A Pair of Eclipse Swords
Chapter : 118 – Stalker
Sung Han's body became stiff to his surprise. Remembering events in the past, then he associates them with current events. Where according to the information he got, should these troops have come to White Silk City to pick up the troops of princess Chang Song Zhu.
But the person sitting on the chair really caught his attention.
He wore general clothing in general, but it was not shielded by much armor like most generals. This man had long hair, there was a sword strapped to his waist.
What attracted Sung Han's attention was, that mask on his face. A silver mask with red spots on his forehead.
Clearly this person was the same person as the person he had been fighting against back then in Cloud College. When he infiltrated inside and made a troublemaker with Kay Su Tek.
"Why is he here? Isn't he Prince Song Ci's subordinate?"
Sung Han started guessing. People said, the princess reached this north with only her female bodyguard. I don't know what happened until the escort from the south was slaughtered.
The problem was, why did Song Ci's subordinate become the head of this princess's pick-up squad? Why could that be?
Sung Han's mind was deadlocked until another person came to the room. Sung Han almost exclaimed in shock.
This guy was wearing the same clothes as the red spot mask, even wearing the exact same mask. The difference between the spots on his forehead was black.
"It's impossible, there must be something. Those two guys are as hostile as I am, at least that's what people say. Why are these two bodyguards now the leader of the princess's pick-up troupe?" sung Han's face was hard to explain. His eyes kept on popping.
Indeed Sung Han did not know about it, and it was natural not to know. Because when the princess's pick-up order went down, with her slippery tongue prince Chang Song Ci persuaded the emperor to help dispatch his troops.
This was opposed by the crown prince. He gave a logical reason. Chang Song Jue said that if it was only with the prince's army alone, then the state of Daun city as the prince's power city, would become empty and dangerous. If so, the rebel forces have a chance to take over the town of Daun.
This reason was acceptable to the emperor, but Chang Song Ci still insisted. Finally, the emperor allowed Song Ci to send a hundred troops of his choice as a preface. The rest were the emperor's own army.
Of course this shook the prince's heart and he was quick to act. In fact, he also uses the services of a kosen figure who is often dubbed as the Horned Dragon. A grandfather of the past who had long hidden himself.
Thus, at this time the princess along with the emperor general the leader of the pick-up troupe, as well as the female bodyguard had gone out of nowhere. The troops are busy looking.
Back to Sung Han's place. This time the young man heard earnestly the conversation of the two people below him.
"Next step?" ask the mask of black spots half whispering. He did not want his words to be heard from outside.
The red-spot mask was still sitting quietly, he then turned to look out the window. "Later night to head to headquarters, then wait for the chairman to arrive."
The black spot seemed a little doubtful, visible from the restless movement of his head. The red-spot mask noticed this and asked him, "Why? Wasn't that planned?"
"I know." replied the black speck, "But the female bodyguard was terrible. If only there were no Horned Dragons, we would have lost. That woman is a true warrior."
"Is not the Horned Dragon also a true swordsman. Even his experience was much more considering that the person was already nearly seventy years old."
"But he's hurt!!"
"I know."
The red speck looked indifferent, making the black speck wonderfully.
"I know that, indeed the female bodyguard of the princess cannot be underestimated. The general?"
"It's over!"
"I was only worried that the Iron Stick Swordsman and the Black Dragon army, as well as the White Guardians would intervene. You know what I mean, right? Lately they've been the most vigorous against the rebel forces."
This time the red spots were silent. Presumably he was thinking, his fingers were tapped at the end of the table with one hand propping up the left cheek.
"How many people will take him later?" ask the red mask.
"Fifty."
"Add fifty more. Then go through the path of the Snake Tail river, through the secret path. Before you get there, please be careful."
"Slightly twisted?"
"Yes, it doesn't matter that it takes a little longer. Surely do not meet them. It's gonna be very dangerous.
The black-spot mask nodded and walked out. Sung Han had already quickly followed where the man had gone. Because he believes that this black spot mask will be the leader of the introductory troupe. The likely introduction of the princess.
Until here, it is clear that the princess has been kidnapped by people. With his guards and generals. And the mastermind behind it all must be the prince Song Ci who sent these two masked figures.
As far as Sung Han was concerned, the red-spotted man removed his mask. He took a few breaths and looked up. His gaze was hard to decipher, his forehead was furrowed deeply and his hands were clenched. His body was trembling slightly, clearly visible.
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"Let's go!" said the black spot mask leading the hundred horsemen. They immediately left the White Silk City area to the east there. They did not wear military uniforms, only dressed like ordinary travelers.
In the middle of it was a large horse carriage. Inside were two equally beautiful women who were shackled with strong chains.
Behind the carriage, stood the figure of a huge tall grandfather whose face was extremely sinister. With a beard and mustache along the chest. Her hair was long.
But if noticed, the right eye of this person has been hollow, there is no contents. That's why he covered with a piece of cloth. He was this Horned Dragon whose eyes had been removed by the princess bodyguard.
This grandfather kept looking at one of the sloping women full of wounds with hatred, "Just look after him, I will intervene to give you a torment greater than death!!" muttered.
These two people were none other than Sung Hwa and Chang Song Zhu's daughter. Both of them collapsed in a fainting state.
A little story about Sung Hwa, as already explained, a great mountain man doctor named Chunglai thought this Sung Hwa was their lost tribal lady. So he took Sung Hwa to the mountain man kingdom and trained this girl.
However, there was a great war between the kingdom caused by the feud between Chunglai and the king of Torgan, the current king of the mountain people. All of that was due to the loss of their real miss. In that war, Sung Hwa lost two of his most valuable figures, Mi Cang and Yu Nan Sia.
After the war, Sung Hwa meets Kay Su Tek who turns out to have become a student of the mountain man's own miss, Miss Songli's name.
Seeing his teacher die, the pris finally went with Sung Hwa to get out of the Heaven's Wall Mountain region. But on the way they meet with Chang Song Zhu's daughter who has lost her army due to the impact of the civil war of the mountain man kingdom.
Finally, the two young men brought Chang Song Zhu's daughter, who changed her real name. But upon arrival in the village, Kay Su Tek suddenly left after seeing the princess pick-up troupe.
It was then that the princess introduced her real name and asked Sung Hwa to be her personal bodyguard. Sung Hwa did not refuse because other than having no purpose, he thought that if he joined the princess he would have the opportunity to look for Sung Han in the future with the help of the troops.
The troops set off at night, moving quickly with the help of torchlight alone. Don't know if there's a stalker back there whose movements are so nimble.
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