Chapter 156: Painting the Flute Song and the Flaming Yang Qi

Zhou Yi felt that he had heard correctly and couldn't help but look at her again.

"Don't you have a business?"

"Of course."

The girl continued to pour the wine. She lifted the bamboo ladle with a curved end higher, stretching the wine line. The sound of the wine in the gourd gradually became muffled, and it was obvious that it was about to be full.

Her action made the smell of alcohol that Zhou Yi smelled even stronger.

The fragrance is refreshing and lingers for a long time.

He was about to turn around and leave, but now he couldn't help but ask, "Then why don't you sell this wine to me?"

"This is owned by someone. Miss Fan from the Sichuan Gang paid for it earlier. Besides, this tavern is also under the Sichuan Gang's business. We can't break our promise to Miss Fan."

"Although this Pitong wine is delicious, the quantity is small. Long Hexing, who is the head of the Anhui Dahui, takes care of his own business first, and the other shops get a limited amount of good wine from him."

After she finished speaking, she put in the cork to seal out the smell of the wine.

I looked up and found that the young man in white in front of me was staring at the wine gourd, thinking about something. I thought he was a wine lover and didn't want to let go of it.

So I asked curiously, "How long have you been in Chengdu, sir?"

When she asked the question, she found that the other party seemed to be smiling.

This Miss Fan from the Sichuan Gang is most likely Fan Caiqi, and perhaps this wine is for the rich young man.

Brother Hou is very capable.

Hearing her question, he politely replied, "Less than an hour."

The girl was kind-hearted and gave some advice:

"If you love wine, go upstream along the inland river for a bit. There are many wine shops on both sides, such as the Zajiu of the Qiang and Yi peoples, Baxiangqing, which was already famous during the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Litchi Green in Rongzhou, and Jiannan Shaochun on Jiannan Road. There is definitely something to suit your taste."

Zhou Yi took back the broken pieces of the golden shield. He was in high spirits and jokingly said:

"You really know how to run a business, driving the customers out."

The girl's bright black eyes turned away, ignoring him and not answering.

He looked like he wanted to get rid of the person quickly.

He was about to walk out the door when he heard a flurry of footsteps. At first there were many footsteps, but they stopped outside the bamboo building on the second floor. Only one person lifted the curtain and rushed in.

The visitor was quite beautiful. She was wearing a colorful dress, looking gorgeous like a peacock with its tail spread out. She wore small boots and had a jeweled saber on her waist.

She saw Zhou Yi as soon as she entered the tavern.

He took one more look at him, then ignored him and looked at the girl who had just poured the wine with a depressed look.

As soon as the girl saw her, she handed over the wine gourd.

Zhou Yi stopped in his tracks. It turned out that this was the beautiful daughter of the leader of the Sichuan Gang.

There is an aura of Shudao Mountain. Brother Hou is so blessed and enviable.

Fan Caiqi took the wine and asked, "Qingmei, has the man surnamed Hou been here today?"

The girl shook her head and smiled, "No."

"You were traveling together a few days ago, so why are you asking me, an outsider, about this?"

Fan Caiqi put the wine gourd aside, looking depressed. "I had no news from him the day before yesterday, and he hasn't been seen today either. I thought he was fooling around at Sanhua Tower again, but I took people there and couldn't find him. You said this guy surnamed Hou was deliberately teasing me."

The girl said calmly, "Rumors about the amorous young man are all over the world. Isn't Caiqi well aware of it?"

Fan Caiqi snorted softly, "He dares to go back on his word and lie to me with his sweet words. I'll cut off his tongue and give him wine."

She was angry and turned around to see Zhou Yi.

"Is this your friend?"

"No, he's a drinker."

When Fan Caiqi heard this, she frowned slightly.

He looks so handsome, why is he eavesdropping on girls' conversation?

Seeing that she was about to vent her anger at the wealthy young man on him, Zhou Yi immediately said, "Miss Fan, maybe I can find the young master Hou."

"you?"

She was half-believing and half-doubting: "Who are you?"

"Brother Hou and I are old friends."

"oh?"

Fan Caiqi looked him up and down again, her eyes lit up, and she realized the person in her mind. "Your last name is Zhou."

"It seems that Brother Hou has already introduced it, so I won't repeat it."

"Zhou? Who is he?"

The girl asked out of curiosity, but she didn't expect that the customer who came to buy wine was actually Hou Xibai's friend.

Fan Caiqi squinted her eyes slightly and said in a strange tone, "The man surnamed Hou said that he has a close friend named Zhou Yi, who is a man of great elegance and elegance. He is willing to give his reputation as a romantic gentleman to this Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Yi chuckled twice: "Brother Hou has ruined my reputation, but he can't give away this reputation."

Zhou Yi?

Beside Fan Caiqi, the girl muttered the name to herself, turning her eyes to the wine gourd and taking a look at it inconspicuously.

"According to what Mr. Hou said, Master Zhou should have just arrived in Chengdu. Even I can't find him, so how can you find him? Is he hiding somewhere secret from me?"

Having said this, Fan Caiqi became even more unhappy.

Zhou Yi waved his hand: "That's not the case."

"Brother Hou is not the kind of person who would leave without saying goodbye. Miss Fan must have missed something in her investigation. Tell me where Brother Hou lives and I will find out."

He groaned for a moment, and his tone became more serious:

"Since I came to Bashu, I've heard a lot of bad things about the martial arts world. Perhaps Brother Hou has run into big trouble and is afraid of getting you into trouble, so he's avoiding me."

Fan Caiqi's eyes suddenly showed a hint of worry.

"Okay, I'll take you there."

Seeing her impetuousness, Zhou Yi quickly stopped her.

"I just arrived in Chengdu and haven't eaten yet. Please wait here for a while, I will come to find you later."

Fan Caiqi didn't want to rush him, so she pointed out the location of the food shop next door. Seeing that he was looking at the wine gourd, she handed him the wine gourd filled with Pitong wine.

Zhou Yi took it with a smile and glanced at the girl pouring the wine.

It seems to be saying, I'm going to drink this wine after all.

I ordered a plate of taro chicken at the food store next door. Although it was a common dish, it tasted delicious.

After a hearty meal, I thought about the Sichuan Gang and Hou Xibai.

When she returned to Qingzhu Cottage, in addition to Fan Caiqi, the wine-serving girl whom she called "Qingmei" was also standing with her, and it seemed that Fan Caiqi had pulled her down.

Their relationship is a bit strange. They seem close, but also like they have only known each other for a short time.

When heading towards Hou Xibai's residence, Zhou Yi asked.

Only then did I realize that "Qingzhu Cottage" was a property of the Sichuan Gang and it was not originally called this name.

Anlong is the largest wine merchant in the southwest, and some of the Sichuan Gang's wine business also relies on him. Outsiders know that he is not good at martial arts, but he is the sworn brother of the Wulin Judge. Duzun Fort is the number one force in Bashu, so naturally no one dares to provoke the sworn brother of the Wulin Judge.

The Sichuan gang's liquor business is quite depressed, and there are many similar quiet small shops in Chengdu, Brazil and Meishan.

There is no war in Bashu, but there have been endless disputes in the martial arts world recently, and the three major forces have been affected.

Fan Caiqi often went out and was assassinated.

The girl named Qingzhu lent a hand and they became friends.

Afterwards, Fan Caiqi gave her the tavern, but the girl refused and instead decided to go to this great place.

Because most of the business is on the first floor, she doesn't need to look after it.

The second floor was filled with expensive wines and drinks related to Anlong. It was leisurely and comfortable, which was very much in line with the temperament of the people of Shu, so she stayed there.

After listening to Fan Caiqi's story, Zhou Yi knew the whole story and no longer felt it was strange.

"Do you know who killed you?"

"Yes, they are a group of bandits roaming around Meishan. They originally operated in Hanzhong, but later offended the Li clan and the Overlord of Western Qin, so they fled to Bashu."

Fan Caiqi said: "My father has already brought people to destroy these thieves."

She gestured behind her, and saw that there were more than a dozen people following her openly, and more than ten experts following her secretly:

"I didn't offend anyone in Bashu. That incident was just an accident. However, the gang elders told me to stay out of the house, and my father assigned a group of people to protect me. It's inconvenient for me to go anywhere."

"What do you think, Brother Hou?"

"Of course he followed my father's words."

Fan Caiqi pretended to be indignant and said, "This guy just wants to get rid of me so that he can go and have some fun."

Zhou Yi listened as he walked, and realized the key point: "Brother Hou, have you met your father?"

"I've seen him. Huh? What's that look in your eyes?"

"Don't get me wrong, I'm just curious how you two met."

Miss Fan, as if meeting him for the first time, said unhappily, "Hey, you are such a famous person, why are you interested in these private matters?"

Zhou Yi was a little surprised: "Brother Hou told you everything?"

"It's easy to guess. The only Zhou people in the world that he admires are the Grand Commander Zhou of Jianghuai and the owner of the Coffin Palace in Nanyang. You're obviously from Jianghuai, otherwise why would I take you to his residence?"

Fan Caiqi said, "I've searched several times but can't find anyone. It would be a waste of effort if someone else went there."

Miss Fan is quite smart.

Zhou Yi asked again, "Does Boss Fan know I'm coming here?"

"Know."

Fan Caiqi looked at him intently. "Hou Xibai mentioned you when he saw my father. Of course my father knew you were coming. I even suspected that this Hou guy was sent by you to approach me on purpose just to talk to my father."

"Ah? This is a huge misunderstanding."

Zhou Yi said with a touch of nostalgia, "One day before the Lunar New Year, the snow was as heavy as goose feathers. At that time, my brother Hou and I were crossing the river on a large ship. I saw him carrying his luggage and looking hurried. I asked him where he was drifting. He said he wanted to go to Bashu to meet the beautiful daughter of Boss Fan. If he could see her once, his life would be without regrets.

Outsiders all say that Brother Hou is a sentimental young man, but in fact he is a pure and infatuated man. When he mentioned Miss Fan, he said to me, "Brother Zhou, my heart is in Bashu, and this boat is too slow."

"And then?"

"Afterwards, Brother Hou jumped into the icy river and headed straight for Shu Road. Therefore, he arrived several months earlier than me."

A smile appeared on Fan Caiqi's face, and the girl in blue beside her patted her with a smile:

"Caiqi, don't believe him. He must be trying to trick you."

Fan Caiqi hummed: "I won't be fooled."

Zhou Yi smiled at the elegant girl and asked, "How did you know I was lying?"

"Based on my feeling."

"Okay, when we find Hou Xibai, we can ask him if he jumped into the river in the middle of winter and snow, and whether he came to Bashu because of me or because of a girl."

Fan Caiqi nodded: "I'll ask."

The young girl beside him smiled lightly: "Caiqi, his words are full of traps. If you follow his words and ask, you will definitely be fooled again."

Fan Caiqi couldn't help but look at Zhou Yi. Before Zhou Yi could speak, he heard the girl say softly:

"For a man as heroic and majestic as Grand Commander Zhou to flirt with a young woman entangled in love affairs is truly outrageous."

She covered her mouth and smiled, so lively and lovely that it was impossible to get angry at her.

Zhou Yi stopped talking, took out the wine gourd while walking, and drank the Pitong wine again.

"It's truly the beauty of Shu wine. Miss Qing, will you have any more of this wine tomorrow?"

“It’s gone.”

The crowd walked through the city's main market, where tall buildings and rows of shops stood, with wine flags, tea banners, and cloth banners fluttering in the wind.

After crossing another street, Zhou Yi listened to the sounds of the city and looked towards the street, which was instantly filled with splendor and color.

Shu brocade is a national treasure. In front of the brocade shops, there are colorful samples hanging high. The patterns of animals in nests and birds in strings of beads sparkle in the sun.

The sound of a loom could be heard faintly from the workshop in the backyard.

Such a lively and bustling scene is rare, and the reputation of "Jinguan City" is well-deserved.

The Sichuan gang walked through the city without attracting any attention.

A large number of Hu merchants from the Western Regions, Persia, and those who came via the Tuyuhun Road or the Southern Silk Road lingered here and bargained, and the air seemed to be filled with the scent of silk.

"Just go through this street."

Fan Caiqi led the way, and before long, Zhou Yi saw a large house with green tiles and red pillars in elegant colors.

The gate of the house is located on a tall rammed earth platform, is three rooms wide, and adopts the style of a black-headed door. The gate is inlaid with gilded copper nails as big as bowls, which are arranged neatly.

Above the door lintel hangs a plaque with gold characters on a black background, which reads "Fan Yu of Shu County".

Zhou Yi followed Fan Caiqi, walked past the stone lions at the door, entered the room, and left behind the picture of the Vermillion Bird and auspicious clouds on the wide wall.

As one of the three major forces in Bashu, it is not surprising that the Sichuan Gang has such a mansion.

However, compared with the Nanchaohu Villa that Xiuxun settled on the edge of Chaohu Lake, this mansion is still far inferior.

There is no other Lu Miaozi in Bashu.

Many members of the Sichuan Gang were guarding outside, and Fan Caiqi pointed out the places where Hou Xibai usually went.

Zhou Yi saw a lot of brushes, paints, and some paintings.

The people in the painting are all Miss Fan.

For someone who understands painting, he can often understand a person's emotions from a painting.

When Zhou Yi saw these stunning paintings, he knew that Hou Xibai also put his emotions into his paintings.

It can be seen that he still admires Miss Fan very much.

Walking through the courtyard, Zhou Yi couldn't help but look up at the sky.

After touring the entire mansion, Fan Caiqi asked, "Did Mr. Zhou find anything?"

Seeing that he was silent for a long time, he suddenly said:

"We'll stay here today. Have someone prepare dinner for dinner and bring back some pigeons. Also, don't reveal my information to anyone for now."

"Why is that?"

"Do as I say."

Fan Caiqi hesitated for a moment, but thinking of his reputation, she decided to arrange it as it was.

From noon to early 3 p.m., the house was very quiet.

After Fan Caiqi had someone bring the pigeons over, she heard a cooing sound.

Before long, all the pigeons were pecking at rice on the roof and flying around with flapping wings.

Miss Fan didn't understand what he was doing either.

Zhou Yi was calm and composed. He fiddled with the paintbrush left by Hou Xibai and casually drew a big eagle on the paper.

"The Grand Commander also knows painting?"

“A little bit.”

The girl in blue looked at Hou Xibai's painting of Fan Caiqi and asked curiously, "Can you draw something like this?"

"Yes."

Zhou Yichun was just teasing her out of boredom: "But my paintings are always 500 gold coins each. Miss Qing, give me the money and I can paint one for you."

"Why are you so obsessed with money? I don't have that much gold to cheat you out of."

The girl complained, then suggested, "Paintings are elegant, and so is music. You paint a picture, and I'll give you a flute piece."

"You can?"

She took out a bamboo flute tied with a red knot and said, "I know a little bit about it too."

Zhou Yi thought it was interesting: "Jiangdu Gongyue, can you play it?"

She said confidently: "Of course."

Zhou Yi glanced at her pretty face, which left an impression on him, and then he picked up his pen to paint.

Fan Caiqi originally wanted to ask Zhou Yi about his future plans, but when she saw him painting, she couldn't help but stand over and take a look.

In her opinion, Zhou Yi's paintings are ordinary.

It can't be compared with the paintings that Mr. Hou painted for himself.

and

Fan Caiqi looked at the painting, then looked at the young girl beside her, and kept shaking her head.

Although the painting is of a person, the person is many years younger.

The girl of about thirteen or fourteen in the painting is holding a wine gourd, looking smart and naughty.

Zhou Yi just did it casually and painted it very quickly.

Fan Caiqi said bluntly: "Mr. Zhou, your painting is not as good as Mr. Hou's."

After hearing this, Zhou Yi became alert.

If Brother Hou proposed to paint Miss Fan, I would definitely refuse.

"What do you think, Miss Qing?"

The girl held the silk and commented seriously, "Although it's not worth five hundred gold, I'm already satisfied."

Without Zhou Yi's reminder, she took out her bamboo flute and played Jiangdu Palace Moon.

The sound of a flute echoes slowly.

After a moment, Zhou Yi interrupted: "Miss Qing, there's something wrong with the song."

Fan Caiqi wasn't so particular: "Isn't this good?"

"No, it's a bit green, even unfamiliar."

Fan Caiqi protested: "I've also heard other people play this piece at a Chengdu music hall, and it's nowhere near as good as Qingmei's. Master Zhou's expectations are too high."

Zhou Yi said, "I've heard it in Linjiang Palace. The tune was melodious and lingering, just the essence of Jiangdu Palace Moon. Otherwise, Old Yang wouldn't have liked it so much."

"Which Old Yang?"

"It's Yang Guang."

Fan Caiqi couldn't help but widen her eyes: "You and Yang Guang are listening to music together? Isn't that a fantasy?"

"This kind of thing is not uncommon. Why would I lie to you? That day, Yang Guang even invited me to drink."

Zhou Yi was full of confidence and smiled gently.

He turned to look at the girl in blue: "The song is wrong, am I wrong?"

Jiangdu Palace Moon was created by Yang Guang, so Zhou Yi has a lot to say about it now.

The girl smiled calmly and pointed at the painting by Zhou Yi: "I played the music according to the age of the Grand Commander in the painting, so it is natural."

Um?

Zhou Yi was slightly stunned, feeling that he had failed to make a joke and was instead amused himself.

He couldn't help but look at her carefully for a few times, and guessed in his heart: "May I ask Miss Qing's name?"

The girl said word by word, "Qing means green, Zhu means bamboo, so my name is Qingzhu."

Fan Caiqi was about to interrupt when she heard a series of "cooing" pigeons.

With a "swish" sound, a white shadow flashed before my eyes.

She had been learning martial arts from her father since she was young, and her skills were quite good, but the figure flashed by and she couldn't see clearly.

“Gugugugu~~!”

The pigeons on the tiles became more noisy, and the sound of flapping their wings became more intense.

A faint "cry" sound was heard.

I don’t know what happened, but the white shadow flashed back again.

At the same time, Zhou Yi was holding a strange bird in his hand that looked like a harrier, with a sharp beak and claws and a gray body.

"What's this?"

Fan Caiqi and Qingzhu Girl both looked at the bird of prey.

"If I'm not mistaken, this is a psychic, flat-haired beast bred by the people of Mobei. It was already circling in the air when we entered this room. It arrived before us. I'm sure it was sent to keep an eye on Brother Hou. Of course, it could also be keeping an eye on you."

"I?"

Fan Caiqi thought of what the gang elders had said, and immediately realized, "You said someone wants to kill me?"

"Have there been any unfamiliar warriors from Mobei entering the city recently?"

"It's hard to tell, because there are usually many people from Turkic, Tuyuhun, and Western Regions."

She thought of Hou Xibai and asked hurriedly, "What should we do now?"

"Now."

Zhou Yi looked at the sky and said, "It's time to eat now."

He then handed her the dead flat-haired animal and said, "Tell someone to stew it until it's tender."

Miss Qing said to the stunned Miss Fan, "Mr. Zhou is here. This place is as safe as the Sichuan Gang."

Fan Caiqi thought the same thing, so she asked someone to bring the food and stew the big eagle.

The girl in blue looked at the pigeon on the roof and realized that it was a bait.

He glanced sideways at the receding figure in white.

Rumors are not all just rumors

Zhou Yi killed the psychic bird without making any noise, and Miss Fan didn't tell anyone, so the people from the Sichuan Gang naturally didn't know about it.

After dinner, it was soon dark.

That night, the lights in the Fan family mansion were lit.

The lights in the corridor were on all the way to the back of the house, and it was obvious that the owner had returned.

Zhou Yi sleeps very lightly.

For those with ill intentions, tonight is the best opportunity. Since the psychic birds have been killed, it is time to take a look.

If they don't come, Zhou Yi will wait for a few days at most and then go to find the leader of the Sichuan Gang.

It was quiet at night. There were two side rooms behind the main hall.

In the middle is a winding pond with lotus and water lilies planted and koi fish raised in it.

Sometimes you can hear the sounds of carp leaping in the waves and birds perching on the rockery, but there is no other noise.

Until the second half of the night when people are most sleepy and sleep the deepest.

Zhou Yi woke up from a light sleep. He listened quietly for a while, then jumped over the half-open window and climbed onto the roof.

“Bang, bang, bang~!”

More than ten footsteps jumped from the Buddhist temple behind the back garden to the inner house.

"Bang~!"

With a loud bang, three people broke the window, four people broke through the roof, and rushed into Fan Caiqi's room with weapons in hand.

The bedding on the bed was torn into pieces by the true energy, and a broad axe chopped it down, splitting the bed in two!

No one, got fooled.

"Let's go!"

A man in black just jumped out of the window, and a sword flashed towards him. Before he could raise his broad axe, it was pierced through by the sword!

The second opponent came to support from the window with a sword.

Zhou Yi slapped the window lattice with his left hand, and the half-man-high tortoise-back lattice window shattered with a loud noise, breaking free from the frame and hitting the man.

While the window sash was still flying in the air, he took a step towards the door.

He kicked through the door, and the enemy behind the door flew out with a move, hitting the person who was hit by the window sash. He screamed and fell down softly.

The next moment, Zhou Yi rushed onto the roof and blocked the others' retreat.

The men in black who were wandering around the periphery rushed forward to provide support and cooperated with the few people who rushed out of the house. A total of twelve people surrounded them together.

Zhou Yi thought there would be a fierce battle.

So he tried his best, but he didn't expect that these people were not as strong as he imagined.

The number of the twelve besiegers dwindled, and within twenty moves, only three were left.

The last three had already lost their fighting spirit.

I really can't understand how such a master can exist in the Sichuan Gang.

You can't leave at this point even if you want to. The fewer people there are, the faster you will die.

Zhou Yi killed the last three people by using a variety of moves and then finishing them off with a simple and quick sword strike.

The fighting here just stopped, but he didn't put away his sword.

Fighting also broke out in the courtyard separated by two corridors.

Fan Caiqi, Miss Qingzhu, and all the members of the Sichuan Gang were here. Not far from Fan Caiqi, there was a man waving a folding fan with graceful movements.

It was Hou Xibai.

There were originally dozens of men in black here.

Just as Zhou Yi stepped on the tiles and killed several people in a row, someone from the black-clad crowd, who had the advantage in numbers, suddenly shouted, "Go!"

These people were well-trained and had just been fighting fiercely. When they realized something was wrong, they immediately scattered and fled in all directions.

No matter how good your Qinggong skills are, it's impossible to catch up with them.

Zhou Yi leaped up and found one of them.

The person who had just spoken felt a murderous intent locking onto him, and his hair stood on end, but no one helped him at this time.

"Look at the gun~!"

He shouted and made a sharp counter-attack, but it was a feint, and continued to run for his life.

Zhou Yi didn't buy it and didn't slow down at all.

The leader had pushed his lightness skills to the limit, but was being quickly pulled closer. Knowing he couldn't escape, he made up his mind and gripped the iron spear with both hands.

He gathered his true energy, and the surging and burning internal force poured into the gun body without reservation, all the way to the tip of the gun.

Then he turned and aimed at Zhou Yi, rapidly waving his spear with both arms, stabbing or sweeping, at the fastest speed he could display.

Every time the tip of the spear stabbed, it left a short, burning, extremely hot red energy trail in the air.

Every time it swept across, it threw out a large fan-shaped beam of air that flew like sparks and had burning and penetrating power!

In an instant, his entire body seemed to be enveloped by a "fire storm" composed of countless scorching gun shadows.

Zhou Yi uses strength to defeat strength, and does not play tricks with him.

The true energy surged, and the Lihuo sword energy slashed directly at the scorching spear light. Both sides' moves were extremely fast, and the sword energy and spear light collided in an instant.

“Ah~~~!!”

The big man felt tremendous pressure and roared while brandishing his gun.

Continuously inject the true energy in the body into the iron spear to maintain the flaming spear edge.

But'

No matter how skillful the marksmanship is, it is difficult to reverse the difference in skill between the two.

With a "swish" sound.

The spear light dissipated, and the big man was cut into a bloody mist. The tiles behind him split in the middle like the waves of a river, forming a deep ravine that just fit his body tightly.

Looking at the direction where the other men in black fled, Zhou Yi did not chase them.

He jumped down. Fan Caiqi put away his scimitar and clasped his fists, saying, "Mr. Zhou, thank you for saving me."

"You're being polite. I was the one who asked you to stay here. If you return to the Sichuan Gang, you won't have to take any risks."

After Zhou Yi finished speaking, he walked towards Hou Xibai.

Hou Xibai spoke first: "Brother Zhou, you came out too early and scared everyone away. Otherwise, we would have had a chance to kill some important people tonight."

"It's okay. It doesn't matter whether or not we kill the important people. I'm just worried that you can't hold on."

"Is he injured?" Fan Caiqi looked at Hou Xibai.

"Well, he's pretty badly injured."

Zhou Yi responded: "Who hurt Brother Hou?"

Hou Xibai looked around, and Fan Caiqi asked the people from the Sichuan Gang to collect the bodies, and then led them into a secluded courtyard.

Hou Xibai let out a long sigh:

"I thought I would never see Brother Zhou again. I was ambushed and injured by Jie Li Khan's men. Moreover, this man must be related to Mobei Wu Zun."

Zhou Yi frowned slightly: "Explain it more clearly."

"If I'm not mistaken, the spearman you just exchanged blows with should be a member of the Golden Wolf's personal guard. The Mobei Golden Wolf Army, with over a hundred thousand men, is Jie Li's formidable force in dominating the grasslands. The Golden Wolf Army includes a large battalion of personal guards, all of whom have been trained by Wu Zun.

Wu Zun possesses a spear named Agushuaya. He has not wielded a weapon for a long time, so this personal guard is protecting it. Agushuaya is also known as the Moon Wolf Spear, hence the name "Golden Wolf Howling Moon." It is the faith and pride of the grassland people.

"Wait, even if they were Wu Zun's men, why would they go to such great lengths to kill you?"

"Not to kill me."

Hou Xibai looked at Fan Caiqi: "The Turks are fanning the flames. They want chaos in Bashu."

Miss Fan then realized that not only was Hou Xibai affected because of her, but she also wrongly blamed him: "Where has Mr. Hou been these past two days?"

"I'm hiding in the neighboring house to recuperate."

"Why don't you go to my house? Isn't it safer with my dad?"

"Boss Fan's attitude towards me is not good."

"No way..."

Fan Caiqi thought about it and didn't refute it. The young man had a reputation for being amorous, and her father had indeed reminded her to have less contact with Hou Xibai.

It's normal for him to have such concerns.

Seeing Hou Xibai's expression change, Zhou Yi couldn't help but ask, "How's your injury?"

"This is a technique related to Yan Yang's extraordinary skill. I once suspected it was Wu Zun's technique. But among Wu Zun's disciples, no one has this skill."

"Shall I heal you?"

Hou Xibai glanced at Zhou Yi and said with a bow, "Please trouble you, Brother Zhou."

Zhou Yi couldn't help but laugh.

Being able to trust someone with your back is a rare sign of trust.

Hou Xibai sat down cross-legged, and Zhou Yi pressed his palm against him.

He possessed the Heavenly Frost Condensing Cold Technique, which counteracted the Flaming Sun Technique. In addition, his true Qi was very pure, making it extremely efficient in dissolving the scorching energy of the Flaming Sun.

Fan Caiqi and Qing girl stood by. In just a cup of tea, Hou Xibai's lips turned white due to the cold, but he felt refreshed.

"Brother Zhou's extraordinary feat is incredible. If I were to resolve it on my own, it would take at least five or six days."

"I'm curious about who attacked you."

"This person must still be in Chengdu."

Hou Xibai's luck went through a cycle, and he said, "The situation in Bashu is extremely complicated. Even Brother Zhou needs to be careful this time."

"Well, you should calm down first and talk to me later."

After Zhou Yi finished speaking, his gaze flew towards the girl in blue.

"Miss Qing, are you also familiar with Brother Hou?"

"Not familiar, only met a few times."

"That must be because Miss Fan often mentioned you to Brother Hou."

Fan Caiqi said: "No."

"I see."

Zhou Yi's words left Fan Caiqi confused, while Hou Xibai sat cross-legged in meditation, pretending not to hear.

The girl in blue looked at Zhou Yi, and there was nothing unusual in her dark and bright eyes.

Miss Fan was about to ask what the riddle was.

Unexpectedly.

Several members of the Sichuan Gang ran over as if they had seen a ghost, their teeth chattering as they shouted, "Young Miss!"

"What's going on?"

"Young lady," the gang member quickly straightened his tongue, "take a look for yourself, perhaps we have made a mistake."

Except for Hou Xibai who was meditating here, everyone else went to the place where Zhou Yi had killed the enemy before.

The masks of these men in black were removed.

Fan Caiqi took a look and her face turned pale. She picked up a lantern and shone it repeatedly on the face of a burly corpse.

"He he is!"

Fan Caiqi looked at the people from the Sichuan Gang and confirmed with them.

"who is he?"

Fan Caiqi got the answer from the gang members' eyes. It was impossible that everyone was wrong.

"It's someone from the Duzun Castle."

Du Zun Fort?

How is this possible.

Zhou Yi couldn't help but probe the three major orifices of the corpse: Zhiyang, Tianding, and Tanzhong, but found no evil aura.

"Do you think the people from Duzun Castle will attack Miss Fan, Miss Shi?"

"Probably not."

She was halfway through her speech when she suddenly realized

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(End of this chapter)