Warlord of the Xili Kingdom
Entrapment

Today unlike usual, Zhaoling went to take care of a group of bandits who named himself as 'Masked Robbers'.

Usually, General Hui or General Jun who takes care of the problem of rebels or bandits who mess with his territory. But, according to General Hui's previous report, that the Masked Robbers had quite a fighting ability, as well as being extremely cunning.

Nothing can stop those who are always troublemakers, except Zhaoling himself who intervenes. Because, the ability of Zhaoling in martial arts is very high, so it will be easy for them to subdue all the criminals who always mess up.

Tok ... yes .. tok .. yes ...

The sound of horse footsteps could be heard running quite fast. Not just one, but three horses at once ridden by three adult men as well. "Yeahaaaa,"

The three men headed in the direction indicated by the soldier who reported to Zhaoling, that there were robbers who confronted the Nobles in the area.

Long enough they ran, finally arriving also in the area where the Nobles were robbed. But, once there, there was no one in the place. In fact, the place is clean from all forms of crime that should not be eliminated in an instant. As if nothing had ever happened in that place before.

The three were confused to see the location that the soldier pointed out. "We're in the wrong place?"

They searched the surroundings for evidence or clues left behind, but not a single one remained. "There's nothing here!"

Eventually, they gave up and were about to leave this place. However, something was caught by the Zhaoling Sight Indra, so she waved her hands telling the two friends to stop. "Ssttt, there's something!" hissing while sticking a finger on the lips.

Liu Wei and Yu Xuan followed Zhaoling's orders. The three of them moved slowly with barely audible footsteps because, they used the science of lightening the body. Just holding back a little bit of inner strength alone, his body moved freely without any footsteps heard.

Slowly, they moved towards the source of the voice Zhaoling had heard earlier. Because he is the one who can hear even the smallest sound.

Sreeeeettt

"Hhhmmmpphh," a man shook his head as Zhaoling's sword was directed at him. His mouth, hands and feet were tied to a cloth, making him unable to do anything but scream for help.

The man was deliberately left in the thickets by someone, so as not to be seen by others. "Hhhmmpphh," he thrashed out for the help of the three men before him.

Yu Xuan moved forward to open the rope and help him stand up. However, stay with a high level of vigilance. Who knows this is a trap. Thought third.

"Master, help me!" said the man, after all the ties were released.

Liu Wei stood in front of Zhaoling to protect him. "Say! Who're you?" a sword was directed at him.

The man immediately retreated while raising his hand. "Forgive me, sir! I'm just a little servant of Mr. Tang's family. We were just robbed and Mr. Tang was murdered, and his property was taken away from them" the man said.

"Murder?" they looked at each other, then looked back at him. "Where are the robbers now?" ask them simultaneously.

"They just went that way, sir!" his hand pointed towards the Tai Kowthok mountain range. The grin on the man's face was invisible to the three, as their faces were facing towards the direction this man had pointed to. However, when the three looked again, the man immediately changed his face to become sad again.

"How long have they been gone?" ask Zhaoling.

"Not long, sir." he said, bowing his head.

The three looked at each other, then nodded simultaneously. "Come, let's go after them!"

They deliberately pointed the wrong direction to the person who crossed the road. By pretending to be the victim of a robbery, they point the wrong way for the Nobles to fall into a trap. It makes it easier for them to act unnoticed.

After making sure the three men entered into a trap set, he immediately gave his friends a signal to act. He knew that the three men were Swordsmen who had come from the Kingdom. Therefore, he led them into a prepared trap.

Entering the Tai Kowthok Mountains. Neither Zhaoling nor his two shadow bodyguards found anything in that place. They were confused because the area was just a rocky hill, and there were no traces of the feet of Man or the Beast.

After entering the area far enough, they realized that they had been tricked and framed by the man who claimed to be the victim. "Damn it!" as if they were angry. However, it is too late to realize this.

From the ground that was stepped on, a crack appeared that made them fall into a deep hole. But, quickly the three of them instantly used the science of lightening the body, so they floated in the air and rose back up.

When his third leg had landed again on the ground. Suddenly a large chunk of stone was thrown at their collar. Luckily they quickly dodged, so the big rock did not hit it and fell into the trees behind it.

"Thank God!"

But the trap has not stopped there. A large piece of wood moved swiftly towards the three of them from all directions. They were unable to avoid the piece of wood, and could only exert some inner strength to hit it.

Brakk ...

The logs instantly shattered into fragments before falling to the ground. But, a cage made of iron suddenly fell on the three. Finally, they were caged like hunted animals that were preyed upon in the Forest.

"What's this?" the three panicked because suddenly they were locked in an iron cage.

"Hahaha," came the sound of laughter from some people . Then, the men showed themselves in front of the three with their faces covered in full masks. "Ckk, this is the famous Commander Xili?" their taunts were still with his laughter.

Zhaoling gritted his teeth while gripping the iron bars firmly. "Who are you?" although he knew that these men were masked robbers, Zhaoling asked. "Why are you keeping us in this way?" ask again.

A woman dressed in all black, wearing the same mask as her group, stared at Zhaoling cynically. In fact, his clenched hands signified such great anger and hatred. But the woman did not say a word.

Zhaoling watched one by one these people. However, his eyes suddenly caught the figure of the woman standing not far from the iron cage. Zhaoling could not distract him, and only focused on the glare of the eye that radiated from behind the mask. "I know that sharp look!" he murmured as he continued to pay close attention.

But, his reverie had to be caved in due to their mock shouting. "You won't be able to get out of here for a few days. Maybe even .. forever. Haha,"

"Bad! Release us," shouted Liu Wei and Yu Xuan angrily. "If you dare, then we can fight right now!" challenge both.

They only smiled obliquely in response to the shouts of the two Zhaoling shadow bodyguards. If they intend to fight, then from the beginning they will fight these three people and will not use some traps to catch them. Because they knew, that it was not easy to defeat the Swordsman of the Shadow Dragon College. Moreover, the name Zhaoling is already famous in all corners of the mainland of the Jhajhanan Continent.

"Sorry, you guys should be here. Because, we will carry out an important task!" said one before they left the three who kept shouting to get out.

"Aaaarrrghh. Fuck them," Liu Wei and Yu Xuan said. The two of them had tried to get out of this iron bars, but still his efforts failed.

Zhaoling remained silent without doing anything. He continued to think of the glare of sharp eyes that were staring at him hatefully. The sharp gaze of the eyes gave off a deep longing, as well as a great hatred for him. Zhaoling rubbed his face violently. "No way!"

...Connect ......