Chapter 158: No Way Out
Seeing this, the cart-pushing old man gratefully bared his teeth in a smile at the crowd.
The coachman and those guards all covered their noses, disgustedly waving for him to hurry away.
The old man also realized he was offending people, hurriedly exerting all his strength to push the manure cart faster, soon arriving beside the Lu Clan carriage.
At this moment, it was unclear if the old man suddenly ran out of strength or if the wheel hit a stone, but the manure cart suddenly overturned, flipping toward the Lu Clan carriage!
“Ah!” The coachman and several guards turned pale with fright, wanting to rush forward to block it, but how could they make it in time? They could only watch helplessly as the cart full of stinking yellow soup solidly poured onto the exquisite carriage decorated with silver-gray silk cloth!
“Ah!” The cart-pushing old man stood there dumbfounded like a fool, holding his head.
“Bastard!” At this time, two guards pounced over, whipping the old man to the ground with one lash, wishing they could devour him alive.
But even eating him alive wouldn’t help; the carriage was already soaked through with manure soup, those silver-gray silk decorations all turned into vomit-inducing yellow, still dripping with stinking soup water… Even someone with the strongest endurance could no longer ride in this carriage.
Sure enough, the carriage curtain was lifted from the other side, and Lu Yun, draped in a silver cape, jumped down covering his nose with his hand. Seemingly finding this scene too embarrassing, he also covered his head with the hood of the cape.
“Young Master was frightened, we deserve ten thousand deaths!” The coachman hurriedly stepped forward, trembling with fear as he apologized to Lu Yun, then turned to viciously order the guards: “Beat that old thing to death!” Even in the eyes of Lu Clan servants, the lives of commoners were worthless. A cart-pushing old man like this was worth even less…
The guards received the order and continued whipping the old man, who cried out in agony, rolling on the ground, looking extremely pitiful.
Sure enough, those passersby couldn’t stand it anymore and came over to berate them: “Stop it, he didn’t do it on purpose!” “Exactly, do you want to beat him to death!”
Two other guards spurred their horses to block those passersby, saying arrogantly: “Mind your own business, get lost!”
“Dogs looking down on people!” These young men and women were not very old, seemingly still in the phase of excessive self-esteem, and actually started arguing with the guards. Another guard hurried over, driving away unnecessary people together with his two companions.
Another guard was beating the old man, so at this moment, only the coachman was beside Lu Yun. The coachman solicitously said to Lu Yun: “Young Master, please rest at the upwind spot for a moment; once we finish handling this, we’ll be on our way.”
Lu Yun nodded and walked alone toward the hillside, just wanting to find a flat place to stand. Suddenly, from the grassland just three feet behind him, a sharp blade flew out stabbing, instantly piercing through his cape!
Those men and women who were standing up for justice also simultaneously drew weapons hidden in their sleeves, mercilessly stabbing at the vital points of those three guards!
Even the old man rolling on the ground suddenly threw a handful of lime at the guard wielding the whip. The guard was caught off guard, instantly getting it all over his head and face, causing him to immediately clutch his eyes with both hands. Before he could even cry out, he felt a chill at his heart; he had already been stabbed to death by the old man with a dagger!
Pitifully, this guard had trained bitterly for over ten years, not even using his skills, and was inexplicably assassinated on the spot.
The other three guards were no better off; it was too late to draw their weapons, so they could only instinctively dodge. They barely avoided vital spots but were still stabbed in the arm, chest, and other areas by White Ape Society assassins.
The three guards were shocked and furious, hurriedly drawing their weapons to fight the opponents. But after just a few exchanges, they felt their whole bodies go numb, unable to even grip their blades, and could only watch as the enemies’ sharp blades slashed across their throats, falling backward unwillingly, dead in an instant.
“Blood-sealing-throat…” Everything happened too fast; the coachman only managed to name the poison before a crossbow bolt pierced his throat…
In the blink of an eye, all five attendants were dead. As for Lu Yun, at the critical moment, he sidestepped to evade that deadly sword! Clearly, the cape played a great role; blown wildly by the mountain wind, it prevented the rear sneak attacker from fully locking onto Lu Yun’s vital points, allowing him to escape death!
Seeing the sword miss, the assassin ambushed in the grassland immediately thrust a second, extremely fierce sword at Lu Yun! He wore a soil-yellow robe covered in yellow and green wild grass, no wonder he could hide in the grassland undetected.
At this time, those men and women who had dealt with the five attendants, along with the cart-pushing old man who had gotten up from the ground, all pounced toward Lu Yun at their fastest speed to surround and kill him on the spot!
Who would have thought Lu Yun’s martial arts were extraordinarily high? With a leap, he dodged the assassin’s sword. Then, with a tap of his toe, his body shot far away, reaching several zhang in an instant, then fleeing up the hillside without looking back.
The assassins chased relentlessly, but Lu Yun’s speed was clearly a notch faster, the distance pulling farther and farther. Suddenly, another crossbow bolt shot toward his back. At the same time, two more assassins leaped from their hiding spots, blocking Lu Yun’s path and thrusting swords at him!
At this moment, an unbelievable scene occurred: Lu Yun’s body twisted into a snake shape mid-air, narrowly dodging the bolt and two swords, his momentum unabated as he left the two assassins behind in an instant.
The bamboo hat man, seeing this, was surprised at Lu Yun’s unexpectedly strong martial arts, and couldn’t help but secretly rejoice that they had gone all out this time, or else this kid would have escaped death again!
As the thought flashed, the bamboo hat man also revealed himself, chasing urgently after Lu Yun. Without visible effort in his frenzied run, his speed far exceeded his companions, sticking closely behind Lu Yun!
Lu Yun exerted all his strength in a mad dash, charging into the fiery maple forest in the blink of an eye.
As soon as Lu Yun entered the forest, a child-sized black shadow pounced from a tree, a pitch-black palm pressing down toward the top of his head.
Lu Yun’s figure shifted several times but still couldn’t dodge that shadowing palm, finally forced into a lazy donkey roll, tumbling nearly two zhang away, miserably dodging it before stumbling onward into the forest depths.
Seeing his sure-hit palm miss Lu Yun, the black shadow let out a surprised sound. When his feet landed and his figure fully appeared, it was the dwarf!
“This kid’s martial arts are extraordinarily high.” The bamboo hat man had also caught up, pouncing toward Lu Yun while saying hatefully.
The dwarf nodded; he had never seen a Black Rank who could dodge an ambush by two grandmasters!
No wonder Lu Jian would spare no cost to take his life. Having such a terrifying enemy made sleep and food uneasy!
But so what? Even an Earth Rank Grandmaster would only have a path to death under their combined assault, let alone a kid far below Earth Rank!
“His movement technique is extremely unique!” The dwarf snorted coldly, stomped his feet, and chased tightly. Though his legs were short as a child’s, his speed was even faster than the bamboo hat man’s, surpassing him in an instant!
Both their speeds surpassed Lu Yun’s, but this was in the forest; Lu Yun used the trees’ blocking cover, constantly changing routes, and wasn’t immediately caught.
The three thus one fleeing and two chasing arrived at the maple forest depths. The dwarf finally lost patience, roared, and shot up, then kicked off a thick branch; the century-old maple tree trembled violently, red leaves falling like rain…
And the dwarf, like a massive cannonball, soared over Lu Yun’s head mid-air, landing on his feet to block his path!
The bamboo hat man also caught up, blocking Lu Yun’s retreat. Though the maple forest was vast, he had nowhere left to escape!
