Book 34 - Chapter 5 – Bad Luck All Over (1/2)

After Sha Chengjiu left, Kou Zhong went back inside the room to look Wanwan already left via the back

Who actually swapped his Moon in the Well? This person e while he was not hoate, and from the Moon in the Well discovered the clue that he was Kou Zhong

Because he did not want others to find out that he was Kou Zhong, he quietly substitute one thing for another [orig the plu the Moon in the Well, so that later on Kou Zhong evaded Mei Xun’s suspicion

Kou Zhong was hard-pressed and upset at the one loophole in a perfect plan [idiom (Courtesy of Akolaw)], but at that time he practically did not plan to pretend to be a divine doctor Only because the situation developed in such a way that he did not have the freedom to act independently and had to assu’an, he was already very busy treating Zhang Jieyu’s strange illness until the earth hazy and the sky turned dark Plus he also had to deal with all kinds of people so that ot that it would expose the flaw of his identity, and thus the bitter fruit before his eyes

Which ‘eneentle that he could, without any alarer – enter the treasure trove And that, other than Wanwan, the possibility that the person was either shi+ Zhixuan or Zhao Deyan was equally great

Thinking to this point, Kou Zhong felt the tip of his fingers and the tip of his toes grew icy-cold

This ether they were going to deliver the goods to the King of Qi Mansion

Kou Zhong really wished that he could i not to continue his plan to assassinate An Long, but he was fully aware that right now he did not have any way of finding hiainst the three big shots of the deeous situation, and that he found about it too late

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The first evening of the New Year, the city of Chang’an finally quieted down On the streets, there were only sporadic burst of firecrackers The snoas getting heavier and heavier, the nu

Xu Ziling pressed down his snow hat to his eyes, and he wore thick cotton gown He also turned up his collar to cover the lower half of his face However, h to nize that he was the ‘Overbearing Saber’ Yue Shan

When he was certain that nobody was following hi swiftly in and out of the small streets and alleys

If they were not particularly attentive, an average person ht think that he was just a bit faster than other people, but actually he was particularly fast in going round the curves and skirting the corners [idioe person In just the time needed to drink a cup of hot tea, he already reached the Yong Yang Li at the southwest part of the city

Here, warehouses stood in great nus Ordinarily there would be an unending streaoods, but since nobody worked today, in contrast to the rest of the city, it was colder andwas the biggest wine distributor in Bashu, his territory was ion, but he also supplied a small nu’an being one of the place was a arehouse in the Neighborhood [rehborhood] This warehouse was located in theand s knew that he had ene such a place to stay and live temporarily, it would not be easy for the eneht or to slip away, either way it would be very convenient

Snowflakes were swirling in the air This warehouse district was devoid of any pedestrian Fortunately in most of the warehouse the lantern was dark, the fire black; to cover one’s track was not difficult at all

Under cover of darkness, Xu Ziling scurried along the wall Watching the ground, he soared high into the air; setting his foot on the courtyard wall first, he continued leaping up and landed on the roof of another warehouse building across the street fro his arrival, You Niaojuan, who had been crouching on the roof ridge earlier, signaled hi next to him, You Niaojuan pointed to the distance and said, “Do you see that? There is a weak light coo, I saithwent in, and I auard or even dogs to protect the warehouse”

Xu Ziling thought to hi’s misfortune has already arrived that it would be difficult for hiht to have several of his men to accompany him Of course, there was also the possibility that You Niaojuan was lying to him; but this possibility was very low, unless You Niaojuan disdained the Demonic Emperor Relics as beneath contempt

Even so, it would still be not hile for You Niaojuan to conspire with Fatty An to harested that they co But thinking that An Long ht not visit the bathhouse today, plus this warehouse was not an easy place for idle person to accidentally stumble upon, hence it would be easier to frame Zhu Yuyan Naturally it was a comparatively ideal place to carryout the assassination operation

“Did An Long come back fro his head, You Niaojuan replied, “He just walked fro said, “That’s not right!”

You Niaojuan was a Jianghu veteran; hearing that, he said, “Are you saying that there’s secret passage in the warehouse, and that An Long has already left froood chance of that,” Xu Ziling replied

He recalled the secret roodu [in Book 24 Chapter 2, it was Qingyang Si] Based on An Long’s character, he siainst Zhu Yuyan and Zhao Deyan

You Niaojuan laughed grie, it will be[Deht person of the dee, it will be a lot zi”

And then, lowering his voice, he spoke hoarsely, “I o into the warehouse to look around Yue LaoGe, you be on the lookout foris still inside the warehouse, I’ll stall hihter, you can i think until his brain split he would never guess that I would kill hi, he stuck out his tongue to lick his lips, revealing a sinister look of taking utside hi on its end

Struggling hard to refocus his ether!”

The two soared at an angle, traversing the long street, and landed on top of the wall outside the arehouse And then they soared again and landed on top of the arehouse, all without creating the least bit of noise

You Niaojuan’s pair of eyes flickered with o the roof ridge toward the warehouse gate until the end, before leaping down to the ground, and then disappeared fro pressed his ear onto the roof tile, letting the cold snowflakes floating onto his face

There was no sound at all inside the warehouse; it appeared that even the mice ceased all activities due to the bitterly cold weather

After quite half a day later, there was still no sound

Xu Ziling greatly felt that so was aoing to enter via thepushed open

The only noise he heard was the snowflakes falling on the roof tiles; never-ending, continuous, as if it would go on forever

Aghast, Xu Ziling sat his tiger-body up straight; an intense o welled up in his heart

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Looking out the carriage , Kou Zhong was staring blankly at the streetscapesnohich, theby his side, Chang He asked in surprise, “Why does Mo Xiong look like you are having your heart filled with thoughts?”

Kou Zhong blurted out without thinking, “I want to leave this place”

“What?” Chang He blurted out

Kou Zhong ca a quick-witted person, he recovered quickly; he said with a sigh, “I am the kind of person who is not accustomed to social niceties These past few days not only physically draining, it was also e He understood “I understand,” he said, “Actually, o to bed i about what tiet up to do public business How about this: I’ll deliver this stuff to the Qi wang Mansion for you, you could go back earlier and take a rest”

Kou Zhong acted as if he had just obtained imperial kindness, a Daren is indeed a true friend who understand Xiaodi’s distress Just let Xiaodi get off the carriage here; it should be all right”

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Xu Ziling somersaulted over the wall and landed in front of the arehouse’s main door The open space in front of the warehouse was covered in snow, but he did not even see half a shadow Unexpectedly You Niaojuan, one of the Eight Major Martial Art Masters of the Demonic Way – has disappeared without any trace

At first Xu Ziling thought that it was the trap laid out by You Niaojuan, in collaboration with An Long – to deal with hiht Because just now he focused all his attention to the movement inside the warehouse, yet he did not hear any noticeable noise

However, supposing You Niaojuan suddenly fell into people conspiring against hi to the ground, which could be easily ht be comparatively easy for him to overlook

But if You Niaojuan was suddenly aency, he ought to have time to call for help

Who on earth was so formidable that You Niaojuan did not even have time to cry for help?

shi+ Zhixuan appeared in Xu Ziling’swith emotions, but also see pushed the door

One side of the warehouse’s double-door gave in and opened, letting a faint lantern light froh

Raising his vigilance to its highest level, Xu Ziling looked inside From his point of view, he could see that one end of this vast warehouse was covered in ba pushed the door a little more; most of the warehouse came into view

The scene that entered his eyes, even though he was usually cool-headed, was enough to ; he was shocked and heartbroken