Doted By The Regent King

Chapter 1514 - 1452: Assassination in the Maple Forest

The sudden assassination attempt had everyone on high alert. As they rolled down the pavilion, feathered arrows were still coming their way. Wufu turned to Ah Jiu: "Are you alright?"

Ah Jiu smiled and shook his head, drawing a decorative belt from his waist—this was a Green Sword.

Wufu raised an eyebrow, momentarily forgetting that this person wasn’t just for show!

"Hoo Die, protect the master and leave first," Yuan Ye said cautiously.

Hoo Die had dropped his usual carefree and goofy demeanor; now his sword was unsheathed, staying by Ah Jiu’s side.

"Go!" Wufu was unsure how many people there were or who they were, but felt it best to leave.

Surrounded by Hoo Die, Chi Wu, and the others, the group began descending the mountain, but after just ten steps, an ear-piercing sound from a Guqin resonated through the air.

"Ugh." Wufu’s head throbbed violently, cold sweat instantly soaking her back as her mouth tasted of blood.

The sharp, grating sound of the Guqin, imbued with deep Inner Strength, struck forth, cutting through the red maple leaves like blades, which fluttered to the ground.

"An ambush on all sides!" Hoo Die’s face changed slightly and said: "It’s the Zither Kill."

Zither Kill, renowned for killing with music, ranked fourth in the Jianghu; once the sound of the ambush on all sides played, even if one didn’t die, they’d suffer internal injuries.

Plop!

Plop!

Some guards coughed up blood and were knocked down by the music.

And Wufu, who lacked Inner Strength, did the same, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Wufu." Ah Jiu’s expression changed, and quickly tapped her body twice.

Wufu immediately felt the world go quiet, her head alleviated, realizing Ah Jiu had temporarily deafened her. But this didn’t mean safety; the sharp sound still came, forcing her to dodge instinctively while cursing her luck.

So this is how it bullies someone like her with no Inner Strength!

Although she obtained a Cultivation Technique of Inner Strength in the Cloud Realm, Wufu had only been cultivating for half a year and had yet to see great progress.

Moreover, the opponent was ranked fourth among elite killers in the Jianghu, capable of killing with musical attacks, indicating profound Inner Strength.

Seeing Wufu’s face turning pale, Ah Jiu was utterly enraged: "Kill him."

Hoo Die immediately headed towards where the Guqin sound originated.

"He can’t do it alone." Wufu wiped her mouth and said to Yuan Ye: "Protect your master and get down!" She then started chasing after Hoo Die.

Ah Jiu held her back: "Let’s go together!"

Although Wufu couldn’t hear his words, she understood by reading lips.

Before they could leave, about ten more black-clad figures appeared around them.

"Great, now we can’t even leave if we wanted to!" The Hoo Die knife hidden in Wufu’s sleeve slipped out, and without any hesitation, she charged towards a black-clad figure rushing at her.

Her movements were incredibly fast, with no flashy techniques—each strike was lethal, clean, and efficient. She slashed a throat, seized a sword, and before the opponent fell, she turned her sword on another black-clad figure lunging at her from behind.

That person hadn’t expected her to be so quick, looked down at his blood-stained abdomen, and collapsed.

Wufu looked again—those two she had just dealt with were nothing but luck. Observing the rest of the black-clad figures, they attacked Ah Jiu as if they feared nothing.

These were dead soldiers.

She tapped the tip of her toes and dashed towards Ah Jiu, the sword in her hand swinging deftly.

Ah Jiu listened as Hoo Die clashed with the Zither Kill, and during the brief lull, he released Wufu’s acupoint. With his back to her, he parried an attacker’s lethal move, saying: "I’ll cover you; you go first!"

"Shut up!" Wufu sidestepped, crouched low on her knees, arched backward in a ninety-degree flip, and leaped up. Her sword slid across a black-clad figure’s neck, the warm blood splattering onto her moon-white dress like blooming plum blossoms.