Chapter 22: There’s A Spy (2/2)

That man has gone out for a long time. Why doesn’t he come back yet? He is likely to miss lunch.

The man Xie Mengxuan was worried about was marching towards the end of the forest with a basket on his back. Geng Zhishan looked so severe that all the strangers kept away from him. He waved his sickle with full force. The vines in his way were cut into halves to make way for him.

Trees at the end of the forest had a canopy of leaves, which both covered the sun and caused a smell of dampness around. Standing still, Geng Zhishan took off the basket and turned his head slightly. “Come out!” He said in a low voice.

There was a gust of unnatural wind, and a man in black appeared behind him without making any sound. He kneeled on one knee. “I’m here, my young master.”

Turning around, Geng Zhishan stared at him with sharp eyes, not speaking a word. Goshawk, the man in black, chose to break the stifling silence. “The master is already aware of what happened yesterday.”

Looking up, Goshawk showed no fear, neither proud nor humble. The five-finger mark on his neck became particularly apparent.

A flash of anger shone in the eyes of Geng Zhishan. These people were not only good at martial arts but were also very loyal. Their only weakness was that they blindly followed the rigid rules. Even though they called him the young master, he still had no rights confronting that one.

“Well, I see.” Geng Zhishan sneered and raised his hand and gave him a hard slap. Goshawk didn’t change his posture. As a matter of fact, he slid backward for quite a long distance and finally crashed into a trunk.

With a gloomy look, Geng Zhishan was ready to go back after killing Goshawk. It was time for him to prepare lunch.

However, when he retreated, another man in a black robe gradually stepped towards him. Within the blink of an eye, the man was already next to him. “How impressive my young master is!”

“He unexpectedly has never left here!” Geng Zhishan felt a bit amazed.

“My young master, when you intended to look for that girl despite the life of your bodyguard, we showed no opposition. Now you’ve killed Goshawk just because he informed the master. How can we remain loyal to you?”

“Don’t waste these high-sounding phrases since you’re never loyal to me.” Geng Zhishan was not timid. Facing the threat, he also showed the momentum of a young master.

The man in a black robe showed a faint smile. “Take it easy. We’ll be loyal to you when you succeed, my young master.”

Confronting this man in the black robe, Geng Zhishan sneered. “My teacher lingers in the same place. Is the order from my master or His Majesty?”

“The master has given the order that the man can’t be killed.” The black-robed man stood still.

Geng Zhishan was stunned and then furrowed his eyebrows. “What? We can’t kill him even if he’s from an unknown place?”

The black-robed man was aware of the reason why he turned so excited, but he could not tell him everything at present. “He’s only a chessman, who can be replaced by others at any time. We’d better save him as the bait to catch a bigger fish.”

He continued before Geng Zhishan responded to him, “According to the master’s order, you must prevent them from returning to the imperial capital until the beginning of the next month.”

“Okay.” Geng Zhishan frowned and gave a simple response, picking up the basket to leave.

With only two strides, there came the words of the black-robed man. If you continue to act on impulse as yesterday, it will be just a matter of time before you lose the title of young master.”

“There’s no need for a warning. I have my own judgment.”

A threat? The last thing he feared was others’ threats.

With an aggressive air, he left the forest. Upon his arrival at the village’s entrance, the boy from the Liang family, who was friendly to him, ran to him while shouting. “Big Brother Geng, Big Brother Geng… Hurry up! Aunt Cui, together with others, is going to arrest your wife!”

Geng Zhishan’s expression changed, and he dashed towards his home, ignoring the basket which had fallen onto the ground.

He would give them no chance to hurt Xie Mengxuan again!