Chapter 256: Chasing at Midnight
Fan Jingrui patted Chu Ci's shoulder good-naturedly and said gently, "Master Yunshang must have something urgent to tell you if you come here at this time. I'll go open the door first, um..."
"Yeah." Chu Ci came to her senses after acting coquettishly. Although the feeling of loss still lingered in her heart, she knew that things had different priorities.
Chu Ci had no choice but to sit up and start straightening his clothes, muttering softly, "This good dream is only halfway through, it's really annoying."
On the other side, Fan Jingrui walked quickly to the door and opened it quickly.
When Taoist Master Yunshang saw that it was Fan Jingrui, he was so anxious that he didn't care about his impolite behavior at all. He looked inside eagerly, as if he wanted to see Chu Ci immediately and couldn't wait even a moment.
Seeing this, Fan Jingrui knew that Taoist Yunshang must have encountered an extremely urgent matter, so he didn't say anything. "My wife is changing clothes, Taoist priest, please come in first."
As he spoke, Fan Jingrui stepped aside and let Taoist Yunshang into the house.
Chu Ci had already dressed and came out to greet them, a smile on his face. "Master Yunshang, what could have made you so anxious? Is the sky about to fall?"
"Although the sky is not falling, it is not optimistic." Taoist Yun Shang sighed heavily, his face worried, and then he told Feng Yan everything he and Feng Yan had sensed.
Chu Ci was full of doubts and thought to himself: If she remembered correctly, she was reading a sweet pet story.
Why is the plot getting weirder and weirder, with even such a fantastic plot appearing?
Chu Ci couldn't help but ask, "Master Yunshang, did you and Lord Feng have such abilities before? Why haven't I heard you two mention it before? Does triggering this ability require some special conditions?"
Her eyes were fixed on Taoist Yun Shang, expecting a reasonable explanation.
Upon hearing this, Taoist Master Yun Shang was stunned for a moment and stood there for a long time. His face was initially filled with surprise, and then gradually revealed helplessness.
After a long while, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out the words with difficulty: "Boss, you are really kind-hearted!"
"The situation is critical, and I'm thinking only of keeping you safe. But you're actually thinking of my best tricks. I'm sorry, but this is a secret from our sect and must not be passed on to anyone else, not even you!"
"Okay, okay, I don't miss your things." Chu Ci said, and walked to the table. He picked up the teapot with his bare hands, poured a cup of tea, and gently handed it to Taoist Yun Shang. With a comforting smile on his face, he said, "You are not in a hurry now, are you?"
Taoist Master Yunshang took the tea, took a sip, sighed, and said, "Aren't you afraid that you'll really make me hurt?"
"I, an old man, have been running around for you and worrying about you all the time, and you still have the mind to ask those questions at this critical moment."
Although he was harsh in his words, the anxiety in his expression had eased a lot, and his tone was not as urgent as before.
Qian Chuci did not refute, and said slowly: "Master, the moment we prepared to enter the capital, we already knew that this journey would not be peaceful."
"From the initial minor skirmishes to the current difficult situation, it's simply because the other party's tactics have become increasingly escalating. This is actually all within expectations."
Thus, Taoist Yunshang's thoughts were successfully diverted.
He frowned and asked doubtfully, "So, I'm making a fuss out of nothing? My anxiety makes me seem too timid?"
Chu Ci quickly shook his head upon hearing this, "No, no. Taoist Priest, please don't think that way."
"At least your vigilance can make us more aware of the danger's proximity, allowing us to prepare in advance and not be caught off guard."
"That's nice of you to say, but you're still saying I'm a coward," Taoist Master Yunshang said, rising angrily. "In that case, I'm leaving now. I've been riding all day and I'm really tired. I don't have the heart to talk nonsense with you guys."
However, just as Taoist Yunshang stood up and had not yet taken a step, a sharp scream was heard outside the inn. The sound pierced the night sky and was creepy.
Fan Jingrui quickly stood up and said nervously, "My wife, Taoist Yunshang, please wait here. I'll go out and see what's going on."
But Chu Ci stopped her, "Wait, my husband, if I heard correctly, the voice seems to be Zhang Pingping's."
Upon hearing this, Fan Jingrui's expression froze, his brows furrowed, and he lowered his voice and asked, "Are those people in the dark coming for us?"
Chu Ci nodded gently, his eyes calm, and said slowly: "So, husband, we don't need to go out."
"Since they're targeting us, they'll definitely try every possible way to get in. All we need to do is be prepared, stay calm, and wait for them to fall into our trap."
Chu Ci said this, and then he quickly returned to the bed and fumbled around for a while (actually he was just pretending, as he was actually taking out the sleeping pills that he had prepared early in the morning from the space).
"Master, take this. This is the knockout drug, and this is the antidote. If someone rushes in, just spray it on everyone you see. Don't feel bad. We have to subdue them first, then we have a chance to figure out the situation and come up with a solution."
At the critical moment, Taoist Master Yun Shang was not polite. He took the drug and the antidote, nodded solemnly and said, "Okay, I will do as you say. I will not show any mercy."
Now that he has dealt with Taoist Master Yunshang, Fan Jingrui doesn't need to say anything.
He had already gripped his sword tightly and stared at the door intently, ready to meet the enemy at any time.
The sharp screams outside quickly turned into a loud noise.
Hearing the voice, Chu Ci frowned slightly and said solemnly, "Not only Zhang Pingping, but the remaining fourteen people who haven't returned home are probably all here."
Moreover, after such a long time, the all-round scanning function of "Xing'er" did not detect any trace of other suspicious persons except Zhang Pingping and his group.
So, what was the purpose of those people secretly bringing Zhang Pingping and others here?
Chu Ci had doubts in his heart, but he did not tell anyone about the situation outside.
Instead, he just waited quietly with Fan Jingrui and Taoist Yunshang, secretly speculating about various possibilities in his heart.
Half an hour later, the guards carefully checked and searched Zhang Pingping and the others, making sure they were not carrying any dangerous items and had no unusual behavior, and then they knocked on Chu Ci's door.
At this time, the impatient eldest prince and fifth prince were already waiting in Chu Ci's room with their guard Zhang Di.
So, Zhang Pingping and his group had just gone through an interrogation and were fully confident that the situation would be different after meeting Chu Ci.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the room, he saw the eldest prince sitting in the main seat with a gloomy face, the fifth prince pacing back and forth beside him, and Chu Ci, Fan Jingrui and Taoist Yunshang also had solemn expressions.
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