Chapter 308 - Easy Execution (1/2)

One thing Chun Hai really liked about Bao Zhun was that he asked no questions, Chun Hai said Monk Du would teleport them here and there and Bao Zhun simply nodded.

Chun Hai then continued on to say that they would drag the fallen guards outside and leave them in clear view. This way it would look as if Bao Zhun was the one who attacked them and set the fire to orchestrate his escape.

This way, even if the fire was not enough, then the search for the missing hostage would be enough to occupy the men.

Bao Zhun frowned, ”I don't think that will work. That Prince Houyi wants me gone, he actually sent for my father, he'll be here tomorrow to take me back...so I don't think he would care about me escaping-”

”Even better...” Chun Hai said with a little smirk, ”Houyi hates people looking down on him more than anything. If he already informed your father that he has you, then he will have to provide you. His ego won't be able to stand you escaping his grasp. He can't stand what he can't control...”

This was honestly the true reason Chun Hai believed Prince Houyi and his sister could not work. Prince Houyi could not stand people who he would not control and his sister was probably the definition of headstrong, she was not one to put herself in the subordinate position that Prince Houyi now expected of all who surrounded him.

It was alright when they were children as it was all fun then. But now, Prince Houyi could not stand that the Chun siblings had access to a power beyond his control and reach. Hence his acting out now with all these assassination missions he has been throwing their way.

The plan was set and they were good to go. They set the fire, positioned the guards outside and Monk Du teleported them into the forest, just outside the residence for them to wait in safety until the coast was clear for Monk Du to teleport in, grab Chun Hua then teleport back to the other two and then a final teleportation out of here.

Bao Zhun and Chun Hua watched Monk Du with bated breath as he closed his eyes and seemed to be scanning the residence and waiting for the right time to teleport in and grab Chun Hua. They heard the manor come to life with shouts and orders being loudly barked out as the fire raged on, it was all going as expected.

But then after a few minutes, the noise from the manor suddenly died down, the fire was still raging but the shouts had oddly gone silent.

Monk Du frowned and opened his eyes and Chun Hai and Bao Zhun immediately asked, ”What happened?” in unison.

”It did not work...” Monk Du calmly said.

Inside the manor, Prince Houyi was now standing in the middle of the courtyard, in the center of a protective circle that was quickly growing as all the men in the residence flocked to it, with their swords drawn and eyes scanning for the enemy. while the fire raged unattended in the background.

Prince Houyi had one arm wrapped around Chun Hua's chest with the other hand holding a sword to her neck with a smug smirk on his face as he began, ”Do you really think I wouldn't have expected this?” He paused and scoffed, ”Like I care what happens to a building, it is nothing but a minuscule sacrifice for a grand future...And here I thought you understood me the most, you have again proven yourself to be an utter disappointment.”

Prince Houyi waited but received no response, he then sighed and called out again, ”I know you can hear me...You have ten seconds to come out and bring that Bao brat with you or she dies -”

Chun Hua stiffened, feeling lost and completely taken aback by that statement.

When the chaos had started outside, Prince Houyi had swiftly woken up and dragged her outside with him. The men quickly explained that there was a fire and that they were working hard to put it out. Prince Houyi nodded at first but then suddenly frowned and ordered that they ignore the fire and all the men were to come to protect him right this instant.

He then turned to look at the confused and sleepy Chun Hua and told her they had a show to put on. Chun Hua did not need to be told that they were being attacked so she patiently stayed at his side and observed the surroundings waiting for the enemy's move.

But then Prince Houyi suddenly switched moves, grabbed her and put a sword to her neck and as soon as he began to speak she realized who this ”enemy” was and it made her even more confused.

Why would her brother be attacking Prince Houyi? And what was this standoff for?

When Prince Houyi felt Chun Hua tense up, he quietly whispered into her ear, ”Relax, I'm just trying to fish him out. I obviously won't kill you but your brother can't know that... He does not understand our grand visions. Do you know he had the chance to kill Rui but spared him? Now, who knows what else he has up his sleeves? We have to make him understand...”

Chun Hua relaxed feeling reassured with Prince Houyi's words. She did not like the position since she was completely defenseless right now, she obviously had not had access to her poisons or to make any. But she was feeling more worried about her brother. What was he suddenly doing this?

With Chun Hua settled, Prince Houyi went back talking loudly ”Do you really think I won't do it?...”

No response or movement.

”Alright, try me...ten seconds, you have ten seconds.” Prince Houyi said and then he ordered his men, ”Countdown, all of you...”

The men promptly began to loudly count down in unison. Chun Hai and Bao Zhun no longer needed Monk Du to communicate the words being spoken in the manor, they could hear the countdown from where they stood, and panic began to set in.

”Can't you just teleport there and take her from him?” Bao Zhun asked with knit eyebrows.

Chun Hai looked at Monk Du and went, ”You can, right?” He should be able to do that just as he had done for Chun Hai earlier.

Chun Hai did not want Monk Du to expose his skills so publically in order to avoid him being targeted. This was why they went through all this trouble of setting a fire and all that hoping they could make a quiet escape. But since things were now like this, it seemed they had no choice but to proceed with the public show.

”He has a sword to her neck. If I go to take her, he would come along and if he panicked, then she could die. Also, I have a blood pact with your siblings so taking you with me is the same as taking myself hence why it is was so easy for me to jump and take you in an instant. But with another party in the mix, it will throw things off so there will be a short delay as I have to adjust the energy to account for the other person on my return. ..” Monk Du calmly explained with a frown. A one-way journey with others was not a problem but an instant two-way journey might be troublesome.