Chapter 14: Snooping
The night moon is windy, the cool breeze is blowing, and the icy chill spreads in every corner of the town.
In the dead of night, even the noisy streets on weekdays are silent and peaceful.
"Woooo
Suddenly, a black shadow flashed quickly from the opposite alley, and its speed was amazing.
After jumping through a few alleys, Qin Yi could already see the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall in the distance, which was still brightly lit.
Qin Yi, who was quietly prostrate on the roof, could condescendingly see some basic information about the interior of the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall.
"Eh, it seems that I have done a lot of bad things on weekdays, and there are so many subordinates patrolling and keeping vigil at night, what a noble life, hum!" Qin Yi sneered expressionlessly.
Although Qin Yi was an immortal cultivator in the late stage of Qi cultivation, in order not to startle the snake as much as possible, after thinking about it, he decided to do it in the second half of the night, which could greatly increase the chance of success.
Under Qin Yi's gaze, time slowly drifted away, and soon it was the end of the day.
"Hey, it's already a quarter of now, why are there so many people, it won't be an all-night vigil, right?" Looking at the guards in the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, who were still coming and going as usual, Qin Yi's brows began to wrinkle slightly.
"Wait! If there were still so many people, there wouldn't be so many. Qin Yi said secretly in his heart.
It may be that God heard the cry in Qin Yi's heart, and just when Qin Yi was waiting impatiently, and was about to make a move, the guards of the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall finally began to decrease.
Seeing this scene, Qin Yi quieted down and smiled slightly: "Tired, sleepy, it's best to go to sleep." ”
Looking at the fewer and fewer guards of the Chen family, so that by the time it was not three moments, there were only a few scattered and listless walking back and forth, which created a great opportunity for Qin Yi.
Such a good opportunity, of course Qin Yi would not let it go, he hurriedly got up, jumped down with a vertical leap, and quickly approached the wall of the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall.
In less than a moment, Qin Yi came to the periphery of the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, and at this time, except for a few dog barks that could be heard occasionally, there was no sound.
Looking at the wall that was more than a foot high, Qin Yi jumped over the wall very easily with a sharp tiptoe and entered the interior of the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall.
Although on the roof just now, you could see the situation inside the Chen family, but when Qin Yi came there at this time, he knew how rich the Chen family was and how intricate the courtyard was.
Even Qin Yi exuded the soul power of the middle stage of Guanwei, but he couldn't figure out the layout of the entire Chen family, which made Qin Yi sigh in his heart.
"It seems that you can only find a single subordinate to ask first!" Qin Yi immediately had a countermeasure.
After speaking, the figure disappeared with a shake.
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"Ahh ”
"Then there is no way! Who made his Chen family rich and powerful! We, just do our own thing, don't talk nonsense, be careful that the wall has ears, and if it reaches above, you won't be able to eat and walk around!"
In a remote pavilion somewhere in the backyard, two guards leaned together, whispering something to each other.
"Okay, okay, I know, by the way, I'll go and relieve my hands first, and you can go and continue patrolling!"
"Well, watch out for yourself!"
"I know, this is the Chen family, is it possible that there will be robbers running in, it's okay! ”
Qin Yi, who was hiding in the corner, saw this, his eyes lit up, and he said secretly: Good opportunity!
This guard happened to be walking towards the place where Qin Yi was hiding, and when he reached the corner of the wall, he was about to untie his clothes and pants for convenience, when he suddenly felt a cold neck, as if something sharp was on it.
"If you want to live, don't make a sound, otherwise I'll be careless, and you'll be done with the game." Qin Yi covered his face, stood on top of a stone, restrained the unlucky guard with a snow-bright dagger from behind, and threatened in a loud voice.
"Heroes, don't kill me! I don't make a sound, I definitely don't say anything. The guard was shocked, and hurriedly begged for mercy in that frightened tone.
"Hmph, if you know each other, ask you a few questions, and if the answers are satisfactory to me, I will naturally not take your life. If what you say is false, then you can't be clearer about the consequences. Qin Yi coerced and lured.
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Even if you have a dozen or so guts, you don't dare to talk nonsense in front of you!" The guards even regretted their intestines at this time, knowing that now, they would not come here to relieve themselves if they were killed.
"Very good, then let me ask you, how many people in the Chen family are still keeping vigil now!" Qin Yi looked around and asked first.
"There weren't many people anymore, because it was already the middle of the night, and everyone was very sleepy, and they went to sleep and rest, and there were only about thirteen or fourteen people at most. The guard replied honestly.
"Where are they all distributed, and where Zhang Rende lives, how to get there!" Qin Yi then asked.
"Usually in the second half of the night, basically none of us will continue to patrol everywhere, so now everyone else should be hiding somewhere to sleep, as for the good man, you asked about the residence of Steward Zhang, after passing the small bridge in front, you will see a pool, go down the pool to the end and turn right to arrive. The guard said tremblingly.
"You can rest!" Qin Yi knocked the guard unconscious after inquiring about the information he needed.
According to the information said by the guard, Qin Yi acted quickly.
Sure enough, as the guard said, when Qin Yi crossed the small bridge and walked to the edge of the pool, he didn't even see a figure.
Although his precautions were very lax, Qin Yi did not take it lightly, and still moved slowly and covertly.
After a cup of tea, Qin Yi came to the end of the pool, looking left and right, there was a circular exit, Qin Yi didn't think much about it, and chose the passage on the right.
After walking out of the passage, Qin Yi's vision suddenly widened.
In front of Qin Yi's eyes is a small courtyard with an elegant and unique layout, a subtle and slightly warped rockery, set up in the center of the small pool, and in the crystal clear water, you can see all kinds of fish, swimming around.
Behind the rockery, there are a lot of bonsai planted, which are even more hazy and beautiful under the cover of dew.
To the south, there was a house, but at this time, there was still a faint voice of people talking inside.
Qin Yi rushed to the edge of the door with an arrow step, and did not immediately break in, but hid inside, wanting to hear what was being said inside.
In the room, there are two people sitting next to the tea table, the one on the left, looking at his face, is an old man with a crown of beard, the most conspicuous is his chin, the white beard that is more than a foot long. Sitting opposite it was a middle-aged man with a slightly fat face, a round face, and a pair of thief eyebrows and mouse eyes constantly turning in it, who else would it be if it wasn't Zhang Rende and Zhang Steward himself?
"Brother Zhang, I heard that Chen Yuanwai is going out for a while tomorrow, is this true?" the old man with the crown beard touched the white beard on his chin and smiled.
"Well, I only learned the news yesterday, and I heard that it seems to be looking for an immortal master, seeking an immortal medicine, and prolonging his life. Steward Zhang said casually.