Chapter 351

Gu Feixuan's eyes rolled, and after waiting for a moment, he slowly let out a breath and said to Gao Anyu, who was continuing to eat and drink fiercely.

"Brother Gao... you are truly calm. With your and my martial arts, if those two eunuchs had given an order just now, we would both be dead here."

Gao Anyu stuffed food into his mouth and said unclearly.

"Brother Cao said, as long as we don't reveal our bottom line to them, they won't make a move against us. At most, they'll lock us up, and they'll still have to serve us with good food and drink!"

Gu Feixuan smiled bitterly.

The logic was the logic, but to really be able to do what Gao Anyu did, not treating two people who could kill him at any time as people, was not something he could do.

"Although they couldn't find out anything, they will definitely have people watch you and me strictly... Brother Gao, what should we do next?"

Gao Anyu finished eating the cow leg and pointed at Gu Feixuan with the bone.

"Brother Gu, do you know what the most important thing is when walking the Jianghu?"

Gu Feixuan's expression turned solemn.

"It is—eating!"

Gu Feixuan's expression collapsed.

Gao Anyu reached out and brought a plate of crystal pork aspic in front of him, eating while saying.

"Don't think about it, Brother Gu."

"In terms of martial arts, in terms of brains, there's nothing you and I can do. We just need to eat well and drink well, and wait for the moment to fight for our lives."

Gu Feixuan was silent for a moment, sighed long, sat down, picked up his chopsticks, and sent food into his mouth.

"I suppose, that's all."

After a while, dense footsteps came from outside the door. Shadows surrounded them one after another, blocking most of the sunlight projecting from the window.

Neither of the two in the room looked up, just eating by themselves.

After another moment, someone pushed the door and entered from outside, bringing the plate with two lamb legs to Gao Anyu.

"My lord, do you want me to cut it for you?"

He asked softly.

Gao Anyu looked up.

This person looked to be in his thirties, his appearance and stature were ordinary, and he couldn't be found in a crowd; he was dressed as a servant, and his face also had a fearful and fawning expression.

"Trouble you."

Gao Anyu nodded.

Hearing this, the man lifted a sharp knife, divided the lamb leg into a pile of meat chunks in a few strokes, picked up the plate, and respectfully offered it to Gao Anyu.

"My lord, please enjoy."

Gao Anyu smiled at him, reached out to take the meat from the plate, but paused when his hand retracted.

From the man's cuff, a centipede the thickness of a thumb poked out half its head, shaking its head at him.

Gao Anyu's pupils shrank, his peripheral vision scanned the guards outside the door, and he pretended nothing had happened, stuffed the meat into his mouth, and reached out to grab from the plate again.

"Brother Gu, this lamb leg is really good, you should try it too!"

As he spoke, his hand reached to the man's side.

The centipede, shielded by the clothing, silently crawled into his cuff, slowly wandered to his waist, clung to his clothing, and then didn't move again.

Their gazes met, and neither showed any abnormality.

Gao Anyu grabbed a handful of meat and placed it in front of Gu Feixuan, then waved his hand.

"You go out; I can't eat with others watching."

"Yes."

The man bent down and retreated, closing the door.

After another while, Gao Anyu felt the centipede at his waist move, tapping on his stomach, then crawled into his sleeve and rubbed against it.

Gao Anyu stood up, pushed the door, and walked out.

Immediately, a guard came over, looking at him vigilantly.

Gao Anyu frowned: "I need to relieve myself, where is the latrine?"

That person looked at him suspiciously and gestured.

"My lord, please follow me."

Gao Anyu followed behind him, with a dozen people surrounding him, marching toward the latrine with great momentum.

When passing a corner, the centipede tapped three times on Gao Anyu's arm.

Gao Anyu's peripheral vision scanned the wall, but he didn't move.

After finishing at the latrine, when the group returned, Gao Anyu passed the corner and, taking advantage of the moment he was out of the guards' sight, reached out and touched the wall, tucking the fingernail-sized piece of paper in the crack into his sleeve.

The centipede bit the paper, crawled back into Gao Anyu's bosom, and was still again.

The sky grew dark.

Gao Anyu and Gu Feixuan ate and drank their fill, and were escorted back to the room to rest like thieves.

Gao Anyu lay on the bed, shielded by the quilt, and unfolded the piece of paper before his eyes.

A few sentences were written on it in small regular script.

"The city is already controlled, the garrison eunuchs have colluded with the offerings who fled into the Jianghu, and already know the truth about the Imperial Mausoleum incident. If the Commander is not here, do not reveal any abnormality."

"The purpose of the garrison eunuchs has not yet been found out, but it is related to a figure called 'Immortal Master Zheng'."

"Do not trust anyone who resembles the Commander, even if they are Embroidered Uniform Guards. Especially those whose appearance is vaguely different from the past."

Gao Anyu flipped the note over.

There was only one sentence on the back, but it made his pupils shrink.

"Do not approach the Embroidered Uniform Guard yamen."

"That 'Immortal Master Zheng' is right here."

Gao Anyu quietly crumpled the note into a ball, and the centipede crawled over, tore the note into pieces and ate it, then crawled back to his waist again.

Gao Anyu closed his eyes and prayed silently.

"Aunt Zheng, Brother Cao..."

"You must not go to the Embroidered Uniform Guard yamen!"

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"This is the Embroidered Uniform Guard yamen."

Cao Hanyan and Zheng Yi, both dressed in night clothes, lay on the roof, looking toward the building not far away.

Zheng Yi gripped the hilt of her sword.

"You don't need to go; the other side might have already colluded with people from Yingzhou or Penglai."

"They probably also know we will come here to investigate, and it is highly likely they have already ambushed a Heaven-Man; if we fight later, I won't be able to look after you."

Cao Hanyan nodded.

"In that case, Senior Zheng, if you are not discovered, find me at the eatery where we ate during the day."

"If you are discovered, find an opportunity to leave a sword mark in a conspicuous place, and I will naturally find it. When you are safe, leave half a cut blade of grass on the roof of the eatery, and I will naturally rendezvous with you."

After saying that, Cao Hanyan slowly retreated into the shadows.

Zheng Yi nodded and flew toward the Embroidered Uniform Guard yamen.

As soon as she landed, Zheng Yi frowned.

"Indeed unusual."

Because at this moment, there was not a sound of people in the Embroidered Uniform Guard yamen, nor was there a single light. All the doors around were wide open, and the inside was pitch black, like a ghost cave.

Zheng Yi drew her sword and walked forward slowly and quietly.

The second courtyard, still the same.

The third courtyard was the same.

Zheng Yi looked around and found some blood stains and hair that had not been cleaned up in the brick cracks.

Obviously, most of the Embroidered Uniform Guards stationed in Nanjing city had met with misfortune.

Zheng Yi walked slowly into the last courtyard.

Ahead, there was firelight, reflecting on a window, projecting a figure with a high hat and wide belt, holding a book.

Zheng Yi channeled her true energy, prepared to make a move at any time, and walked slowly toward the lit room.

(End of chapter)