Chapter 99: The Left and Right Palace Guardians (Please Subscribe, Please Vote)

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Gu Yi and Shu Le were both worried about the current situation at Victory Pass. The same feeling gnawed at Shu Yu’s heart, which was why she hurriedly took her leave—to rush to Fenggu Pass as quickly as possible.

In their minds, the place must be in utter chaos.

Those two Peaks had used the River Rain Tomb as bait to provoke conflict. Now that the River Rain Tomb had vanished without a trace, no one knew where to look next.

But one thing Gu Yi was certain of: the clearer the identities of those two Peaks became, the clearer the trail to little Yiyi would be.

A young man wearing a crown was ascending the stone steps. He held a sword in his right hand, suggesting he was a left-handed swordsman. A silver lock of hair hung over his forehead, and his narrowed eyes gave off a faint air of menace.

“Who is that?” Gu Yi asked Shu Le beside him.

“I don’t know,” Shu Le replied calmly as she picked up a sword lying on the ground. “But Shu Yu is the Left Guardian of the Great Rain Palace, and the palace has two Guardians, left and right.”

It made sense. Given Shu Yu’s strength, her position in the Great Rain Palace was undoubtedly prominent. The next rank above her would be the Pavilion Master, but this young man clearly wasn’t afraid of her. So, he must be either the Pavilion Master or the other Guardian.

Judging by Shu Yu’s gaze, she didn’t show much respect toward him.

He must be the Right Guardian of the Great Rain Palace.

“Zhang Weiyu, are you following me?!” Shu Yu snapped.

The young man sneered with disdain. “The great battle is imminent; how could the Palace Master let me have idle time? I am simply carrying out her orders. Besides, why would I follow you?”

“But it seems the Left Guardian is quite worried about me tailing you,” Zhang Weiyu stepped forward, his sharp, snake-like gaze fixed on Shu Yu, then shifting to Gu Yi and Shu Le. “Have you secretly done something against the Palace Master’s wishes?”

Shu Yu’s delicate hand clenched the white sleeve tightly, but her expression remained composed, deliberately avoiding looking at the two behind her. “I’m gravely injured and can’t catch them. So I retreated first. What’s the problem with that?”

“Is that so?” Zhang Weiyu stroked his chin and smiled wickedly. He didn’t believe her, and he had his own plan. “The Left Guardian’s strength is indeed remarkable—to wound these two with just a two-on-one fight is no easy feat. But it would be a pity to just walk away now, wouldn’t it?”

“By chance, I ran into you. Since we both serve the Palace Master, how could I not help? Let me capture them for you. Rest assured, I will credit you, Shu Yu, before the Palace Master. Zhang Weiyu never steals glory. How about it?”

Shu Le’s temper flared. “You shameless scoundrel! Taking advantage of someone’s weakness—try it if you dare!”

Gu Yi sighed and tugged at her arm. They had all been wounded by a higher realm warrior; there was no way they could win now.

Moreover, as fellow Guardians, Zhang Weiyu’s strength was surely not inferior to Shu Yu’s.

Even Shu Le at her prime couldn’t defeat him, let alone now in her current state.

“Calm down, don’t panic yet.”

Shu Yu was anxious but helpless. She turned to glance faintly at Gu Yi and Shu Le. “I want them alive. I still have questions to ask.”

“Alive, huh? That complicates things,” Zhang Weiyu said sarcastically. “To prevent them from escaping, I’ll just have their legs broken.”

So brutal.

Gu Yi shot the young man a long, hard look, committing his face to memory.

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“Zhang Weiyu!” Shu Yu’s voice carried anger toward his retreating figure. “Those are my people. Mind your own, and don’t let the Palace Master find out.”

There was an unspoken threat in those words.

“Oh, oh, don’t be angry,” Zhang Weiyu chuckled, spinning around. His face instantly darkened as he flashed before Shu Yu, his aura surging as he pressed one hand down on her—she was over a foot shorter than him.

Normally, Shu Yu wouldn’t fear him, but injured as she was, she was no match. She struggled, emitting a muffled grunt as her knees bent slightly.

“From now on… treat me better. Don’t threaten me—I don’t like it, got it?”

With that, he flicked his hand, and Shu Yu was flung to the ground, coughing up blood that stained her pale chin.

“Take those two away!” Zhang Weiyu ordered his men. “And bring the seriously injured Left Guardian back. She needs proper rest. What a pity—the Left Guardian injured before the great battle. Without months of recovery, she won’t heal. But no worries, the Great Rain Palace can afford a spare. The outside world is ours to handle.”

Shu Le felt chills run down her spine. “To treat a fellow disciple like this!”

Zhang Weiyu smirked. “You two are something else—wounded our Guardian but didn’t change a thing around here. The fight between three Return-to-Simplicity realm warriors was truly fierce. Come with me and tell me how you did it.”

He snapped off a branch clinging stubbornly to the cliffside, a self-assured smile on his face as he descended the stairs.

Others came forward, binding them with spirit talismans and leading them away.

Gu Yi cast one last glance at Shu Yu lying on the ground. In some ways, she was desperate; it seemed the Great Rain Palace hadn’t treated her well enough.

What was more troubling—

That clever Zhang Weiyu had figured everything out.

Indeed, if three Return-to-Simplicity realm warriors had fought here, why was there no sign of chaos? The dry tree on the cliff still had a few green leaves intact.

Shu Yu—her situation was inexplicable.

Gu Yi forced himself to stand, though lacking fighting ability now. Oddly, he felt calm inside. Staggering down the steps, he paused beside Zhang Weiyu.

“We’re all men, so it’s surprising you hit so hard. The Guardians must never have seen Shu Yu without her mask, right?”

Zhang Weiyu’s expression flickered slightly, his gaze briefly dropping—a subtle movement Gu Yi caught before it vanished.

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