Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 495 - 259: Shura Altar_2

Chapter 495: Chapter 259: Shura Altar_2

"Courting death!"

The bearded man snorted coldly and swung his fist to counterattack, bringing with it a piercing wind.

The remaining three guards also burst into action, all attacking at once.

Lu Renjia and Zhang Yunwu stood by the street, their faces showing concern.

"Can Jiang handle it?"

Lu Renjia asked in a low voice.

Zhang Yunwu scratched his head and said, "Should I go help him?"

Lu Renjia quickly grabbed him, "If you go now, you’d just be adding to the chaos; let’s wait and see how things unfold."

The strongest of these four elite palace guards was the bearded man, a Great Profound Sect Master.

He had thought that Jiang Shouzhong’s cultivation was also at the level of a Great Profound Sect Master and planned to occupy him until his backup arrived.

However, just after a single exchange, the bearded man was horrified to discover that Jiang Shouzhong’s strength far surpassed his own, and before he could even launch his second punch, he had suffered a heavy blow to his abdomen, the pain instantaneously shooting through all his limbs.

In an instant, blood splattered, accompanied by a heavy thump, the bearded man was sent spinning through the air against the wind, staggered several steps upon landing, and barely managed to steady himself amidst the rising dust.

Now his face was pale, his breathing erratic, and his eyes filled with disbelief.

The other three guards were all pierced through their shoulders by flying swords, collapsing to the ground.

Jiang Shouzhong withdrew his jade hairpin flying sword and, looking at the pale-faced bearded man, said indifferently, "I am now going to Jinse Pavilion; when your backup arrives, tell them to find me at Jinse Pavilion."

Having said that, Jiang Shouzhong disappeared into the night.

...

Arriving at Jinse Pavilion, Jiang Shouzhong was like a shadow in the night wind, swiftly heading for Liu Wuxu’s room in the inner courtyard, under the cover of darkness.

If you say I’m threatening you, then I’ll really give you a threat.

Otherwise, it’s too much of a loss.

Bang!

Jiang Shouzhong burst through the window, where Liu Wuxu was reading a letter.

The moment the window was flung open, she leaped to her feet, hiding the letter behind her back, and stared coldly at the uninvited guest.

"Who are you?"

Liu Wuxu feigned calm.

Jiang Shouzhong said indifferently, "My name is Jiang Mo."

"Jiang Mo!?" Liu Wuxu’s face changed drastically, and she hurriedly retreated several steps, her back pressing against the wall. Sensing the overwhelming murderous aura coming from across the room, she said with a pale, trembling voice:

"I... I only told the official the truth, that you... you are a spy from Nanjin Country, I didn’t mean to frame you."

"No matter, I will ask for your apology."

Jiang Shouzhong smiled faintly.

With a deft flick of his wrist, a flash of cold light appeared, and the Seven Kills Blade was suddenly in hand, slashing with unparalleled ferocity towards the woman.

The aura of the blade, thick with the scent of blood and death, extinguished the candlelight. Liu Wuxu, standing under the blade’s path, was filled with fear and dread, and the cry for help that instinctively wanted to escape her lips was choked in her throat by the piercing chill, leaving her no choice but to instinctively close her eyes tight.

Clang!

A long sword blocked Jiang Shouzhong’s attack.

It was the personal maid of Liu Wuxu.

And she was also an expert from Heaven Desolation Boundary.

Jiang Shouzhong had an expression of ’I knew it would be like this’ and suddenly withdrew the blade he had continued to swing.

Just as the maid was about to seize the opportunity to counterattack, a chill like a thorn in her back made her alert. With a swift turn of her body, her sword pointed diagonally towards the sky, barely avoiding a silent, cold flying sword that descended from the heavens.

However, this brief moment of vulnerability gave Jiang Shouzhong the chance to close in on Liu Wuxu.

As the maid saw the danger was imminent, her wrist flickered deftly, and out from her sleeve slipped a turquoise small snake like a ghost, its forked tongue flickering, its poisonous fangs fully revealed.

Jiang Shouzhong swung his blade and chopped the poisonous snake in two, and the maid took advantage of the moment to pull Liu Wuxu’s arm. When Jiang Shouzhong realized he could not catch her, he flung up his arm forcefully.

"Slap!"

Without warning, Liu Wuxu was slapped hard across the face!

A red mark from five fingers appeared instantly on her fair face.

"How dare you!"

The maid was a mixture of shock and anger, her long sword dancing and creating gusts of wind, drawing sword flowers with her movements, and the sharp Sword Qi crisscrossed, turning the entire room as if it were covered in frost, with a piercing killing intent.

After roughly five exchanges, while they were fiercely fighting, Jiang Shouzhong suddenly felt a subtle change in the air currents around him and realized that a master was approaching.

He suddenly expanded his figure, like a nimble cat using the force to his advantage, leapt back, and nimbly crossed through the window lattice into the night, leaving behind a room filled with sword light and a stunned maid.

Jiang Shouzhong’s toes lightly touched the tiles of the attic, like an eagle soaring through the air, and in a blink, he was standing on the ridge of the green tiles.

A figure stood out boldly under the moonlight.

The next moment, the air around suddenly became heavy, and six lithe figures appeared like ghosts, encircling him tightly, forming an impenetrable barrier.

The leader was Shen, the same who had captured Lu Renjia at the pawnshop, with a stern face and eyes like torches.

"Are you Jiang Mo?"

Shen stared coldly at the man in black before him.

Facing the encirclement, Jiang Shouzhong remained calm and said with a smile, "Where is Mr. Ma? I heard he got himself into trouble with someone he shouldn’t have and almost met the King of Hell."

Shen’s tone was icy, "Jiang Mo, what exactly do you want to do? The more you stir up trouble now, the worse it is for you! Mr. Yuan said you were wronged, but you don’t cooperate with the investigation. Even if you were really wronged, how can you prove your innocence?"

Jiang Shouzhong replied, "Commander Shen, it’s not that I doubt your abilities, but I don’t trust your people. You are unaware that Qingzhou may already be out of the court’s control by now."

Shen frowned, "What do you mean by that?"

"What if I said someone is planning a rebellion, would you believe me?" Jiang Shouzhong said indifferently.

Shen was taken aback for a moment, then scoffed with a laugh, "A rebellion? That’s novel. Who do you suggest is planning this rebellion?"

"Whoever holds the military power in the city, that person might be plotting a rebellion," Jiang Shouzhong replied.

"Zhao Hezi?"

Shen’s eyes narrowed, and then he sneered, "Whether there’s a rebellion is not for you to decide, Jiang Mo. Right now, you’d better come back with us obediently. We will investigate what needs to be investigated."