Chapter 120 - Getting Framed (1/2)

It was only enough time for a scream to escape his throat.

The scream was loud enough to be heard throughout the Hundred Flower Hall, just like the last scream an animal would make to save itself from slaughter. It was a pity because all attempts were useless.

Ah Yu, who was on the roof was also startled by the scream. Her eyebrows knitted. Would this impede the investigation? It was merely a lecherous man who was killed. She snorted in contempt, why should she care whether he lived or died. It might bring trouble, so it was best to leave as soon as possible.

A body fell in the hallway, the dim lights flickering as though possessing a will of its own. The movements were so quick, that it could have been a shadow demon that left the wall, committed unthinkable sins, only to return to the wall as it had always been.

On the third floor, Lady Lan was startled. She heard only the aftermath of the ȧssassination but did not sense anyone entering the Hundred Flower Hall from the outside. There was no human breath, as though the ȧssassin had been some creature that came from beyond.

But…. why was it that such a powerful figure would ȧssassinate a lowly official of a border town?

Lady Lan heard the sounds of footsteps outside on the rooftops and hurriedly pursued. These footsteps did not belong to the ȧssailant, but someone who was watching in the shadows. Whether or not the person survived was none of her concern, however, when it came to being investigated by someone, this was something she could not stand.

Her footsteps were light, and under the night, her blue robes blended quite well in the show. She was a gliding figure in the darkness. Ah Yu who was also going fast narrowed her eyes as she felt someone chasing her. This person was not so powerful that she would freeze from simply being in proximity, but she knew that the person's martial abilities were above hers.

The steps of her running never slowed. But Lady Lan slowly caught up. Lady Lan did not say a single word to her before attacking with a long blue ribbon. The material of the ribbon looked like a thin piece of silk, but the thin piece of silk was hard in her hands and could break bones and slice through flesh as mud. The piece of silk was a match to lady Lan's clothes, as icy and bone piercingly chilly. Ah Yu looked to the side, dodging with all her might. The long silk ribbon did not hit her, but the ground beneath where she was running. The vibrations shook the ground and snow scattered violently in the air. The ground beneath had already cracked, one could only imagine what would happen when the ribbon hit actual flesh.

The silk ribbon receded into Lady Lan's hands as her steps drew closer, the snow blowing around her almost made her feel ethereal, like some lofty immortal descending into the realm of mortals if not for the vicious killing intent burning within her eyes that made her resemble a demon. Her face was cold as always, with only one focus this entire time.

Lady Lan followed in pursuit. The silk ribbon following. Their speeds were quick, and the sounds people heard below the rooftops could be passed off as the howling winds blowing over.

The silk ribbon shot forward this time, like a steel sword. Piercing through the winds, and returned. The person in front that had been running away trembled for a bit, but leapt over the wall, disappearing into the dense forest.