Cooperation

Gu Shenwei had imagined a variety of ways to meet Maid Lotus again, but none of it was like this: Holding a sword in his hand, he wanted to move, but he held himself back, knowing that he would be defeated as iciness gripped at his Dantian.

He fell off the beam. His landing was wobbly but he managed to stand firmly.

They stared at each other in silent, wary of each other. Each had no intention to speak up first.

Suddenly, a series of exclamations came from outside. "Are you alright, Dragon King?" Lin Xiaoshan asked urgently.

"I'm alright." His gaze still remained on Maid Lotus. "How many were killed?"

"Five, and two of them belonged to Joy Pavilion."

"Alright, I got it." A total of four assassins were heard by Gu Shenwei, but he was still missing one.

Lin Xiaoshan was full of doubts but did not dare to ask. Then, he cleaned up the corpses along with the guards and left.