Emperor's Cunning Wife

With one out of the picture, Jinlong's opponents were reduced to three and the leader who's already injured.

The three immediately moved back and regrouped themselves again. Their eyes remained alert watching Jinlong's every movement. After exchanging blows with him, they realized that this man was unlike those weak chickens who was all words and no skills, he was better than them by numerous times.

"What do you think?" Someone murmured.

"We can't beat him."

"Should we escape?"

One of the three sent their leader a questioning glance.

After sensing their intentions, Ning Lou took this chance to retreat while dragging the man reeking with the smell of alcohol.

But in the midst, her actions were captured by the leader and an idea immediately appeared on his mind.

"Attack that woman! Capture her and take her as a hostage!" The leader's voice resounded skipping Ning Lou's heart.

She didn't even manage to complete a meter in distance before the leader had given his order.

The three subordinates followed his order and all of them sprinted to her direction with their weapons on tow.

"Sh*t!" Their eyes burning with eagerness deeply made her panic. She gripped the man's sleeves on her arms and without hesitation used his body as a barricade.

"Hic…" Gao Ling opened his eyes halfway in this moment. The blurry silhouettes of three guys with their blades pointing at him entered his sight. He stared for a moment before closing them again. He thought he was still in a dream or a nightmare rather.

Three blades swung down.

Jinlong quickly dashed and elbowed Gao Ling's body put of the way.

Ning Lou felt the talisman leaving her hands and only saw a blurry figure of Jinlong launching swift movements with his one leg.

Ning Lou narrowed her eyes and managed to catch that short moment.

Two

Three-

He made three consecutive kicks in a second. How fast can a human leg be?

Ning Lou was stumped for words. But when she though it was over, the blades that were left in the air was also given three successive kicks.

Shua-

Shua-

Shua-

The leader whose face was turning from blue to white then green plopped on the ground. His legs were sapped with strength after three blades were lunged in his direction narrowly missing his body by a hair.

The smell of urine wafted in the air.

His forehead was full of sweat. Lips paled and body trembled from recalling everything.

"Still not leaving?" Jinlong brought his hand on the back and stood an inch behind the line.

The leader finally noticed this detail and tears of fear began to spill from his eyes. This man was actually just playing with them. If he was serious their lives should have been forfeited in less than a minute.

He stared at his subordinates that fainted on the ground and the weapons drilled on the dirt.

"I surrender! Please spare me!" The leader kowtowed and knocked his head on the floor. His current expression resembled those victims from his plundering. He never knew there would be a day where he would be in their shoes and ended up tasting what they felt.

"Go. I don't want to see your faces again." Jinlong spoke and walked towards Gao Ling laying on the ground.

"Yes! I'll never step foot on this town." The leader kowtowed once more. His bleeding forehead was apparent to the spectators. He stood up and bowed again before running fast as if Jinlong might reverse his words.

Unbeknown to the spectators, a shadow emerged from out of nowhere and chased after the leader.

"Eh? Are you going to just let him off?" Ning Lou asked, her eyes trailed the leader's figure in a distance.

Jinlong stopped in his tracks before staring at her. "They did not kill anybody."

Ning Lou heard his words. Although her body would still felt goose bumps whenever he spoke, her fear had lessened after the fight. Despite being a compete replica of those modern individuals, Ling Shi and Brother Long's personality differed a lot, so there's no way he could be that guy!

Ning Lou reassured herself inside. There's no way he's that guy! Otherwise, why would he let that bandit off?

"So that's it! He he…" Ning Lou said in a low voice. "Anyway, nice skills." She added and raised a thumb at him.

Jinlong narrowed his eyes at her unusual response. "Are you from the Fragrant Orchid Brothel?" He never heard her screaming nor seen her cowered facing those weapons that can tear her down any second. She even managed to tip him. This woman is not ordinary. And, somehow there was something in her that made him very disturbed.

"Oh, yes…Mother Shen recently hired me." Ning Lou calmed her heart down from his piercing gaze. She smiled hiding her nerves.

"Did we met somewhere?" Jinlong asked his eyes contained inquiry.

Ning Lou scratched her head and put on a bashful appearance. "Gentleman sure knows how to joke around. This one is new to town so how could I meet you. Gentleman must've mistaken me for someone else."

Jinlong narrowed his eyes and withdrew them from her figure. His initial interest was waved.

"Indeed I was mistaken but Miss, putting on a pretense doesn't suit you."

"Likewise." That one word shredded all pretense.

Jinlong raise one of his eyebrows.

The air was turned suffocating at their staring contest.

"You shouldn't have ill-intentions for this town." He said and didn't wait for her to reply.

His figure under the illumination of the lanterns hung in the streets casted shadows on the wooden walls and the cold pavements.

To think that far ahead after a short observation, this guy is so difficult!

Ning Lou exhaled. "I hope we do not meet again." She mumbled under her breath and withdrew her eyes from him. But her heart remained unsettled after she said those words.

She patted her c.h.e.s.t. The man's threat was echoing in her head. Who is he?

She heard the sounds of footsteps approaching her and instantly changed her expression into a fearful one.

"Xiaohua! Are you okay?"

"XIaohua let me check!"

"That was too horrible! You must've been afraid!"

Ning Lou squeezed a few drops of tears from her eyes. The girls instantly surrounded her, patted and rubbed her back while saying words of comfort and concern.

"Huhuhu…That ugly guy is so terrible. It's a good thing someone step in otherwise I don't know what to do." Ning Lou sniffled. Although her face was ordinary, her voice and figure was top notch so a few were still affected by her cries and eventually ask about her condition.

Mother Shen didn't say anything but only waited for Feng Hong to arrive. He had run off to call for the yamen.

Soon enough, Feng Hong arrived with a group of uniform guards and fat Magistrate Si.

"Mother Shen!" Magistrate Si yelled. His double chin slightly shook along.

Mother Shen spared him a glance. There was some slight revulsion in her eyes. "Magistrate Si, it's a good thing you've come. Please arrest these people who caused public disturbance." She then pointed the group of people who fainted on the in front of the brothel.

However, Magistrate Si didn't place his eyes on those men but his eyes sparkled once he spotted those beautiful ladies.

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Meanwhile, Jinlong had slowed down his step when he arrived at a certain alley whose roads had intersections.

The wind blew lifting the hem of his robe. He craned his neck before bending his body backwards.

An arrow struck the earth. If he was any late, that might hit his heart and immediately took his life.

Rustle-

Hua-

Cling-

Numerous shadows emerged and darted on separate sides. Two groups stood on his flank and the others pointed their swords at them.

The opposing side was confused when there were additional men. They specifically received the information that were only five men but looking at their numbers.

1….2…5…15…

10 extra men!

"Master?" One of Jinlong's men asked while eyeing the unfamiliar team.

"They're with us." Jinlong explained while sniffing the familiar medicinal scents on them.

The leader of the ten extra men bowed to him before giving his subordinates an order.

"Kill and leave one alive!"

"Yes!" They drew their darts. The tips were coated with some kind of black liquid.

Jinlong's men were still doubtful of their abilities but when one of them made their first move. There was only a blood-curdling scream in the air.

"Ah!"

The opposing side watched their comrade got taken down. His mouth had a string of black liquid flowing from it.

"It's poison!" Someone shouted in their ranks. "Let's withdraw!" and every single one of them started escaping the flurry of darts being thrown in the air. Amidst, some was hit and immediately paralyzed on the spot.

Jinlong's men wanted to help but whenever an enemy escaped, the marksman easily hit them bull eyes. Therefore not one of them was able to contribute in the fight.

Such highly efficient team! Their strikes were spot on. The other side didn't even stood a chance.

Jinlong's men were filled with awe and appreciation.

"Master, since when did you have a team that's proficient in poison." One of them was curious and couldn't help but ask.

"It's not mine. It's hers." Jinlong replied. His mind flashed a distant memory.