Chapter 92: Infiltrating the Fist Gate

The three of them took a set of work clothes out of their luggage, changed into them, and then proceeded to disguise themselves.

Before long, what came into view were three laborers with tattered clothes, dark skin, and sallow complexions.

This was Duan Fengyun's suggestion; the three of them needed to unload cargo with the laborers to infiltrate Dongying by blending in with them.

Fearing that Jue Wushen and his cohorts might have arranged for scouts to watch the docks, the three of them had gone through a bit of a disguise.

In their current appearance, unless it was someone close to them, no one would ever recognize that these were three prominent figures of the Central Plains Martial Arts.

The three of them quietly blended into the laborers; the other laborers had already begun unloading, so no one noticed three new faces appearing in the ranks.

As for their weapons, the three of them had long since hidden them inside the respective bolts of cloth they were unloading.

After the three of them moved the cloth onto the shore, they feigned illness from the change of environment and said they needed to go to the latrine.

Once they reached the latrine, the three of them took another set of Dongying attire out of their luggage.

This was given to them by Ma Li when they were with the Garrison Army.

The three of them took off their laborer clothes, changed into the Dongying attire, wiped away their disguises, and then began a new disguise.

"Clang!"

The three of them opened the latrine door and walked out.

What met the eye were no longer the laborers from before, but three people in Dongying attire, with beards and hair tied up in the appearance of Dongying people.

The three of them walked to the side of the cloth, found the bolts containing their respective weapons, and said to the Boss:

"Boss, this batch of cloth of yours is not bad; I'll buy these few pieces."

Duan Fengyun pointed to the pile of cloth in front of him.

The cloth Boss had been wondering why the Boss surnamed Wang, who usually cooperated with him, hadn't come this time, but Duan Fengyun's words left him with no mind to think about the Boss surnamed Wang.

Seeing business arrive just as the goods reached the shore, the Boss was overjoyed; he had long forgotten about any Boss surnamed Wang and instructed his subordinates:

"Pass the word down, tell them to unload the cargo faster!"

Hearing their employer's words, the laborers put in even more effort; focused on unloading, they hadn't noticed three extra people before, and now they didn't notice three people were missing.

After Duan Fengyun and the other two got their hands on the cloth containing their weapons, Duan Fengyun took a small gold bar out from his chest and said to the Boss:

"The three of us are going out for a bit; this is the deposit, and we will find someone to pick up the rest of the goods later."

These small gold bars were all things Duan Fengyun had picked up at random in the previous warehouse, so he wouldn't be too stingy using them.

The Boss accepted the small gold bar, thinking a big order had come, and smilingly watched Duan Fengyun and the other two leave.

Afterward, many people came to ask about the price of his cloth, and the Boss was quite honest, telling everyone that this batch of goods had already been reserved.

The Boss's repeated refusal of business caused many merchants who wanted to resell his cloth to lose interest, and his cloth gradually went ignored.

This Boss was still naively waiting for Duan Fengyun to come and pick up the goods, but Duan Fengyun had only done it to retrieve his weapons; how could he possibly come back for the goods? This time, the cloth Boss was destined to do a losing business.

As for Duan Fengyun and the other two, carrying the cloth with their weapons, they had long since settled down below an inn.

Duan Fengyun walked to the window, looked at the surroundings outside, and then closed the window.

The three of them sat at the table, and Duan Fengyun took out the sheepskin map that Wuming had given him earlier.

Duan Fengyun pointed at the map and said:

"We are here now, and Jue Wushen's Wushen Absolute Palace is only half an hour's journey away from us.

Let's pretend to be travelers for now and ask for news along the way to see if there have been any changes with the Wushen Absolute Palace and the Dongying Imperial Court recently."

Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun nodded, agreeing with Duan Fengyun's suggestion.

After the three of them had a simple meal at the inn, they followed the plan, disguised themselves as tourists, and walked leisurely toward the Wushen Absolute Palace.

The three of them inquired all the way and finally gathered news at an inn when they were about to reach the Wushen Absolute Palace.

Several Dongying people inside the inn whispered:

"Jue Wushen is wolf-hearted and ambitious; he tried to challenge the Emperor's authority and dreamed of running to the Shenzhou Continent to dominate.

As a result, he was beaten into a serious injury by someone else and returned, only for his own son to betray him to the Emperor.

He couldn't recover from his serious injuries and was then imprisoned in the Quanfen by the Emperor.

Now, Senior Dao God will surely 'take good care' of him, to repay him for all the care he showed Senior Dao God over these many years."

Through the conversation of these few, Duan Fengyun and the other two learned some information.

It seems Jue Wushen's life hasn't been easy since returning to Dongying; he must have been betrayed by Juexin to the Emperor and then imprisoned by the Emperor.

Nowadays, Jue Wushen must have suffered quite a bit under the hands of the Dao God.

After gathering the news, the three of them decided to go and scout the Wushen Absolute Palace.

The three of them arrived outside the Wushen Absolute Palace, acting as if they were just strolling by.

The three of them looked up at the plaque before them; the former Wushen Absolute Palace had long been renamed the Fist Gate.

The current person in charge of the Fist Gate was none other than Duan Fengyun's old rival, the Dao God.

The guards outside the Fist Gate were extremely lax; this was the Dao God's confidence.

In this Dongying, besides the Emperor, who would dare to provoke him, the Dao God?

Moreover, he now belonged to the Emperor, and could be called one person below, ten thousand above.

With the Emperor's protection, who would dare to act presumptuously at his Fist Gate?

But the Dao God had calculated everything except that Duan Fengyun and his group would be crazy enough to run to Dongying.

Seeing that the Fist Gate guards were so lax, Duan Fengyun and the other two smiled; it was truly heaven helping them.

Taking advantage of the guards' inattention, they leaped directly into the Fist Gate.

After entering the Fist Gate, the three of them saw three patrolling guards, killed them instantly, and changed into the guards' uniforms.

The three of them were very appreciative of the Dongying guards' attire; dressed in black and wearing masks, once they changed into the guards' clothes, no one could possibly recognize who the three of them were.

The three of them, now in patrol uniforms, pretended to patrol inside the Fist Gate, while actually searching for the location of the Quanfen.

After some searching, they finally found the location of the Quanfen.

The three of them arrived at the Back Mountain of the Fist Sect, where the Quanfen was located.

However, the Back Mountain was heavily guarded; if Duan Fengyun and the others wanted to go to the Quanfen, they would certainly have to engage the guards in battle, which would then alert the Dao God.

Now that they were in the enemy camp, they did not want to alert the enemy, so they decided to return first and reconsider their plan.

After the three of them left the Fist Sect, they settled down at an inn not far from the Fist Sect.

They kept a constant watch on the movements of the Fist Sect, so as to find an opportunity to enter the Quanfen and find Jue Wushen.

Two days passed, and there was still no change in the Fist Sect, so the three of them had no choice but to continue waiting for an opportunity in their inn room.

When Duan Fengyun went downstairs to get some wine, he heard others chatting, so he immediately ran back to the room and said to Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun:

"I just heard downstairs that the Emperor is holding a birthday banquet tomorrow night, and the Dao God is going to lead his subordinates to provide security for the Emperor; our chance has come."

Having waited for several days and finally getting their chance, the three of them finally saw the dawn of hope.