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Chapter 348: A Fifty-Fifty Chance Against Ye Gucheng
Chapter 348: A Fifty-Fifty Chance Against Ye Gucheng
"Don't overthink it. This is just my way of showing gratitude."
"I understand, but saving my life is a huge favor. Isn't this a bit too much?"
...
When Su Shaoying and Gongsun Daniang returned to Yiqing Yard, Ouyang Qing and Ma Xiuzhen were still chatting.
"Senior Brother!"
"Big Sister?"
Ma Xiuzhen wasn't surprised to see Gongsun Daniang, but Ouyang Qing was a bit taken aback. "I thought you had something to take care of?"
Gongsun Lan snorted coldly. "Pingnan Wang and Ye Gucheng disregarded our agreement and tried to ambush me. Red Shoes will no longer collaborate with them."
"What?" Ma Xiuzhen exclaimed in shock.
Ouyang Qing turned to Gongsun Daniang, remembering Su Shaoying's earlier words. "They wanted to silence you?"
"The problem is, I don't know anything!" Gongsun Daniang said through gritted teeth.
Ma Xiuzhen looked at the two of them. "Ye Gucheng wanted to ambush you, and you fought back?"
Gongsun Daniang glanced at Su Shaoying, who nodded. "We did. His 'Heavenly Sword Descends' technique truly lives up to its reputation."
Ouyang Qing and Ma Xiuzhen were stunned, especially the latter. Having witnessed Ye Gucheng kill Tang Tianyi, she couldn't help but feel a lingering fear as she looked at Su Shaoying. "You dodged his 'Heavenly Sword Descends'?"
"I managed to avoid it." Su Shaoying smiled.
Having failed to kill Su Shaoying and Gongsun Daniang today, Ye Gucheng would find it difficult to get another opportunity. Firstly, he had to maintain the pretense of being injured and poisoned. Secondly, Su Shaoying and Gongsun Daniang hadn't seen through their plan yet. And thirdly...
Their top priority now was to prepare for the events of the 15th of September, and everything had to take a back seat to their plot to usurp the throne. Compared to Su Shaoying and Gongsun Daniang, who knew nothing...
There were other witnesses to eliminate!
At this thought, Su Shaoying became curious. If he could also protect Master Sun, would the latter be able to expose Pingnan Wang and Ye Gucheng's plan?
"No, that won't work." Su Shaoying shook his head. Master Sun was clever and well-informed, with a wide range of knowledge, which was why he could answer so many questions. But he wasn't omniscient.
For instance, he had been wrong about how to get Ximen Chuixue involved, who would win the duel between Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue, and whether Ye Gucheng had really been poisoned by the Tang Clan's toxic sand.
Moreover... As an intelligent man, Master Sun was careful not to offend anyone. There were some things he would never say outright, such as Ximen Chuixue's whereabouts or the origins of the honest monk.
However, Ye Gucheng didn't trust Master Sun. He was worried that Master Sun might inadvertently reveal some secrets, so he had attempted to assassinate him when he felt that Master Sun might expose Du Tongxuan's identity as a bodyguard.
Aside from Master Sun, there was also Ouyang Qing, who had witnessed the meeting between the Chief Eunuch of the Imperial Palace and the Tibetan monk from Pingnan Wang's manor.
Just as Su Shaoying was thinking about this, Ouyang Qing asked, "What are you thinking about? Why are you shaking your head?"
There was a hint of fervor in Ouyang Qing's eyes. "You're not shaking your head because you doubt the might of Ye Gucheng's 'Heavenly Sword Descends,' are you?"
"Don't be ridiculous." Su Shaoying laughed. "There are only a handful of people in this world who can directly counter Ye Gucheng's 'Heavenly Sword Descends.' How could it be exaggerated?"
"Could you do it?" Ouyang Qing asked.
Su Shaoying sighed. "No."
After facing Ye Gucheng's 'Heavenly Sword Descends' filled with killing intent, Su Shaoying had to admit that it was indeed a sword technique that combined skill and essence to the utmost degree. Ye Gucheng's swordsmanship had surpassed that of Guo Songyang, and he wasn't confident that he could withstand it.
Of course, if he wanted to dodge, Ye Gucheng wouldn't be able to hit him. The range of the 'Heavenly Sword Descends' was too far, and Ye Gucheng's sword intent couldn't lock onto Su Shaoying, whose lightwork was superior.
Su Shaoying blinked. "Well, I guess I now have a fifty-fifty chance against Ye Gucheng."
"Do you think he'll come after us?" Ouyang Qing asked worriedly. "Let's leave quickly!"
"Don't worry. If he dares to come, I'll join forces with Su Shaoying, and we'll take on his 'Heavenly Sword Descends' together!" Gongsun Daniang was almost breathless with anger. She had been restrained by others twice, unable to use her martial arts to their full potential, and she felt a pent-up frustration in her chest.
Su Shaoying nodded. Gongsun Daniang's martial arts were not weak, and if the two of them joined forces, they wouldn't fear Ye Gucheng.
But Ma Xiuzhen suddenly said, "When I came here just now, I saw several swordsmen from the Hainan Sword Sect."
Ma Xiuzhen was naturally aware of the connection between the Hainan Sword Sect and Ye Gucheng, as well as Pingnan Wang's involvement in Ye Gucheng's attempt on Gongsun Daniang's life.
Gongsun Daniang's eyes flickered, and she said in a deep voice, "The duel between Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue has nothing to do with the Hainan Sword Sect. Why are they here in the capital?"
"What exactly is Pingnan Wang up to?" Gongsun Daniang wondered, unable to fathom that the other party dared to plot a coup.
"No matter what he's planning, everything will be revealed after the 15th of September," Ouyang Qing said.
"That's true," Gongsun Daniang nodded.
There were no secrets in this world that could be permanently hidden from everyone. Pingnan Wang and Ye Gucheng's preparations were clearly aimed at the night of the 15th of September, and once that battle was over, regardless of its outcome, the secret would be known.
Unfortunately, they didn't know that if Pingnan Wang succeeded in usurping the throne, even if the secret was uncovered, it would be of no use.
Some would keep the secret buried deep within them.
Some would lose their heads because of this secret.
In the end, perhaps this secret would become a wild legend circulating among the common folk, but to Pingnan Wang, it would hold no significance—because his son would have become the current emperor!
"So, on the night of the 15th of September, are you still planning to go to the palace to watch the fight?" Su Shaoying asked with a smile.
"How could we possibly get in?" Ma Xiuzhen bitterly smiled. "I still can't figure out how Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue plan to get in. Are they just going to barge in?"
Although the news of the decisive battle at the pinnacle of the Forbidden City was kept secret, since even Gongsun Daniang knew about it, there was no reason for the palace guards to be unaware. Surely the intelligence system of the palace guards wasn't inferior to that of the various princes' mansions?
Su Shaoying shook his head. "Don't forget, the time they chose for their duel at the pinnacle of the Forbidden City is midnight, not during the morning court assembly."
Ma Xiuzhen's eyes lit up. "Do you mean that the palace guards won't stop them?"
Gongsun Daniang said indifferently, "The palace guards are also human, and highly skilled ones at that. If two peerless swordsmen want to fight on their turf, as long as they don't cause any trouble, I imagine the guards would be delighted."
(End of Chapter)
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