Lady Yun fell silent.
After a while, she smiled and said, "I wasn’t wrong about you. Your favor is indeed valuable."
"Lady Yun has agreed?"
Chen Tang asked.
Lady Yun said, "Wind Mastiff is in the Bamboo Forest north of Qianzhu City, living in a villa..."
As she spoke, Lady Yun dipped her finger in the tea and drew a simple map and route on the tabletop.
"There is a secret passage here that leads to a dry well a mile away. You can use the secret passage to avoid the ears and eyes near the Shadow Tower, then erge from the well and head north of the city."
"At that ti, I will cover for you in the downstairs hall. When you hear the sound of a shattering wine cup, take the opportunity to leave."
Having determined Chen Tang’s intention, Lady Yun quickly made arrangents.
"Thank you."
Chen Tang cupped his hands.
"Take care."
Lady Yun nodded, taking Chen Tang to an empty room on the second floor, pointing out the secret chanism and passage, then handed him a set of gray clothing suitable for night travel before heading downstairs.
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"Brother Gu Chun, why don’t you go upstairs to find a room to rest?"
Lady Yun ca to the hall and saw Gu Chun still sitting with eyes closed, relaxing in a chair, and asked with a smile.
Gu Chun opened his eyes and asked in return, "It’s so late, why aren’t you asleep, Lady Yun?"
Lady Yun said, "I have to keep an eye on those two upstairs, can’t sleep. If they escape, wouldn’t it be a joke."
"You work hard, Lady Yun."
Gu Chun showed no expression.
Lady Yun brought two bowls of wine to the counter, moved gracefully, and said charmingly with a coquettish smile, "Co on, Brother Gu Chun, have a drink, refresh yourself."
"No need."
Gu Chun said coldly.
"Co on."
Lady Yun brought the wine bowl to Gu Chun’s mouth.
Gu Chun frowned, suddenly stood up, trying to avoid it.
"Oh dear!"
Lady Yun seed startled, letting the bowl slip, dropping to the ground.
Seeing the bowl about to hit the ground, Gu Chun snatched it, catching it steadily.
"Lady Yun, be careful."
Gu Chun handed the wine bowl back.
Lady Yun angrily gritted her teeth.
She had arranged with Chen Tang to use the sound of breaking cups as a signal, to distract Gu Chun and cover the sound of the secret passage opening upstairs.
But Gu Chun caught the bowl, making no sound.
Lady Yun’s face darkened as she looked at the spilled wine, then smashed the wine bowl to the floor loudly, exclaiming, "Gu Chun, what do you an, refusing a toast to drink a forfeit, right!"
Gu Chun looked at the furious Lady Yun, a bit puzzled.
He seed to think of sothing, slightly frowned, moved his ears, and showed a listening expression.
"Is this man’s hearing so sharp?"
Noticing the unfavorable situation, Lady Yun snorted coldly, "If you’re not at ease, Brother Gu Chun, you might as well go upstairs to see instead of eavesdropping here."
"I’m not worried."
Gu Chun shook his head and said, "Even if they leave the Shadow Tower, they won’t escape."
"Oh?"
Lady Yun detected sothing implied in Gu Chun’s words and asked, "What do you an?"
Gu Chun said indifferently, "The Young Master has four Upper Concealnt companions on this trip."
Lady Yun was shocked in her heart.
Four Upper Concealnt experts around Wind Mastiff!
One of them was Gu Chun, inside the Shadow Tower.
Another was Xu Ye, by Wind Mastiff’s side.
Where were the remaining two?
Were they also at that villa in the bamboo forest outside the city, or did they have other arrangents?
No matter the situation, Chen Tang’s journey would beco extrely perilous!
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A mile away from the Shadow Tower, there was an abandoned courtyard.
In the middle of the night, a tall figure slowly climbed out of a dry well in the courtyard, it was Chen Tang who had escaped through the secret passage from the Shadow Tower.
Chen Tang looked around and used the Wind Listening Technique to listen for any abnormalities before heading north of the city.
He wore gray clothes, covering his face, with a bow and arrow tightly wrapped in gray cloth on his back, blending with the night in the faint starlight.
Chen Tang used the Gecko Wall-Climbing Technique, moving along the corners of the walls, climbing out of the courtyard and into a narrow alley.
He hadn’t walked far when he suddenly stopped, a trace of astonishnt flickering in his eyes.
By the side of the alley, sat a disheveled old man, with dark hollow eyes, and a cane beside him, it was the fortune-telling blind man seen daily!
Chen Tang originally didn’t plan to pay attention, pretending not to know him.
But then he thought, regardless of success or failure today, he could no longer stay in Hermit Continent.
He still had over a hundred Hidden Coins, which couldn’t be spent.
Thinking of this, Chen Tang deliberately changed the weight of his footsteps, ca to the fortune-telling blind man’s side, and placed all the gold coins in his chest into that broken bowl.
The bowl couldn’t hold them, and so spilled over.
"I, an old man, can’t use these to tell fortunes."
The fortune-telling blind man listened and laughed strange.
Chen Tang didn’t answer, worried that the blind man might recognize his voice, and quickly walked away.
He tried to avoid the main roads, swiftly traversing through the dark alleys.
During this ti, he noticed so Hermits also moving within the city.
So were hidden in corners, waiting for opportunities.
Nightti was entirely the world of Hermits!
Chen Tang turned into another alley, and before he had gone far, a figure suddenly appeared around the corner ahead, blocking the alley’s exit.
The newcor looked about fifty, wearing a gray robe, with a cold, emotionless gaze at Chen Tang.
Chen Tang narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression grave.
This person was not friendly!
His clothing was very similar to those two by Wind Mastiff’s side, obviously coming for him!
On this man, Chen Tang sensed an aura of extre danger!
"Who are you?"
Chen Tang asked in a deep voice.
The man slowly said, "The Young Master had anticipated you might try to escape the Shadow Tower early, so ordered to patrol nearby. As expected."
"I followed you for a long ti, thinking you were going to et Jade Flute Fairy sowhere, but it seems you’re alone."
Chen Tang was secretly alard.
That mad dog anticipated this far!
And this man had been behind him without him noticing.
This person was likely an Upper Concealnt expert, a Third Grade Martial Artist!
The man walked slowly towards him and said calmly, "Killing you first would be a good explanation."
Chen Tang gripped his long knife, retreating step by step, readying himself.
This man gave him imnse pressure.
He didn’t even dare to turn and run.
He had a premonition that if he turned his back, he would die for sure!
This man’s attack would be like thunder!
Just then, a ’thud’ sound ca from behind Chen Tang, as if sothing was tapping the ground.
Before he could react, a figure passed by him.
Chen Tang broke out in a cold sweat.
When did this person appear?
And the gray-robed man opposite stopped in his tracks when he saw him, frowning.
Chen Tang looked at the back of this person, stunned for a mont.
The fortune-telling blind man!
"Blind fool, this is none of your business!"
The gray-robed man stared at the fortune-telling blind man coldly.
The fortune-telling blind man seed to ignore his words, still gripping his cane, tapping the ground to find his way, making the ’thud’ sounds.
"You court death!"
The gray-robed man’s eyes turned cold, his arm trembled, and a long knife slipped from his sleeve, landing in his palm.
Buzz!
It sounded like a sword singing, or was it a knife humming.
The cold light flashed and disappeared!
The fortune-telling blind man kept walking, while the gray-robed man stood still.
The two figures crossed paths.
In the next mont, a bloodline appeared on the gray-robed man’s throat, growing wider!
With a ’thud’, the gray-robed man fell backward, his pupils dilated, blood gushing from his throat, already dead!
Chen Tang was shocked.
The gray-robed man didn’t have a chance to strike from start to finish.
When Chen Tang looked up again.
The fortune-telling blind man was gone, with only a faint voice echoing intermittently in the dark alley: "Take money from people, remove disaster for them..."
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