29 Unveiling the Enemy (2/2)
”There was also an alleyway close to where I was located before,” the man said to himself and scratched his chin.
Other masked experts came rushing towards the area. The rumor of the masked experts being targeted had reached all around the marketplace by now, and those present hurried towards the location of the wailing masked expert.
”What is going on here?” one of the masked experts asked, but before he had the time to look around, a loud, violent gale with a melody that sounded as if someone was heading to war came crashing towards him.
It was as if a cavalry was trampling over them. All of them fell to the ground. Their faces were pale, and blood slowly streamed from the lips of the gathered masked experts.
Some of them, the ones who had received the brunt of the force, had their masks cracking under the attack and splitting into thousands of pieces.
The identities of three experts were instantly exposed, and the commoners present glued their eyes to the faces of the no longer masked experts.
”Check the alleyways!” one of the masked experts called out. It was the one who had blood around his mouth and lacked a tooth. Although he was not amongst the highest ranked experts, he still had enough standing for the others to listen to him, and they split up to search the alleyways.
Suddenly, a shrill shriek sounded out, and the others looked over only to find that another person laid on the ground while gripping his leg with both hands as blood poured out from underneath his fingers.
The faces behind the masks all turned ugly. The ones who had had their mask broken had quickly replaced them with new masks, but it was too late to hide the damage done. They had long since been recognized.
Xue Wei had been hiding in the shadows of the alleyways and attacked four times so far. Twice the attacks had crippled their targets, while the other two had caused the opponents to be unveiled.
Now he just had to wait and hear the rumors about who these experts were, and then he would be able to move further with his plan.
”I cannot cause more damage than what I already have,” Xue Wei muttered to himself as he turned on his tail and ran far away from the masked experts without even the slightest hesitation.
He no longer had the element of surprise, and although he deducted that he now had the strength to fight them head on one-on-one, he knew that he stood no chance against a group of them. One thing was to jump a few layers while fighting one on one; another was to do it in a fight against seven opponents.
Xue Wei did not wait anywhere in the city. He had no other purpose than to cause problems for the masked experts and unveil them so that his suspicions could be confirmed, and thus he returned to the mansion as fast as he had left.
Xue Wei noticed that there was a group of experts standing outside the gate of the estate. Some of them were waiting for Xue Wei to return home, and amongst these people were two masked cultivators.
Fortunately, Xue Wei noticed them before they noticed him, so he turned down a corner after which he used the Forbidden Rush to jump the wall.
”Manager Su, if you do not show us the little rascal, I will blame this on him!” someone called out, and Manager Su's calm voice resounded with a hint of anger in it, ”The young master is cultivating. He is about to break through. Who are you to interrupt the young master when he is cultivating? I can vouch for him being in the mansion, so take your leave now and don't disturb us, or don't expect me to keep this from Xiao Lei when he returns.”
Although the name Xiao Lei worked great as a deterrent, the Jia and He family leaders had rushed to the mansion to impede Xue Wei for the attacks on their guards. They knew by now that their men had been recognized. As a result, they could only hope that there was at least a little chance of blaming Xue Wei and getting their vengeance that way.
”Will you stop yelling at my front door?” Xue Wei asked as he stepped forward. He looked dashing in his black clothes with his hair tied up.
”I was busy cultivating and training, and all you do is come here to blabber about some sort of justice. What kind of justice are you here to find me for?”
It was not only He and Jia families that had made it to Xue Wei's mansion. Shen Mu, Luo Zhirou, and a few other younger generation experts had made it over and were curious as to what exactly was going on.
”You have crippled my guards!” He Tong exclaimed with a loud voice as he pointed a trembling finger at Xue Wei.
”Have your guards entered my mansion?” Xue Wei asked, and He Tong, looking as if he was spitting fire answered, ”No! They were in the marketplace. ”
”So it has to be me?” Xue Wei grinned, but his grin quickly turned to a sneer, ”I have been in the mansion for all this time. If you find someone who can prove your claim, then sure let us hear what he has to say. Until then please stop interrupting my training! I am in a hurry to reach a higher realm before heading out to the army.”