His Majesty's Hostage Chapter 12

Chapter 12
He honestly don’t know to divert Hong Xu’s attention at this moment, when all of a sudden, various noises from people’s voices and footsteps can be heard outside the palace hall.
“a.s.sa.s.sin! There’s an a.s.sa.s.sin! Protect his Majesty! “
Criss-crossing shadows of people and torches can be seen, and faint sound of clanking metal can be heard.
Just now, Zi Li who was having a fit on Hong Xu’s embrace, already wrapped himself with the quilt. He was obviously on the verge on breaking into panic. However, he still wasn’t discouraged on stopping the man from f.u.c.king him, so Zi Li was at his highest degree of utter rationality and exceptional cautiousness as to not pull that man’s last straw. But he’s luck right now is not good. Not only out of bad luck that someone set the place on fire, but also stupidly fanning it with air[1].
T/N: I think this is Zi Li’s way of saying that someone made a commotion and blew it up. I love how all of his a.n.a.logies is related to the fire he died in.
Hong Xu who was in heat was like a cat who got stepped on the tail, oh wrong, rather like a dragon who was stroked on the opposite way of its scale. He casts aside Zi Li with a dark expression, stepped down on the bed, and kicked the door open. The situation outside was really in chaos as he expected. He saw heaps of armed Imperial Guards brandishing broadswords besieging a figure clad in night clothes and covered face. But he could make out that it must be a male a.s.sa.s.sin.
It appears that this a.s.sa.s.sin’s agility is extremely nimble. He wielded his two half moon crescent shaped swords, and on the sharp edge of the sword, it creates a slashing sounds in the air as he dances around and clashed with double-edge swords, making the imperial guards incapable of approaching even a single meter near him.
The troops that was trained to defend was thrown in confusion by him, retreating in defeat little by little.
That a.s.sa.s.sin swung his blade to gain leeway and deal with ten or so imperial guards around him. He was fighting back while going into the direction of Hong Xu’s bedroom. But soon more and more Imperial Guards joined into the mix, the a.s.sa.s.sin was gradually being tired out. He knows his endurance in this fight won’t last long like this, so he must accomplish what he has to do as soon as possible. So once he saw the emperor’s bedroom door opened, and when he saw the Chu Jing Emperor Hong Xu came out of there, he immediately disposes some of the intercepting guards in front of him, then stepped on their shoulder and leaps forward. He raised his curve sword steadily on the level of Hong Xu’s face who was watching the fight.
When the rest of the people saw his action, they stared

blankly, then turned pale in fright. However, Hong Xu simply watch coldly that blade approaching nearer to him, and did not look at how the a.s.sa.s.sin moves. By the time the Imperial Guards recovered from the state of shock, they only witness the a.s.sa.s.sin who was like a bird that broke its wing, weakly flying backwards, then heavily crashing on the ground.
The a.s.sa.s.sin braces his stomach and lifted his head with difficulty. His eyes were filled with indeterminate confusion as he looks up on Hong Xu that was standing tall. His movement was sluggish, and his shrouded face seemed like it was damp from top to bottom of his jaw. As it turns out, he coughs out blood!
Such frightening agility! I am considered as one of the top master of martial arts in this continent. And yet, how can he effortlessly avoid my fatal strike, as well as not being deterred by the situation and enforcing his strength to cause heavy damage to me? 
The a.s.sa.s.sin weakly stood in four limbs and slowly backs off while staring at Hong Xu. Hong Xu’s face was expressionless as he walked besides the a.s.sa.s.sin, his eyes gleaming sharply and coldly, making the a.s.sa.s.sin who made contact with his eyes unconsciously trembling in cold.
“Just kill me!”
Hong Xu was looking down at the man disapprovingly like he’s an insect. He said: “Kill you? So how do you want to die?”
“Agh!” The man grunted in pain as he weakly lifted his hand, wanting to push away that foot that was ruthlessly crushing and grinding his ribs.
“A suffering n.o.body like you, won’t live a good life, and can’t even die in peace as well.”
Zi Li who was leaning on the side of the doorway, secretly watches the situation outside. And each time that foot grinds downwards, Zi Li’s heart trembled in fear along with it.
This man, not only he is ruthlessly violent, he also acts like a mad person. Even if other people wanted to a.s.sa.s.sinate you, but since he’s already incapacitated, there’s no need to cripple him halfway through.  
Everyone attention was focused on that a.s.sa.s.sin, so Zi Li took advantage of the opportunity and slowly tip-toed towards the palace hall gates with his back sticking to the wall.”
“Haaah………” Once he managed to escape, Zi Li can’t help but release a long relaxed sigh.
But he had not yet rejoices enough, when a hand extended behind him and covered his mouth, then drags him backwards——