jdhmnovel Chapter 103 Assassination
Chapter 103 Assassination
It seemed to be peak time for visitors, so the people outside the hall simply stopped sitting and stood there chatting. As they expected, the captains of the two departments arrived one after another. Among them, Nangong Tian, as the deputy captain of the patrol department, also entered the hall, which made Ding Yi slightly turn his head.
Finally, when almost everyone had arrived, Sun Yuanshan, the patriarch of the Sun family, smiled and said some polite words in the hall, and the banquet officially began.
As Sun Yuanshan laughed, servants lined up with plates and entered one by one, placing the food on the tables in front of everyone. At the same time, beautiful maids moved around the room, pouring wine for everyone.
This was the first time Ding Yi had ever witnessed such an extravagant scene since his transmigration, and he thought to himself that the inner city and the outside world were truly two different worlds.
High-ranking officials and nobles drink and make merry here without worrying about the threat of yin and yang evil spirits, while people in the outer city toil every day, leaving early and returning late for a few copper coins.
Ding Yi looked at the delicious food in front of him, then shook his head, took out a silver needle and subtly pricked it. After checking that there was no problem, he finally felt relieved and began to eat.
Soon, the sky gradually darkened, and the banquet came to an end.
Ding Yi, who was outside the hall, naturally had no idea what the people inside were talking about, but he had been thinking about it while he ate, and had some ideas about the current situation.
Qingfeng County is becoming increasingly chaotic. Ding Yi had discussed with Liu Xun how to leave the area, but Liu Xun said that his term of office was not yet up and it would be very difficult to transfer him away.
Even someone as powerful as Yu Rongguang, a direct disciple of the Elder of Yangji Palace, could only stay in this small county town for three years before returning to the mountain to report on his duties when his term was up.
Ding Yi had originally hoped to find an opportunity to drug Yu Rongguang today, but now it seemed unlikely.
Those who worship gods with intention and those who worship gods without intention are completely different beings. Moreover, after Ding Yi fought with the Smiling Taoist, he also discovered a phenomenon: as the level of worship increases, the evil nature of these gods becomes increasingly difficult to deal with.
Just like the maniacal laughter of that smiling Taoist, if his cultivation level were higher, wouldn't it be useless for me to plug my ears?
Yu Rongguang's strength is unfathomable, so who can guarantee that they can resist the evil arts of the Yin Yang Palace that he uses?
Before figuring this out, Ding Yi must not act rashly; otherwise, if he fails, it will not be something that can be solved by simply running away.
Therefore, things have returned to where they started.
Ding Yi was faced with two paths.
The first step is to quickly become stronger, strong enough to suppress the entire county.
The second thing is to hurry up and run away to find another place that can reliably provide idols for one's cultivation.
Compared to the second option, Ding Yi preferred the first one. After all, he had already done quite well in Qingfeng County, and he was really reluctant to give up everything and run away.
Regardless of the circumstances, Ding Yi was always prepared for both possibilities and would never put his fate on a single rope.
He decided that after this meeting, he would have Liu Xun apply to the palace for a transfer and see how the palace responded.
After the meeting, everyone dispersed.
Ding Yi walked alone on the street, without any companions.
After all, he was just a minor clerk in the archives, and being able to attend such an occasion was already considered a stroke of good luck.
No one wanted to travel with him, so Ding Yi ended up feeling quite at ease.
Just then, Ding Yi glanced to the side and saw a figure flash by in the alley next to him, and his brows furrowed immediately.
Although the curfew had not yet been imposed, there were hardly any people walking on the streets except for those who had just finished their meetings.
Moreover, Ding Yi found the man's back view somewhat familiar.
Ding Yi glanced around briefly, and although he was curious, he decided not to follow.
Meddling in other people's business is not my style.
Perhaps someone was trying to get my attention, and then four or five burly men would jump out when I followed them?
Ding Yi shook his head and walked directly towards his small courtyard.
On the other side, Yu Rongguang, accompanied by a maid, staggered out of the Sun residence. He seemed to have drunk quite a bit of wine, his face slightly flushed, clearly somewhat drunk.
Outside the mansion, carriages had already been prepared. Yu Rongguang's carriage was naturally the largest and best one, and it was placed at the very front.
With two maids in his arms, Yu Rongguang boarded the carriage, while the coachman in front cracked his whip, and with the two demonic horses pushing off, the carriage wheels slowly began to turn.
The rest of the group also boarded their own carriages, and for a moment, the sound of horses' hooves echoed in front of the Sun residence, carrying far across the quiet street.
As night fell, Yu Rongguang's carriage slowly drove towards the garrison of the Surveillance Bureau. As they got further away from the Sun residence, the surrounding noise gradually subsided.
The carriage slowly entered a narrow alley. Inside the carriage, the sounds of Yu Rongguang and his maid playing and laughing could still be heard. Unaware that a figure had suddenly appeared on the wall next to them, looking down at the slowly moving carriage below.
Just as the carriage reached the middle of the alley, a huge explosion suddenly rang out. Amidst the bursts of flames, a thick plume of smoke and flames shot into the sky, blasting the entire carriage in two!
But the horse pulling the chariot was a demonic horse tainted with malevolent energy. Although its belly was shattered in the violent explosion and its bluish-black organs kept falling out of the cracks, it still had the strength to run.
The two demonic horses charged out of the flames, but only half of the carriage came out. The broken carriage dragged along the bluestone road with a creaking sound, and was pulled by the demonic horses for more than ten meters. Finally, with a miserable neigh from the demonic horses, they crashed together at the end of the alley.
But the figure on the wall did not leave; instead, it remained standing there, watching the intense flames below.
Sure enough, accompanied by a loud laugh, a figure slowly emerged from the firelight. It was Yu Rongguang, who had been laughing and joking with the maid in the carriage!
At this moment, Yu Rongguang's face was cold and stern. The flames around him could not even get within three feet of him. He was holding the head of a maid in his hand. The head still had a trace of resentment on it, as if it were frozen.
Yu Rongguang looked up at the figures on the wall and let out a cold laugh:
"After all this time, I thought you weren't coming!"
"I've had this bitch lurking around me for so long, feeding me poison every day. If it weren't for the tricks she's up her sleeve, I would have killed her long ago!"
Yu Rongguang tossed the woman's head aside, then waved to the figure standing on the wall:
"Come on, kill me!"
As soon as Yu Rongguang finished speaking, the figure on the wall swooped down like an eagle, its entire body bursting with a scorching blood aura, which gradually condensed into a blurry image behind it. Powerful energy surged from its body, causing the flames to crackle loudly.
"A master of blood transfusion?"
Yu Rongguang saw the blood-red image behind the masked figure and a cold smile appeared on his lips.
Then, a red light suddenly appeared on Yu Rongguang's hands, and he rushed towards the figure that was leaping down.