64 Grey-Robed Elder (2/2)
Murong Qian Jun brandished his sword and asked sternly, ”Who are you?”
”I am looking for someone,” begged the scrawny old man. He was frantic and his eyes were scanning the area erratically. The anxious old man seemed not to have heard Murong Qian Jun’s question.
Murong Qian Jun was offended and screamed, ”Take him!”. Bearing in mind that someone had just attempted to kill the princess, the old man’s appearance was highly suspicious.
The soldiers started to surround the old man and were about to rush forward to pin him down when he let out a triumphant exclamation, ”Finally! There you are! Haha! I dare you to run away now, you little bastard! Oh, there’s a sword piercing you down huh? Do you still dare to run away now?” gloated the old man.
The old man rushed towards the assassin’s corpse and started to pull out the sword that was keeping Jun Xie in place.
”He is in the loop with the assassins! Take him down!” screamed an overjoyed Murong Qian Jun. He could not believe that this old man was so stupid. All the assassins were already dead, but the old man still chose to enter the scene just to find a corpse. The whole place was currently swarming with army personnel too.
Surprisingly, the old man immediately flung away the sword after pulling it out. He then casually pushed away the assassin’s corpse without even looking at it. Bending down, the old man started to lift up a body covered in blood.
Hastily, Princess Ling Meng restrained Murong Qian Jun and analyzed the body carefully. It was Jun Mo Xie! His whole body was soaked in blood and he looked extremely lifeless. Suddenly, his eyes flickered and Princess Ling Meng jumped back in shock: Surprisingly, this bastard is still alive!
”Senior, may I ask who you are?” questioned Princess Ling Meng.
”There is no time to chat with you, little girl. I have to hurry and take care of this person’s injuries. If not, he may actually succumb to them,”. In a flash, the old man appeared right before Murong Qian Jun, the injured Jun Mo Xie in his hands. Gazing straight at Murong Qian Jun, he chided, ”Watch your language next time, you son of a bitch!” With that, the old man disappeared into thin air.
Murong Qian Jun did not even have the chance to retort back before the old man disappeared. He could only fume in anger. In addition, Princess Ling Meng was next to him, which meant that he had to compose himself and maintain his graceful image. Silently, Murong Qian Jun had already cursed the old man and all of his ancestors!
”Oh no! This is bad!” Princess Ling Meng exclaimed. ”I have already sent someone to report to Senior General Jun. Now that Jun Mo Xie had been taken away, things may become even worse if the Senior General is angry!”
Murong Qian Jun stepped forward to comfort the princess, ”Relax Princess, don’t worry too much. Just return to the palace. I will take care of this. I will arrange for someone to report to the Jun Family that the usele… that Jun Mo Xie is alive.”
Relieved, Princess Ling Meng sighed, ”That is wonderful of you.” She looked away and noticed that there was a flying dagger embedded in the throat of the dead assassin leader. She could not help but welped in surprise: This senior had already helped to take care of this future problem, and I was unaware of it. She approached the corpse and pulled out the dagger. Turning it over in her hands, she concluded that the dagger was the same as the other two. Princess Ling Meng could not help but wonder: This senior is truly a remarkable and extremely powerful master. When would I have the chance to meet him in person to show my gratitude?
Princess Ling Meng turned back to face her bodyguards, who appeared miserable and pathetic in her eyes. She sighed: Given the events of today, how am I to go to the Dugu Residence? Ye Gu Han’s advice popped into her mind, and she announced, ”Go back to the palace. List down the names of those who died, report it to the inner palace and make sure that their families receive a generous compensation.”
Princess Ling Meng could no longer bear the gruesome sight of the carnage before her. She closed her eyes and slowly shed two drops of tears. These men were dead… all because of her!