Chapter 53: Escape

Su Tang pushed Madam Red onto the stone bench in a clumsy rush. His impatient manner made Madam Red giggle repeatedly, and from an angle Su Tang could not see, she quietly made a hand gesture.

Seeing this, several Martial Artists who were faintly guarding the surroundings turned around and walked away; they were already used to this kind of thing.

“Little darling, slower, slower… be more gentle, don’t be so rough…” Madam Red said in a sultry voice, reaching her hand beneath Su Tang. “Hee hee… you have such great capital.”

At this moment, Madam Red lay on her back on the stone bench with her legs wrapped around Su Tang’s waist. Su Tang pressed her tightly, kissing her cheeks and red lips wildly, while his hands gripped the high mounds of her chest, kneading them relentlessly.

“Ah…” Madam Red seemed to feel very comfortable and let out a soft moan.

Su Tang’s lips kissed Madam Red’s earlobe again, then his movements suddenly stopped. His eyes emitted a cold aura as he looked around; Madam Red’s guards had all left.

“Little darling, come on…” The legs Madam Red had wrapped around Su Tang’s waist tightened further as she urged him.

Su Tang suddenly covered Madam Red’s mouth with his left hand and reached down with his right, pulling a dagger from his boot. With a thud, he stabbed it right into her side.

Madam Red’s body suddenly became stiff. Her two legs kicked violently a few times, and her hands struggled desperately against Su Tang’s back.

Su Tang leaned close to Madam Red’s ear and whispered, “Long Qi asked me to send his regards.”

For some reason, upon hearing these words, Madam Red paused for a moment and actually stopped struggling. A smile appeared in her eyes, along with a sense of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

A trace of doubt rose in Su Tang’s heart. He had said those words to make Madam Red understand why he was assassinating her, as it was the inevitable mindset of anyone seeking revenge. However, the expression Madam Red showed was not like that of a dying person.

Su Tang’s left hand relaxed slightly, and on a whim, he asked, “Do you have anything you want to say?” If Madam Red made any suspicious move, he could immediately tighten his grip so the guards outside would not notice.

“You want revenge… cough cough… I also want revenge…” Madam Red said in a voice as low as a mosquito’s, her breath becoming short. “What a pity… I could never find him…”

“Who are you talking about?” Su Tang did not understand.

“The one who framed me… who made my life… worse than death for over twenty years… hehe…” Madam Red’s eyes became blurred. “The one who deceived A-Qi… made A-Qi lose all hope, leave everything behind… and run away from home…”

“What?” Su Tang was completely stunned. “You didn’t kill Long Qi?!”

“Of course… I did, because he… deserved to die… If he had… believed me back then and… investigated with me, he wouldn’t have… wouldn’t have… I have wanted… to die for a long time… I was afraid it would look ugly… afraid it would hurt… Thanks to you…” Madam Red’s body gradually went limp, and finally, she let out a long breath like a sigh. “This boring… life…”

Su Tang suddenly sat up. What did Madam Red’s final words actually mean? However, there was no time to think now; the urgent priority was to escape.

In fact, assassinating the complacent and unguarded Madam Red was not difficult. The hard part was shaking off those guards and escaping with his life.

Su Tang walked slowly outward, exited through the side gate, and continued forward along the flower-lined path.

Several guards were standing outside the side gate. Seeing Su Tang’s figure, they were somewhat surprised.

“Finished already?”

“Turns out this kid is a ‘silver spear candle head,’ he can’t handle the heat.”

“Hehe… I bet the Madam is going to jump up and scold him.”

“Should we wait a bit before going in then?”

“Don’t you know the Madam’s temper? If we go in now, she’ll just scold us a few times and it’ll be fine. If we don’t let her vent her anger, she’ll scold us even harder later, and maybe even…”

“Alright, alright, let’s go in.”

Su Tang heard the talking behind him. He actually hoped the guards would wait a bit longer, but things did not go as he wished. Moreover, he could only walk forward calmly. Behind him were only the guards of the Xia Family, but ahead were the people from the Golden Bell Temple and the Martial Artists of the Cheng Family. If he showed even a hint of panic or if his pace was too hurried, it would certainly arouse suspicion.

The flower-lined path was only about a hundred meters long. Normally, one could walk it in the blink of an eye, but at this moment, it felt exceptionally long.

Fortunately, Su Tang had strong self-control. Though he was extremely anxious inside, his face remained expressionless.

Boom… The side gate was suddenly pushed open, followed by a roar: “Stop that little thief! He harmed the Madam! Stop him!!”

Upon hearing the roar, the crowd immediately exploded. Madam Red had been assassinated? For Changshan County, and especially for the Cheng Family, this was an absolute disaster. When the city gate is on fire, the fish in the pond suffer; who knew if the Xia Family in their great rage would blame them?!

“Stop him!! Quick, quick…”

“Archers on the wall, don’t let him escape!”

Since he had already been discovered, continuing to pretend was pointless. Su Tang’s speed suddenly increased, and he dashed quickly forward along the flower-lined path.

On the walls on both sides of the Golden Bell Temple’s main gate, more than twenty archers appeared. They drew their longbows and aimed toward Su Tang. About seven or eight Martial Artists guarded the main gate, while the others waved their weapons and moved to surround Su Tang.

Swish swish swish… The archers fired their arrows simultaneously. Fortunately, they were all people of the Cheng Family, so their commands were unified and their accuracy was high. Moreover, the distance was over sixty meters, so the focused Su Tang could react in time. If they had fired one by one, it would have certainly given Su Tang a headache.

Su Tang rolled on the spot and dove into the flower bushes. The cluster of arrows hit nothing, sticking unevenly into the path.

“Stop firing! Capture him alive! Capture him alive!!” The guards chasing from behind broke into a cold sweat and roared repeatedly. Capturing the killer alive could at least divert some attention. If Madam Red died and the killer died too, then who would bear the family’s rage?!

“Stop firing!” The Martial Artists of the Cheng Family woke up as if from a dream. Anyway, it was impossible for the killer to escape; with pursuers behind and a blockade in front, Nangong Zhenye had no way to fly away.

Su Tang changed direction and rushed straight toward the people of the Golden Bell Temple. With a flick of his wrist, he launched a series of cold glints, firing them at the people of the Golden Bell Temple.

Flying knives were what Su Tang had practiced the most, and their power was shocking. After the last assassination attempt, he had specifically asked Tong Fei to help him craft more than twenty small knives, and now they were all coming in handy.