The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 354 Escape
Zheng Yi's expression changed, her fingers tightened, and she involuntarily raised her sword to protect herself.

"An Qisheng!?"

This was an answer she had never expected... at least not now, not in Nanjing.

During their time traveling together, Li Miao was initially wary of her and didn't share all the clues and deductions he obtained with her. However, after the Xue Bangzhu incident, Li Miao gradually began to grow closer to her.

After the incident with the Kongming Sect, she told Li Miao everything about her mother. After listening, Li Miao shared all the clues and deductions with her—including the hints left by Ji Tianrui.

She had considered that perhaps the enemy standing at the end of this journey would be that "An Qisheng," but that should be after she and Li Miao had fought their way to Yingzhou, or at least after they had thoroughly investigated the details of Yingzhou.

She truly had no idea that the foundations of Yingzhou, her mother's secret, Xuanlan's role, and the truth behind the massacre of Penglai—all of this was still hidden beneath the surface.

An Qisheng had already appeared in front of her.

Zheng Yi has already decided to back out.

Just then, they heard the person opposite them chuckle softly.

"No, it's not An Qisheng."

"It's just Zheng Anqi."

Zheng Yi paused in her quiet backward movement.

"What do you mean?"

"literal meaning."

The man who called himself Zheng Anqi spread his hands and smiled mischievously.

"Tsk."

Zheng Yi gritted her teeth.

This guy... why does he look so much like Li Miao?
They all speak with the same smile, and are equally arrogant. If this were on your side, it would be pleasant. But if it were on the other side, it would inexplicably frustrate you.

But the reason she stopped was naturally not the other party's attitude.

"It's not An Qisheng, but Zheng Anqi... What does that mean? Zheng Anqi is An Qisheng's real name. What's the difference between the two? And... it's also a bit strange that he would appear in Nanjing."

With a thought, Zheng Yi slowly raised her sword and pointed it at her opponent.

Killing intent and true energy condensed on the sword's edge.

Zheng Anqi stood with his hands behind his back, smiling as he looked at Zheng Yi. His entire demeanor was full of flaws, as if he were truly facing a guest.

The air froze in that instant.

Then it exploded with a bang!

Even from a distance of several feet, Zheng Yi thrust her sword straight at him!
The fight with Wang Ziyi did not damage her meridians. Her Sumeru Realm had already replenished the lost true energy, and now Zheng Yi's true energy was at full strength—and she had staked all of this true energy on the gambling table!

A sharp whistling sound tore through the air, as if the process had vanished, and Zheng Yi's sword appeared in front of Zheng Anqi in the next instant!

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"This way!"

Wang Hai rushed out of the crowd, shouted without looking back, and jumped off the roof. Gao Anyu and Gu Feixuan followed closely behind, leaping into the courtyard of a house.

The pursuing guards leaped down, and just as they were in mid-air, hundreds of cold lights suddenly shot out from the ground in front of them!
Blood splattered as a fine, dark blue needle pierced through his body and stuck to the wall with a rustling sound.

Several guards staggered after landing, their faces pale as they reached out to touch the places on their bodies that had been pierced, but they felt no pain or itch, as if nothing had happened.

But in the next instant, something unexpected happened!

Bloodshot eyes, hunched bodies, twitching limbs... The scene of disciples being transformed into Gu soldiers, which had occurred at the Mount Tai Sect, was being reenacted! The guards turned around and pounced on their comrades behind them, biting and tearing at them!

Taking advantage of the brief chaos, Gao Anyu and Gu Feixuan followed Wang Hai into the house. Wang Hai flashed to the wall, punched it, and with a rattling sound, a hole appeared in the ground. The three jumped in, and the hole closed behind them.

Following the secret passage beneath the cave entrance, the three walked around for dozens of feet before emerging from one of the exits.

Wang Hai then led the two men over the wall into the neighbor's house, took out two sets of clothes from the woodshed for Gao Gu and the other man to change into, and then opened another hole and crawled in.

After repeating this several times, the three of them had been wandering around for almost half an hour. Even Gao Anyu and Gu Feixuan were completely disoriented and had no idea which way was which. Only then did Wang Hai lead the two of them to the Qinhuai River.

Wang Hai glanced at the two men, then jumped down.

Gao Anyu and Gu Feixuan exchanged a glance, and had no choice but to follow suit and jump into the water.

After swimming for about twenty or thirty feet underwater, Wang Hai reached the riverbank, reached out and felt around on the rocks, then twisted them and pried one off, revealing the hole behind it.

The three of them plunged in and swam several meters along the narrow passage, which was only an arm's length wide. They then saw faint lights shining through the water ahead. Wang Hai was the first to swim to the surface, pop his head out, and let out a long breath.

Xiao Si ran over and pulled Wang Hai up.

"Brother Hai, did it go smoothly?"

Wang Hai used the momentum to flip himself ashore. His true energy surged, and steam suddenly rose from his body, drying his clothes in just a moment. Then he smiled and said to Xiao Si.

"It's alright. These guards aren't too difficult to deal with. That expert is entangled by Gu worms, so he shouldn't be able to catch up for a while. We're still safe tonight."

"It's all thanks to Nanjing, the founding capital and the birthplace of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. In other places, I'm afraid you really wouldn't find so many secret rooms and passages."

As the two were talking, Gao Anyu and Gu Feixuan also climbed up, staring wide-eyed and curiously looking around.

This was actually an extremely spacious secret room, several meters square, fully equipped with a bed, table, chairs, and even a stove. There were also several hidden doors in the stone walls, clearly indicating that there were other rooms and passageways.

No wonder Wang Hai and Xiao Si were able to hide in Nanjing for so long even after the Jinyiwei headquarters had fallen and the four garrison eunuchs were searching the entire city.

Wang Hai and Xiao Si whispered to each other for a while, then Wang Hai turned around and bowed to Gao Anyu and Gu Feixuan.

"Brother Gao, Brother Gu."

Gao Anyu and Gu Feixuan then realized what was happening, first bowing in thanks, and then asking.

"Are you two Commander Wang and Commander Li?"

"Exactly."

Wang Hai nodded.

With You Zi'ang relaying the message, Gao Anyu, Wang Hai, and Xiao Si all knew each other's identities. Although Gu Feixuan joined later, he had also been instructed by Gao Anyu, so there was no need to introduce him again.

After the four got to know each other, Wang Hai's expression turned serious.

"This is not the time for pleasantries. I have a question—Senior Zheng Yi, have you already gone to the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters?"

Gao Anyu nodded.

Wang Hai let out a long sigh.

"In that case... I'm afraid the odds are against us."

Gao Anyu's expression changed, and he spoke urgently.

"Brother Wang, what makes you say that? With Aunt Zheng's martial arts skills, it's hard to find a match for her in the martial arts world... What exactly is this Master Zheng's plan? Why are you so sure that Aunt Zheng will fall into his hands?"

Wang Hai sighed deeply.

"The two groups of celestial beings are indeed astonishing in the martial arts world, but apart from the pacification commissioner, I'm afraid none of these celestial beings in the martial arts world at this moment can harm Master Zheng in the slightest."

(End of this chapter)