Chapter 698

Outside the west gate of Wuben Ward, four or five shadows darted through the darkness, engaged in a desperate game of cat and mouse. Two figures in black shielded a third, periodically turning back to clash with their pursuers, buying time for their charge to escape. Behind them were two men, one in white and one in black. Both were tall and possessed deep internal energy; their footwork was so light that they seemed to tread upon the very air. These two were Bei Ji and Jiang Dongping, who had pursued them from the residence of the Prince Consort Li. They had set off the moment they sensed movement within the manor. However, the intruders were exceptionally skilled, their movement techniques top-tier. Coupled with the two bodyguards—who were both masters who had stepped into the second-grade realm—even the combined strength of Jiang Dongping and Bei Ji could not easily capture them. It was clear these two guards were top-tier protectors of the man they were shielding.