The Legend of the Guardians of the East Gate
Ch. 140 - Dream steam

Zhi Yuan was already wearing a thick robe and was dominated by the dark color, his hair in a ponytail tie with the hilt of a long sword at the waist, the man only lowered his head before a woman who looked agitated.The woman was none other than Counselor Ming who squeezed out a note and made her ashes.

"We'd better get going" said the woman out of Chun Yan Pavilion and onto the horse carriage followed by Zhi Yuan. with the snake emblem no one dared to stop the horse carriage that ran quite fast on the streets within the palace.

As the darkness grew late, the two entered a courtyard of a restaurant. the woman's eyes looked around and it seemed that no one was standing where it all looked limp with their delicate breaths, even the housekeeper fell asleep hugging his sword.

"They were no one to snore, all were dreaming," Inner Counselor Ming.

"Mrs is this really her place?" ask Zhi Yuan.

Counselor Ming nodded, his face looking so irritated, his jawbone visibly moving withstanding his anger.

"They were all exposed to the dream steam formation, of all people why should this person!?" murmured Counselor Ming, his face slightly pale.

"Watch your veil!!" said Counselor Ming looked full of pressure and stepped his feet over the bodies of several guards who were asleep.

It appeared that a man in his 60s was sitting on his back, gulping down the contents of a greenish-steamed cup, the man looked thin in a tattered camping outfit, and his long hair was unraveling in a mess, the chapped dry lips gave off a greenish vapor and spread throughout the room forming an illusion of huge roots pointing towards Advisors Ming and Zhi Yuan.

The green root-shaped steam was unable to pass through Advisory Ming's shield, seeing that Zhi Yuan formed his blood mist shield, yet the steam was unaffected and pierced through the shield of the young man's formation,

"Dream steam will not be able to withstand such a protective shield, you can sleep now let me talk to him," said Counselor Ming.

Zhi Yuan's eyes narrowed, and quickly pulled out his sword and took out his sword technique, he said, the young man darted into the air destroying all the greenish steam in that place and the curved sword was already on the old man's neck, making him so shocked.

"What's? how could he see my qi energy, and a piece of metal was able to destroy the vapors of my dreams? as well as I was familiar with this very old sword technique, but this brat was much more perfect," the man's inner gaze so closely at the sword around his neck, with his face still looking calm.

Zhi Yuan stared at the horrifying face in front of him, partly disfigured like a burn as well as at the neck and hands of the man, Zhi Yuan tilted his face slightly like he was a little interested in his opponent this time around.

Counselor Ming held onto Zhi Yuan's fingers and removed the sword from the Old man's neck, and Zhi Yuan slightly retreated and inserted his sword back into his waist.

"Lu Muzhong, long time no see" said Counselor Ming.

The old man nodded as he stroked his beard, looked at Zhi Yuan deeply with an unhappy expression, and turned to the pretty face of Advisory Ming.

"Is he your lover?" ask the old man.

"Say your purpose?" advisor Ming asked, ignoring Lu Muzhong's question.

"Lu Muzhong, we'd better not go around in circles" said Ming's adviser.

The old man smiled, and the two now sat facing each other, the old man's burnt hands holding the Clumsy fingers of Counselor Ming, despite his looks of disgust but the woman let him go.

"I came on a mission from the ruler, and it's likely that you'll ruin it, so I came to offer you this," said the old man thrusting a small bowl with greenish steam.

Advisory Ming looked slightly shook his head, gulped, and let go of his hand fingers held by the Old man, the corner of his eyes staring at Zhi Yuan.

"Lu Muzhong, you know very well, if I don't interfere in the affairs of the Clan's rulers, so there's no need to give me this thing" said Counsel Ming.

"This is the ruler's order, is Elder Ming already a dissident at this time?I'll make it easy, if you're not willing I'll give it to this boy" said the old man.

"What do you mean?" shouted Counselor Ming like he was losing his temper.

"you know what I mean, I don't like it if there's another guy around you" said the old man.

"Lu Muzhong I told you I wouldn't interfere with your duties!" said Counselor Ming was getting upset.

"hahaha, calm down Elder Ming, you have betrayed me first, and your brother the Deenkot Zhou burned me without the slightest mercy as well, he said, do I have to trust you again this time? and you're a boy, if you want to keep your lover's honor, you can drink this potion" said the old man.

Councillor Ming closed his eyes, and knew what would happen if he drank the potion, but when he opened his eyes Zhi Yuan had already removed his veil, swallowing the contents of the cup from the old man, made Counselor Ming look so angry.His breath was hunting and his eyes were reddened like embers.

"hahaha like her my lover is angry this time, boy you owe me a lot, after my task is done I will visit you soon," said the old man with a face so serious, and vanished from that place.

Counselor Ming stood up and strangled Zhi Yuan's neck,

"Stupid... What have you done?" advisor Ming asked and pushed Zhi Yuan, and stepped towards the horse carriage waiting for them outside the restaurant.

Zhi Yuan simply kept silent, stepped behind Adviser Ming, making the woman stop her footsteps and turn to look at the young man as he was still upset.

"Do you think you've done the hero's act? look I don't need a subordinate who poses as such a hero, you've broken the rules of the assassin, you can't go ahead of your master's orders" Ming said.

Zhi Yuan only smiled faintly, hearing the humiliation from the woman,

"Madam, I don't mean to be a hero or anything, I'm just upset you guys argued so long just for a cup of potion, like you've hurt that killer feeling, and I know that if the old man won't stop until you drink him, I solve all of your problems quickly, by drinking the potion.if I die you'll be happy, you'll be happy, and the old man was happy too, and the two years I always thought about would be over" Zhi Yuan said.