Chapter 170 It's nothing unusual

After Black Fang and Lou Yuxue finished their probing, they also talked about some things related to this transaction.

However, Chen Yi had already learned most of the details from Liu Lang.

Or perhaps it was obtained by eavesdropping on the hidden guards.

Of the other messages, Chen Yi only cared about two things.

One of them is news about another major investor.

Although Black Tooth was vague, it is not difficult to deduce from the few words he revealed that the man was a local from Shu Prefecture.

Most likely, they are members of a prominent family or clan.

This coincided with Chen Yi's previous guess, but now there was too little information, and he was not sure which family the person came from.

After all, there are many families in Shu Prefecture that are on good terms with the Xiao family, but even more that are on bad terms with them.

Before that person's identity is revealed, it is difficult to deduce their identity based on fragmented clues.

The second piece of news was about the several heretics and evil spirits involved in this transaction.

Besides Liu Lang, there are four other mid-level third-grade martial artists.

It is said that there are also two martial arts experts of the third rank.

However, Black Fang did not elaborate and did not reveal the identities of these people.

Another noteworthy character is Lou Yuxue, the female tiger.

During the conversation between the four, Chen Yi's attention was mostly focused on this person.

Besides her identity as a bodyguard, he wanted to memorize the tigress's characteristics so that he could determine her true identity to the outside world.

To be honest.

Of all the hidden guards Chen Yi knew so far, they knew the least about the tigress and the phoenix.

He didn't even know what the two men's mission was in Shu Prefecture.

I was curious, after all.

About an incense stick's time later, Black Fang and the tigress got up and left.

"Please sit for a moment. Once everyone else has arrived, I will gather you all to discuss the follow-up matters."

"See you later, Brother Liu!"

As soon as they finished speaking, they left through the open wall behind them, not taking the same route they had come from.

Once the walls of the waiting room were smooth again, Liu Lang grinned. "That Black Tooth is really cautious, making so many doors."

He paused, glanced at the other side, and continued, "I reckon there's another one over there."

Chen Yi glanced at it and said casually, "That's the outer wall of Chunyu Tower."

"..."

Liu Lang thought for a moment, scratched his head, and muttered a few words to himself.

It's probably an expression that says something like, "I'm most annoyed by people like you who like to use your brains."

Chen Yi ignored him and simply sat quietly in his chair, pondering what to do next.

Based on the information he had previously obtained, the person who carried out the "burning of the summer grain in the three towns" should be a member of the Hidden Guard hidden in the three towns.

That is, the Hidden Guards led by Ge Laosan.

The tigress was responsible for contacting Black Fang, acting as an intermediary.

Gray Wolf Xiao Dongchen, on the other hand, remained behind the scenes.

It's easy to see from the division of labor among the three that, although they are all Silver Flag Officers, Xiao Dongchen carries more weight.

The fact that Luanfeng Cui Qingwu helped Xiao Dongchen frame Liu Jing for the Xiao family also proves this point.

This confirms that, in addition to causing chaos in Shu Prefecture, Yin Weizhi was also concerned about the Xiao family's influence in Shu Prefecture.

Or rather, as long as the Xiao family rebels, Shu Prefecture will inevitably descend into chaos.

Therefore, disrupting the Xiao family was a shortcut to achieving their mission objectives.

Compared to him, the importance of this "young bird" is secondary.

However, the Hidden Guards were only one of the parties involved in the "Burning of Summer Grain in Three Towns," and they were the party with the most intelligence.

At least for now, the importance of the three hidden guards to him can be put aside for the time being.

His next priority was to find out the identities of all the demons involved and the "sugar daddy".

As Chen Yi was thinking about these things, he saw Liu Lang suddenly look to his right, which was the direction from which Black Fang and the female tiger had come earlier.

"A formidable person has arrived."

"Um?"

Seeing Chen Yi's gaze, Liu Lang grinned and said, "He is a master of the upper third rank, but his aura is only average, and his skill level should not be high."

Of course, he was comparing Xiao Jinghong and his master, Dao Gui, to each other.

If it were him, he naturally wouldn't be able to defeat a master of the third rank.

The words had barely left his mouth when a sinister voice suddenly echoed in the quiet room:

"Who dares to speak so arrogantly? It's 'Knife Madman' Liu Lang!"

Along with it came a surge of energy that descended upon the quiet room.

However, that aura was slightly strange; it seemed vast and boundless, yet it was somewhat loose.

It would be an exaggeration to describe them as "outwardly strong but inwardly weak".

Upon hearing this, Liu Lang scoffed, "You'd better not embarrass yourself by showing off your Lesser Mastery of Fist."

As he spoke, a domineering and sharp sword intent surged from his body.

Its sharp edge was fully revealed.

The moment it appeared, it cleaved the surging power within the quiet room in two.

Although Chen Yi did not speak, he also withstood the pressure and slowly raised his hand to tap his fingers on the table.

Bang!

A muffled thud.

It was as if a majestic mountain had descended, suppressing the power that had been split in two.

Faintly, it seemed as if a loud rumbling sound was being heard by everyone who was watching this quiet room.

"Um?"

"This is……"

"Mountain... boxing, great success!"

Even Liu Lang was stunned, looking at Chen Yi with a face full of astonishment, "You, your fist..."

He had always thought that Chen Yi specialized in medicine, and even if he had practiced martial arts, he probably wouldn't be too strong.

Who would have thought he would possess the Dao of Great Perfection?

Damn, is this mysterious Boss Chen some kind of expert who cultivated himself from the womb?

The way of medicine, the way of martial arts; the former achieves minor success, the latter major success.

The two "Tao" principles that require immense mental and physical effort have appeared in a young man who is about the same age as him.

It should be known that the "path of medicine" is widely recognized as extremely difficult to master, and there are far fewer practitioners than those skilled in martial arts.

Otherwise, Black Fang and Tiger wouldn't have been so agreeable after learning that Chen Yi was a medical master.

Chen Yi also heard the surprised voices around him.

He merely raised his head slightly, glancing out of the corner of his eye at the third-rank expert who had made the move earlier, and said coldly:

"It's strange to see something new."

Just as he had said before when he revealed his medical knowledge.

"you!?"

Enraged by his humiliation, the third-rank expert was about to attack again when he heard Black Fang say with a hint of delight:

"Old Demon Fang, stop!"

"Brother Liu is not only a master of boxing, but also a renowned physician. He is the guarantee of our business deal."

"If you anger him and get hurt, don't blame me for not warning you."

Upon hearing his words, not only was Fang Laomo, who was about to make a move, stunned, but the others were even more shocked than before.

Even the tigress Lou Yuxue couldn't help but exclaim, "Brother Liu is truly frightening."

"Not only has he achieved some mastery in medicine, but he has also cultivated martial arts to a high level. I truly admire him!"

The others were all mid-level martial artists, slightly weaker than Liu Lang, let alone Chen Yi, who cultivated both medicine and martial arts.

In an instant, the surrounding quiet rooms all fell silent.

A moment of silence.

Chen Yi frowned slightly and tapped the table impatiently: "Black Fang, I don't have much time. Let's begin."

Black Fang naturally wouldn't refuse, and his attitude was even friendlier than before.

"Brother Liu, please have a seat, I'll be right there."

Immediately afterwards, some rustling sounds came from the surroundings, clearly Black Fang was contacting various parties.

Seeing this, Chen Yi said no more.

Liu Lang, standing to the side, gave him a thumbs up, "Old man... Brother Liu is amazing."

"I thought you only practiced medicine and weren't good at martial arts, but I didn't expect you to have such a skill in boxing."

Chen Yi glanced at him and scoffed, half-jokingly, "If you hadn't been so incompetent, why would I have needed to intervene?"

Liu Lang's smile froze, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

If the occasion weren't so inappropriate, he would have definitely tried Chen Yi's martial arts.

However, despite his thoughts, he also knew that the stronger Chen Yi was, the more advantageous it would be for their future endeavors.

Now that he's on the Baicaotang bandwagon, he has no choice but to go down this path to the bitter end.

Not long after.

A short man dressed in black pushed open the door, bowed respectfully, placed two black iron masks on the table, and turned to leave.

Chen Yi raised an eyebrow slightly. "Is this really necessary?"

Many people have already revealed some information through their previous actions and words, so putting on masks now is somewhat like burying their heads in the sand.

Of course, more importantly, since they were all wearing masks, it was difficult for him to determine the identities of those evil spirits and heretics.

Liu Lang glanced at him, picked up two masks, handed one to him, and put one on himself.

"According to the rules of Mingyue Tower, only the person initiating the mission knows the identity of each person."

Whether or not one can guess or recognize the others depends entirely on their own abilities.

Chen Yi hummed in agreement, took the mask, put it on, and casually asked, "And what about you?"

The old devil Fang had already recognized "Knife Madman's" identity and even pointed it out in public.

Clearly, Liu Lang could no longer hide his identity.

Liu Lang said nonchalantly, "I'll keep my word and not change my name, what's there to be afraid of?"

In fact, his idea of ​​not hiding his identity was very simple.

In his view, with him and Boss Chen interfering, this deal was bound to fall through.

Moreover, with Boss Chen around afterwards, he wouldn't have attracted the Xiao family's pursuit.

There's absolutely no need to hide your identity.

After all, if Black Fang and the others find out that he and Boss Chen secretly sabotaged this deal, even if he hides, he will not escape the pursuit of Mingyue Tower.

He just hoped that Boss Chen could do it discreetly.

The pursuit by Mingyue Tower was no joke.

Chen Yi, of course, was unaware of Liu Lang's bachelorish thoughts, and couldn't help but feel a bit of admiration for him.

This can be considered a compliment to a person of integrity and upright character in the martial arts world.

He might give Liu Lang some benefits someday.

He wouldn't let Liu Langbai help him that much in the first place.

Not long after.

Chen Yi and Liu Lang put on masks and were led by a man in black to the depths of Chunyu Tower.

Based on his sense of direction, this should be a hidden compartment in the interior wall of Chunyu Tower.

No one knows what method Black Fang and the others used to create a spacious, quiet room without it being visible from the outside.

When he arrived, several people wearing black iron masks were already sitting inside.

People of all shapes and sizes, men and women, come in all shapes and sizes.

Most of these people were sizing up Chen Yi and Liu Lang, but in the end, they all focused their attention on Chen Yi more.

After all, Liu Lang was easy to recognize because he had a long sword hanging at his waist.

Chen Yi was also observing these people; he had some judgment about Fang Laomo, Cihu, and Hei Ya.

After scanning the area, his gaze remained unchanged, but he chuckled inwardly.

I didn't expect to find an unexpected acquaintance here.

(End of this chapter)