Chapter 180: Bewildered, he’s not poisoned (1/2)

Chapter 180: Bewildered, he’s not poisoned

There was hypertoxic poison ahead. Regardless of its concentration or quantity, the detox system had no way to analyze the toxins. Without a doubt, that must be the restricted area’s “medicine pond” that Long Feiye had mentioned.

Long Feiye hid his identity with a facemask before doing the same for Han Yunxi. He led her along as they darted and dodged behind the boulders, gradually going deeper into the restricted area. Soon enough, they saw torch lights up ahead. Long Feiye pulled Han Yunxi behind a large rock to hide, where she carefully peeked out her head and inadvertently sucked in a cold breath.

There was an oval-shaped pool before them. Though it wasn’t very large, only about the size of two well openings, it was filled with all sorts of plants. Large swaths of leaves poked through the water like a lotus pond. Heavens, but they were all poisonous plants. Brand new cultivated strains! No wonder her detox system set off an alarm loud enough to deafen her ears. Heaven knows how long the masked man had been cultivating his plants here!

Lanterns were scattered around the pond, but nobody was in sight.

“Where’s the people?” Han Yunxi murmured.

Long Feiye was concentrating on the woods around the pond and didn’t reply. He only pulled Han Yunxi’s head towards him and held her in place. Han Yunxi tried to struggle, but it was then that a fierce voice suddenly broke out from the forest. “Who’s there?”

“They have many people. Stay here and don’t move!” Long Feiye muttered, before releasing Han Yunxi’s head and leaping high into the sky. Very quickly, the sound of clashing weapons filled the air. Han Yunxi trembled with fear as she cautiously stuck out her head for a look. The scene before her was enough to scare her senseless.

Heavens!

There really were tons of people. At least fifty black-robed assassins had surrounded Long Feiye. One against fifty?

What kind of joke was that? Against these numbers, they could kill Long Feiye just by crushing him to death!

But very quickly, Han Yunxi realized she’d been worried over nothing. There was no way for any of the assassins to approach Long Feiye. His speed was vastly superior to his opponents, and his swordsmanship went beyond the metaphor of floating clouds and flowing waters to become as swift as wind and as quick as lightning. It was impossible to see his moves clearly with the naked eye. As his blade flashed up and down, multiple foes fell to the ground! Han Yunxi couldn’t help but exclaim in astonishment. She secretly congratulated herself for not making enemies with this man. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to rest easy at night. His swordsmanship was truly in defiance of natural order!

A short while later, the area by the pond was littered with the dead and injured. Of the fifty men who had challenged Long Feiye, only ten remained. They slowly backed away, not daring to approach him. Yet it was right at this moment that two more men walked out of the woods.

One was a thin, short old man dressed in dark robes, with a mouth that stuck out and a chin like an ape’s. His looks were rather wretched, but a single glance and one could tell he was a meticulous fellow. The other was a tall and haughty figure in black robes, his face covered by a terrifying-looking mask that only revealed his mouth. Even more arresting than his mask, however, were a pair of malicious-looking eyes.

It’s him, the masked man!

His icy stare settled disdainfully on Long Feiye as he spoke coldly. “Useless things. This lord will give you one last chance. Show me his face!”

As soon as he finished, the ten remaining assassins surrounded Long Feiye anew, but unlike last time, Han Yunxi’s detox system sent out ten separate warnings.

They’re going to use poison!

Moreover, each of the assassins had a different poison on hand. Most of them were toxic powders that would poison the victim as soon as it was inhaled.

This masked man really was going too far!

Han Yunxi burned with impatience. How was she supposed to warn Long Feiye? His sword skills were formidable, but he had no immunity whatsoever against poisons. A single moment of carelessness would be his undoing. She shifted in place, wanting to stand up multiple times, but Long Feiye had long sensed that something was off. One hand held onto his sword while the other hid behind his back. He wasn’t as relaxed as before, but on high alert.

Suddenly, the five men abruptly rushed Long Feiye, whose sword flashed in retaliation and took away five lives. He was about to back away, but it turned out these five men had been a distraction. At the same time they fell, the five other assassins scattered poison powder in Long Feiye’s direction.

Han Yunxi was about to cry out a warning, but Long Feiye was shrewd enough to hold his breath before backing up a great distance. At the same time, he abruptly raised his sword and swiftly swept the blade in a large arc across the air, sending his opponents flying back into the darkness of the surrounding forest! Their status was unknown.

A beautiful counter!

Han Yunxi looked on with rapt attention, her heart pounding as she admired Long Feiye’s moves. The Duke of Qin was still the Duke of Qin, and not someone who was easily matched! The masked man clenched his fists as he yelled at Long Feiye. “Just who are you?”

“What about you?” Long Feiye retorted as he raised his sword at him.