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Chapter 25: Hua Sha Gang
Mo Wen Chen gave Su Qi Qi who was on his chest a glance. His expression didn’t change, cold as usual, but Su Qi Qi used the fastest speed possible to get up. Her face flushed slightly as she lifted the curtain, wanting to see what was happening outside.
Not waiting for the curtain to be lifted open, from behind her, Mo Wen Chen fiercely tackled her down. Ten or so arrow feathers brushed his head as they flew past, stabbing into the wall of the carriage. For quite a long while they still released buzzing sound.
On the surface of the ice that stretched as far as the eye could see, suddenly rushed out about a dozen masked men in white robes.
That approached with swords in their hands.
Carrying Su Qi Qi and seizing the opportunity to roll out of the carriage, simultaneously Mo Wen Chen had already drawn his sword and exchanged over a dozen strokes with the ten or so people that had approached, each strike carrying with it the intent to kill.
With this one round, the ten or so white clothed people became a bit timid and wanted to retreat.
But they were surrounded from the other side by Lei Yu Feng and Leng Yan who had already taken care of the archers.
Coming is easy, but wanting to leave will be difficult.
On this trip of Mo Wen Chen’s, the outside news didn’t contain the information that Leng Yan and Lei Yu Feng were accompanying them. So, these people saw something they shouldn’t have saw and must die.
For the first time, Su Qi Qi felt an unprecedented sense of security.
She didn’t feel the least bit afraid and actually felt extremely calm.
“Mo Wen Chen, leave behind the head on your shoulders and we’ll spare your servants.” The leader among the white clothed people shouted loudly, as if trying to give himself courage.
If he knew that Lei Yu Feng was also accompanying them, he wouldn’t have taken this job even if he was beaten to death.
He would not risk his life for money.
He only dared to attempt to kill Mo Wen Chen because he heard that he had been poisoned and lost all his martial arts.
Of course, these news were all leaked out by the Lei Clan Residence.
“Big talk.” Lei Yu Feng’s face was still carrying a smile, but that smile seemed to be that of the soul reaping king of hell.
For these dozen people, Lei Yu Feng could deal with them alone.
It couldn’t even count as exercise.
Like this, along the road they encountered dozens of assassins. None of them were able to block their path, and they left a path of blood.
In contrast, Mo Wen Chen’s expression was not the slightest bit different from when they had left the Wang fu, paying no mind to the mess.
There was no need to pay attention to these small actors.
The Blood Troops that were following secretly could also easily dispatch of them.
Because he lost a group of Blood Troops during the Shadow Blade House assassination attempt, this time Mo Wen Chen was very careful and cautious. He can’t let these brothers of his sacrifice their lives in vain.
Nearly beneath a hillside of the Imperial City, an army of troops straightforwardly blocked Mo Wen Chen’s path.
Of course, this is still a group of assassins and this group was evidently stronger compared with the trash along the road and didn’t act sneakily, setting ambushes, but openly blocked the road.
“In front there’s a dog blocking the road, must pause for a bit.” Lei Yu Feng was on horseback as he shouted loudly. He has always been this way.
It made people hate to the point that the roots of their teeth itched.
But if they really made a move, they probably can’t be his match.
“You’re courting death.” A man in the opposing crowd gave a loud shout and next to him seemed to be the boss, but a man whose whole body gave off a scholarly flavor shot a glare at him.
Only then did he put away the sword that he was about to wield.
“Are thou Bei Ding Hou wang ye, Mo Wen Chen? This one is Hua Sha Gang’s Hua Chi!” Wearing a green garment, the scholarly man actually cupped his fist in a very polite manner.
“Hua Sha Bang” translates to something like flowers help kill, and his name “Hua Chi” uses a different hua, which can also mean flower but it written a different way and has the common meaning of magnificent and splendid. As for chi, it’s commonly used as the word for late. Splendidly late, lol.
“What sort of play is this guy putting on?” Lei Yu Feng was stunned for a moment.
Hua Sha Bang? Seems to have heard of it before. In comparison to the Lei Clan Residence, they were still slightly inferior.
Are they also here to compete for Mo Wen Xuan’s money?
Too outrageous.
Mo Wen Chen lifted open the curtain and stepped down from the carriage, then faced the opposing group of troops: “It is I. May I ask why the Hua head would be looking for ben wang?”
Black clothes black robes, just by standing there gave off a noble and unceasingly domineering pressure.
His voice was also neither heated or cold, making it hard for people to tell what he was thinking.
“To settle some old scores.” The large man next to Hua Chi could not endure anymore and finally interjected.
“Yes.” This time, Hua Chi didn’t interrupt his own brother and gave a natural nod: “A year ago wang ye brought five thousand elite troops to destroy my Hua Sha Gang. Today, I, Hua Chi, intend to get revenge for my deceased brothers.”
“I see.” Mo Wen Chen still had that indifferent expression: “If you wish to get revenge, go ahead, as long as you have the ability to kill ben wang.”
That condescending arrogant air as if he were above everyone made the people on the opposing side have the urge to rush over and beat him to death.
It seems Mo Wen Chen had the potential to be even more infuriating than Lei Yu Feng.
However, Hua Chi didn’t get angry and also looked straight back at Mo Wen Chen: “We are robbers, bandits, and won’t talk about any rules or morals, much less act according to standards. Of course, these are all things that you people of the imperial court say, so, please don’t accuse this one of not reminding Bei Ding Hou wang ye.”
“Much thanks.” Mo Wen Chen looked more highly on this Hua Chi in front of him, he was actually an honorable man.
However, one was a bandit, the other was an official, the two were destined to stand against each other.
“Move out.”
The moment Hua Chi waved his hand, several hundred black clothed men rushed out. Their Hua Sha Gang’s symbol was precisely the black clothes.
“Looks like ben wang still made a mistake when sending forces last year, to actually have allowed you guys to recover your influence so quickly.” Mo Wen Chen faintly lifted his eyebrows, speaking with a tone that infuriated people to death without intention of recompensation.
Su Qi Qi who was inside the carriage was actually a bit surprised. So Mo Wen Chen actually had such a side to him.
In reality, Mo Wen Chen didn’t actually take part in the past year’s counterinsurgency operation. Mo Wen Xuan only raised his military banner to ransack through the wulin and lulin circles because just Mo Wen Chen’s reputation was sufficient enough to scared the small fries out of their wits.
武林 “wulin” are martial art circles. 绿林 “lulin” refers generally to people who organize themselves in forests and rebel against the government
Even the bodyguard next to Mo Wen Chen rushed out, so Leng Yan and Lei Yu Feng certainly could not continue to watch from in secret and also rushed out to kill.
They originally thought these people were just some rabble, but after exchanging blows Lei Yu Feng and Leng Yan were slightly shocked. The skill of the man who was standing next to Hua Chi was not below that of Lei Yu Feng’s.
Although he looks very crude, but once he started moving he wasn’t the least bit careless. Each move, each blow, not one contained the slightly flaws.
Of course, the silent youth that had been standing behind Hua Chi also had outstanding talent, not much worse than Leng Yan.
It appears Hua Xia Gang had come prepared.
Vowing to take Mo Wen Chen’s life and clear the old score.
Even though he saw that the opponent was this strong, Mo Wen Chen’s expression didn’t change. Now he understood, no wonder he was able to unexpectedly recover in one year. Looks like his strength is not weak.
“You’re just going to watch your brothers die like this?” Hua Chi was also unworried, gazing at the distant sky while smiling at Mo Wen Chen.
Sure enough, the hidden Blood Troops had no choice but to move as well, but the scene still appeared one sided.
His meticulously trained Blood Troops were not as strong as these bunch of bandits.
Perhaps they’ve gone too long without killing, too long without a blood baptism.
Clenching his sword, Mo Wen Chen leaped into the battlefield. Where he went, blood splashed.
His movement is very quick. In the blink of an eye, a line of black clothed men had already fallen behind him.
No matter how strong the bandit, encountering Mo Wen Chen meant they could only give up their life.
Hua Chi could no longer maintain his unperturbed expression. Watching Mo Wen Chen whose entire bloody was soaked with blood wielding a sword and approaching like the King of Hell, he clenched his first and suddenly leaped forward.
He did not go forward to measure himself against Mo Wen Chen, but instead rushed straight towards the carriage that was stopped at the roadside.
Su Qi Qi knew that if she stayed quietly in the carriage it would already be helping Mo Wen Chen, but never thought that in this moment a hand would suddenly reach inside the carriage and immediately seize her.
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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira, Edited by Sonia