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Chapter 915 Assassination On A Stormy Night (Part One)
Before it even got dark, rain had already began to pour hard. As it got progressively darker, thebooming thunder and crackling lightning made people feel very depressed. For Shawn, however, thestorm gave him an opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief as it could give him and his men a chance torest. With such a heavy downpour, the Great Jade Kingdom wouldn't be able to continue attacking theDragon Pass.
"Guard," Shawn authoritatively called out.
"Yes, General," a guard replied respectfully.
"I believe the heavy rains would deter the Great Jade Kingdom from trying to stage another attackagainst us. Despite that, we must not let our guards down. So deliver this message to every one of oursoldiers: be alert and do not let your guard down. A sudden attack from the Great Jade Kingdomcannot be ruled out, so we all need to get ready." Shawn was always very scrupulous. Although heknew that Rolando wouldn't attack the pass at such a time, he still ordered his men to be on high alert.
"Yes, general," the guard replied, leaving at once to fulfill his duties.
As he stood by the corridor watching the rain drench everything around him, Shawn suddenly thoughtof Felton. Before Harper left, she asked him to keep an eye on him, but he hadn't had the opportunityto see him. Now that he had a bit of a downtime, he figured out it would be best if he paid him a visit.
"General, where are you going? The rain is pouring really hard outside," the guard at the entranceremarked as he saw his general getting ready to leave. "You will be soaked, General, so I suggest youjust stay inside."
"I just want to go out for a walk." As soon as he said that, he disappeared in the rain.
The guard scratched his head in confusion as he asked his fellow guards, "Who the hell would want togo on a walk in such weather?"novelbin
His fellow guards in the entrance looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time. They allknew that no sane human being would want to have a walk when it was raining so hard outside thatone couldn't see what was in front of him. Besides that, the roaring thunder and lightning would beenough to make anyone reconsider their plans.
"The general has been so stressed lately. This is the first time he has had time to rest, so maybe hejust really wants to go out and relax for a while, notwithstanding the storm."
"Relaxing... under the rain?" another guard said incredulously. "Our general sure has a peculiar way torelax."
Felton lived in a quiet house located in a somewhat remote alley. While there were people passing byfrom time to time, they were generally scarce. That day's heavy rain made sure that no one else wouldbe there, except Shawn.
When he arrived at the entrance of the alley, something made him stop before he set foot on Felton'sproperty. Though very vague, he felt the energies of some murderous assassins lurking around. Hedidn't know whether their target was him or Felton. If it was him, the assassins might have beensurprised by his sudden decision to take a stroll in this raging storm; if it was Felton, well, it was hislucky day!
'Why is Shawn here?' The assassins—all of whom were hiding behind vegetation that surroundedFelton's house—were shocked. They knew that Shawn was a central figure in the Dragon Pass. Nowthat they were under intense attack by the Great Jade Kingdom, how could he have time to be there?They were are clueless about his reasons, but they all knew that if he stayed, their job would be a lotmore difficult.
Shawn hesitated for a while, but soon enough, turned around and left, disappearing into the rain.Because of this, the assassins breathed a collective sigh of relief. If Shawn continued to walk insideFelton's house, they would definitely be exposed by him. An alerted Felton was almost impossible tocapture, so they were thankful.
Shawn didn't leave, however. Instead, he entered Felton's house from the other side of the alley. Whenthe assassins didn't follow him, he immediately knew that they were there for Felton. 'But why?' hethought, confused by what was happening. As far as he was concerned, Felton was just an ordinaryperson. Why would someone hire assassins to kill him? But no matter what the reason was, he knewthat he couldn't let Felton get hurt.
In the courtyard, Felton was playing the zither. The melody sounded soft and soothing, making Mathiasfeel a little bit strange. His master had told him that guests would show up that day, but it was alreadydark and the guests hadn't appeared yet. Aside from that, it was raining hard! But soon enough, herealized that the melody his master was playing was laced with his spiritual power! That only meantone thing: the "guests" he was talking about were enemies!
Mathias knew that he shouldn't continue letting Felton use his spiritual power, but since the enemiessurrounding them seemed to outnumber them and their guards, he couldn't do anything. His master'splaying could be considered a protective barrier!
Shawn had to climb the wall to get into Felton's house, and when he did, both Felton and Mathiasturned their heads to look at him. Although he looked like a mess—wet all over and disheveled fromscaling the wall, Shawn wasn't embarrassed at all. "There are numerous assassins along the frontdoor's alley. I have no choice but to climb over the wall to get in."
"What are you doing here at this time?" asked Felton, confused and shocked. Especially in such heavyrain, why would Shawn think of visiting him? Somehow, he was sure that the assassins that were send
to hurt him were top of the class, and so he was not sure whether or not they would survive. EvenShawn's life might be in danger!
"I don't know. I just had a sudden impulse to come here and see you. I didn't expect that you'd havedangerous visitors tonight!" Shawn wiped the rain on his face. "But who are they? Do you have anyidea?"
"Our Qin Clan has many enemies. I don't know who they are. But I'm sure they are hostile." Of course,Felton knew who the people lurking outside his house were. There were many spies of his enemies inthe Dragon Pass. Besides, before Harper left, she had reminded him to be careful. But he just didn'twant to tell Shawn in case he might be involved in it.