Chapter 241 Playing tricks [Happy New Year]
Chapter 241 Playing tricks [Happy New Year]
Chu Qing raised his eyes slightly and glanced at the inn in front of him, and Luo Wushuang who was standing not far away.
He did not ask immediately, but nodded gently to Wenrou to indicate that he understood.
Then he smiled and said to Luo Wushuang:
"What happened just now?"
Luo Wushuang glanced into the inn, then said to Chu Qing:
“That group of people are bandits from Xishan. It seems they came for the sword-granting ceremony of Taiheng Sect.
“As a result, I don’t know who I offended along the way. Of the 17 or 18 people who came here together, four or five died.
“I just came to the inn and wanted to carry the dead body in.
"Because of the Tai Heng Sect's sword-granting ceremony, this shop is full of wandering people.
"Such unlucky things naturally make people unhappy.
"The store owner was in a dilemma, but he finally agreed to put the body in the woodshed at the back. Both sides backed off and the situation finally calmed down."
As Chu Qing nodded, a waiter came out of the inn and greeted Chu Qing and his group warmly:
"I have waited so long for you all to finally arrive!
"Are you here for a quick stopover or to stay overnight?"
"At this time, of course we should stay in a hotel."
Chu Qing smiled:
"But are there any rooms available?"
"You are lucky. There are three guest rooms available."
"All of them."
Chu Qing threw over a piece of silver.
The second brother hurriedly caught it, took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, then smiled and waved to call a few people to lead the horse:
"The mounts for you, gentlemen, have been arranged in the backyard, and the best horse feed is waiting for you, so you can rest assured.
"Everyone, please follow me."
He asked the others to take the horses away, and he led Chu Qing and his party in.
As soon as they stepped into the lobby, they saw all kinds of eyes falling on Chu Qing and his group.
Some are malicious, some are mysterious, and some are frivolous and playful.
But when some of their eyes fell on Chu Qing, they suddenly suppressed their gazes.
The malice dissipated, the unfathomable became submissive, and the frivolous and playful became "you can't see me"...
As Chu Qing's fame grew, his appearance became increasingly well known.
After all, he has appeared in public more than once, and as more people have seen him, more people naturally know him.
It just so happened that there were a few people in the inn who had seen Chu Qing's true face.
Facing this mad sword master, they naturally did not dare to act presumptuously.
Of course, there were some people who didn't know him, so their eyes naturally didn't restrain. However, after scanning Chu Qing and others, they gradually withdrew their gazes.
Chu Qing knew all of this clearly, but didn't take it to heart.
However, judging from the current situation, even if this inn is really a shady shop, it will not be able to be shady at least in the next few days.
There are too many people, it’s too messy and too complicated.
If you are not careful, you might get into trouble... Black shops are after money, and killing is a means, not an end.
Now that so many people are passing through like a pack of wolves, they don't have the ability to treat these people as fat sheep to be slaughtered.
If you really want to succeed, you have to find a fat sheep that is alone.
The second brother led Chu Qing and his group upstairs, and the whispered discussions reached Chu Qing's ears.
"Why is this gentleman here too?"
"I think it's for the Tai Heng Sect's sword-granting ceremony."
"He is now in charge of the Fiery Flame Hall. Are all the people around him experts from the Fiery Flame Hall? How come I don't recognize any of them?"
"What are you talking about? Does this kid have a great background?"
"Keep your voice down, do you want to die? That person is..."
Muttering to each other, it was estimated that by the time Chu Qing had been going up and down the stairs, there was no one in the inn who didn't know him.
There are three guest rooms, Chu Qing and Hua Jinnian have one, Wu Chan has one each, and Wu Qianhuan and Wenrou have one.
The two girls got along much better this time than before.
Along the way, we often stayed in the same room.
For convenience, Chu Qing changed Wenrou's appearance again. She no longer dressed as a man but went back to wearing women's clothes.
After the second brother showed them around the room and left first.
Chu Qing and his group gathered together...
Wu Qianhuan poured tea for everyone, while Chu Qing glanced at Wenrou:
"When you came in just now, did you find anything in the lobby?"
Gentle shake of head:
“The smell went to the backyard.”
"Is it them?"
Wu Qianhuan glanced at Chu Qing and thought of the group of thieves from Xishan.
Chu Qing pondered and said:
"Lord Blood doesn't know Wenrou's true identity. This is an opportunity for us."
The gentle natural scent is a very important trump card.
As far as the current situation is concerned, the Blood Prince has the ability to hide himself completely, making it impossible to distinguish him by smell.
If she knew that Wenrou had a natural fragrance, she would insist on hiding herself, and Chu Qing would be in a passive position.
But now that the other party has revealed a trace, Chu Qing naturally cannot let it go.
But he couldn't be too aggressive... Otherwise, if he failed, Prince Blood would realize that Chu Qing had some unusual way to find him.
Who knows if he can guess the key, and then hide himself more tightly, making it even harder to find.
His fight with the Blood Prince has now almost turned into a game of cat and mouse.
Of course, you have to proceed step by step...
"So, the key now is not to alert the enemy... Let's first see whether the source of this smell is from the Blood Prince or... somewhere else."
Chu Qing said softly:
"We'll split up for a while. Wenrou and I will go take a look at the backyard.
"Qian Huan, you, Wu Chan, and Brother Hua, go to the lobby to check on the group of people in Xishan."
"it is good."
Everyone nodded.
The Blood Prince might be hiding in the backyard, so Chu Qing naturally has to take Wenrou with him. Otherwise, if they run into him, wouldn’t that give others an advantage?
In comparison, the main hall may not be dangerous.
After all, there are so many people... Even the Blood Prince may not be willing to act rashly under such circumstances.
After the discussion and decision were made, everyone stood up and took action.
Seeing Chu Qing and his group coming down, the lobby suddenly became very quiet.
Apparently, just as Chu Qing had thought, his identity had already been made known while he was going up and down the stairs.
He didn't take it seriously and led Wenrou to the backyard.
Wu Qianhuan, Wu Chan and Hua Jinnian were sitting in the lobby. Luo Wushuang happened to be there too. He waved his hand and invited them to sit at a table. They asked the waiter for some food and drinks and waited quietly for the food to arrive.
However, a waiter stopped Chu Qing and the others and asked if they needed anything.
Chu Qing asked, "Where is the toilet?" The waiter immediately showed them the location of the toilet in the backyard.
It was naturally difficult to keep up after that, but I felt a little strange looking at Chu Qing and Wenrou's eyes.
A man and a woman going to the toilet together? People in the underworld are really not particular about small matters...
When they arrived at the backyard, it was not Chu Qing who led Wen Rou, but Wen Rou who led Chu Qing. After walking around for a while, they arrived at a yard.
There was a guy busying around here, looking reluctant, and at the gate of the yard, there was a man standing, with an aura that said "keep away from strangers".
Judging from their attire, they were the group of bandits from Xishan.
Chu Qing glanced at the man, led Wenrou around, and jumped into the yard from the side.
I saw several sheds against the wall of the yard.
There was dry firewood inside, and some utensils in the room... I guess this was the woodshed.
And in the shed, five bodies lay side by side.
Four of the bodies were normal and appeared to have died in fighting in the underworld.
The West Mountain is complex and bandits are rampant on the mountain roads.
Almost all the bandits coming from Xishan have clean hands. When they meet chivalrous people or know their names, it is natural for them to take action to slay demons and eliminate monsters.
These four people should have died in normal gang vendettas.
The key lies in the fifth person.
The man's body was shriveled, his blood and energy had been drained out of his body, his skin was like dry bark, tightly attached to his skeleton, and he looked so dry that he would break if bent.
Wenrou pointed at the corpse and said:
"The smell of the Blood Prince emanates from him."
Chu Qing looked at the corpse deeply, then took Wenrou and jumped out of the yard.
When I returned to the lobby of the inn, I saw the group of Xishan bandits in white cloaks gathered together, drinking from big bowls of wine and eating large chunks of meat. But looking at their expressions, I felt that they were not as bold as their actions.
The expressions of several people showed a mixture of shock and relief at having survived the disaster.
After drinking the wine, it looked like he was just trying to calm himself down.
During the meal, they didn't even say a word...
Finally someone couldn't help but be curious:
"What on earth happened to you?"
Chu Qing and Wenrou returned to the table and sat down. The second brother came over with a tray:
"The food is here!"
As he spoke, he put things on the table. This young man was smart and articulate, and he kept saying nice things, and it looked like he was asking for a reward.
Chu Qing casually gave him some change, which made the second brother leave with many thanks.
At this moment, the bandits from Xishan finally spoke:
"We... probably encountered a ghost."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was silence in the hall for a moment, and then everyone burst into laughter.
"When you're hanging around in the martial world, don't talk about ghosts and gods!"
"If you have killed someone, you must never believe in ghosts and gods. Otherwise, if it is an enemy who comes to take revenge, it is still easy to deal with it. But if it is a fierce ghost who wants to kill you, no matter how powerful your martial arts are, how can you resist it?"
"I heard that there are many heroes in Xishan, but now it seems that they are just like that. Just because you are frightened by those ghosts in the martial arts world, you actually believe that ghosts really exist?"
Various conversations came one after another.
A wandering man who came from nowhere even stood up and laughed at them.
As a result, a white shadow flashed, followed by a crisp sound, and the man was hit and flew out in circles.
He opened his mouth, spitting out several teeth, and suddenly became furious:
"you……"
"how?"
The big thief from Xishan's face darkened, and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Thinking of the slap just now, it was like an antelope hanging its horns and nowhere to go. The man who was hit hesitated for a while and laughed dryly:
"fine……"
When you are in the world, you have to be able to take it or leave it. Reputation is important, but if you haven't achieved a great reputation, the most important thing is to keep your life.
The thief from Xishan had no intention of killing anyone. He snorted and returned to the table and sat down.
Then someone else spoke up:
"I know you might not believe this if I tell you...
“But, other than being haunted, I really don’t know how to describe it.
"Only ten miles west of here, there is a locust tree forest.
"We brothers took the road through the locust tree forest.
“After entering, there was nothing unusual, but as we walked, we realized something was wrong… We passed the same place several times in a row and could not get out.
"We are not ignorant people. We know that someone may have set up a formation here.
“But… after searching everywhere, I couldn’t find any trace of the formation.
"And at this moment, a faint singing voice suddenly echoed in our ears...
"It was late at night, with shadows of strange and rugged trees looming, faint singing floating in the air, and a forest that was impossible to escape from.
"To be honest, we are the kind of people who live on the edge of a knife and lick blood, so we are much braver than ordinary people.
“But at that moment… I still couldn’t help feeling uneasy.
“But we also know that the owner of this song is most likely the person who is playing tricks in the forest.
“So we started looking for it… but we couldn’t find it.
"It's just that the singing voice seems to be getting closer to us little by little... We don't know when it will suddenly appear beside us..."
His voice was low and trembling slightly.
So much so that for a moment, his voice was the only voice echoing in the lobby of the inn.
A strange atmosphere gradually enveloped everyone.
"Finally, we found where the singing came from."
A huge fear suddenly appeared in that person's pupils:
"It was a woman in red... She was floating in the air...
“The point is, she has no feet!
“Where my feet should be, it seems like they were torn off by some force.
“Blood was dripping down from the wound.
"The moment we saw her, she smiled broadly at us...
"The singing stopped abruptly and she started to speak, 'You found me.'"
Having said this, he paused, and someone next to him poured him a glass of wine with trembling hands.
He drank it all in one breath, and someone next to him immediately asked:
"and after?"
"... Then, she pounced on us, and we knew nothing."
The man exhaled slowly:
“When we woke up, we were outside the locust tree forest.
"I thought everyone was safe, but I didn't expect that Liang, who was traveling with me, might have violated a taboo or simply had a bad fate...
"When he woke up, he had become a mummy, the kind that could be used as firewood."
Chu Qing raised his head silently, and Wu Qianhuan whispered:
"I'll go with you..."
"Alright."
Chu Qing hesitated for a moment, then agreed:
"The others are waiting here, we'll be back soon."
The strange story just now is not the point. The point is that ten miles west of here is a locust tree forest.
The woman without feet must be the Blood Prince.
Her feet are really gone...
But Chu Qing didn’t understand, why didn’t she try to heal her wounds?
The duck at your mouth has flown away, but you are still trying to play tricks?
The Twelve Holy Kings... Is this some serious illness?
(End of this chapter)