Chapter 1803 - 814: In Dire Straits (Part 2)

Chapter 1803: Chapter 814: In Dire Straits (Part 2)

The feeling of his hard-earned abilities being frozen and gradually losing power because of the seal filled him with intense panic deep inside.

"No!!!"

The remaining Golden Bone within him suddenly burst into a dazzling golden light, as if injected with strength, violently shaking off the black water sphere.

Before the rain from the sky could fall, Bone Tiger had already taken advantage of the residual force from the golden light’s eruption to escape quickly on all fours, disappearing in the blink of an eye, leaving only a trace of golden light to guide Black Water.

Yet, like a rigid machine, the two waves of black rain fell, first merging with the black wave shattered by Bone Tiger, forming into a black fish that swam upwards again, aiming at its target for pursuit.

However, this time its speed had slowed, and after covering a certain distance, it suddenly stopped, closed its eyes as if sensing something, and soon began to head back in the direction of the Seventh Prince.

"...Beyond the range."

The Seventh Prince murmured softly.

Beside him, the Anqiao Pavilion Master was already kneeling behind him, head lowered, face wet with some liquid that could be either sweat or rain.

"Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu, who was he...by whom..."

The Anqiao Pavilion Master began to speak cautiously, but was interrupted by the Seventh Prince.

"Two escaped, two sealed, follow the direction the black rain indicates, and try to find them for me."

"Yes, yes!!"

Having already missed the chance to save, committing one mistake, if he didn’t make amends now, his position as Pavilion Master was at risk.

Step.

Step.

Step.

Only after hearing the footsteps of the Seventh Prince gradually fade away did the Anqiao Pavilion Master dare to slowly lift his head, taking deep breaths to calm himself.

But upon seeing Mr. Xu’s corpse on the ground, a complex expression inevitably crossed his face.

Serving a prince is like serving a tiger.

Choosing to side with the Seventh Prince meant facing exclusion and suppression, even assassination, from the other princes.

However, Mr. Xu’s situation was indeed a bit special.

On one hand, he had unclear relations with the Third Prince, while secretly pledging loyalty to the Seventh Prince.

Though the Seventh Prince greatly trusted Mr. Xu, when reckoning came, the Third Prince would not show mercy and might hit the hardest.

Thus, the Anqiao Pavilion Master’s first thought was that Mr. Xu was killed by people from the Third Prince’s side.

According to the intelligence, Mr. Xu recently took an adoptive son, and his death might be related to this matter.

If that were the case, the murderer they needed to catch now must be someone under the Third Prince.

The Anqiao Pavilion Master pondered briefly but quickly showed determination.

Being a small figure, he had to fawn over even someone like Mr. Xu, let alone the great Seventh Prince.

Receiving orders, doing tasks, it’s that simple.

He took out a whistle and blew three times.

Three shadows slowly emerged from the darkness.

The signature of Anqiao Pavilion—Three Shadows!

"Follow the black rain to search, find the person for me, capture alive if possible, if not, bring back the corpse."

"Yes!"

Rumble!

The Three Shadows raised their heads to the sky, and under the illumination of thunder, the rainwater before them showed two areas of pitch-black color.

Feeling their gaze, the black rainwater extended forward like a black road, indicating the direction for them.

One led to the direction where Bone Tiger last escaped, breaking off near where the black fish had paused.

The other led to an unknown direction, where the black fish had not pursued before.

The Three Shadows exchanged a glance and quickly divided their tasks.

Two headed in the direction of Bone Tiger, one towards the unknown direction.

... ℯℯ𝑙.

Plop plop.

Plop plop.

Rain poured down as Zhuge Shi stepped into a puddle on the road, water splashing up wetting her all over, but she didn’t even have the time to wipe her face. Driven by sheer will, she focused only on running forward.

With her abilities sealed, she couldn’t wield the power she inherited, couldn’t transform into Hei Ningyu. With her current strength, in this situation, it was extremely dangerous!

She must, must immediately return to the organization for their protection!

So presently, Zhuge Shi was rushing toward the organization.

Though lacking Hei Ningyu’s power, she remained a Wood Realm strong practitioner, but her physical state was poor. Having overexerted herself using her sword Technique for a full escape had left her in dire straits.

Perhaps due to exhaustion or severe injury, she seemed to see... a small monkey crouching at the entrance of the residence ahead.

"Chirp chirp!"

No!

It wasn’t an illusion!

As she ran closer, the tiny monkey, no bigger than a fist, made a sound.

"Shadow Monkey!"

Zhuge Shi’s face immediately lit up with joy.

With Shadow Monkey’s strength, escorting her safely back to the organization would be more than enough!

Even she could hold off the Seventh Prince for a while, naturally, Shadow Monkey could too!

However, before Zhuge Shi could speak, the mini monkey began speaking in a human voice.

"Floating Dragon and Deceit Rat have already sent the information back to the organization, you can’t return yet."

"What?"

Zhuge Shi was initially stunned, then her face darkened.

"Where else can I go if not back to the organization? Do you want me to wait outside to die? The Seventh Prince is still after me!"

The mini monkey scratched its head vividly, quite adorably, but the voice it made was icy cold.

"Both you and Bone Tiger are marked by Hei Tianxia’s seal and highly likely tracked. They could trace your path and find the organization’s location. Until the organization finds a solution, neither you nor Bone Tiger can return, remember! This is an order!"

"Damn the order! What about the Master! If the Master takes action, insignificant Hei Tianxia..."

"Watch your language!"

"Shut up! Why weren’t you with us on this mission! Shadow Monkey, if you were there, even facing Hei Tianxia, we would have had a chance to escape unscathed!"

Zhuge Shi shouted in agitation, then quickly realized that doing so might increase the chance of being discovered. She swiftly and cautiously held her tongue.

"You dolts failed your mission and now blame me? Couldn’t even handle someone like Mr. Xu among four of you, and delayed until Hei Tianxia arrived! In my view, your titles should be revoked by the organization!"

"You!"

"Enough! Instead of complaining to me, use the time to escape, someone is tracking your path to find you."

"What!?"

Zhuge Shi’s face changed color.

Her diminished strength greatly affected her perception, so whatever Shadow Monkey said, she had no choice but to believe.

"Don’t worry, my Clone is cleaning up your mess, they won’t find your whereabouts for now, but it won’t last long, find a place to hide."

"..."

Zhuge Shi’s mind swiftly flashed through a few places, quickly coming up with an idea.

"I know where to hide... wait! Why not help me deal with the pursuers directly!"

Evading endlessly doesn’t solve the pursuit problem.

But Shadow Monkey shook its head.

"I have more important matters, and with just my Clone here, I can’t handle the pursuers. Besides... I need to help out Bone Tiger as well, I don’t have time to keep helping you here."

With that said, the small monkey turned into a shadow, merging into the darkness, with a blocky monkey head momentarily appearing in the shadow, darting swiftly through it, resembling the technique of the Seventh Prince’s black fish.

Zhuge Shi glared angrily at the direction where the monkey head disappeared, then her expression suddenly changed.

In the far distance, a small black dot was approaching.

Zhuge Shi turned and started sprinting madly.

She planned to escape to the Qian Family, seeking refuge with the young one of the family.

The organization’s locations were all intricately connected to it, and since the organization barred her even from the base, they certainly wouldn’t reveal other safe spots to her either.

Given the urgent situation, she had to resolve the immediate danger first.