#321 - Death and Life (Part 1)
That night, at midnight.
A secluded courtyard in Fengyuan City.
The courtyard was small, and the slightly dilapidated gate was tightly closed in the darkness. Inside, it was quiet, with only a dim candlelight shining from a side room.
According to the location provided by "Thousand Miles of Misty Waves", Pei Dajun was currently in this room.
Lying prone on the roof of another house not far away, Wei Changtian watched silently for a while, then withdrew his gaze and transmitted his voice to Qin Zhengqiu beside him.
“Grandpa, Pei Dajun is in there. Coming to a place like this in the middle of the night, there must be something fishy going on.”
“Mm.”
Qin Zhengqiu now had a general understanding of the Yama matter, so his expression was quite serious. “Changtian, you wait here, I’ll go and check the situation first.”
“Grandpa, I’ll go with you.”
Wei Changtian shook his head. “Ordinary methods can’t deal with Yama. If this Pei Dajun is really Yama's subordinate, then you will deal with him when we fight later, and I will deal with Yama.”
“Okay, then let’s do that.”
Qin Zhengqiu had personally seen Wei Changtian kill a Rank 2 expert with one move, knowing that he must have some heaven-defying methods, so he didn't say anything more at the moment.
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
Under the moonlight, the two of them held their breaths and quickly left the roof, and in a few breaths, they leaped to the back of the small house's side room.
One was a Rank 2 expert, and the other had already cultivated the "Soaring Step" to perfection.
Their movement techniques could definitely be considered top-notch in the world, so they hardly made any noise.
After all, what exactly Yama was was still unknown. If it wasn't a demon, but something else, then the Demon Appraisal Compass naturally wouldn't be able to detect it.
What's more, it was still uncertain whether Yama was even in the room.
“.”
Silently putting away the compass, he exchanged a glance with Qin Zhengqiu.
Learning from the way it was portrayed in TV dramas in his previous life, Wei Changtian was just about to poke a hole in the window paper to peek inside, but a voice floated out of the room at this moment.
“Lord Pei, is what you just said true?”
“Young Master Bai, absolutely true!”
“.”
Huh?
Wei Changtian suddenly stopped and instantly became highly alert.
There were indeed two people in the room!
Besides Pei Dajun, there was also someone surnamed Bai.
Bai Youheng?
This was the first thought that popped into Wei Changtian's mind, and he quickly understood some things because of it.
No wonder Meng Shi hadn't been able to catch Bai Youheng, so the problem lay here!
At that time, he had asked Pei Dajun if there was a watchman named Bai Youheng, and this must have aroused the other party's vigilance, which caused Bai Youheng to escape in advance.
Good fellow!
He had always thought that Pei Dajun was related to Yama, but he didn't expect that he was actually Bai Youheng's man...
At this moment, Wei Changtian hadn't realized the connection between Bai Youheng and Yama, and only thought that he had accidentally caught a Child of Destiny.
After a moment of silence in the room, the unfamiliar voice sounded again.
“Now that they already suspect you, you must be more careful in your actions from now on.”
“Now there are more than forty days until July 15th, you only need to ensure that the children near the Princess's mansion will not be evacuated from the city during these days.”
“Young Master Bai, I understand!”
“Mm, remember that there must be no mistakes in this matter.”
“Yes!”
“.”
Huh?
The night wind howled outside, and Wei Changtian, who was crouching by the base of the wall, was stunned by these new lines of dialogue.
Why didn't Bai Youheng want the children near the Princess's mansion to evacuate from the city?
And why did he mention July 15th?
There must be a conspiracy behind this!
And more importantly, how did Bai Youheng seem to be with Yama's group too??
So, Bai Youheng was listening to Yama, and Pei Dajun was listening to Bai Youheng?
If Chu Xianping were here, he would probably have basically guessed the truth by now.
However, Wei Changtian didn't have such intelligence, so his brain couldn't help but feel a burst of confusion.
But before he could sort out the connections, even more important news came to his ears.
“By the way, how is that matter that I asked you to handle going?”
“Reporting to Young Master, this humble one has sent people to search along the road, but there is still no news.”
“Mm, no matter what, we must not let that old man enter Fengyuan City.”
“Young Master, rest assured, this humble one has issued a kill order, as long as we see that old man and the child, kill without mercy!”
“Very good, remember to bring back that sword.”
“This humble one understands!”
“.”
The figures of a wretched old man and a dirty little girl surfaced in his mind.
When Pei Dajun said the four words "old and young", Wei Changtian instantly thought of Old Zhang and Agou.
At this moment, they were also on their way to Fengyuan City.
So, could it be that they were talking about them?!
Damn it!
With an exclamation in his heart, Wei Changtian immediately decided not to rely on his own wild guesses anymore.
Regardless of whether Bai Youheng was related to Yama or not, and regardless of whether the old man and the child he wanted to kill were Old Zhang and Agou, the former was definitely not on his side.
Since that was the case, it would be better to just rush in and capture Bai Youheng, and then slowly ask him everything clearly!
“Grandpa...”
Having made up his mind, Wei Changtian immediately transmitted his voice to Qin Zhengqiu: “Three breaths later, you and I will break through the window and enter. You capture Pei Dajun, and I will deal with the other person.”
“Okay.”
Qin Zhengqiu nodded, his eyes narrowed, and he was already ready to strike.
The night was dark, and the night wind had stopped.
One breath, two breaths, three breaths.
Wei Changtian and Qin Zhengqiu stood up without hesitation, and then the wooden window of the side room shattered with a loud crash.
“Bang!!”
“Bang!!”
“Senior Zhang, run quickly!!”
“Chief Wang, be careful behind you!!”
“Grandpa, Grandpa!!”
“Don't worry about others, kill that old man first!!”
“.”
The rough wind swept away the sand on the Gobi Desert, leaving only black stones, which looked like a black wheat field from a distance.
The boundless Gobi Desert was deserted, with only a dozen men fighting fiercely around a dilapidated donkey cart.
The people on the outside were the assassins who had come to intercept Old Zhang.
The people on the inside were naturally the several镖师 of the Shimen Escort Agency, led by Wang Qian.
The number of people on both sides was similar, and their skills were also about the same.
Although the former had a slight advantage, it was difficult to break through the defense in a short time.
“Shimen Escort Agency?”
Two long sabers crossed each other, and a masked man said fiercely while sparring with Wang Qian: “You better think clearly, don't lose your life for a few coins!”
“We are determined to kill this old man, those who know what's good for them should get out of here!”
“Ding!”
Sparks flew, and weapons clashed.
Wang Qian didn't speak, but fiercely and continuously swung his saber several times, forcing the masked man to retreat continuously.
Whether it was to repay Wei Changtian's "life-saving grace" or out of a镖师's "professional ethics", he could never abandon Old Zhang and escape.
Even if he died, he couldn't ruin the company's reputation. This was the reason why Wang Qian could become a "chief" in both Shu Prefecture and Fengyuan.
It's just that the problem now is...
He had this sense of responsibility, but others might not.
