Chapter 62.3

Chapter 62 part 3

Walking along the street, Hua Zhu Yu happened across a broker office that opened just a few days ago . Due to the disputes among the business deals, the office was still crowded in the deep night .

Silently standing along the street, Hua Zhu Yu was suddenly reminded of Rong Luo’s words and a strong sense of despair enveloped her . This feeling was like before when she had made the wrong decision and let her troops fall into Western Liang’s ambush, resulting in the deaths of many of her men .

A gust of night wind arrived, wafting her hair about, covering her blurred eyes . She relaxed her body and began to run forward, continuously advancing, in order to free her soul .

With no hesitation, she flew over the roof, darted through the balcony, and sprinted across the small alleyways . In less than a cup of tea’s time, she had arrived in the outskirts of Jingling . She then leapt into the sky, like a willowy cloud, drifting across a small forest before appearing in front of a rippling lake which sparkled underneath the stars and moonlight .

The lake was not large, but small and narrow . Without though, she dived into the lake and let the coldness penetration into her body . She held her breath and let her body slowly sink .

Like jumping into a mother’s gentle embrace, like delving into an eternal dream, she closed her eyes and let her body sway naturally in the water, silently sensing each ripple within her heart .

The cold water in addition to the internal energy constantly running through her, she gradually became more clear-minded .

She held her breath for quite a while but luckily the lake was not too deep . When she ran out of air, she burst out of the lake surface, splashing slivers of water about as she jumped on shore .

Her clothes had been thoroughly soaked so she gently took off her belt and loosened her hair tie to let the cool night breeze dry them . Inside, the white bandage around her chest was also soaked and heavy, making it uncomfortable for her to breath, but she did not dare take it off .

She was tall and had always been on the slender side, furthermore she developed slower than most girls her age, hence it was quite easy to disguise as a male for the last couple of years . But lately, she faintly felt that her body was slowly changing and her chest would sometimes feel painful, thus her figure was more easily recognizable . As a result, she had no choice but to begin binding her chest .

Luckily her current identity was that of an eunuch so wasn’t too suspicious if she was a little feminine .

After a while, her clothes were dried and she began tying her hair .

She decided to return to Ke Xilia Inn . No matter what, she had to continue down this road . Once they were back in the capital, she had to find a way to make Huangfu Wu Shuang request the Emperor to erect a harbor in Jingling and lessen the calamity that she caused .

Just as she finished adjusting her clothes, she sensed something abnormal .

In the cold night, something was slowly approaching and she was very familiar with this feeling .

Hua Zhu Yu began walking forward, not too fast or too slow, looking very casual but her right hand was already secretly placed on the sword near her waist .

On the battlefield, she was more familiar with using a spear and dadao, because when amount a horse, the strength of a sword was weaker in comparison . However, that did not mean that she didn’t know how to wield a sword .

She slowly walked forward, when she passed by a tall tree, the figure hidden in the dark began to act .

A sword swiftly slashed down from the tree, aiming directly behind Hua Zhu Yu’s neck . It was a plain sword, absent of any embellishment but very practical .

Whether in angle or strength, the sword was very precise .

At the same time, a shadow from the dense forest leapt out, rotating in the air . While still mid-air, a hand stretched out and countless darts shot towards Hua Zhu Yu . The weapons sparkled underneath the reflection of the moonlight, blossoming in the night like the flower of death .