Chapter 177 Who’s the Murderer (1/2)

The cold blade of the sword pierced brutally into Miss Wang’s chest.

Blood spurted out and stained the girl’s snow-white face.

Lin Mengya stared coldly at the girl in front of her with a wary look.

“Behold, Princess Yu, I’ve gotten rid of this person who is a threat to you. Shouldn’t you be grateful to me?”

Princess Ming Yue’s profile, lit by the lamp, was hair-raisingly terrifying.

With eyes still wide opened, Miss Wang’s life slipped away from her.

“What do you think I should thank you for?”

Lin Mengya looked warily at Ming Yue as she drew her sword without any hesitation and dragged it on the floor, marking a line in it.

Lin Mengya did not expect Ming Yue to personally kill someone.

“Regardless of whether you feel thankful towards me, I’ve gotten rid of your enemy, haven’t I? I just thought that Princess Yu, you are someone who knows how to be grateful. I’m waiting to receive your gift of thanks.”

There was a hint of madness in Ming Yue’s vicious eyes.

Lin Mengya eyed Ming Yue with caution as she retreated, shielded by Baisu.

“What kind of a gift of thanks are you expecting?”

From the scheming look on Ming Yue’s face, Lin Mengya figured that the gift she was expecting was not a good thing.

“I want—your life!”

Ming Yue lifted the sword in her hand and what alarmed Lin Mengya was the expression of a maniac on her face.

“Don’t even think of laying a finger on my master!”

Baisu was not someone to be trifled with. She charged towards Ming Yue boldly, even though she was not holding any weapon.

Nevertheless, both Lin Mengya and Baisu had underestimated Ming Yue. She was not simple she appeared to be.

Although her kungfu moves were not as skilled as Baisu, she had the advantage over Baisu in that she was carrying a sharp and powerful long sword.

For this reason, it was inevitable that Baisu felt a little nervous.

As the they fought, even Lin Mengya could not help breaking out in cold sweat.

“Do not hurt the people around me if your goal is to kill me!”

While Baisu was considered highly skilled in martial arts, Ming Yue was not far from her.

Lin Mengya did not expect that the demure-looking Ming Yue was, in fact, a skilled martial artist.

It must have been an oversight on her part.

“Alright, I’ll let your maidservant go if you come over here so I can kill you.”

Baisu dashed across to Lin Mengya and stood in between them and glared fiercely at Ming Yue.

Her body was already pierced with little holes by now.

If they were to continue on, Lin Mengya was afraid that they would be disadvantaged.

“Don’t, Master! As your guardians, I will fight to my death. There’s no way I would surrender!”

Baisu was prepared to die for her master. She had, in fact, tried to create some noises while she fought Ming Yue.

Unfortunately, no one from outside had come in to check out on them.

Lin Mengya already had an idea who had Ming Yue’s back.

“No, no. We can’t make unnecessary sacrifices. If it is my life you’re after, come over here to get it!”

The cold expression on Lin Mengya’s face said that she was all ready to die.

Baisu remained standing in between them, shielding Lin Mengya. Apparently, she was prepared for the worst.

Sparing Lin Mengya’s life was not an option for Ming Yue.

She closed in on them, holding on tightly to her sword.

“Promise me that you’ll let my maidservant go once I die,” Lin Mengya said while keeping her eyes on Ming Yue.

Ming Yue nodded without any delay.

Nevertheless, they knew from the bottom of their heart that either the two of them or Ming Yue would die. There would only be two outcomes.

“Step aside, Baisu!”

At the critical moment, Lin Mengya shoved Baisu aside.

Ming Yue snorted and lifted her sword, all ready to wield it and pierced into her enemy.

Little did she expect that a bizarre smile would abruptly appear at the corners of Lin Mengya’s mouth.

In the next second, with a wave of her hand, Lin Mengya sprinkled a handful of white powdery substance into the air.

In that instant, Baisu grabbed onto Lin Mengya and fled as the white power went onto Ming Yue and she was covered with it.

“What’s this? How dare you plot against me!”

Ming Yue retreated a few steps as she waved her arms frantically to try to get the white powder away from her body.

At the same time, she shot a resentful and vicious look at Lin Mengya.

“Plot against you? How shameless of you to accuse in return. Let me warn you, this powder contains a powerful poison, and the effect of the poison worsens if you become more agitated.”

Lin Mengya tossed the little box in her hand onto the floor. Although she was still wary of Ming Yue, her voice remained confident and firm.

“What poison is this? What did you spray on me?”

Immediately, Ming Yue started to itch and the itch seemed to come from within her skin.

It felt as if hundreds of thousands of tiny prickly needles were poking her skin and flesh.

Despite Ming Yue having a strong mind, she cast down her sword and started to scratch non-stop.

“This is just a little something I carry with me to protect myself. To be honest, without the antidote from me, you’ll likely be scratching all over and nothing will relieve the itch.

Lin Mengya did not mean this as a threat to Ming Yue. She had learned about the formula of this substance from Baili Rui.

Baili Rui was in fact very well-known.

Among the poisons he formulated, even the simplest formula of knock-out drops came with some vicious side effects.