Chapter 1120: Chapter 188: Rumors (Double-Length) (Part 3)
Everyone fell into a sudden dead silence. Jin Gaochi spoke with difficulty:
“General, this, what is this…”
The old man on the solitary boat sighed, pointed to his wound, and smiled bitterly:
“Why do you think I gave up the position of Left General?”
“I have fought on the battlefield for half my life, even the Great Qin Iron Cavalry has tasted my skills, just over fifty years old at that ti. If it were an ordinary old man at ho, he would have already been considered old. But for , ambition was just flourishing, and I desired to beco that Great General under one, above ten thousand.”
“But at that ti, I t a gambler.”
Ouyang Che was slightly taken aback, and then asked:
“Soul Severer?!”
The old man on the solitary boat nodded and said, “Indeed, except back then, Soul Severer was just a young man, looking only about fifteen or sixteen years old, while I had already pushed open the Longn, commanding formations across the battlefield, with great pride in my heart. I encountered him; he gambled with , betting lives.”
“Bet on who strikes faster.”
“He was very reasonable, allowed to strike first.”
“I used my fastest martial arts, but it was useless. The Moonbreaker Spike only pierced a shadow, and then the young man was already at my side, leaving with such a wound.”
“Ridiculous as it was, relying on martial arts, I beca arrogant and made many enemies, thus I could only resign from my military position and hide everywhere, until recent years when those enemies all perished, I dared to co out.”
Speaking of matters at least twenty years past, the elder’s eyes still revealed lingering fear, and the extre grueso twisted wound on his body was all proof of how terrifying the assassin Soul Severer was.
Moreover, the Soul Severer of those years was but a youth, able to gravely injure a Sixth Rank, and now twenty years have passed. If he strikes again, who could possibly withstand it?!
As soon as everyone thought of this, they felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on their hearts, making it hard to breathe. The old man on the solitary boat silently closed his robe, sat down on one side, lowered his head, and drank wine, surprisingly exuding a bit more of an aura of aged decay.
At this mont, the Second Prince suddenly smiled and said:
“So powerful, then there’s no need to worry.”
Everyone looked at him curiously, the young man calmly said:
“Such a master, the cost of one strike must be imnse. My elder brother has always been arrogant, in his mind he has never regarded this younger brother, he would never be willing to pay such a significant price to hire a person he has always looked down upon from the dark list to kill .”
“Furthermore, since it’s an assassin, naturally there is room for negotiation when it’s a paid hit, so everyone need not panic. Speaking of which, Mr. Jin, the person you introduced today… yes, is called Prince Wang? Wildly arrogant indeed, but what skills does he have?”
Jin Gaochi’s heart stirred, understanding the Second Prince’s aning, he smiled, stood up, and said:
“This requires a bit of a story, everyone listen to …”
……
The maid led Wang Anfeng into the mansion’s backyard.
The rear part of the Second Prince’s mansion was far more dangerous than the front. Wang Anfeng could feel the slightly stinging gazes full of scrutiny and the instinctual tension of his body as strong bows and powerful crossbows aid at his vitals.
Having seen those elite troops shooting arrows like rain behind the Second Prince on that day, Wang Anfeng had already expected this formation at the ti.
What he didn’t anticipate was that the maid currently leading him to the place where retainers temporarily stayed was, on that day he intruded into King Balman’s royal tent, the only seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl who had the courage to draw her sword and stand before him.
She was now leading the way five steps ahead of him.
Wang Anfeng held a small beast. In the cold winter, the cold air agitated his unhealed wounds, making him cough softly. The maid’s footsteps paused slightly, then silently turned in the direction of a more sunlit room.
Still walking forward, he suddenly heard a Qin person behind him speaking in unfamiliar Parthian, saying:
“Miss, are you the Second Prince’s close maid?”
She was slightly startled, but since the man behind her should beco the Second Prince’s retainer, she did not hide anything, shook her head, and softly said:
“No, this servant only ca to the Prince’s mansion a month ago.”
Wang Anfeng understood, coughed softly twice, then smiled and asked:
“Then where was Miss working before? How may I address you?”
The young lady was slightly startled, misunderstanding his intentions as frivolous, feeling a rising anger, but still restrained, softly saying:
“My humble na should not reach the prince’s ears.”
“Earlier… earlier this servant worked in the King’s tent.”
Her voice gradually lowered, faintly realizing she might have said sothing she shouldn’t, feeling sowhat uneasy. A month ago, at the King’s tent, anyone with so understanding of the current Parthian Empire situation would know she was likely the maid during the King’s assassination.
Or perhaps, it’s precisely for this reason that His Highness has temporarily spared her life.
Wang Anfeng gently coughed twice, saying:
“I see.”
The two fell into silence, just continuing forward. After walking for about half a quarter of an hour, the maid in front had just stopped, and suddenly heard the Great Qin person behind softly ask:
“Then, have you been well lately?”
The girl’s footsteps paused slightly, feeling a bit at a loss for a mont.
She could guess that His Highness kept her alive because she had witnessed the regicide, but, it’s also because of this that she wasn’t executed according to the Parthian Law Code. Furthermore, she could stay with her sister by His Highness’s side. Although she didn’t know what the future held, she was alive for now.
Together with another person.
That was enough.
She unconsciously nodded and softly said, “Mm.”
Wang Anfeng’s eyes beca gentle, he softly coughed twice. The wind blew through the sparse woodland, the girl could hear the faint sound of the breeze blowing through, high and distant in the winter, an inexplicable feeling of vastness arose in her heart, realizing another winter had co. A gentle voice spoke behind her, as if mumbling and sighing, barely audible:
“Then that is the best.”
……
“This ti, I must trouble you.”
The elder, with white hair and beard, and rosy cheeks, wore a sky-blue Taoist robe, exuding an ethereal aura, akin to a master of the Dao. He flicked his horsetail whisk and said:
“Besides, there’s one more thing I’d like to discuss. After you deal with the Second Prince, could you do sothing for ? I can offer three secret manuals as a bonus.”
The person across him laughed curiously and said:
“Oh? Even such a stingy person as you is willing to spend? How rare, how interesting.”
“But let be clear, I only kill.”
The elder said indifferently:
“It is indeed killing I need.”
The man opposite, handso in appearance yet carrying a trace of gloom, seed intrigued and laughed:
“Other tasks I might not manage, but killing? That’s my specialty. Tell , who do you want to kill?”
The elder flicked his horsetail whisk, sipped tea, and said:
“Kill a Great Qin person, soone who doesn’t know martial arts, and is weak and ill.”
“How about it? Shouldn’t be a problem for you, right?”
PS: Today’s update is presented… 5,400 words in total, split into chapters of 2,700 words each. Although it can’t compare to yesterday, at least it hasn’t reverted to its original state…
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