97 Prison Break (1/2)
A column of black smoke billowed up. Shui Yuehan’s gaze never left Yun Yang's eyes as his entire body trembled; his flesh and blood crumbled into dust with a soft sigh, leaving only a desiccated mummy on the floor.
The man’s life, soul, blood, flesh, and skeleton had all condensed into a pile of decayed bones.
Yun Yang sighed softly, waving his hand as a breeze blew past, turning what remained of Shui Yuehan into dust.
When Yun Yang had cast his first glance at Shui Yuehan, he knew that it was destined that he would gain no reprieve this time.
This man was too calm. Overly so, truth be told. This was a person who had looked at death in the eyes and had no fear.
When he had exclaimed ”Supreme Cloud”, he had known that he was doomed. It was then that he knew death was imminent. When Yun Yang had mentioned the Four Seasons Tower and disregarded his denial, he had already made up his mind to utter these four words and die with dignity.
He was so calm and collected, prepared to face the end of his life; Yun Yang didn't even have to torment him in the slightest.
Yun Yang even felt that perhaps this Shui Yuehan was genuinely what it meant to be one of the pillars of strength for the Four Seasons Tower.
Zhao Binglong and whoever else before this could not even be considered as anything of substance; even Chu Tianleng was at most, only an outsourced hand, a weakling for hire. These two were probably replaceable at any time. While Li Changqiu’s camouflage was intelligently done, he was also only a spy. He was a member of the Four Seasons Tower, but he was never as important as Shui Yuehan!
Yun Yang sighed, extending his hand to grasp the thin air, the traceless smoke condensing into his palm slowly. With a wave of his sleeve, the floor was clean again.
He then turned into a cloud of fog and drifted out.
His only hope now was that Fu Guansan would not die as easily.
Otherwise, other than killing two people confirmed to be from the Four Seasons Tower, he would have gained nothing else.
…
On the other side of the prison, Fu Guansan was already sleeping soundly on his bed, not noticing anything amiss. For his muscular build, the bed seemed a little too tiny for him.
Although the size did not fit, his feet dangling off the bed, Fu Guansan was snoring as he passed the time in sound slumber.
Immortals’ Odium was very convenient to use; it only required one to sprinkle it on the target. As long as the target still needed to breathe, there would be no way he or she could escape. Fu Guansan’s cultivation base was turned into thin air without any difficulty.
This time around, Yun Yang did not even turn into a cloud. He sat by the bed, perfectly visible, but the man was still snoring in his sleep; even though he had been there for a while, he had not been alerted in the slightest.
”As a martial artist, he has absolutely no sense of alertness.” Yun Yang stroked his chin and looked at this Keeper Fu as if he was watching a strange beast.
”My favorite people are those like this; people whose resolutions have all been corroded by their comfortable lives.” Yun Yang exclaimed.
…
In the middle of the night, right at the stroke of midnight, to be exact, a thunderous boom suddenly erupted in the otherwise quiet prison of the Board of Justice.
The loud crash was deafening; it resounded in the silence and inactivity.
All the guards immediately woke up from the sound, those sleeping soundly fell right off their beds, frightened by the thunderous roar. All of them stood up blearily, sleep still clouding their minds; they had no idea what was happening.
”Over there at the prison cells!” Someone shouted.
”Someone is trying to break out!”
With a clamor, everyone dashed over in the same direction.
…
That swift moment saw Shui Yuehan’s cell door crumble into dust with a loud thud as a tall silhouette charged out like a lightning strike. He decimated the door to Fu Guansan’s cell with a single blow as he shouted, ”Follow me, quickly!”
The voice was low and rushed but it belonged to none other than Shui Yuehan.
The three great young masters in three cells by the side were all shocked from the noise, springing up from their respective beds.
Their doors were also crushed as hidden weapons like balls of ox hair enclosed the tiny cell. A strange-sounding laughter resounded.
”Little rascals, even if your lives can’t be taken, all of you should at least suffer a little!”
A thick fog then erupted with a puff as two silhouettes flew out with a swoop like a long, sinuous dragon.
Just one long leap and they were already on top of the fifty-foot tall wall encircling the Board of Justice. With a stomp, both of them sprung like rocs and disappeared into the darkness.
Plow, plow, plow.
The officials who were there just in time to stop them were swept off the wall like falling dumplings.
”Shui Yuehan has escaped!”
”Shui Yuehan has escaped with a prison break!”
”He has brought Fu Guansan along too!”