Chapter 156 (2/2)

Number Two’s chest was already crushed by the claws of the falcon and his innards were utterly destroyed. He knew that this time he had no chance of survival. ‘Instead of being brought back to this bird’s nest and dying from being eaten, I might as well just end it here!’

This way he could at least destroy Ning Xuemo’s thoughts of charging into danger to rescue him.

After he yelled these words out, he tightly gripped the handle of his sword and plunged it into his neck. Fresh blood sprayed out of his body along with his life…

Blood trickled out like a stream and fell into the water, creating small crimson ripples.

A few drops of fresh blood dripped onto Ning Xuemo’s face, still carrying a bit of what was left of his warmth.

She brushed against them and saw droplets of blood sliding down her fingertips. She closed her eyes slightly.

She was aware of his death. She had not managed to save him, but instead he saved her twice.

He was her first comrade in this world who shared life and death with her. She never thought that he would die just like that in this place.

She did not even know he possessed a name, a real name for the individual who was Number Two, the imperial bodyguard with a baby face and stubborn features…

She knew that when a prince of the imperial family wanted to train a batch of imperial bodyguards for their protection, there was a specialised training camp and the children there had been brought there through various means.

They did not know their own origins and did not know about their birth parents. They did not even know their own names. Every day was just about learning, learning to fight, learning to kill…

During the rounds of harsh elimination, the majority of the children would die. Only the best could survive and become a prince’s imperial bodyguard…

They lived for the sole purpose of faithfully protecting their master. They were the sharpest blades in the hands of the princes and, at the same time, their staunchest shields. They did not have their own names, only a code name.

Shitou was undoubtedly one of the best.

In memories of Number Two…