Chapter 19 Is This An Arrangement?

Could there be another arrangement? Gu Fei and Jian Gui exchanged glances, wondering. It was truly difficult to guess what Han Family Young Master was thinking, but even more difficult to extract his true intentions from his words. The two of them could only guard the broken hole, patiently watching and waiting.

Before long, the situation took an unexpected turn. The players guarding outside the woodshed suddenly became more boisterous than before, as if something had happened.

"Come and see!" Jian Gui, peering out of the broken hole, quickly beckoned Gu Fei, making way for him to observe as well.

Amidst the commotion, the opposing crowd clearly began to move, with many people retracing their steps towards the front yard.

"What happened?" Gu Fei asked Jian Gui, puzzled.

"Probably the arrangement the Young Master mentioned?" Jian Gui replied.

"What has he arranged this time?" Gu Fei scratched his head.

"I don't know, but he's guessed right again." Jian Gui said.

"When will that guy ever be wrong?" Gu Fei said irritably. Such were the subtleties of the human heart. Although Han Family Young Master making a mistake would be a disaster for Gu Fei and Jian Gui, the fact that he was always so unerring inevitably triggered a strong sense of contrarianism. Gu Fei really wanted to see what kind of reaction the guy would have after making a fatal, catastrophic mistake, even if it meant dragging himself down with him.

"However, it doesn't seem like they've all withdrawn." Jian Gui announced some bad news.

"That's normal, right?" Gu Fei said. "No matter what kind of feint they've fallen for, they wouldn't completely abandon us two turtles in a jar, would they?"

"But this is probably our only chance now." Jian Gui said.

"So, let's charge!" Gu Fei said.

"Mm!" Jian Gui nodded.

"Don't get bogged down in combat. We need to create distance as quickly as possible and buy ourselves time to climb the wall." Gu Fei wasn't worried about Jian Gui's speed, only that he wouldn't be agile enough climbing the wall and would get shot down.

"Understood!" Jian Gui said.

"Good!" Gu Fei reached out and gripped the small, broken door of the woodshed.

At the front yard of the government compound, or more precisely, at the front gate, a real battle was erupting. This time it wasn't a fake disturbance but a genuine clash between rival guilds.

Where there are people, there is the *jianghu*. Guilds without conflicts are unremarkable, run-of-the-mill organizations.

A large guild like Mist Under Flowers, one of the top guilds in Xiawu City, was bound to have rivals. Han Family Young Master had learned this from Gui Tong, so this time his strategy wasn't to cast a wide net as he had in Linshui City, but to identify a specific target and strike hard.

The method was similar. Han Family Young Master had once again sent letters, each containing one gold coin, to the core members of several guilds that were rivals of Mist Under Flowers.

If the letters had simply stated that there were vulnerabilities to exploit in the government compound and invited them to come and take advantage, the recipients might have dismissed them as a prank. But Han Family Young Master's letters adopted a different tone. He presented himself as one of the people who had made a scene two days earlier, and the contents brazenly revealed his understanding of that day's events, making it impossible to doubt his identity. The subsequent content had only one theme: We're going to cause trouble again soon, welcome to join us, the more the merrier!

The fact that the government compound had been ransacked a few days ago was already common knowledge in Xiawu City, and Han Family Young Master believed that the rivals of Mist Under Flowers must have regretted not taking the opportunity to loot the place at the time. Since then, Mist Under Flowers had increased their defenses, which these rivals would have undoubtedly noticed, making them even more regretful. Han Family Young Master's letter was like giving them a dose of regret medicine, offering them a chance to do it all over again.

Of course, a prestigious guild couldn't just rush out without confirming the information in the letter. So, Han Family Young Master hired Gui Tong and other extras, along with the two protagonists, Gu Fei and Jian Gui, to create a situation that would be seen by these rival guilds.

The only truth that emerged in their eyes was this: Mist Under Flowers was indeed being harassed again.

An opportunity!

The people who are least willing to miss an opportunity are often those who have already missed one. Since the claims in the letter had been verified, there was no reason to hesitate. They had to seize the opportunity and attack!

Thus, a formal guild war began. Just as Mist Under Flowers was beginning to think that the earlier harassment, which had resembled a guild attack, had been a misunderstanding, they suddenly discovered that a real guild attack was underway, and it was being carried out by factions that had always been at odds with them. In addition to their surprise, they couldn't help but marvel at how their old rivals were deploying their forces so strategically today, using a combination of feints and real attacks...

The guild leader of Mist Under Flowers, Liu Feng San Tan, was washing his face when he heard the news. He didn't even bother to dry his face properly before rushing to the battlefield in the front yard. The two sides, who had always been at odds, wasted no time on speeches. They were already engaged in a fierce battle. A significant portion of Mist Under Flowers' manpower had been deployed to the backyard to guard the broken woodshed, putting them at a severe disadvantage. It was essential to quickly redeploy those forces to provide assistance, without giving it too much thought.

And so, the defense of the little woodshed in the backyard was weakened...

How could the two sides, fiercely fighting in the front yard, have known that the fierce battle they were engaged in was, for some people, merely a cover for such a small objective?

The moment Gu Fei opened the woodshed door, a sword technique carrying the high damage of "Double Flame Flash" was already lunging out. As he had anticipated, someone was blocking the door. The sword technique cleared a small open space, followed by Jian Gui's valiant charge. His cross-level skill, "Mist Shadow Assault," was characterized by high speed and strong impact, making it even more formidable than the current linear charge skill, "Charge." Once the skill was activated, Jian Gui charged straight out and quickly broke through the encirclement.

The surrounding players were shocked and turned their heads, only to be met with flames! Gu Fei had used Instant Movement to follow Jian Gui, placing himself right behind him for cover. The flames cleared another small space, and Gu Fei pointed at the ground beneath his feet, shouting, "Fire Tree Thousand Heavy Flames, arise!"

"Flash!" The two turned and ran.

"Damn it! It's fake." Those who had been startled by the Fire Tree Thousand Heavy Flames and scattered to dodge now saw that no fire had ignited. They yelled and prepared to give chase.

Countless past experiences had taught them that anyone who didn't understand Gu Fei's spells would suffer a great loss. Thinking that the skill was fake, they had just stepped onto this patch of ground when they suddenly realized it was a hotbed of flames. The flames ignited more fiercely than they had ever seen before, and those with weaker constitutions were instantly turned into white light, becoming mere decorations among the flames.

Gu Fei and Jian Gui, known for their speed, were already dashing away several meters away. Gu Fei took out two coils of rope, handing one to Jian Gui. "Hold this tight."

Jian Gui knew that creating distance was for buying time to climb the wall, and he would clearly need more time than Gu Fei. So, he kept looking back at the distance they had created. When he estimated that it was enough, he nodded to Gu Fei. "It's good."

"Alright!" Gu Fei didn't hesitate. He swung the two grappling hooks he had been holding, one after the other, accurately hooking them onto the top of the wall.

"Go!" Gu Fei shouted, and he was already flying into the air, holding onto the rope. Jian Gui wasn't as carefree as him. He obediently ran to the base of the wall, tightened the rope, and started climbing.

The two climbed the wall one after the other, while enemies surged forward like a tide. Gu Fei's wall-climbing skill was indeed far superior to Jian Gui's. He exerted all his strength and reached the top of the wall when Jian Gui had only climbed a third of the way.

Seeing that the enemies were getting closer and closer, Gu Fei looked at Jian Gui and realized that even the top players in online games had qualities that couldn't be overlooked, such as their mental fortitude. He recalled the people who had come with him that day, who had almost all been so frightened by the enemies that they had been at a loss. If they were faced with the current situation, Gu Fei estimated that they would have already fallen off the wall from trembling. But Jian Gui was still calm and methodical, climbing the wall meticulously.

But calmness was calmness, and the fact that the enemies were approaching and that Jian Gui was somewhat slow was also a reality. Several archers who had rushed closer were already drawing their bows and preparing to fire.

"Hold on!" Gu Fei shouted, swinging his hands.

With two "paps," two arrows suddenly fell to the ground. The archers below could clearly see that the mage on the wall had thrown something that had knocked down the arrows they had fired.

"Damn, isn't that a bit too exaggerated!" Everyone was stunned.

"So lucky... hit two..." Gu Fei thought to himself. This was a level of performance that even Gu Fei hadn't expected. He had thrown a total of five meat cleavers, hoping to get lucky. After all, the archers' arrows were too fast, while Gu Fei's thrown weapons were too slow, greatly increasing the difficulty of prediction. Gu Fei had no confidence at all, but he had given it a try, and unexpectedly he had hit two out of five. His luck was still pretty good.

Of the remaining three arrows, he had deflected one, Jian Gui had dodged one, and he had taken one head-on. But he was already a hair's breadth away from the top of the wall. When the archers' second volley came, Gu Fei could reach out with his sword and easily deflect it.

Jian Gui grabbed the top of the wall, flipped over, and landed on it. He pulled out the arrow stuck in his back and exhaled a long breath. "That was close."

"Let's go!" Gu Fei retrieved the grappling hooks and attached them to the other end. The two slid down calmly. This infiltration could be considered over. As for the guild war in the front yard, which was in full swing, it seemed to have nothing to do with them anymore.

"What do you think is in that cellar?" The two were walking down the street, already discussing the continuation of their mission without a care in the world, completely ignoring the fact that thousands of people were fighting to the death because of them. This was the fate of extras!

"I don't know!" Gu Fei said. What connection could a cellar have with the assassination of Giordano?

"We won't know anything until we open it." Jian Gui said.

"Where are we going to find the key..." Gu Fei muttered.

"Shall we go back and search the sleeping assassin again?" Jian Gui suggested.

"Is there any other way?"

"A lockpicking skill. I don't know if anyone knows that right now." Jian Gui said.