Chapter 1197: Hanging by a Thread

In the middle of the night, there was a big commotion in the south of the city.

It was earth-shattering, as if the earth dragon had turned over.

Chen Guanlou quickly got up, dressed, and rushed toward the south of the city. From afar, he saw the Embroidered Uniform Guard searching everywhere, moving corpses, and guarding everywhere. The houses around had collapsed, and the residential houses in the distance that hadn't been affected turned on their lights one after another, opened their courtyard doors, and took a look outside—Nima, it was actually the Embroidered Uniform Guard handling a case.

Bang!

They closed their doors one after another and extinguished their lights!

Fearing the Embroidered Uniform Guard like fearing a tiger was concretized at this moment.

Chen Guanlou didn't get close!

Because he saw an old immortal, Wei Wubing.

Wang Hai, as a godson and dog-leg, was naturally by Wei Wubing's side, serving him.

This scene immediately reminded him of what Embroidered Uniform Guard head Xiao Jincheng had mentioned back then: arresting the cult bandit leader Zhang Daohe!

He retreated decisively and went home!

If he wasn't mistaken, the Embroidered Uniform Guard had fought a battle with the cult bandits! Looking at it, they hadn't taken any advantage. Wei Wubing was also there, so Zhang Daohe had fought with the old immortal. To be able to retreat unscathed—awesome!

Next time they met, he had to ask the other party what the secret to escaping was.

It was just unexpected that the next time would come so quickly.

His feet had just stepped on the land of his small courtyard when his whole body tightened, and his sharp blade flew out.

"Brother Chen, it's me! Don't move!"

Zhang Daohe walked out from inside the house.

Chen Guanlou was furious. He pointed at the other party. "Damn it, you ran for your life and ran to my house. You're afraid I won't die fast enough, right? I'm telling you, I just went to see, and Wei Wubing, that old immortal, is looking for you. If he smells the scent and finds his way to my door, will you die for me?"

"The one surnamed Wei is looking for me; you are an innocent person who was implicated."

"Do you think the one surnamed Wei believes you? Get lost, get lost, get lost! Since you're not dead, get out of the capital quickly. Don't come and get involved."

Chen Guanlou was disgusted to death.

He had never seen such a shameless person, pitting people to death without paying for their lives.

"I want to leave the city, but there are people guarding all the city gates now. Have you heard of the City Gate Army? In order to arrest me, Xiao surnamed one even invited that bunch of lunatics from the City Gate Army. It's not that I can't beat them, but I'm afraid that once we start fighting, it will alarm Wei surnamed old fellow. It will be very troublesome then."

Chen Guanlou scoffed. "So you hid in my house. My little temple can't hold a big Buddha like you. I don't believe that besides here, you can't find another place to stay."

"But it's safest here." Zhang Daohe was shameless, having absolutely no guilt about implicating an innocent person, only the pleasure of dragging people into the water.

Chen Guanlou gritted his teeth. "Xiao surnamed one knows my relationship with you; you still think it's safest here?"

"Xiao surnamed one wouldn't dare come to the door! What's more, your house is so small, he definitely wouldn't think I'd hide here." Zhang Daohe was quite proud, thinking he was very smart.

Chen Guanlou smiled coldly, staring at the other party up and down, and suddenly changed the subject. "Injured? Are you going to die?" Maybe he could make a fortune.

He was considering whether to take the opportunity to kill the guy surnamed Zhang.

On second thought, he still had to have expectations for cultivation.

The guy surnamed Zhang had a bit of luck in this regard. The key was that there was no one else in the world as obsessed with finding a cultivation channel as the guy surnamed Zhang. If such a person died, he wouldn't be able to find a second one.

He hummed twice; the guy surnamed Zhang had escaped a disaster.

Zhang Daohe couldn't imagine that he had just hovered on the edge of death.

"A small injury, it doesn't matter." He supported himself.

Chen Guanlou didn't believe a single word.

If it were just a small injury, why wouldn't he leave the city in the middle of the night, but hide in his house instead.

"Your strongholds in the capital, including the mansions of some officials, were they all raided by the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"

Otherwise, a dignified cult leader wouldn't even have a place to stay and heal.

Zhang Daohe denied it flatly. "Absolutely not!"

A dead duck with a hard mouth!

Chen Guanlou didn't expose the other party either, following the topic. "The Embroidered Uniform Guard is quite awesome this time; they raided all your strongholds in the capital in one breath. How did their news suddenly become so well-informed? Could it be that you have a traitor inside?"

"Not a traitor, but a spy." Zhang Daohe gritted his teeth, full of hatred.

This was admitting that the strongholds had all been raided, and the officials who had dealings with them didn't dare to have dealings anymore. It was just worrying that the Embroidered Uniform Guard had already mastered the entire list and would come to catch turtles in a jar.

Chen Guanlou clicked his tongue in wonder. "You have fought with the Embroidered Uniform Guard for so many years; this time Xiao surnamed one destroyed all your strongholds in the capital in one go, making a great contribution.

Without accident, the previous matters—fire, offending the Censorate—can all be wiped out with this contribution, and he can even get the Emperor's commendation. After tonight, Xiao surnamed one will completely pass the crisis.

Sect Master Zhang, look at what you've done, taking the initiative to send contributions to Xiao surnamed one. If I were you, if you don't have that ability, don't go and provoke the Embroidered Uniform Guard! Look, now you've become a stray dog."

His mouth was like being smeared with arsenic; it was truly poisonous!

Zhang Daohe's face changed repeatedly, and he had no face or lining left.

His heart hurt, and he was so angry he wanted to vomit blood.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the surging blood. "Brother Chen, we at least have some friendship; you don't have to be like this."

"I'm just gloating, not falling into the well—that's already looking at our friendship. Otherwise, you would have already fallen into the hands of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Will your injury kill you? Don't think I want to do anything; I won't harm you. If needed, I can help you get some injury medicine. Pills can also be obtained."

The premise was that the money was in place.

He wouldn't do free errands for people.

"Injury medicine is not needed, but pills can be obtained. Make the medicinal effect fierce; the fiercer the better."

"Are you sure?"

Zhang Daohe nodded; he was very sure. He was different from before; he was a dignified Grandmaster and didn't fear the pill poison of the pills. Once his body improved, he could resolve the pill poison in his body on his own.

"Sure!"

"Are you injured in your lungs?" Chen Guanlou asked curiously.

Zhang Daohe remembered the process of fighting with Wei Wubing again; an old fellow is an old fellow, worthy of being a Grandmaster who has been famous for decades. The gap was quite large.

With the fluctuation of emotions, his blood surged, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Chen Guanlou clicked his tongue twice. "Hurry back to the room and lie down; don't toss your little life away."

This wasn't because he couldn't leave the city because of the City Gate Army;

If it were at his peak, as long as there were no Grandmasters guarding the city gates, he could have completely slipped out of the city without alerting anyone.

If it weren't for the fact that the other party had value and the matter of cultivation still relied on him, he would have killed him long ago.

"Rest up! I'm going to Jade Spring Palace to buy pills for you."

Having said that, he stretched out his hand and gestured the action of counting money.

Seeing this, Zhang Daohe was caught between laughter and tears. Fortunately, he had brought money when he left, as well as some valuable trinkets.

He took out a stack of silver banknotes, "Is this enough?"

Chen Guanlou could estimate the value just by looking at the thickness of the banknotes, "It'll do! Remember, you still owe me for my hard work, and don't forget to pay for the food and lodging."

Zhang Daohe decisively took out the jade pendant from his bosom, "Can this be used as collateral?"