EFB Chapter 1577 Intrigue and deception
Chapter 1577 Intrigue and deception
Chapter 1577 Intrigue and deception
He came well prepared today, and those he quietly brought out of the villa were all guards who had seen Tian Yun that day, so he was sure to recognize him at a glance.
These people are Yang Shan's bodyguards in public, but secretly they are black-armored soldiers. They are He Lingchuan's true confidants.
They entered the Fennel Inn wearing veiled hats and began to enter the room without saying a word.
The occupancy rate of the Fennel Inn was surprisingly high, with eight out of ten rooms occupied. Of course, their room search caused a lot of chaos, with people cursing and swearing everywhere.
Yang Shan, the guard, ignored him and just kept searching.
After searching through the sixteen guest rooms and four private courtyards, Tian Yun was nowhere to be seen.
Or did this guy slip away?
Dong Rui suddenly pointed at a tenant and said, "Catch him."
The guard Yang Shan, who had already left, immediately turned back. The tenant had just come out of the public bathhouse, his hair was still dripping, and his belt was not tied yet. He was shocked when he heard this, and threw three brown objects at the two people, then turned around and rushed to the door.
With He Lingchuan's eyesight, he could see that the things he threw out were three...
cockroach?
This thing also has wings. When it spreads its wings in the air, its body grows larger, reaching about four feet in length!
Even He Lingchuan couldn't help but say "Wow!", a four-foot-long cockroach, this ghost thing must be the nightmare of many people?
But if you look closely, these three are different from ordinary cockroaches. Their lower jaws can be folded open, popping out a pair of barbed hooks. When they approach the opponent, they will suddenly eject and hook the opponent.
This is different from the folding knife of the mantis, and its appearance is far less exaggerated, but it is still very lethal. A Yangshan guard was startled by it, and the stinging jaw hit the shoulder armor - thanks to the protection of the shoulder armor, it was not penetrated.
Of course, these three little cockroaches could not cause much trouble to He Lingchuan and others, and they were knocked to the ground in no time. Seeing that the stomachs of two of them were pierced, Dong Rui was anxious: "Leave one for me, leave one alive!"
Such a good experimental subject cannot be wasted!
He Lingchuan took out a demon-subduing pestle from his storage ring and used his brute force to press the last one to the ground: "Hurry up!"
He didn't want to touch this thing at all.
Dong Rui took out a small pocket and pinched a handful of medicine powder and sprinkled it on Xiaoqiang. The latter shook his head as if he was not used to it, but his struggling movements slowed down.
Until now, He Lingchuan still didn't know what kind of serious hallucinogenic drug Dong Rui had given these demon puppets that could make them dizzy.
After just ten breaths, it lay on the ground motionless, and its body size returned to the size of a little finger.
Dong Rui quickly took out the cricket cage and put it in, saying, "This thing is well made. The face cover, that is, the split jaw, is from a water scorpion."
Water scorpions are the larvae of dragonflies. They are equipped with lethal weapons and are the tyrants of ponds and streams. They can prey on insects, tadpoles and even small fish.
The puppet master in the guest room grafted the water scorpion's weapon onto Xiaoqiang.
He Lingchuan gave a thumbs up. As expected of Dong Rui, he could look at it with appreciation.
This unique aesthetic was unacceptable not only to He Lingchuan, but also to others. Therefore, when this demon puppet master was brought back by the guard Yang Shan, there were several large footprints on his body.
Everyone said that they didn’t find Tian Yun!
There were shouts and curses coming from outside, and the sound of hurried footsteps getting closer and closer.
He Lingchuan knew that it was not advisable to stay here for long, so he quickly retreated with his men and some spoils of war.
There has been unrest in Tianshui City recently, with refugees and thieves committing crimes everywhere, so the city has strengthened patrols and control, and the police will be here soon.
He Lingchuan can't see anyone now.
Everyone stuffed the two prisoners into sacks, quickly evacuated to a pre-determined location, loaded them onto a truck, and then changed their clothes.
He Lingchuan pointed at the prisoner and asked Dong Rui: "How did you identify him?"
Don't people all have two eyes and one mouth? How could Dong Rui recognize that this guy was a demon puppeteer? The latter had just come out of the bathhouse and looked no different from an ordinary person.
Dong Rui smiled and said, "It's hard to explain, but I can tell at a glance. Isn't that how Tian Yun sees me?"
Tian Yun used the insect puppet's vision to lock onto him immediately and became suspicious.
While the veil was still on, He Lingchuan grabbed the demon puppeteer and asked, "Where is Tian Yunren?"
The other party looked confused: "Who?"
"Your Master!"
This man still wanted to play dumb, so Wanqi Liang stabbed him in the shoulder with a knife and covered his mouth with one hand, blocking his screams in his throat: "If you keep talking tough, the next time it will be your eyes that will be stabbed!"
Wanqi Liang drew his sword, and the bloody tip of the sword swayed lightly in front of the man's eyes. The carriage shook, and the tip of the sword trembled, almost stabbing into his eyes.
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you!" The man couldn't bear the pain and surrendered.
He was just a demon puppeteer, not a warrior, and had no ability to endure torture.
"Before I went to take a shower, about a quarter of an hour ago, Master and my fellow disciples were still there; I, I just walked out after taking a shower, and you guys came!"
It sounds like Tian Yun hastily evacuated without taking this disciple with him. Tian Yun didn't know how many people He Lingchuan brought to encircle him, so it would be wise to retreat immediately and then take it slowly later.
Who let this unlucky guy be in the bathhouse at the critical moment?
He Lingchuan asked him: "Do you know who we are?"
The man looked at him and shook his head timidly.
Dong Rui said two words silently to He Lingchuan behind this man:
lie!
The disciples taught by Mr. Tian are all good at lying.
If you nod, you're dead.
He Lingchuan asked again: "When will you check into the Fennel Inn?"
"Five, five days ago."
He Lingchuan asked Wanqi Liang to open the sack and took out another prisoner to show him: "Do you recognize him?"
The man's face turned even paler: "Yes, yes, this is Second Senior Brother Yang Chi."
After confirming their relationship, He Lingchuan then asked, "Does your master have pale skin and a mole at the corner of his eyebrow?"
"Yes."
"What has he been doing these days?"
"Master, Master basically stays in the inn and doesn't go out much. I brought him tea and food a few times, but he was always in the room regulating his breathing or closing his eyes to rest."
"Didn't you communicate with anyone else?"
The man thought for a moment and said, "Master has gone out alone twice. I don't know where he went."
"Isn't his real name Tian Yun? What's his identity?"
"Master's surname is Cao..." Before he could finish his words, the man suddenly screamed, and veins popped out of his forehead and neck. His hands were tied behind his back, so he couldn't grab his neck, and he fell forward.
Wanqi Liang grabbed his shoulders and lifted him up, only to see that his face was blue and purple, with yellowish foam flowing from the corners of his mouth, and his breath had a strange odor.
He Lingchuan moved as fast as the wind, sealing several of his acupuncture points and cutting off the flow of his meridians; Dong Rui also grabbed some medicinal powder and poured it into his mouth.
However, it was still a step too late.
The man took a few deep breaths and then died.
There was only one person left alive, and Tian Yun was ruthless and decisive in treating his disciple.
Wanqi Liang opened the curtain a little, looked out, and saw that they were almost at the east gate.
Tianshui City is a city that never sleeps, with no curfew. As long as nothing serious happens in the city, the guards will not check strictly.
The flag flying on their car was for the expansion of Tianshui East City, so the guards at the city gate let it pass without even a second glance.
The prisoner fell at the feet of the "Second Senior Brother" Yang Chi who had been captured earlier, with his eyes bulging out and staring straight at Yang Chi, who felt his scalp tingle and sweat on his forehead.
At this time, He Lingchuan said to Yang Chi:
"it's your turn."
Yang Chi shook his head violently.
Dong Rui was displeased: "Your master just wanted to kill you to silence you. Have you forgotten the feeling of having your brain eaten by a brain worm so quickly?"
How could the prisoner forget, but he shook his head again and again: "I tell you, I am doomed too!"
There was a sense of despair in his words.
Dong Rui laughed: "Let's catch him first, then you can leave safely."
Yang Chi's eyes wandered, and Dong Rui continued: "I have already removed the restrictions on your body, otherwise your body would have been cold by now."
"Compared to the pain of being devoured by brainworms, your brother's death was relatively comfortable." He pointed at the dead body on the ground, "Master treated you so well, and you were willing to keep it a secret for him and suffer torture for him to death?"
Yang Chi shuddered, not sure whether he was chilled or frightened by Dong Rui's last sentence.
Wanqi Liang pulled out the dagger with a snap, and his eyes wandered over his body, as if looking for a place to stab him.
Dong Rui pointed at Yang Chi and said, "Stab him twice in the ribs, let some blood come out first."
He also has little patience.
The captive's last bit of hesitation was scared away, and he finally told the whole story: "I'll tell you, I'll tell you! My master is known as 'Honglu', and he killed Situ Yu himself! I am his disciple, chosen by him when I was nine, and have been serving him for twenty years!"
He Lingchuan suddenly asked: "You are not from Yao, right? Where are you from?"
"Bei, Beijia!" the captive said, "I am a Chiyan!"
This statement was beyond everyone's expectation. Dong Rui was very surprised: "You are a Bejia person, and you came to Yao Country to do this business?"
"I followed my master here!" the captive said, "My master's real name is Cao Wendao. He is both my mentor and my master! We, we are all Bejia people, all of us!"
"How many of you are there?"
"Sixty-five, no, now there are sixty-three people." Yang Chi added, "This time, Master brought seven people to Yao Country, and the rest are still in Honglu."
"Why did you come to the Gilded Plains?" Let's play a quick quiz.
"Master is coming, so we will follow him."
"Well, let me ask it another way." He Lingchuan said quickly, "Isn't it easy for Cao Wendao to live in Beijia? Why did he come to the Shining Gold Plain?"
"Master said that it is more convenient to use local materials here." Yang Chi whispered, "Also, the experiment we are doing requires the use of monsters, which is not easy to do in Beiga."
Beijia is known as the "Northern Monster Country", and monsters are nominally the dominant force in this country. It is indeed risky for Cao Wendao to catch monsters and conduct experiments in the Monster Country.
Dong Rui captured the ghost ape to refine the demon puppet, and was wanted by Beijia for many years.
Qingyang was once the national teacher, and she also caught monsters and extracted their pulp beads and refined the elixir of immortality through Cen Boqing. The apparent reason was that she killed the monsters in Beijia's country. In the end, she even lost her position as the national teacher and was exiled to the Shining Gold Plain thousands of miles away.