The Human Emperor (200-400)

C237: Assembly Point of the Goguryeons

Night fell, bringing silence to the bustling capital.

Since his little sister wasn’t around, Wang Chong chose to meditate in his study. Breathing and exhaling deeply, wisps of Origin Energy gathered and flowed into Wang Chong’s body.

Peng! After an unknown length of time, Wang Chong’s body suddenly jolted, as though something had been knocked open, and his aura intensified. It felt as though his strength had just been brought up a notch.

Chi!

Wang Chong opened his eyes and raised his finger. Chi! A cold, blinding surge of light appeared from the tip of his finger.

This cold surge of light was only half a chi in length, but it carried an incomparably sharp aura.

Opening the Guanyuan acupoint really allows me to release the Sword Qi of Slaughter!, Wang Chong thought as he stared at the sword qi lingering above his finger.

Martial artists within the 9 dans of Origin Energy were not capable of emitting internal energy, but of course, there were exceptions, too. Wang Chong knew a small trick; by opening a hidden Guanyuan acupoint, he would be able to release the Origin Energy within his body.

But there was a flaw with this trick, as well; Origin Energy could only be released by the few meridians around the Guanyuan Acupoint.

Currently, Wang Chong could only release sword qi through his forefinger.

But even so, this might prove to be valuable under certain circumstances.

Ss!

Suddenly, indistinct footsteps reminiscent of a cat sounded from outside. If one didn’t pay careful attention, it would be impossible to notice it.

“Miyasame, come in!” Wang Chong retracted the sword qi and turned his gaze to the door.

Jiya, the door opened and a veiled, black-clothed figure walked in: Miyasame Ayaka.

“Gongzi, we’ve located their base!” Miyasame Ayaka dove into the main issue at hand as soon as she entered.

Wang Chong’s shoulders trembled slightly. He abruptly raised his head and stared at Miyasame Ayaka.

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In the far southeast of the capital, near the border of the city wall where lush trees grew, a residence stood alone amidst the greenery.

It wasn’t uncommon for rich merchants to purchase the land of remote locations such as this to build their personal residence.

“Is this the place you tracked them to?” Amidst the darkness, Wang Chong was hidden in the crown of a camphor tree. From his angle, he could see several candles lit in the courtyard, and silhouettes were walking to and fro. However, there didn’t seem to be many people gathered.

Still, it was clear that the people in the courtyard were exceptionally wary. There were many open and hidden sentries across the residence. Wang Chong was very familiar with such a formation.

The first thing a military scout had to do was to identify and get rid of the enemy’s open and hidden sentries.

“Un. Some of those that we tracked down eventually gathered up here, ”Miyasame Ayaka replied softly. With the exception of her eyes, all of her features were concealed, making is impossible to discern her current emotions.

“This doesn’t seem to be their main lair. Where are the others?” Wang Chong frowned slightly.

“There’s no news at the moment. It isn’t easy to stalk those people, and many of them were still delighting themselves in the casino,” Miyasame Ayaka reported with a hushed voice.