A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 372 Wei Ziyang Enters the City

Duan Rong shot an arrow, and the black python bow in his hand was still shaking.

He flipped his hand, leaped up, and the Black Python Bow was already on his back. He also jumped out in the direction of Huaying Tower!
The black iron arrow wrapped in air flow blasted Bai Rong's head apart. Its momentum did not diminish as it shot through the roof of a corner of Huaying Tower, turning a piece of broken tiles into powder. Then, accompanied by a sharp buzzing sound, it plunged into the dark night sky.

The two turtle slaves guarding the door of the room heard the noise and immediately pushed the door open!
But the moment they pushed open the door, they saw a dark shadow flash before their eyes. Duan Rong hit the two eunuchs on the back of their heads with a palm knife, knocking them unconscious.

With Duan Rong's current Qi state mastery, he could reach the Huaying Tower three meters away in the blink of an eye with his full strength.

When the two eunuchs guarding the door of the room heard the noise and pushed the door to go in, Duan Rong had already arrived!
Duan Rong stood between the two eunuchs who had fallen to the ground at the door and looked inside the house.

Hu Huanhuan was hanging there, bloody and dying. Not far from her, on the ground, was a headless corpse, bloody and gurgling, looking horrible and weird!
Bai Rong's head was blown to pieces by Duan Rong's arrow, and he was dead beyond death!

Duan Rong flipped his hand, jumped over, and carefully fed a pill into Hu Huanhuan's mouth.

When he saw Hu Huanhuan swallow the pill, his worries eased. This was the emergency medicine left by Shen Ping. As long as Hu Huanhuan swallowed the pill, she could save her life.

When Duan Rong saw Hu Huanhuan covered in blood, his eyes jumped and he suddenly jumped behind the screen in the room and came out holding a thin quilt.

The moment Duan Rong jumped back, his fingertips turned into knives and cut the hemp rope tied to Hu Huanhuan's hands.

The hemp rope broke, and Hu Huanhuan fell onto the thin quilt in Duan Rong's arms.

Although there was a thin blanket to cushion her, the wounds on her body were too severe. When Hu Huanhuan fell into Duan Rong's arms, she still let out an indistinct groan deep in her throat.

Duan Rong wrapped Hu Huanhuan in a thin quilt and immediately ran into the night holding her in his arms.

Duan Rong knew that the commotion here would soon alert the nearby spies!

At this moment, when he scanned with his spiritual sense, he saw three spies flashing towards Huaying Tower quickly.

Duan Rong's figure was as fast as a ghost. Before the three spies who came from different directions saw him, he had already jumped into a dark alley.

The three spies, almost at the same time, went to Bai Rong's room on the second floor of Huaying Tower.

Because the windows there were broken and there was a big hole in the roof. No matter which direction you looked at it from, it was very eye-catching.

The singing girls and geishas in Huaying Tower also heard the noise. Although there were bursts of music and singing in the tower, the sound of the black iron sword breaking through the air was not very loud at first. But it shattered the windows, blew up Bai Rong's head, and penetrated the roof. As its speed slowed down, the sound of breaking through the air suddenly became sharp, with a swishing sound, just like scraping across your scalp.

But the geishas did not dare to come over to see, because Bai Rong had already given orders that no one was allowed to approach his room, and he had two eunuchs guarding outside the door with sticks.

There were three spies, one jumped in through the broken window, one fell from the hole in the roof, and one jumped in through the door where the two turtle slaves fell.

All three of them were short and dressed in night clothes.

As soon as they entered the room, they immediately locked onto Bai Rong's body on the floor.

The headless corpse was covered in blood and looked a bit disgusting.

They were spies trained and controlled by Ruan Fengshan. They had already known that once the corpses of such Filthy Blood Cult members were seen by the public, it would cause panic!

Therefore, two spies tore off the blanket on the bed behind the screen, wrapped Bai Rong's body, and carried it out of Huaying Tower.

After the two men left, the other spy suddenly flipped his hand and grasped a dagger that was shining with cold light. He used the dagger in his hand to pierce the hearts of the two eunuchs lying on the ground at the door.

Because he was not sure whether the two turtle slaves had seen Bai Rong's bloody body. But even if there was a slight possibility that they had seen it, they must be killed! This was also the rule that Ruan Fengshan taught them, it was better to kill someone by mistake than to let him go.

Duan Rong held Hu Huanhuan in his arms and moved quickly through the dark shadows of the alley. With his spiritual sense covering him, he avoided all the spies around him one by one!
Perhaps it was the effect of the medicine. Duan Rong could sense through his spiritual sense that Hu Huanhuan's breathing was becoming more and more stable.

Duan Rong suddenly jumped into a dark alley like a ghost. As soon as he entered the alley, Duan Rong's figure suddenly flew up like a willow leaf riding the wind and landed in a courtyard.

This courtyard is exactly Jie Lei’s old house!

Duan Rong held Hu Huanhuan upright in his arms, instead of holding her horizontally.

Hu Huanhuan was now somewhat more conscious. Duan Rong moved suddenly, causing her wound to hurt, so she groaned.

Duan Rong also knew that he had hurt Hu Huanhuan, but now Hu Huanhuan was covered in wounds. If he moved the slightest, she would feel pain, and this was unavoidable.

Duan Rong hugged Hu Huanhuan and jumped into the dry well, taking her into the dark room.

When Xiao Yu and Zhu Xiaoqi saw Duan Rong suddenly bringing someone back, they were shocked and panicked.

Duan Rong had no time to explain. He looked at Zhu Xiaoqi and said, "Xiaoqi, I leave this person to you. She is seriously injured. Use the golden wound medicine to treat her! Take good care of her!"

After Duan Rong finished giving his instructions, without waiting for Zhu Xiaoqi to reply, he turned his head and looked at Xiao Yu, saying, "Xiao Yu, come with me!"

Xiao Yu's eyes condensed, and her right hand subconsciously grasped the Qingling Knife at her waist! She knew that she had been hiding here for so many days, and the time to avenge her father had finally come!

Duan Rong knew that if he caused such a commotion in Huaying Tower, the spies and patrols would probably become more strict.

Therefore, he decided to arrange tomorrow's action an hour in advance and take Xiao Yu to a designated place to hide!
When Duan Rong was talking to Xiao Yu, Zhu Xiaoqi had already opened the quilt, and saw a human-shaped blood gourd inside, and the quilt was also covered with blood.

Zhu Xiaoqi gasped in shock. "Oh my God! How could he be beaten like this?"

Duan Rong didn't have time to deal with this matter. He glanced at Xiao Yu and motioned her to go out with him.

But at this moment, after being nourished by the medicine and tormented by the pain, Hu Huanhuan regained consciousness. She murmured, "Who are you? Why did you save me?"

Duan Rong paused when he heard Hu Huanhuan's hoarse question. He turned around and squatted beside her, saying softly, "Sister Hu, I'm Duan Rong!"

"Duan... Duan Rong..."

Hu Huanhuan opened her eyes with difficulty, but her eyeballs were covered with blood, and the light in the dark room was dim, so she couldn't see Duan Rong's face at all. But Duan Rong's familiar voice still evoked her memory. "It's you..."

Hu Huanhuan raised her bloodstained hands slightly and murmured, "Thank you..."

Duan Rong immediately grabbed Hu Huanhuan's raised hand and said, "Sister Hu, take good care of yourself! After tomorrow, I promise that Huayinglou will still be yours!" After Duan Rong finished speaking, he stood up and strode away, followed closely by Xiao Yu.

In the dark room behind him, tears welled up in Hu Huanhuan's eyes.

Duan Rong took Xiao Yu and flashed out of the courtyard. They walked and stopped in the alley. After a while, the spies in the dark became extremely active, like wild cats running around.

Xiao Yu looked at Duan Rong's profile in the dark. She didn't know why Duan Rong was in the alley, sometimes moving as fast as a ghost and sometimes standing still.

At this moment, a black shadow flashed by at the alley not far ahead. The moment the black shadow flashed by, Duan Rong jumped out. Xiao Yu followed immediately, but she was very frightened. How did Duan Rong know that a spy would jump out from the alley they were about to turn into?

Duan Rong took Xiao Yu and jumped into a cramped courtyard on the side of West Street.

This courtyard is only a few feet away from the county office gate.

As soon as the two of them landed in the yard, Xiao Yu looked at Duan Rong and seemed to want to say something, but Duan Rong suddenly dodged and covered her mouth with his hand.

Then, a chaotic sound of footsteps was heard outside the wall.

After the footsteps passed, Duan Rong loosened his hand and whispered in Xiao Yu's ear: "There's no one in this yard, hide here and don't make any noise!"

As Duan Rong spoke, he placed the black python bow on his back across Xiao Yu's shoulders. Then he stood there, and his bones made strange crackling sounds throughout his body.

His body shrank into that of a little beggar again.

He turned his head to look at Xiao Yu, and while there was no one outside the wall, he climbed over it and went out.

When Duan Rong climbed over the wall, he saw several teams of yamen runners holding lanterns, running out of the gate of the county government office and patrolling everywhere.

He came to the wall where he often lay, shrank his neck, and lay down to take a nap.

The moment Duan Rong lay down, his spiritual consciousness immediately enveloped the county government office.

At this time, in the secret room under the backyard of the county government office, thirteen leaders from various fields, including Sun Qian, Ruan Fengshan, and Xu Dian, gathered inside.

This made the cramped secret room seem a bit crowded.

On the ground in the center of the secret room, there was a corpse with blood wriggling all over the body. It was Bai Rong's headless corpse!

Sun Qian held a handful of black arrows in his hand, his face looking very solemn.

Xu Dian looked at Sun Qian and said, "We have already investigated it clearly. Hu Huanhuan poisoned Bai Rong and then hung him up in a room and beat him. Bai Rong was in that room and was shot in the head with an arrow!"

Xu Dian's voice was calm, but it sent a chill down the spine of everyone present.

Bai Rong was at the first level of the True Qi Realm, and had also achieved the second level of the Dirty Blood Divine Art, yet he was still shot in the head by an arrow! If it were them, wouldn't the result be the same!
Sun Qian's expression became obviously more gloomy. Archery is the most difficult to master among all martial arts.

It was difficult to get started, and progress was slow. The state of great perfection was several times more difficult than other martial arts. Unless one had a family tradition, few people would practice it.

In the capital of Yuanyang Prefecture, there is a family of archers, the Huyan family. But the Huyan family cherishes their reputation and rarely intervenes in disputes. Xiangu County is so remote, how could it be someone from the Huyan family?
But in Xiangu, Jiuchong and Sheqi counties, I have never heard of any family practicing archery!

Sun Qian pondered for a while, and suddenly looked at Ruan Fengshan and the temple keeper Xu Dongyang in the crowd. After all, these two people grew up in Xiangu County and had many secrets that the newcomers might not know, but these two people knew.

Seeing Sun Qian looking at him, Ruan Fengshan said, "Although Hu Huanhuan is a woman, she was able to build such a big business as Huayinglou in Xiangu County, and she has some contacts with people in the martial arts world. In addition, she had an old relationship with the evil doctor Shen Ping in her early years."

"Evil doctor Shen Ping?" Sun Qian's brows suddenly frowned. He had seen this name more than once when he was looking through the files of previous years.

"Yes!" Ruan Fengshan said, "This person has made friends with some gangsters! I suspect that the person who attacked is an old friend of the evil doctor Shen Ping."

Sun Qian's face was cold and his eyes flickered. He felt that what Ruan Fengshan said made some sense. After Bai Rong was killed, Hu Huanhuan was also rescued. The person who took action obviously wanted to save Hu Huanhuan.

Sun Qianshen sighed and said, "Forget it! In another hour, it will be daybreak. The Envoy of Law will enter the city at daybreak. Brothers, all of you should disguise yourself and wait on West Street. The Envoy of Law's inspection is very important to us and will determine where we will allocate our resources in the future. I hope you can all do your best to ensure the smooth progress of this inspection."

"Ruan Fengshan and I will be responsible for receiving the Envoy of Law. The rest of you, do your own thing!" Sun Qian said, and threw the black iron arrow in his hand to the ground with a clang. He seemed to have thought of something, and turned to look at Xu Dongyang, saying: "When the Envoy of Law enters the city tomorrow, you will be at the city gate to welcome him for us. In addition, the Envoy of Law's whereabouts must be kept secret and must not be made public!"

Xu Dongyang said respectfully: "Yes."

When everyone heard this, several of them glanced at Ruan Fengshan vaguely.

In essence, the Xiangu stronghold was built by Sun Qian and Ruan Fengshan. Sun Qian asked Ruan Fengshan to receive the legal envoy who came to inspect together, hoping to explain the situation of Xiangu to the legal envoy thoroughly.

Although everyone was jealous, they could only disperse. Especially Xu Dian, the owner of the weapon shop, he was at the second level of the True Qi Realm, and his cultivation was superior to Ruan Fengshan. He had always wanted to replace him and take the second seat in Xiangu County. But even if he had the intention, he had to have the opportunity.

An hour later, just as the sky was getting light, an inconspicuous, shabby carriage with creaking wheels, pulled by a skinny old horse, came along the official road towards the east gate of Xiangu County.

Xu Dongyang stood at the city gate in the cold wind and saw the carriage from afar. He wondered in his heart, could it be this one? Looking at the old horse and broken carriage, it doesn't look like it!

When the shabby carriage came closer, in the hazy morning light, Xu Dongyang saw a small black flag flying on the roof of the carriage, with a strange character painted on the flag.

Xu Dongyang's pupils shrank. This is the one!
The driver was a young man wearing a thick felt coat, with a piece of hay hanging from his mouth. His eyes were bright and his face was calm.

Xu Dongyang immediately crossed his hands in front of his chest and made a strange gesture to the young man driving the car.

The young man sitting in the carriage glanced at Xu Dongyang, then immediately put his hand in front of his chest and made another gesture.

Xu Dongyang immediately understood what he meant, called a gatekeeper, and whispered, "Go to the flower hall in the backyard of the county government office and tell the county magistrate that the people have entered the city!"

The bailiff left after receiving the order, and Xu Dongyang immediately ordered the bailiffs guarding the city gate to open the gate and let the shabby carriage sway into the city!
Xu Dongyang himself rode a horse, following the old carriage, along West Street towards the county government office.

In fact, according to their status as the chief altar's Dharma envoys, Sun Qian, Ruan Fengshan and others should have personally gone to the city gate to welcome them.

But no matter whether it is Sun Qian or Ruan Fengshan, they are both very conspicuous figures in Xiangu County. Once they stand outside the city gate, they will definitely attract a lot of people's attention, and the whereabouts of the Lord of Law must be kept secret!
In order to keep it secret, they had to be a little careless in etiquette, which was a difficult thing to do. And Wei Ziyang actually never cared about such things.

(End of this chapter)