Chapter 105: Unraveling the Conspiracy

"Gu Han, dodge quickly!"

Di Ying shielded Gu Han behind him, then immediately swung his blood blade, fighting Zhou Kuan to a standstill.

Both had mastered blade intent and spear intent, making their battle evenly matched.

Before going upstairs, Deng Li had secretly contacted Qiu Lin and the others.

The timely action just lit the fuse.

It also erased Zhou Kuan's last shred of doubt.

The momentum of Zhou Kuan and Di Ying's fight was astonishingly fierce.

The violent energy wave blasted many nearby soldiers flying.

Gu Han was also forced by the biting wind to barely keep his eyes open.

At the same time, because Di Ying and the others' battle was hard to aim at,

the crossbowman in charge of the god‑slaying crossbow aimed at Gu Han!

That feeling of danger on his back made alarm bells ring loudly in Gu Han's heart!

Deng Li gave a cold chuckle, his gaze toward Gu Han full of smug satisfaction.

Although there had been some setbacks along the way, the outcome was still firmly under his control!

In the end, they still ended up laughing last!

Deng Li waved his hand and shouted loudly,

"Fire!"

The archers on the city tower loosed their arrows in unison.

For a moment arrows fell like rain; even with Gu Han's astonishing speed, he could not dodge them all.

Inner Qi Body Protection!

A milky‑white light curtain enveloped Gu Han's body, shielding him within.

Many arrows that should have struck him were violently rebounded by the powerful inner qi.

Zhou Kuan, who was sparring with Di Ying nearby, saw this and instantly agreed with Deng Li's earlier claim.

This strength is absolutely that of a Great Martial Master!

Gu Han sneaked into Mu Shan Cheng; he must have another motive!

Gu Han is not a worm in Zhou Kuan's stomach, so he naturally does not know what Zhou Kuan is thinking.

His Clear Wind Sword kept slashing, sword qi tearing through the air and chopping the arrows to pieces.

At the same time, the Yellow Stone Shield he had previously obtained finally came into use.

The heavy Yellow Stone Shield blocked in front of him, stopping every arrow from that direction.

Zhou Kuan snorted coldly and whistled.

A gray‑purple Purple Wing Wolf flapped its wings and darted out of a room, heading straight for Gu Han.

The Purple Wing Wolf is Zhou Kuan's war beast, and moreover it is one of the few flying‑capable wolf‑type demonic beasts.

However, the Purple Wing Wolf's strength is comparable to that of the Blaze Hound, and it cannot intervene in a battle between martial masters.

So Zhou Kuan ordered the Purple Wing Wolf to capture Gu Han!

Seeing the Purple Wing Wolf appear, Deng Li could hardly hide his delight.

The situation is settled!

Even if Gu Han could defeat the Purple Wing Wolf, this city gate will surely open!

But just as the Purple Wing Wolf lunged at Gu Han, a scorching flame lit up the night sky.

The Purple Wing Wolf, wary of the flame's power, had to change direction, its eyes wary as it peered into the darkness.

The Blaze Hound leapt up from below the city tower in a few bounds.

Some soldiers wanted to attack it, but soon someone recognized the Blaze Hound as General Guan Shan's war beast.

Everyone could only watch as the Blaze Hound charged onto the city tower to confront the Purple Wing Wolf.

Seeing this, Zhou Kuan, who was sparring with Di Ying, felt a surge of deep suspicion.

He naturally knew General Shan's war beast.

But the battle outside the city could be said to decide the life or death of Mu Shan Cheng.

Why, at such a time, would General Shan still be willing to leave his war beast inside the city?

The Blaze Hound stood before Gu Han, spewing waves of heat that completely blocked the archers' attacks.

But this is not a lasting solution; the Blaze Hound cannot continuously spew heat.

"Everyone, stop! Do not hurt the Blaze Hound—deal with the others instead!"

Zhou Kuan shouted loudly.

After all, Zhou Kuan is the chief defender of the city; the archers hurriedly left to reinforce the other defenders.

Deng Li immediately grew anxious, also wanting to slip away into the crowd.

With just him, he truly had no confidence he could definitely kill Gu Han.

Gu Han gave a cold laugh,

"Do you really think this will let you breach Mu Shan Cheng?"

Saying that, Gu Han took out a storage bag from his hand.

He opened the storage bag, dumped everything inside, and tossed it beside the fiercely fighting Di Ying and Zhou Kuan.

"General Zhou, this is the spy from Dan Ren Cheng that Senior Di previously slew; please have a look, General."

Amid Gu Han's loud shout, Zhou Kuan caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye.

In the next instant, his breathing suddenly became rapid.

All together, there were over ten Great Martial Masters, and dozens of Martial Masters' corpses lay sprawled to one side.

That pungent smell of blood made Zhou Kuan involuntarily frown.

The wounds of the different corpses were not all the same.

Some indeed died at Di Ying's hand, but most actually died at the hands of Gu Han and the Blaze Hound.

Many of their identities could no longer be ascertained.

But some of them had been personally captured by Zhou Kuan leading men, so he naturally would not fail to recognize them.

If I were the traitor colluding with Dan Ren Cheng, why would I sacrifice so many people, just to gain General Zhou Kuan's trust?

I could easily have Senior Di Ying hold back General Zhou Kuan, then lead the crowd to assault the city; by then, General Zhou Kuan, you would surely be stretched thin!

By then, capturing Mu Shan Cheng will be as easy as turning over one's hand!

Gu Han shouted loudly, then rushed toward Deng Li who tried to flee.

Deng Li had already panicked the moment he saw Gu Han produce a corpse.

He hurriedly shouted at the soldiers rushing to support those below the city.

Quickly, stop him!

However, just as the soldiers were about to obey Deng Li's order to block Gu Han's actions, they heard Zhou Kuan's voice boom like thunder.

All of you, stop!

The soldiers immediately lowered their flags and fell silent.

On the other side, Zhou Kuan took a deep breath and, in perfect tacit understanding with Di Ying, simultaneously ceased his attack.

Zhou Kuan is no fool; he instantly worked out the logic of this.

Deng Li is likely the one colluding with the spies as the traitor.

It was also Deng Li who, relying on Guan Shan's trust, used the key to open the prison gate.

But Deng Li did not expect that Di Ying would become the variable that emerged midway.

Deng Li, seeking survival amidst death, rushed back to the city tower immediately after his exposure, hoping to gain his trust.

If Gu Han had not kept a backup, bringing back the corpses of many soldiers from Dan Ren Cheng,

Zhou Kuan would probably still be kept in the dark by Deng Li even now!

Panicked, Deng Li realized the situation was exposed and hastily leapt down from the city tower.

You want to slip away in the chaos among the crowd? Nice try!

Zhou Kuan snorted coldly and immediately ordered everyone,

"City Defense Plan Two, everyone to their posts!"

Mu Shan Cheng has specific defensive plans for various attacks.

Had this incident not occurred so suddenly, dealing with Dan Ren Cheng would not have posed great difficulty.

As his words fell, Zhou Kuan nodded at Gu Han as a temporary apology.

He then prepared to pursue Deng Li to vent his hatred!

But just as he set out, Gu Han stopped him.

"General Zhou Kuan, holding the city gate now is the key; leave the pursuit of Deng Li to me."

Zhou Kuan gave Gu Han and the Blaze Hound beside him a deep look, then nodded heavily.

"After this battle, I will personally apply to the General for merit on your behalf!"

Having said that, he looked at Di Ying,

"Brother Di Ying, would you lend me a hand?"

Di Ying crossed his arms, showing no interest in Zhou Kuan's words.

He was in Mu Shan Cheng solely to seek revenge, and came here only because Gu Han had once saved him.

Di Ying was neither a native of Mu Shan Cheng nor a soldier.

He had no interest in risking life and limb for Mu Shan Cheng!