Chapter 9 Chess Pieces
Following closely behind a most skilled assassin, Zhu Yuyan and Shi Feixuan and I came to a dense forest outside the city. The assassin in front turned over and stopped in front of a dead tree stump that several people could not hug. He looked around vigilantly, then jumped over the tree stump and disappeared from our sight.
The three of them looked at each other, waited for a while, and then they thought the assassin had left the entrance before they jumped onto the stump and walked in. The secret passage was narrow and not damp. It was obvious that the ventilation design was quite exquisite. I don’t know who came from. When we came out from the other end of the secret passage, we were surprised to find that the location was the courtyard we came to explore yesterday. But we were surprised to find that not only was there no warning in the courtyard, but there was no one in the secret room.
Shi Feixuan said with a puzzled look on her face: "We clearly saw the assassin sneaking back here through the secret path, why didn't we even see a single figure in the blink of an eye?"
Zhu Yuyan pondered for a moment and said, "With the assassin's skills, it is absolutely impossible to find the three of us following him. And since he had worked hard to make a big circle outside the city before he sneaked back through the secret path, this should be where they hide. Why is the defense so loose that there is not even a single figure in the secret room?"
I did not answer Zhu Yuyan's question, because I was also very confused at this time, and the enemy's actions were really beyond my expectations. I walked back and forth in the secret room with my frowns, and carefully observed every item in the room with my eyes. I also touched the cabinet shelves and antique utensils from time to time, without leaving a suspicious place.
After checking for a while, I twisted the dust on the porcelain bottle with my fingers. A flash of light in my mind, and my eyes kept searching on the ground. "Haha, that's true." After discovering the secret, I smiled.
Zhu Yuyan walked to me, lowered her head and looked at the ground under her feet. She found nowhere to be able to do so. She asked me in confusion: "Honey, have you seen through the secret? Why didn't I find anything on the ground?"
I glanced at Shi Feixuan next to me. Seeing that she was not surprised when she heard Zhu Yuyan call me "husband", she guessed that it must have been told by the girls last night. Then she looked at Zhu Yuyan and smiled and said, "Yan'er, you will understand if you look carefully at the dust on the ground and the surrounding furniture."
After I mentioned this, Zhu Yuyan immediately understood, turned her head and looked at me, and suddenly said, "Husband, are you talking about..."
"This is just a disguise to confuse us, and the real hiding place is another place!" Zhu Yuyan's words were just halfway through, and Shi Feixuan, who also saw that the secret was already said first.
"Well, that's it." I nodded, reached out and pinched Zhu Yuyan's pink face, full of teasing. Shi Feixuan next to me looked embarrassed and her pretty face turned red. I laughed and continued, "Although in order to make the false appearance very realistic, someone will come to clean it every once in a while. As long as someone walks here, it will inevitably cause the dust on the ground to not be evenly distributed." After saying that, he pointed to the two women beside him and said, "Look, look from here.
Until the wall opposite us, the dust on the ground about a foot wide was obviously much thinner than the thickness around it. Hehe, so I am sure there must be a secret passage hidden behind the opposite wall, and the switch must be above the wall." Although he spoke so relaxed, he called out a "lucky" in his heart. Unexpectedly, the enemy's mind was so meticulous. If it weren't for the extremely sharpness in my eyes, it would be impossible to distinguish the thickness of the dust on the ground if others came here.
Shi Feixuan followed the route of my finger and walked under the opposite wall. He fumbled carefully, and gently knocked on each blue brick patiently. When he heard the crisp sound from it, he turned his head and waved to me and Zhu Yuyan excitedly and said, "Brother Tian is right. There is indeed a mechanism here." Unintentionally, he had already called me "Brother Tian". After saying that, he reached out and pressed hard on the blue brick that was determined to be the mechanism. After a low and muffled sound, a secret door slowly rose from the opposite wall. Behind it was another narrow and long secret passage.
Seeing this, I couldn't help but think of the dungeon where Chen Luoyan was imprisoned. The structure was also very longing. I don't know if it was written by the same person. I held Zhu Yuyan's soft and bright voice and gave Shi Feixuan a thumbs up, then took Shi Feixuan's soft little hand tightly, pulled the two of them into the secret path without saying anything. I was secretly happy in my heart. Such a great opportunity, it would be a fool to not take advantage of it!
Shi Feixuan didn't expect me to be like this, her face flushed, and she couldn't tell whether she was shy or excited. She wanted to break free from my palms, but she was a little reluctant, so she followed me obediently, shyly and didn't dare to look up at me.
Because we were worried about touching the mechanism in the secret path, the three of us walked very slowly. In fact, this was also my intention. Zhu Yuyan and Shi Feixuan knew it very well, but they didn't point it out. Shi Feixuan's face was flushed, and she was shy and obediently accompanied me, like a newly married young wife. Sweet time always passed quickly. After about a scent, we came to the end of the secret path. We released our huge spiritual sense, knocked down the four secret whistles waiting in the dark in the courtyard, led the two girls out and jumped directly to the roof. We were surprised to find that we had arrived at the Dongcheng area of Jiujiang.
Zhu Yuyan said calmly: "I didn't expect that the enemy's true hiding place was in Dongcheng. No wonder we didn't find any trace of the enemy there yesterday."
Shi Feixuan looked at the night around her frivolously, and finally locked in a house in front of her right. She pointed and said softly: "There is a faint smell of bloody smell over that house, which should be the place where the enemy hides."
Looking in the direction of Shi Feixuan's finger, I nodded and said, "Feixuan is right. Let's go over and find out if we can hear some useful news."
Shi Feixuan frowned slightly and said, "How many of these assassins have good skills, and the alert here must be very strict. It may not be easy to sneak in."
After hearing this, Zhu Yuyan smiled embarrassedly and said, "Don't worry, Feixuan, there is nothing you can do with your husband here."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Feixuan was surprised to find that the night around the three of us slowly "danced". The scenery in front of us gradually became unreal, and it seemed like a layer of water film was separated in front of us. If a fourth person was by our side at this time, we would see that the bodies and breaths of our three of us were gradually swallowed up by the night around us little by little until they disappeared completely.
After using energy to lay a layer of "mirror barrier" around the three of them, the three of them quietly fell into the courtyard that Shi Feixuan pointed to. They unknowingly avoided all the secret whistles, and their bodies were tightly on the roof, and they eavesdropped on the conversation in the room through the delicate vibration of the tiles.
"...Ah, it's a pity that such a careful plan failed. I hope the three orders will make a few words for the subordinates in front of the young master." The speaker was Qiu Fengling, the leader of the "Changjian Club".
"We still underestimated Lin Shihong's strength. We didn't expect that he could withstand you a few heavy blows and only suffered minor internal injuries, and also had the ability to fight against the "Thirteen Blood Kill". Seeing that he was about to succeed, Lin Shihong secretly had another expert help. I have checked the wound on the forehead of Thirteen Blood Kill, but it was just a puffed bamboo chopstick. You have personally learned the martial arts of the Thirteen people. This person who fired the bamboo chopsticks was able to kill him without any response. This was simply incredible. Moreover, in the eyes of the few of us, we did not find any suspicious person in the schoolyard, so the person who fired the bamboo chopsticks must be in the restaurant opposite the street of the schoolyard hundreds of steps away.
At such a long distance and with the interference of night, this person was not only able to hit the forehead of Thirteen Blood Killers at the same time, but also nailed them firmly to the city wall. Their skills were unimaginable." The person spoke, and by capturing the breath of this person, it was the assassin we were following. "As for the young master..." This person deliberately dragged his voice, paused for a moment, and asked Qiu Fengling with greed in his tone, "I heard that Yang Guang's 'Emerald Glass Cup' has been turned over several times and has now been in the hands of Brother Qiu. This... Brother Qiu also knew that this person had such a hobby and liked to collect those strange things. I wonder if Brother Qiu could let him take a look?"
Qiu Fengling had already cursed the three orders in his heart. What do you think? It was clearly a robbery! But the person had to bow his head under the short eaves. At this moment, the life of his family was all in the mouth of the three orders. He hurriedly smiled and said, "What are the words of the three orders? My subordinates know the hobbies of the three orders. This 'jade glass cup' was originally planned to be delivered to you on a date."
Seeing that Qiu Fengling was so conscious of the current affairs, the third envoy laughed and said, "Young Master, Brother Qiu, can rest assured, this matter is entirely due to those bullshit counselors and wise men who are not well planned. Underestimating Lin Shihong's strength, it led to the final failure. What should I do with Brother Qiu? I will report it to the young master, but the young master has always been clear in rewards and punishments. Brother Qiu's flesh and blood must be indispensable."
When he heard the four words "The bitterness of flesh", Qiu Fengling's face turned pale, and he felt a layer of goose bumps all over his body. He begged to the San Ling Envoy in panic: "I hope the San Ling Envoy will give more good words to his subordinates, and he will beg for him in the future."
"In this way... Brother Qiu's affairs are covered by his body. It must not be ugly for Brother Qiu." The three envoys hesitated for a moment, patted his chest and assured. Then he changed the topic and said: "The young master had left Jiujiang yesterday. Things can be temporarily suppressed by him. Brother Qiu has exposed his identity in front of Lin Shihong, so there is no need for the 'Changjian Club' to avoid the long dreams. I think Brother Qiu would leave Jiujiang tonight and go to Lingnan to help the seven or eight envoys."
Qiu Fengling lowered his head and pondered for a while. The "Changjian Club" was his struggle for many years before he developed to this situation. Although this was just a small minor in the plan, people had a sense of it. After spending so long with the disciples of the "College Club", there would naturally be no "chicken head" as he was. He had to live a new life that was not even a "phoenix tail" under others, but it was hard to give up in his heart. Finally, he sighed. Compared with his own wealth and life, Qiu Fengling could still tell which was more important. He raised his head and said to the three envoys: "Can the three envoys give their subordinates a bet of incense, and let them explain to the subordinates of the "College Club". After all, they are brothers who have been with him for several years."
The three order envoy frowned and sneered, "Brother Qiu is such a waste. They are just some irrelevant chess pieces. Wouldn't Brother Qiu go back like this and go into Lin Shihong's pocket? Your life is small, but if the news of my teaching is leaked, you know what the consequences are!" After saying that, he suddenly changed into a gentle tone and said, "As long as Brother Qiu's ability is able to be loyal to the young leader and achieve great achievements, wealth and glory are still at your fingertips? Why should Brother Qiu care about temporary gains and losses?"
After the persuasion of the three envoys, Qiu Fengling calmed down, as if he had seen his longing for gold and silver, money and beauty in control, and said with great determination: "Okay! Thank you for the three envoys for giving me some advice. I will leave Jiujiang immediately for Lingnan. I will entrust you to you." After that, I pushed the door and came out, and several ups and downs had disappeared in the distant night. I bent my fingers and squirted on Qiu Fengling to facilitate the tracking of "hawk's eyes". Qiu Fengling was already embarrassed at this moment, so naturally he did not notice it at all.
After watching Qiu Fengling disappear from sight, the face filled with gentle smiles immediately became cold, and a cruel smile hangs on the corner of his mouth. He put down the teacup in his hand and said to himself gloomy: "The chess pieces are just chess pieces after all. Once they lose their function, their fate is destined to leave the chessboard...hehe."
"Haha, I love to hear these words. Now is the time for your chess piece to leave the board." A joking voice came from outside the rumor, cutting off the three orders like a serrated sniper laughter.
Chapter completed!