Untouchable Lovers-Chapter 154 - 138: Kill One Person in Ten Steps

Chapter 154 -138: Kill One Person in Ten Steps

At first glance, he seemed a youth, but upon closer inspection, he appeared to be around twenty-one or twenty-two, looking several years younger solely because of the fierce and aggressive spirit between his eyebrows.

The man in black swung his longsword after his initial strike missed and looked indifferently toward the two standing on the wall, glancing at them with a slanted eye.

As soon as Chu Yu saw his face, two words sprang to mind: “bad guy.”

It turned out that there really were people born with the face of a villain. Indeed, the man in black wasn’t ugly; rather, he was quite handsome. However, whether it was his narrow piercing eyes, his tall nose, or his thin closed lips, when looked at separately and then put together, they gave one the illusion—he was a villain.

It wasn’t that he wasn’t handsome; rather, his handsomeness came with a menacing murderousness, so brazen and unrestrained, charging at the observer with a fierceness that, especially when he looked at someone with a sideways glance, made you feel like he was plotting some murderous scheme in his heart.

Indeed, he was currently murdering someone.

Compared to the relaxed attitude of the man in black, Yue Jiefei was on high alert. After drawing his sword, he had Chu Yu hold onto a tree branch that crossed over the wall, then let go of her, his eyes tightly focusing on the man in black, unwilling to relax even for a moment.

Feeling the change in Yue Jiefei’s demeanor, Chu Yu couldn’t help asking, “Is he very strong?”

Yue Jiefei merely grunted softly in response, unable to even spare a moment to tend to Chu Yu. His attention couldn’t afford a moment’s distraction, fearing any misstep.

Okay, got it.

Knowing that the situation was dire, Chu Yu decided not to disturb Yue Jiefei and quietly shrank to the side, clinging to the tree trunk to watch the fight.

Yue Jiefei gripped his sword tightly and asked the man in black, “Who goes there?” The strike just now had been terrifying. That speed of the sword was so chilling that Yue Jiefei was slightly alarmed, and he knew very well that the man in black hadn’t been trying to kill with that strike. Yue Jiefei instinctively sensed a crisis approaching and had reflexively pulled Chu Yu away from that spot, narrowly avoiding the strike. He could tell that the man in black didn’t care much about the failure of his fierce strike, capable of unleashing even stronger swordsmanship at any moment.

This man was an expert.

Yue Jiefei thought to himself.

However, the man in black didn’t answer Yue Jiefei’s question. He casually glanced at Chu Yu embracing the tree and said, “Yu Zichu?” Without waiting for Chu Yu to respond, he continued, “Someone paid me to kill you.” As soon as these words fell, he brandished his longsword and struck again!

Chu Yu barely saw the man in black’s figure blur for a moment before he seemed to vanish from the spot, then a black flash leapt into the air. Amid the sharp and piercing sound of rushing air, she felt an intensely sinister killing intent bearing down on her, and her body couldn’t move an inch. Even as the sword had not yet touched her, she was already enveloped by a chilling terror.

In an instant, the horror of imminent death engulfed Chu Yu, pressing down so hard she felt as though her heart had stopped beating.

Fortunately, it was only a moment before Yue Jiefei, having swiftly arrived, blocked the man in black. The two exchanged several fast blows mid-air with extreme speed, their clashing weaponry almost creating a single continuous sound, and they both landed almost in the blink of an eye.

The moment they landed, the two rapidly clashed again, Chu Yu unable to discern their movements, hearing only the dense sounds of metal striking metal, resembling rainfall. Amid the clanging sounds of metal, occasionally mingled were one or two sounds like the piercing cries of birds.

Chu Yu furrowed her brows slightly, tilting her head to cautiously check the other side of the wall. Seeing that below was a soft bush, she steeled her heart, and after giving Yue Jiefei a last worried glance and seeing him fiercely dueling with the man in black, she let go of the tree branch and jumped off the wall.

Just before Yue Jiefei turned around, he made a quick gesture to her to flee, which had filled Chu Yu with a sense of urgency. She knew very well how skilled Yue Jiefei was from the first time she was targeted for assassination and from watching his ensuing fight with Hua Cuo. Yue Jiefei himself was also extremely confident. Logically, standing beside him was the safest place, but now that Yue Jiefei was urging her to run away, it meant he wasn’t confident about defeating the man in black and was worried that the man would continue to pursue her if he won.

Chu Yu wasn’t the kind to insist on staying and facing death alongside others when advised to escape; knowing she was not adept in martial arts and would only burden Yue Jiefei if she stayed, she decided that it was better to run away, allowing Yue Jiefei to focus wholly on the battle.

Run!

After landing on the ground, the word “silence” occupied Chu Yu’s mind. She lifted the hem of her robe and ran outwards with the greatest speed she could muster. The sound of clashing swords gradually faded behind her. As she ran, Chu Yu discovered that almost the entire Chu Garden was engulfed in a terrifying silence.

Yes, a silence.

Because most of the people living in the garden had died.

Those who were good-looking, dignified, informed of proprieties, some even trained by her hand, attendants, and guards protecting Chu Garden’s safety, although Zhong Niannian had plundered, he had only drugged or knocked them out, not taken their lives. Yet, they all died today under the sword of a man in black.

The bodies lying horizontally on the ground all had the same characteristic wound: a fatal strike at the throat, with blood flowing out from the neck… a life taken by a single sword.

Chu Yu could almost imagine the scene, a man in black swaggering into Chu Garden, killing on sight, without any hesitation or pity, one sword per person.

Chu Yu felt as if her brain had stiffened. She had no time to feel anger or sadness, her heart enveloped by fear, her body faithfully executing the command to flee. But with each dead person she saw, a voice seemed to etch a number in her heart.

One, two, three…

Seven, eight, nine…

Fifteen, sixteen, seventeen…

From the point where she climbed down the wall to the entrance of Chu Garden, there were a total of three hundred forty-eight steps, forty-seven people.

Chu Yu untied a horse from the carriage, ignoring her hands that were abraded raw by the coarse rope, she mounted the horse, clumsily shook the reins and said hoarsely, “Go.”

Chu Yu had learned to ride a horse once, just once, and had only tried for a short while before stopping the spontaneous practice because she felt uncomfortable from the rubbing on the inner thighs. However, at this moment, she somewhat regretted why she hadn’t learned properly.

The horse had barely started when Chu Yu nearly fell off. She clung tightly to the horse’s back and after ensuring her balance, only then did she straighten up. She looked back, the gate of Chu Garden was wide open, like a monstrous mouth, the originally quiet and elegant courtyard was now a blood-drenched hell.

Chu Yu gritted her teeth, whipped the horse, and then clenched her legs tightly. Between the dual fears of falling to her death or being caught and killed, she somehow managed to make it back to the Princess Mansion, though by that time, she was in complete disarray, her hair was a mess, her clothes dirtied beyond count.

While still shaken, Chu Yu remembered that when she left Chu Garden, Yue Jiefei was still fighting with the man in black. Unsure of the current situation, she rushed to find Hua Cuo and called Amman along. Just as she was about to gather the guards, the person she was looking for appeared at the door.

Yue Jiefei was barely leaning against the door, with sword wounds in his left shoulder and abdomen. The injury at the left shoulder was severe, the sleeve soaked with blood that still dripped incessantly. His usually resolute facial features were now overshadowed by gloom, his gaze somewhat scattered.

Upon seeing Chu Yu, Yue Jiefei rolled his eyes and then collapsed onto the ground.

Chu Yu was extremely anxious and hurried forward to check on Yue Jiefei. Suddenly, someone grabbed her shoulder, and turning her head, she saw it was Rong Zhi who had followed. Rong Zhi held her shoulder and looked upwards to the front, “Be careful.”

Following his gaze, Chu Yu saw a deathlike black shadow standing atop the gate of the Princess Mansion.

Due to the hurry earlier, the guards had not yet been gathered. The only ones around were Chu Yu, Hua Cuo, Rong Zhi, and Amman.

Chu Yu’s body instantly stiffened.

The man in black looked haughty and evil, with a slight cruel smile. Holding a sword, his eyes swept over each of their faces. When his gaze moved onto Chu Yu, his smile suddenly froze, shocked into a change of expression.

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