Chapter 16 On the verge of breaking out

Inside Zuiyin Building, there was silence as two figures entered.

The sound of the strings stopped for a moment, and the merchant who had been drinking with the singer woke up from his drunken eyes and quietly shrank his neck.

Only the barefoot dancer on the stage was still swaying lightly.

"Great dance! Come and see!"

Xiao Yan clapped his hands in great satisfaction and shouted, "How much is this beautiful lady?"

Ji Ruxue, who was following behind him, frowned greatly, but as she was wearing the Xuanming Sect's attire, she could only obediently take out a handful of copper coins from her bosom and scatter them on the stage.

Upstairs, the madam hurriedly came to greet Xiao Yan, and said with a breathless smile: "Shangguan, you have honored me to come to Zuiyin Tower, how can you ask for money? Please go into the private room, I will invite the girl for you right away..."

Xiao Yan put his hands behind his back and said arrogantly, "Then let's go to one of the upper rooms. I have heard of Zuiyinlou's reputation for a long time when I was in Huizhou. I don't want other ladies, but I want this beautiful lady on the stage!"

"It's easy to talk about."

The madam greeted the two men and took them upstairs in a servile manner.

Then, the downstairs suddenly became noisy again. Someone couldn't help but curse inwardly, but then subconsciously shrank his neck and looked around.

The dancer on the stage was immediately replaced by another one, who was barefoot and was invited to the second floor.

……

In the private room on the second floor, the madam kept smiling.

"My Lords, is this your first time at Zuiyin Tower?"

But unexpectedly, Xiao Yan, who had been so arrogant just now, was silent at this moment, and his temperament seemed like a completely different person.

Ji Ruxue took off her mask and whispered, "Mother Liu, it's me."

The madam's eyes suddenly widened in shock. She straightened her waist slightly, held the former's hand, and said in disbelief: "Miss Ji?!"

She was extremely surprised and kept glancing at Xiao Yan who was still wearing the mask.

Ji Ruxue didn't have time to explain to the madam, she just said quickly: "Arrange for me to meet the lady right away, otherwise it will attract attention."

Although the madam was only a peripheral member, she was also an old member of Huanyinfang, and she immediately understood. She immediately took action and arranged for a few more dancers with a body shape similar to Ji Ruxue to enter the private room with veils on.

A moment later, Xiao Yan's voice of scolding was heard from the private room. The madam hurried in, and after apologizing for a long time, she led a dancer who was crying and covering her face, and retreated awkwardly to the back building.

……

In the back building, Miao Chengtian, who had just received the news, came out in surprise and joy.

When she saw Ji Ruxue dressed as a dancer, she was overjoyed and asked, "Xue'er! How did you get back?"

Ji Ruxue just glanced around vigilantly and asked Miao Chengtian to take her into the warm room.

As soon as she entered, she went straight to the point and said, "Madam, Xuan Jing Tian Sheng Ji is now safe, please rest assured."

Miao Chengtian was stunned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"She was captured by us..."

Ji Ruxue made her story short and quickly told her what had happened. Finally, she said, "Xiao Yan's idea is to let Tongwenguan or other forces enter the scene before us. After we have brought out the hidden hand of Xuanming Sect, we will act as the jackal and rescue those bad guys."

Although the conversation was short, the information contained in it was extremely complex. Miao Chengtian digested it a little and asked, "Is Xiao Yan really a bad guy?"

"His father is indeed one, and so is the famous doctor Lin in the city. They were the ones who caused the fire in the Prince of Jiyin's mansion that night. And he himself is now listening to music in the front building."

Seeing that the girl now trusted Xiao Yan very much, Miao Chengtian also knew that the current situation had long deviated from her own plan, so he nodded and said: "I will try my best to cooperate with you, but there is only one thing, I can't guarantee that other forces will not take the bait..."

"Madam, just release the news as soon as possible." Ji Ruxue couldn't help looking outside and said, "According to Xiao Yan's plan, the more muddy the water is, the more powerful it will be for us."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

In this case, Miao Chengtian knew that the arrow was on the string and had to be shot. Zuiyinlou had been too active in recent days and might have been targeted by Zhu Hanbin. If he didn't take the initiative now, he might lose his chance.

After the madam led Ji Ruxue back in a hurry, Miao Chengtian walked back and forth for a long time with a frown on his brows.

Finally, she wrote some information on a piece of paper and then called several maids into the warm room.

"Spread the message on this note quickly and secretly among all the wine shops and tea houses. You can mix in some confusing information, but remember to ask unrelated people to do it."

"Second, immediately notify the sisters outside the city to gather at the address on the paper. I will go out of the city to meet them tomorrow evening."

"Three, pick out a few good fighters from the building and send them to Zuocheng tomorrow morning to wait for news from Xuan Jingtian..."

Several orders were given in an orderly manner, and several maids responded in unison:
"Follow the order!"

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Xiao Yan embraced several beautiful dancers and laughed until midnight, then he came out of Zuiyin Tower with Ji Ruxue, who looked drunk.

The night patrol soldiers wanted to arrest them when they saw them breaking the curfew, but when they saw how they were dressed, they gave way.

Ji Ruxue supported Xiao Yan in annoyance, feeling that he was really heavy on her. This man was clearly there to act, but he really had a good time. Several dancers and singers took turns to serve him. By the end, even Ji Ruxue couldn't tell whether he was pretending or not.

But at this moment, after brushing against that group of guards, she heard Xiao Yan's sober voice.

"How did the conversation go?"

"Sheng Ji also agrees with your plan." The tip of her ear was a little itchy, but Ji Ruxue just pretended to be cold and whispered: "There is already a group of people outside the city, and we can act according to the plan when the time comes."

"At this critical moment, I hope you at Huanyinfang will not let us down."

Although she didn't understand what "dropping the ball" meant, Ji Ruxue could analyze Xiao Yan's meaning based on the context, so she snorted coldly: "I just hope you won't hold back this time..."

The latter smiled and did not argue with her any further.

He pretended to be drunk and returned to the house with the help of Ji Ruxue.

But from a distance, he could see the two ghost soldiers who had taken his poison standing outside the door, trembling and looking a little worried.

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and saw two figures, one tall and one short, waiting with their sleeves crossed in the house with the gate wide open.

The tall man was dressed in black, wearing a hat with the words "Peace in the World" on it. He was tall and thin, and although he looked like a man, he exuded a feminine aura from a distance.

The slightly shorter person next to her is a delicate woman with a very plain face. Unlike the man, she is dressed in white and wears a hat on her head with the words "First sight brings wealth" written on it.

The two of them just stood there with their hands in their sleeves, and a breath of death immediately rushed towards them.

Ji Ruxue was horrified, but she did not stop walking. She whispered to Xiao Yan, "These two are the Black and White Impermanence..."

"I can see it."

Xiao Yan was helped to the door by Ji Ruxue, and then he laughed and took out a handful of copper coins from his arms and sprinkled them on the two ghost soldiers.

"I had a lot of fun today, so I'm giving you this as a reward!"

"Thank you, Captain. Thank you, Captain..."

Xiao Yan laughed loudly, gently pushed Ji Ruxue away, then swayed and sat down at the stone table in the yard, and said drunkenly to the two ghostly impermanence in the yard: "The two noble envoys are not in Bianliang at this time, why did you come to see me..."

Smelling the strong smell of alcohol in the air and seeing Xiao Yan's defiant look, Bai Wuchang felt a little displeased. She twisted her round hips and was about to move forward.

But Hei Wuchang at the side stopped her, then bowed slightly and smiled: "Meng Po heard that the leader of Huizhou captured a Saint Ji from Huanyinfang, so he ordered the two of us to come and verify the identity of the Saint Ji and ask the leader what reward he wants..."

"Mother Meng?"

Xiao Yan shook his head, as if to sober himself up, and asked, "Isn't Meng Po far away in Bianliang?"

This time, Bai Wuchang got the upper hand. She waved her hand in front of her nose in a pretentious manner, and said in a sweet voice, "Meng Po heard that this time we are going to encircle and suppress the rumored bad guy, and she knows that it is of great importance, so she has come to Caozhou in person. Unlike you, as the helmsman, you know that the war is imminent, but you still have the leisure to drink and have fun..."

Ji Ruxue, who was standing behind Xiao Yan, was startled and raised her head slightly.

----

Late at night, hundreds of riders were galloping slowly across the snow-covered field.

But judging from their appearance, they looked like horse bandits, wearing felt hats and wolfskin coats. At the same time, copper bells of different sizes were hung on the necks of their horses.

Moreover, the weapons they held were also different. There were both long and short swords and spears. Some carried longbows, and some even had quivers hung around their waists.

In the eyes of others, this group of people should have a resounding name——

Shandong bandits.

However, in front of them at this moment was an old man and several young-looking people.

These guys are much better equipped.

He wore dark blue armor, a Tang sword at his waist, and an iron-studded rain hat on his head.

Even their faces were covered with delicate masks.

Several young men followed the old man and saw him holding a scribbled map and carefully observing the fields in the distance.

Finally, Liu Cheng asked curiously, "Old senior, can you verify the bad flag?"

"The flag was real, but I didn't see the captain himself."

The old man put the map in his arms and replied to Liu Cheng, smiling, "This time, you brought all the brothers in your village with you, didn't you?"

Liu Chenghan smiled.

"My father said that when the Bad Guys are restarted, he will lead all the brothers out again."

The old man nodded in relief and then looked into the distance.

"Wait one more day, just one more day..."

(End of this chapter)