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All the manor's gates opened uniformly, and big groups of soldiers swarmed out like bees, swiftly heading to the designated area. The sound of galloping and the heavy footsteps woke up the sleeping city as noise penetrated the silence.
The fire torches lit up the manor's surroundings. Noticing that something was wrong, the assassins tried to escape. But a black figure flashed by and pulled the lightly injured Ya Lanzhu away with one hand, and choked somebody to death with another.
In an instant, the well-trained soldiers and guards had blocked all escape routes and completely surrounded the men in grey. The fire from the torches illuminated the hopeless faces on the assassins as well as the eyes of the bloody, unkempt man who leaned against the wall.
That unkempt man lifted his tattered sleeves. Under the flickering light source, he saw Dahan's emperor flash by with his soldiers following closely behind him. With countless of people under him, he quickly walked over with a straightened back, with his eyes filled with a murderous aura.
He finally saw that man. As he blinked, a teardrop escaped from his eyes, streaming down his bloody face.
He mumbled, ”… Yu Chu… You didn't die in vain… I finally met the Emperor of Han alive…”
Meng Fuyao strutted over and noticed the breathless Ya Lanzhu; her hair was tousled, and she had a patch of blood on her shoulder. Fury sparked in her instantly, and she abruptly swerved back, glaring at the group of people who no longer dared to attack Ya Lanzhu.
That group of people, in turn, watched her in terror. This delicate, slim youth was that King of Han notorious for her ferocious, shameless and cruel acts?
Apparently, King of Han was a female? And she was the new top ten martial artists, ”Nine Heavens”!
The leader's expression became a bleak one. When he had taken on this mission, his commander had repeatedly ordered him to kill the person that was seeking for help without alarming the King of Han, regardless. This group of elites had crossed borders just to kill this person for that sweet reward. It was no one's desire to provoke a strong opponent. Unfortunately for them, their plans could not keep up with the changes, leading them to the situation they were in now.
But he strongly believed that once he announced his clan's name and pleaded with her nicely, this King of Han would not be that unreasonable so as to massacre them and offend the powerful force of another country.
Regarding the losses on his side, he could only admit that lady luck wasn't on his side. But where there's life, there's hope!
Decided on his plan, he forced out a smile and bowed. ”If I may ask this is the King of Han?”
'Being so courteous with me, it couldn't be that you still think you have a chance to escape?' Meng Fuyao looked at him, amused. Plastering on a fake smile, she replied, ”That would be me.”
”It is my greatest honor to meet you at last.” The man in grey bowed once more.
Meng Fuyao was pretty intrigued by this civility that this assassin displayed. 'It seems like we won't be wasting time on interrogation,' she thought slyly. Lazily and slowly, she asked, ”The pleasure is mine. Now, may I know what is your intention behind trespassing my manor and injuring my friend?”
The man in grey frowned. 'You've assigned the blame too quickly to us, isn't it? There are at least four streets before one will reach your manor. Also, the person we are after isn't even your friend!' the assassin thought, aggrieved.
Even so, he put on a sorrowful face as he hastily stepped forward and explained, ”Your Highness, please do not misunderstand. We are after the traitor of our sect and have accidentally entered Your Highness' territory. Please forgive us this time for the sake that we too belong to a martial arts sect.”
”Oh? Martial arts? What sect do you belong to?” Meng Fuyao questioned.
That man in grey puffed up his chest. Despite retaining his humble tone and expression, he was certain that Meng Fuyao's attitude would change after hearing his sect's name. ”I belong to the Eternal Sky Clan!” He peered over at Meng Fuyao and continued, ”If the King of Han would be willing to drop this matter and not pursue us, when I catch the traitor, the entire clan will definitely be grateful to Your Highness! While we might not be as powerful and honorable as Your Highness, we do still have a meager force that will definitely be of use to Your Highness in the future!”
Meng Fuyao tilted her head, and the well-informed Yao Xun beside her leaned in and whispered, ”The biggest sect in Xuanji, the strongest force in Xiao Ao Green Forest.”
Meng Fuyao gave a casual 'mhm' and turned to look at the man in grey with a smile. ”Eternal Sky Clan ah… Nice to meet you.”
Looking at her expression, the man in grey was now relieved, certain that he was able to get out of this mess relatively unscathed.
Meng Fuyao glanced at him. ”Not pursuing responsibilities, huh… Taking him away… it isn't impossible.”
The man in grey was elated and quickly said, ”As long as Your Highness agrees, our sect leader will definitely thank Your Highness for your kindness!”
”Welcome welcome. We are all from the martial arts world, after all.” Meng Fuyao waved her hand. She turned back and saw that the person who was being chased was now being supported by the guards.
Xuanji Chen An's Count, Wang Huayan.
Meng Fuyao had only seen him twice, the first time was at the True Martial Arts Meet. He was Yun Hen's opponent and had left Meng Fuyao a deep impression due to his vast inner energy. The second time was during the crowning of Xuanji's empress where he and his wife, Xuanji's princess Feng Yu Chu, were sent to Xuanji to congratulate them. It was there and then that she knew that they were kicked out of the fight for the throne.
But wasn't he too pitiful? To the point where he could not even stay in his own country, and the assassins still wouldn't even let him off even when he had escaped his country.