The Legend of the Young Swordsman: A Prequel - A Phantom Melody Embarks on a Journey Through the Mar

The two horses covered a distance of more than ten miles in less than a quarter of an hour.

Originally, post stations served the imperial court, but as time went on, they became more and more functional and eventually opened to the general public.

However, only the newly constructed portion is open to the public.

The existing government-run sections remain closed to the general public.

"It's getting dark, shall we rest here for the night before continuing our journey?"

Considering the weather, Helian Yunshen explained to Yueyao beside him. Yueyao spoke first after hearing this.

"Prepare two rooms for us!"

"Young master, we only have one room left in our shop right now. I'm sorry! Would you two like to squeeze in?"

The innkeeper, hearing Yueyao's words, replied with an apologetic and humble attitude. Seeing that both were men, he suggested they squeeze into one room.

Helian Yun Shen didn't mind being squeezed in; such things often happened when he was traveling the world.

Just get used to it!

On the other hand, Yueyao's side

Upon hearing that she would squeeze in with Helian Yun Shen, a blush appeared on her face, and she felt even more embarrassed inside.

“Young Master Xi, if you feel embarrassed, I can find any place to rest. You can rest at the inn.”

"It's okay! It's okay! Let's just squeeze in!"

When Yueyao heard that Helian Yunshen was so understanding, and that he planned to go out and spend the night outdoors, she felt very sorry for him.

He quickly agreed to squeeze in.

At the same time, I was thinking:

You'll be fully clothed then, so it's not a big deal. Just bear with it, it'll pass. Don't keep being shy.

"Alright! Here are your room keys, the innermost room on the left upstairs."

The innkeeper took out the room key and handed it to the two of them.

They were shown the location of their room, and after placing the room fee on the table, they went upstairs.

After checking the room upstairs and remembering the injured person, Helian Yun Shen left the room and the inn, and came to the government-run post station.

Explain that person's situation.

"Okay, we understand."

They spoke so simply, but it was clear they didn't care about the matter. They also seemed somewhat annoyed that Helian Yun Shen was bringing it up with them.

"I'm leaving that to you."

After saying that, he left directly.

The staff at the post station watched Helian Yun Shen leave, a cold smile on their faces, their words dripping with sarcasm.

"You saw it and didn't go to save him? You actually told us to run over and save him! How could you even think of that? What does it matter to us whether he lives or dies?"

"What a waste of my time!"

"Exactly, there are still such overly kind people in the martial arts world."

"He's just a fake good Samaritan. He won't lend a helping hand himself, but he makes us do it. I think he's just worried that the person is a trap and won't touch it, so he makes us do it."

Anyway, the decision of whether to save them or not has already been made up to us.

He has no burden left.

"Are we going or not?"

"What are we going to do? Save people? That's not our job. If someone dies, they die. People die every day in the martial arts world, and I've never seen those martial arts people not kill or fight."

The official's words explained everything.

Upon hearing their superior's words, the subordinates said nothing more and picked up their tools to continue their work.

Helian Yun Shen, who was heading back to his inn, stopped halfway there, holding the jade flute in his hand.

A pair of eyes scanned the surroundings.

"Come out!"

He tentatively shouted something towards the empty surroundings.

The assassins hiding in the shadows heard Helian Yun Shen's words but made no move; they knew this was a test. Going out would play right into their hands!

"Hide them all well, don't expose them."

He gave a very soft reminder to his subordinates.

The assassins nodded in response to their leader's reminder and remained quietly lurking in the shadows.

Meanwhile, on Helian Yunshen's side

After waiting for a while without any response, Helian Yunshen muttered in confusion.

"Could my intuition be wrong?"

After muttering to himself, he continued to look around.

The surroundings remained quiet. Under these circumstances, Helian Yun Shen could only admit that he had been too tense and had made a mistake in his perception of certain things.

Having lowered their guard, they continued walking towards the inn.

…………

late at night

Everything was quiet and still. The candles in the inn had been extinguished, and all the guests had fallen asleep. The inn had closed its doors after being full and was no longer welcoming guests.

And under this darkness

A group of people dressed in black bodysuits rushed out of the woods not far away, their steps so light that they barely made a sound on the ground.

Just like a ghost!

"Take care of this patrolman!"

Seeing the faint candlelight in the distance, the group leader gave an order to his men, who nodded in response. One of them, wielding a dagger, stealthily moved closer before the patrolman could react.

This dagger ended his life instantly.

He raised his hand and gestured to the leader, who then led the others forward.

Soon the group climbed over the inn's wall and entered the inn. Looking at the two-story inn in front of them, they asked the people around them.

Have we located the room where our assassination target is?

"We've figured it out. The room on the far left right in front of us is their room."

"Let's begin. Prepare the muscle-softening powder. We'll use it to temporarily neutralize their powers, allowing us to smoothly commence our operation."

"Yes, boss!"

After all the communication was completed, everyone began to act according to the previously agreed-upon arrangements.

In the room

Being alone in a room with Helian Yun Shen in such a sober state, Yue Yao felt nervous and shy, and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

"What a fool! Although you have grown a lot, you are still the same in many ways as when we first met."

Looking at Helian Yun Shen, who was fast asleep beside her, Yue Yao said with a sweet smile.

No sooner had she finished speaking than a very faint sound came from the rooftop, instantly catching Yueyao's attention. Her previously sweet smile vanished, replaced by an icy demeanor, her eyes flashing with sharpness and wariness.

Looking around, under such a gaze, a figure instantly appeared outside the window.

'A thief? An assassin? Or someone else entirely?'

Thinking this to himself, he didn't hesitate at all. He raised his hand and sent several flying needles flying towards the figure, piercing through the window and hitting the shadowy figure directly.