Who among the gangsters wants to fall in love?

Chapter 83: Concealing the truth
Ye Wancang walked forward in the secret passage, and when he reached the exit, he pressed the raised stone brick next to him. With a muffled "click" sound, the stone door slowly opened.

He first reached out his hand to lift the white cloth covering the stone door, and then stuck out half of his head to glance around. It was a quiet night, with snow all over the ground, and it was so dark that he couldn't see too far.

He watched as no one jumped up. The stone door was now completely open, and then without any movement, the stone door began to slowly close.

Ye Wancang was holding a white cloth in his hand, intending to cover the stone door with the cloth after it was completely closed and leave after disguising himself.

However, the warrior's keen five senses allowed him to faintly hear the sounds of fighting and shouting in the distance.

He was slightly startled, and found it a bit strange. This place is located in the back mountain of Xiaoxitian, with steep terrain and no one living. If there is a nun and her lover having an affair, it would be a good place, but fighting... Which martial artist would fight here? So someone sneaked into Xiaoxitian and was discovered?
Ye Wancang's heart was slightly pounding. This was a time of trouble. He was already annoyed enough that Zhao Wumian had ruined his plan. If something else happened...

He immediately wanted to bend down and crawl back to the secret passage, but then he heard an angry voice shouting, "You beast! I thought you were a real man, so I went to Master Dongxuan to plead for mercy and rescue you, but I didn't expect to rescue an ungrateful person."

Ye Wancang paused. Is this voice Chu Changdong? He saved someone from Xiaoxitian Prison...

Ye Wancang's pupils shrank. It was the man in the straw raincoat who ruined their plans.

Chu Changdong admired this man, and used his status as the leader of the Sword Sect to save him. He planned to sneak out of Xiao Xitian from the back mountain. Then the man in the straw raincoat went crazy and wanted to attack him again... In just a short moment, he figured out the whole story.

What hatred or grudge did the straw raincoat man have with the guests from Mount Wutai? He wanted to kill them all without sparing a single one!

Ye Wancang looked when he heard the sound and indeed saw two white shadows passing by in the forest dozens of feet away from him. Chu Changdong fled in panic, with a long bloody scar on his chest, looking extremely miserable. Behind him was Zhao Wumian, whom Ye Wancang wanted to get rid of as soon as possible.

At the moment when Ye Wancang's attention was attracted by Zhao Wumian and Chu Changdong, the snow less than three steps behind him suddenly bulged slightly, like a gust of cold wind quietly passing into the stone gate without making even the slightest sound.

It was Guan Yunshu who was hiding at the edge of the stone gate. She was proficient in both the tortoise breathing technique and the art of concealment. She could be described as an almighty hexagonal warrior.

"Huh?" Ye Wancang frowned slightly and looked down, but the stone door was already half closed. He did not suspect anything. After the stone door was completely closed, he covered it with white cloth and spread snow on it to camouflage it.

Then he took off the black cloth on his back and opened it. Inside was a gun head and a gun body divided into two sections. He crossed his hands slightly and pieced together a long spear, and then flew towards Chu Changdong and Zhao Wumian.

It doesn’t matter whether Chu Changdong rescues him or not, but Zhao Wumian ruined their plan, which means they have become enemies. Now there is no one around, and it is impossible for people from Xiao Xitian to get in the way... Since there is a chance for revenge, they should take action when the time is right, otherwise what kind of people in the martial arts world are they?

Ye Wancang held the gun with one hand and spun like the wind. With every step he took, the snow beneath his feet suddenly exploded, revealing the soft ground beneath the snow.

In just a breath, Ye Wancang crossed a distance of dozens of feet. When he was less than three feet away from Zhao Wumian, he turned his wrist slightly, grasped the center of the gun barrel with one hand, and clasped the other hand at the end of the gun, so that the spear formed a parallel line with the ground.

"drink!"

With a loud shout, he stomped his feet on the ground and his figure suddenly disappeared. Then, a very narrow and long black line appeared in the snow on the ground. The pure white snowflakes were split in two by the black line and rushed to both sides like waves.

It seemed as if Zhao Wumian had not expected that he would rush out from the side. He was caught off guard and could only raise his hand hastily. The next moment, the tip of the gun suddenly touched the blade. There was a loud bang, and the silver-white blade burst into red-gold flames, and the sound of "sizzling" from his teeth was endless.

Zhao Wumian stepped his feet firmly on the snow in a horse stance to prevent himself from being blown away and losing his balance. At the same time, he held the handle of the knife tightly with one hand and held the blade with the other hand, trying to block it with force, but his body still slid backwards, leaving two scratches several feet long on the snow.

"Ye Wancang!?" Zhao Wumian pretended to be shocked.

"Boy, die!" Ye Wancang loosened his hands and had no strength to move forward. When Zhao Wumian's hands holding the knife instinctively relaxed a little, Ye Wancang immediately slapped the butt of the gun with his palm.

Zhao Wumian only felt a huge force coming from the blade, as if it could not bear the weight. The blade hit his chest directly. He couldn't help but groan and flew backwards, but he adjusted his body in the air, stepped heavily on the tree trunk, and flew straight towards Xiao Xitian.

Ye Wancang put away his gun and tried to chase after him, but was stopped by Chu Changdong. "Brother Ye, don't do that! Don't chase after a desperate enemy! He has accomplices!"

After being held back for a while, Zhao Wumian had already turned into a small black dot and ran dozens of feet away... There was no way he could be caught up.

Ye Wancang stared at Chu Changdong with red eyes. Chu Changdong's chest wound was bleeding profusely and his face was extremely pale. He smiled bitterly, "It's ridiculous. Today I thought this man was a hero who could fight ten people alone and was more courageous than ten thousand men. I protected him because I wanted to recruit him. Now it seems that it would have been better for Brother Ye to stab him to death at that time."

Ye Wancang wanted to say that he might as well stab him to death, but when he thought of Chu Changdong's identity, he had to swallow his anger silently... They had no grudge against the Sword Sect, and killing Chu Changdong at this moment would only cause more trouble... The Sword Sect still had a lot of face.

Seeing Ye Wancang's gloomy face and silent, Chu Changdong couldn't help but said with concern: "Although I don't know what this person's purpose is, it is clear that he wants to kill all the guests of Wutai Peak. Brother Ye, if you continue to stay here, you may be assassinated."

After hearing this, Ye Wancang took a deep breath, managed to calm down, and said calmly: "Don't worry, Brother Chu. I just tested him and found out that his martial arts are shallow. Although he can defeat Master Lingxu, he is still not my opponent. If he comes, it will only give me one more soul to snatch."

"It's easy to dodge a spear, but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark."

"I will make my own decision." Ye Wancang waved his hand slightly, but some doubts arose in his heart.

He wondered if Chu Changdong and Zhao Wumian were playing him. But what was the purpose? Entering the secret passage? Even if he had attracted attention just now, who could sneak into the secret passage within three steps of him? Perhaps it could only be Master Dongxuan from Xiaoxitian?

Dongxuan teamed up with Zhao Wumian and Chu Changdong to play him together?
Ye Wancang thought about it for a while and still felt that the possibility was very small. Dongxuan didn't know that there were spies in Xiaoxitian, so why would he be so bored to follow him and even discovered the secret passage... Yes, it had only been three days since Zhao Wumian killed Tu Ziling, so Ye Wancang didn't know that Tu Ziling had been killed by Zhao Wumian, and Dongxuan himself had never mentioned that there were spies in Xiaoxitian.

This is the disadvantage of the lack of information flow in this world, but also the benefit of Zhao Wumian snatching the thousand-mile horse and running all the way to Pingyang.

"What exactly happened?" Ye Wancang wanted to test this rough guy who read pornographic books all day long.

Chu Changdong chuckled and thought to himself, I've been in the underworld for so many years, how could you still test me out of anything?
"Let me heal my wounds first, then let me tell you in detail... I am going to leave Xiaoxitian and gather the Sword Sect's men to catch this man and avenge my brothers in Wutai Peak..."

"Okay, okay, that's what I meant. I lived with the old Taoist for three months, and we often exchanged martial arts experiences. We were both teachers and friends. Now that the old Taoist has been killed by him, I will definitely dig out his heart and scrape out his bones, and then tell the old Taoist's spirit in heaven..."

Zhao Wumian was hiding in the distance, and he was slightly relieved when he vaguely saw that Ye Wancang did not attack Chu Changdong. If he was not careful, Chu Changdong might be killed by Ye Wancang to vent his anger. Therefore, Chu Changdong even gave his extremely precious "Secret History of the Harem" to Zhao Wumian as a relic.

But now it is obviously impossible to have the chance to return it to him.

Zhao Wumian lay in the snow, hiding in the dark and quietly waiting for Ye Wancang to leave. He did not know how to breathe. If he was three steps away from Ye Wancang, he would be discovered instantly even if he was lying in the snow. He would have to kill Chu Changdong and cover Guan Yunshu to enter the secret passage...

After all, Chu Changdong still had a bloody wound on his chest, so the two did not stay here for long and left quickly.

Zhao Wumian did not get up immediately, but waited silently for another stick of incense before using his light skills to go to the secret passage to look for Guan Yunshu.

He came to the stone gate, lifted the white cloth, and knocked on the stone gate twice.

There was no response. Zhao Wumian's heart sank slightly. Just as he was about to continue knocking, the stone door opened with a click.

Guan Yunshu poked his head out like a little mole, looking alert. He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw it was Zhao Wumian. "How is it?"

"It went very smoothly. Are you sure Dong Xuan is not a spy? Ye Wancang will most likely go to him to ask for clarification."

"Don't worry, Master Uncle can't be a spy, and he is definitely not a stupid person."

Hearing this, Zhao Wumian turned over and fell into the secret passage, raising his hand to cover himself with a large white cloth.

Ye Wancang was still a little skeptical in his heart. After watching Chu Changdong leave Xiao Xitian, he went straight to the main hall to find Dongxuan.

After Dong Xuan calmed down the guests who were frightened by Zhao Wumian, he sat alone in the hall, knocking on a wooden fish and silently reciting the Tripitaka. When he heard footsteps behind him, he opened his eyes and said, "Sir, are you here for the pearl relic tower? No matter how many times you come, I will only have one answer. This precedent cannot be set."

Ye Wancang shook his head slightly and asked directly: "Did Captain Chu come to look for Master Dongxuan tonight?"

Dong Xuan looked slightly surprised, but when he turned around and looked at Ye Wancang, his face regained its composure, "Why do you ask this, Mr. Ye?"

Ye Wancang shook his head slightly. "It's a personal grudge. Please answer truthfully, Master. I will be very grateful."

Dong Xuan said calmly: "This is Captain Chu's private matter. If Master Ye can't give a reason, I will naturally not say anything."

Ye Wancang frowned and waved his hand, saying, "Captain Chu just told me that he asked you for mercy, hoping that you could spare the life of that thief."

Dong Xuan nodded slightly, "Captain Chu did plead for Master Su today."

"Donor Su?" Ye Wancang didn't know Zhao Wumian's pseudonym yet.

"That person's name is Su Yanran."

Ye Wancang understood and felt relieved. In fact, when he saw Dongxuan himself sitting there, most of his doubts had disappeared... Anyway, as long as he didn't sneak into the secret passage, it would be fine.

He clasped his fists and bowed, "Thank you for your help. I'll take my leave now."

After Ye Wancang left, he took out a pen and paper, wrote something, put the message in an inconspicuous corner, and left immediately.

Dong Xuan looked at Ye Wancang's back, and shook his head slightly after he left. He turned around and knocked the wooden fish silently, thinking in his heart: "The more you talk, the more mistakes you make. I hope I haven't revealed my true identity... But I guess it's not a lie, after all, Captain Chu did ask for mercy at Wutai Peak."

Dongxuan is not stupid. Chu Changdong, Guan Yunshu and Zhao Wumian are obviously in the same group. Chu Changdong's words are what Guan Yunshu and Zhao Wumian meant, and they obviously want him to cooperate.

He sighed again and thought to himself, "It's fine if it's a violation of the precepts. As a senior uncle, I have to give something for the sake of my juniors. I'm sure the Buddha will understand."

(End of this chapter)