been a long tister He had also heard about theapprentices suffered at the hands of training tutors and killing , who merely swore and hit apprentices, was as kind as a saint

How could Maid Lotus, in possession of such beauty, possibly survive? In the beginning, when her kung fu was rather weak, it was not just luck that saved her; Liu Xuan had just been one of coveters who laid hands on her

Gu Shenwei said nothing, but deep down, his enant at Liu Xuan or jealous of him All he kneas that he had to kill Liu Xuan and all insiders This was not only to wipe theation to Maid Lotus

When the giant red-crowned rocson it When apprentices slaughtered, they could kill at ithin designated boundaries But now, the rocs were gone, and Liu Xuan was so cautious that he would not cross north of Woodensaber Alley, which meant that Liu Xuan had to be killed by some other way

Gu Shenwei conducted a follow-up solo investigation, and discovered that Slave Zi also had several good friends ere potential insiders

He had gathered that Liu Xuan was an ordinary killer and not particularly favored by Eighth Young Master He was rarely taken out of the fort for uardian of the yard

Liu Xuan had once claimed that his direct protector was a blademaster, but the credibility of his words was suspect

Maid Lotus was again summoned by Liu Xuan Afterward, Gu Shenent to find her to discuss the “solution”

Her calmness impressed and also shamed Gu Shenwei, because he could not serve justice immediately when she, as his assistant, counselor, and friend, was bullied by another reed to assassinate Liu Xuan because he was indeed a scourge He did not knohat the clues meant yet, but he would understand when the two apprentices’ ht the attention of the Golden Roc Fort

They figured out several plans, such as using Slave Zi to seduce Liu Xuan out of Woodensaber Alley and then killing the up thebetween a killer and ahis corpse into the killing zone, and so forth All their plans had one thing in common, Maid Lotus would be exposed no matter what

It was not uncommon for killers to flirt with female apprentices and it was not Liu Xuan’s wont to keep secrets — more likely that he would be extremely public about the details Therefore, if he died suspiciously in East Castle, Maid Lotus, and even Slave Huan, would beYard would not investigate, Shangguan Nu would be incensed

As for the secrets of grinding weapons, Maid Lotus had ascertained that Liu Xuan would not disclose the secret of how he had been controlling her until he got sick of her Even Slave Zi did not realize how ie he had inadvertently said was

Up till now, every oat, or Gu had recieved additional support He was opportunistic in some ways In this case, there was none, and he had to kill Liu Xuan the old-fashi+oned way

As Master shi+fu, Tie Hanfeng, said, “A saber kills, so does a mouth” Sometimes, it was safer to cut off those “relationshi+ps” of Liu Xuan

Gu Shenwei careed with at first After listening to his detailed explanation, she thought it excellent, and helped hi ure in this plan was Miss Luo Ningcha

Just as Maid Lotus was leaving after paying respects to her ain, Slave Huan was summoned by Miss

It went as Maid Lotus planned She was close toto help deliver es to the Miss

The four maids named “Chen Xin Sui Yi” stood at both sides of the screen, while the blind and tongueless Maid Cui stood beside Miss Luo Ningcha, aiting for another slave to pledge loyalty This was Gu Shenwei’s explicit reason for seeing her The Miss had not done this for a long ti termed “relationshi+ps” were preferably called “backers” in the fort Since it was a general rule that the more “backers” the better, Slave Huan’s actions were to be expected, especially considering that he was one of the Miss’s slave dowries

The pledging process was based on the blood oath, except that the Miss did not puncture her finger She would also not share the bowl of blood with a slave Gu Shenwei played his part faithfully, stressing in his oath that he was first a killer for Eighth Young Master before a faithful servant of the Miss whereas Maid Cui acted on behalf of the Miss

The Miss was not as arrogant as before, or at least so it seened woiven in, yet her words sounded uninterested and bitterly sarcastic, barely containing the anger and pride deep inside her

After the pledging, Gu Shenwei, still kneeling on the ground, asked for a feords in private with his new ree

In this peculiar relationshi+p, both the master and servant held secrets that the other could use Gu Shenwei clai Lan from the Gu family, and had eance for his father Despite not knowing the details of her pasthe did

This balance was delicate and fragile Even a sht spell disaster Nevertheless, Gu Shenwei decided not only to tug the string, but to tie the her in the collaborative crime