Chapter Fifty Unexpected

  "I really didn't expect them to find this place so quickly."

  "This time our actions left too many clues, so they were able to find their way here, not at all surprising, as long as it's not a stupid person, anyone can find their way here."

  "Although this time we just acted on a whim, but also didn't leave any obvious loopholes, so they were able to find this place in such a short time, it's not easy at all. If it was really that person called Gao Yuan who found the loophole here, then his wisdom is indeed not to be underestimated."

  "Since it's a general descending from the stars, of course, it won't be an idiot. If even this little bit of wisdom is lacking, then it can't be called a general star."

  "However, in this chaotic world that is about to begin, relying solely on wisdom will not be enough to survive, especially as a fallen star."

  The two black shadows, one tall and the other short, were standing on the rooftop of a tower in the inner courtyard of Qingfeng Hall, overlooking the entire martial arts hall. They wore black clothes that blended with the night, making them look like two ghosts appearing in the dead of night.

  The tall black figure said: "What do we do now? The child has not been handed over to Zhao Yang yet, and your action this time is not considered a success. They came too quickly."

  The short black shadow said, "What's the big deal? Now Zhao Yang is already taking charge of the Wu Guan, he can't get rid of it. Whether or not that child has fallen into his hands is no longer important."

  A tall, dark figure said: "That's also true. This fool is still dreaming of marrying a beautiful woman and bringing her home, but he doesn't know that he has already fallen into the trap completely. However, they have now come in to find that child. What do you plan to do with that child?"

  The short and dark figure said: "Why are you suddenly concerned about that child? I remember you've never cared about anyone else's life or death."

  The tall black figure said: "Of course, the life and death of that child has nothing to do with me. However, you won't let that child go easily, will you? With such a good tool, I think you'll definitely make good use of it."

  The short black figure laughed and said: "You still understand me, I have already arranged a big show, that child is one of the important pawns."

  The tall black figure said: "Then I think you must have arranged all the roles for me to play too."

  The short black figure said: "That's for sure, now everything has been fully arranged, it can only start, of course, except for the ending."

  A tall, dark figure sneered and said, "Is it only the ending that's uncertain? If you're still not changing at all, still as cruel as before, even if it's killing people, you wouldn't kill them all at once. Instead, you'd like to slowly torture them bit by bit. But I..."

  The short black figure laughed and said, "I don't think I'm cruel at all. On the contrary, I am very kind because for every person I kill, I will leave them a glimmer of hope."

  "Hope? Giving a dying man a drop of water is giving him hope, isn't it? It's better to just let him die of thirst instead. To avoid more suffering." The tall black figure said: "So, I really do feel sorry for them, because no matter how hard they struggle and resist, in the end they will find that the outcome was actually predetermined from the start."

  "But they won't be sad, because as long as you give them a glimmer of hope, they will struggle desperately, even at the cost of everything." The short black shadow said: "I love to see people struggling, the harder they try, the more I enjoy it. However, if you want to join in too, I don't mind changing the script temporarily."

  The tall black figure said, "I just want to watch the play from one side, I'm not interested in joining your script, and at this time, I won't take action." The tall black figure's gaze turned to the distance, "Someone has sensed our presence?"

  "Ah!" The short and dark figure was also somewhat surprised, "It's that tall guy with the long spear, I didn't expect Li Mu's subordinate to have such a skilled fighter, this is something I didn't anticipate."

  "Don't underestimate him." The tall, dark figure's tone was no longer as relaxed as before. "His strength is probably not inferior to ours. Perhaps only the Five Gods can defeat him. He may be the biggest variable in this grand play you're directing. This play may not go according to your script after all. Of course, if you want me to take action, perhaps..."

  "No need to, if it's really like that, it's not bad either." The short black shadow still spoke in a relaxed tone, "Every time is according to my script, I've been tired of it for a long time. If there are some changes, it would be interesting. However, I won't easily let him destroy my script."

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  "General Zhao, what are you looking at?" Gao Yuan jumped down from the wall of the martial arts hall and found that Zhao Xuan's gaze was directed towards the distant darkness.

  Zhao Xuan withdrew his gaze and said, "I have a discovery, this trip won't be easy. We need to be careful."

  At this time, Zhong Sunqi and six others had also climbed over the high wall and fell into the Wu Guan courtyard.

  "Sir, where shall we start searching?"

  Gao Yuan observed the surroundings, and the layout of the Wu Guan was similar to that of the Lie Wu Guan. In the middle was a large martial arts training ground, with a row of lanterns lit at each corner. Although the lights were not very bright, they stood out in the darkness. The buildings of the Wu Guan were scattered around the training ground, but most of them still had lights on inside. At each of the four corners, there was a tall tower, and the entire area was quite empty, with no signs of people. It was likely that most people had gathered at the entrance.

  After looking around the environment, Gaoyuan pointed to a three-story building in the center and said: "We'll start from there." This building was also the main building of the entire Wu Guan, and Gaoyuan planned to go inside to catch a few people and ask them some questions.

  The crowd immediately moved quickly towards the building, and Zhao Xuan looked in the direction of a certain high-rise building again, then followed Gao Yuan and others towards the building.

  Arriving at the entrance, he saw that the gate was wide open and could see that the space inside was very spacious. On both sides of the wall, a row of bonfires were lit, illuminating everything brightly, but still not a single person was seen. Zhong Sun said: "Something's off, even if everyone went to the entrance, there shouldn't be no one here at all."

  At this time, Gao Yuan was also hesitant, but Zhao Xuan said: "We've already come here, let's go in, we can't wait any longer."

  Gao Yuan listened and gritted his teeth, saying: "Let's go, be careful everyone." He led the way into the house. The others followed suit, entering the house together.

  The house was divided into two floors, with a spacious courtyard in the middle, and at the end of it was a wall. On either side were staircases leading to the second floor corridor. But as soon as everyone had just entered the house, they saw dozens of human figures appearing on the corridors on both sides of the second floor. They all wore gray clothes, wrapped their heads and faces with gray cloth, revealing only a pair of eyes, holding bronze long swords, jumping down from the corridors on both sides.

  Gao Yuan was also prepared for this and immediately drew his sword, ready to fight.

  But just then, Zhao Xuan let out a low shout and had already taken the lead over Gao Yuan. The long spear in his hand transformed into countless flying spear shadows that stabbed towards the enemies falling from the second floor. Only mournful cries could be heard as three of the enemies hadn't even landed yet when they were struck by Zhao Xuan's spear, sending them flying outwards. But Zhao Xuan's speed was so fast that Gao Yuan didn't even see how these three people were knocked down.

  Gao Yuan couldn't help but feel shocked and delighted. If he didn't count the time he had just arrived in this era and was defeated by Zhao Xuan, this was still Gao Yuan's first time seeing Zhao Xuan take action. Although he also knew that Zhao Xuan's marksmanship was extremely high, he hadn't expected it to be so formidable. No wonder Li Mu had sent Zhao Xuan into battle this time.

  At this time, the other gray-robed men had already fallen to the ground, and Gao Yuan, Zhong Sun Qi and others also drew out their weapons one after another, and both sides engaged in a fierce battle.

  Kougen swung his military sword and quickly slashed towards a person in grey clothes. The man raised his sword to block, "Dang" sound, the man's bronze sword was cut into two pieces by Kougen. Kougen swung his sword and chased after him, but the man retreated and at this time, on both sides of him, there were two more people in grey clothes, each holding a bronze sword, quickly stabbing towards Kougen. Kougen couldn't care about pursuing his opponent anymore, immediately dodged to the side to avoid the incoming swords, then swung his sword to attack one of them again.

  At this time, the man in gray also knew that the military knife of the plateau was sharp, so he didn't collide with the military knife of the plateau. He immediately dodged and avoided, while another person took advantage of the situation to swing his sword and stabbed at the plateau again, not allowing the plateau to have time to chase after his companion. Moreover, the gray-clothed man whose weapon had been cut off also swung his broken sword and stabbed at the plateau.

  The swordsmanship of these three people was extremely exquisite, and they worked together seamlessly, advancing and retreating in perfect harmony. For a time, they even managed to put Gao Yuan on the defensive, and he narrowly avoided being stabbed twice. However, they were also wary of Gao Yuan's military saber and didn't dare clash with it easily, so Gao Yuan was barely able to hold his own. If both sides had used the same type of weapon, Gao Yuan would probably have lost already.

  Although the plateau can still support a temporary defense, the situation for others is not optimistic. There are more than 20 people in gray clothes, and everyone is good at swordsmanship. Zhong Sun Qi and the other six people each have to fight against two opponents, so they are naturally overwhelmed. In no time, three people were injured, and the situation was quite critical.

  Fortunately, Zhao Xuan was still there on the highland side. At first, he took the initiative to shout loudly and killed three enemies with his spear. Then, a 2-meter-long gun appeared out of nowhere, and none of the gray-clothed men could withstand his attack. In the blink of an eye, another five or six gray-clothed men were knocked down by him, and he also saved several people in time, otherwise, someone on the highland side would have died by now.

  With Zhao Xuan as the mainstay, Gao Yuan and others gradually stabilized their positions and gathered around Zhao Xuan, taking him as the core to resist the enemy together. By this time, more than a dozen gray-clothed men had died, except for two who were killed by Gao Yuan, all the others died under Zhao Xuan's gun.

  And this group of gray-clothed people saw Zhao Xuan being so fierce, and they also didn't dare to breathe, thus they all retreated in a hurry. Both sides were at a stalemate for the time being.