Chapter 426 - 266: That’s the Dragon Spear
Chapter 426: Chapter 266: That’s the Dragon Spear
Liu Lang looked at the two slips of paper in his hand. He hesitated for only two breaths before opening them one after the other.
The two slips of paper read—
[Kill anyone who comes. Quickly move the stored grain to a new location. Absolutely no leaks!]
[Find the warehouses of the several grain stores, especially Lin’s Grain Store! Burn them!]
Liu Lang glanced left and right, a look of realization dawning on his face. ’I get it.’
’If the grain stores won’t sell, we’ll just burn them down.’
’If someone comes to investigate, then we kill them all.’
’It’s that simple, he should have just said so. The boss... how did he guess someone would follow us?’
For the past few days, Liu Lang, Xue Duanyun, and the others had bought grain separately, all in disguise and using different names.
And to ensure they weren’t discovered, they had even intentionally stored it in other locations first.
Only at the end did they consolidate and move the grain to this residence.
’To think we were so careful, yet they still tracked us here.’
’Fortunately, the boss was thorough in his thinking. In that case, we can let loose.’
As Liu Lang muttered to himself, he patted the scabbard at his waist and chuckled.
"The last time I failed to let you taste blood was my mistake."
"This time... Duanyun, Sanhu, Sihu, the boss said everyone who comes is an enemy. Kill!"
"Remember, keep it quiet. Don’t want to alert the neighbors!"
Over on the other side, Xue Duanyun was taken aback. "Kill people?"
As a Guard for Hundred Herbs Hall, it was indeed his duty to ensure their safety here.
But right now, he didn’t know if the people outside were friend or foe. To attack directly seemed somewhat rash.
Zhang Sanhu and Zhang Sihu, however, did not hesitate. They each picked a target and silently slipped out of the residence.
Seeing this, Liu Lang glanced at Xue Duanyun and said with a chuckle, "Those from prestigious backgrounds sure do have a lot of hang-ups."
"But I can guarantee you, anyone the boss wants dead is definitely not a good person."
Before his voice had faded, he too disappeared from the courtyard.
Xue Duanyun hesitated for a moment. He thought about how Eldest Senior Sister Xie Tingyun had been the one to bring them down from the mountain and place them at Hundred Herbs Hall. With that, he hesitated no longer.
When he reached Zhang Sihu, he saw that he was already fighting a man in black clothes and a bamboo hat.
Sizing up the situation with a glance, Xue Duanyun could tell the man’s Cultivation was only at the Sixth Grade. Although his Saber Technique was fierce, it was merely entry-level in the Saber Dao.
Without the enhancement of Sword Intent, he posed little threat to Zhang Sihu.
Zhang Sihu noticed him approach and stopped holding back. "You damn thief!"
He was about to add ’since you’re here, don’t even think about leaving,’ but he suddenly recalled Liu Lang telling them to keep it quiet. Instead, he swung his massive Heavy Sword in a horizontal slash.
Seeing this, the man in black’s expression turned grim.
"Do you have any idea who I am?!"
"A dead man!"
Zhang Sihu’s Heavy Sword was blunt, his movements wide and powerful.
Although the black-clothed Swordman’s Cultivation and Technique were weaker than his, he had the advantage of a nimble Step Technique.
Thus, for a time, the two were evenly matched.
Xue Duanyun had intended to watch from the side and wait.
But when he heard the sounds from the other two fights die down, he knew Liu Lang and Zhang Sanhu had already taken care of their opponents, so he had no choice but to step forward.
"Sihu, move aside."
As he spoke, Xue Duanyun advanced with a sword Step and directly blocked the black-clothed Swordman from behind.
SHING!
The moment his Long Sword left its sheath, a faint glint of light flashed past.
A hint of terror appeared in the black-clothed Swordman’s eyes, but caught off guard, he was completely unable to block.
Before he could turn and block with his Blade, Xue Duanyun’s sword had already pierced his chest.
The black-clothed Swordman’s body froze. He looked down at the sword tip protruding from his chest as blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. "You... you... ambushed me..."
Xue Duanyun slowly withdrew his Long Sword. "I’m paid to solve problems for people. My apologies."
"However, I know my limits. This strike only grazed your heart meridian."
"If you don’t want to die, don’t move."
Who would have thought that after he finished speaking, a tragic smile would appear on the young black-clothed Swordman’s face.
"Hehehe... someone like... someone like me... what meaning is there... in living..."
Xue Duanyun was stunned for a moment. He watched as the man crumpled to the ground, his body beginning to emit a green smoke.
A foul, pungent stench spread through the air.
Soon, all that was left of the Swordman was a set of black clothes and a bamboo hat.
Zhang Sihu stared at the pool of blood being gradually washed away by the raindrops and couldn’t help but swallow hard.
"Bone-Dissolving Powder... Senior Brother, what’s this person’s background? To think he’d hide such a potent poison in his teeth."
Xue Duanyun shook his head lightly. "Regardless of his identity, I’m afraid we’ve been drawn into some major trouble."
Although he didn’t know why Hundred Herbs Hall wanted these people dead, he could deduce that there was surely a secret behind it all.
Both Hundred Herbs Hall and the person behind this black-clothed Swordman resorted to taking lives at a moment’s notice, which showed just how dangerous the conflict between them was.
Zhang Sihu asked, "Then... should we tell Eldest Senior Sister about this?"
Xue Duanyun hesitated slightly. "Let’s not tell Senior Sister Xie for now."
After a brief pause, he continued to explain, "Before we came, Senior Sister already instructed us to follow all of Hundred Herbs Hall’s orders."
"Plus, she clarified the relationship between Hundred Herbs Hall and the Xiao Family. I think Senior Sister must have known some things in advance to have sent us here."
Zhang Sihu nodded, slinging his Heavy Sword onto his back as he agreed, "Senior Brother is right."
"On Tian Mountain, everyone knows Eldest Senior Sister is chivalrous and righteous. A place she approves of can’t possibly have any problems."
They then cleaned up all traces in the surrounding area and returned to the residence where the grain was stored.
Liu Lang and Zhang Sanhu had already returned a step ahead of them.
The four of them gathered, looked at the clothes in each other’s hands, and understood everything without a word.
Liu Lang casually tossed the bloody black clothes and bamboo hat onto the ground and sighed.
"These people would rather use Bone-Dissolving Powder than live in disgrace. It seems their origins are not so simple."
"But the boss must be aware of their identities, or he wouldn’t have given us a countermeasure in advance."