170 Coming out safely (2/2)

Li Zhi Wu immediately returned to his senses, and bent down to pick up his friend's head. He tried to scream one last threat, but his voice broke before he could find his words and so he simply stared at the backs of Jun Mo Xie and his guards….. his eyes were blatantly exposing the sea of hatred which was turning and twisting inside his heart!

Then, he turned around and left without saying anything more.

[Brother Xiao Qi….I'll take you home!]

His two tragic and teary eyes quietly disappeared into the dark of the streets.

The remaining of assassins were unable to fetch the bodies of their friends, and were forced to leave their fallen behind. By the time the Jun platoon arrived, all they saw was a collection of dead and cold bodies on the floor…..

Jun Mo Xie had already settled the immediate crisis, and had somehow managed to spoil the assassination attempt on his life…..

A yellowish light flickered from far away, almost as if it was flying in the dark sky, and landed straight in front of the eight bodyguards: ”Where is the young master?”

It was the butler, Old Pang! This old and loyal butler of the Jun Family was a peak Earth Xuan expert in reality!

The eight people were left stunned upon realizing this truth in that moment! [The masked man had said that the young master is safe…. But where is he? Where did young master go? He didn't get home yet?] With no concrete answer to give, they just continued to stare at each other blankly.

Old Pang's face started to wrinkle as his eyebrows gradually started to rise, he gloomily asked: ”Did you really abandon the young master and escaped alone?” his voice was already beginning to reek of his murderous intentions!

”Ah…..that's not…..that's…. a mysterious expert said that he had rescued the young master….. we were completely encircled by the enemy at that time, but he also rescued us….. the young master didn't reach home….” Jun Hu's eyes were fixed on the ground while his head was lowered with shame. He was well aware that if his young master is dead, then his life and that of his men wouldn't even remotely be enough to compensate for the loss.

”A mysterious master? Who was that mysterious master? Where is he?” Old Pang's tone continued to get colder with each question he asked: ”Did you really abandon the young master on the word of an unknown man? And then you just rushed out to ensure your own safety? Is that what you joined this family for?!”

”Pop!” the eight men simultaneously knelt to the ground in the pouring rain with nothing to say in their defense, and seemingly ready to accept their penalty.

Old Pang sighed and grunted: ”Jun Hu, it's a pity that we accepted you into the family, trained you and then trusted you with the safety of the young master. We gave you the responsibility of his safety! And now the fate of the young master's life is unknown! You're held in capital offense in accordance with the military regulations! What do you have to say about that?”

”I have nothing to say in my defense; I accept my punishment.” Jun Hu remained knelt on the ground as the blood and rain poured over his expressionless face.

He could have said many things…. such as, he had only obeyed the command of his young master, and that since the young master was the only intended target, he had broken away from the young master in order to attract the attention of the enemy. He could have spoken about the valor which he fought… he could have said all of it; but he chose to keep quiet. He was well aware that if anything untoward had happened to his young master, then all his explanations weren't worth anything since it would still mean that he failed in his line of duty!

”Hang on....” Jun Mo Xie jumped over the adjacent wall, and ran over: ”Old Pang, please don't blame these people wrongly. If Jun Hu hadn't fought so bravely and distracted the enemy, then I wouldn't have been able to get away.” Jun Mo Xie narrated the tale of Jun Hu's bravery.

”Is that so?” Old Pang's face immediately calmed down: ”Why didn't you say so?”

Then he looked around and asked: ”Where's that mysterious expert who saved you all? This person saved the life of the young master… the entire family is in his debt, and so he must be rewarded accordingly.”

”He went in that direction, but he was too agile, and therefore I cannot be too sure which way he went afterwards…..” Jun Hu raised his finger and pointed in Jun Mo Xie's direction, whilst still kneeling on the ground.

”That man was really weird….. he threw me straight to the ground.” Jun Mo Xie brushed his forehead almost as if it was bruised: ”He actually kicked me after saving my life and left without saying goodbye.”

”What did this person look like?” Old Pang's mind started shuffling through several ideas.

”His face was masked, so it's impossible to tell.” Jun Mo Xie and Jun Hu spoke up at the same time. Even though Jun Mo Xie's voice seemed ignorant, Jun Hu's tone seemed full of gratitude.

Old Pang waved his hand as he stated in a deep voice: ”You eight will report to the master of the house, and you'll tell him the entire story without any omissions, and then you'll wait for the master's judgment!”

”Yes!” the eight men readily agreed and stood up on their feet once again.