Chapter 275

Behind that pile of half-collapsed earth walls in the northwest corner, a mass of shadows moved.

It was not the floating movement of the wind, but the solid weight of flesh, blood, and bone.

A figure slid out along the base of the wall, the tips of their feet touching the broken bricks without a sound, save for the occasional clinking of the crossed sword hilts on their back, emitting a faint sound as thin as a mosquito's hum.

Immediately after, one person emerged from the shadows on each side of the shrine.

The burly man on the left had shoulders as wide as a wall, holding an iron ruler as thick as a bowl in his hand, the ruler brushing against the animal-skin bag at his waist.

The thin man on the right was wrapped in a black shirt, the hem of which swept across the scattered incense ash without raising a speck of dust; he raised a hand to wipe a spiderweb from his brow, revealing half a dagger flashing with cold light between his fingers.

The last two people dropped down from the crossbeam.

The moment the five people stood still, Yu Hansi's pupils shrank slightly, and she lowered her voice and asked: "Since when was there someone in there?"

"You're asking me? Who the hell am I supposed to ask?"

"I don't know either!"

Xia Yuzhu rolled his eyes, stared at the five people who had suddenly appeared, and replied through gritted teeth.

Was he speaking as if he had noticed them?

But after Chen Yan was tied up and brought here, they had clearly checked the ruined temple...

"Who on earth are you people!"

"Why were you in there!"

Dugu Zhang took a deep breath, steadied his mind, took half a step back, and asked sternly.

For some reason, an ominous feeling emerged in his heart and that of Yang Yaren...

"Those who hunt you!"

Zhuo Puyu, who had appeared first and was the owner of that voice, said word by word.

The burly man Li Chengyao, who held the iron ruler, looked past Dugu Zhang and the others, fell upon the guy who was tied up tightly, and laughed: "We must thank you all for helping us capture Chen Yan, it saved us quite a bit of trouble!"

"Hunting?"

"Heh!"

Zhao Qingshi found it amusing, let out a cold snort, and words of disdain blurted out: "If you want to be the oriole, you have to see if you have the qualifications!"

"A mere five people, and you dare to dream of snatching food from the tiger's mouth?"

Zhao Tishou scanned Zhuo Puyu and the others from left to right, mocking and ridiculing: "Why don't you go take a piss and look at yourselves to see if you're worthy!"

Five people?

It wasn't even a quarter of the guards they had brought!

And they wanted to stir up trouble?

"That's right!"

Gao Jiong smacked his lips and immediately echoed: "Truly ugly people have beautiful dreams!"

Had these guys gone crazy? Where did their confidence come from?... Yu Hansi looked at these three guys who were incredibly brave, her eyes staring straight; after a light cough, she was all smiles and bowed to Zhuo Puyu: "Cough! Gentlemen, the two of us are just doing this for money..."

"Now that the money and goods have been cleared, we will leave first and not disturb you!"

"Farewell!" Xia Yuzhu also cupped his fists, appearing exceptionally polite.

This formed a sharp contrast with the attitude of those three.

"Hey, what do you two mean by this?"

Yang Yaren heard this, was immediately displeased, and questioned: "After taking our silver notes, you don't want to work together to defend against a strong enemy, but want to stay out of it and slip away?"

"Young Master Yang, your fifty thousand taels were to buy Chief Chen..."

Yu Hansi raised her hand, pointed at Chen Yan who was tied up behind, and said in a deep voice: "The employment relationship ended the moment the goods were delivered!"

"Stay!"

Dugu Zhang glanced sideways at Zhuo Puyu and the others and held up five fingers: "We will pay another fifty thousand taels!"

The Zhao brothers were a bit slow, but he was not stupid and understood the situation...

In this situation, an extra bit of strength meant an extra bit of safety, and only then could they retreat unscathed!

"No!" Xia Yuzhu refused decisively, without the slightest hesitation.

"One hundred thousand taels!" Dugu Zhang gritted his teeth and increased the price again.

"Young Master Yang, Young Master Dugu, this is not a question of how much silver..."

Yu Hansi shook her head, smiling but not smiling, and said: "They were able to sneak in without a sound, which shows their power; we won't wade into this muddy water!"

These pampered young masters of noble families couldn't see it, but Yu Hansi and Xia Yuzhu saw it clearly and plainly...

Being able to achieve a perfect infiltration without being noticed.

Among these five people, any one of them was no weaker than the two of them, and perhaps even stronger...

It was better to prioritize self-preservation!

Even if it were one hundred thousand taels, one had to be alive to spend it, right?

"You two are truly observant and understand the situation!"

Li Chengyao witnessed the choice made by Yu and Xia, laughed out loud, and sighed.

"That is only natural!"

Xia Yuzhu nodded and said: "Otherwise, the two of us wouldn't have been safe and sound for so many years!"

Having been in the jianghu for so many years, killing and looting dozens of times, being able to survive until now relied on having a sharp eye...

Knowing what could be done and when to retreat without hesitation!

Just like now...

"Chief Chen and these gentlemen, we leave them to you all!"

"Farewell!"

Yu Hansi cupped her fists, bowed to Zhuo Puyu and the others, and after exchanging a look with Xia Yuzhu, made no further delay, immediately used their movement techniques, and prepared to withdraw.

"Bang!"

The iron ruler in Li Chengyao's hand flew out, cutting off their path.

"What do you mean by this?"

Yu Hansi took half a step back, looked vigilantly at Li Chengyao who had made the move, and asked.

"Did I say you could leave?"

Li Chengyao flew forward, pulled out his iron ruler, and said with a smile that was not a smile.

"Why?"

Xia Yuzhu raised his eyebrows slightly, drew his weapon, and sneered: "Could it be that you want to silence us too?"

"Of course!"

Zhuo Puyu nodded, drew his twin swords, a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes, and said: "Only the mouths of the dead are the most reliable!"

"Do it!"

Letting these two leave alive meant there was a possibility of the news leaking...

Could they leave such a hidden danger for themselves?

Only the dead were the most trustworthy!

The words fell.

The other three had no hesitation, all drew their weapons, and surrounded them to kill.

"It seems that today cannot end well, we can only fight to the death!"

Yu Hansi quickly made a judgment, turned her head, and shouted to Yang Yaren: "Young Master Yang, have the people you brought help us!"

"Otherwise, we will all be buried here!"

Yu Hansi knew very well that there was no advantage in two against five, and defeat and death were only a matter of time...

They had to pull in helpers.

The skin of these two male and female demons was truly thicker than usual!... Dugu Zhang saw this, couldn't help but curse in his heart, clenched his fists, and ordered his guards: "Go!"

"Help them!"

"Solve those five people!"

Just a moment ago they were running away as if they were trash, and now they were licking their faces to join forces; it was truly thicker than a city wall!

But there was no other way, he still had to agree; Dugu Zhang understood the current situation, joining forces to defend against the enemy and retreating unscathed was the most important thing right now!

After they were safe, it wouldn't be too late to settle the score later...

"You all go too!"

"Kill all those five people!"

Yang Yaren and the others also ordered their guards.

"Yes."

More than twenty guards responded and moved, immediately joining the battlefield; the advantage was with them.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

Li Chengyao's iron ruler swept across like a thunderclap, smashing into the face of the guard who rushed to the front; a crisp sound accompanied by a scream exploded, and the man flew backward, knocking over the shrine, and mud sculpture fragments mixed with incense ash splashed all over the sky.

The thin man was like a black wind entangling the three people on the left, the dagger turning cold light between his fingers.

Every time he thrust, he stuck to the gaps in the opponent's armor; in the blink of an eye, two people were kneeling down clutching their throats, blood beads dripping into the accumulated dust and blooming into dark flowers.

Zhuo Puyu backed against the broken wall, his twin swords attacking and defending, the sword circle turning airtight, pressing five guards into retreating step by step.

"Ah!"

"Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!"

Although the number of people on both sides was disparate, the strength was equally disparate; the guards were like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, being cut down one by one.

Screams rose one after another.

"Nothing more than this!"

Li Chengyao smiled contemptuously and said disdainfully as he cut off another guard's head.

"This is the moment!"

"Retreat!"

Yu Hansi and Xia Yuzhu had great tacit understanding, without too much verbal communication, only after exchanging a look, they immediately dispersed left and right and flew toward the two ends.

It was obvious that these two had been slacking off just now, waiting for the opportunity...

After all, their own survival was the most important; anyway, the silver notes had already been received, what did the life or death of the former employer have to do with them!

"This plan is truly well-calculated..."

Zhuo Puyu witnessed this scene and couldn't help but smile, "But do you really think you can run away?"

After saying that, he rose up and went toward Yu Hansi at an extremely fast speed.

"Damn it!"

"How can these five guys be so pow..."

Yu Hansi saw Zhuo Puyu approaching constantly, knew that she could no longer escape, and just as she was about to turn around to fight, she was pierced through the chest by a sword, "Ah!"

"Hansi... ah!"

Xia Yuzhu heard Yu Hansi's scream, his footsteps paused slightly, and he was caught up by Li Chengyao, who slapped his head with an iron ruler, causing it to burst open directly.

"How could it be like this?"

"Why are our people so vulnerable?"

Dugu Zhang took in the scene of his opponents being cut like vegetables, the veins on his forehead bulging, but it was not anger, but the spasm of fear clenching his heart, and even his lips lost their color, pressed into a stiff white mark.

The biggest reliance was gone, it would be a lie to say he wasn't panicked...

"What should we do?"

"What should we do now?"

"I don't want to die!"

Zhao Qingshi, Zhao Tishou, and the others had weak legs, their teeth chattered uncontrollably, and they were at a loss.

At that moment, there was a feeling that their lives were not in their own hands...

"Hahahaha!"

Just as everyone was panicked, Chen Yan, who had remained silent for a long time, suddenly laughed out loud and sighed: "As expected of experts from the Qi State, the methods are truly sharp!"

Zhuo Puyu, who was dragging his sword, frowned slightly, his gaze locked onto Chen Yan, and he said in a deep voice: "How did you know our identities?"