His eyes were fixed on Ying, like a venomous snake eyeing its prey, sinister and menacing. Seeing that Ying was seriously injured, he lowered his voice and said, word by word, "This time, let's see how you escape. This day next year will be your death anniversary." The viciousness in his voice chilled Zhang Huaien, who was standing to the side.
Upon seeing the newcomer, Ying remained expressionless and stood up, sword in his right hand. He did not, and dared not, turn around to look at the person behind him, fearing that he would attract Gui Ming's attention.
Gui Ming: "Shadow, I never thought you'd end up like this. Out of consideration for our past acquaintance, I'll give you a chance to say your last words. So, do you have anything to say?"
Although Gui Ming asked this question, he did not expect Ying to answer him. In all his years in the Assassination Pavilion, he had never seen Ying utter a single word.
He was merely testing him. Although he didn't want to admit it, Ying's martial arts were indeed superior to his. Although he had previously ambushed and injured Ying, it didn't mean Ying would necessarily lose to him. He desperately wanted Ying dead, wishing him to die immediately, but he had no intention of dying with Ying. Being seriously injured by him was unacceptable; the Assassination Pavilion was in too much chaos right now, and he couldn't guarantee that if he were injured, someone wouldn't take the opportunity to kill him.
Seeing that Ying hadn't made a move, Gui Ming couldn't wait any longer and signaled the people behind him to go and surround and kill her.
Hu Da, Hu Er, and the other two didn't move; they had always been neutral. Gui Ming had treated them fairly politely in an effort to win them over, and seeing that the three of them didn't move, Gui Ming didn't say anything more.
He turned and glared fiercely at the other three people. As the other three leaped out, Ying moved. He jumped to a place far away from the bluestone and began to fight with the three people brought by Gui Ming.
"So the man in black is called Shadow," Zhang Huaien thought to himself.
When Zhang Huaien heard the noise, he didn't rush out. He could tell from the voice that the newcomers were hostile. He knew that going out would only be a hindrance and wouldn't be of any help. So he held his breath and hid, secretly observing the fight outside through the gaps between the bluestone and weeds. He was very worried when he saw Ying being attacked by three people.
Ying showed no mercy this time, because he had someone he wanted to protect behind him, the first person in his life to have given him warmth. He knew very well that if he died, given Gui Ming's personality, even if he knew Zhang Huaien was just an ordinary person with no connection to him, he would never let him go. Thinking of this, his sword strikes became even more ferocious.
One person was killed quickly. Gui Ming was anxious and didn't care about anything else. He joined the battle and threw hidden weapons from the side.
Shadow killed another person and seriously injured another. Gui Ming turned around and roared at Hu Da and the other two, "What are you all standing there for? Are you waiting for Shadow to kill us before you kill us?"
Hu Da looked at Hu Er and Hu San. Hu Er said, "Big brother, I'm tired of the fighting and killing. I just want to live an ordinary life with Ayan and the children."
Hu Da nodded. The three of them had been wandering and begging together since childhood. They were closer than brothers. Since Hu Er no longer wanted to continue the life of killing, Hu Da and Hu San naturally wouldn't help Gui Ming.
While dealing with Ying, Gui Ming kept an eye on Hu Da and the other two. Hearing Hu Er's words, he felt extremely hateful. He shot a poisoned dart straight into Hu Er's heart. Hu Er dodged to the side, but the poisoned dart pierced his arm.
Hu Da and Hu San quickly helped remove the poisoned dart and seal the acupoints.
Gui Ming's hoarse voice came: "Only I can cure Hu Er's poison. If you want him to live, you have to exchange it for Ying's head."
Hu Da was about to turn around and join the fight when Hu Er grabbed his hand.
Hu Er: "Brother, Gui Ming's words cannot be trusted."
Hu Da took a step and stopped.
At this moment, Ying killed another person. Only Gui Ming remained, facing off against him.
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