Blue Phoenix Chapter 68 – Assassins

Behind the shadow, an uproar was taking place as yet another group of corpses had been discovered. This time it was twelve bodies, all dismembered similar to the previous ones. A shiver ran through the group of guards who had found these corpses as the cuts were simply too clean, leaving them to wonder…?

The young man hid in the shadows, as he made his way back to an inn in which he had left his companion. He slipped in through the door unseen and made his way upstairs.

“Hui Yue!” Sha Yun exclaimed with shock when she saw the blood stained clothes, in bright contrast to the white skin and hair. A worried expression had appeared on her beautiful face before it twisted in anger, growling sounds emerged from her throat.

A small smile appeared on Hui Yue’s face as he waved a hand calmly before moving to the bathroom. Moments later the sound of running water could be heard, as Hui Yue cleaned the blood off his body and clothes.

Watching this, Sha Yun entered the bathroom where she picked up the clothes and went to the sink to clean them more thoroughly than what Hui Yue had done. He poured a few buckets of water over his head. Sending a gratified smile to Sha Yun, Hui Yue stripped off the rest of his clothes, before he sank into the tub which was filled with warm water and allowed his tired muscles to relax.

“They appeared again today?” Sha Yun asked, her voice still containing a hint of anger. Hui Yue nodded his tired head, as he thought back to the happenings of that day.

The Deng family, one of the few families within Riluo City who had not forgotten about Hui Yue, and his estimated potential, often invited him to join them for meals.

Yesterday was a day just like that. Hui Yue had followed Deng Wu from the academy and had partaken in yet another feast. Everyone within the Deng family had been thrilled ever since Deng Wu’s potential had been exposed. They had gained tremendous face from all the noble families of the city. Even some families from other cities had shown their generosity by sending a gift when the city

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