Chapter 155: Trading Moves

The scene on the fifth floor was very different.

This floor was similar to the Wind-Watching Terrace, a semi-open structure with long wind and fine rain. No wonder the literary meeting was held on this floor that day. At this moment, this space was still harmonious. A dozen or twenty guests were sitting and chatting, and some tables were left vacant, while some had already been set with wine and food.

The lamp fire illuminated the central area brightly, while the surrounding corridor was only lit by dim small lamps at intervals, just enough for lighting, which was where the attendants came and went.

Seeing Pei Ye lowered his head. A carpet was laid at the entrance of this floor, cutting off the footprints here.

He raised his head and looked around, but the figures of the green-clothed men were mostly the same, and he really hadn't looked closely at that person just now.

He hadn't expected that this murderer hadn't been caught yet. What was his intention in disguising himself as a green-clothed man and mixing in? Who would be the next victim?

What made the youth feel slightly relieved was that at least Li Piaoqing and Zhang Junxue were not in this building at this time, and it was hard to say that Zhang Dingyun had any value in being killed.

Kidnapping was another matter.

This murderer left a very dangerous impression on Seeing Pei Ye. That explosive scene that day was still vivid in his mind, and the act of not leaving after killing was even more bold and crazy. And being able to disguise his identity repeatedly meant he had mastered some skills in disguise.

Disguise was a skill that wasn't too difficult but not simple either, feeling like it was easy to learn but hard to master. And more importantly, normal people generally wouldn't learn this kind of thing—Li Piaoqing and Zhang Junxue certainly wouldn't.

Powerful, calm, cruel, with many means, such a person seemed to walk in the darkness by nature. What purpose did he want to achieve?

Why did he kill that Lake Heart Gang protector, and what was he doing staying behind after killing? Did he want to hear more news? And what kind of news did he want to hear?

Seeing Pei Ye paced slowly, his brain turning rapidly, while his gaze searched without stopping for a moment.

Regardless, as long as he found him, it would be fine. Now that the guests of the Singing Sale hadn't completely dispersed, the Great Escort of the Weiyuan Escort Agency, the instructor of the Changdao Martial Arts Hall, Li Piaoqing, Zhang Mozhu, and Shang Huaitong.

As long as he revealed this person's figure, help would swarm in.

Seeing Pei Ye paced slowly, and almost every green-clothed man was carefully examined by him, but not one matched the figure of the person just now.

And when he raised his head, he had already reached the end of the corridor. Further ahead was the place for guests to go to the toilet, and the entrance to the corridor was lit with small lamps. Seeing Pei Ye frowned, intending to give up for the time being.

The space inside could be imagined to be narrow, and he didn't want to go in.

And even if he didn't find the murderer the first time, it didn't matter. The other party didn't know he had already discovered him, so there was no need to worry about alerting the enemy. He could completely notify others first and then search together.

It was just that he needed to worry about whether anything would happen during the time he left.

Then Seeing Pei Ye's gaze froze, suddenly discovering a tray of wine placed on a table not far in front of him.

This should be a temporary place for dishes to be presented to guests. This tray of wine was placed here quietly, and the person who brought it was nowhere to be seen.

A green-clothed man walked over and picked it up.

Seeing Pei Ye's hair stood on end—but it only stood up halfway and then went down.

The person in front of him was clearly not the green-clothed man just now. His figure and face didn't match at all, and even the newness of his clothes was wrong.

But this wine was definitely that tray of wine just now.

Seeing Pei Ye stopped him: "Where did this tray of wine come from?"

The green-clothed man was stunned: "I don't know either. Whoever put it here didn't serve it to the guests. Guest, don't be anxious, I'll take a look... Table D-4—is this your wine, guest?"

"... No, don't serve it yet." Seeing Pei Ye looked at the so-called Table D-4—he didn't know which table it was.

He didn't ask for the time being, held the green-clothed man's wrist, and said in a low, serious voice: "Put it here first."

"... May I ask who you are?"

"Master Bai, Commandant Zhao, do you know them?"

"Hmm, I know."

"Hmm." Seeing Pei Ye pressed down on this tray of wine and said coldly, "You leave first, go call those two up."

The green-clothed man was stunned: "Master Bai has already left, and Commandant Zhao doesn't seem to have come today."

"... Then just call a few people with martial arts skills." Seeing Pei Ye's gaze didn't leave the corridor for a moment, frowning, "You leave first!"

The green-clothed man left in a daze. Seeing Pei Ye stared at the only path a few zhang away leading to the convenience, where the lamp shadows swayed in the wind, without the slightest movement, but the youth remained motionless.

His sword was already drawn.

Seeing Pei Ye began to retreat slowly, not in a straight and uniform pace, with arcs and changes in direction, but overall he was moving backward.

The corridor was still very quiet, unlike having any abnormality, and Seeing Pei Ye's sword-holding arm had already turned an arc backward.

When he retreated to the fifth step, a corner of green appeared at the corridor corner.

The next moment it turned out, and a green-clothed attendant appeared at the end.

He was tall and slightly thinner than Seeing Pei Ye, his hair bun slightly crooked, and his face somewhat dull and stiff—that was naturally because of the work done on it.

But those eyes were absolutely his own. He raised his brows and stared at Seeing Pei Ye, bright red blood streaks crawling all over them, just like a desperate wolf that had lost its pack.

This gaze made Seeing Pei Ye's blood flow accelerate.

He held a long saber with a scabbard in his hand, thin, sharp, determined, and dangerous, with the same temperament as his whole person, and a short sword hung at his waist.

Seeing Pei Ye slowly drew his sword.

"I don't want to kill you," the green-clothed man said hoarsely, his voice somewhat panting, "You act as if you didn't see me, can you?"

Seeing Pei Ye was stunned. He caught some familiarity again.

"I only have a quarter of an hour," the green-clothed man didn't know if he was talking to himself or telling him, he was slightly neurotic, and seemed to be distracted from time to time, "Give me an answer, I must solve your problem immediately."

Seeing Pei Ye found that his previous impression of this murderer was slightly biased. The trait of "calm" didn't seem very accurate. The person in front of him wasn't doing these things leisurely; the string in his brain was pulled very tight, as if it would snap in the next second.

Seeing Pei Ye was still trying to capture that familiarity, and he frowned: "You are—"

"Wrong," the green-clothed man said.

A short cold light flowed from his waist.

As if a tightened machine string suddenly rebounded, and as if the accumulated flood broke through the gate.

The green-clothed man floated over silently and swiftly. Unimaginable power burst from his body, as if a roaring giant wave pressed toward Seeing Pei Ye!

The change from extreme stillness to extreme movement was so sudden, so determined, and so smooth. This stunning sword technique made Seeing Pei Ye look sideways deeply, and at the same time, he knew where the explosion on the second floor of the restaurant came from.

It came from this sword, and now it was his turn to face its edge directly.

Now it wasn't a closed space, and there weren't many sundries around, just the wind suddenly becoming violent.

Seeing Pei Ye didn't advance or retreat, and stabbed out with one sword.

The clear sword chime rang in the gale.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 156 =====