Chapter 14: Spy

Mengshan, seeing this scene, was clearly stunned for a moment.

Once he reacted, he hurriedly tried to intervene, but it was already too late.

A flash of regret instantly crossed Mengshan's eyes; he could only lift his blade again and charge at the bald giant, while turning his head to shout at Yuan Mei:

"I will hold him off first; you two leave immediately."

Hearing this, Yuan Mei said nothing more and immediately led the scholar away quickly along the mountain path ahead.

"Think you can escape? My Yuxue Alliance experts are nearby; today, you all must die here."

The bald giant's eyes bulged with fury; he paid no attention to Mengshan's obstruction at all, wanting only to smash the person before him into minced meat with the fishing rod in his hand!

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Meanwhile, Li Musheng, standing on a tree branch in the forest, shaded his eyes with his hand and gazed at the fireworks in the sky that had not yet fully dissipated, asking:

"Miss Cang, does this count as a botched job?"

The situation was now very clear: the bald giant, unable to win, had started calling for reinforcements.

If nothing unexpected happened, this forest would soon be surrounded by people from the Yuxue Alliance, and the path ahead would likely be even harder to traverse than before.

Hearing this, Cang Cang Yin Yue's delicate brows unconsciously twitched.

The tactic of "driving wolves to swallow tigers" was her idea; facing this situation, she indeed bore great responsibility.

However, she would not easily admit defeat; glancing at Li Musheng, she said:

"No rush yet; the worst-case scenario is just this. At most, we will simply force our way through."

As she spoke, her gaze turned toward Mengshan and the other two who were fighting, and she said:

"Besides, with them here, they can attract quite a bit of the Yuxue Alliance's attention for us."

Hearing this, Li Musheng shrugged and said nothing more.

He was not at all surprised by this young lady Cang Cang Yin Yue's arrogant and stubborn temper.

Not long after, over there, Mengshan, seeing the time was about right, gathered true qi and suddenly slashed his blade down with force.

The powerful blade light split the earth and cracked stones, knocking the bald giant back, while he himself quickly turned and fled rapidly along the mountain path.

Seeing this, the bald giant naturally would not let him go; angrily lifting his fishing rod, he continued to pursue and kill him!

Seeing that both had already left, only then did Cang Cang Yin Yue and Li Musheng ride their mules out from the forest and step onto the mountain path to continue forward.

After walking a certain distance, everything was surprisingly peaceful, and they encountered no one blocking the road.

However, Cang Cang Yin Yue suddenly spoke softly at this moment:

"I still miscalculated this matter; the Yuxue Alliance is not foolish. What I can think of, they might very well think of as well."

She had miscalculated that, to guard against invasions by hostile forces, the Yuxue Alliance would surely not overlook any path entering their territory.

And for the Yuxue Alliance, as local powers, such hidden mountain paths would naturally not be unknown to them.

Therefore, under the current special circumstances in Chuzhou, the path that seemed safest actually concealed the greatest danger.

"Miss Cang, you need not blame yourself; one must compare many things. Our current situation is far better than those three unlucky souls."

Li Musheng, sitting on the back of a mule, stroked his chin and smiled:

"Those three fellows are now being chased by the Yuxue Alliance, fleeing for their lives; how could they be as leisurely as we are, riding horses along the road?"

Hearing this, Cang Cang Yin Yue's expression shifted slightly; looking at Li Musheng's composed demeanor, she inwardly sighed that he indeed had a big heart.

Little did she know that this was merely the calm before the storm; given the Yuxue Alliance's martial arts influence in this area, Mengshan and the other three could not possibly escape.

And next, she and Li Musheng would likely not be able to avoid it either, probably having to face the same situation as Mengshan and the other three now.

Just as she was thinking this, Cang Cang Yin Yue's expression suddenly changed; she raised her head and looked forward.

Fear the worst, and it comes; a line of figures suddenly appeared on the mountain path ahead, just blocking the two of them.

Looking closely, there were many bloodstains remaining on the path ahead, and several corpses wearing red headscarves lay among the fallen shrubs nearby.

Disciples of the Yuxue Alliance are accustomed to wrapping their heads with red scarves; these few were likely killed by Mengshan and the others as they fled past.

"Who are you people?"

The one speaking was a middle-aged man wearing a gray robe and holding a pair of hammers.

His eyes were alert and dangerous, revealing strong murderous intent toward Li Musheng and the other.

And while he spoke, a group of subordinates holding blades around them slowly began to surround Li Musheng and the other.

Seeing this, Cang Cang Yin Yue produced a token from her hand and said coldly:

"I am a Silver Badge Constable of the Imperial Six Fan Gate, ordered to return to Jingzhou to handle a case; why do you block the road here?"

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng, standing nearby, turned his head, a look of surprise appearing on his face.

Isn't this young lady from the Secret Intelligence Bureau? How has she suddenly become someone from the Six Fan Gate now?

His gaze turned to the token in Cang Cang Yin Yue's hand; it seemed to truly be a Six Fan Gate constable's token.

So, when traveling abroad, this young lady's identity is one she gives herself?

Cang Cang Yin Yue seemed to sense Li Musheng's gaze; she quietly used true qi to form a thread, transmitting her voice directly into his ear to explain:

"The identity of the Secret Intelligence Bureau cannot be seen in the light; when a court identity is needed, I generally present myself as someone from the Six Fan Gate."

"If the people of the Yuxue Alliance recognize this Six Fan Gate token, we might not need to fight next."

Hearing this, Li Musheng nodded almost imperceptibly.

At this moment, the middle-aged man ahead, after glancing at the token in Cang Cang Yin Yue's hand, instead narrowed his eyes and said:

"A few days ago, spies from the Yinshan Gate, falsely using a court order from the provincial Six Fan Gate to investigate a case, took the opportunity to ambush and assassinate one of our Alliance's elders."

"What I hate most now are people from the Six Fan Gate; you spies are using this same trick again; it will not work on me."

Having said this, he gave a look, signaling his subordinates to continue moving forward:

"First, capture these two for me; if they dare resist, simply chop them down!"

Seeing this, Li Musheng raised his brow and turned his head to look at Cang Cang Yin Yue:

"This person clearly hasn't read much; he has no logic at all. If someone impersonates the Six Fan Gate to commit murder, what does that have to do with the Six Fan Gate?"

"It would be better to simply say openly that you dislike us and intend to kill us; you are not honest at all."

Cang Cang Yin Yue's expression was cold and indifferent as she said:

"I produced this token merely to test; the court's orders are effective only on common people, but for these martial artists, they are worth less than the swords and blades in their hands."

As her words fell, the next instant, her entire figure suddenly transformed into a dark shadow and drifted out.

The crowd holding knives and closing in let out a cry of alarm; the shadow swept over their heads like a swift wind, and in the blink of an eye, it arrived before the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man's pupils suddenly contracted; after reacting, his true qi within his body exploded violently, and he raised both hands, swinging his twin hammers with all his might toward the front.

In an instant, the air produced a thunderous roar, whipping up a fierce whirlwind that seemed intent on tearing that dark figure apart.

(End of this chapter)