Destiny is ashes

Chapter 167: Autumn Wind (Thanks to all readers for the reward)

"Ma'am, it's my fault."

Just as Aunt Huai sighed, golden eyes lit up in the shadows.

Silently, the girl with dark golden eyes walked out slowly: "I have a special bloodline, which is deeply connected to the earth veins."

"Although I can use the earth veins to hide, if a Feng Shui master takes action, he can also use the earth veins to find me."

"Although they don't know I'm here, they will definitely occupy this node in order to find me."

"I have done you harm."

The girl's voice was gentle and full of self-blame, causing Aunt Huai to shake her head: "What are you talking about? Ever since I found you unconscious in front of my door in the middle of the night, I knew that you must be in big trouble."

"You have been unwilling to explain your origins and the reason for your escape because it is a serious matter and you don't want to harm me."

"I knew this, so I hid you. I had anticipated this outcome."

"Auntie... why are you doing this?" The girl came to Auntie Huai's side. The old lady lovingly embraced her and stroked the girl's soft long hair: "I'm going to die soon, if not this year, then next year."

She spoke of her own death in a calm tone, unimaginably carefree: "I met with disaster when I was young, but was saved by a noble man. The price I paid was that I could only live here."

"Since then, I have vowed to help others throughout my life. As for you, I can see at a glance that although you are a child with a deep and complicated mind, you are a kind-hearted person. It is children like you that I want to help throughout my life."

"【Resurrection and Borrowing Energy】...I see."

In the old lady's arms, the girl with golden eyes whispered to herself. Then, she raised her head with a scorching gaze: "Aunt Huai, it is indeed not advisable to stay here for long. If we fail this time, those people will use more cruel means next time."

"You've given your all to help me, how can I just sit there and watch? Although it's a little dangerous, please come with me. I may be able to... help you prolong your life!"

"Silly child, how could it be possible..."

Aunt Huai gave a bitter smile. She wanted to say something but was stunned by a purple light and stopped talking.

She saw it.

I saw a piece of divine jade embedded in the center of the girl’s chest, just below her collarbone.

In the jade, the air is bluish purple and there are dragons and snakes circling.

The other side.

Some time ago.

An Jing quietly followed these ruffians who were running around.

His eyes were so sharp that he could tell at a glance that there was a man among these ruffians who looked timid but was actually a warrior with steady steps and profound skills.

This is obviously the real instigator. If we follow him, we may be able to find the real culprit.

As expected, the warrior seemed to be fleeing with everyone else, but he actually escaped quietly, and after turning several turns, he came to a hidden alley.

There were many secret rooms on both sides of the alley. In one of the secret rooms, there were two constables playing mahjong. When they saw the warrior coming, they stood up and asked, "Why are you back so early? Did you do it?"

The warrior dressed like a scoundrel spitted and said, "What bad luck! That Chen Li kid messed things up."

The two detectives were surprised when they heard this: "That Chen Li kid? What's his relationship with him?"

"Isn't his internal breath as smooth as a thread? It's ok that Lao Guan and the other two didn't stop him, but why are you afraid?"

"It's a tricky idea."

The warrior also sat down, ready to play a few cards: "Just like what the boss said, it is most likely a descendant of a big family in Chenli. He is very nimble, and I am nothing in front of him."

"What the boss meant was to 'invite' him here to ask about the situation and find out which tribe he belongs to. He is not a man of integrity. He said he would not get involved, so why did he send someone to test us?"

"In the end, I couldn't stop him, and the tea shop incident was ruined. I don't know how I will be punished when I return."

"Hmm." The detectives didn't take it seriously: "The Chenli people are not kind, it's a common thing, at most they will just say a few words."

"It's a difficult idea. Bring a few more people with you next time. Then make them kneel down and call you their master. Come on, let's play cards now and not talk about this.

"You are not the ones who should be punished for your feelings. You will do it next time. You don't even say a word of comfort. You are so unkind!" The warrior cursed but still joined in playing cards.

Following behind with Xuan Bu, An Jing, like a ghost, seemed to be thinking about something. "It turns out that there is a problem with my identity."

He said to the sword spirit in his heart: "It seems that the surrounding Chenli clans have reached an agreement with them not to get involved in this matter recently. My Chenli identity is disguised too well. They didn't suspect whether I am a Chenli or not, but they were confused about the situation and had to capture me to question me."

Although the situation is still a little confusing, it is generally clear.

For some reason, the mysterious organization needs to utilize the power of the earth veins. They take advantage of the death of Shu Zheng, the master of Kanming City, and the chaos in the city to seize the earth vein nodes like Huaiji Tea Shop.

The mysterious organization is not a cult, and may even be on bad terms with the cult. They took advantage of the fact that the cult's forces around Kanming City were severely damaged to sneak into the city.

However, they also have power in the city, at least they have bribed a lot of constables and hooligans.

An Jing was very patient. He knew very well that no matter how happy these people were playing cards and slacking off during work hours, they would eventually go back and report.

It didn't take long to wait.

After playing a hand of cards, An Jing saw a man who had lost a lot of money complaining about his "bad luck" and left, then walked towards Chongyi Building, one of the major chambers of commerce in Kanming City.

"Interesting, it seems that the Chongyi Building is targeting me?"

Raising his eyebrows, An Jing thought to himself, "I remember that the golden bear fur was bought by Chongyi Tower... They have strong connections, and the constables were bribed. The hunting team probably relies on Chongyi Tower, so it's no wonder that they learned about my selling of the talisman at the first time."

"The next step is to investigate Chongyi Building?"

The sword spirit said: "Your drone is indeed very useful. If a warrior who is not familiar with this aspect senses it, he might think it is just a small insect or bird."

"Not urgent."

An Jing thought for a while and shook his head slowly: "Now these people are still playing cards, and the intelligence has not been gathered back. When all these people go back to report, then the investigation will be more valuable."

"As for now, I'll do them a favor."

Having said this, An Jing smiled and said, "I will beat them up first. While relieving my anger, I can also give them more information to report and see what is going on behind their backs."

After he finished speaking, he lifted up the clothes that were too conspicuous on the surface, revealing the tight outfit underneath.

An Jing took out the Tianyuan Realm's anti-evil mask from his arms, put it on, stepped forward, pushed his hands forward, pushed the door open, and broke into the dark room where these mysterious organization's people gathered.

"Who is it? What's making such a fuss?"

The constables and warriors who were playing cards were so excited that their faces turned red. When they saw the door open, they subconsciously thought that other companions had come in and instinctively shouted.

But the next moment, he felt a shock in his head, and then he completely fainted.

An Jing retracted his fist and used less force. He didn't punch the constable's brains out of his ears and nose, but he would have to lie down for ten days or half a month due to the concussion.

The other people who were playing cards turned their heads in surprise. When they saw An Jing's hideous mask, they immediately understood what had happened and stood up to fight. But at this moment, An Jing approached rapidly like a ghost and punched each of them in turn, hitting them hard on the forehead or temple.

A dull sound of someone falling was heard, but because the alley here was too quiet and was a place used for half-closed doors and underground gambling tables, no one cared and no one heard it.

In a breath, everyone in the dark room was dealt with by An Jing. No one had the chance to activate any defensive measures or counterattack. They all lost consciousness.

"too easy."

An Jing retracted his fist. With his current strength, let alone beating up a few small thugs, even if the entire Kanming City Police Department confronted him head-on, it would definitely not be the opponent that would win.

As for whether he should reveal his strength... Let's not talk about the high probability that his true identity will not be discovered, so what even if it is discovered?

An Jing has been practicing martial arts for a long time. He was almost blocked at the door of the inn in the morning and couldn't get out. If he doesn't vent his anger on these idiots today, he will doubt the point of practicing martial arts!
Not to mention, these people have a lot of good stuff on them, and you can also take advantage of them.

"interesting."

An Jing moved deftly among the fallen crowd, then reached out and found a piece of warm, crystal-clear, translucent jade from the leading constable.

A spiritual stone.

"The origins of this group of people are indeed extraordinary!"

Playfully pondering the spirit stone in his hand, An Jing turned his head and looked at the group of unconscious people, smiling as if he saw a wandering wallet: "Too much to know that there are pure spirit stones. This time I can say that I have made a fortune."

(End of this chapter)