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Under the Power - Chapter 11

Published at 27th of July 2022 06:14:54 AM


Chapter 11

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“Hush!” The masked man grabbed the edge of the bed, pulled out a dagger and pressed it against the neck of the person who was sleeping, still in a daze and not yet fully aware, “Don’t make a sound, otherwise I will kill you.” 

The man then placed Sha Xiuzhu on the bed, who, after hitting his wound, breathed heavily without holding back. 

Through the light coming from the window, the person laying on the bed could now be clearly seen… Along with the masked man, Sha Xiuzhu was surprised to see that the person laying there was in truth a woman. 

“Why is there a girl on the ship?” The masked man had never put a dagger against a woman’s neck before. For a moment he was a little hesitant and thought about pulling back his dagger. Then he said slowly in a low voice, like a warning: “This man does not like to hurt a woman, but don’t provoke me, or I will certainly do it.” 

*[Sometimes they like to refer to themselves as a third party. Like instead of I, you, etc, they  say “This master”, “This junior” etc, TN]

As a constable, she was able to catch on fast, so Jinxia quickly judged the masked man and Sha Xiuzhi and in a soft tone she said: “Strong man, hero, knight … you came to rob the prison, right? There are birthday gifts above, don’t you want them anymore?” 

The masked man was stunned. 

Sha Xiuzhu apparently still remembered Jinxia: “She is a JinYiWei’s subordinate.” 

“JinYiWei’s people.” 

The masked man snorted, the dagger was placed back on her neck. 

Jinxia glared at him, feeling unhappy and said: “Your words are hurting people’s hearts, do you know how many cases JinYiWei stole from Liu Shanmen? How could I be one of them!” 

“Don’t try to fool this man.” The masked man brought the dagger closer to her neck, his tone sound more threatening. 

“Heroes, every word I said is very sincere, I’ve been displeased with JinYiWei. In fact I was thinking of helping Officer Sha… We actually wanted to break into the prison cell sooner, but Officer Sha’s leg is broken, even if I wanted to take him…”

As soon as she spoke her last words, she suddenly understood a little. Speaking of that, Lu Yi and she had only known each other for a short period, but she came to understand his working style. Under his eyes, no one could successfully and easily do anything. 

She looked at the masked man, with a worried face and asked sincerely: “Dear great and respectful hero, I don’t want to ruin your moment but aren’t you afraid there are traps on the ship?”

The masked man stared at her, raising his eyebrows: “Want to scare me, huh?” 

“I dare not.” 

Jinxia sighed. She had been a constable for two years, being able to sniff out the traps was as easy as eating. Even though Sha Xiuzhu had his leg broken, in the prison there were no guards: Lu Yi deliberately showed such a big flaw, wasn’t his intention to let this person enter the boiling pot?

She didn’t say anything, but the masked man raised his eyebrows, recalling that at the end of the corridor there was a glimpse of people passing by. 

“You go quickly! Don’t mind me anymore.” Sha Xiuzhu’s injured leg was causing him great pain. He knew that if there was really an ambush, dragging him along would become a burden and they both wouldn’t be able to escape at all. 

“Don’t say anything, I will definitely take you out.” The masked man thought about it for a moment, he made his mind and said: “Lu Yi does have a famous reputation in the Capital, I’ve long waited to fight him if he gets in our way. If he doesn’t, nevermind…, let’s just say he kept his life, but if he does, I will break his leg as revenge for you, brother.” 

“This hero really has great guts!” Jinxia praised him sincerely. 

Sha Xiuzhu had seen Lu Yi’s great ability and couldn’t help but feel worried: “Little brother…” 

“Brother, you don’t have to worry, he is not necessarily my opponent. Even if I have to take a step back, I grew up by the water, as long as I enter the water, even if he is an eight-hand God of Nazha, he still won’t be able to chase me.” 

After saying that, he handed the dagger to Sha Xiuzhu, who continued to place it on Jinxia’s neck: “Brother, wait here for a while, I will go to the deck to look around first, then come back to take you away.”

“You have to be very careful! If there is an ambush, running away is more important, don’t come back for me.” Sha Xiuzhu reminded him again.

“Don’t worry, brother.”

The door of the room was pushed slowly. The masked man popped his head out, looking left and right; there was no one, therefore he immediately stepped out of the ship cabin. As soon as he came out of the room, he took one step ahead but stopped right away.

The moonlight was like mercury gushing out and blowing on the deck. Lu Yi was leaning on the side of the ship’s hull, his back facing the surface of the water, his body looking tall and sturdy, the gold thread embroidered on JinYiWei’s Fei Yi Fu faintly reflecting the light…

“Your movements are a little slow.” 

He slowly turned around, glancing at the masked man, his face looking impatient.

After looking up, the masked man – without feeling the slightest fear – stepped forward: “So, it was you who broke Brother Sha’s leg?”

Lu Yi did not pay attention to any of his words, his eyes were fixed on the nine knot iron whip on the man’s waist. Then he quietly said: “The nine knot iron whip is a weapon used to attack, but hard to defend, don’t you carry any other weapon?” 

“This master can kill you even with bare hands!” 

As soon as his words ended, the masked man swiftly ran a few steps, throwing a high leg kick in the air, heading straight for Lu Yi’s face.

Feeling the heavy, strong wind, Lu Yi slightly moved to the side to dodge. Unexpectedly the masked man’s kick was a false move. He confidently stretched out his iron whip moving it like a silver snake, the body of the whip wrapped around his elbows while the tip of the whip blade was bright as white snow. The weapon moved quickly, aiming for one of Lu Yi’s main acupuncture points. 

That nine knot whip was made of a good quality steel, thirteen knots were intertwined altogether, they were also called “the thirteen chains”. When this whip was swung, its voice whistled loudly, like strong winds pouring in. Now, it was spinning in a circle above the masked man’s head, covering his face for a moment and then moving towards Lu Yi.

Lu Yi was unarmed and empty-handed, but he displayed no fear on his face. Following the movements and directions of the nine-knot whip, he lightly shook the sleeve of his robe, letting the tip of the whip cut his sleeve and causing the fabric to be tightly wrapped around the whip’s body. 

In an instant, the silver tip dropped, turning it into a straight piece of rope, falling down on the cold ground. 

One end was held by the masked man while the other was held firmly by Lu Yi, who was holding hard on the edge using his robe. 

The two men faced each other. 

The cold breeze blew on the surface of the water carried by the night, blowing on their robes, making rustling sounds.

Hearing the sound of the battle outside, Sha Xiuzhu was feeling uneasy and he no longer had the desire  to sit still. He pressed the dagger against Jinxia’s neck, and commanded in a low voice: “Get up and come out with me!”

“Brother, I want to remind you that I, this servant, am just a lowly constable, my life in Lu Yi’s eyes is nothing valuable compared to dogs and cats.” Jinxia knew his intention, “Taking me as a hostage is no use at all. Why don’t you let me go? I’ll go out there and distract Lu Yi.” 

Sha Xiuzhu pressed the dagger harder, shouting loudly: “Be quiet!”

Jinxia sighed and stopped talking. 

Sha Xiuzhu limped, avoiding leaning on Jinxia’s body, one hand holding the dagger against her neck, one hand holding her shoulder as a place for support while at the same moment he was pushing her out of the door. 

Based on Jinxia’s ability, it was not hard for her to break free, but she intended to help Sha Xiuzhu escape. Therefore she let him use her as a hostage, and tried to seek an opportunity later. 

The two of them got out of the ship cabin. They’d just walked a few steps when they had to freeze on the spot. Lu Yi and the masked man each held one end of the nine knot whip. The two large forces combined were concentrating on the whip, which was starting to shake and make crackling noises. 

The noises grew louder and just in the blink of an eye, the nine knot iron whip made of steel unexpectedly broke into pieces. The masked man stumbled back a few steps, almost fell and cursed in his mouth. 

Lu Yi stared at him, recalling the masked man’s strength from before, he could feel something and he coldy said: “You’re injured, yet still want to fight in this condition, you’re just wasting your effort.” 

“Little brother, hurry up and go!” Sha Xiuzhu was now aware that the masked man’s body had been injured and frantically screamed. 

Lu Yi twisted his body slowly, his cold eyes moved quickly past the one who had talked. Despite seeing the dagger on Jinxia’s neck, no changes appeared in his eyes, just the usual algid and uncaring look. 

“Brother, you quickly go behind the ship! I will fight him.” Seeing Lu Yi destroy the nine knot whip, the masked man knew he should not underestimate him. He shook his broken whip again, jumped two steps to the right and stood in front of Sha Xiuzhu to protect him. 

Sha Xiuzhu, who had experienced Lu Yi’s kick, of course he had no intention to leave. He shouted loudly at Lu Yi: “If you dare to come here, I’ll kill her!” The dagger pressed harder against Jinxia’s neck as he spoke. 

“This brother, you better calm down first.” Jinxia quickly advised him. Daggers do not have eyes, if his hand moved wrongly, it could turn into a very bad situation. 

Lu Yi tilted his head slightly, he did not panic at all, and looked coldly at Jinxia. “I have guessed from the start that you were working together with them. Do you think you can fool me?” 

There was a sudden buzz in Jinxia’s head, hearing his response meant she was finished already. Judging from his words, this problem would definitely involve the master again. This was bad.

“It’s not fair, Daren, I’m really just their hostage…” 

Lu Yi coldly cut off her words: “No need to act again, if the three of you attack at the same time, it will save me a lot of time.” 

“Humph.”

The masked man snorted heavily, although he knew Lu Yi was very skilled, he couldn’t ignore his arrogance all the same. With his wrist trembling, the nine knots moved forward to attack. Lu Yi responded by using the half of the nine knot defective whip in his hand. 

Two silver lights could be seen, like when swords and daggers collide with each other, sending sparks in all directions. 

“If I were you, I would  take this opportunity and leave quickly!” Jinxia said to Sha Xiuzhu, pressing her breath between her teeth, trying not to let Lu Yi hear her words. 

The dagger remained on Jinxia’s neck, but it did not threaten Lu Yi, and Sha Xiuzhu seemed to be worried about the masked man. He hated the fact that he couldn’t do anything to help, nervously watching the two of them fight, fearing his little brother would lose. 

“Stop watching, are you waiting for them to use all of their moves?” Jinxia tried to persuade him, “This master will see it as falling into your trap.”

“Be quiet!” Sha Xiuzhu turned to the masked man and said: “Good brother, this man is very powerful, you are no match for him, hurry and go! No need to care about me anymore!” 

The masked man became angry: “Don’t make him look great, brother, no reason to help his family’s ambitions. Isn’t he just one of Yan Song’s dogs? This master is the best at hitting dogs.”

While his attention was being distracted by the conversation, Lu Yi increased the strength in his hands several times, approaching him aggressively and taking an opportunity when the other was caught off guard to tear his upper arm. A gush of blood spurted out. 

“Foul!” 

The masked man started to breathe heavily, he covered his wound with the black cloth that was on his nose and mouth before. 

“Brother, run, fast!”  

Sha Xiuzhu, who saw that the masked man was injured and felt helpless, looked back at Lu Yi attacking from the front, then the two men  reunited and fought again. The masked man still had strength, but it slowly began to diminish. In his body, several incision wounds were added. 

At this moment, from inside the ship cabin, someone appeared to be panicking: It turned out to be YangYue. He came hurriedly after the fighting noises. The first thing he saw was the battle between the two men and that surprised him, but when he saw the blade at Jinxia’s neck…He was utterly shocked.

“You…You…You let her go quickly. If there’s a problem, we can properly discuss it.” YangYue said in a panic. 

“Da Yang, I’m fine.” Jinxia made a small movement, raising her chin up, gesturing to him to move aside, “We want to go to the back of the ship, you quickly move aside.” 

“Oh…oh…Alright, alright, alright.” YangYue immediately stepped aside, giving way to Sha Xiuzhu. 

“Go, quickly!” 

Sha Xiuzhu was still agitated since he couldn’t move, he kept looking at the masked man and Lu Yi who were still fighting. His hand was holding on the dagger, his previous intention was to kill Jinxia, but after thinking again and also having seen Lu Yi’s earlier attitude, he realized the little constable was just a lowly officer and even if she were to die, it seemed like Lu Yi’s eyes wouldn’t be affected.

The dagger pointing at her neck tightened. Jinxia began to feel the danger, she gathered the strength in her elbows, waiting for the right moment to attack him. At the same time, YangYue was on the other side and continued to look for opportunities to help Jinxia the moment Sha Xiuzhu would be distracted. 

Then, at the same time Jinxia elbowed Sha Xiuzhu with all her might, Sha Xiuzhu pushed her toward the nine knot whip and YangYue swooped in on Sha Xiuzhu.

The nine knot whip in Lu Yi’s hand was making an arc in the air and going straight to the masked man’s neck.

The whole scene was a mess!

In an instant, Sha Xiuzhu suffered a severe blow in his stomach but he did not have time to cry out the pain because he had been tightly gripped and thrown to the floor deck by YangYue. While on the other side, Jinxia fell into the battlefield, moving toward the direction of the attack of the nine knot whip, finding herself in front of the masked man. Lu Yi’s eyes flashed coldly, there was  no time to pull it back…

She looked blankly at the tip of the blade that hit her neck. It was extremely cold, like ice.

At that time, the moonlight froze. 

My life is over! Jinxia’s mind was empty, that was all she thought about.





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