"What happened?" Seeing his solemn expression, the yellow-robed woman's heart was in her throat.
As Song Qingshu carried her back, he answered, "I vaguely heard the shouts of the guards. It seems that someone broke into the Guo Residence and kidnapped Madam Guo."
Now that the Emperor lived in the Guo Residence, the guards were mainly stationed around the Emperor, and the Guo Residence itself was not under anyone's care. Even so, the Guo Residence was not a place that ordinary people could break into. To be able to successfully break in proved that the person was definitely an expert in this field.
Not long after, they met the guards who chased after them. However, the guards' main task was to protect the Emperor. Now that most of the troops were still in the residence, there were not many guards sent out.
After asking around, they found that they had also lost the enemy. Song Qingshu could only hand the yellow-robed woman over to them and go find Huang Rong.
"You have to be careful." The yellow-robed woman did not think much of it. Now that she was injured, not only would she not be of help, but she would also be a burden.
Song Qingshu asked the guard in the general direction that the assassin had escaped, then jumped to the top of a tree, took a deep breath, and then used the Sound Transmission Soul Searching Technique.
The principle of the Sound Transmission Soul Searching Technique was actually somewhat similar to that of a radar. The stronger the internal energy, the more powerful it was, and the farther it could search. Now that Song Qingshu had used up a lot of his internal energy, he was originally a little worried that the enemy had escaped out of his range of detection.
Fortunately, the guards in the residence had entangled the assassin for a while, delaying his journey. Song Qingshu opened his eyes. He had already sensed that there was something strange in a certain direction. His figure flashed and he chased in that direction.
Worried that something had happened to Huang Rong, Song Qingshu could be described as fast as lightning. After about the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, he finally stopped in front of a black figure.
"Baka, how did you find me?" The assassin was extremely short, and his entire body was dressed very strangely, only revealing a pair of eyes. In the middle of his eyes, there was a hideous scar faintly visible, adding a bit of a sinister air to his appearance.
"Japanese?" Song Qingshu was stunned. He had been in this world for so long, but it seemed that this was the first time he had come into contact with a Japanese. Judging by his attire, he should be a ninja.
However, his attention quickly shifted to Huang Rong. He noticed that although her aura was weak, her life was not in danger. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief.
"Let him go, and I'll give you a quick death." Song Qingshu took a light step forward, and an invisible force field spread out.
The ninja sneered, "You don't know what you're talking about. You people of the Central Plains are always so arrogant and conceited. Take my 'Facing the Wind Slash'!" As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly raised the saber in his hand high up and a strange aura emanated from his body.
Song Qingshu frowned slightly, not because he was intimidated by the opponent, but because he thought of the name of the move that the opponent mentioned. Why did "Facing the Wind Chop" sound so familiar? It seemed to be the unique skill of a famous Japanese master, but this person did not feel as powerful as the legend said.
"Ahhh!" The ninja roared. Unexpectedly, he did not advance but retreated. He instantly ran into the woods behind him, and soon became one with the forest and disappeared in an instant.
"He ran away just like that?" The opponent's surprise was so great that Song Qingshu did not recover for a moment. He was about to chase after him when Huang Rong shouted, "Don't … don't chase after him, I … I'm poisoned."
Song Qingshu was shocked and hurriedly helped her up. "Rong 'er, what poison are you poisoned?"
A few miles away, a man in black was standing on a boulder by a small river. If Song Qingshu was here, he would definitely recognize him as the master from the Western Regions who kidnapped the yellow-dressed woman.
He stood there as if waiting for someone. After a while, his ears moved slightly, and without turning around, he said directly, "You're here."
The ninja with the knife scar just now came out from behind a tree. "How did you know of my existence?"
The man in black snorted coldly. "How could the Great Khan be completely at ease with me coming to the Central Plains alone? He must have sent someone to secretly monitor me. This is easy to guess."
"As expected of the King of Assassins who terrorizes the countries of the Western Regions." The ninja's voice was hoarse. "Your meticulousness is really admirable. However, your martial arts are a bit lacking. If I hadn't kidnapped Huang Rong, how could you have escaped so easily …"
His pupils suddenly shrank and he hurriedly tried to pull out his knife, but unfortunately, it was already a step too late. His whole body was like a broken sandbag, heavily falling several feet away.
The man in black stood where the ninja had just stood and casually blew at his hands. "If it was your master from the Shui Yue Sect, I might have looked at you seriously. But who do you think you are?"
The ninja tried to get up several times, but all the acupoints on his body felt like they were being pricked by needles. How could he have the strength to get up? He instantly understood that he had been hit by the opponent's unique internal energy of the Penetrating Bone Needle.
This type of internal energy usually condenses the Yin energy into a single point, making it as thin as a strand of hair. During a fight, it is then transmitted into the enemy's body, repeatedly stabbing the enemy like tiny needles, causing extreme pain to the enemy's heart and lungs. It is extremely difficult to resist.
The man in black stood with his hands behind his back. "For the sake of the Great Khan, I'll spare your worthless life. Next time, don't blame me for being merciless."
"Yes!" The ninja answered while enduring the pain. Since childhood, they had abided by the belief that the strong were respected, so they did not feel that they had changed from arrogance to deference.
The man in black was, of course, the King of Assassins who terrorized the countries of the Western Regions, the Great Elder of the Persian Ming Dynasty, and the person who actually held power – the Old Man of the Mountain.
The Vulture's Nest, the headquarters of the Persian Ming Dynasty, had been breached by the Mongolian army. He had no choice but to seek refuge with Temujin. Because Xiao Zhao had escaped, he had been sent by Temujin to capture her and bring her back to be the Great Khan's Furnace.
However, a few days ago, he had suddenly received news that he was to kill Huang Rong of Xiangyang, which was why he had broken into the city at night.
Although he had not been working for Temujin for a long time, the Old Man of the Mountain, as the former King of Assassins, naturally understood the importance of intelligence and quickly understood the reason. It seemed that Princess Huazheng was sad over the loss of the Golden Sabre Prince Consort, and Temujin did not want his daughter to live the rest of her life in regret.
Without Huang Rong, there were no more obstacles between Guo Jing and Huazheng. Huazheng had found her ideal lover, and Temujin had obtained the invincible Golden Sabre Prince Consort. Therefore, he did not hesitate to change his orders and let the Old Man of the Mountain deal with Huang Rong first.
As for the ninja, he was one of Temujin's top experts. He was one of the Four Great Servants of the Shuiyue Clan. His ninjutsu was best at concealment and assassination, so he was sent to monitor the Old Man of the Mountain.
Guard Lin had always been proud of his own abilities. During this period of time, he had been with the Old Man of the Mountain and thought that he had not been discovered, so he began to look down on him. This, coupled with what had happened today, only fueled his arrogance and made him speak rudely.
The Old Man of the Mountain snorted. "I only deliberately lured away Song Qingshu. Otherwise, how would you have had the chance to sneak in and kidnap Huang Rong?"
"Good job!" Guard Lin said flatteringly. "I think that Song Qingshu's kung fu is nowhere near as good as the rumors say. People from the Central Plains like to exaggerate and brag."
The Old Man of the Mountain nodded in agreement. When the two of them exchanged blows, although the opponent's kung fu was good, it was not by much. The Old Man of the Mountain even felt that in a fight to the death, he would be able to rely on his experience as an assassin to obtain the final victory.
"It's a pity that the mission to kill Huang Rong was a failure." The Old Man of the Mountain sighed. It was not that he had failed to complete the mission Temujin had given him, but that as the King of Assassins, he was not used to the word failure. He understood that after this incident, Huang Rong's defenses would not be as lax as they were now. At that time, it would be difficult for him to succeed.
"Not necessarily." Although Guard Lin's face was covered, a hint of pride could be seen in his eyes.
"Oh, did you kill Huang Rong just now?" The Old Man of the Mountain asked in confusion.
"No," Guard Lin noticed the Old Man's anger and hurriedly explained, "The mission I received was different from yours. I could choose to kill Huang Rong or destroy her chastity. Either way, there would be no obstacles between the Golden Blade Prince Consort and the Princess."
"You destroyed her chastity in such a short period of time?" The Old Man of the Mountain had a strange expression on his face. Were all Dong Ying people this fast?
"I was about to succeed, but it's a pity that Song chased after me too quickly." Guard Lin's tone was also full of annoyance. He had heard that Huang Rong was the number one beauty in the pugilistic world, and he wanted to take advantage of this mission to have a taste of her. Just now, when he was running with her in his arms, that mature and beautiful body had already captivated him. Unfortunately, all of this had been ruined by that Song fellow!
"Don't waste my time!" The Old Man's eyelids twitched slightly, feeling that his patience was reaching its limit.
Guard Lin then said, "Hehe, I drugged Huang Rong."
"Drugged?" The Old Man of the Mountain frowned. "Throat sealing? Otherwise, with Song's power, he should be able to force it out. "
"It's not poison, it's that kind of drug." Guard Lin winked.
Noticing the wretched look on the Old Man's face, the Old Man of the Mountain instantly understood and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. "You clearly had time, why didn't you just kill Huang Rong and end it all? Why did you have to make it so troublesome?"
"Senior, there's something you don't know," Guard Lin explained. "If Huang Rong was killed directly, the Golden Blade Prince Consort might vent his anger on the Khan in the future. It might affect the relationship between him and Princess Huazheng. But if Huang Rong was the one who cheated and did something to let the Golden Blade Prince Consort down, then it wouldn't have anything to do with the Khan, right? "
The Old Man of the Mountain knew that what he said made sense, but he still couldn't help but snort. "But what's the point of drugging her? Even if she took that kind of drug, it would lose its effect after being soaked in cold water!"
"Of course not." Guard Lin suddenly straightened his back, and his short figure instantly became somewhat arrogant. "Our Dong Ying's attainments in this aspect can be said to be unparalleled in the world. Once a woman takes the drug that we meticulously developed, other than a strong man, there's no cure for it!"
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