jdhmnovel Chapter 154: The Ruthless Man in the House
Chapter 154: The Ruthless Man in the House
Southwest of Qiandong City, Sangluo Street, Jiyue Tower.
The waiter at Jiyue Restaurant had just finished tidying up a few tables on the second floor when he turned around and saw the table of guests in black on the terrace.
The three of them had been sitting there all afternoon, ordering only a plate of fennel beans and half a jar of acanthopanax peel.
He walked up to the three of them tentatively, and asked with a smile on his face:
"Sir, if you want more wine, please bring it! I see you three have been here all afternoon, and you've only drunk half a jar of Acanthopanax..."
Just as the waiter was about to continue speaking, he was glared fiercely at by the young man with a sinister face who was in the lead!
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? It's not like the master won't give you money!"
"If you keep bothering me, I'll make the masters angry and turn your shop upside down!"
The man spoke rudely, and his words scared the waiter so much that he quickly picked up the tray and ran away.
The person who spoke was a nominal disciple of Zhuoqing who was not a direct disciple.
His name is Jin Cheng. He was originally a guard in the palace. He was sent by Zhuosen to monitor the Mansion of Marquis Zhenxi at the order of the emperor.
The two people next to him were also palace guards. The man with narrow shoulders and thin face was named Jin Li, and the other one with short stature and fair skin was named Jin Zhen.
These three people are all nominal disciples of the great eunuch Zhuoqing, and are all warriors with the cultivation level of Vajra Ordinary Realm.
Because he had been following the Forbidden Palace spies since he was young and was proficient in the art of stealth, he was sent to Qiandong City as a person to monitor the Zhenxi Marquis Mansion.
The three of them had been away from Tianqi City for over a month, and their daily job was to monitor the area around the Zhenxi Marquis Mansion.
Although this job did not require any physical contact, it was extremely boring. The three of them had already clearly counted the tiles in front of the Zhenxi Marquis's mansion and the locust trees behind the house.
This day was no different from the previous ones. The three of them gradually relaxed and found a restaurant where they could see the Zhenxi Marquis Mansion and sat down to rest.
The leader, Jin Li, sighed, picked up the last fennel bean from the plate and threw it into his mouth:
"Jincheng, Jinzhen, we've been out for almost three months now, why hasn't the eunuch called us back to Tianqi yet?"
"It would be better if we could just replace our staff. The food in Qiandong City is not even close to Tianqi's. I'm almost eating nothing!"
Jin Cheng has always been taciturn and didn't say anything.
Jinzhen also complained:
"Brother is right. I don't know when this damn job will end!"
"I'm dying for the girls in Baihua Tower. My crotch is sticking out like an iron rod every day. It's so unbearable!"
As the three of them were complaining, they didn't realize there was a sound of wind behind them...
Before he could react, a young man in blue suddenly appeared in front of him, his cape suddenly fluttering behind him. Jin Cheng clearly saw...
A black mist was gathered above, forming three huge characters - Poison Sword Immortal!
"You are Wen..."
Jinzhen's pupils suddenly shrank like needles and he screamed in horror!
Wen Yanzhao's movements were so fast that he shook his wrist and two golden lights instantly shot into the open mouths of Jin Zhen and Jin Cheng!
Then he paused, flashed in front of Jin Li, and strangled his throat with one hand!
In just a heartbeat, the three palace guards lost their voices at the same time and sat at the table in a daze like wooden chickens!
The nature of Jin Cheng and Jin Zhen's character is the Wen family's unique poison - silence is golden.
However, Wen Yanzhao made some slight improvements to it, and this time the poison also has a stiffening effect.
Looking at Jin Cheng and Jin Zhen standing motionless in front of him, his throat seemed to be tightly gripped by a pair of iron pliers!
Jin Li stared at Wen Yanzhao with terrified eyes, as if begging for mercy.
Wen Yanzhao said softly:
"Be quiet, you can still live for a few more hours!"
Jin Li nodded with difficulty after hearing this. Wen Yanzhao released his throat and immediately sat down at the table, staring at the sweaty Jin Li with a look as if he were looking at a dead person.
"Young man...Young man, spare our lives. We are all disciples of the Zhuoqing Prison and are here to handle official matters. Young man, please don't harm us!"
Jin Li rubbed his throat which was pinched so hard by Wen Yanzhao and said in a trembling voice.
Wen Yanzhao smiled evilly:
"Okay, I won't kill you yet, but you have to answer two questions for me!"
Jin Li trembled as he glanced at the two brothers in front of him who were already unable to move, then turned his gaze to Wen Yanzhao and nodded repeatedly:
"I don't know what you want to ask, young man. As long as I know everything, I will tell you!"
Wen Yanzhao sneered:
"There are more than three of you here, right? Who else did Tianqi City send to monitor the Zhenxi Marquis Mansion?"
Jin Li rolled his eyes and quickly responded:
"Well... I really don't know. Supervisor Zhuoqing only sent three of us!"
Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Wen Yanzhao stopped asking questions and reached out to take out a silver ingot from Jinli's waist and put it on the table.
Then he snapped his fingers repeatedly, and in the twilight, Jin Li clearly saw two green objects enter the nostrils of Jin Cheng and Jin Zhen.
"Young man, please spare my life. We will never tell anyone about what happened today!"
Jin Li fell to his knees and begged.
Wen Yanzhao ignored him and whispered something in the ears of Jincheng and Jinzhen.
Then, the two men walked downstairs in a daze and disappeared...
"Young man, why did my two brothers leave?"
Jin Li asked tremblingly.
Wen Yanzhao raised the corner of his mouth:
"They're going back to Tianqi City to report. Do you want to go too?"
As he spoke, Wen Yanzhao grabbed Jin Li and flew out of Jiyue Tower.
In fact, Wen Yanzhao gave them the poison of Sadness and Wandering Souls, which would make them lose their minds.
What Wen Yanzhao whispered in their ears was to order them to leave Jiyue Tower and head east into the surging Boyue River.
……
The back hall of the Marquis of Zhenxi's Mansion.
Baili Luochen sat in the main seat, drinking tea sip by sip. Wen Luoyu sat next to Baili Chengfeng, looking outside from time to time.
After a moment, the door to the back hall was gently pushed open.
Wen Yanzhao walked in carrying Jin Li, who was shaking like a sieve.
"Zhao'er, who is this person?!"
Wen Luoyu stood up first and asked as she watched Wen Yanzhao throw Jin Li into the hall.
Wen Yanzhao bowed to Baili Luochen:
"Grandpa Baili, Zhao'er caught a pesky fly for you!"
Baili Luochen's expression changed, as if he had guessed the identity of this person, and smiled as usual.
"Haha, I heard from your uncle and aunt that this person might be from Tianqi City, right?"
Wen Yanzhao stepped on Jinli's face:
"Did you hear that? The Marquis is asking you a question!"
Jin Li couldn't struggle and could only respond obediently:
"I am Jin Li, a disciple of the Grand Eunuch Zhuoqing. I have been ordered to come and monitor the Marquis of Zhenxi's residence. I beg the Marquis to spare my life for the Grand Eunuch's sake!"
Baili Luochen was a little embarrassed. He didn't want to provoke this group of people, otherwise he would have taken action long ago.
Wen Yanzhao glanced at Baili Luochen's complicated face, then turned his head to look at his aunt Wen Luoyu, and then said:
"Grandpa Baili, I'm afraid these guys didn't come here on the orders of that eunuch. They came here on the orders of the emperor, didn't they?"
Baili Luochen nodded:
"My sworn brother has always been wary of the 100,000 Wind-Breaking Army under my command. I'm not surprised by this!"
Jin Li, who was standing at Baili Dongjun's feet, also struggled and said:
"Young man, you can't kill me. Killing me would be disobeying the emperor's order, which is a serious crime of treason!"
He originally wanted to use the emperor's power to intimidate the Baili family and escape with his life.
But unexpectedly, he ended up making things worse and ran into a room full of ruthless people!
Wen Yanzhao sneered:
"The person who threatened me in front of me last time was your eunuch master Zhuoqing!"
After saying that, he turned to Baili Luochen:
"Grandpa Baili, you see, now we are all guilty of treason!"
Baili Luochen also snorted coldly:
"Zhao'er, if I wasn't afraid that Dongjun might get into trouble in Tianqi City, I would have killed all these annoying things long ago!"
Wen Luoyu finally couldn't sit still anymore and said:
"Father, you don't know, Dongjun has already left Tianqi City with Mr. Li and is traveling outside. Zhao'er told me this when he came this afternoon!"
Baili Luochen was stunned:
"Really? Then what's there to worry about? Zhao'er, drag this imperial spy out and kill him and feed him to the dogs!"
"In the past two months, when I go back and forth between the military camp and the Marquis' Mansion, I always see a few black-clad figures. It's really annoying me!"
Jin Li almost peed and shit, begging:
"My Lord, please be magnanimous. I am only carrying out my duties as ordered. Please spare my life!"
Wen Yanzhao chuckled:
"Then I will help Grandpa Baili kill this fly and give you peace."
"Crack!"
Wen Yanzhao stepped lightly, and Jinli's skull made a teeth-grinding sound...
……
(The next chapter will feature Wen Yanzhao instigating Baili Luochen, the Marquis of Zhenxi, to rebel against the imperial court. Besides his own unrivaled poison skills, his trump card is what he is looking for – the art of making poisonous men!)
(Big Orange: Killing Beili is not far away)