northernbook Chapter 106 Night Attack
Chapter 106 Night Attack
At the same time, Old Huang and Xiao Qi also took action. Old Huang lightly jumped onto the beam, found a comfortable seat, and quietly observed the movements in the room. Xiao Qi walked into the shadows behind the door and hid, ready to respond to any situation at any time.
The entire room was plunged into darkness, with only a faint moonlight filtering through the window onto the floor. Everything seemed unusually quiet, as if time had stood still. Yet, this stillness evoked an invisible pressure, as if something was about to happen.
Uncle Cai lay in bed, his eyes closed, but his ears keenly listening to every sound around him. He knew these few days would be crucial. If the person behind the scenes wanted to take action, then these two days would be the best opportunity. Therefore, they had to remain highly vigilant and not let down their guard even for a moment.
Gu Yunzhou chose a secluded corner and made a bed on the floor. He lay there, his thoughts drifting away, and he began to feel sleepy.
As the night wore on, the clamor around them gradually died down. Only the occasional faint snoring broke the silence. Gu Yunzhou, half asleep and half awake, suddenly felt someone gently nudge him. He opened his eyes abruptly, and in the dim moonlight outside the window, he saw it was Guard Xiao Qi, who had been standing behind the door.
Xiao Qi pointed to the shadow behind the door, then handed him a handkerchief, indicating that he should cover his mouth and nose. He then pointed to the shadow behind the door again, and quickly hid himself in another shadow. Gu Yunzhou immediately woke up and could hear the faint sound of flowing water, as if something was stirring the water and emitting faint ripples.
"It's finally here!" Gu Yunzhou realized something and felt nervous but also relieved. As expected, it came. He no longer hesitated and stood quietly in the shadow behind the door.
In just a moment, the window near the river made a slight sound, and then a thumb-sized hole appeared in the window, and a light smoke slowly drifted into the room from there.
Gu Yunzhou quickly covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and suddenly a cool smell rushed to the top of his head. The sourness was like eating an ice cream while standing outside in minus 30 degrees Celsius. He felt sober in an instant.
When he looked again, he saw nothing but smoke. When the smoke cleared, the window opened automatically, without a single wind, with a click. Then, two mysterious figures in black and masks quietly landed.
One of the men in black quickly rushed towards the bed, and the flash of light made it clear that he must be holding a sharp weapon. The other man in black looked around vigilantly, guarding against other people who might appear.
However, at this moment, the three guards attacked simultaneously, launching an attack with lightning speed. The first to be attacked was the man in black who rushed to the bed. The quilt on the bed was swept towards him like a whirlwind, directly at his face. The man in black hurriedly waved the sharp blade in his hand, trying to resist the sudden attack. At the same time, he quickly muttered the word "hide", and suddenly, his figure disappeared from the spot like a ghost.
Unexpectedly, Uncle Cai, hiding behind the blanket, showed no sign of retreating. Instead, he charged forward at an even faster pace. He clenched his fist tightly, a faint green light flickering on it as the wind whistled past. He muttered, "True form revealed!" Then, the figure of the man in black, who had vanished into thin air, mysteriously reappeared.
The man in black was terrified and tried to retreat, but the green fist had already struck his chest like lightning. The man in black let out a shrill scream, and his body rushed directly through the door, spitting blood and falling not far from the door. His life or death was unknown.
At the same time, Old Huang and Xiao Qi, who were on the beam, coordinated their attacks simultaneously, attacking the other man in black. Their coordinated moves, both deliberate and unintentional, knocked the man unconscious in a matter of moments.
"Yunzhou, are you okay? Are you hurt?" Master Jia rushed over anxiously from the next room, holding a long sword tightly in his hand, with blood dripping from the tip of the sword. It was obvious that he had also been invaded by the enemy.
Before he finished speaking, a ghostly figure suddenly passed through Master Jia, bypassed Xiao Qi and Lao Huang in front of the door, and headed straight for Gu Yunzhou in the corner.
"Not good, protect Yunzhou!" Master Jia was facing the door and witnessed this scene with his own eyes. He shouted with bloodshot eyes, and at the same time, his literary energy surged, and he rushed forward like a sharp sword.
Gu Yunzhou never let his guard down. The moment the black-clad man attacked, he quickly recited: "No matter how many blows you make, I remain unyielding. No matter which direction the wind blows!"
After he finished speaking, he raised the defensive Qi of Gu at the very moment when the dagger of the man in black was about to stab him.
However, at that moment, a massive surge of literary energy surged towards the shield like a tide, far exceeding the rate of consumption during the previous Literary Academy assessment. Although he had been promoted to the Ninth Rank, his literary energy capacity had increased at least threefold, he could only withstand one more blow from the black-clad man. Gu Yunzhou realized that this man was a Seventh Rank Scholar.
As the certified original author of the Tianxing Continent, he had a deeper understanding of the defensive power of "Bamboo and Stone." Based solely on the black-clad man's attack, he could roughly gauge his opponent's strength. The black-clad man was also a bit surprised; he hadn't expected that a mere ninth-rank scholar could withstand his full-strength attack.
But before he could even consider, reinforcements from Master Jia, Uncle Cai, and the others arrived quickly, attacking simultaneously without hesitation. Faced with the overwhelming pressure from the four Confucian scholars, the man in black was forced to temporarily retreat. He retreated as swiftly as the wind, crashing through the already partially hidden window. Then, he leaped into the river below, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
"Yunzhou, are you okay?" Master Jia, anxiously awaiting Gu Yunzhou's arrival, hurried to his side, his voice concerned. Uncle Cai signaled to Xiao Qi, who immediately jumped into the river below, attempting to track the man in black. Meanwhile, Old Huang and Uncle Cai stood on either side of Gu Yunzhou, vigilantly guarding him, just in case.
"Master, I'm fine. I hope you all are not hurt!" Gu Yunzhou controlled his pounding heart and tried his best to calm himself down.
He had just faced death at the closest distance for the first time in two lifetimes. The chill that made his whole body tremble made him feel a surge of adrenaline. He swallowed and consciously controlled his breathing frequency. Soon, under his control, his heartbeat finally stabilized.