Chapter 67 – Not Late At All
“Cough, cough, Wei Wang! Why would you do this? General Gu treated you well, and now you’re plotting against him!”
“Qiang Su, we cannot conspire for different goals. The clan ordered us to do this, and I have no choice but to comply! If you must blame someone, blame Gu Qing for blocking our Wang clan’s path. When you reincarnate in the next life, open your eyes wider and don’t cross paths with a cold-blooded person like me.”
As Wei Wang spoke, a look of sorrow appeared on his face. Although he found it difficult to harm Gu Qing, he was born a member of the Wang clan, and in the face of family interests, personal emotions couldn’t stop him. After being sent to the army for training by his family, Wei Wang had crawled out of mass graves multiple times. It was thanks to Gu Qing’s help that he had not died on the battlefield. Even though Gu Qing had taken good care of him and kept him from feeling lonely during their many years in the army, he could now kill his comrades with whom he had once fought side-by-side without hesitation, so killing Gu Qing was nothing.
It was all for the clan.
Wei Wang found justifications to numb himself, then casually pulled his saber out of the flesh and blood of a corpse lying on the ground. Blood spurted into the air, eventually landing on his shoes. The blood, as if mixed with the hatred of those who were killed, would follow Wei Wang for the rest of his life, until his death! And when they met again in the underworld, all sins would be settled.
“Qiang Su, there’s no need to say more. Since they could do such a thing, they are no longer people I recognize. From this day on, our bonds are severed!”
Hearing the conversation between Wei Wang and Qiang Su, Gu Qing clutched the place where he was shot in the right shoulder. Although the pain from the wound was constant, it couldn’t compare to the heartache of being betrayed by his own people. Gu Qing’s face was filled with sorrow and determination as he spoke. Gu Qing had originally intended to lead his men in a surprise attack on the enemy camp, but unexpectedly… he was ambushed by his own people. And now, his former subordinate wanted to kill him, which was truly surprising. However! This made Gu Qing suspect that the murder of the Luoluo Kingdom’s envoy might be linked to the Wang clan, otherwise Wei Wang wouldn’t be acting like this. His words further connected him to the Wang clan.
Alas, time was too short. Otherwise, Gu Qing truly wanted to understand everything. Even if he died, he didn’t want to die in confusion.
“If you want to kill the General, you have to kill me first!”
“Qiang Su, you won’t escape either. None of you will get away this time.”
After Gu Qing declared their severing of ties, Wei Wang’s face turned pale, but he still extended his saber towards Gu Qing. The blade reflected a cold light in the sun. Seeing this, Qiang Su immediately stepped in front of Gu Qing. Even if he couldn’t stop Wei Wang from killing Gu Qing, Qiang Su wouldn’t let himself die after Gu Qing. Gu Qing had led them in battles for many years and had saved Qiang Su’s life on the battlefield multiple times. This was his time to repay that kindness.
“Goodbye, I will apologize to you after my death.”
As soon as Wei Wang finished speaking, he immediately raised his saber, closed his eyes briefly, and swung it directly towards Qiang Su’s neck, seemingly intending to decapitate him with a single blow. Seeing Qiang Su’s back as he stepped forward, Gu Qing was deeply moved. However, he was not a useless coward who would retreat and hide behind others at such a moment. Therefore, Gu Qing stopped clutching his shoulder wound. With his blood-covered hand, he grabbed Qiang Su’s clothes and, using brute force, flung Qiang Su aside. The bundle he held in his other hand was used as a shield and was instantly cut in half by the blade, scattering a large amount of white medicinal powder.
“Thief, you won’t harm my father.”
Before Gu Qing could retaliate, a woman’s voice suddenly rang out, followed by the sound of horse hooves rapidly approaching. Before anyone could react, Gu Mengyao’s long sword shot out, piercing Wei Wang’s heart and killing him instantly with a look of disbelief on his face. Gu Mengyao didn’t stop her horse. As she bent over and pulled her sword out of the corpse, she used the hilt to flick the saber on the ground upwards. Changing weapons, Gu Mengyao held the saber in her hand. As she turned to look at the people who were gathering around, a smile suddenly appeared on her lips. These ungrateful wretches, daring to harm her father, should die!
Naturally, there was no suspense. With Gu Mengyao striking down one person after another, heads rolled to the ground like harvested wheat. As blood gushed from the corpses, staining both the people and horses red. However, when someone intelligently attacked the horses’ legs, Gu Mengyao no longer rode. She jumped off the horse, and as she activated her lightness skill, people couldn’t even see her shadow before their heads, like those of the others, heavily rolled to the ground. Finally, after fiercely chopping off the last person’s head, Gu Mengyao, covered in blood, threw the saber aside and quickly walked to Gu Qing’s side to check if his injuries were severe.
“Father, Mengyao is late.”
“Not late at all! But this is not the place to talk. Take me away first! Wait, bring out the antidote for the itching powder and the pain powder. I feel very uncomfortable all over.”
After frantically finding the antidote from the bundle and once Gu Qing had taken the antidote and his body returned to normal, he looked at Gu Mengyao with a gratified smile. Although Gu Mengyao was covered in blood, Gu Qing was not afraid. Instead, he felt fortunate that his daughter appeared at the crucial moment and directly saved his life. His daughter, Gu Qing, was indeed not ordinary! Especially her heroic posture of beheading someone with a single saber strike, it made him so proud! At this moment, Gu Qing felt a sense of his daughter maturing, and he believed that no other daughter could compare to his. However, just as Gu Qing was about to smile proudly, the injury on his shoulder began to ache intensely, causing his intending-to-smile face to immediately turn grim. He thought to himself… why was his shoulder always so prone to disaster? The last time he was poisoned, he was shot in the shoulder too!
Seeing that Gu Qing was spirited, Gu Mengyao finally felt a little relieved. Then, remembering Gu Yu, her chest felt warm, and a wave of longing washed over her, accompanied by an empty feeling that made Gu Mengyao suddenly feel a little lost. She missed Ah Yu.
