Chapter 377: The Royal Guard
"It appears that your fellow guards have been dispatched by Wang Lun. That’s good." Step, step. Gūniáng’s ears were unresponsive. He could not tell Dasha was moving. "This toxin is intended specifically for cultivators. It affects the pores in which we gather Qi. If you had been an Embryonic Breather like the members of the Imperial Family, this would not have worked."
Gūniáng dropped to his knees. Miraculously, the potion in his hand remained stuck in his fist. Blood poured in rivers from his nose and eyes and ears.
"None of this would have been possible either if Wang Lun had not nearly killed you and exhausted your Qi. I am sure he is searching." Another step. "He wanted the final blow. Alas, he will not get it."
Then Dasha disappeared.
Gūniáng’s Qi Sense was malfunctioning. He could not see. He could hear but blurbs of blood. His gaze and senses, while empty, did not lose their stature and confidence. with one blow, he could wipe Dasha and this darkness. All he needed to do was wait, receive a blow, and counter—!
Pain erupted on his neck. Instinct took over and he struck before it could deepen its fangs.
BOOM!
With death came more death.
The alleyway nearly turned to smoke. However, he lived. The royal guard of Princess Liuying, her third-in-command and de facto authority in her place, lived with a potion clutched to his chest. Leaning on debris, leaning with his life on the line.
A marron beam of light that penetrated his flesh by directly avoiding the material of his white hanfu. It was an incomplete Qi Blade manifested by Dasha Pang, drawing blood and yet...
"Hm."