Chapter 382: True Appearance
In the eyes of others, Qin Shaoyang, who was once one of the four sons of the sensational imperial capital, has died, in order to avoid unnecessary suspicion and trouble, Qin Shaoyang specially gave Bai Zhongtian his plan to join forces with Bai Qi to deal with Ji Yanran, and Bai Zhongtian also expressed his approval of this mentions.
The struggle between the Shennong Gang and the Purple Charm Palace has begun in secret, but fortunately, Ai Yunling and the others have been brought to the Silver Eagle Society, and the Medicine God Store has also hung a sign that it is closed during this time.
Ji Yanran had already sent the most tricky twin phoenix flower envoy of the Purple Charm Palace to assassinate him, even though Qin Shaoyang was a master of art and bold, but in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Qin Shaoyang still temporarily left the guest house of the Medicine God Shop, when he rented a suite in a luxury hotel in the imperial capital. To be on the safe side, he and Peony shared a room, but luckily there were two beds in this suite, and the two of them were not embarrassed to share a bed.
According to Bai Zhongtian's instructions, Qin Shaoyang decided to make an appointment with Bai Qi tonight to discuss joining forces to deal with Ji Yanran's Tiyì.
In fact, having said that, Qin Shaoyang and Bai Qi had long wanted to rectify Ji Yanran, but he had been investigating the clues of his grandfather's disappearance, and Bai Qi was also worried about the forces behind the Purple Charm Palace and did not make a move, and now there was a secret instruction from the Shennong Gang, which was just right to borrow a knife to kill people. If there is really any trouble at that time, they can completely put the blame on the body of the Shennong Gang.
Soon, the agreed time was up, and their client was knocking rhythmically on time.
Qin Shaoyang motioned to Peony not to make a sound, he leaned sideways along the wall to the door, why did he lean sideways against the wall, because this customer's door was made of wood, if someone outside first used the knocking sound to attract attention, and then used a machine gun to strafe, then he would definitely be shot into a sieve, and at that time, I am afraid that even if the Shennong Gang appeared, it would be useless.
Through the cat's eye on the door, Qin Shaoyang saw clearly the man standing at the door, who was wearing a white suit, typical Bai clan clothing. The expression of the man in white looked very calm, after all, the person who could be sent to knock on the door should be the elite of the Bai clan, and it was reassuring to have such a person to protect Bai Qi.
The knock sounded again, and after Qin Shaoyang confirmed the identity of the other party, he shouted towards the door: "It's here!" With that, Qin Shaoyang reached out to unlock the door and pulled the door open.
The man in white standing at the door bent respectfully towards Qin Shaoyang and said with a smile: "May I ask if you are Mr. Qinyangqin?" β
Qin Shaoyang nodded and said, "Yes, I'm Qinyang, may I ask who you are?" β
The man in white showed an apologetic smile and said, "I am Bai Gongzi's personal bodyguard, my name is Bai Ying, our Bai Gongzi encountered some troublesome things today, so he couldn't pay Mr. Qin's appointment, he asked me to apologize to you, and told me to tell you, when Gongzi he takes care of the matter at hand, he will personally arrange a suitable time and place to negotiate cooperation." β
In fact, this little episode is just a play between me and Bai Qi, after all, my current identity is just a person who has just become famous in the Shennong Gang, Bai Qi is one of the four sons of the imperial capital who has been famous for a long time, his family is rich, and he is rich enough to rival the country, how could he put down his identity and dignity to receive someone like me, so in order not to make others suspicious, Bai Qi decided to refuse my invitation. And not only this time, the man in white said that Bai Qi's initiative to date will also be canceled, which shows that Bai Qi and I have no relationship, and he also shows that he wants to test my sincerity in cooperating with him in this way...... All of this qiΔ has only one purpose, and my cooperation with Bai Qi seems to be reasonable, and there is no suspicion that will not arouse the suspicion of others.
"It's okay, please tell Bai Gongzi for me, I will be diligent and wait for his invitation at any time." I feigned a hint of loss, but I remained polite.
"Okay, Mr. Qin, I will definitely tell you about it." The man in white bowed respectfully towards me, turned and left.
After seeing the man in white leave, I reached out to close the door, and made a helpless shrug gesture towards Peony, and complained about whether Bai Qi took himself too seriously and refused my invitation in such a way, which was really infuriating. Of course, I deliberately said this to Peony, first, I let her know that I have nothing to do with Bai Qi, and second, I also want to see how she will react.
"This is normal, if any person invites Bai Qi and he will go to the appointment, then he will not be called Bai Qi." Peony sat next to me, and she explained to me: "Do you know how many people in the entire imperial capital want to assassinate Bai Qi, but never one assassination has been successful, Bai Qi's caution is quite famous, and there are very few people who can invite Bai Qi to an appointment. β
"Oh, so that's the case, then this Bai Qi is really big enough, can't even Ji Yanran please him?" Qin Shaoyang looked at the peony and asked knowingly.
Peony showed a meaningful smile and said: "The Purple Charm Palace is a forbidden place for all men in the world, walking in and lying down is the law of death, how dare Bai Qi risk his life." It's a pity that Bai Qi is the only man who has survived since the Purple Charm Palace! β
"What, Bai Qi actually went to the Purple Charm Palace?!" Qin Shaoyang asked with a pretended to be very surprised.
Peony nodded and said, "Yes, Bai Qi once accepted Ji Yanran's invitation to go to the Purple Charm Palace, and that time was also an extremely dangerous one, if it weren't for his right-hand men who were building momentum outside the Purple Charm Palace, I'm afraid Bai Qi would also be buried in the Purple Charm Palace......" Speaking of this, Peony suddenly stopped talking, and her expression became sad, as if she wanted to recall a very bad thing.
Qin Shaoyang saw that Peony was no longer talking, and couldn't help asking: "Peony, why don't you speak, did you think of something unpleasant?" β
Peony immediately shook his head, and said in a soft and sad tone: "Yes, I think of a person. β
"Alone?" Qin Shaoyang asked curiously.
Peony raised his head and stared at Qin Shaoyang's face, and said: "Yes, Bai Qi didn't come to the Purple Charm Palace alone, there was another person who came with him, his name is Qin Shaoyang, and Du Desheng, one of the four princes of ......the former imperial capital, was eliminated by him."
At that time, Qin Shaoyang and Bai Qi went to the Purple Charm Palace to save people, if it wasn't for Qin Shaoyang to stop them, the peony would probably be killed by Ji Yanran that day, but fortunately, Qin Shaoyang stopped Ji Yanran in time. If it weren't for Qin Shaoyang's desperate efforts to protect Bai Qi, I'm afraid that Bai Qi would have been dismembered by the flower envoys of the Purple Charm Palace and become the flower fertilizer in everyone's mouths.
"Qin Shaoyang, I've heard of this name, but then I heard that he was assassinated." Qin Shaoyang pretended not to know and said.
Peony looked at Qin Shaoyang with bright and beautiful eyes, she slowly reached out and touched Qin Shaoyang's cheek, and said, "Qinyang, let me ask you, do you really regard me as your own?" β
Qin Shaoyang first took a march, then nodded, and said, "Of course there is, the two of us are now sitting in the same boat, can I still treat you as my own?" β
"Well, since that's the case, I want to see that face under your mask!" Peony said with a serious expression.
Qin Shaoyang didn't show too much surprise at Peony's suggestion, in fact, this was also in his expectation, he smiled gently at Peony: "Since we are our own people, then of course I won't mind your request, but I want to remind you, no matter what kind of face you see, please stay calm!" β
Peony nodded heavily, she raised her snow-white right hand with some trembling, her slender fingertips touched Qin Shaoyang's ear, and after a gentle touch, her fingers felt a wrinkle. Peony's fingers pinched the wrinkle, and when she heard a click, a piece of skin was lifted, and the distinct cross scar on her cheek was also lifted.
Seeing this scene, Peony's mood was extremely lost and sad, the man in front of her with this expression was indeed not her brother, her brother had already died on her sword.
With the slow lifting of her right hand, a large corner of the human skin mask was also lifted, and through the realistic mask, Peony saw the heroic outline of a man, and her heart actually jumped.
In the end, Peony gritted her teeth and lifted the entire human skin mask on Qin Shaoyang's face, and at the same time, she also closed her eyes tightly, reminiscing about the moment when she lifted the mask just now.
"Now that it's all open, let's open our eyes and take a good look." Qin Shaoyang looked at Peony's closed eyes and said with a smile.
At this moment, Peony seemed to see a familiar man's face in the hallucination of his closed eyes, and his voice rang in his ears. After this wonderful vision, Peony slowly opened her eyes, and the illusion in her mind gradually overlapped with the man in front of her, and when she completely saw the man's face, her hands immediately raised and tightly covered her mouth, and her beautiful big eyes were also staring at the man in front of her, revealing ecstasy and fear.
"Yes...... It's you...... It's really you......" Peony covered her mouth for a while before saying these words, and asked tremblingly, "You...... Are you human...... Or a ghost?! β
Qin Shaoyang's young and heroic appearance appeared in front of Peony, he smiled at Peony and said, "Miss Peony, I haven't seen you for a long time, you guessed right, I am Qin Shaoyang, I am still alive!" β
Peony didn't seem to believe Qin Shaoyang's words quite yet, she reached out and touched Qin Shaoyang's face, and when she felt the temperature on her cheeks, she was truly convinced that Qin Shaoyang was alive.
Suddenly, Peony stretched out her two arms to hug Qin Shaoyang's waist, and she pressed her delicate face to Qin Shaoyang's chest, letting out bursts of sobbing, as if the feelings that had been suppressed for a long time were suddenly released.