Chapter 195 Fish Breaking the Net
The shadow of the stick slammed hard on the ice wall, but it couldn't shake it at all. If Zhao Yushu saw it, he would definitely sneer at it. He pierced the ice wall of this female cultivator with one sword the night before. Of course, she was just defending subconsciously.
While the female cultivator used layers of ice walls for defense, she also continuously used cold air to corrode the area around the man in black, making his movements increasingly stiff. If the man in black had no other means, he would be frozen into an ice sculpture in a short while.
However, at this moment, a cry of surprise came from the dungeon, and the blue-robed monk turned around and shouted, "The assassin killed Gang Leader Wang!"
Everyone present was startled and their hands paused unconsciously, but some people seemed to pause for longer than usual.
A fleeting flaw appeared in the female cultivator's airtight defense, and the man in black seized it almost as if he had foreseen it.
The long stick pointed forward and stabbed into a seam on the ice that had not yet closed. Then the man in black slapped the end of the stick, and the long stick shot out like a flying sword. I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but this direction was exactly where the prince was!
"Your Highness, be careful!" The female cultivator hurriedly withdrew the spiritual power that maintained the ice wall and flew towards the long stick!
“Stop him!” The prince raised his hand and slapped the long stick. How could a mere fourth-level long stick, which was at the end of its strength, possibly hurt a sixth-level one?
But at the moment when the female cultivator withdrew her hand, the man in black flipped over the ice wall. The female cultivator hurriedly slapped him with her palm, and the man in black also slapped her with his palm. The collision of their spiritual power actually sent herself several feet away and landed on the wall. Suddenly, a figure appeared behind him.
Zhao Yushu stood side by side with him on the wall, and the cultivators below all stopped. At this moment, the two of them were at least ten feet away from the courtyard. If there was no one above the seventh level who was extremely skilled in footwork to chase them, it would be highly likely that they would not be able to stop them.
"Hey, you actually managed to escape." Zhao Yushu said with a smile. Looking at the prince with a livid face below, he felt indescribably happy.
"Boy, do you dare to leave your name?" The prince took two steps with his hands behind his back, staring at the two assassins, one black and one white.
The man in black snorted coldly and ignored him, but Zhao Yushu laughed out loud: "I will never change my name, I am Lieutenant Bai Xuanfeng of Jiangning!"
A fake Bai Xuanfeng?
Not only the people in the courtyard, but even the men in black couldn't help but frown. Why have I never heard of this person?
"Okay! Li Gui, let's see how long you can jump around!" As the prince gritted his teeth and said these harsh words, the two men jumped down from the wall and disappeared into the darkness.
"Your Highness, I am an old minister who failed to guard properly. I beg Your Highness to punish me!" Duke Yue knelt down decisively. The prince looked at him impatiently, then looked at the expressionless female cultivator with a little confusion. He snorted coldly and walked away.
After the prince left, Duke Yue slowly stood up, the panic on his face completely gone.
"Thank you, Fairy."
"It doesn't matter. Did he see it?"
"It's just a suspicion. I'm not Wang Yan, so he still has some concerns."
"That Li Gui is not an assassin either."
Duke Yue nodded and said, "Speaking of assassins, there is one person among the monks today who is quite suspicious."
On the bank of the river, the man in black was running wildly along the river. Zhao Yushu moved quickly and followed him closely.
"I say, Li Gui, we are safe now, let's go our separate ways, why are you following me?"
Zhao Yushu and the man in black stopped together: "Of course, I want to see if you are back to Wangjiang Tower. What should I call you, second in command?"
The man in black was startled, took off his mask, revealing a very square face with a full beard: "How did you guess that?"
"Your Wangjianglou swordsmanship is too recognizable, so it's useless for you to use a stick."
"That's right. Once you're used to holding a sword, everything will be a sword. So what should I call you, Zhao Yushu or Mr. Six?"
Damn it! Now it was Zhao Yushu's turn to be stunned. He also had a flaw?
"It's just a bluff. Not to mention Jiang Ning, I know all the top four players in the Southeast, but none of them are as strong as you. I roughly guessed it was you, so I bluffed. From your expression, I know I guessed right."
Zhao Yushu smiled helplessly and took off his veil: "It's rare to meet a smart person, but you seem to pay a lot of attention to me."
"I can't help it. The host forced me to come back from afar just to deal with you. I was still on the road when the information about you was delivered. I can't help but pay attention to it."
"Then it seems I shouldn't have saved you."
"I've saved you, can you still kill me now?"
"It may be possible." Zhao Yushu drew out his dagger and took a stance.
"Come on, aren't you tired after fighting all night? But I still want to thank you. I'll take some time tomorrow to treat you to a meal."
Zhao Yushu laughed and put away his dagger: "One life is worth only one meal?"
"If you feel unhappy, then two meals."
"Never mind, one meal is enough, with good wine and good food."
"Of course it's good food and wine. Okay, let's go home. If you have any questions, ask me tomorrow. I'm sleepy."
The man in black waved his hand, took a wrong step, and quickly disappeared from Zhao Yushu's sight.
"At least leave your name before you go. This is rude." Zhao Yushu took out a black robe, put it on, and walked slowly towards the Taoist temple.
Regardless of whether Wang Xiu had ulterior motives or not, at least in name, or in the prince's heart, he was a confidant. The reason why he was kept in Jiangning was to monitor these southeastern nobles. However, this confidant was beheaded by Zhao Yushu today.
The prince's power in Jiangning was like having one arm cut off. At least Zhao Yushu couldn't think of any backup plan he had for the time being.
The trap tonight was obviously a test by the prince against the Duke of Yue or Wangjiang Tower. The bait was most likely the contents on the stack of papers in Wang Xiu's hand, and the one who offered the suggestion might be Wang Xiu himself. In other words, while Wang Xiu had second thoughts about the prince, he also tried to use the prince to overthrow the Duke of Yue or Wangjiang Tower.
So who is he working for? By this calculation, the academy is almost the ultimate beneficiary.
What on earth was in Wang Xiu's hand that was so important that the Duke of Yue and Wangjianglou were willing to risk being exposed in order to kill Wang Xiu? They were in the same group when they killed Wang Yan.
By the way, if the evidence is a piece of paper, then what’s the point of Wang Xiu’s life or death?
Zhao Yushu scratched his head. Damn, it was getting more and more confusing. If he worked so hard for so long and ended up becoming the knife of a big boss hidden behind the scenes, then this plot would be too bloody.
Forget it, I’ll ask the second-placed one tomorrow. This person should obviously be an enemy, but not only did the two of them not feel any hostility towards each other, but they even teamed up to play a game of assassin’s unparalleled skills. Life is really interesting.
But the second-in-command is really smart, and it might not be easy for me to get any information from him, so I'll just try to be honest with him. Hey, I've really been arguing with him these past few days.
Passing by the Jiangning government office, Zhao Yushu took a deep look inside. Although there was this little episode with Wang Xiu, it still would not have much impact on the prince's plan, and it might even force him to act faster and more ruthlessly.
I wonder how many days the unfortunate prefect of Jiangning can live.