Gu Yun stood still without moving, deaf fully and wholeheartedly. It was only when Chang Geng gently tugged him that he followed his lead with a blank face, appearing flawlessly like a true 'fragrant master' who had lost all his senses.

Then using Gu Yun's wide sleeves as a cover, Chang Geng wrote in his hand: "How did yifu know of their slang?"

This was actually the dialogue between the two crew members who the Eagle units overheard when they were ordered to monitor the merchant ships. They had reported every single detail to him, regardless of big or small. Truth was, Gu Yun did not know what those words meant, but he was still able to make use of it to fool the other party.

Just like a wolf, he lied to Chang Geng: "I know everything."

Chang Geng: "..."

The group was able to board the Dong Ying merchant ship smoothly, and several Dong Ying people appeared, curiously looking at the fragrant master who had come from legends.

Dong Ying was influenced by Great Liang, Buddhist culture was also widespread. Many of them saw that a monk was following behind Gu Yun and came forward to greet them.

Chang Geng quietly observed these Dong Ying people - their numbers were even more than he had imagined. Using the name of escorting merchant ships, they were equipped with long blades, some even had iron wristbands with strangely shaped darts* on their wrists and ankles. Coming closer, one could sense the faint smell of blood on them.

*Japanese ninja's shuriken

Suddenly, a shout came from behind them. A masked Dong Ying man landed down behind Gu Yun - without a word, he swung a curved dagger at Gu Yun's back.

Chang Geng's reaction was swift - his sword was not yet unsheathed from its cover, but he had already stopped the opponent's dagger.

The Dong Ying man let out a strange scream, his petite body twisted into a weird arc - his whole figure resembled a snake without bones, the dagger in his hand became a demonic and wicked viper, sending seven slashes towards Chang Geng in succession. Something inside his left shoulder suddenly opened up, and a Dong Ying dart came flying straight towards Gu Yun.

No one knew whether Gu Yun had insisted that once he played this role, he must commit to it until the very end or what - he continued to stand still in one place, unconscious of everything that was happening!

In a moment of desperation, Chang Geng's blade and its scabbard were split into two; he tossed the scabbard out with force, driving the dart out of its flight path when it almost grazed past Gu Yun's chest.