Chapter 252 The Chess Player? Just a Chess Pawn! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
As Chen Yi performed acupuncture on Lü Jiunan, he continued speaking:
"Save him, so that he'll cooperate with my act."
Liu Lang was very dissatisfied with his ambiguous answer.
He leaned against the wooden door, looking at the dying Lü Jiunan, and said with a slight smirk:
"Boss, are you plotting against someone again?"
"Liu Hong?"
"It's definitely him."
"You saved Lü Jiunan, surely you wanted to get evidence from him that Liu Hong had ties with those bandits from Vaishsa Kingdom, right?"
But seeing that Chen Yi did not respond, Liu Lang was no longer sure about his guess.
"Isn't that right? That makes sense."
“You have already ‘killed’ Lü Jiunan in full view of everyone.”
"Even if he reappears and identifies Liu Hong, that old guy can still deny it outright."
Without looking up, Chen Yi said, "Stop guessing. With your brain, you won't be able to guess even if you try until next year."
"..."
Liu Lang wanted to refute.
But when he thought about his recent experiences, he had to admit that the mind is not about knowledge or experience; like the artistic conception of martial arts, it depends on talent.
A moment of silence.
Undeterred, he asked, "Then you can at least tell me about your visit to Chunyu Tower last night, right?"
"Just now... this person said that someone went to Chunyu Tower last night using my name, and I guessed it was you."
"If I hadn't reacted quickly, I would have been exposed."
Chen Yi glanced up at him, then lowered his head again to treat Lü Jiunan, saying casually, "Haven't you already given yourself away?"
Liu Lang immediately chuckled awkwardly, "You already knew?"
"This is not my fault. I had already mentioned your name before I learned from him that you had been to Chunyu Tower. It was too late to make amends now."
"This...this shouldn't affect your plans, right?"
Chen Yi shook his head slightly, "It won't affect anything."
Now that Ge Muxiao is dead and Lü Jiunan is half-crippled, the only person left who knows that he went to Chunyu Tower last night is Lou Yuxue.
Even Liu Taoyao and Zhao Shichang were unaware of this matter.
To put it another way...
Even if Lou Yuxue revealed it to the White Tiger Guards, or if Liu Taoyao and others had just heard Liu Lang's words, it wouldn't affect his plan.
At most, he will reduce the number of times he meets with Liu Lang, and he cannot let Liu Lang know too much.
To prevent this guy from losing his temper and revealing it.
Thinking of this, Chen Yi instructed, "You don't need to go to the Liu residence anymore. Just go back to Baicaotang and wait quietly."
"If I need anything, I will have Zhang Dabao and Wang Ji notify you."
Liu Lang paused for a moment, then asked suspiciously, "That old guy must have been making a lot of moves lately. It wouldn't be wise not to keep an eye on him, would it?"
Chen Yi said calmly, "There's nothing wrong with it."
"I already know what that old fox is thinking. Whether I follow him or not, it won't affect the overall situation."
"Besides, his next reaction and what he will do are nothing more than those things, so they are not hard to guess."
More importantly, Chen Yi now has people who can take Liu Hong's life—Asutai and Lü Jiunan.
So he is not in a hurry at all.
Liu Hongcai should be the one who's worried and has a headache.
Liu Lang, of course, was unaware of these things. He scratched his head, turned to look out the window, and muttered to himself:
"Isn't it easy to guess?"
"How come I couldn't guess?"
Chen Yi ignored him and quickly inserted twelve silver needles into Lü Jiunan's body.
Then he circulated his true energy and used silver needles to repair Lü Jiunan's heart meridian, life gate, and other vital acupoints.
He also stitched up and repaired the internal organs that had been shattered into several pieces.
It took him half an hour to pull Lü Jiunan back from the brink of death.
Chen Yi let out a slight breath and then pulled out the silver needle.
Hearing the voice, Liu Lang turned around and asked, "Boss, are you done?"
"without."
Then, under Liu Lang's curious gaze, Chen Yi inserted three silver needles into Lü Jiunan's three vital acupoints: Yintang, Tanzhong, and Dantian.
He circulated his true energy and twisted it slightly twice.
Then Lü Jiunan suddenly opened his eyes and screamed in pain.
"Ughhhhhhh!"
With a calm expression, Chen Yi inserted the fourth silver needle into Lü Jiunan's throat acupoint, forcibly suppressing his shout.
Lu Jiunan opened his mouth wide, but no sound came out.
The intense pain contorted his face, causing him to hunch over and writhe as if desperately trying to break free.
About fifteen minutes later, Chen Yi used his Qi Observation Technique to confirm that the true essence in his body was completely depleted before removing the silver needle from his Qi Sea.
"alright."
But Lü Jiunan clearly didn't feel better, and continued to struggle frantically, roaring silently.
He only gradually calmed down after the intense pain in his body subsided somewhat.
Liu Lang grinned, "This guy's done for."
With his three great qi seas broken, unless the legendary medical sage intervenes, this person will have no chance to use martial arts again.
Chen Yi was well aware of all this. He casually removed the last silver needle, sat down in a chair, and slowly recovered his depleted true energy.
Lu Jiunan lay listlessly on the octagonal table, turned his head to look at him, and asked in a hoarse voice:
Why don't you kill me?
He already knew he had become a useless person.
Not only was his Qi Sea destroyed and his cultivation completely lost, but his meridians and vital acupoints were also severely damaged.
Anyone would break down in this situation, let alone a ruthless villain like him.
"Say it!"
Chen Yi glanced at him and raised a finger: "Shh."
"Keep your voice down, don't attract the attention of those outside."
Lu Jiunan paid no heed to any of that. She glared at him intently, her eyes bloodshot, and gritted her teeth as she continued to ask, word by word:
Why didn't you kill me!?
Chen Yi chuckled and said, "Why would I kill you?"
"You are the younger brother of King Lando. If a grandmaster like you knew that I killed you, wouldn't that cause me a lot of trouble?"
He paused, then continued, "Besides, you still have other uses for your life; it would be a great pity if you died."
Upon hearing this, Lü Jiunan glared at him with venomous eyes, "What... do you want to do?"
Chen Yi shook his head. "I apologize, but I can't tell you what I'm going to do yet."
"You won't succeed!"
"Liu Wu, let me tell you, no matter what you try to do, you will not succeed!"
Lu Jiunan struggled to get up, but found that there was no response below his neck.
He could only crane his neck and say fiercely, "My elder brother knows I'm here, he knows!"
"If my elder brother knew I was here and what you had done, he would surely lead the Peacock Banner to trample through Shu Prefecture!"
Chen Yi smiled dismissively, "If that's really the case, I can actually feel some respect for King Lando."
"For a bandit leader from Vaishsa to go to such lengths for his brothers, he can be considered a man of great loyalty and righteousness."
As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Lü Jiunan, and said with a half-smile, "Unfortunately, even if he comes to Shuzhou, you won't be able to see him."
"you!?"
I'm going to kill you!
I'll kill you!
Lu Jiunan roared wildly, but his voice grew weaker and weaker.
For some reason, when he saw Chen Yi's seemingly all-encompassing gaze, a deep sense of fear welled up inside him.
It was far more terrifying than when he was shot through the body earlier.
He didn't know what the person in front of him was up to, but he knew that the other party was definitely plotting against their Peacock King Flag.
Even his elder brother, King Lando, could be drawn into it.
However, he could do nothing about it and could only watch helplessly as the other party plotted everything.
He was unwilling to accept it!
Thinking of this, Lü Jiunan stopped roaring and gradually concealed the ferocity on his face.
Looking at Chen Yi with a deathly pale face, she asked, "Tell me, what exactly do you want to do?"
"I... I don't want to die without knowing why."
Chen Yi chuckled, "I don't want to answer the same question a second time."
"But I can tell you this: your life is very important, important enough to change the situation in Shu Prefecture."
"You...you..."
Before Lü Jiunan could say anything more, Chen Yi pointed a finger at his neck.
"Stop with that, save your energy and get some rest."
"I finally managed to save you, I can't let you die."
Lu Jiunan was still unwilling to give up and wanted to ask more questions, but his eyelids grew heavier and heavier.
He soon fell into a coma again.
After he fell silent, Liu Lang couldn't help but ask, "Boss, are you sure you weren't deliberately torturing him?"
Chen Yi turned to look at him, slightly surprised, and asked, "Why would you think that?"
Liu Lang said helplessly, "With your medical skills, you could have easily made him fall into a coma without him even realizing it."
He's not the brightest, but he's not stupid either.
Chen Yi smiled and looked at Lü Jiunan, saying, "Consider it as me settling a score."
If Lü Jiunan hadn't intervened, manipulating the original owner to escape the marriage and kill him, none of what followed would have happened.
Both morally and logically, he should avenge himself and the original owner of this body.
Upon hearing this, Liu Lang breathed a sigh of relief, "So you have a grudge? That's good, that's good..."
During this time, he had nothing but admiration for everything Chen Yi had done.
He certainly didn't want Chen Yi to be some kind of evil demon who enjoyed tormenting people.
Chen Yi roughly guessed what he was thinking, but didn't say anything more.
Often, things change too quickly to be changed by individual will.
Even he couldn't escape.
That's why he stepped in to help the Xiao family, just to get rid of all sorts of troubles.
As Chen Yi pondered these thoughts, his gaze fell upon the view outside the window.
At this point, the rain subsided slightly.
The house where Liu Zhaoxue lived was silent, with only the sound of light raindrops falling.
Further away on Corning Street, amidst the faint commotion, one could hear the chatter of passersby.
"Have you heard? There was just a murder in the West Market."
"A powerful martial arts master killed two people from Vaishsa Kingdom."
"People of Vashyapa? Good riddance!"
"That kind of barbaric land is only a scourge if left untouched."
"That's right. Over the years, our merchants have suffered many calamities while passing through the Tea Horse Road, mostly caused by bandits from Vaishsa Kingdom."
"Back then, Lord Xiao should have slaughtered them all..."
These scholars were clearly more concerned with court affairs and didn't care at all about the deaths of a few Vaishsa people.
Those martial arts practitioners, however, were only interested in Chen Yi's identity.
"...When did such a gunslinger appear in Shu Prefecture?"
"The spear technique at the perfect level, it is truly enviable."
"Why have I never heard of such a person before? Perhaps he is from out of town and not one of the Jianghu people of Shuzhou."
"That's possible."
"Let's wait."
"Regardless of whether the people he killed were from Vaishsa, it was still within the territory of Shu Prefecture."
"The government and the Ministry of Justice will do everything they can to find out his identity. Then we'll know the truth."
"That's true..."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yi was about to get up and tell Liu Lang to leave when his ears suddenly twitched, and he turned his head to look in the northeast direction.
This aura... it feels somewhat familiar...
"Huh?"
"Is he a Golden Banner Officer of the White Tiger Guard, a general?"
Chen Yi frowned slightly and quickly activated the Xuanwu Concealing Breath Technique to hide his aura.
Liu Lang noticed his expression and asked, "Is someone here?"
Chen Yi raised his head, signaling him to shut up, and said silently, "A top-tier expert."
Liu Lang smacked his lips, but obediently didn't say anything more.
But...
In his heart, nothing, not even the highest or middle ranks, could compare to the shock Chen Yi had given him.
He thought he had a complete understanding of Chen Yi's strength.
Today's visit revealed that what he had seen before was only the tip of the iceberg.
Thinking about his upcoming duel with Chen Yi in a few days, Liu Lang couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"When the time comes, we must make sure the boss only uses the knife technique."
"His mastery of the spear is too high, and his moves are incredibly powerful. Letting him fight with a spear... I'd rather go after Xiao Jinghong..."
Chen Yi, unaware of his thoughts, concealed his aura and silently observed the outside world.
He knew that General Xing must have gone to Black Fish Alley first and then followed their trail to find them.
Fortunately, he had been cautious and did not return directly to his residence on Chuanxi Street, but instead chose to stay with Liu Zhaoxue. Otherwise, it was quite possible that the general would have discovered his identity.
However, even though he guessed all this, he still couldn't figure out a way to escape.
We can only hope that the general won't find this place.
otherwise……
"I have to make my move here again."
...
It was a place three miles away from Chen Yi's house.
General Xing lowered his straw hat, seemingly observing the passersby on Kangning Street, but in reality, he was searching for a trace of fluctuation in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
This is also a unique method of his White Tiger Guard, specifically used for tracking down criminals.
Everything was going smoothly at first.
However, when he arrived at Kangning Street, the diverse crowd and the fluctuations in the martial arts aura of certain Jianghu practitioners completely disrupted the natural order of the place.
In addition, since almost an hour had passed, it made his search very difficult.
About fifteen minutes later.
General Xing looked at the faint aura appearing in the southwest direction, breathed a slight sigh of relief, and slowly walked over.
Not long after.
He arrived at the residence of Chen Yi, stopping less than a mile away.
"Disappeared?"
General Xing surveyed the not-so-luxurious house before him. "Is this where they are?"
He pondered for a moment.
He arrived at the main gate and looked at the plaque above the gate—Liu Mansion.
"Liu?"
"Is this Liu Hong's place?"
Just as Jiang Xing was wondering, he heard a rumbling sound from the train tracks. He frowned slightly and quickly hid.
Soon, a magnificent carriage with a canopy slowly drove up from Corning Street.
Jiang Xing looked closely and saw that the character "Liu" was also written on the carriage.
There was also a small flag planted next to it, with a red background, white clouds, and a wolf's head on it.
"The Liu family of Jingzhou... then it can't be Liu Hong."
As Jiang Xing was thinking about these things, he saw the carriage stop in front of the house.
Two beautiful figures walked down from above.
One of them was dressed as a maid, while the other was wearing a pure white long dress. The maid held an umbrella for her as they stepped off the carriage.
A quick glance.
Jiang Xing suddenly realized: "Liu Zhaoxue, is that her?"
Suddenly, a chill ran down his spine—could Liu Wu be one of her men?!
(End of this chapter)
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