In the middle of the night, Huang Xiao dimly sensed unusual movement outside his door and immediately woke from his half-slumber. He had never slept properly all this time; he dared not sleep deeply.
Just as Huang Xiao came fully awake, two figures rushed toward him. By the moonlight, he could see two gleaming swords thrusting at his chest.
Huang Xiao started in alarm, rolled off the bed, then darted aside, avoiding a sword thrust from each of them.
"Who are you?" Huang Xiao asked, though he already knew the answer. Who besides the Huaqing Sect would want to kill him?
"The people here to take your life!" one of them answered in a lowered voice.
But after seeing Huang Xiao evade their first attack, the two did not hesitate. They raised their swords and attacked him again.
Huang Xiao dared not meet their blows. His feet shifted; the Snake-Traveling Tiny Steps was a fairly good footwork technique, and with it, he evaded their attacks again. Then he leaped through the broken window beside him.
A trace of panic appeared on their faces when they saw Huang Xiao escape the room. Sneaking into the Beggar Gang's Branch Altar had already been a risk. Even at a Branch Altar, there were quite a few experts among the Beggar Gang disciples. But their sect master had given his orders: anyone who killed this little Daoist from the Green Ox Gate would receive a lavish reward. A handsome reward would always draw brave men.
After discovering Huang Xiao's whereabouts, they had struggled inwardly for a while, but ultimately chose to infiltrate the Branch Altar and kill him. Their sect master had already told them about Huang Xiao's strength. He was merely a completely unranked beginner who had practiced martial arts for only a