Chapter 183 (1/2)
Chapter 183: Return to South City Translator: Transn Editor: Transn
Wildhorse’s story made Gu Shenwei realize that truth was illusory and people just believed what they wished to believe
In the ht have just er is a natural born killer and has a strong desire for blood He wants a capable leader, so he can’t stand by watching Master Ru slide into a depression,” Gu Shenwei thought to hiuan Ru lived in North City now, her killers still worked on a shi+ft basis to keep watch at night One night, Gu Shenas on the first shi+ft He wore a black cape and hid himself in a tree in the middle of the yard When seen froe in the trunk or an empty nest in the tree
As this residence was not very large, he was able to see everything inside it while staying up in the tree That night, he could even keep an eye on the situation in the streets nearby, for the ht
Coht He could not see any pedestrian on the streets or hear anyone shouting or playingthis hour, the city looked as if it was empty
Despite that, he still strictly carried out hisaround him He was a professional killer, who knehen to think, observe or kill
To his great surprise, Shangguan Ru quietly walked out of her roo white robe, her long hair tied into a ponytail In thefairy
Upon seeing her, Gu Shenwei i to sneak out of the residence He decided to follow her to keep her safe and also to prevent her fro foolish in North City
However, beyond all his expectations, Shangguan Ru did not go anywhere She took off her robe in the yard, revealing a black outfit, and then she drew out her wooden saber and began to practice a saber routine beside the tree where Gu Shenwei hid
Sheher saber whistle However, this routine still looked more like a workout routine than a combat routine
Gu Shenwei had never seen this workout routine before He considered that it was probably due to the fact that children of the Shangguan fa fu skills in the Golden Roc Fort
After watching her practicing for so saber skills with an iuan Yushi+
Aand went over to lean against the tree trunk She looked up at the starry sky and asked, “Can you identify constellations in the sky?”
“No,” Gu Shenwei blurted out After a while, he added, “I can only identify the seven bright stars of the Big Dipper”
“The saber routine that I practiced just now is called Seven Stars, since it has seven variations My favorite move in this routine is the one named Ursae Majoris I like its name I also like another one called Alkaid”
“Yeah, nice nauan Ru continued to talk about
“Does Master Ru just want to talk about Master Yu? Or, does she want ain?” Gu Shenondered
“Do you know any other stories of burglars? I uan Ru suddenly changed the subject
Gu Shenas surprised that she still remembered the story of Red Bat Lady, which he had told her years ago Back then, he had just wanted to goad her into breaking into Six Kills Te her this story
“There are not anization behind the scene and is backed by a secret power Even a top burglar like Red Bat Lady was unable work on her own and always go her oay”
Gu Shenas no longer a child He did not believe that the Red Bat Lady could sneak into the palace without relying on anyone else to help her
“Not many, but there are still some of them, aren’t there?”
“Yes, there are” Gu Shenwei racked his brain and finally thought of a jianghu tale that he had heard during his childhood “Many years ago, there was a renowned burglar named Hairless Specter”
“Hairless Specter? What a weird nauan Ru interrupted
“Yes, this naendary No one was able to catch Hairless Specter No one knew if the burglar was athat this Hairless Specter is even endary than the Red Bat Lady?”
“It’s ih Hairless Specter’s kung fu was also quite good Hairless Specter just worked for himself and only stole items which were more peculiar The officials didn’t work very hard to hunt him down”
“What did Hairless Specter steal?”
“Hair”
“Hair? Are you saying that the burglar stole hairs on a human head?”
“Yes Hairless Specter liked to sneak into the hoardless of sex Many people’s hair was cut by the burglar”
“Hahaha, that’s nonsense You uy whose hair was cut off by the Hairless Specter He wore a hat to cover his head for days”
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Shangguan Ru returned to her bedroo much better
Gu Shenas still up in the tree He looked into the distance and felt lost He discovered that he was only able to recollect little about his life in the Central Plain