My enemies became my companions

Chapter 412 What a coincidence

The ashes left by the burning fire floated in the wind and spread to Wei Wuque's face.

Wei Wuque brushed away the ashes in the corner of his eyes, squatted down and stared at the mess on the ground.

His deputy Luo Shuo said, "Master, this place was discovered this morning. They ambushed their comrades in this Chaiyuan and set fire to it to cover their tracks."

"How did you find out?"

"There are signs of a fight in the alley next to us, and there are traces of mud ten feet away. Our brothers are being followed."

Wei Wuque stroked his chin and said, "Since they were able to track us, it seems they also know that our base is in Cuifeng Courtyard."

"Do you want to change your base?"

"No need. We are in large numbers and making too much noise will alert the enemy." Wei Wuque stroked the ashes on the ground and said, "But... why did they burn it?"

…………

Only ten steps away from Yuanfeng Tower, in a shady alley, the two men waited against the wall. They looked at each other and immediately spoke in a low voice:

"There's movement in Yuanfeng Building."

"They're fighting, move!"

There were two people in casual clothes, one wearing a brocade robe, a jade pendant on his waist, and a sable fur coat, and the other wearing a gray robe with a turban and a one-handed scimitar on his waist. Both of them sneaked into the building in an instant.

The two men followed the sound, their footsteps making the corridor creak. When they looked up, they saw traces of blood oozing out of the stairs, and they were both shocked.

One of them nodded, silently moved to the door and pushed it gently.

Then he saw a cold light coming towards him, trying to pierce his forehead.

The man in brocade robe shook his head violently, and the blade just brushed past his face. He was about to draw his knife to fight back, but when he saw Chen Yi's attire, he stopped abruptly.

"Hero Min?"

The man in brocade robe spoke quickly, then raised his hand to stop the man in gray behind him.

Chen Yi raised his eyebrows slightly, knowing that he was now recognized as Min Ning in this city, so he said:

"Do you recognize me?"

The man in brocade robe touched his waist badge and clasped his fists, saying:

"Magpie Pavilion, Shao Jia."

Another person also clasped his fists and said, "Xi Que Pavilion, Qiao Yi, I heard our host talk about you."

In the Magpie Pavilion, most people abandoned their original names the moment they entered. Only the master and deputy master were allowed to have real names. But even if they had real names, most of them had already gotten used to code names.

The two showed their badges, Chen Yi slowly put away his knife and asked:
"This is what you are doing?"

"We are pretending to be outsiders to catch the spies from the Western Jin Dynasty." Shao Jia glanced at the two "drunkards" groaning on the ground and said, "It seems that they are?"

Chen Yi shook his head and said, "They are not."

Shao Jia was puzzled and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Chen Yi said: "Her bait is still too conspicuous. Those Western Jin spies are cautious, I'm afraid they won't be able to catch it so easily."

Qiao San was also puzzled. He squatted down and looked at the drinkers on the ground and asked, "Who are these people?"

"The steward didn't stop them, so they must be from Yuanfeng Tower... I think the owner of Yuanfeng Tower is one of the enemies of Lone Smoke Sword."

Chen Yi paused and continued:
"Just like Jiang Shangli, the group of Western Jin spies are hiding, and the enemies of Gu Yanjian are also hiding."

The two spies from the Magpie Pavilion sighed. After all, they were outsiders and were unfamiliar with Yushantong City and even the northwestern border. They could only search in the open.

"It seems we need to discuss this in detail."

After Shao Jia sighed, he looked at Dong Gong Ruoshu and said:
"In this case, we should not stay here for long. Miss Chen, please follow us back to Cuifeng Courtyard."

Donggong Ruoshu looked at the badge and nodded.

She was about to walk over, but Chen Yi raised his hand to stop her.

Shao Jia and Qiao Yi both looked at Chen Yi. They both knew that Dong Gong Ruoshu was extremely important to the palace. At this moment, Chen Yi suddenly behaved strangely, so they had to be on guard.

Chen Yi said, "Don't let her use the identity of 'Chen Yi' anymore."

Although Shao Jia was puzzled, he still nodded and did not refute on the spot using his official status as an official of Xi Que Pavilion.

Chen Yi chuckled and said, "Using her to fish, I just hope you still remember that she is a woman, not a man."

Shao Jia sighed and said, "Well, this is unavoidable. Miss Chen has a special status, and there is no other choice except her."

“…I understand.”

The atmosphere was inexplicably silent, without any joy of surviving the disaster, and Chen Yi's expression was unclear.

It seems that he is dissatisfied with the arrangement of Magpie Pavilion.

After a while, Chen Yi asked again: "Where are the rest of you?"

Qiao Yi replied, "Of course it's Cuifeng Courtyard. Don't worry, we will take good care of her. I guess this plan has been discovered by those spies."

"Is there anyone nearby to pick me up?"

"Of course there is... but it is inconvenient to disclose it to outsiders."

"I'll personally send someone there, wherever it is."

"You don't trust us?" Shao Jia paused, then glanced at Chen Yi's sword and said, "If you are worried, you can come with us." "You can go..."

.........

Another place.

Wei Wuque frowned and stroked the ashes on the ground, "But... why did they burn it?"

"It should be to cover up the tracks."

"It shouldn't be like that. There was smoke when it was burned. They burned it last night and we found out today." Wei Wuque said slowly, "They didn't do this to cover up their tracks."

"What's that for?"

At this time, someone suddenly came to report:
"Master, we can't find the badges of several brothers."

Wei Wuque's pupils suddenly shrank:
"They're disguised as our people!"

.........

"You guys go to...the gates of hell?"

The moment the words fell, Chen Yi suddenly moved.

Just as Chen Yi was about to make his move, Qiao Yi suddenly lunged forward, his sleeves trembling violently, and a shiny blade slipped out. Driven by his true energy, it trembled violently and slashed towards Chen Yi's throat.

Chen Yi calmly turned his face slightly, and at a very close distance, the blade was almost touching his throat. Qiao Yi was about to cut him horizontally when he saw Chen Yi raise his knee and strike him hard.

A tremendous force hit his abdomen, and the instantaneous burst of power made Qiao Yi bend like a shrimp. He flew out, slapped the ground with his backhand, and tried to use the knee strike and the recoil of the slap to fly backwards.

Chen Yi secretly said in his heart: "Very elite."

These are the spies of the Western Jin Dynasty who have been hiding for a long time.

Qiao Yi was about to hit the wall and fly out, but Chen Yi's ultimate Cloud-Stepping Technique had already taken off. He took one or two extremely slow steps at first, wobbling like a child playing house. Qiao Yi showed joy, but when he saw that the distance between them had been instantly shortened by half with the third step, his face froze for a moment. With the fourth step, Chen Yi's body was already level with his head.

Chen Yi did not draw his knife. Instead, he pressed Qiao Yi's face with his backhand and slammed him to the ground, trying to catch him alive.

The floor cracked and shattered, wood chips flew everywhere, Qiao Yi's face twitched, and before Chen Yi could press the acupoints to restrain him, he gritted his teeth with great willpower.

Blood gushed out of his teeth as he had bitten them to pieces.

The venom hidden between his lips and teeth seeped out, and Qiao Yi died on the spot.

Chen Yi narrowed his eyes and turned his head, only to see Shao Jiaren almost reaching the corridor window, only one step away from jumping out of Yuanfeng Building.

The moment before the fight began, Shao Jia rushed away at an extremely fast speed. The two of them were almost in sync, heading in different directions, trying to gain the greatest chance of escape.

If it were in the past, Chen Yi might have made a mistake and let one of them escape, but things are different now.

Chen Yi took the fifth step to the top of the cloud.

The figure seemed to disappear out of thin air. When Donggong Ruoshu saw Chen Yi appear in another place, he was surprised to find that there was a residual image left on the original place.

The stupid girl was dumbfounded.

Shao Jia leaped forward, with half of his body leaning out of the window, but at this moment, he suddenly felt a chill on his back.

He lost control of his entire body. He looked down and saw a bloody knife tip sticking out of his abdomen. As Chen Yi pulled him back, he fell to the ground powerlessly.

Looking at Chen Yi, Shao Jia opened his lips slightly, with an indescribable look of fear, and blood rushing to his throat.

Chen Yi looked down at Shao Jia who was twitching constantly, and said with a smile:
"I thought you guys could really go on with this."

Shao Jia's eyes were bloodshot, and he was determined to die. He opened his lips as if he was going to bite his teeth and commit suicide by taking poison like Qiao Yi.

But before his lips and teeth closed, he heard a chilling sentence:
"It's okay, I'll help you."

Before he committed suicide by taking poison, Chen Yi's knife pierced his left chest and crushed his heart.

Chen Yi drew his sword and glanced at the two corpses:
"They are really elite."

Instead, he first fanned the flames and spread the news to get the enemies of Gu Yanjian involved.

The two drinkers are the best proof.

Under this cover, they found the weak point at this moment and wanted to take Donggong Ruoshu away.

If it weren’t for me…

I am afraid that if Dong Gong is neglected, he will really fall into their hands.

Although the stupid girl saw what happened, she still didn't react. When she saw Chen Yi coming, she couldn't help but ask stupidly:
"How...how did you figure that out?"

Chen Yi shook his blood casually, put away his knife, and said:

"If they are really from Magpie Pavilion, why do they call you 'Miss Chen'?"

Donggong Ruoshu widened his eyes.

She remembered belatedly that no one in Magpie Pavilion had ever called her Miss Chen.

At this moment, a rapid and sharp cry was heard from outside the building.

"Killed!"

Chen Yi's eyes were as cold as knives, with a hint of ferocity in them, and the half-retracted knife stopped instantly.

As soon as someone died, someone shouted...

What a coincidence!
(End of this chapter)