Chapter 367 Shift of focus
Mr. Xia didn't sleep all night.
As long as he closed his eyes, even just for a moment, Zhao Yushu's expressionless and extremely cold face would appear in front of him.
The other party suddenly appeared like a ghost, and in front of a room full of people, he killed Zang Niu by some unknown means, and then disappeared in full view of everyone.
The person who had not been found by thousands of Cao Gang disciples in the entire Xiangzhou suddenly broke into his base camp and killed his most capable men. This bloody shock made Master Xia tremble slightly.
"Master Xia, don't panic. If he dares to show up again next time, I will definitely catch him." A priest said hatefully. Of course, he was just talking. When Zhao Yushu suddenly showed up to kill people, he didn't even have the courage to take the initiative to stop him.
What kind of person can come over here with no expression on his face, kill someone and leave without saying a word?
"He is trying to intimidate us!" Master Xia paused with his cane and said, "No one in the Cao Gang can bully us!"
There was a group of people but no one responded. The enemy came to kill you and one of you died. Not only could you not keep the enemy alive, but no one even dared to draw a knife. That means there is no one left.
Jiao Niang was sitting on the bench trembling. She and Zang Niu had no idea how many lives they had taken. They could laugh and torture a pair of heroes to death, but when death came upon them, they were more afraid than anyone else.
"Xia, Master Xia, how about we just surrender?" Jiao Niang was just an ordinary person, and her status was not the highest. It was impossible for her to even see the so-called earth-level treasure, let alone give it to her. She was very satisfied with her current life, and did not want to die for the Cao Gang.
Mr. Xia snorted coldly and didn't bother to pay attention to her. The ship has already set sail, how can you stop just like that?
Zhao Yushu coughed twice: "Well, it's not appropriate for me, an outsider, to stay here. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
Master Xia raised his eyelids and said, "Boss Bai, we haven't finished discussing the business yet, why are you in such a hurry?"
Zhao Yushu chuckled and said, "To be honest, Master Xia, the business belongs to Master Chen, but my life is mine. I'm afraid that the assassin may think I'm a member of the Cao Gang, which would be troublesome."
After saying that, he bowed and was about to leave. Master Xia raised his hand and asked: "Boss Bai, are you leaving Xiangzhou?"
Zhao Yushu smiled and didn't answer, but his meaning was obvious.
"Why don't you stay for a few more days, seven at most? I will personally escort Mr. Bai out of the city and give him an additional three thousand taels of local specialties."
Zhao Yushu understood that this was because Master Xia had lost confidence in their dragnet tactics and wanted to focus on himself.
"But this, but," Zhao Yushu hesitated to speak.
"Boss Bai, you're not even willing to give face to the Cao Gang?" Master Xia stood up with the help of a cane, and two priests from the fifth level of heaven took two steps forward, one on the left and one on the right.
Zhao Yushu broke out in a sweat at the right moment and pretended to be terrified: "Mr. Xia, it would be disrespectful for Bai to refuse such a favor."
"Haha, no problem. Ah Jiao, please see Boss Bai off. I have something else to do. My apologies."
Jiao Niang stood up tremblingly and walked out with Zhao Yushu.
Master Xia narrowed his eyes and asked, "Haven't those people arrived yet?"
"arrive."
Master Xia nodded and followed the two priests all the way to another living room. Three people wearing identical black robes raised their heads at the same time.
Jiao Niang sent Zhao Yushu out of the courtyard, but did not go back.
"Master Bai, let me walk you a few more steps."
Zhao Yushu immediately understood that Jiao Niang had something to say to him.
The two walked a few more steps, and Zhao Yushu held up the lantern and asked, "Miss Jiao, is there something wrong?"
"Master Bai, if Zhao Yushu comes looking for you."
Zhao Yushu pretended to be surprised: "Why did he come to me?"
Jiao Niang was stunned, knowing that she had said something wrong, and hesitated for a moment: "Mr. Bai's reputation is well-known in Xiangzhou. It is said that Zhao Yushu also likes to make friends with heroes. Maybe he also wants to make friends with Mr. Bai."
Zhao Yushu laughed: "But he saw me eating and drinking at the same table with you today. If he really finds me, I'm afraid he will kill me with a sword."
Jiao Niang hurriedly explained: "Master Bai, you are just doing business with us, and we are all aboveboard. I don't think Zhao Yushu is a person who kills indiscriminately."
Old Zhao shrugged and said, "Forget it. There's no point in thinking too much. After all, the sword is in someone else's hand. I interrupted Jiao Niang halfway through her words just now. I don't know what the rest is."
"That's right. If he really comes looking for you, I hope Master Bai can say a few good words for me. I am just a casino manager. I don't usually get involved in murder and arson. I can't make the decision to offer a reward for him. As long as Master Bai is willing to say a few good words, I will..."
As Jiao Niang was about to move closer, Zhao Yushu calmly pressed the lantern into her hand and said, "We have reached the Dog Hall. It is not safe to go any further. Jiao Niang, if he really comes to find me, I will speak for him. But whether he listens or not is not up to me. Goodbye."
Ha, you are the third in command of the dog hall, you say you are clean? It's just that you are not the highest ranked one. If you haven't had your turn before the person behind you is forced out by me, you are lucky.
Zhao Yushu walked into the darkness alone with his hands behind his back.
Master Xia sat opposite the three men in black robes, looking unhappy: "Zhao Yushu just killed Zang Niu in the dining hall right in front of me, but you are sitting here peacefully. Isn't that inappropriate?"
A man in black robes smiled and said, "Mr. Xia was very confident when he took on this deal. We all believed in the ability of the Cao Gang. Who would have thought that the Cao Gang would not be alert when Mr. Liu came to the door. If we had known this, it might have been more appropriate for us to discuss this business with Jiangnan Zangjie."
Master Xia's eyes suddenly showed a fierce light, but he suppressed it in just a moment: "Haha, you guys are joking. Today, we were just caught off guard by him. A mere fifth-level cultivator can't cause any trouble in the hands of the Cao Gang."
Another black robe also smiled: "Mr. Xia, since we are all working together, I have some news to tell you. Today, Nanyang's spies sent reliable news that Lan Rong has completely destroyed the Xiangcheng Yuan family, and Zhao Yushu personally killed Yuan Xiang's proud giant ape, whose strength is no less than the sixth heaven. There were rumors before that Zhao Yushu has a close relationship with the Lan family, so the Cao Gang should pay more attention."
Master Xia's expression changed: "If Lan Rong intervened in this matter, could it be that the officials in Xiangzhou are protecting Zhao Yushu?"
"We are not flies, how can we know what is going on in the government office? You can check it yourself, but Mr. Xia can rest assured that if Zhao Yushu comes again, we will definitely lend you a hand."
Mr. Xia nodded, said goodbye and left.
The three black-robed men looked at each other and asked, "If we capture Zhao Yushu, can we really transfer the people from the academy away from Dongdu?"
"There's news that the old madman has left Dongdu. The academy has sent at least one teacher to Xiangzhou. As long as we capture Zhao Yushu, we can use secret techniques to make the great teacher run around in a hurry. If there are only two or three inner scenes left, they won't be able to stop our plan."
"Who is coming to Xiangzhou?"
"I don't know for now, it's better to be Mr. Big."
"What's the worst?"
"At worst, if he comes, Xiangzhou's plan will be a failure."