Hidden moth

Chapter 193 Waiting for the Mystery to Unravel

Lan Jiuwan built a temporary camp close to the cliff, using natural rock crevices and local materials. It was very concealed and could only be discovered by walking through the mountains and forests.

The camp was set up very quickly and she finished it before dark. With her cultivation, everything she did was very convenient.

The travel bag she carried with her was not big. It contained some light camping equipment such as a film sleeping bag. The largest item was a suspended-wing drone, which had been assembled and parked in the open space, with a telescope next to it.

With her eyesight, she can see things far away and distinguish the outlines of things in the dark, but it is more convenient to have a telescope.

She didn't notice Ye Liangcheng leaving the house all night. Gao Chenshu was already dead, but Ye Liangcheng hadn't left yet, obviously waiting for someone.

He Kao walked into the flat slope in the forest at sunrise, secretly sighing that Lan Xi Que was really powerful. Whether it was the big artillery platform or Ye Wu Niang, their methods were far inferior to hers.

To track someone for a long time, over a long distance, and by switching between various means of transportation requires intelligence support and teamwork. It is almost impossible to do it alone, but Lan Jiuwan did it.

She followed Ye Liangcheng all the way from the abandoned park in the northern suburbs of Nanhua to the mountain forest in the southwestern suburbs of Minzhou. During this time, Ye Liangcheng called an online taxi, took the high-speed rail, stayed overnight in Minzhou City, and the next day took another online taxi to the foot of the mountain.

Lan Jiuwan took off his mask and traveled light. He rode a motorcycle that he had prepared long ago and followed Ye Liangcheng to the high-speed rail station. He bought a ticket and entered the station to observe the vehicle Ye Liangcheng was riding. He then bought another ticket and got on the same train, following him as he got off in Minzhou.

The next day after arriving in Minzhou, she unexpectedly changed her clothes and disguised herself as a food delivery driver, and followed Ye Liangcheng to find Gao Chenshu. All of this was done in a short time, and without being discovered by Ye Liangcheng!
He Kao was full of admiration after seeing it.

He Kao was able to successfully track Lan Jiuwan, on the one hand because he was a stealth moth, and on the other hand he knew Ye Liangcheng's destination in advance and was not worried about losing him, but Lan Jiuwan did not have these convenient conditions.

He Kao discovered that the cleaners cultivated by Kucha, including Da Paotai and Lan Xique, seemed to be very good at using poison. Da Paotai once put poison in the wine, while Lan Xique released the poison directly into the air.

She carried with her a box of ointment-like substance, which looked like translucent white wax. Under the stimulation of her spiritual consciousness, the substance quickly sublimated and evaporated into a colorless and odorless gas. She used the closed environment of the mine to knock down Ye Liangcheng and Gao Chenshu.

This is the power of refining things with spiritual consciousness. Lan Xi Que not only mastered it, but also used it so skillfully.

He Kao had also used poisonous smoke to knock down a high-level warlock like Zeng Hongye, but at that time he used the cover of roasted flying dragon. In terms of the cleverness of the means and the use of the environment, he really couldn't catch up with this Blue Magpie.

When he saw Lan Jiuwan, He Kao inexplicably thought of a legendary person.

There is an ancient legend in the Eastern Kingdom, "The Legend of the Assassin Yinniang," which depicts the mysterious assassin Nie Yinniang. He Kao later learned that Yinniang was actually a nickname for a high-ranking sorcerer of the Yin'e Sect.

This Lan Jiuwan is simply the real-life assassin Yinniang, even though she only has a third-level cultivation base and practices the subtle art instead of the hidden moth art...

He Kao didn't sneak around, nor did he deliberately try to keep his voice down. Lan Jiuwan was extremely alert, and from a distance, he could tell someone was coming down the hillside behind him, walking through the dense forest toward the small clearing.

Through the bushes, I saw this person. He was wearing a very strange eye mask. Not only was it difficult to distinguish his face, but even his figure was unclear... It should be the Huo Qing who had a secret meeting with Ye Liangcheng in the park!
Lan Jiuwan was very decisive and took action at the first opportunity.

She took various modes of transportation along the way and went through security checks. It seemed that she did not carry any prohibited weapons, such as pistols and crossbows, but the weapons she used were all inconspicuous items she carried with her.

She stood up and shook her head, her long hair flying up, and a hairpin on her forehead shot out. The hairpin was made of spring steel, and its structure was like a spring clip with a tongue. The plastic edging shattered in the air, revealing a very sharp edge of the steel.

The hairpin shone a cold light through the air, shooting directly at Huo Qing with a piercing sound. Amidst this light and sound, a rope emerged from the travel bag at her feet. Over a meter long, it was incredibly light and sturdy, slipping silently into the underbrush along the ground.

She attacked suddenly, but it seemed as if she had been prepared, combining two methods, one overt and one covert. Even if the attacker could block the hairpin, the rope that emerged from the bushes would bind their legs and knock them down.

He Kao didn't dodge, having been locked onto the opponent's divine sense. Using the object control method, it was difficult to dodge. He Kao also waved his hand and launched the three objects he had been playing with. They were very common chess pieces: a chariot, a horse, and a cannon.

The three chess pieces slid out different trajectories in the air, and seemed to be coordinating with each other, blocking all of Lan Jiuwan's space to dodge.

The car shot out straight to meet the flying hairpin. As his spiritual consciousness surged, the two objects flew away at the same time. The spring steel hairpin broke into two pieces, but the wooden chess piece was intact when it rolled down.

The cannon's trajectory was projectile-like, passing through the space where the two previous pieces collided and striking Lan Xique's chest with a sharp sound of wind. Lan Xique swung his alloy trekking pole, smashing the chess piece into the air, sending the tip of the pole flying.

He Kao's pace did not change, and he continued to move forward slowly. At this moment, a snake suddenly emerged from the grass!

Actually, it is a rope. If it were someone else, they might be scared or jump up on the spot, but this rope can also fly, not only fly but also get tangled.

He Kao didn't make any extra movements. He stepped forward and stepped on the rope. A force spread out around like a shock wave, bringing up flying dirt and weeds.

The rope was like a living thing. When it was stepped on, it rolled up its ends and tried to wrap them around his legs. Then it fell to the ground powerlessly. He Kao walked over.

I saw Lan Jiuwan lying on the open space, having fallen to the ground and rolled over, struggling to sit up with his hands on the ground.

When He Kao stepped on the rope, Lan Jiuwan was hit by a chess piece.

She knocked the cannon away with her trekking pole, but was hit hard on the back. The last one came from nowhere and hit her, which felt like a kick.

There were no broken bones or tendons, but his whole body was shaking violently, just like someone had their acupuncture points pressed in martial arts novels. In an instant, the flow of energy in his body became blocked, his hands and feet lost control, and he could hardly use any strength.

Lan Jiuwan could no longer control the rope and rolled over, still trying to sit up and look at Huo Qing, but he couldn't straighten his body even with his hands on the ground.

Lan Jiuwan looked at the man wearing an eye mask and walking towards her like a devil. She tried her best to suppress the fear in her heart, but her expression became even more panicked.

Her upper body had just been half lifted up when it suddenly collapsed backwards, supporting her body with only her elbows. She half-lying on the ground said, "You, what do you want to do to me?" She was wearing a light, breathable, quick-drying jacket. The zipper of her jacket had burst open due to the huge movement and impact just now. In such hot weather, there was nothing inside except her underwear.

The waist is very thin, and she wears a vest-style ultra-thin ice silk sports bra without any padding. Her breasts are not too exaggerated but full enough, just the right shape to be held in both hands.

She was wearing a mask, but she kept her body tilted upwards.

The seam of his pants was almost completely torn, revealing his slender legs. His skin was so white that it was almost bloodless, just like fine porcelain.

He Kao: "This isn't your home. Even if it's the hilltop your family has contracted, it's not illegal to pass by here! We have no grudges against each other and we're strangers. Why are you suddenly attacking me? I really want to ask, what do you want to do to me?"

As he spoke, he stopped five steps away and did not move any closer. He just looked down at Lan Jiuwan condescendingly.

Lan Jiuwan didn't answer, as if trying to curl up her limp legs, and asked in a trembling voice, "Who are you?"

He Kao: "You clearly recognized me, why are you pretending not to know?"

Lan Jiuwan knew that she couldn't play dumb. She had acted so decisively just now, and the other party wouldn't believe her. So she said in a frightened tone, "Are you the Huo Qing that Ye Liangcheng was talking about?

I really don't know you. I've never seen you before, and I don't know your identity. I just discovered a masked man had come here... I only attacked to protect myself, and didn't intend to do anything to you."

He Kao: "I don't mean to do anything to you, but you asked Ye Liangcheng so many questions last night, so I want to ask you a question too."

Lan Jiuwan: "What do you want to ask?"

He Kao: "Why didn't you kill Ye Liangcheng?"

Lan Jiuwan seemed to be frightened by something, and asked in a trembling voice, "Do you want me to kill him?"

He Kao: "I didn't ask you to kill him. I just wanted to ask, why did you kill another person without saying a word and let Ye Liangcheng go?"

Lan Jiuwan asked in return: "Why should I kill Ye Liangcheng?"

He Kao: "Okay, let me change the question. Why did you kill Gao Chenshu, also known as Hongshan?"

Lan Jiuwan bit her lip and said, "Because he deserves to die!"

As she spoke, she supported her body with her elbows and squirmed slowly backwards. It seemed like a subconscious reaction of fear, and she wanted to stay as far away from He Kao as possible.

Perhaps because of the friction of the ground, her top slipped off as she moved, revealing one shoulder...which was even more eye-catching and made people's nose bleed.

He Kao seemed not to notice her little movement. He remained where he was and did not move forward. He put his hands behind his back and said slowly, "Ye Liangcheng has told you everything he knows, but you don't believe him."

Lan Jiuwan: "I don't dare to trust anyone!"

He Kao smiled. The hidden moth gauze he wore was very strange. Not only could his facial features not be seen, but even the outline of his body was blurred in the spiritual sense, and of course his expression could not be seen.

Lan Jiuwan knew he was laughing.

He Kao: "You can distrust anyone, even the illusions you hear and see, but you must uncover the mystery and find the truth. Ye Liangcheng has given you enough clues, you can investigate on your own.

The art of magic and its techniques have been there since ancient times. If you have never heard of them, don't know them, and don't know who to look for, you now have enough information in your hands.

The Huiming Shi family is a family of five generations of sorcerers from the Ruwei Sect. You've seen the investigation and disposal report from the Zongfa Hall, so feel free to verify it. If you still find it unbelievable after verification, then you're being too arrogant!"

Lan Jiuwan: "Arrogant?"

He Kao then laughed and said, "Are you the son of the God of Creation? Was the entire world, including all the people and things in it, created specifically to amuse you alone?

Since you don't dare to believe it, then go check it out. With your skills, it's not impossible to do it!"

After saying this, He Kao waved his hand casually, took back the three chess pieces of chariot, horse and cannon, and then turned around and left, his steps still as slow and leisurely as when he came.

Lan Jiuwan was a little dumbfounded. She sat up subconsciously. How could he just leave like that? How could he just leave like that!
He had clearly won the fight easily just now, so shouldn't he have said a few more words or done more?
Lan Xique's current cultivation skills were definitely the strongest among Kucha's men. However, she wasn't born with this level of cultivation; she had experienced failures while carrying out missions.

This is inevitable. Most of the time, the tasks carried out by other members of the gang are to deal with ordinary people, while the targets she has to eliminate every time she carries out a mission are basically those with cultivation.

According to experience, if she fails, the opponent will immediately take further measures to control her more securely. No matter what they do next, they will almost certainly reveal her mask.

This Huo Qing, on the other hand, had clearly come specifically to find her, yet he hadn't even taken off her mask. He hadn't even looked at her appearance, let alone searched her belongings.

Not to mention searching, Huo Qing didn't even touch any of Lan Jiuwan's things, including herself, except for stepping on the rope. He even stood five steps away when talking.

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(End of this chapter)