Chapter 314: Trust
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Maid Lotus and nine disciples of the New Moon Hall she had brought proved their prowess. Not until they had emerged and killed several Joy Pavilion's disciples in the front yard did Immortal Peng and others catch up.
Only Immortal Peng in the Wildhorse Gang recognized the saber technique concealed in Maid Lotus's attack. Instead of being afraid, he showed surprise in his face. "That's it, that's it," Without regard to anything else, he darted towards Maid Lotus.
Gu Shenwei had never seen such a foolish master before— to put up desperate fight with his opponent without understanding the situation.
Immortal Peng might be a master, but the sword craft of the Death Scripture was about how to kill a master in one move.
Immortal Peng might have had a chance to escape the blade if he hadn't been so excited. Like a moth to a flame, he died without regret. "The invincible…" Immortal Peng collapsed before Maid Lotus, his unfinished sentence of his lips.
Maid Lotus cut off Immortal Peng's head before the corpse had landed. Jumping to the roof, she held up the head, showing off her trophy to all the people in the backyard in the illuminated dawn.
Pretty soon, the Wildhorse Gang realized the terrifying situation on the roof. Everyone's first reaction was to flee. Immortal Peng had the most powerful kung fu among them, and his death symbolized their failure.
The entrapment of one side became the hunting of the other.
Gu Shenwei went around his residence, killing every fugitive he met.
The swordsmen from the Great Snowmountain and the several machetemen led by Lin Xiaoshan looked at those unexpected reinforcements in surprise, especially since those reinforcements were all women.
The swordsmen couldn't wrap their minds around it at first. They roared in unison and chased the fleeing enemies. There was only one thought in their minds—they must kill more people than these women did.
Many of Wildhorse Gang's members had escaped from the Residence of Dragon King, but they were ambushed again on the way. In addition, another 20 disciples of the New Moon Hall had hidden themselves in the nearby streets. Although there were not many of them, they would not let a single enemy escape.
With the rising of the sun, corpses laid around the Residence of Dragon King, making the place a veritable graveyard. The Wildhorse Gang had put in all their effort to launch an attack, but had suffered a catastrophe. In this attack, nearly 100 people were killed and very few were able to escape.
Unfortunately, Wildhorse himself had not appeared at all. It seemed that he anticipated the plot. He had appointed disciples to fight, but he chose not to reveal himself.
Standing on the roof between the front and the backyard, Gu Shenwei gazed at the scorched but not fallen falgpole, a sort of joy bubbling in his breast. This was the kind of battle he liked, plot after plot, ambush after ambush, and all within his control.
However, he was not the mastermind of this victory today.
Maid Lotus and other 29 disciples of the New Moon Hall came back to the Residence of Dragon King, they were the pivotal ones in this fight.
Gu Shenwei looked at Maid Lotus, waiting for her to react.
The surviving guards of the Residence of Dragon King also looked at those fearsome women who were dressed in black skirt and jacket and covered with black gauze. Even the most powerful swordsman from the Great Snowmountain felt his hair stand on end.
Except for Maid Lotus, the disciples of the New Moon Hall all held a saber in their hands. The way they killed was simple—once making a move, regardless of danger, they made sure to hit the enemy's vital. Not waiting for the body to fall, they would immediately cut the enemy's head and throw it aside.
Only Maid Lotus had not covered her face with black gauze. She smiled nonchalently, without any trace of killing intent, as if nothing had happened.
Led by Maid Lotus, all disciples of the New Moon Hall knelt on one knee and shouted in unison, "My Dragon King."
This fight had major repercussions. Fang Wenshi, who was in the North City, was the first to realize that something had happened. The roadblocks he had met at the negotiating conference were suddenly resolved. It seemed that the Golden Roc Fort was urgent to reach a permanent armistice.
No one knew that New Moon Hall was involved.
Gu Shenwei was the only one who knew that Maid Lotus had joined New Moon Hall with the Wayless Book. Some people still remembered this gentle woman and thought that she was the partner of Yang Huan the killer, just the same as before. Some also assumed that the reason why Maid Lotus had not appeared in recent years was because she had been requested by Dragon King to train female killers.
Dragon King had become so famous that Tianshan Sect had changed the attitude. Tianshan Sect wanted to ally with Dragon King, even if its disciples were to be treated as victims to lure the enemies.
The New Moon Hall wouldn't appear in public before the Golden Roc Fort was overthrown. This was the agreement between Gu Shenwei and Maid Lotus. The New Moon Hall had over a hundred disciples, but only 30 people paid allegiance to Residence of Dragon King publicly.
Xu Xiaoyi immediately rushed back to the Residence of Dragon King from North City after hearing the news, lamenting the 2 million taels of silver, "If I knew this in advance, I would have let my sister take more."
Xu Yanwei also rushed back, eyes narrowed and hands on her hips, not caring a whit about Dragon King's injuries -- Dragon King's victory was surely set in stone anyway. Furious, she berated, "Dragon King, you... you are too ruthless. You gave me fake silver, and I was almost killed by other people."
Xu Xiaoyi's eyes lit up,"The silver is fake? Where is the real silver? Does the Meng family...No, I personally verified the silver when the Meng family sent it. It was pure silver."
"This money is important to the Great Snowmountain, of course I couldn't just let bandits plunder the money," Gu Shenwei said slightly. Money was the foundation of hegemony and could not be easily taken by other people. A few days ago, he had asked Lin Xiaoshan and three trusted people to move the silver. Under the ice shell, they successfully replaced the silver with a pile of painted galvanized iron.
Xu Yanwei smiled happily, "Then, where is the real silver? Dragon King, I am working for you, this..."
"Take 10,000 taels of silver from Xiaoyi."
Xu Yanwei jumped up, intending to give the Dragon King a hug, but she dared not do it. To return to the Residence of Dragon King was to forfeit her life, and she knew she couldn't ask for more.
Gu Shenwei already solemn face grew graver, "If you cannot provide useful information for a consecutive month, I will take back all the money and require you to pay rent."
"Ok, it's a deal," she said, "I have an information now." Xu Yanwei was very confident in her ability to obtain useful information from men.
Gu Shenwei knew what Xu Yanwei was going to say. However, before he could stop her, she was already speaking, "The day after tomorrow is the wedding day. She will belong to another man if no one saves her. What kind of person is Meng Mingshi? He doesn't deserve to marry me, let alone..."
The Dragon King turned around and left because he worried that he would lose control and draw his sword. For him, there were few people who deserved his trust. The swordsman from the Great Snowmountain followed the Dragon King reverently. But for a demigod for the Dragon King, they were but humans. Only Xu Weiyan and her brother, Chu Nanping, and Tie Linglong were like his families and friends to some extent.
Although killing made him excited, the people he didn't actually feel like killing brought his heart peace.
Maid Lotus waited for Dragon King in the study because they had a lot of things to make clear. The cooperation between them in the morning was just a courtesy.
Having thought about one thing for the past few days, Gu Shenwei asked Maid Lotus as soon as they met, "Before, was it the New Moon Hall who offered a reward for my saber?"
Maid Lotus nodded frankly, "The Master thought that magic weapons couldn't be wasted. But it turned out that the Dragon King was safe, so she changed her mind and got ready to join hands with you."
"What about you? What's your purpose?" Gu Shenwei asked. In his mind, the most dreadful person wasn't the tall and beautiful Master, but the reserved and introverted woman in front of him," You stole the Wayless Book and gave it to the New Moon Hall, and you passed on the Death Scripture. You must be a great donor. The Master thinks highly of you, doesn't she?"
"The Master trusts me, and she lets me preside over Jade City's affairs. As for why I want to cooperate with you, it is because I need your help."
Gu Shenwei raised his head slightly and paid attention to Maid Lotus's words.
"You still suffer from qigong deviation, right?"Maid Lotus changed the topic suddenly.
Gu Shenwei suddenly felt filled with a cold rage, and he almost drew his sword. He had the urge to fight with this woman right now. "Yes," he said with a flat tone, "it flares up every one to three months."
Maid Lotus did not show any regret at all. She cast down her eyes and said, "The Wayless Qigong is sorcery on Internal Strength. You secretly worry about underlying qigong deviation but I have the ability to get rid of it completely. "
Gu Shenwei knew the meaning in Maid Lotus's words. One would risk self-destruction in several months or sooner if he practiced the Wayless Qigong. During that period, there would be no sign of Internal Breath, making one just like an ordinary person. He wouldn't even be able to defeat an ordinary swordsman.
He had personally witnessed the Supreme King Shangguan Fa experience such a thing.
"Do you mean that you want me to protect you when you self-destruct?" Gu Shenwei asked. He hd not expected that Maid Lotus would propose this idea. The situation forced them to cooperate, but they were still enemies. Sooner or later, they would meet with sabers.
Maid Lotus nodded, "This is a reciprocal arrangement. If you help me, I will also protect you when you suffer from qigong deviation."
"Have we established enough trust for this?"Gu Shenwei couldn't resist asking sarcastically.
"This is not trust." Maid Lotus corrected. Just like before, Slave Huan had made a plan, and she was responsible for fixing the bugs of the plan. "This is the only choice. Jade City is full of enemies and traps. Do you have a safe place to hide and trusted people by your side when you suffer from qigong deviation?"
Maid Lotus's words struck a nerve in Gu Shenwei. Truthfully, there was no one he could rely on when he suffered qigong deviation, as proven by the experience in recent days. Even Chu Nanping wasn't an ideal protector. As a young swordsman, Chu Nanping was short of the temper and lacked the habit of being a killer, making his protection unreliable.
However, Gu Shenwei couldn't trust Maid Lotus. At least not now.
"You know, I will not kill you and I will not allow others to kill you either." Maid Lotus's tone changed, bearing a trace of sadness and emotion. "I have never changed my mind. I want to watch you die because of qigong deviation, but I will not do anything to prevent you from fighting the qigong deviation."
Gu Shenwei felt that he was already adept at controlling his emotions, but the anger was so strong that he almost lost his mind. His hand was already on the sword hilt, but he loosened his grip again. He has not fully recovered and he could not defeat her. He couldn't be impulsive , Gu Shenwei warned himself.
Maid Lotus realized the mood of Dragon King shifting and backed down before slowly saying, "Who better to believe than a persistent enemy?"
Gui Shenwei said, "Why would you believe me? The New Moon Hall is full of masters."
"Yes, but they only do things for Blood Coagulation Pill. How dare I accept their protection when I have no strength to resist?"
"That is true," Gu Shenwei said. He neither agreed nor objected.
Maid Lotus thought they had reached a consensus, so she didn't say more but asked, "What's next? The Wildhorse Gang can't be able to make a comeback in a short time. Who is our next target?"
Gu Shenwei had been thinking about the next target for a long time. He looked at Maid Lotus and said, "The Meng family."
Maid Lotus raised her eyebrows slightly. Just like before, she knew Slave Huan's ideas, but she would not voice her own so easily.