The Golden Age - Chapter 63: Critical Hit
When Meng Zimo landed heavily on the floor, he felt a sharp pain.
Tap, tap tap.
Seven or eight swordsmen rushed down from the stairs. Meng Zimo knew that with his current condition, there was no way he could keep up with these people. He bit his lips and rushed towards the back door.
There were guards at the front door, so they’d probably stop him if he went there.
When he sneaked into this place, he had observed the situation in the backyard.
The two swordsmen beside Zhen Yujiang saw Meng Zimo running towards the back door. One of them stayed back to protect Zhen Yujiang, and the other rushed towards Meng Zimo, trying to stop him.
However, Meng Zimo did not slow down at all. Seeing the swordsman coming toward him, he made a terrifying roar. The swordsman was a bit taken back and hesitated for a second. Using this opportunity, he ran straight past him. The ones who came down from the second floor were currently yelling for him to chase.
“Idiots!” Zhen Yujiang could not believe that dozens of his men could not stop Meng Zimo. “Idiots! Don’t let him get away! If he gets away, I’ll bury you guys alive!”
By the time Meng Zimo reached the backyard, the pain from his leg grew worse and worse. He had no time to wrap the wound and blood was flowing out like a river.
If he was in perfect condition, he could jump over a wall without a problem. But now that he was wounded everywhere, especially the one on his leg, there was no way he could flip over this wall. On top of that, the back door has been locked, so he couldn’t get away from there either.
Having no other choice, he turned around and held his sword up. The swordsmen had already surrounded him.
After a fierce fight upstairs, even though Meng Zimo was injured, he killed a few swordsmen as well as injured a handful of them. At this point, Meng Zimo’s energy was pretty much used up and a huge loss of blood made him feel very weak.
Meng Zimo knew that there was no way he could break out. He looked up at the sky and a sudden thought came into his head.
He was sorry for Butcher Zheng’s family, for not being able to avenge them. He also knew that after he died, the Marquess would surely bring a lot of trouble to the Manor of the Governor.
Two swordsmen looked at each other, knowing that now was the perfect opportunity. They rushed forward and swung towards him together. With nowhere else to escape, Meng Zimo held his sword up and tried to block.
Suddenly, a loud whistle appeared in everyone’s ears. Everyone looked toward where the sound came from and was surprised. A shadow suddenly appeared on top of the wall. He tossed out a rope toward Meng Zimo and yelled, “Grab on tight!”
Meng Zimo dodged the sword, turned around, and grabbed the flying rope. To everyone’s surprise, the person on the wall pulled the rope and sent himself along with Meng Zimo flying.
At this time, Zhen Yujiang was already at the back door. After seeing Meng Zimo being saved, his face changed, and yelled, “Don’t let them get away! Get them! Get them!” He was nearly going mad.
Zhen Yujiang and Lang Shenshui spent a lot of energy planning every single move for tonight. Their plan was pretty much flawless.
The second Meng Zimo stepped into the trap, Zhen Yujiang knew he’d be dead.
Regardless of whether he got captured alive or dead, as long as he was in his hands, it was enough to use it against the Manor of the Governor.
It might not be enough for Han Yunong to end up with a death penalty, but it was enough to get him out of Xiling.
Without Han Yunong, the Manor of the Governor would instantly collapse. Then, all the government works would be just like before: be the servants of the Marquess.
Zhen Yujiang was not worried that the Imperial Court would send help.
After all, not all governors who came here could become as good as Han Yunong.
The new governor must be able to withstand the lure of huge sums of money in addition to beautiful women. On top of that, he needs to have made numerous achievements to make people actually listen to him.
Han Yunong becoming the thorn in Marquess Zhen’s eyes did not happen overnight.
If he left, then at least for a few years, Marquess Zhen would be as powerful as he used to be and not have to worry about the Imperial Court at all.
Zhen Yujiang knew that if his plan today succeeded, his father would trust him and use him much more. Maybe after his father dies, he could be the new Marquess.
All his beautiful dreams were about to come true, but now everything was ruined.
If Meng Zimo really ran away, then there was no way to prove that Meng Zimo was the assassin.
He can’t leave!
Under the young master’s scream, Meng Zimo had already been pulled to the top of the wall. The man on the wall glanced at Zhen Yujiang and then leaped down with Meng Zimo. Soon after, the sound of horse hooves came from outside the wall.
The swordsmen all knew the consequences of Meng Zimo escaping.
They had more than a dozen people ambushed here, already waiting for the fish to hit the bait. Sure enough, the fish did go for the bait; and it was pretty much a free catch.
And now, not only were several of their allies killed, Meng Zimo was literally being saved in front of their eyes. If this news gets out, they’ll never be guards and swordsmen again, and the Manor of the Marquess would be shamed by everyone.
If Meng Zimo wasn’t caught, it would end up bad for everyone.
So there was no need for the young master to yell anymore. Most of them had already rushed to the door, chopped off the lock, and rushed out. Some light and skilled ones had already flipped over the wall as well.
Zhen Yujiang’s face was completely red. He saw that the two guards protecting him were still standing beside him and scolded, “What are you doing? Go! Go chase them!” He said as he kicked one of them. The two guards quickly ran after the others with terrified looks on their faces.
After the swordsmen rushed out, Zhen Yujiang suddenly thought of something and immediately said, “Quick! The Manor of the Governor! Go get people and surround the Manor of the Governor!”
“Young master, are you sure the person who rescued Meng Zimo was from the Manor of the Governor?” Lang Shenshui was also panicking. He never expected a flawless plan he made could go wrong.
“It has to be.” Zhen Yujiang continued, “Surround the Manor of the Governor and go get the Wolf Riders Army. Search the whole damn city and find Meng Zimo! Reward a thousand taels of silver!”
Lang Shenshui was just about to say “okay” when a figure suddenly appeared behind him.
Lang Shenshui suddenly felt a huge pain in his neck. A dagger had already pierced through his throat.
The dagger was extremely sharp, as it instantly went through Lang Shenshui’s neck.
Lang Shenshui tried to make a sound but nothing came out. His eyes were wide open, full of disbelief.
Zhen Yujiang was also completely dumbfounded. He saw the dagger coming out of Lang Shenshui’s throat as blood came spilling out. The person who stabbed the dagger was also covered in black, and after a second, the dagger came towards his own throat as well.
Zhen Yujiang never expected that after Meng Zimo was rescued, there would be another assassin hidden in the building.
Without a doubt, this assassin must have been hiding this whole time.
Although Zhen Yujiang had been pretty much spoiled his whole life, he still had a bit of skill. After seeing the dagger coming towards him, he quickly raised his hand and tried to block it.
Puff!
The dagger was shaped very strangely. It was shaped like a fish, but also extremely sharp. Zhen Yujiang raised his arm to block as the person stabbing him did not hesitate at all. He slashed his dagger and the young master’s whole hand flew out.
The pain was unimaginable. After losing a hand, he quickly stepped back and yelled, “Help! Help!”
After Zhen Yujiang’s hand was cut off, the person did not give up. He leaped toward him like a leopard and held his dagger out again. Zhen Yujiang tried to dodge it but the knife had already made a deep cut on his face near his ear. It was a deep wound.
Zhen Yujiang screamed in pain and kept stepping backward. He tripped on a rock and fell onto the ground.
The figure was about to go after him again, but along with a swoosh, a chair came flying toward him. Several guards of the building had already woken up and were charging towards him. “Protect the young master!”
Although these people were not the guards of Zhen Yujiang, they all know who he was. If he died at Unlimited Happiness, all their heads would be chopped off.
Saving him was like saving themselves.
The figure obviously knew better than to mess with the guards. He didn’t care about Zhen Yujiang and quickly rushed out of the building using the back door which the swordsmen had already chopped open.
As Zhen Yujiang sat on the floor, the rest of the guards surrounded him as the other two pretended to chase the assassin. With his hand cut off and a deep cut on his face, the young master who was originally a pretty looking young man now looked like a creepy ghost.
Beside him was Lang Shenshui’s corpse. His eyes were wide open, staring into the puddle of blood coming out of his throat.
Edited by: Eyljee