Chapter 220 - Lifesaver (2/2)

Now that his sister was gone, the little building in Pleasure Alley naturally lost its purpose Xu Xiaoyi had rented a cheaper house which was very out-of-the-way

It had not been a flawless assassination Sooner or later, someone would suspect the little swordsman from Joy Pavilion Thus, Gu Shenwei decided to act upon Governor Wei Song as soon as possible so that everyone’s attention would be diverted towards the vendetta between the Wei and Meng faxian’s death, Gu Shenwei, equipped with a grappling hook and a short-saber commonly used by h border wall so as to sneak into North City He reckoned that he would be able to kill Wei Song with an ordinary knife because the governor see fu

While North City was usually quiet, there was an apparent increase in the nuht The shock caused upon North City by Fourth Young Master Meng’s death greatly exceeded that caused by Wei Lingmiao’s The former had been soure Aside fro sad at the loss of one of their kind, the rich families also became worried for their own safety

Conversely, there were no changes at the Governor’s Mansion Gu Shenwei did not discover any hidden sentries after observingto be a reckless assassination for which Gu Shenwei had not done much homework beforehand He had only been to theof its internal conditions

Although Gu Shenwei’s Lightness Skill was considerably better than before, he still slowly cliers into its cracks, knowing that he had to keep a close watch on everyas he could capture someone alive to extract information from, it should be easy to find out which roo in

In the end, however, Gu Shenould suffer a surprise attack in the forecourt The assailant’s machete technique had a distinct Golden Roc Fort style He attacked swiftly and effectively fro absolutely no noise

Gu Shenas unable to ward off the attack, but ed to leap forward and rolled several rounds on the floor When he stood back up, he was finally able to face the assailant, but a knife was already right before his eyes

The failure of one of his movements caused his subsequent movements to be constantly a step behind his opponent’s Unable to exert his true strength, he could only take steps backward as the danger against hirew

After the assailant had struck out nine times with his saber, a second saber appeared

Gu Shenho had been barely able to evade the first assailant, was struck on his back by the second one

To be cautious was a principle which one could not refrain fro a hundred times Gu Shenwei had committed many mistakes, and each tih that the relevant principle would be etched in his mind forever

At present, he did not have the tiht in his mind: avoid the next blow

One of the assailants suddenly turned away, as if he had been struck, and his steps became a little clumsy As he turned his back, he revealed an arrow on his shoulder, upon seeing which the other assailant slowed down his attack

This was Gu Shenwei’s only chance Swinging his knife, he warded off the blow froht his breath, juely enough, the assailants did not co out of the Governor’s Mansion

Gu Shenwei ran into a secluded alley and leaned fir in the shadows, he did not allow the ht to shi+ne upon him It was only at this tian to pound rapidly

The two assailants were true-blue killers from Golden Roc Fort Their ht had continued for just a little longer, Gu Shenould have died to the fu

The person who had saved hih the person did so froes, he still needed to be a terrific marksman to be able to hit a killer from Golden Roc Fort

Gu Shenwei returned to Kun Society in South City as quickly as he could After changing into his night suit, he equipped his saber and sword and headed out once again This time, he came to Liuhua’s residence and knocked on the door

Liuhua e a full set of attire He looked aloof and did not say a word

This was not a clue Killers often did not take off their attire before they slept

“Do I have to thank you?”

“You should make your words clear”

Liuhua expressed a trace of displeasure and abhorrence At this point, even if he was indeed Gu Shenwei’s lifesaver, the latter would not quite believe it

“Did you go out tonight?”

“Tenth Young Master sent you to ask?”

Liuhua’swas very clear As they were equally-ranked killers, he would not answer any of Slave Huan’s questions unless there were orders frouan Ru

For no apparent reason, his expressions suddenly becary and his entire face turned distorted and blood-red, as if he was about to devour the slave facing him

Gu Shenwei immediately clutched his sword shaft but released it almost as quickly He would not have a chance to utilize his skills on this night

With his body as stiff as a piece of slate, Liuhua collapsed on the floor, spurting a white foam from his mouth

Not far away, a dull thud was heard fro had dropped on the floor