EBE Chapter 26: Move
Chapter 26: Move
"You betrayed Xiao Zhan, and he was the one who saved you from the dead. Qiu Yi, why did you treat his family like this?" Manager Geng was furious.
"Why do you say that? I'm just a pawn of Jinzhilou and Dawu. How would I know so many whys?" Qiu Yi smiled contemptuously in front of the three of them, and suddenly every muscle in his body began to tremble.
"Doctor Zhang! Hurry!" Butler Geng yelled.
Doctor Zhang took out silver needles from the medicine box and inserted them into the Tianshu, Qihai, Taichong and other acupuncture points. He then took Yan Sheng's pulse and looked at him.
"Give him one last breath. I have something important to ask." Yan Sheng said as he poured the secret medicine from the jade bottle into his mouth and leaned close to his ear, "Tell me! What happened at the border? Why did they kill the whole family?"
"Frontier... Xiao Zhan... not long after returning to the border, he intercepted a secret letter from the Prime Minister and the Emperor of Dawu..."
Yan Sheng died before he could hear the next few words. Doctor Zhang immediately gave him a few more injections, looked at Yan Sheng, shook his head and said, "Master, there is no way to save him."
Yan Sheng said to Director Geng: "From today on, you are the real him. You must protect that child well. He is the only one in the world who knows where the secret that cannot be told is."
"Yes!"
After answering, Manager Geng went to the Wu family to find Wu Jingui. In order to train Wu Jingui as a chess piece, Yan Sheng did not hesitate to use all channels to collect ten secret medicines of Jinzhilou, just to make Wu Jingui feel that he was valued.
When he arrived at the Wu family, Wu Jingui saw that he was the owner of the Green Jade Tower and immediately knelt down to flatter him, "My lord, you came so late, I wonder if I can do my best to help you."
"Humph!" Chief Steward Geng carried him on his back, "My Lord sent me to take you out of Xingwen County. Change into this set of clothes, take the jade pendant and follow me to Fangzhou County. Move quickly or the people from Zuiyanlou will chase you down."
Hearing that the adult in front of him had come specifically to take him away, he felt more and more important in the adult's heart. He immediately changed his clothes and saw two fast horses at the door.
As an expert on horses, he could tell at a glance that the black horse in front of him was worth a fortune, and excitedly stroked the mane on its neck.
"What are you looking at! Don't you want to live?" Manager Geng urged. He must insert Wu Jingui into the group of people in Jinzhi Tower before dawn.
The two men rode quickly and arrived at the junction of Xingwen County and Fangzhou County in an hour. Chief Steward Geng fired a bunch of fireworks into the sky, and soon seven or eight masked men in black appeared in front of them.
Wu Jingui realized that the person who had come to pick him up was of high status, and the people around him were very cautious with him, so he stood behind the person and said, "Why don't you lead the way?"
Several people immediately led the way in front, and Wu Jingui immediately approached him and started to get close to him, "Sir, as long as you trust me, I, Wu Jingui, am willing to go through fire and water for you."
Guardian Geng ignored him and waited for a while before speaking:
"I'm very optimistic about you, but remember that in Fangzhou County you are not called Wu Jingui but Qiu Yi! As far as I know, Zuiyan Tower has issued a hunting order for Wu Jingui, so you must not reveal this name no matter what. I'm pressed for time, so I won't send you into the city. Hold on to this green jade pendant. You can command Fangzhou County's Jinzhi Tower at your disposal. Every half a month, you and I will report to me on the situation in Fangzhou County."
Just as he was about to answer, an arrow suddenly flew from behind him. Manager Geng caught the arrow with his bare hands and said, "The people from Zuiyanlou are chasing us. You must hide your identity well."
After saying that, he blew a whistle and started a fight with the people chasing him from behind. Both sides were dressed exactly the same. After a fight, there were only more than 20 people on each side, instead of more than 30 people in total.
Chief Steward Geng yelled, "Retreat!"
In an instant, there were only about ten people left on the field. The remaining eight or nine people came to Wu Jingui with knives. The leader sized Wu Jingui up and looked at the green jade badge on his waist.
"See the original poster!"
Wu Jingui smiled inwardly with satisfaction. He thought the people in front of him were the group led by Chief Steward Geng, and he still said arrogantly, "Why don't you lead the way!!"
"Yes!"
More than ten of Chief Steward Geng's men watched from the dark and said, "Tell the owner of the building that the chess piece has been successfully inserted into the Golden Branch Building."
It turned out that Yan Sheng asked the people from Zuiyanlou to pretend to be people from Jinzhilou, and set off Zuiyanlou's distress fireworks on the way to Jinzhilou's ambush. In this way, the people on both sides were dressed exactly the same, and after a melee, no one would know whether there was an outsider mixed in the crowd.
Wu Jingui was even more proud when he saw how respectful they were to him. "What's your name?"
Upon hearing this, the man drew his sword and put it on Wu Jingui's neck, "You are not from our Jinzhi Tower, who are you?"
Wu Jingui just remembered that Manager Geng had told him not to ask names in a restaurant, so he calmed himself down.
"What's my name? I have to report to a mere owner of the Topaz Tower like you. Someone kill him."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man behind him stabbed him in the chest with a knife. The man immediately dismounted and knelt, saying, "Greetings to the Master of Green Jade Tower!"
The others looked at each other and immediately dismounted and knelt on the ground: "Greetings to the Master of Green Jade Tower!"
Wu Jingui was even more proud, "That's right, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask, lead the way!"
When entering the city, the man took the opportunity to whisper to Wu Jingui: "Fool, the master asked me to secretly escort you into the city. If you make this mistake again in the future, don't blame the master for being ruthless."
Wu Jingui was still immersed in his own tyranny, but was immediately pulled back, "Thank you for your help, sir. I will remember that I will never dare to do it again."
After saying that, the man disappeared without a trace. Wu Jingui originally thought that he could do whatever he wanted in Fangzhou County because the emperor was far away, but who knew that everyone around him was a hidden chess piece of Jinzhi Tower.
"Jingyang, can that man be identified?" Yan Sheng asked.
"I almost found out, but I've solved the problem. I think he should be able to stay quiet for a while."
"OP! Did you expect that kid would be exposed?" Manager Geng thought that the OP's previous plan was foolproof, but he didn't expect that kid was almost exposed.
No wonder Manager Geng always felt there was one person missing when he came back to count the people. It turned out to be another scheme of the host.
"We only have this one chance, we can only succeed and not fail, so we thought of the most foolproof method. As for how long he can live, it depends on his own luck and his contribution to our Zuiyanlou."
"Manager Geng, come back to the Yan residence with me. I will go and make medicine for my wife."
Yan Lang was not idle while they were away. After repeatedly confirming that Qiu Yi was indeed dead, he had the body put in a box and buried. Then he asked Doctor Zhang to help with Chinese medicine to replenish qi and blood.
Yan Lang went to the kitchen and found the pot for decocting medicine. After working for an hour or two, he finally cooked it. Jiao Niang was awakened by the sound of Yan Da running outside the house, and happened to run into Yan Sheng holding the medicine.
"you're awake?"
"You are hurt?"
The two looked at each other and asked, "Is he concerned about me?"