Chu Yunqing was at the entrance of the hall, but Yan Hongran was not there. Obviously, this was not the place where she wanted to meet.

The person who came was a brother named Ali from Kanglefang. He came in spite of the rain. The rainwater slipped off his raincoat. He just stood in the corridor for a while, and there were large water stains under his feet.

"Brother Qing'er?" the person called.

Chu Yunqing came back to his senses and suppressed the sudden turmoil of thoughts and increasingly clear uneasiness in his heart. He had already guessed that the place to meet was at Kanglefang.

After hesitating whether to go to the hall to get the knife, Chu Yunqing ignored the warning signs in his heart and resolutely took off a raincoat from the wall, put it on and went into the rain.

"It's such a bad weather that it's hard for the carriage to move, so we have to run." Ali, who was leading the way, trotted, with rain curtains all around him.

Chu Yunqing nodded, wiped his face, and asked, "Where are we going?"

Sure enough, Ali said: "Kanglefang."

"Besides the hall master, who else is there?" Chu Yunqing asked.

This time, Ali hesitated and just said that there was Qing Fei and a few other guys.

"Didn't you tell me what it was about?" Chu Yunqing smiled, pretending to be relaxed and said: "It's raining so heavily. Isn't it urgent to go out to drink while you're not at home?"

Ali also smiled, shook his head and said: "It was the hall master's order. We don't know and we didn't dare to ask. It must be something important. Brother Qing'er is so close to the hall master, so maybe something good happened to him."

Chu Yunqing nodded, knowing that he couldn't ask anything else from the other party.

Kang Le Fang is not far from the entrance of Dongshi. Even in this kind of weather, the two people, who are familiar with the streets, can arrive in only a quarter of an hour.

There was no one on the street, not even the barking of dogs, and the only quiet sound was the pounding rain.

Chu Yunqing finally saw where Ali was pointing, which was where Yan Hongran had arranged for him to go.

At the street entrance, his body was trembling slightly.

Ali didn't notice it and just said: "That's it. Brother Qing'er, you can go there by yourself. We still have to guard."

Only then did Chu Yunqing notice that there were weak qi forces in several hidden places nearby, and there must be at least a dozen people there.

He took a deep breath. At this time, he was in a state of confusion, and he was even more anxious than he had been for a long time. But when things came to a close, he had no choice but to go ahead, no matter what he was about to face.

So, after just a moment's hesitation, Chu Yunqing walked straight forward.

It was a very familiar place, the tavern where Chen Wenjing used to hide her identity.

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The door of the tavern was closed tightly, with rain curtains like waterfalls on the eaves, and a man in a raincoat knocked on the door.

The door opened, and Qing Fei, who was wearing a hat, looked at the person opposite, with no expression on her fair face.

Chu Yunqing nodded as a greeting, but before he could speak, Qing Fei turned aside and let him in.

No one spoke, the candlelight on the first floor of the tavern was swaying in the wind, and vaguely visible shadows could be seen in the curtain leading to the backyard, as if there were several people standing there.

Chu Yunqing pursed his lips, took off his bamboo hat and raincoat, hung it on the wall, and walked over there.

Behind him, Qing Fei looked at his back and closed the shop door silently. The wind and rain were outside the door, but her hand holding the scabbard did not relax.

Behind the curtain is the backyard, but there is a cloister-like awning. Although it is not very spacious, it can accommodate more than ten people. Of course, there are not that many people in front of you.

Stepping from the candlelight into darkness again, Chu Yunqing squinted his eyes and saw clearly the people in front of him.

Yan Hongran, who looked calm, Li Er, who looked calm but was actually confused, Fang Zhen, who had an inexplicable smile, and the other two incense owners standing with their arms folded.

They were standing behind the door curtain, looking like they were enjoying the rain, but there was no charm at all. Instead, they gave people a strange heaviness, just like Chu Yunqing's mood at the moment.

He walked over and called "Sister Hongran".

Yan Hongran looked over with a faint smile on her face, "I'm calling you here so late, are you not disturbing me?"

"How could that happen?" Chu Yunqing also smiled, but his heart became even more heavy.

He knew each other very well. A few years ago, he worked as an undercover agent for the Yuanxing Gang. A few months later, he met a young girl who had just joined the gang, Yan Hongran. At that time, she knew nothing and seemed to be a loner.

Yong, in fact, is very timid. He always relies on himself and does things by his own side.

Slowly, within half a year, the other person became the owner of the incense.

Because in addition to her martial arts skills, it is also because she is ruthless. The timid girl before seemed to be just passing by, but as she grows up, she does things that others dare not do without blinking an eye, whether it is cutting people or killing people, in her

It was as casual as drinking water.

Chu Yunqing has become a little brother, and the shy and timid girl in the past has become a ruthless person in the world of Taiyuan Prefecture.

It is precisely because of this understanding that we have gotten along before, that at this time, when the other party shows such a harmless smile and seems careless, Chu Yunqing feels even more terrifying.

He almost couldn't help but escape from here, but the inexplicable thoughts that flashed through his mind made him stubborn and determined.

There is nothing to be afraid of, he thought to himself. He has become stronger now. He is no longer the old gangster, but has truly acquired the skills that he has been immersed in for more than ten years. Even if he is not as good as Yan Hongran, he should be better than Fang Zhen and others.

It's bad, but he will become stronger in the future. This is the confidence and even more self-confidence. It keeps him from showing timidity and maintains the demeanor of looking at everything indifferently.

Yan Hongran looked at him, didn't see anything, and looked away.

"It's raining heavily tonight," she said. "It should be a good time to warm the stove and drink."

Chu Yunqing didn't know why she sighed inexplicably, but Fang Zhen and others on the side didn't speak. They stood there, although they were looking at the rain in the courtyard, but their actual positions vaguely surrounded the room.

"Indeed, we won't see such heavy rain for two or three years." Chu Yunqing agreed.

"Do you know why I called you here?" Yan Hongran asked.

Chu Yunqing shook his head.

"In the eyes of outsiders, you are all my confidants. In fact, we are all our own people, and we are even a family." Yan Hongran said.

Chu Yunqing nodded.

On the side, Li Er seemed a little frightened and a little excited. After all, compared to a few people here, he was not even the incense master, he was just a more trusted one among the dozens of brothers under Chu Yunqing.

But now, the usually aloof and superior hall master actually treated him as one of his family members. How could he not be moved?

Chu Yunqing's eyes were slightly lowered.

"I called you here because I wanted to give you a gift." Yan Hongran said.

Chu Yunqing raised his head and asked doubtfully: "A gift?"

He subconsciously touched his arms, where he had the Qingxuan axe, which was the most convenient place to strike.

Of course Fang Zhen and others didn't know.

But Yan Hongran knew that when she glanced at him, a hint of complexity that no one noticed flashed through her eyes, but she turned into a chuckle.

"Hey, I'm not happy to give you a gift." She snorted.

"No." Chu Yunqing scratched his head.

Fang Zhen and others on the side looked quite envious.

Yan Hongran tilted her head, then pointed to the corner of the awning, "The gift is over there."

Chu Yunqing was startled and looked over subconsciously, still a little confused.

At the right time, the night suddenly turned white for a moment, and after the lightning, there was a muffled thunder that rang in the ears, but seemed to appear in the heart, making people feel depressed and uncomfortable.

Chu Yunqing's face suddenly turned pale, and his eyes trembled, full of horror and disbelief.

He stood there, his body trembling for a moment, and Yan Hongran, who was standing next to him, could clearly feel it.

However, Chu Yunqing felt that he could not speak at this time. He clenched his teeth and pursed his lips tightly, trying not to lose his composure.

In front of him, in the corner of the wall, there was an upright bench. He was familiar with it. This was the bench that Chen Wenjing used to lie on when she pressed his waist. But this time, there were straps tied to it.

There was a person, a woman wearing only obscene underwear.

Chen Wenjing had several blood stains on her body, which soaked through her white silk clothes. Her hair was a little messy, and her body was wet from the rain. There were a few red marks from slaps on her face, her eyes were also red and swollen, and the blood on the corners of her mouth had dried.

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She was tied to a bench, her arms were pulled by ropes, and tied to a beam. Her whole body was upright and unable to move at all.

Her breath was a little weak, her head was slightly lowered, and she was looking at Chu Yunqing.

Chu Yunqing moved his lips and looked at Yan Hongran beside him with difficulty, with inquiry, inquiry, and even some suppressed and unnoticed anger.

He should have been afraid, but for some reason, he was unusually calm at this time. Maybe it was because of his previous guesses, maybe it was the assistant who gave him courage, or maybe deep down in his heart, he was just a man of stone.

A heartfelt person.

Previously, he should have sensed Chen Wenjing, but because of the worry and fear when he came, he did not notice this, so he lost his composure just now.

"What a beautiful person." Yan Hongran's eyes swept over Chen Wenjing's figure that was tightened by a rope, and there was a bit of pity in her tone, "Tell me, why am I not a man?"

On the side, except Li Er, Fang Zhen looked at Chen Wenjing with a lustful look in their eyes.

Chu Yunqing pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.

"Do you like this gift?" Yan Hongran approached and said softly.

"Why?" Chu Yunqing asked.

"You don't know." Yan Hongran patted his arm, shook his head and said, "I just found out that she is actually from the government, the junior sister of An Qinghe, the head of the Six Sects!"

"You're too careless," she said. "This pub has been open for two years. She deliberately approached you just to get information from you. Think about it, how much you exposed?"
To be continued...