"Out of my way!" The coachman hurled a punch at the man blocking his path.
But before his fist had traveled halfway, pain struck his chest, and the light instantly scattered from his eyes. He did not even have time to scream before he died, his eyes wide open, unable to close in death.
"Huh?" The young man could not help looking over, a trace of puzzlement flashing across his face.
"What? You don't even recognize me?" Huang Xiao laughed. "I never expected you fellows to come too. Your disguises really are terrible. I recognized you at a glance."
"Brother Huang, it's you!" Only after hearing Huang Xiao's voice did Dugu Sheng realize who he was.
Huang Xiao's disguise was indeed a cut above theirs. At the very least, none of them had noticed him there, though that was also because his martial prowess surpassed that of Dugu Sheng and the others.
Amid several screams, all five experts charging toward them died miserably at the hands of the three men a short distance away.
"You're Brother Huang?" The three swiftly came up beside Huang Xiao and Dugu Sheng, and one asked in surprise.
"Who else would I be? What are you doing here too?" Huang Xiao asked.
The four men before him were Dugu Sheng, Hong Yi, Meng Jiu, and, somewhat to Huang Xiao's surprise, Li Wujing.
Just as Dugu Sheng was about to answer, more experts came charging from the distance. He hurriedly said, "We shouldn't linger here. Let's get out of the city first."
"Exactly, exactly. These men are nothing to fear, but they're still a nuisance. Let's leave the city and lie low until this blows over," Hong Yi said with a nod.
"I never thought I'd have to leave as soon as I entered the city.