Chapter 332 Before the Battle
Yin Shisan twitched the corner of his mouth and said calmly: "The whole story is indeed a bit bizarre. I have sent people to verify it. But according to my estimation, it should be close to the truth."
"Oh? So, Gang Leader Yin is not sure about the whole matter?" Batu asked with a frown.
The cold and stern man nodded and replied: "This matter is also related to Mr. Qin!"
The armored man narrowed his eyes and asked doubtfully: "How do you say this?"
"Do you still remember the caravan guard we killed some time ago?"
Qin Kai thought for a while, then nodded and replied: "Of course, that person is very skilled in martial arts. Although he is only at the peak of the Mang Realm, he has extremely rich fighting experience and is not inferior to the average Xia Realm."
Yin Shisan nodded and said: "Yes, but I am also very shocked. Ordinary caravans cannot afford to hire such a powerful guard, so they listed him as a suspect."
"I remember that the Lord Commander ordered that more people should be sent to keep an eye on such powerful men whose strength is at the critical level of the chivalrous realm." Qin Kai, who was wearing heavy armor, recalled.
Yin Shisan smiled coldly and added: "That's what the Lord said at first. Later, because Lord Rentu went to Chunfeng Town for business, he issued a hush order!"
"What? Gagging order! Why didn't I know?" Qin Kai asked in surprise.
"Haha, my Lord Qin, our Shahe Gang is a martial arts sect. Naturally, many shady things are done by us. You just have to guard your responsibilities well. If you know too much, I won't do anything to you or me. Okay." Yin Shisan said with a smile.
Batu on the side twitched the corner of his mouth and interjected: "So, this Zhang Ming is here for the dead guard?"
The cold and sharp man shook his head and said calmly: "That's not the case. In fact, when Qin Hongyao, oh, that is, when the red mole helmsman didn't go to them to cause trouble, Zhang Ming never showed up. It was all those brats who were making frequent moves."
"Whether it's buying at the auction house, the bait I left in advance, or attacking the red mole in the alley, these little guys are very smart!" Yin Shisan took the initiative to explain.
The armored man somewhat understood what the cold and sharp man meant, and murmured to himself: "You mean, before Hong Mole brought people to trouble them, these people were not in the same group?"
Yin Shisan was silent for a long time and nodded slowly.
"But this is unreasonable?" Batu retorted with a frown.
Yin Shisan turned to look at the man wearing a black and red cloak, and said calmly: "It's hard to say whether it's reasonable or not, but it does exist."
"how do I say this?"
"That group of brats should be led by the young man in the chivalrous realm who is covered in golden light. Their goal is very clear, which is the bag of relics, which is the bait I left. It can be seen from this that they are aiming at the dead man Came with the escort."
The cold young man paused and continued to explain: "As for Zhang Ming, he was targeting the red mole from the beginning to the end! So, they are not a group of people, but because the enemies coincidentally are our Shahe Gang, that's why they are Join forces.”
Qin Kai thought carefully about what the cold and stern man said, nodded and said, "Even if you are right, you still didn't say why Zhang Ming took action?"
Yin Shisan grinned, waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, count the time, it's almost time, and you will have the answer soon."
At this moment, a soldier came out of the door and reported: "Sir, there are two people below the city who want to see you."
Batu turned towards the door and asked, "Can't you see that we have something important to do? Who is causing trouble for me at this time?"
The soldier paused and said quickly: "I am not here to see you, sir, but to see Gang Leader Yin."
Batu frowned and glanced at the cold and sharp man, who stood up from the cave, walked towards the door, and said calmly: "You say it's a coincidence or not, it's here!"
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Qin Kai and Batu looked at each other and followed Yin Shisan out of the room. The cold and stern man said to the black armored soldiers: "Go and bring them up."
The soldier raised his head and glanced at his master. When he saw him nodding, he bowed and retreated. It didn't take long before the two of them were taken away.
The leader was none other than Xie Huangqi, who had fought against Yi Xifeng before. Hall Master Xie, codenamed Huang Shi, was not seriously injured after a battle. After all, Yi Xifeng's level of strength was there, and the man who reached the peak of the hall was just a little more exhausted.
When Qin Kai and Yin Shisan were on their way to the Xuanwu Gate in the southwest, Huang Shi was sent by his gang leader to investigate some matters, and this time he came back to resume his duties.
Behind her, there is indeed a woman wearing a long red dress. This woman looks to be in her thirties, but from the fine lines at the corners of her eyes and neck, it can be seen that her actual age must be at least 30 years old. Over fifty years old.
But even so, it is still difficult to conceal the peerless grace of this woman in her youth! This person is none other than the leader of the Shahe Gang's Honghua Hall. His original name was Nie Fenghua, and his codename was Honghua. She was once the famous madam in the Eighteen Alleys of Luoye City. In the romantic places of Luoye City, it can be said that "no one knows about it, and everyone knows about it".
When Honghua saw the three adults in front of her, whether they were her own gang leader or the two guard generals, they were not someone who could offend someone like herself who was living in the world.
"Honghua, I have met some adults!" Honghua half-crouched and slowly made a Wanfu.
The long skirt made of fine silk and satin vividly reflected her plump figure. Even though Yin Shisan didn't have much interest in her anymore, he couldn't help but take a second look at this scene.
"Hall Master Honghua, I asked you to come here today. I believe Hall Master Xie has already told you." The cold and sharp man asked slowly.
The woman nodded and said softly: "Master Xie told the slave family that this red mole is indeed a suspicious person."
"Oh? Tell me, why is it suspicious?" Batu obviously wanted to understand the whole story.
"This red mole was originally named Qin Hongyao. It turned out that I accepted a top court oiran. When he was young, he was very good at academics and was considered the best among his peers. But..."
After saying this, the woman paused, sneered a few times and continued: "However, all oirans always have some petty tempers and small ideas. This is normal, but this Qin Hongyao pretended to be noble and told me the terms. , Do you sell your art but not your body?"
"It was okay in the past few years. She was young and couldn't sell it at a good price. She is still like this when she is twenty-one or two. Do you really think that I have raised her in vain for so many years?" After saying this, the woman's tone softened a lot, like I remembered something happy.
"Later, I still accepted the guests, and I felt like a different person. However, I knew that this little hooves had been waiting for an opportunity to take revenge on me." At this point, she gave Yin Shisan a pitiful look, He said with resentment: "It's the gang leader who brought her to his side and let her take charge of the Shahe Gambling House!"
The cold and stern man frowned and interrupted: "I asked you to come here to say that she is suspicious, not to listen to your bullshit."
The woman handled this kind of thing very well. Seeing that her gang leader was angry, she immediately said with a smile: "Gang leader, don't be anxious. I heard Mr. Xie say it on the way here. I have an impression of this Zhang Ming. He is indeed hers." A benefactor. Moreover, the girl next to her told me once that the reason why Qin Hongyao was unwilling to sell herself was because of him."
Qin Kai, who had been standing aside silently, heard this, his eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice, "Do you mean what you said? Is that Zhang Ming really related to Qin Hongyao?"
Honghua was a little scared when she saw the armored man asking questions, and replied in a low voice: "No...that's right, everyone who is familiar with Honghua knows this."
Batu, Qin Kai and Yin Shisan looked at each other, obviously they already had the answer in their hearts. The cold and sharp man nodded and said: "Okay, you guys go down, Huang Shi will send off the Red Flower Hall Master, and then come back and wait for orders!"
The majestic yellow lion nodded, bowed and left the city wall with the woman.
"It seems that the matter has been basically confirmed. Mr. Ba, do you have any questions?" Yin Shisan asked.
Batu thought for a while and added: "Yes, just one. Is this Qin Hongyao a spy from Chunfeng Town?"
Qin Kai and Yin Shisan frowned and thought for a while, and the armored man took the lead in replying: "The matter has not yet been decided, but..."
The cold and stern man interjected and added: "I would rather believe that something exists than something that doesn't exist."
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Chunfeng Town, Shipyard Pier.
Fifth Xiaoxiao looked at Zhou Di in the audience, negotiating the price of each martial arts secret book one by one with Ning Gong, who was wearing a green shirt.
Yan Qingguan beside her still didn't care much about the prices, but most of her eyes stayed on Zhou Di, Lin Lei, Lin Fenghuo, Wang Bodang and others. Occasionally, he would glance over at himself.
"Sure enough, what Lin Lei said is right. What they really care about is us." The ponytail girl murmured to herself in a voice that only she could hear.
"Mr. Zhong, why haven't you seen those two little friends this morning?" Yan Qingguan's words immediately pulled the girl back from her thoughts.
The fifth Xiaoxiao smiled and replied: "I don't dare to be called the master. Both of them are young at heart. After sitting there all morning, they were unwilling to let them come again, so they were allowed to be around. Let’s take a walk.”
Yan Qingguan smiled, nodded and said: "Haha, being young is good! But..."
The young man paused for a moment and said with some humor: "Two young men are just going out for a walk like this, without any bodyguards to protect them secretly?"
As soon as these words came out, the girl who was still smiling froze slightly, but immediately covered her mouth and started laughing.
Yan Qingguan stared at each other's every move, refusing to miss anything. Seeing the other party laughing a few times, he slowly stopped laughing. He then sneered a few times and asked, "May I ask Mr. Zhong why you are laughing?"
Fifth Xiaoxiao sighed secretly in her heart at this moment: I am still careless!
For a long time, everyone regarded Zhong Lingxi and Qi Chengcheng as one of them, but ignored the identities they played. That's right, as a direct young man sent by the Zhong family for training, how could he not have any bodyguards to follow him?
But with seven of them playing these roles, there is already a shortage of manpower. If Lin Lei or Lin Fenghuo are transferred away for these two people, then the manpower at the dock will be even more empty.
But in this matter, it cannot be said that there are other guards to protect them. You must know that if you lie under the nose of Chunfeng Town, even if you can hide it for a while, it will definitely be exposed in less than two days.
From this point of view, it seems that it is in a dilemma.
"Master, please stop making fun of me!" Lin Fenghuo, who was standing at the door, took a step forward, stepped in and bowed.
Wu Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up, she covered her lips with her fingers, cleared her throat and said, "Okay, I won't laugh at you anymore."
Yan Qingguan did not expect that the woman laughing just now was actually because of the guard in the audience. He couldn't help but take another look at the dark-skinned young man carrying a straight knife.
This person is not tall, only about 1.7 meters tall, but his eyes are extremely bright, his neatly styled short hair, and the fine wrinkles on his face. He should be a qualified warrior who has been exposed to the elements.
As everyone knows, these wrinkles were all made by Fifth Xiaoxiao. Through these disguises, he also deceived the other party's eyes.
"Oh? Mr. Zhong, what is it that makes you so happy? Why don't you tell me and make someone Yan happy too." Yan Qingguan asked with a smile on his face.
"At noon, those two guys said they wanted to go out for a walk in the afternoon, so I sent these guards to follow them. Who knew that these two brats secretly took away his knife while he was taking a nap, and then tied him up? I got up. When we were about to set off in the afternoon, we discovered this guard who was tied up." Fifth Xiaoxiao answered with a slight smile.
Yan Qingguan curled his lips and replied: "Young man, that's normal."
"The most important thing is that they also wrote a note on him." Fifth Xiaoxiao casually made up.
"It says: Too dark, too big a target, not safe!" The girl gently covered her mouth.
Yan Qingguan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
Lin Fenghuo, who was in the audience, could only bow there, but he secretly made up his mind that he must get this situation back!
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As time goes by, the sun gradually sets to the west. In the afternoon, the sale of martial arts secrets has come to an end. Compared with this morning, there were more transactions in this afternoon.
After all, Yan Qingguan had the approval of his eldest brother, and the price of each secret book was set at a very fair price. Unlike Mr. Zhang who was in the Dizitang branch before, naturally the frequency of transactions was much faster.
And when the last ray of the setting sun shone through the clouds into a courtyard in Luoye City, a wing of the courtyard was quietly opened.
Yi Xifeng was the first to open his eyes. They were not seriously injured when they arrived, and with the help of alcohol and energy, he was now back to his peak condition. Seeing Zhang Ming and Qin Hongyao walking out of the wing, the fair boy knew that there would be a big battle next, and it would be more brutal than before.
"Zhang owes you for letting you go through this muddy water. In any case, Zhang thanks you!" After saying that, the young man in brocade clothes and Qin Hongyao saluted everyone present.
Zhang Shiyan cupped his hands and said, "It's not just wading through troubled waters, we have a mission."
Zhang Ming's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "But Yinren?"
Yi Xifeng and others looked at each other, but neither admitted nor denied immediately. But this kind of performance undoubtedly tells the other party that he has indeed guessed correctly.
"This matter involves secrets. We can't really say anything. However, when escaping from Luoye City, Zhang will definitely tell the truth." Zhang Yanshi said with an arched hand.
The young man in brocade clothes nodded and said: "Yes, no matter what, we will go out first."
