Chapter 308 - Easy Execution (2/2)

If he still had one of those blue energy crystals his master had made for him, then an instant two-way journey would not have been a problem.

A moment's hesitation there would mean death for Chun Hua and perhaps even Monk Du himself. Chun Hai also frowned, it was truly too risky.

”4!”

”You're counting too quickly!” Bao Zhun exclaimed with frustration, ”So what do we do?”

”We'll go, I just need a single opportunity and we can all leave.” Monk Du calmly said and with that, Bao Zhun and Chun Hai found themselves at the side of the burning building. It was quite convenient that his own version of the teleportation did not include a light show, stealth was key. The trio wasted no time and quickly stepped out just as the men went ”1”

Chun Hai and Bao Zhun frowned as they saw blood dripping from Chun Hua's neck where the sword was placed.

”You bastard, how dare you treat her like that?!” Bao Zhun instantly raged as he moved to storm over there to hurl Prince Houyi and punch him to oblivion, but Chun Hai quickly grabbed him and stopped him.

He shared the opinion that Prince Houyi deserved to have his face stumped into the ground but they were not here for a battle. They were greatly outnumbered, moreover, if they got separated in the fray of battle, it would further complicate matters.

Prince Houyi turned to them with a smile, still holding onto to Chun Hua tightly with the sword still pressed against her neck. Chun Hua frowned as she looked over at Chun Hua and Monk Du, she was suddenly feeling on the wrong side of the line and was feeling bad about going along with Prince Houyi's plan to trap them.

”...I take it you failed again or did you change your mind and come over here to assassinate me instead?” Prince Houyi calmly asked as he narrowed his eyes at Chun Hai.

”Assassinate?” Chun Hua repeated with a deepened frown, she tried turning her head to look at Prince Houyi, but the sword further dug into her skin, she winced and stopped.

Prince Houyi either did not notice her pain or did not care as he neither moved the sword or loosened his grip.

Prince Houyi fixed his eyes on Monk Du and his smile widened, ”This must be the famed Monk Du...You haven't aged a day after all these years. I guess you have truly found the key to immortality, perhaps you would share it with the rest of us one day. ” He said with a snicker and his men snickered along with him.

His eyes then went back to Chun Hai and he frowned, ”You greatly underestimate me, I knew you lied about not knowing his whereabouts. How could you be so selfish?! After everything I've done for you!” Prince Houyi said in anger.

”You sent me on that suicide mission because you thought I was lying? I could have died today.” Chun Hai said, taken aback. Now it all made sense, there was no reason he had to be the one to assassinate Prince Rui. Moreover, there was no reason for it to have been a solo suicide mission. Prince Houyi was simply giving him the chance to go contact Monk Du and bring him here to prove his point.

”You don't look dead to me...and your monk is right there to protect you. Ah, let me warn you. If you even so much as flicker, she dies...” He warned narrowing his eyes at Monk Du, ”I grew up alongside these two so I consider them as close as siblings so I naturally don't want to hurt them but you must understand that sacrifice is necessary for one to attain glory. Huayan understands this and so she will be fine no matter what happens but I don' -”

”You bast-!”

”If you dar-!”

Chun Hai and Bao Zhun both swallowed their angry words when Monk Du raised a hand up to silence them.

Monk Du then turned to Prince Houyi and said, ”You speak the truth...”

Prince Houyi smiled, ”As expected, you're a man with great wisdom...As I have said, I do not want to shed blood today. I'm sure Haiyan there has told you, all I want is for you to tell me how to use that technique...”

”In front of all these men?” Chun Hai asked with a raised eyebrow.

Prince Houyi frowned and hesitated for a moment, before finally saying, ”I'll risk it...Talk.”

When Monk Du knit his brows and seemed to be hesitating, so Prince Houyi became further irritated, ”Do you want her to die? Wouldn't that be failing in your promise, Monk? Tell me or I will proceed to begin to end their bloodline...” He coldly threatened.

In the past, Chun Hua had told him all about Monk Du's relationship with them, of course, she held some things back. But Prince Houyi obviously pieced together the missing bits and Chun Hua was starting to feel like she was truly in danger here.

This did not feel like an act anymore. Her getting slightly hurt was one thing but she knew Prince Houyi well enough to know that if he said something, then he would do it if put to the test.

”...Ah, if it pleases you, you are free to disappear with Haiyan over there, but as you know, his sister is very precious to him. I wouldn't even need to hunt him down, he would eventually come to me himself seeking death...To save us all the trouble and unnecessary heartache, it's best you just start talking...” He finished, pressing the sword even more to Chun Hua's neck, causing even more blood to drip down to her collar.

Chun Hua swallowed and stared past the rows of guards and looked directly at her brother and Monk Du, reality mixed with other feelings suddenly set in.

{...What have I done?...}