Chapter 352

This courtyard was not large, only ten zhang square; there were no furnishings in the courtyard, and the ground was paved with bluestone slabs, on which faint scratches could be seen, which should be the traces left by the owner of the courtyard in his daily practice of tempering his tendons and bones.

There was a faint chanting sound coming from ahead.

"Carrying the soul and embracing the one, can you not separate? Focusing on Qi and reaching softness, can you be like an infant? Cleansing the mysterious mirror, can you be without flaws?... Giving birth to it, raising it, giving birth without possessing, acting without relying, leading without dominating, this is called mysterious virtue..."

The voice was clear and thick, but one couldn't tell the age; twenty or thirty was appropriate, sixty or seventy was also fine.

Zheng Yi sneered and thought to herself: "Playing god and ghost!"

Her foot paused, and with a crisp crack, she shattered a bluestone slab with one kick. Then, with a sudden kick, a gravel stone flew toward the figure projected on the window.

With a splat, the gravel broke through the oil paper and flew into the room.

Zheng Yi frowned.

After the gravel entered the room, it should have hit the figure's head; whether he caught it or dodged it, she could see the other party's background, and could also decide whether to fight or flee.

But the gravel disappeared the moment it entered the room.

It wasn't shattered, nor was it blocked; it just disappeared into thin air. There was no sound, and no process, as if it had never existed from the beginning.

The only result was that it interrupted the other party's chanting.

The figure put down the book, turned his head, and looked at Zheng Yi through the oil paper.

"A distinguished guest has arrived."

He raised a hand.

"Mr. Wang, trouble you to welcome her on my behalf."

Another figure stood up in the room, bowed, and turned to walk toward the main door.

Zheng Yi stood in place, watching coldly as the other party walked to the door, pushed it open, and walked out slowly.

After seeing this person's appearance clearly, Zheng Yi's brow tightened again.

This person had delicate features, was about thirty years old, wore a four-cornered scarf with a piece of jade on it, embroidered ribbons fluttering, wore a precious blue satin casual coat embroidered with a hundred butterflies, and wore green satin official boots. He was worthy of the phrase "good appearance!"

But in Zheng Yi's eyes, she felt like a bone stuck in her throat. The eerie feeling of seeing the two Nanjing garrison eunuchs during the day surged into her heart again, and even more violently.

As if someone had forcibly thrown the eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth onto a face that was originally completely different, following the appearance of the people from Penglai and Yingzhou—the eeriness of this person's appearance, compared to the two eunuchs, was already obvious to the point that one would feel awkward after looking closely.

After the person walked out of the door, he stood still and bowed politely.

"I am Wang Ziyi, greetings to the distinguished guest."

Sure enough.

He didn't have the surname Zheng; he wasn't a person from Yingzhou or Penglai.

Zheng Yi had heard this name.

This person was exactly one of the offerings who flowed into the Jianghu during the Imperial Mausoleum incident, and also the offering who first traded with An Ziyang that day, An Ziyang's good big brother—"Heavenly Demon", Wang Ziyi.

Judging from his appearance, he had already escaped the "Five Decays of Heaven and Man."

Zheng Yi pointed her sword at him.

"Who is the person inside the room?"

Wang Ziyi replied politely.

"Immortal Master Zheng."

"What kind of bullshit Immortal Master, I am asking you, is he a person from Yingzhou, or a person from Penglai! What is he doing here! Are the anomalies in Nanjing city and the things done by the four garrison eunuchs his handiwork!"

Zheng Yi's words could be said to be extremely impolite, but Wang Ziyi was not offended at all, and said politely.

"Young lady, why don't you come into the room for a chat."

He turned to the side and gestured.

"I cannot overstep my authority and answer the young lady's questions for Immortal Master Zheng. If the young lady wants to know, why don't you come and ask yourself, how about that?"

Before the words fell, Zheng Yi had already killed her way to him with her sword!

A horizontal slash with the sword!

"If I did whatever you told me to do, what martial arts would I practice, what sword would I train!"

"If you don't speak, I'll beat you until you do!"

Near vermilion, one gets stained red; near Li, one gets reckless.

Traveling with Li Miao for this period, watching him sweep everything before him, Zheng Yi's mindset was also unconsciously leaning more and more toward him. Her not-so-rich Jianghu experience was completely led astray by Li Miao.

If it's a friend, treat their injuries after fighting; if it's an enemy, ask questions after fighting! Mysterious, mumbling, playing god and ghost, what kind of big-tailed wolf are you pretending to be!

Take a sword from this old lady!

Wang Ziyi let out a light sigh and struck a palm toward Zheng Yi's face.

"Since that's the case, then I have no choice but to—offend you!"

Boom!!!

Gravel splashed, the house collapsed!

The thunderous sound of Heaven-Man fighting swept out!

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Gao Anyu opened his eyes abruptly, silently drew his black ruler, got off the bed, crouched and moved to the window, holding his breath and listening intently.

"The direction of the Embroidered Uniform Guard yamen, the movement of Heaven-Man fighting."

"Aunt Zheng really touched over there... if the news Li's subordinates gave me is true, I'm afraid she won't get any advantage!"

"The movement is so big, the matter has turned from dark to light, those four Nanjing garrison eunuchs will probably receive the news soon, and to avoid extra complications, they will likely make a move against me!"

"I have already contacted Li's subordinates here, there is no point in staying here anymore!"

Gao Anyu walked quietly to the door.

Sure enough, there was chaos outside as well.

The place where Gao Anyu lived was a side room, in the middle of Longjiang Post. After checking in, he had explored the courtyard during his opportunities to relieve himself and eat, and there were guards watching and guarding him in the courtyards all around.

Hearing the thunderous sound from Zheng Yi and Wang Ziyi's fight, these guards all rushed out of their courtyards and ran toward his side.

If he wanted to leave, it had to be now!

Before parting, Cao Hanyan had already explained to Gao Anyu the various situations that might arise, and had also agreed on various responses in advance. Gao Anyu didn't hesitate at all, and flashed onto the roof beam.

True energy surged, secretly channeling "Infinite Shock Zen," and he pressed his palm onto the roof. As soon as he touched it, dust fell down, and in a moment, a pile accumulated on the ground.

Gao Anyu jumped onto the roof from the broken opening, looked around, and sure enough, he saw Gu Feixuan already standing on another roof, looking toward him.

The two rendezvoused.

"Brother Gao, that child I saved!"

Gu Feixuan said urgently in a low voice.

"The movement is so big, Brother Cao must already know; he will go to pick up that child, Brother Gu need not worry."

Gao Anyu scanned left and right.

"Aunt Zheng has already clashed with the other party's expert, the matter has turned from dark to light, we don't need to stay here anymore, let's go directly to rendezvous with Brother Cao!"

"Go!"

Before the two had walked a few steps, they heard a loud shout from behind.

"Where are you going!"

A middle-aged man rushed over like lightning.

A peak expert!

As a secondary capital, there were indeed peak experts on the official side stationed in Nanjing city, sent by Liu Chun to watch over the two. The guards below also heard the movement and were flipping onto the roof, surrounding the two.

Gao Anyu and Gu Feixuan looked at each other.

No need to say more, the two walked side by side, avoided that peak expert, and killed their way toward one direction!

Gao Anyu raised his ruler and knocked toward the guard in front of him!

The black ruler fell, and it was about to shatter the skull!

The guard's panicked expression suddenly changed, he raised his hand to lead Gao Anyu's arm, and clapped a few times like a butterfly among flowers, actually neutralizing the force of Gao Anyu's move!

He was actually an expert no less than Gao Anyu!

Gao Anyu's expression turned cold, and he was about to continue his move, but suddenly felt a pain at his waist. The centipede he had been hiding in his bosom bit him coldly.

Gao Anyu was stunned, and heard the guard in front of him change his voice.

"Follow me!"

"Fourth Sister, that peak expert is left to you!"

(End of chapter)