Knife splashing

Chapter 64 It’s your own fault.
Suddenly, white frost appeared on the ground, and there were footprints everywhere.

Yuan Qu and others felt a chill rising in their hearts.

The light around them grew dimmer and dimmer, even the moonlight in the sky seemed to have disappeared, and the temperature dropped drastically, becoming as cold as an ice cellar, making their brains somewhat numb.

In a trance, they seemed to see something.

There were densely packed black shadows with various flags above them, like an army from the underworld, and one seemed to hear the sounds of chanting and praying.

This strange scene was beyond their understanding.

Fortunately, they remembered Chen Fakui's instructions and didn't even dare to breathe.

The circle of white ash around did work. Both the white frost and footprints around seemed to ignore this place and walked past it.

I don't know how long it took, but everything returned to normal.

The white frost, footprints, and strange noises all disappeared without a trace.

Everything that just happened seemed like just a nightmare.

"Then...what is that?"

Yuan Qu just felt his throat was a little dry.

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt cold all over. He turned around and found that Chen Fakui was staring at him coldly with murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

Yuan Qu swallowed his saliva, "Master Chen, you..."

"Those are the City God Temple's Sheling Yinbing!"

Chen Fakui didn't know what he was thinking about. The murderous intent in his eyes disappeared, and he said calmly: "The old man in the City God Temple came to find me on purpose. It seems that he has discovered something."

"I have never performed magic in the city. It must be your people who have revealed their true colors."

"impossible!"

Yuan Qu quickly refuted, then gritted his teeth and said, "Master Chen, please rest assured. If someone really betrays us, we will eliminate all those who know about it!"

"hehe…"

Chen Fakui was amused. He packed his things without even looking up and asked, "Do you still think you are the leader of the White Ape Gang?"

"I'm afraid someone in Xianyang City is already searching for us. Not to mention you, even your master will be in big trouble this time."

"If you don't believe me, you can go back and see for yourself. I'll wait for you here for a moment, and when the time comes, I'll leave."

His tone was calm and he seemed not to care about the impending danger at all.

Yuan Qu gritted his teeth, his eyes uncertain, and clasped his fists and said, "Master Chen, please wait a moment, I'll be back soon, let's go!"

After saying this, he jumped on his horse, shook the reins, and headed straight for Xianyang City with several of his subordinates.

Chen Fakui was not in a hurry. He packed up his magic tools and kicked the surrounding fire towards the center, burning the altar along with it.

After doing all this, he sat cross-legged and looked towards the southeast in the night.

Cough!

Suddenly, he covered his mouth and coughed a few times, then spread out his palms, which were covered with scarlet blood.

In the darkness, a painful murmur sounded:

"How can Heaven treat me so unfairly? I refuse to accept it. I refuse to accept it..."

…………

"It's here, open it!"

Next to the mound outside the Xianyang city wall, Yuan Qu dug up the loose soil, revealing two iron rings with iron chains, and motioned to his men to open them.

Although several subordinates didn't understand why, they didn't dare to ask more questions.

Yuan Qu was very generous to his subordinates, especially his close confidants. Not only did they have no worries about food and drink and all expenses were covered, he even arranged jobs for their families.

But the rules of the White Ape Gang are extremely strict. The key point is that Yuan Qu's orders cannot be questioned. As a result, more than one person died, so how could they dare to say anything?

"Hi!"

Several men pulled the iron ring together.

There was a thick wooden door panel below. As the iron lock was straightened, the surrounding soil and gravel scattered, revealing a dark hole.

When several men saw this, they looked at each other in surprise.

"This is the secret passage dug by the Maitreya sect during the rebellion."

Yuan Qu explained calmly: "I bought the house because I discovered this secret passage. Let's go back through the secret passage. Even if something happens, we can still leave."

"The gang leader is wise!"

"Well, hurry up!"

Several men nodded and entered the tunnel one by one.

The entrance is similar to a vertical shaft, with wooden frames on the earthen walls.

After they went down and lit the torches, they found that the secret passage was quite large, two meters wide, and even the tallest gangster could stand up straight.

At this moment, a fierce light flashed in the eyes of Yuan Qu, who was following behind.

Two daggers suddenly appeared in his hands.

He crouched down, took a wandering step, and crossed the daggers in his hands.

puff!puff!puff!
Before several men could react, their necks were slashed. They fell to the ground, covering their bleeding necks, kicking their legs and foaming with blood at their mouths.

Yuan Qu took a cold look, and ignoring the resentful looks of the crowd, he picked up the torch and ran quickly towards the depths of the tunnel.

This was his carefully planned escape route.

No matter what happens, these people cannot survive.

The light in the secret passage was dim, and the air was polluted, with a suffocating feeling, but Yuan Qu didn't care about that at all and his pace became faster and faster.

He knew what Chen Fakui meant.

Waiting for him on the hillside was not out of loyalty, but because he would need help when he went to the mass grave to get the treasure later.

If he returned too late, this person would definitely disappear without a trace. His house was not far from the north city wall. Not long after, Yuan Qu came to a dark room and looked out through the gap that had been left in advance.

Outside is the main hall of his house, and the gap is just below the altar.

This is where Yuan Qu’s cleverness lies.

Ordinary people usually keep secret passages in their own rooms or study rooms.

Who would have thought that he would stay in the main hall.

When he looked through the gap, Yuan Qu felt a chill in his heart.

The main hall was brightly lit with candles, and all the maids and servants in the house were kneeling on the ground. The gang members who stayed in the house were all bruised and tied up.

On the chair next to it, you can see a pair of cowhide boots.

There was a chaotic flow of footsteps around, with yamen runners coming and going from time to time.

"Captain, we didn't find anything in the wing room!"

"Captain, we have set up an ambush at the city gate. As soon as Yuan Qu returns, we can capture him immediately!"

"What about the Zhou family?"

"Master Hu has taken people there..."

It’s the head constable Guan Wanche!

Without saying a word, Yuan Qu tiptoed back to the secret passage, then turned around and ran away, secretly hating himself for being careless.

So many children had been kidnapped before and nothing happened. After all, people were abducted every day in Xianyang City, so they could just blame the traffickers. Unexpectedly, the last few escaped the trap.

It must be that old guy Zhou Peide, something happened to the people he hired!

What an idiot. I should have ignored him if I had known.

Yuan Qu felt extremely regretful.

He has had Zhou Pan's support over the years and has been doing well. With the flattery of the gang members around him, he always thought that he was ingenious. However, he never considered that many things were just because others did not dare to offend Zhou Pan and pretended to be ignorant in order to suffer losses.

Of course, Yuan Qu himself doesn’t think so.

He quickly left the secret passage, exited the cave, and jumped on his horse.

He was about to leave, but there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

If I follow Chen Fakui, I will definitely have to hide from place to place. Besides, I won’t have the time to take away all the belongings I have accumulated in my life. It means I have lost everything.

But escaping alone is also risky.

Thinking of the people in the martial arts world whom he had offended over the years, Yuan Qu couldn't help but feel fear in his heart. Only then did he realize that in this vast world, without Xianyang City, Zhou Pan and the White Ape Gang, he was nothing!

With a sigh, Yuan Qu rode his horse into the night.

Not long after, he arrived at the hillside. Seeing Chen Fakui sitting cross-legged on it, Yuan Qu heaved a sigh of relief and knelt on the ground. "Master Chen is so wise. I will follow you from now on."

Chen Fakui nodded calmly, with no sadness or joy in his eyes.

He knew that Yuan Qu would definitely come back.

Because such people have no other choice but to depend on others.

"Let's go. I expected this day."

"But that old man can't catch me..."

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"Third Master, why haven't they come yet?"

On the official road in the dark night, a disciple couldn't help but ask.

They waited for a long time but didn't see even a trace of Li Yan. Not to mention the disciples, even Zhou Peide himself was puzzled.

Zhou Peide said in a deep voice: "Go and ask what's going on!"

"Yes, Third Master!"

The disciple got the order and immediately jumped on his horse and rushed into the night. But within two incense sticks of time, he hurried back and said in confusion, "Master San, everyone has left. I don't know where they went."

"gone?"

Zhou Peide suddenly felt a surge of anger.

He was blinded by hatred and had no time to think about many things. He immediately complained, "Yuan Qu, this bastard, is really unreliable."

"Go back first, and ask him about it tomorrow!"

After saying that, he led everyone back to Xianyang City.

The gates of Xianyang City were closed at night, but his Zhou family had an extraordinary status in the city, and as usual, he only needed to give a greeting and someone would lower a hanging basket from the city wall.

But as soon as he climbed onto the city wall, Zhou Peide found something wrong.

In the distance, a row of guards and yamen runners all pulled their bows and crossbows, aiming sharp arrows at them, while torches were lit up around them.

"Zhou Peide, you've committed a crime!"

…………

At the hour of Mao, the sky was slightly bright.

Outside the mountain temple, the bonfire had long been extinguished.

Li Yan was sleeping with a jar of wine in his arms and his head resting on a piece of wood.

On the other side, Zhao Luzi was also snoring loudly.

The two of them talked for a long time last night, and after drinking several jars of wine, even a martial artist could not bear it and fell asleep directly on the ground.

Suddenly, Li Yan sniffed, and Zhao Luzi on the other side also moved his ears slightly. At the same time, they stood up and looked towards the mountain path.

I saw Sha Lifei, led by a villager, running down the mountain road with an anxious look on his face. When he saw Li Yan, he immediately shouted:
"Brother Yan, go back quickly, the Taoist has been ambushed!"

(End of this chapter)