Chapter 13: Luring the Serpent Out of the Hole
Chen Yin couldn't catch the other party's breath at all, and even if the person suddenly disappeared from the roof and appeared in front of him, he couldn't capture the trajectory of any breath.
"You, you, are you a ghost or a human?" they stood facing each other at the moment, the man still staring at him motionlessly, but Chen Yin soon realized that the other party was not looking at him, because there were no holes in his mask.
"You're not Shihuo, no, no, no, you're another, the new Shihuo, but the strength is too low, and the person is too young. The man said to himself, "I shouldn't have let you see me, but I was too curious. β
"I'm not calling Shi Huo," Chen Yin waved his hand in front of the man's mask, but the man didn't react, "I'm afraid you're looking at itβyou recognize the wrong person." β
"On the night in Autumn Springs, you unleashed the power of the Flame of Time, which is both the name of this power and the name of the last Soul Enterer, and the power you released also contains his breath. β
"I'm through the soul jadeβ" Chen Yin stammered, wanting to explain but not wanting to.
"I see, it's soul jade. The masked man dodged back to the rooftop, still muttering, "I see. β
"Wait, you said you followed all the way from Autumn Springs?"
"I have followed you since you left the Dinghua Mountain Gate. β
Chen Yin took a step back and asked vigilantly, "You came for that box of goods?"
"I'm a blind man, what do you want those goods to do," he said, turning around and disappearing into the night, "Shihuo-hahahaha." β
Chen Yin looked at the roof that was no one, that strange man made him panic in his heart, 'Shi Huo', Chen Yin silently recited the name in his heart, returned to the inn, he gathered everyone and told them what had just happened.
"We'd better leave tomorrow and get our things to the capital as soon as possible," Bao Hong said, "and it's hard to find out whether the other side is friend or foe." β
"If he is the one the government wants to lure," Yin Tao said thoughtfully, "He has been following us since we set off, but he didn't do anything along the way, why did he suddenly expose himself, and you were alone at that time but did not attack you." β
"I don't know. "Chen Yin didn't tell them why this person showed up, only that this person stopped him at the inn and told him those words, which did not include the matter of 'Shi Huo'.
Yintao thought about it, but still couldn't think of an answer, and said: "Anyway, it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time, leave here tomorrow morning, and enter Beijing early." β
Before dawn the next day, the group packed up and went on the road, Chen Yin was paying attention to the breath and figure of the masked man last night all the way, and the car stopped before it left the city gate.
"I am the Imperial Court Imperial Pavilion to exercise Yuanxi, please send everyone from Dinghua to the prefect's yamen. The person who spoke was twenty-seven or eighteen, dressed in a purple and red wide coat with big sleeves, polite, followed by more than a dozen officers and soldiers, and he immediately handed his identity card to Yintao.
Yintao looked puzzled: "When will the Imperial Pavilion look for us? We still have to hurry to the capital." β
"It is the matter of your entry into Beijing that is very important, please follow me back to Yamen. The other party's tone of voice was innocent, and Yintao stuck his head into the carriage, "It seems that we have to change the route and go to the yamen first." β
Although everyone nodded, their hearts were full of thoughts, and it would not be a good thing for the government to find them at this time.
Yuanxi led the carriage into the backyard of the yamen, and seven or eight people stood at the back door far away from them: "Don't worry about it, they are preventing our words from being overheard by others." Seeing Leopard Hong clenching his fists, he hurriedly explained.
The six men got out of the carriage in turn, and the backyard of the yamen was large and spacious, and a lush garden was located here, and in the middle lay a pool of clear ponds, which was very beautiful.
"We have arrived at the Yamen, what does Lord Yuan command?" Yintao bowed.
"I'm saving your lives, and I'm saving myself," Yuanxi said and jumped into the carriage, and when he got into the carriage, Yintao also jumped up, only to see Yuanxi pull open the floor in the compartment, "Don't say that you want to send an empty carriage to the capital?"
Yin Tao was dumbfounded: "What's the matter-"
Leopard Hong and Chen Yin also followed into the carriage and gasped in unison.
"When?" asked Leopard Hong.
Yuan Xi pointed at Chen Yin: "When this little brother was with Yi Ying, that is, after meeting with the man in black who was wearing a mask, he came up to convene you to discuss, he was taken away. β
"How do you know so clearly. Yintao took a step to the side and blocked the door.
"Because I took it," Yuanxi said unhurriedly. Listen to me first, the palace was stolen four months ago, and two of the five high-grade soul jades in the hidden jade room were stolen, and the people who inspected the room chased them to Dinghua and couldn't find anyone, it can be determined that they are the mountain bandits here, but there are many mountains in Dinghua, if you look for them one by one, it is tantamount to looking for a needle in the bottom of the sea, so for this commission, you must have guessed that the imperial court did not really want to transport the goods to the capital, but wanted to lure out the person who stole the two soul jades, Yi Ying and I have followed you all the way from the Dinghua faction, but you deviated from the path of the original plan, and even we were almost deceivedγ β
"You were also following us when we were in Autumn Springs?" asked Yintao.
"Yes," Yuan Xi sat down, "I followed you to the cottage, Yi Ying stayed at the official residence, I know what you want to ask, in fact, I fought with that person once on the night of the theft, and his power is around the silence, so if it's not the one who can play in the rain, we can't expose it." β
"Don't forget that your people are all dead in the official mansion!" Leopard Hong clenched his fists, threatening to explode at any moment.
Yuanxi was as calm as ever: "Otherwise, why do you think we would have to send someone to escort him? Before that person appeared, our duty was to exist like air, and when he appeared, we would show up and capture him, if the exposure time was not right, and the grass and snake were startled, then don't think about catching him again, and besides, I'm glad that you can remember that our people all died in the official mansion, because this is because you didn't perform your duties well, and our commission was to let you escort him, but our people died in the end." β
After hearing this, Leopard Hong swallowed his saliva.
The most unpleasant is Chen Yin, because he is the only person who survives in the official mansion, and he should be the one who protects those officers and soldiers from death.
"However, it's not all your fault, because of the limitations of information, it's understandable that you focus on the goods rather than the people," Yuanxi sighed, "I can tell you now, in fact, there is nothing in the box. β
There was a heart-stopping silence in the carriage.
"So what do we do next? Yintao tried to soften the atmosphere that had dropped to freezing.
"That's what I'm trying to say. Yuanxi took out a scroll of documents from his sleeve and unfolded it in front of them, it was a notice, "Six Dinghua disciples assisted in escorting the goods of the imperial court, and after arriving in Qiuquan Town, they suddenly became ill-willed, slaughtered and transported officers and soldiers overnight, snatched the goods and absconded overnight, and the last six people were captured in Yanding, and the whereabouts of the goods are unknown. β
"Are you luring the snake out of the hole?" said Yintao.
"Yes, for him, the six of you have been taken into custody, and your power has been divided, you are in the light and in the dark, he will definitely come to you to inquire about the whereabouts of the soul jade, and will break you one by one; β
Leopard Hong didn't raise his head, and said like a cannon: "It's okay to use us as bait, but you can't tarnish the reputation of the Dinghua faction." β
"Of course, as soon as this person is caught, we will immediately correct your name. β
Yintao thought for a while, and said helplessly: "Wait for me to talk to the three people outside." β
"We've all heard it outside," Qi Yingli replied in a lazy voice, "It's okay to cooperate with you, and the daily food and drinks are essential." β
"Naturally. β
"Also, my Senior Brother Chen can't be alone, because he hasn't practiced his kung fu yet, just in case that person comes in directly and kills him first," Qi Yingli thought for a while, "I want Senior Brother Mo Ling to be locked up with him." β
"These are all small problems, as long as you are willing to sacrifice your sect and your own reputation for the time being, everything is easy to say," Yuan Xi stepped out of the carriage, his face immediately became stern, and he shouted outside, "Come on, everyone is in prison." β
The officers and soldiers at the door immediately ran over, Yuanxi jumped out of the car, about to leave, remembered something and turned around and ordered: "By the way, these two young men are locked together, and the others are separated." β
"Yes, my lord, this person has a wooden sword on his body, do you want to take it away?"
Yuanxi looked at it and shook his head: "No, leave it to him to play." β
The six of them did not struggle, their hearts were mixed, and they were very cooperative and went to prison for the first time.