Chapter 974

With a shift of his body, he appeared before Zhou Zhiruo and asked,

"Miss Zhou, what is it you just asked of me? Is there any way I can be of help?"

In front of Shangguan Haitang, Zhou Zhiruo truly could make the request.

But before the person involved, Zhou Zhiruo was not so free and easy after all.

Her expression turned awkward, and she was about to say it was nothing.

Shangguan Haitang, however, grabbed Benefactor Guihai Yidao with one hand and said,

"Yidao, don't ask—it's not to your advantage…"

If she hadn't said that, Guihai Yidao might not necessarily have figured it out.

At her words, however, he caught on at once,

"Miss Zhou, you want me to turn myself in, or pretend to be captured by the Yunzhou Shaolin monks by accident.

Then have them, at Yunzhou Shaolin Temple, carry out the proper punishment on me?"

"Yes!"

Seeing Guihai Yidao had guessed it himself, Zhou Zhiruo no longer hesitated.

In any case, she had risked her life to help them before; now she truly needed them to help her in return.

Moreover, even if Yunzhou Shaolin really got hold of him, they might not necessarily be able to kill him.

Just from what Shangguan Haitang had said, the force behind them was no small matter.

Otherwise, how could so many prominent figures have shown up at the mountain pass battle?

"Good! I agree to it."

Guihai Yidao answered readily and without hesitation.

"Yidao…"

Hearing this, Shangguan Haitang gave a start and immediately tried to dissuade him.

"Haitang, do you know Miss Zhou is currently injured?"

Guihai Yidao asked Shangguan Haitang in a serious tone.

"Ah? I know…"

Of course Shangguan Haitang knew.

"No, you don't."

Guihai Yidao said,

"You don't know that Miss Zhou's injury won't heal so easily.

She helped us like that, without a thought for her own safety.

As repayment, what's wrong with us drawing some of Yunzhou Shaolin's attention for her?"

Those words left Shangguan Haitang both ashamed and embarrassed.

765 Can it be used like that?

"Yidao, you're right."

Only now did Shangguan Haitang realize that Zhou Zhiruo had actually suffered such a serious injury this time.

Only then did she agree.

"You don't need to go to such lengths."

Zhou Zhiruo said at this point,

"When I stepped in back then, it wasn't to hold it over you as a favor."

"No, no, no."

Guihai Yidao said,

"It's not exactly repaying a kindness either.

No matter what, Liangkong did indeed die at my hands.

If Yunzhou Shaolin wants to make trouble for me, that's only right and proper.

Whether I stick out my neck or pull it back, this blade in the end cannot be dodged.

A real man might as well face it head-on, and get it over with quickly.

"Good! This young man here certainly has fine spirit."

Seeing Gu Hongzi was far away, but he also heard Guihai Yidao's words and could not help but clap his hands in admiration.

"Then good, I'll go bid farewell to my mother now, and then leave Shuiyue Nunnery to go 'walk into the net' at Yunzhou Shaolin."

Speaking of that "walking into the net," Guihai Yidao gave a self-mocking smile.

Then he cast a deep look at Shangguan Haitang before retreating inside.

Shangguan Haitang was worried in her heart, but she also knew Guihai Yidao was right.

Even if not for Zhou Zhiruo's sake, he would sooner or later be unable to avoid Yunzhou Shaolin Temple.

After all, the matter of Liangkong dying at his hands had to be settled somehow.

Fortunately, Guihai Yidao's identity was special.

He was not only the number one secret agent of the Earth rank of the Shanzhuang, but also a fifth-rank Imperial Bodyguard with a blade at the Emperor's side.

One could say he was a man close to the Emperor.

Although Liangkong died beneath his blade, in the end it could be counted as suicide.

As long as he brought in Zhuge Shenhou and had people from the court step forward,

once the matters were clarified, Yunzhou Shaolin would not, however things went, hunt him to the death.

Thinking of this, Shangguan Haitang cheered up again and said to Zhou Zhiruo,

"Zhiruo, I'll go in and make some arrangements.

Even if Yidao is walking into a trap of his own accord, I still need to plan this carefully.

While I'm at it, I'll find you a map of Yunzhou Shaolin so you can get up to Shaolin safely."

"Many thanks, many thanks."

Zhou Zhiruo immediately expressed her gratitude.

With the help of Shangguan Haitang and Benefactor Guihai, she felt several degrees more confident of obtaining the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom.

After Shangguan Haitang withdrew, Zhou Zhiruo returned to the side of Abbess Extinguisher and Gu Hongzi.

The three fellow disciples, having nothing better to do, began to discuss martial arts.

Although Zhou Zhiruo was injured, and Abbess Extinguisher was her Master.

But when it came to discussing martial arts now, it was actually Zhou Zhiruo who lectured Abbess Extinguisher and Gu Hongzi.

After all, her strength was far above the two of them.

At once, Zhou Zhiruo began to explain, move by move, the techniques she had exchanged with Master Yeyu in recent days.

Although the Emei Sect sword arts of this world shared similar names and similar moves with the Great Ming Emei sword arts.

In actual fact, several of the subtler moves had considerable differences.

One couldn't say which was superior, but stones from another mountain can polish jade.

Moreover, Abbess Extinguisher and Gu Hongzi were far from having reached Zhou Zhiruo's level.

So much so that, listening to Zhou Zhiruo's lecture on martial arts, both of them found it endlessly rewarding.

They felt that coming here was truly the fastest improvement they'd had in three months.

When Abbess Extinguisher heard Zhou Zhiruo describe the fierce battle — how Zhou Zhiruo had defeated Master Yeyu using the two supreme arts of Extinction Sword and Severance Sword —

she, as the creator of the Extinction Sword and Severance Sword, could not help but proudly slap her thigh and laugh long and loud,

"Ha ha! So the Extinction Sword and Severance Sword can be used like this too?"

"The sword arts created by Junior Sister are naturally extraordinary."

Gu Hongzi twirled his beard and smiled, saying,

"What a pity though!"

"What pity?"

Abbess Extinguisher asked, puzzled.

"It's a pity that during that battle, the two of us were not present, and so we didn't get to see how our martial niece employed the Extinction Sword and Severance Sword."

Gu Hongzi sighed and groaned, looking utterly regretful.

"Puchi…"