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Huang Jiayi
Peach Blossom Island remained fixed in Guo Jiang’s mind while he studied Ning Ju’s unconscious face beneath the moonlit forest canopy.One remembered impression surfaced first, not as a long vision, but as a younger voice calling after him beside bright blossoms and sea wind.Another followed immediately, showing a girl whose stubborn affection had once been impossible to separate from the name Huang Jiayi.Guo Jiang’s gaze sharpened as memory finally aligned with the impossible clue Ning Ju had whispered before losing consciousness.“Huang Jiayi,” he said quietly, testing the name against the woman lying injured before him.The recognition did not come from facial resemblance alone because her appearance had changed too much for that certainty.It came from Peach Blossom Island, his private name, and the emotional familiarity sh
The Name Only an Old Friend Knew
Ning Ju could barely breathe while Guo Jiang’s hand remained locked around her throat beneath the pale mist drifting through Maple Forest.The ten corpses around them stood as silent evidence that every escape route connected to her companions had already collapsed.Her injured back throbbed with each heartbeat, while broken meridian flow made even small resistance feel wasteful against Banxiang pressure.Guo Jiang watched her without mercy because, from his perspective, she remained an enemy operative tied to the foreign network threatening Jinhung.Ning Ju clawed at his wrist with weakening fingers and forced enough air through her throat to form one desperate sentence.“Brother Guo Jiang, please do not kill me.”The private name struck harder than any technique because almost nobody in Logun knew the Eastern Demigods by that personal iden
The Eleventh Presence
Guo Jiang stood among ten bodies without celebration, because the fight had solved only the danger immediately in front of him.Broken silver swords lay across disturbed leaves, while cold mist thinned gradually between trunks after the final attack.He extended perception through the surrounding forest, checking whether the ten operatives had hidden observers, reinforcements, or escape support nearby.Nothing answered within immediate range, leaving only insects, settling leaves, and the quiet aftereffects of cultivation pressure around the clearing.That absence did not make the encounter simple, because the group’s earlier conversation had already revealed they were waiting for someone specific.“Ning Ju,” Guo Jiang repeated quietly, testing the name against everything he knew from recent events.The ten had argued about her delay, her st
Five Swords Against One Sleeve
The five surviving envoys spread wider around Guo Jiang, each carrying the memory of companions killed by one failed close-range assault.The first swordsman advanced from Guo Jiang’s right and cut toward the shoulder, intending to force attention rather than secure an immediate kill.Two others moved toward his left and rear, while the remaining pair positioned themselves near the only open retreat path between trees.Their sword qi produced a high metallic hum that shook loose several maple leaves before any blade reached striking distance.The first attacker snapped, “You killed Green Dragon envoys inside our own mission ground, so do not expect this debt to disappear.”Guo Jiang replied, “You came armed into my region and chose murder before explanation, so speak less about debt while holding the blade.”Another envoy sneered
Five Dragon Claws
The ten operatives separated instinctively after realizing Guo Jiang stood inside their formation, but the five closest chose immediate violence over retreat.Their decision was tactical rather than emotional, because an intruder who heard their conversation could expose the entire covert group if allowed to leave.One attacker barked, “Kill him before he reports us,” while all five shaped their fingers into clawed striking forms.Three moved toward Guo Jiang’s front, aiming for chest and heart, while two circled behind toward ribs and spine.Sharp qi gathered around their fingers strongly enough that the five non-attacking companions felt their exposed skin sting from several paces away.Guo Jiang did not retreat immediately, because he wanted to read timing, coordination, and whether their claw force came from one shared training method.T
Ten Shadows in Maple Forest
Thin fog drifted above Jinhung’s rooftops while Guo Jiang moved through the night at a height low enough to observe without attracting attention.Recent killings had changed the city’s rhythm, leaving several streets emptier than ordinary evenings and many household gates closed earlier than usual.Guo Jiang crossed above merchant districts, clan compounds, and quieter residential lanes while extending Banxiang perception far beyond the reach of normal sight.He ignored ordinary groups returning home, late vendors, watchmen, and household guards because none moved with the careful irregularity of concealed operatives.Near the direction of Maple Forest, ten distinct human presences finally broke the pattern Guo Jiang had been observing across Jinhung.They did not travel along one road or maintain the relaxed spacing of ordinary companions waiting for transport.<
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