ca-book Chapter 251 - 157: Guo Wang (Part 2)
Chapter 251 - 157: Guo Wang (Part 2)
"But...why? He led reinforcements to arrive, and we’ve already taken over Dingxing City. Why should we hand it over?"
"That’s the problem. We’ve occupied Dingxing City, but can we really rest easy?"
The voice paused here, then sneered:
"I don’t know what’s gotten into the Blazing Hall, they’ve suddenly started a war with the Iron Blood Hall.
"The outcome of this battle is still uncertain, but no matter who wins, with us occupying Dingxing City, would they allow it?
"But Guo Wang is different... If the Iron Blood Hall wins, Guo Wang will be the hero who defends Dingxing City.
"Tie Lingyun is bound to reward him heavily, and if we cooperate with him, he must protect us, letting us quietly prosper without the Iron Blood Hall pursuing us.
"After all, if we fall into Tie Lingyun’s hands, Guo Wang will be the first unable to bear the consequences.
"Conversely, if the Blazing Hall wins, Guo Wang can lead Dingxing City to surrender.
"With the Blazing Hall obtaining Dingxing City effortlessly, they naturally won’t trouble us again."
"But we can also surrender!"
Someone was still dissatisfied.
The person before sneered:
"Who do you think you are? Guo Wang is an aide of Lu Zhiwei, an expert of the Iron Blood Hall, and he is qualified to surrender, do we have such qualifications?
"Moreover, whether the Blazing Hall can win is still uncertain... if you’re willing to wager your life, don’t drag us along!"
The person in black suddenly let out a cold laugh upon hearing this:
"Good, at least you haven’t been completely blinded by greed!"
As these words came out, a reprimand rang out from the Mountain God Temple:
"Who’s there?"
The person in black took the chance to leap into the temple, causing the firelight to crackle.
When the people gathered their wits, they saw the person in black already standing before the fire, turning around to remove his mask.
"Guo Wang!"
"Brother Guo!"
The five people in the rundown temple, seeing the man before them, displayed diverse expressions.
The one who had earlier talked of swallowing Dingxing City looked extremely troubled... wanting to say something but not knowing where to start.
Then Guo Wang coldly swept a glance over him and in an instant, there was a clang as the sword blade rose.
The firelight soared under the influence of the Sword Qi.
When the flame calmed, the sword was back in its sheath, leaving only the person who wanted to annex Dingxing City, clutching his throat with blood flowing between his fingers.
His body slowly collapsed to the ground.
The four remaining people, witnessing this, dramatically changed their expressions.
For a moment, they looked at each other in silence.
Then Guo Wang coldly spoke:
"Everyone, remember your identities. Seeking cooperation with you is not because you’re indispensable.
"But because you obey...
"Obey me, and I’ll make you rich. Disobey, and I’ll put you in a coffin."
"Yes."
The remaining four nodded repeatedly.
Then one person spoke:
"Brother Guo, in today’s battle between Lianshan Seven Strongholds and Liu Yulai, Liu Yulai wasn’t critically injured at all...
"You said before, Liu Yulai would die within a couple of days.
"But now... he’s still alive, this..."
"There’s been a problem at the Mirror of Sin, but I’ve already communicated with them.
"They haven’t disclosed specifics, however, within no more than two days, Liu Yulai is sure to die!"
Guo Wang’s voice was icy: "Today I came to see you, essentially to give you a reassuring assurance."
"Good!"
Someone spoke excitedly:
"When Mirror of Sin takes action, it’s either death or no end!"
"They say there’s no good person in front of Mirror of Sin... If Liu Yulai gets assassinated by them, his reputation will certainly be ruined."
"Ha, there’s no good person in front of the Mirror of Sin indeed, haven’t they killed fewer good people? It’s just a matter of paying more money."
"Stop your reckless talk, don’t tarnish Mirror of Sin’s reputation, or they’ll come for you."
"Once this man dies, Dingxing City will belong to Brother Guo. Here we congratulate Brother Guo in advance!"
"Congratulations to Brother Guo!"
"Congratulations to Brother Guo!"
Several people simultaneously cupped their fists and then burst into laughter.
As if Dingxing City had already fallen into Guo Wang’s hands.
Yet, one person spoke again:
"By the way, we came here this time to prepare a gift for Brother Guo!"
Guo Wang was taken aback:
"What gift?"
The person turned and went behind the statue, coming out with a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old.
The young girl was unconscious at the moment, delivered into Guo Wang’s hands.
Guo Wang lowered his head for a look, his lips subtly curled into a smile:
"Not bad."
"We’ve long heard Brother Guo likes this sort of thing, from a nearby village on our way here... Brother Guo can take her back to enjoy."
The person smiled smugly.
Guo Wang then reached out, pinching the girl’s cheeks, his eyes sparkled, and he sneered, saying:
"Earlier when I went to look for Zhong Beitang, I saw an obedient one indeed.
"I thought it would be easy to capture, but unexpectedly... she actually dared to refuse me."
"How daring!"
The person angrily said:
"To dare refuse even Brother Guo, she’s been shown too much face!"
"Exactly, utterly ignorant."
Guo Wang calmly said:
"Hence, before her eyes, I killed her entire family, slaughtered her whole village, and set it ablaze.
"Now she bears a broken face, attempting to find someone to kill me in Dingxing City... truly ridiculous.
"I want to see how long she can survive!
"Before her death, will she regret her ignorance?"
These words were indifferent and ruthless, sending a chill through those present under his merciless nature.
Cooperating with him felt like negotiating with a tiger for its skin.
But at this moment, the arrow was fitted, the choice was unavoidable... four people exchanged glances and cupped their fists in farewell.
Guo Wang did not stop them:
"Attack Dingxing City within two days.
"Before that, I’ll find an excuse to leave...
"Don’t ruin my great plans!"
"Yes."
They agreed with a shout, then left with the body on the ground, bowing out.
Only Guo Wang remained, holding the girl and gently stroked the girl’s face, slightly exerting force, causing her to hum in pain and wake up startled.
Looking up, she realized she was held by a stranger, and was immediately terrified!
"Who...who are you? Let me go!"
Guo Wang did indeed release her.
The girl bolted, trying to run outside, but after just two steps, someone grabbed her shoulder, about to tear her clothes.
A hand suddenly seized Guo Wang’s wrist.
"Who’s there?"
Guo Wang was greatly alarmed, trying to withdraw his hand, but the other’s grip was like iron, preventing any struggle.
"...Let...let go of me!"
At this moment, Guo Wang echoed the words said by the girl earlier.
The newcomer indeed released him.
The girl looked back, realizing both were dressed in black, looking like no good people, and hurriedly ran towards the Mountain God Temple’s exit.
Yet, running in haste, she nearly fell from a misstep.
Thankfully, a hand supported her waist just in time.
She looked up to see the later masked person in black, feeling anxious:
"Who...who are you?"
The newcomer spoke softly, comforting her:
"Calm down, stand here quietly with your eyes closed, I’ll send you home shortly."
Chu Qing spoke with an unexplainable feeling.
This girl still had a home to return to.
But Shen Hongye... was left homeless forever.
Guo Wang suddenly drew his sword with a clang, his gaze cautious towards Chu Qing:
"Who are you? How long have you been here?"
"For a long time now."
Chu Qing replied:
"Ever since you left the Guo Mansion, I’ve been following you.
"Hence, I’ve heard clearly all your plots and plans."
Guo Wang was shocked and terrified.
All along he thought he was acting discreetly, yet everything was visible to others.
With this realization, he raised his sword in a seemingly attack, suddenly turning to flee!
The sword lashing out was a feint.
The real purpose was escape!
This person’s ability to stealthily follow him for so long without detection was alarming.
Only an idiot would engage him in combat here.
As for the secret being revealed, who could care at this moment?
Escaping with life intact was the priority.