21 Lotus Fragrance (2/2)

The leader unsheathed his sword and ran towards the source of those daggers.

”Kill them!” after hearing his words, the men in black also unsheathed their swords and followed their leader. Few minutes later, one could hear the clashing of swords and the shouts of the dying men.

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XuanRong had been counting the time ever since she ran away from the temple. She approximately guessed that it wouldn't take long before dawn arrives. She had to go back and meet YuYing and Fei Bai Zou halfway if she wanted to save her reputation.

She stood up and was planning to leave the cave when she heard some noises outside. When she peeked her head, trying to see the commotion, she saw the sparks coming from the clashing of swords. Although the mountain was enveloped with darkness and she could not see even the silhouette of those people fighting, she could still hear the shouts and the clashes of swords.

XuanRong's face crumpled.

'What is going on?'

She was completely confused as to why there were people fighting outside the cave. In her previous lifetime, when she was hiding in this cave, she safely passed the entire night without witnessing this kind of commotion.

XuanRong bit her lips. Her mind was working overtime, trying to guess what was currently happening outside. She knew that between the two group who was currently fighting, one of them was the group of people her Er Niang paid in order to assassinate her, but who are those people they were fighting? Were they friends or foes?

XuanRong inwardly shook her head and slowly took a step back, trying to move far away from the cave's entrance and once again hide on the corner. Although she had to make sure that she would be able to find YuYing and the rest before dawn in order to protect her reputation, she did not want to gamble and ran ahead like a mindless dear ready for slaughter[2]. So, XuanRong could only wait patiently inside the cave.

She only took a couple of steps away from the entrance when a fragrant smell assaulted her nostrils.

*baaam*

Her back was slammed on a soft but firm body. XuanRong was startled to death and could not help but inhale deeply. Her eyes widened as she smelled the faint lotus fragrance coming from behind her.

Before she could even react, the person behind her spoke.

”Do not move.”[3].

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[1]. One sichen is roughly two hours.

[2]. Acting rashly without thinking thoroughly

[3]. A/N: Duun duun duun~ who is that person?

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Thank you sooooo much~ 'Ray_of_Hikari' for correcting the Chinese title of XuanRong~

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