Chapter 376 6 plus 6
At Mr. Xia's residence, an energetic old man was playing chess leisurely with Mr. Xia.
If this old man had not been wearing a black robe, he would be an old friend of Master Xia and the former benefactor of the gang leader, Jin Chongyun, the leader of the Yuezhou Golden Sword Sect and a highly respected senior in the martial arts world from the Ninth Heaven.
So when he put on a black robe and approached the Cao Gang, Duan Tiezhu, who had just joined the gang, couldn't believe that this old man would become a member of an unknown organization, and not even a very high-ranking one.
It was at that time that the Cao Gang decided to cooperate with the underworld, especially Master Xia, an old man who should have retired to enjoy his old age. The infighting within the Cao Gang made life in Jiangbei not very satisfactory. They urgently needed a powerful backer to save the situation, and having only a great priest was not enough.
"Mr. Jin seems absent-minded." Master Xia put down a chess piece, with a clear advantage.
"Old Xia, in private, you don't have to be so polite. Just call me Old Jin."
Jin Chongyun put down a chess piece with a smile: "It's just that I have already set a report every two hours, and those two ignorant little guys haven't come back yet."
Grandpa Xia's hand trembled, and a chess piece fell on the chessboard. It spun around a few times, just in time to block a large part of his own escape route.
"Hahaha, Old Xia, I should win this round!" Jin Chongyun made a move with a smile and turned the situation around.
"Jin, Old Jin, you still have the mood to play chess. If Zhao Yushu comes..."
"He comes if he wants. Can he kill me?"
Master Xia was stunned. He can't kill you, but he can kill me.
"Old Xia, why worry? Although my two subordinates are useless, one is a real seventh-level disciple, and the other is also an inner-level disciple. They are not comparable to that useless second brother of your Cao Gang. I guess they caught Zhao Yushu's tail and chased him all the way."
Master Xia smiled awkwardly: "I was overthinking. Jiangnan's second brother is really just a show-off. He usually hides his head and shows his tail. He has no real ability."
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The sun was about to set, and Zhao Yushu came to the dirty bridge tunnel again and gently pulled out the silver needle behind the general's head.
The general groaned and slowly woke up. When he saw Zhao Yushu in front of him, he was shocked: "Promise to let me go!"
"Yes, you can leave now. There is still one stick of incense left before sunset."
Zhao Yushu turned sideways and made way.
The general's hands were tied behind his back. Seeing that Zhao Yushu had no intention of untying him, he could only move forward cautiously step by step with his hands behind his back.
"A stick of incense is only a short time. I suggest you don't waste it." Zhao Yushu was a little impatient, and the general immediately sped up.
After running out of the bridge tunnel, the general quickly identified the direction and was surprised to find that this place was not far from Master Xia's residence, so he took advantage of the last ray of sunlight and ran madly.
With the sword wound on his abdomen, although the warrior's physical fitness far exceeded that of ordinary people, his Snow Mountain Qi Sea was destroyed, so no matter how hard he tried, his speed could not be faster than usual.
However, he still had the alertness of a seventh-level cultivator. Even without looking back, he knew that Zhao Yushu was following him closely.
He knew what Zhao Yushu wanted to do, but he didn't care. Old Jin was a great master of the Ninth Heaven. Apart from the few dozen inner realm masters in the world, he was the pinnacle of cultivators.
No matter how strong Zhao Yushu is, he cannot defeat Mr. Jin. It would be great if he is willing to come to him on his own initiative.
But he still hasn't figured out why there are two Zhao Yushu?
Is this Bai Jintang the real Zhao Yushu, or does he just look somewhat similar?
But he didn't want to think about it. The sky was getting darker and darker. What Zhao Yushu said was right. A stick of incense was really short, so short that he could only run to the door of Mr. Xia's residence even if he tried his best.
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Zhang Chun couldn't wait any longer. It was already dark, his companions hadn't returned, and Xia Ye hadn't sent anyone to inform him. Something was wrong.
Something happened at the dog hall.
Zhang Chun was a man who was willing to use his brain, so he was able to successfully plot against Zhao Yushu in Jiangning. If Zhao Yushu had not had a golden finger, this rising star of the academy would have fallen from Zhao Yushu's vicious heart in the Wangjiang Tower in Jiangning.
So he quickly concluded that Zhao Yushu already knew of his existence and had most likely captured his companions.
The underworld and the Cao Gang wanted to use Bai Jintang to lure Zhao Yushu, and Zhao Yushu was also using Bai Jintang to lure the underworld.
When did he guess that the underworld was the man behind the scenes?
Where does Bai Jintang stand?
Zhang Chun made a bold decision. He wanted to kill Bai Jintang, no matter whether he was innocent or not. As long as this person existed, he would be in danger.
As for whether Bai Jintang is a distinguished guest of the Cao Gang, it is none of his business.
When Zhang Chun kicked open Zhao Yushu's door and looked at the empty bed, the alarm in his heart reached its highest level.
Bai Jintang is Zhao Yushu's man!
They teamed up to act and successfully killed Zang Niu and Erye. Now the two must have cooperated again to get rid of their companions.
Zhang Chun turned around and walked away, but not in the direction of the Dog Hall.
He wanted to cross the river and go to the South City Water Gate, which was the escape route reserved for them by the underworld.
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The general had already rushed to the front of Master Xia's mansion. The two servants guarding the gate were shocked to see a man wearing soft armor, with half of his face covered in blood and his hands behind his back, shouting and coming out of the darkness. Their first reaction was to draw their daggers.
"Save me! Deputy Envoy, save me!"
Jin Chongyun, who was drinking tea in Master Xia's living room, moved his ears and keenly caught the movement outside the door. He slammed the roof, put on a black robe, and rushed towards the door with a golden knife in his hand.
In the room next to Master Xia, the chief priest who was resting with his eyes closed opened his eyes, looked towards the door, stood up and walked to Master Xia's side.
"I don't know what happened. Would you like to go and take a look, Chief Priest?" Master Xia asked cautiously.
"It's probably because Zhao Yushu came and Jin Chongyun left. If I go again, he won't look good."
Master Xia hesitated for a moment: "What if he, um, can't take Zhao Yushu."
The chief priest snorted coldly: "If you were a monk, you wouldn't have such a stupid idea."
Mr. Xia immediately shut up and sat down with his crutches.
The speed of a Ninth Heaven cultivator was extremely fast. In no more than two breaths, Jin Chongyun rushed from the inner hall to the outside of the door. He was only a few feet away from the general.
Then he saw a scholar in white holding a short sword, floating out of the darkness like a ghost and behind the general who was still trying to run.
The general suddenly stopped moving.
A hand pressed down on the general's shoulder, and a pitch-black dagger was across his neck.
A voice came from behind him. This voice should have sounded next to his only ear, but the general heard it as if it was in the darkness behind him.
"it's dark."
Jin Chongyun stood on the gate, looked at the expressionless scholar in front of him staring at him coldly, and then made a light stroke with his hand.
The general wanted to cover his neck with his hands, but his hands were tied.
He was twitching on the ground like a fish, kicking his legs from time to time.
Jin Chongyun looked at the scholar coldly: "Zhao Yushu, it turns out to be the sixth level, no wonder you are so bold."
Zhao Yushu took a few steps forward, and another figure walked out of the darkness.
Jin Chongyun narrowed his eyes. Two Zhao Yushu?
The two Zhao Yushu looked up at Jin Chongyun at the same time, and the one who came later opened his mouth.
"Six plus six is greater than nine, right?"