Chapter 289: Chapter 287: The Strategist Has Fallen
Upon receiving Lin Yi’s orders, the person immediately bowed and replied, “Acknowledged!”
After those words, with a few swift leaps, she vanished from Lin Yi’s line of sight.
Yet behind her, Lin Yi, who had been watching her leave, couldn’t help smacking his lips:
“Ah, when will I be able to achieve such impressive skills…”
However, he then shook his head to himself, knowing such skills couldn’t be mastered overnight.
Even though he now had a profound understanding of those Martial Arts Secret Manuals.
One might grasp the concept instantly, but to truly reach the height of this Shadow Guard required years of daily practice.
Otherwise, what use was there in mastering the text alone?
It’s just like the theory being the same as hands-on practice.
Following the departure of this Shadow Guard, a pair of figures dressed in black silently slipped out of the Imperial Palace, heading straight for the residence of that group of Hu people.
When they reached outside the residence, they directly approached someone on lookout:
“Reporting to you, they’ve been inside for about fifteen minutes and have not left yet.”
After hearing this, the lead figure in black nodded, then waved to the others beside them, and the group promptly concealed themselves in a corner.
, they waited for about another quarter of an hour, then several furtive figures climbed out from over the Hu people’s residence walls.
However, they didn’t climb onto the street but into a civilian dwelling beside them, and with a few jumps, completely disappeared from view.
But what they didn’t notice was that, after their departure, several figures in black had silently followed them.
These Shadow Guards were clearly much more skilled than them, following all the way without being noticed.
Finally, when they thought they were safe and darted into a narrow lane, preparing to leave.
This lane led directly to the back gate of the Fourth Prince’s residence, and was already very close to it.
Presumably, they must have truly relaxed here, believing their tracks wouldn’t be discovered by anyone.
However, just as they relaxed, suddenly, several dark figures arrived behind them.
At the same time, they felt someone grabbing their necks tightly from behind, and an immense force also pressed down from above their heads.
Then, they heard a snap sound and to their horror, they could clearly see their own backs.
Yes, they had been twisted around so forcefully that they could now see the scene behind them.
Following this thought, their consciousness faded instantly, and their bodies collapsed to the ground with a thud.
At the same time, those figures in black grabbed the collars of the downed men and hastily darted into a nearby small courtyard.
Furthermore, after leaving, several more black-clad figures peeked out from the courtyard, quickly stepped forward to erase any drag marks on the ground, then darted back into the courtyard.
“Quick, change clothes and return immediately.”
With a somewhat cold female voice, the figures in black quickly shed their own black garments.
They then stripped the clothes from the men they had killed and swiftly put them on themselves.
After doing all this, they exchanged glances and nodded at each other.
Then, they went back the way they had come toward the Hu people’s residence.
Meanwhile, inside the courtyard of the Hu people, the Second Prince was currently frowning and discussing something with several subordinates:
“Mr. Lu, do you think the other party’s words can be trusted?”
“Hehe, these Han people are always cunning. Their words should not be taken lightly, nor completely trusted.
Today, they sent someone over as a warning to us.
However, they would never have thought that they, too, would be caught unawares on this side; this really caught them off guard.”
In the midst of their conversation, several figures suddenly flashed over the top of the wall, which made the Second Prince immediately furrow his brows.
At the same time, the surrounding people also reached for the swords at their waists, ready to fight.
However, when they saw who jumped into the courtyard, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and their hands involuntarily retracted from their swords.
The Second Prince, still frowning, took a step forward and questioned in a low voice:
“Didn’t we agree? Why have you returned?”
However, as soon as his words fell, he saw several of those who had just left draw large bows from behind their backs.
As soon as this movement appeared, the Second Prince’s pupils shrank sharply, and he quickly ran backwards, not forgetting to pull the two people beside him to shield himself.
After all, raised on horseback since childhood, he was all too familiar with bows and arrows.
The other party’s gesture had let him instantly understand their intention was murderous. They likely wanted to silence by killing.
How could he not be tense? After all, his own life was more important than anyone’s.
Meanwhile, those figures also reached behind for their bows and arrows.
Just as the Second Prince dashed back, arrows were also rapidly fired at them.
The whooshing sound of the arrows shooting through the air made everyone’s eyelids twitch uncontrollably.
Though the attackers were few in number, with only seven, they were wholly unprepared on this side.
Under such unpreparedness, these seven feathered arrows had an unexpectedly effective impact.
Sure enough, amid the chaos, with the shooting of the seven arrows, immediately five in the courtyard were struck down.
This included Mr. Lu, the strategist of the Hu people.
He had been right beside the Second Prince.
Therefore, as the Second Prince ran, he was the first to be pulled in front.
The seven arrows’ targets were clearly focused on the Second Prince.
For this reason, Mr. Lu, the strategist, became the first to be hit with multiple arrows.
He was tragically shot right through, each arrow striking precisely in vital spots.
This caused his eyes to widen dramatically, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.
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