Chapter 962: Lu Xiaoshu, Greedy for Life and Afraid of DeathTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The rain of arrows was very sudden. So was Lu Shu’s escape. Sun Zhongyang had just promised that Lu Shu would not run away, but he did.
But if you wanted to run, just run. Why did you have to carry a carriage with you?
In reality, this rain of arrows was not much of a threat to him. Experts who were Rank Two and above would not die due to this kind of attack. Thus, Lu Shu determined that although they would be fine, the journey ahead would be difficult if their horses and carriages were destroyed.
Lu Shu nurtured his sword energy in the carriage everyday. Without the carriage, he would have to walk. This would be painful, but more importantly, it would delay the progress of his training.
Sun Zhongyang had not expected Lu Shu to do this, but even the slaves, who were lying in ambush in the distance, did not expect this to happen…
Someone asked in a small voice, “Is there anything particularly important in the carriages?”
“That is possible. But let us mind our own business. Our master said that we only had to kill the 12 palace geniuses. They are already hard enough to deal with.” Someone said in a cold tone, “We must keep our eyes on our target.”
This group of people were professionals. They had killed many so-called experts for many years.
People from the trade caravan died under the rain of arrows. But those who had died were the slaves of the boss. Sun Zhongyang and the rest were unharmed.
The boss of the trade caravan was in agony. Once all his slaves died, he could only abandon his goods along the road. But he had some hope. The Sun family never wronged the people below them. If his trade caravan had suffered great losses because of Sun Zhongyang, the Sun family would definitely repay him.
It was not that the Sun family was kind-hearted. Everyone understood that this way, more people would be willing to sell themselves to the Sun family in the future.
There were two very important things now. Firstly, Sun Zhongyang had to survive. Secondly, he himself had to survive.
Businessmen valued material gain over righteousness. Thus, when the boss of the trade caravan saw his slaves die as a result of the arrows, he was not in much pain. Not all of his slaves had died. Half of them were still alive. But a majority of his horses and carriages had suffered.
The boss of the trade caravan had complex feelings. Lu Shu and Lu Xiaoyu carried the horse and carriage while they slowly walked over. “Will they come here and fight?”
Lu Shu and Lu Xiaoyu had not put down their horse and carriage. If the boss of the trade caravan said that they would come here, they might run away again…
But Sun Zhongyang was not willing to give up just like that. He said coldly, “Rather than waiting for them to attack us, we should settle this once and for all.”
The boss of the trade caravan turned pale with fright. “You are the son of a rich family! Don’t be so foolish as to attack them head-on!”
At first, Lu Shu had thought that Sun Zhongyang was a young, prideful, and aggressive man who thought that he was invincible just because he was a Rank One. But he carefully observed Sun Zhongyang’s expression. He remained calm and did not seem to be acting rashly.
Lu Shu understood. Sun Zhongyang was not asking rashly. On the other hand, he had understood that if the enemy was in the dark, and they were in the light, there was no use in delaying this. It would be best to take action when they were at their strongest.
If they were too weak, forget it. But they had four Rank Ones and eight Rank Twos. No one would look down on them no matter where they went.
Sun Zhongyang drew a red sword from his invisible storage equipment and held it. “Come and kill them with me. We must be careful while we do so.”
Just as he finished speaking, he saw Lu Shu place the horse on the ground. He folded his sleeves and prepared to follow them.
Sun Zhongyang was dumbfounded. “What are you doing?”
“I am going to protect you,” said Lu Shu, as if it was a natural thing to do. “Rest a.s.sured. I am being paid to do this. I do have accomplishments in my past work.”
“Forget it. Don’t go. It is far too dangerous.” Sun Zhongyang shook his head. Although he wanted to annoy Lu Shu and leave him here, if they encountered danger, he did not want to involve Lu Shu. Thus, he rejected Lu Shu’s offer.
Lu Shu felt that since he had collected money, he had to complete his mission. If not, how could his branding be stable?
Mo Xiaoya suddenly asked, “Where are your weapons? Do you not have any weapons?”
Lu Shu looked around. He could find a tree branch, but he felt that Sun Zhongyang and the rest would have definitely heard about the commander of the Wei Wu Army using a tree branch to kill his enemies. Thus, he could not expose himself with an obvious characteristic like that. Lu Shu had to think carefully in order to protect his character.
Lu Shu looked at the boss of the trade caravan. “I saved your life.”
Then, he gazed at the boss for a long time.
“From Song Bo’s distress, +666!”
At first, the boss of the trade caravan wanted to act as if he had not heard Lu Shu. He thought that as long as he showed his rejection, this young man would give up. But he had underestimated Lu Shu.
The boss of the trade caravan was speechless. “I don’t have any weapons either.”
“I saved your life,” said Lu Shu calmly. Then, he gazed at the boss.
“From Song Bo’s distress, +666!”
Before the boss of the trade caravan could take out his weapons, Sun Zhongyang could no longer wait. If he waited until Lu Shu obtained a weapon, the enemy would have run away.
Sun Zhongyang felt that although he was angry with Lu Shu, and even looked down on him, Lu Shu had been involved in this because of him.
Although Sun Zhongyang was a disciple of the palace, he would not involve the innocent. Thus, he wanted Lu Shu to stay behind. Sun Zhongyang said, “You…”
“Okay. I will stay behind,” said Lu Shu calmly.
Sun Zhongyang was silent.
“From Sun Zhongyang’s distress, +888!”
Sun Zhongyang did not say anything else. He led the other disciples of the palace towards the source of the rain of arrows. Lu Shu sat down and continued to eat his buckwheat noodles. He even looked up and asked the boss of the trade caravan, “Are there any more noodles?”
“Yes, yes, yes.” The boss of the trade caravan forced a smile. This young man was probably the strangest person he had seen all these years…
Lu Xiaoyu carried a bowl of noodles as well. She asked in a soft voice, “Are we really not helping them?”
Lu Shu spoke as he ate. “We have to help them. If not, he will not pay us anything. But the problem is, the enemy definitely has some other tactics. We should observe the situation before doing anything. If we aren’t making any money, and get involved in this, it will not be worth it.”
Before Mo Xiaoya left, she looked at Lu Shu, full of despise. It was as if Lu Shu had become a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death to her.
The palace geniuses fought the slaves the entire night. In the distance, Lu Shu practiced his swordplay while listening to the cras.h.i.+ng sounds in the distance. He remained unmoved.