Start with acting, and you'll achieve immortality!

Li Ping stared at the window paper, his fingertips silently pressing against the edge of the table.

There were four people inside the room, and they all held their breath.

Da Niu reached for the dagger on the ground

Erhu pressed his back tightly against the wall, and he put his fingers inside his waist.

He gripped a dagger that had been sharpened until it gleamed.

Li Ping withdrew his gaze.

He raised his hand and pushed the bloodstained iron plaque with the character "Si" on it in front of Ren Jun.

"Senior brother, please put this away."

"Never let your body odor show."

Ren Jun frowned

"I can hear breathing coming from outside; the other person isn't an ordinary person."

"The footsteps sounded far too steady; the other person must be a cultivator."

He stared at the thin sheet of paper again.

That person's shadow stood so steadily.

As the patrolling soldiers walked through the alley, their lanterns swayed.

People also rise and fall with the firelight

The person outside seemed rooted to the wall, the tip of his sword drooping askew.

Even the shadows were not disturbed.

This is a cultivator in the Qi Refining stage.

Furthermore, the opponent's cultivation level is not low.

"Should I go chop him up?"

Da Niu tried his best to lower his voice.

Li Ping shook his head.

"We went to the backyard and overturned all those chamber pots."

"The more foul the smell, the better."

Da Niu was stunned for a moment after hearing this.

"Stop talking nonsense and go!"

"I'll open the back door dog hole right now!"

Erhu also moved his feet.

The two of them had just retreated to the back door area.

The shadow of the sword outside the window suddenly moved.

Whoosh!

The paper on the window had torn, and a cold ray of light pierced through into the room.

And it pointed directly at Li Ping's throat.

Li Ping sidestepped

The sharp edge of the sword grazed past his ear and embedded itself firmly in the wall.

A yellow talisman was pasted on the spine of the sword, and its surface emitted a red glow.

boom!

The flames exploded in an instant.

Fragments of table and chair parts flew all over the floor; Ren Jun raised his sleeve to shield himself from the sparks.

His face darkened.

"This item is a Flame Burst Talisman belonging to the Shangguan family."

These were not ordinary intelligence gatherers.

The other party intended to destroy the house and kill people right away, clearly not intending to leave any survivors.

"Retreat!"

Li Ping kicked over the table, blocking the window.

They then rushed towards the backyard.

Those outside the house did not make a pursuit.

Instead, a very dense sound of footsteps came from the exit of the alley.

There were more than twenty people, their armored boots stomping on the ground.

"We are carrying out the Commander's orders to search for and arrest the rebels' henchmen. If anyone tries to obstruct us..."

"Then just kill them without any hesitation!"

"If you don't come out within three breaths, set the house on fire!"

Da Niu's face suddenly turned extremely pale.

"We're doomed. How did those people find out we were here?"

"The person they're looking for is me."

Ren Jun turned his attention to Li Ping.

The Soul-Chasing Silk on his wrist was glowing, like a red thread digging into his flesh.

The timing of the soldiers arriving outside was far too coincidental.

Outside the window, a swordsman exuded an imposing aura, while armored guards blocked the main gate from the alleyway entrance.

If Ren Jun were to show himself at this moment, the aura carried by the Soul-Chasing Silk would be leaked out.

At that time, the Si family members will follow the clues to find their way here.

In this way, no one can leave.

Li Ping glanced at the backyard

Da Niu had already lifted the wooden bucket by this time.

"fall!"

The two buckets of night soil were forcefully splashed onto the back wall.

The foul stench shot into the sky in an instant.

Erhu grabbed the fire tongs from beside the stove and slammed them hard against the pine brick in the corner.

At this moment, a large section of bricks collapsed from the wall, revealing a dog hole about half a person's height.

This was the escape route they had already planned on their very first night inside the city.

In Jiangning City, most of the dilapidated houses have their front doors inhabited.

The back walls mostly lead to ditches.

"Senior brother, you're injured. You should leave through this dog hole first."

Li Pingdao

Ren Jun did not make any movement.

"Are you staying here to die?"

"I'm at least a county magistrate; they wouldn't dare openly kill an official like me."

"We need someone to stay behind and explain things to them, otherwise no one can leave."

The voice hasn't fallen

The courtyard gate crashed to the ground with a loud bang.

A captain clad in armor strode into the courtyard, his hand resting on the hilt of his sword.

And the armored guards behind him held torches, illuminating the small courtyard brightly.

"Open the door now or die!"

"Anyone who hides the traitorous henchmen of the Si family shall have their entire family executed!"

Li Ping climbed back into the house through the back window.

He reached out and grabbed the bamboo basket, stuffing several dirty brown clothes into it.

Then he placed the piece of parchment at the very bottom of the basket.

Ren Jun stood quietly in the dim light, his brows furrowed tightly.

"You don't even have an official seal from Xiyun County on you; they could kill you on the spot!"

"What good would it do to take this? I already have a way to escape this place."

Li Ping put the bamboo basket on his head and smeared some stove ash on his face.

"Their targets are those down-on-their-luck rogue cultivators, not me, the magistrate of Xiyun County."

"No matter how domineering the Shangguan family may be, Jiangning City will ultimately belong to the Chen family."

Ren Jun stared at him

"My junior brother, you must take good care of yourself."

"Stop dawdling, let's go!"

Ren Jun stopped spouting those useless nonsense.

He crouched down and crawled into the hole, casually tossing out a grayish-white talisman as he prepared to leave.

talisman paper pasted on the base of the wall

A thin layer of mist rose up, obscuring the red light emanating from the Soul-Chasing Silk.

Two tigers followed closely behind.

However, Da Niu's body was stuck at the hole entrance, with his buttocks sticking out.

He was sweating profusely because of his anxiety.

"I'm stuck! I'm really stuck here!"

"Shrink back!"

At that moment, Li Ping stepped forward and kicked him directly.

With a muffled groan, the ox finally rolled into the ditch.

In the next instant, the armored soldiers kicked open the wooden door of the room.

The sharp blades were all pointed neatly at Li Ping.

Li Ping squatted on the ground, holding a bamboo basket.

He seemed to be terrified.

"Gentlemen, please spare my life! I'm just an ordinary man who carries manure!"

"The only valuable thing in this house is this basket of tattered clothes. Where would any traitors come from?"