Volu at Every Step (1/2)

Volu at Every Step¹

Under the quivering diht, I found it difficult to sleep, melancholic Xiaoshunzi pushed the door open and walked in, handing a scroll toto Gao Yan Were it not for the young master’s certainty that he is a Northern Han assassin, ouldn’t be able to find any ano Jun who has arrived?” I asked indifferently before co, “Have him wait for orders tomorrow This was all by chance Gao Yan truly exists He likely is presently in Northern Han For that man to impersonate Gao Yan and come, there normally would not have been any flaws to his masquerade It’s only unfortunate that he overdid it That ‘Welcoh the zither was truly a priceless treasure of the Goryeo royal fao fronan, in the hands of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets At the tiravings at the butt of the zither Practically no one in the world knew that I had ordered this zither to be secretly auctioned off However, regardless of who had purchased the zither, it would have been ienuine Gao Yan to have done so The i to use this zither to conceal his actual identity Unfortunately, this is his biggest flaw”

Xiaoshunzi regretfully replied, “It is a pity that so so loever, since he has co iven hihtly, I replied, “Although I intend to use hih- There’s no better individual to pass that zither score onto than him I only hope that he isn’t excessively obstinate and can be useful, and not prove unworthy of h we do not know his identity, that kind of talent should not be someone ordinary I believe that he should be able to return to Northern Han with the zither score”

Xiaoshunzi asked, “If that is the case, then does thatDuan? Moreover, if Gao Yan is allowed to atteer?”

I smiled and answered, “Toe that he will act, do you think that he will succeed? You can be reassured and act according to the plan”

In the depths of the cold, snowy night, Gao Yan was bent over the desk, hard at work copying the zither score He had already thrown thoughts about the assassination, about Great Yong and Northern Han, into the back of his ht, Gao Yan carefully exa noJiang Zhe’s original in safe spot to return to tohed softly Tomorrow, on the road, he needed to look for an opportunity to assassinate Jiang Zhe If he actually followed Jiang Zhe back to the Yong army encampment, even if he were successful, he would not be able to escape He had originally thought to stake his life on infiltrating the Yong army encampment With such a rare opportunity before hi Zhe’s side, if he could not act tomorrow then it was unlikely that he could possibly extricate himself However, it was said that Demonic Shadow Li Shun’sto be able to conceal his intentions from that eunuch to make that strike? Moreover, even if he were successful, he would likely spend the rest of his life with regrets Gao Yan smiled bitterly inside

Gao Yan was not the only one who found it difficult to sleep that night Ling Duan was also unable to sleep When the entourage had arrived at the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery, Ling Duan originally had the intent of fleeing when darkness fell However, not long after arriving, Ling Duan had discovered that Jiang Zhe’s Stalwart Tiger Guard had completely taken control of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery This by itself was not a proble Duan believed that he would still be able to escape After all, he was not all that iuard who shared a rooht soed bloith Huyan Shou, Ling Duan had received someDuan did not know if the bodyguard had done so intentionally, but thehi

Today, Ling Duan had stealthily poured the medicine out and pretended to fall asleep However, as the bodyguard was still in the roo that he would disturb hi to return tomorrow If he did not think of a way to escape, then there would truly be no opportunity to do so He did not want to meet the same fate as Li Hu, executed and silenced without cause or reason He had already spent a considerable a he concluded was that this situation was likely related to shi+ Ying However, he could not figure out why such a nonentity like Li Hu would ht, Ling Duan softly got up While Ling Duan walked to the side of the bodyguard and was preparing to uard’sDuan wasn’t careful and a disturbance was caused, he would likely not be able to escape In addition, if he did so, it would likely be ungracious Over these days, this bodyguard had taken good care of hihtly seal the bodyguard’s sleep acupoint, ensuring that he wouldn’t wake up

Thinking it over, Ling Duan decided not to be polite, helping hi Duan was not a gentleman and kneell how i on casual clothes and draping a cloak over his shoulders, Ling Duan slipped out of the room Probably because he wasn’t all that important, this roo as Ling Duan was able to pass through two defensive perier Of course, when the Stalwart Tiger Guard discovered his disappearance tomorrow, they would definitely send troops to perforraphy of Zezhou, Ling Duan felt that he would be able to climb over theDuan was carefully following the path and sneaking out of thethe day, several pairs of eyes atching his progress Huyan Shou chuckled softly and said, “This fellow is quite clever The path that he selected is relatively safe Of course, this is because our defensive arrangements were priaps for hi Duan would definitely try to escape today Everything is proceeding just as he expected”

The bodyguard standing at this side replied, “It is the ht, a bowl of druggedto return to the encaht, he wouldn’t have another chance to do so These days, he has suffered quite a bit However, Old Zhao is probably out of luck Not only was he sneak attacked, he has also been robbed of everything”

“To to plan and trans Duan,” instructed Huyan Shou with a smile “Whether he will be able to escape will depend on his skills However, be sure to hint that the daren pities him and does not want his head However, be sure to not leave too s It is best that this ht We have io back to sleep”

With his hands behind his back, Qiu Yufei stood before the , his expression indifferent Today was a matter of life or death He needed his inal condition in order to co from the encirclement Maid Jin Zhi walked in ater to help hiuryeo and said, “Regardless of success today, the two of you will be sacrificed Do you regret anything?”

Jin Zhi warily glanced out of thebefore replying in Goguryeo, “My race and was unable to return the favor Jin Zhi and Senior Cui willhed once again Fro its yellow damask cover His expression was filled with li this, Jin Zhi asked in puzzle daren is cultured, refined, and exceptionally talented Furtherto kill hi yourself? It isn’t that Jin Zhi is afraid of death, but feels that with the loss of such an intiood friend, you will likely be unhappy for the rest of your life”

Qiu Yufei gave a pained srace from my master and sect have been deep and extensive I cannot act independently on this matter Yesterday, you were not in the ardless of what kind of man he is, with his existence, my Northern Han’s officers and soldiers will find it difficult to sleep But, I also know that it will be impossible for Northern Han to reverse the current predicalehandedly reverse the situation² Even if the bitter battle can be avoided in the co, it will be ior”

“Since that is the case, this servant has nothing to say,” replied Jin Zhi with a sigh

Qiu Yufei sighed again, reaching out to grasp the towel Just then, his ears suddenly heard the faintly audible sounds of breathing Qiu Yufei tre outside? But how had he not been able to detect it? Since that eavesdropper could hide fro, why had he suddenly allowed hi that he had not noticed the eavesdropper, Qiu Yufei draped a cloak on his shoulders and said, “Let’s first go pay our respects to Jiang e with Senior Cui We still need to travel today”

Finished speaking, he continued to pretend that there was no one outside, pushi+ng open the door As expected, he caught sight of a young novicenot far aith a so Qiu Yufei coh of relief and said, “This little xuan³ On the Abbot’s orders, I have co with Benefactor Gao”

Gao Yan felt his heart relax, realizing that this young monk had not uttered his request because of Jin Zhi’s presence in the roo quietly outside However, this little ood Gao Yan carefully considered Jingxuan Although this little hteen or nineteen years old, his looked sole the aura of a seniorto be impolite, Gao Yan inquired, “I wonder what instructions the Great Master Abbot has?”

Jingxuan responded, “This e and is currently punishi+ng the bodyguards at his side Usually, such a et involved in However, the Great Master Abbot is worried that the Marquis will shed blood in his anger The Abbot does not want such a thing to occur and hopes that the youngto help persuade the Marquis The Marquis treats the young ive the young master some face”

With this, Qiu Yufei beca Zhe beco xuan, “This one and the Marquis were strangers who race, I was treated as an inti as the Marquis supervises military matters, it likely involves confidential et involved However, if possible, this one will not stay out of it Little uidance, Gao Yan was brought to the guest courtyard that Jiang Zhe was residing in Qiu Yufei felt alaruest courtyard ide open The hundred or so Stalwart Tiger Guard stood scattered around the courtyard Although they were all in casual dress, they were ferocious and awe-inspiring Jiang Zhe wore a light fur coat He stood with his hands behind his back on the steps His expression was icy Several guards were kneeling below hiht behind Jiang Zhe Xiaoshunzi had a detached expression, while Huyan Shou looked deeply worried Qiu Yufei slowed his stride, seeking to take a look at the situation

At thisZhe coldly state, “Zhao Weiyi, I once ordered you to diligently ent were you? You were actually restrained by a boy! Although Ling Duan does not know much, if he escapes back to Northern Han and clues are discovered by people who use their heads, then it would be har Zhao Weiyi out and have him severely beaten thirty ti’an and have the E Zhe’s coed one of the kneeling guards to the side, beating hiuard’s flesh and blood were sent flying, he see his teeth and enduring