Chapter 43
A figure lurked oustide of a huge estate, brightly lit in the night and mercenaries and guards patroling the entire area. Black as the night cloth covered her entirely, yet a bottom corner of an exquisite mask perched on her face, peeking out slightly from the hood of the cloak.
Under the pale light of the crescent moon, the merchant’s estate exuded an air of quiet opulence, tightly cloaked in security. The whitewashed manor loomed like a pale ghost against the star-studded sky, its windows reflecting faint glimmers of torchlight. Shadows played over the high stone walls that encircled the estate, their surfaces topped with wicked iron spikes. At the grand wrought iron gate, a pair of armored guards stood at attention, their halberds catching the faint glow of nearby lanterns. Along the perimeter, patrols moved in calculated silence, their footsteps muffled by the soft dirt paths lining the estate’s interior. Lanterns hung from posts at regular intervals, casting pools of warm light that pierced the surrounding darkness. From the gardens came the faint rustle of leaves in the night breeze, a soft counterpoint to the muted sound of boots on cobblestone. In the stables, a lone figure kept watch over the restless horses, his crossbow slung across his back.
Swiftly, the cloaked figure leapt up the wall and into the roof as two patrol guards walked where they where standing.
The cloaked figure glanced at the second story of the building where she could feel the familiar sense of her Qi before vanishing from where she stood again.
The people went on their way not knowing that danger lurks amongst the halls vanishing and appearing behind guards, traversing through the shadows while guards fall silently wherever her silhouette passed through.
"Ah~ mph~ ahh~ young master~" sensual sounds came out of a tall double doors. Two figures constantly colliding in the bed making the mysterious lady who silently entered the luxurious room sneer, stepping out of the shadows.
"Kyaaaaahhhhhhh!"
An earpiercing scream of absolute fortification echoed through the room as she pushed the fatty off of her.
"You?! Who are you?! How dare you trespass here?! Do you have a death wish?! Guards?! Guards?! You useless wastes what am I paying you for? Get in here now!" The fatty shouted and demanded, pushing the woman’s naked form towards the intruder as a sacrifice as he took the blanket and tried to escape but Feng Jiao Xue just flashed in front of her.
"Disgusting pig" Feng Jiao Xue coldly stated kicking the man to the wall while throwing the blanket towards the lady.
The woman scrambled to cover herself while looking at cloaked lady with fear. "I- I don’t know him! Whatever your grudge with him is, I- I don’t know anything about it!" She cried trying to save her life. "Please, spare me. I’m just- I’m just trying to make a living".