Chapter 46

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“Of course.” Yuan sneered, “What else do you think he was doing here?”

“…” Her heart tightened and was unable to articulate any word.

Yuan glanced at her bewildered expression, his face eased slightly, sighed and said, “It’s best for you to not interfere between me and your Master’s affair.” He paused and looked at her, his eyes returning to their former gentleness as he whispered, “Forget it, you’d better stay here for now. Leaving the room will only add to the mess.”

With that, he left her behind and headed straight to the door.

“Hey!” Zhu Yan got anxious and pulled him back, “Where are you going?”

“I’m going up there to find Ruyi.” Yuan replied, with a hint of anxiety in his eyes, “It’s amazing that your Master has managed to find his way here, I’m sure we’ve both revealed our identities…”

Zhu Yan froze for a moment: “Then… that Flower Girl is also a Restoration Army?”

He nodded, “Ruyi is a member of the secret division of the Restoration Army, responsible for infiltrating within the powerful people of Kongsang to gather knowledge, as well as preparing food and supplies for the Restoration Army—”

She couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment: such a delicate and languid flower girl with a thousand golden smiles would actually be in the Restoration Army? How come there are all kinds of people in this shark’s army? No wonder she wanted to charge privately, and charge so much! Could it be that it was to raise military funds for the shark Restoration Army?

However, when she saw that Yuan was about to leave again, Zhu Yan came back to her senses and hurriedly pulled him back: “Don’t go! My Master hates sharks the most, you’re definitely sending yourself to your death by going up there like this! Furthermore… he may not even know that the Flower Girl is in the Restoration Army, perhaps, perhaps… he has come purely for pleasure?”

At the end of the sentence, her voice trailed off.

Yes, not even herself would believe that Master could suddenly turn into a man who frequents brothels for pleasure – the probability of a puritanical ascetic like him suddenly coming here to seek pleasure is practically lower than the probability of finding lice on a monk’s head.

“You still don’t really understand your own master?” Yuan pushed her hand away and said, “Ah-Yan, you don’t need to put yourself in a difficult position. Stay here and don’t come out – when I’m done with your Master, you just go back to the Red King’s Palace and don’t even question anything about this ever.”

“Hey! Don’t go!” She got anxious and tugged at his sleeve, using the same tone she used in her childhood, “Please, don’t go! Forget about those things… Yuan, I’m going to be upset if you go!”

However, instead of listening to her words as tenderly and dotingly as he would have done in her childhood, Yuan simply yanked her hand away without looking at her, his attitude firm and cold, very different from that of her childhood memory: “No, I must go—”

As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to pull open the door and walk out.

In that instant, Zhu Yan couldn’t help but freeze: the moment Yuan’s fingers approached the door, a strange glow like flowing water swept across the bronze door handle! That kind of radiance was very bizarre, just like…

“Watch out!” Zhu Yan suddenly exclaimed out loud in fear.

In that instant, however, his fingertips were only an inch from the doorknob, while she was a foot away from him, too late to run over and stop him. She cried out in shock as her Jade Bone roared out like a bolt, sending a stream of silver light that slashed between his fingertips and the door handle with a sharp sound, separating them!

In the same moment, Zhu Yan lunged out with all her might, grabbed Yuan in her arms and stepped back, shouting, “Look out! That’s the Blade of the Blasting Wind! Get out of the way!” Right in that instant, the white light exploded in a dazzling display of brightness!

A blazing light, coalescing into a huge sword, pierced through the door bristling with a single blow, penetrating the thick wall! Everywhere it hit, both the wall and the bronze door were immediately reduced to fragments – the huge sharp white light broke through the wall and pointed directly at Yuan, stabbing straight through, coming down towards him with the aura of a divine demon cloaked in destruction power.

If she hadn’t just pulled him, he would have been pierced to death in a heartbeat!

Zhu Yan chanted a spell and her fingers drew a quick circle in the void. In response, the Jade Bone whirled rapidly in the air and turned into a ball of light, opening up like an umbrella, blocking the sharp sword that just penetrated the door! The white light struck the golden shield with a sharp thud.

During that instant, Zhu Yan felt an immediate sharp pain in her bones all over her body, completely unable to stand up, stumbling backwards and withdrawing about ten feet away, falling to the ground with Yuan in her embrace, under the huge impact. She understood immediately where this terrifying attack came from, and exclaimed in fear, “Master… Shifu!”

Beyond the cavernous door, a man in white descended like a feather, the sleeves of his robe fluttering without wind – the man struck through all the barriers with a single blow and stood there coldly, catching her Jade Bone in one hand while dragging a dying woman in the other, looking down at the two of them as they stumbled to the ground.

The cold, steady, austere gaze was like snow and ice suddenly descending.

The Great Priest of Jiuyi Mountain appeared in the secret basement of the Star Ocean Cloud Pavilion. He lowered his head slightly and took a look at Zhu Yan lying on the ground, his brows frowning imperceptibly, as if he didn’t expect to encounter his disciple here again.

“Is that you?” The Great Priest released his hand and the Jade Bone flew back to Zhu Yan’s head with a swipe.

“Shifu… Shifu?” Zhu Yan knew that she had dodged a bullet and couldn’t help but fall limp as she stammered, “You… How did you get here?”

Shi Ying did not reply, his eyes bypassed her and just stared coldly at Yuan behind her. That kind of gaze caused Zhu Yan to shiver in fear and immediately stood up in a roll, blocking the way in front of Yuan – yes, it was true, if Master could launch a spell by only using his glare, Yuan would have been slain by him long ago!

“Was it you who blocked my attack just now?” Shi Ying finally opened his mouth, glancing at Zhu Yan, his tone devoid of emotion, unperturbed, “You learned the ‘Shield of Golden Tang’?”

“Just… recently learned!” Zhu Yan nodded timidly, bragging as if he just praised her, then hastily excused herself, “But I… didn’t know it was you who had come, Master! If I had known…”

Shi Ying grinned coldly, “And you were able to complete it?”

She nodded timidly, embarrassed.

Yes, if she had known that it was Master who had attacked at the door, she would have been too frightened to finish that complex incantation in an instant – and if she had only been a moment slower, the light would have split her to pieces, along with Yuan!

“Very good, you can actually cast ‘The Shield of Golden Tang’ at this speed.” The tone in Shi Ying’s voice was light, no emotions could be sensed, “I used eighty percent of my strength in that strike just now, not many people in Yunhuang could have managed to withstand it – how quickly you have improved in these few months is really beyond my expectation.”

What he said were clearly words of praise, yet his eyes were as cold as a blade as he glanced over the man behind Zhu Yan: “You’re fighting so hard to protect this man?”

Zhu Yan did not dare to lie, so she could only nod stiffly.

Shi Ying gave Yuan a silent look, not commenting, only turning his head to Zhu Yan and saying calmly, “It seems I was right, you have extraordinary potential, and anything you really want, you will always be able to accomplish – even if it means fighting against me.”

“How would your disciple… dare to challenge against you!” Zhu Yan, however, shivered at such a rare praise and said pitifully, “I… merely didn’t want to die.”

As she said that, she subconsciously took a step forward and blocked the way in front of Yuan. Somehow, she had the illusion that as long as she didn’t get in between with a firm grip, the next instant Master would plunge down and take Yuan’s life! It was strange… why Master, who never shows any emotions, would have such a terrible killing intent gushing out of his eyes at the sight of Yuan?

“This is the same ‘Yuan’ you mentioned before?” Shi Ying asked lightly, giving Yuan another glance, “He’s actually a shark?”

“Yes… yes.” Zhu Yan shuddered warily.

Shi Ying’s eyes skimmed over the handsome shark man and his tone was cold: “You used to say that he had been in the Red King’s Mansion for many years and grew up with you – I had always thought he was just an old servant who had accumulated years of experience.”

“No… that’s right, he… has been living for over two hundred years! Have been in the Royal Palace for a long time, was watching me growing up!” Zhu Yan stammered, stepping in front of him, trying hard to hide Yuan, her wrist secretly gaining strength as she pushed her arm back, signaling him to hurry and escape through the secret passage. Yet Yuan was utterly ungrateful, he pushed her hand away instead and took a step forward, snapping at Shi Ying, “Let go of Ruyi!”

Ruyi? Zhu Yan’s eyes moved down with him, and with just one glance, she couldn’t help but let out a low gasp – in that instant, Shi Ying’s hand appeared to subconsciously let go, throwing to the ground the woman he was dragging.

After only a few moments of not seeing her, the magnificent Flower Girl had transformed into a completely different person. Her face was pale as she was about to die, her hair in disarray, her whole body prostrate on the ground. She had been forcibly dragged through the long passage, leaving a trail of crimson, stinging blood along the way!

“Ruyi!” In that instant, Yuan’s face turned pale, and anger suddenly burned in his azure pupils. If Zhu Yan hadn’t pulled him by the throat, he probably would have rushed over in an instant. However, Zhu Yan’s heart, plunged violently.

Yes, she could see Yuan’s concern for this flower girl and the fact that Master had used at least five different spells on this woman – two of which were soul-taking, and the remaining three were blood and flesh punishments, intertwined and so cruel that even a man of iron could not withstand them. At the moment the stunning beauty appeared to be okay on the outside, but the bones in her body were already riddled with a thousand holes.

How could he do that to such a stunning beauty?!

Zhu Yan raised her eyes in disbelief and looked at her Master in a daze – a moment ago, she thought that her Master had come to the teahouse for pleasure and this fact was beyond her understanding; now, she was equally unable to reconcile such cruel methods with the Master she had known for so long!

“This woman is very tough, she has even survived the Dementing Spirit spell, that’s admirable.” Shi Ying stood there, a white dress floating in the dark corridor, as if emitting a faint glow, with dark eyes cold and bright, and no emotion between his brows, as sharp as a sword.

He glanced at Yuan, who was also looking at him. In that instant, Zhu Yan almost had the illusion of swords clanging in the void.

“I’ve finally found you.” Shi Ying said slowly, word by word, a sharpness hidden beneath the calmness, “Indeed, the Star Ocean Cloud Pavilion is your stronghold, and that Flower Girl is your inside agent.” After a pause, he added, “You were also the one who broke into the Governor’s residence in Yecheng and fought against me yesterday, weren’t you?”

Yuan did not deny it, but simply said calmly, “Yes.”

“I never thought there would be such a skilled man among the sharks.” Shi Ying’s voice was calm, “To be able to come and go from the Governor’s Residence as if no one was there, to be able to kill the people under my command and then retreat in one piece, such skills are truly amazing – worthy of the leader of the Sea Kingdom and the Left Envoy of the Restoration Army, Zhi Yuan.”

“What?” Zhu Yan exclaimed in disbelief, turning her head to look at Yuan.

However, Yuan was only listening blankly, and did not appear to deny it in the slightest. She couldn’t help but be stunned: so… his name was Zhi Yuan? All those years, it was the first time she learned his full name.

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