Zu An would much rather fight the other party right here. If he could hold him here, the problem would be dealt with once the city defense army or Chu clan guards came.
What a pity!
No wonder this fella was still living so well even under the joint suppression of Chu clan and City Lord’s forces.
Zu An’s complexion became a bit awful when he thought about how he now had to constantly be on guard against a powerful assassin. This fella could fail all he wanted, but his life was forfeit if he messed up even once.
“Second miss, young master! We weren’t able to find the assassin!” A skinny Chu clan guard reported after searching the surroundings.
This guard’s name was Jiao Shanhe. He might look a bit like a monkey, but he was the most outstanding scout in Chu clan’s private army, an extremely sharp and astute person. After Snow’s assassination attempt, the clan arranged for him to protect Zu An.
“The assassin has already left.” Zu An said with a disappointed tone.
Those guards were all stunned. How would you know that? But after being around him, they also realized that this young master had some secrets, so they didn’t doubt his words.
“Let’s head to Brightmoon Academy first to be safe,” said another guard with a large and tall build. This was Feng Daniu, the one with the most steadfast temperament out of the three guards. He was just like his name, his figure built like an ox.[1]
“Indeed, no one will dare to cause trouble in the academy. Chu clan will receive news about this soon, so Commander Yue will escort the young miss and young master back then.” The other guard swept an intimidating look across everyone who tried to approach them.
This person was another guard Chu clan assigned to watch over Zu An named Zhou Lujun. His blade technique was just as cold and stern as his appearance.
“Okay!” Zu An had no objections. The academy was full of powerful individuals. Chen Xuan would be completely outmatched if he went there.
“Huanzhao, don’t be scared. The assassin has already left.” Zu An looked at this young lady’s alarmed expression. She was still young after all, so he hurriedly consoled with a quiet voice.
“Brother-in-law, did you get hurt anywhere? Oh my goodness, there’s so much blood!”
Chu Huanzhao finally snapped out of her daze. Her small hands searched his body with a worried expression.
“I’m fine, this is all horse blood. That horse really had it rough!” Zu An felt terrible inside. He hadn’t spent that much time with this horse, but he had always been someone who got attached easily.
He would definitely return this debt to Chen Xuan.
“That’s good, that’s good.” Chu Huanzhao recovered from her shock. She completely forgot about the previous matter after such a bad scare.
Seeing these two holding each other, comforting each other so intimately, Jiao Shanhe and the other guards looked at each other in dismay.
“Isn’t the second miss and the young master a bit too close?”
“I don’t think we should get too involved in Master’s family affairs.”
“But what if something really does end up happening? Will Master and Madam blame us?”
“I don’t think they will. Second miss is still so young, would the young master really do something like that? Does he look like a savage?”
“He kind of does to me.”
…
Their party rushed to the academy. A few guards remained at the entrance, while Chu Huanzhao left to attend her classes.
Zu An went back to his staff dormitory instead to wash up and get all of this blood off of him first.
When he had just taken off his clothes, he suddenly heard some activity by the entrance. His heart trembled. Did that Chen Xuan really sneak into the academy?
With the Tai’e Sword tightly clenched in hand, he swung the door out and thrusted outwards.
Ah!
A cry of alarm sounded. Zu An pulled back his sword in a panic. He immediately became embarrassed when he saw the stunning beauty before him. “Big sis Shang, why are you here?”
“I noticed someone was home when I was walking by. We haven’t chatted in a while, so I decided to drop in.” Shang Liuyu was dressed in a green long skirt today. She quickly recovered from her shock. “Who did you think I was? Why would you suddenly pull out a blade on me…”
Before she finished her sentence, she noticed the incredible muscles on his exposed upper body. A light flush of color immediately spread across her neck.
1. Daniu = big ox