Chapter 20 Swords in the Shadow II (1/2)
Three swords struck the oncoming attack. Soon, a great battle ensued. Wang Ling was in the middle of this bout and with his current strength, it would be impossible to keep his life if he joins them.
He felt a hand suddenly touched his shoulder. A great force pulled him away from the battlefield. Wang Ling turned to look at the person who took him out of the battlefield and like he had thought, it was an expert that was hid himself in the shadows.
There were four people who appeared. They were all pinnacle sky root stage. They were clad in all black and only their eyes could be seen through the slits of their clothes. Of the four hidden expert, three were battling while the other one was beside Wang Ling protecting him from any more sneak attack.
The man beside Wang Ling did not join the fight. He only looked at the fight without concern for his companions. It was the confidence he held from his companions.
Worries were not needed if the skill on your side can back up the confidence you have. The three hidden experts on Wang Ling's side were skilled. Their sword skills superb and coordination stellar.
The three was capable of fighting the five attackers with their great coordination. Although their number was lacking and possesses similar cultivation with the attackers.
Through their superior coordination. They managed to suppress the attackers easily.
By the side, Wang Ling was rubbing his neck. He thought that he would meet his end today. Thankfully, the hidden experts assigned to him managed to react quickly.
Watching the fight, he knew that the people on his side was superior. They managed to quickly suppress the attackers after all. With the appearance of his four protectors, everything should be over and his worries should disappear.
However, something felt amiss. This group of attackers ambushed him here as if they knew he would come here. It was his first time coming to this place. So how did they know to prepare an ambush here?
Also, the Hundred Orchid Street he was in was supposed to be a place where hundreds of people congregate to socialize with one another. It would be unlikely that the streets would be unoccupied only today.
Adding this fact, there was that hint of scent of fresh blood being spilt. There were no traces of a battle occurred here, so the most likely case was that either there was a massacre that silently occurred or every commoner who came here was abducted and taken to a place where they wouldn't be able to interfere with the ambush.
[However, that's also a problem.
If they wanted to ambush me then the act of clearing this street wouldn't have been needed.
They could have just blended with the crowd and strike at me when I had my guard lowered while taking a stroll.
Creating casualties is nothing but a waste and a stupid mistake, unless… they needed the lives of people!?]
His mind was working nonstop as to make the current situation have more sense. This ambush was clearly not prepared thoroughly and contained a lot of holes.
He turned to look at the one beside him and asked.
”Are you from the manor?”
The man who was beside him nodded his head respectfully.
”Where were you watching me from? Did you see any anomalies surrounding this place?”
Wang Ling asked two questions at once. He had more questions but kept it to himself for now.
The man clack in black pointed to one direction but did not utter a word. The man pointed at four different places, one of which was the roof of a two story building.
Wang Ling found the action rather inefficient and said.
”Speak, you don't have to follow what you were thought. If you speak to me there's no punishment so be at ease.”
Wang Ling was well versed with these kind of people who hid themselves in the dark. They were master of stealth with an indifferent attitude to worldly matters. They require orders to move and would move accordingly to these orders as if they were decreed by the heavens.
The man clad in black nodded his head and heeded Wang Ling's instruction to speak.
”We have not seen a single anomaly around.”
”How about on the way here?”
”None.”
Wang Ling was put into deep thought. In the end he was unable to make any conjectures as to what is the plan of these people and instead asked about Wang Yue's situation.
”Master Sun have two energy palace stage cultivators around her. From what we could tell about her usual actions, she should be heading back to the manor as of now.”
Wang Ling nodded but he was still sure that unless a nascent soul cultivator emerges, nothing bad would happen to Wang Yue.
”Is there any energy palace stage cultivator around? Clearly you four are not the only ones here, how many are there in the shadows who are stronger than you?”
”Two, one late-energy palace stage cultivator and the other one is a pinnacle-energy palace stage cultivator. They are both from the « Main House » so please don't worry for your safety young master.”
Wang Ling nodded his head. He was confident about the thoroughness of Butler Sun, the other party will not let him suffer a loss or get injured that easily.
At this moment, Wang Ling's eyes showed a ferocious glint. Something was amiss but he can't quite understand what it was.
Watching the fight. Wang Ling activated Ocean's Lull and gained access to the five-meter radius field of vision. He was not sure what might happen next but he was sure that the plot of these black garbed men was not done yet.
Danger still lurks in shadows. A sudden sword in the shadow just might struck him if he was unprepared. While he was watching, a death occurred on the side of the enemy.
One of his hidden protectors had managed to behead one of the attackers. Seeing this made Wang Ling smile at first but as soon as the blood hit the ground, his face darkened.
Du-dun!
He felt his blood tingle and the hellish qi inside his body began growing in strength. As if a tonic has miraculously descended from above. His hellish qi trembled in delight as if it was attracted by some force.
[What was that?]
He turned to look at the blood noticed that it was quickly evaporating. The blood that was on the ground was started to be absorbed by the soil. Soon enough, the blood completely disappeared.
No one seemed to notice such a thing. His hidden protectors were too focus in the battle to even notice such a thing had occurred. Streaks of black line appeared on Wang Ling's forehead.