Chapter 217: Wangfei didn’t lose face (2/2)

Instead, he said coldly, “Since you’ve cut down your lordship’s horse, your lordship can’t tolerate your existence, either.”

So domineering!

Even Han Yunxi felt awed, to say nothing of Leng Shuang Shuang. Her eyes shone with zealous adoration. If not for her clan’s mission at stake, she wouldn’t want to offend this man by any means. But the Leng Clan’s head had personally accepted the bounty issued by Tianning’s empress dowager. The clan head wanted to use this as a chance to rope in the Duke of Qin, so she couldn’t disobey orders. Somehow, she had to bring the Duke of Qin back.

“May Your Highness Duke of Qin condescend to teach me2!”

Leng Shuang Shuang had hardly spoken when the ten experts simultaneously made their move. In a flash, the glint of swords filled the air with killing intent. Long Feiye kept one hand around Han Yunxi as he held his sword with the other to hold off all ten blades at once. The clash of metal was akin to thunder resounding intensely in the air. The ten experts were fast with their swords, but Long Feiye was even faster. Han Yunxi wanted to help out with her hidden weapons, but couldn’t even find the chance. She only saw countless swords flash past her, making it impossible to tell which blade belonged to whom. Her fear was that she’d help the wrong person.

Han Yunxi had many chances to see Long Feiye’s swordsmanship before. His movements were cold and severe, his blade aggressive. One strike was enough to cut the throats and end the lives of multiple assassins. After all, Long Feiye’s sword skills came from the Celestial Mountain Sword Sect, who had a well-deserved reputation for being formidable. Yet this time Long Feiye had failed to gain the advantage even after nearly 30 rounds had passed. Instead, he was forced to stand in place, pinned down by his foes. The mercenaries carefully selected by the Leng Clan of the City of Daughters weren’t easy to look down upon. Han Yunxi finally realized that there were Heavens beyond the highest Heavens and people beyond the ones she knew. There were many experts in such a wide world. Of course, Long Feiye had to fight one against ten while protecting her at the same time. Although he was stuck, putting up a fight like this up even now was already very fierce. Even the ten high level experts had to silently commend his skills.

If each of them were to face off against Long Feiye one by one, Long Feiye would definitely be the winner. Now that all ten of them were facing off against him, he couldn’t win, but neither did he show signs of losing. They couldn’t be sure that Long Feiye didn’t have troops in reserve. Once the backup arrived, things would get complicated. One of the killers evaded a move and shot a significant look towards Leng Shuang Shuang, who acknowledged it accordingly. Even without the reminder, she knew that she had to personally make a move. Moreover, her target would be Han Yunxi. Though she didn’t want to admit it, the woman in Long Feiye’s embrace was currently his only weak point.

Very well, she’d use this chance to get rid of Han Yunxi!

Leng Shuang Shuang immediately joined in the crowd of ten, who dealt with Long Feiye while she aimed her sword at Han Yunxi. Long Feiye already had his hands full dealing with the ten killers, so if he wanted to counter Leng Shuang Shuang, he’d have to divide his attention. The ten killers were waiting for that very chance!

And yet, as soon as Leng Shuang Shuang struck with her sword, Long Feiye suddenly pushed Han Yunxi aside, where she tumbled to the ground. Seeing this, a flash of gratification shone in Leng Shuang Shuang’s eyes. So what if Long Feiye protected Han Yunxi? In the face of imminent death, he’ll push that woman away like she was nothing but trash. Leng Shuang Shuang only wanted to pin down Long Feiye, not hurt him. She immediately withdrew from the crowd of 10 assassins and turned to look at Han Yunxi, who was currently sprawled painfully on the ground. Her butt was probably full of bruises by now because Long Feiye really had used a lot of strength. Still, she knew that he had to do so, or else she wouldn’t have been able to dodge those killers’ blades. Anyways, it was good that he did, because now he had one less burden to worry about. Meanwhile, she…thinking up to here, Han Yunxi lowered her head as a crafty gleam shone in her eyes.

Leng Shuang Shuang looked coldly at Han Yunxi as she approached her with purposely heavy steps. Her sword dragged against the dirt, creating a long, thin trail. Han Yunxi looked up at her with a nervous expression as she shifted backwards. Timidly she said, “You, what you are planning to do?”

“What do you think?” Leng Shuang Shuang smiled elegantly.

“The Duke of Qin’s already cast me aside. You can’t use me to threaten him!” Han Yunxi explained hastily.

Leng Shuang Shuang gave a chilly laugh. “Qin Wangfei, so you know your place after all. Though you can’t be used to threaten him, ruining your face will make it impossible for him to bring you out in the future, hmm?”

“Ah….help! Don’t come any closer!” Han Yunxi cried shrilly as she backed away.

Surrounded by ten assassins, Long Feiye glanced over out of the corner of his eyes. But very quickly, he withdrew his gaze again. It wasn’t clear whether he didn’t care or if he simply disdained Han Yunxi.

Leng Shuang Shuang was already standing high and mighty before Han Yunxi. She was fully enjoying Han Yunxi’s cowardice as she slowly raised her sword.

“Don’t…don’t come closer!” Han Yunxi covered her face fearfully with her hands. This movement was enough for her to activate her hidden weapons. Without warning, needles flew out from her wrist. The close proximity made up for the Plum Blossom Teardrop Rain’s lack of speed and power. Even a high level expert like Leng Shuang Shuang didn’t have time to dodge before the needles sank into her wrists!

She’d been played!

1. royal trio – specifically Tianning’s Duke of Qin, Northern Li’s Duke of Kang, and Western Zhou’s Crown Prince Ye

2. condescend to teach (赐教) – a polite way of announcing one’s intentions to attack by humbly asking for instruction from the fight itself from one’s opponent.