The Demon Swordsman 2
Ch. 353 - City Wasted
Zenzen did not nod or shake his head, he looked uncertain. While Xin Zhan and Xin Chen were still waiting for his answer.
Zenzen bent his face. He mourned the death of his mother, who had no place to be buried. His finger stopped writing, recalling the cold-blooded herd of assassins and the soldiers who repeatedly came to his house. He again felt the same fear when his father was killed.
Some time later, Zenzen wrote, although the writing was a mess, both of them could understand what he meant.
"If you seek them, you will be killed. I don't want you guys involved either. Just my mom and dad. I'll live my life in peace."
He took the next sheet and wrote it fast. "Can I go home?"
Xin Chen refused. "We seem to have some business with them. You said the owner of that thing was deploying soldiers and serial killers, right? They are certainly not random people. Where does your father work?"
Zenzen wrote down a place they didn't know about. After that he said that where his father worked often moved. His father's job was only as the guard of the mysterious group headquarters that stood with many flags in front of his courtyard. Back when he first came to that place Zenzen did not understand anything. He only felt that place could not be visited by any random person.
If it wasn't for her mother soon to give birth, her father wouldn't have dared to steal in her own master's place. The small candle next to them started to run out, the fire at the end twitching in the wind.
Xin Zhan asked a few more things to confirm his conjecture. Until the morning finally arrived, the boy could not sleep all night made. Xin Chen had only allowed her to return when it was light.
"Stay walking in the crowd. Don't you dare walk alone again like last night." Xin Zhan warned with his fierce face. The boy bowed a few times, even as if he was asking for forgiveness.
They split up in front of the inn. At that time Xin Chen only hoped that Zenzen could survive the assassins. He immediately ran, while the road was still quiet, both of them ran from roof to roof in order to see all the places more clearly.
Xin Zhan pulled on his sister's shirt, making the two almost fall down.
"Look over there"
"Ck, loose."
Xin Chen did not have time to see where her brother was pointing because from below there was a loud clap. The owner of the shop was disturbed by the noise on his roof and saw two strange people who were the cause.
"Down no?!" He was ready to let go of his sandals. In the count of three it will surely float. Unmitigated, he took off both of his sandals. Enough to throw two heads on the roof.
Xin Zhan ran away while dragging his sister, entering the narrow streets until the tavern owner lost track of them. He turned his back, thinking where they were going next.
"You think we should get to the man-"
His words came to a halt when he saw his sister's face that was completely careless.
Xin Chen turned around and left. "Hey, where are you going? Right this way, ck! Foolish sister, listen to me. I count to three!"
"Three." Xin Chen instead continued his count, clearly Xin Zhan was annoyed to the top. He pulled his sister's shirt back.
"Come here, come here. This kid is so hard to manage."
"This time let me decide the way."
"You know" Xin Zhan said, his sister came to this place first. Xin Chen should have known more about the Qing Empire. "Be aware of getting lost."
And they're really lost. Xin Zhan scolded him along the way, already walking for three hours they did not recognize the place they had come to. There was only an old town decorated by hanging ornaments that connected the entire city. Houses loom high over the wide street on the left right.
Xin Zhan snorted in annoyance. This time he led the way. His sharp eyes turned to the left right, he stopped moving as the clattering of steps behind him disappeared. Xin Chen crouched on the ground, observing the small circle that had fallen on the ground. Looks shiny. In conclusion, it is not from this old city.
Xin Zhan immediately docked and noticed the small circle. He held it tightly. "We found them."
He turned to Xin Chen who was trying to understand the meaning of the talk.
"I bought this to my mom, probably about a year ago. This small circle must have been scattered along the way. Maybe to give us a clue."
This time it was Xin Chen who pulled on her brother's clothes and hid in the hallways of the house. They were docked to the wall, seen above them three men galloping from house to house. Xin Chen held his brother back from pursuing as there were still other movements in the city.
Cloudy clouds came, the rain fell suddenly creating a puddle of water on the streets. For a few minutes they did not move until it rained heavily.
The sound of rain covered the sound of their footsteps which now began to overtake one person in all black clothes. He dodged a few times, his body slippery like an eel. Xin Chen had trouble attacking him. The man used the houses around him to dodge and hide.
The chase between the three makes a noise, the man hits and kicks some wood until it breaks. Behind the darkness, a pair of eyes noticed two people who were trying to catch the enemy. He closed his eyes and disappeared. Fused in the dark of the hallway.
The man they were chasing was trapped. He was caught in Xin Zhan's hands. Not to mention speaking a word, the man immediately bit his tongue until it broke off. Then it bit the sword on Xin Zhan's waist and pointed the sharp weapon at his own stomach.
It happened so quickly that Xin Zhan could not understand what he was doing. Xin Chen plunged free from the tall house. The blood fused together with the rainwater which continued to flow into the flood puddles. Xin Chen closed his eyes, hearing the sound of footsteps mixed with the noise of rain.
Although it was not so clear but Xin Chen grew more and more certain upon hearing the sound of water splashing. Without wasting any time he immediately ran followed Xin Zhan behind him.
Sure enough, the noise that the person had done invited many strong warriors who hid inside the house. There are hordes of people who carry various weapons with challenging styles. They all covered their faces with masks. In just two seconds both of them were already trapped inside the enemy vortex.
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