Chapter 89 Wei Wuxie finally takes action
Five days later.
Zhanghua Prefecture, Fenggu County.
A remote alley.
A middle-aged man dressed as a porter was spitting blood and backing away repeatedly with a look of horror.
"You and I don't even know each other, why are you attacking me?!"
"Zhuo Youtang, the hidden man of Fenggu County, is now between the sixth and eighth levels of enlightenment, right?"
Xu Chong, whose entire face and figure were shrouded in a cloak, asked as he pressed forward.
"You...are you from the government?"
Zhuo Youtang asked in surprise, and at the same time he was puzzled.
He was sure that there was absolutely no such expert in Fenggu County who could seriously injure him with just one kick.
Even the county magistrate who had reached the ninth level of enlightenment couldn't do it.
Not to mention, the man in front of him was definitely not the cowardly and fearful county magistrate.
"You only have the right to answer, not the right to ask questions."
Xu Chong's voice was cold. "In the third year of Yongtai, the Taiping Dao purchased a large amount of grain. Because of your meritorious service in purchasing grain, you were granted a powerful medicine to improve your realm. But in fact, the grain was not purchased by you. Instead, it was seized by slaughtering a village of 212 people, right?"
"I…I don't know what you're talking about."
Zhuo Youtang became more and more flustered.
Massacring civilians was strictly prohibited within the Taiping Dao , and he could not possibly admit to it.
But...how could anyone know this?!
I clearly didn't leave any evidence... Besides, more than ten years have passed!
"Whether you admit it or not."
Xu Chong continued to walk, "Some debts must be repaid."
"No...no...don't kill me!"
Zhuo Youtang kept retreating, but had no intention of turning around and running away.
Because he knew he couldn't outrun the other person, and if he didn't run he would have a few moments to catch his breath, but if he ran he would probably die immediately.
His mind was racing.
Pay off debt?
Is this person a survivor from that year?
No... it's absolutely impossible. Back then, I waited at the entrance of the village for ten days and killed all the people who came back from outside, making sure that there was no omission.
If that's not a survivor, could it be someone from the government?
That's impossible...
The government officials are full of despicable people who are even more ruthless than me. How could they send out such a master for a group of villagers?
Besides, even if the government was hunting me down, that would be a legitimate thing to do. Why should I hide like this?
etc!
Hide the head and show the tail?
Zhuo Youtang suddenly remembered the order he had received a few months ago - keep an eye out for anyone acting suspiciously and report any findings immediately.
Thinking about the information and portraits obtained from other spies, the identity of the cloaked man is obvious!
Thousand-Faced Taoist, Wei Wuxie!
Zhuo Youtang was shocked and even more confused.
If it was really Wei Wuxie, he must be at least a master of the fifth or sixth level of Tongmai, plus he was also a noble Taoist. How could he go against a small hidden pawn like me?
As for revenge for those villagers.
This is simply impossible, and can even be said to be a joke.
If that is not the case...
There was only one possibility why Wei Wuxie came to him - to inquire about Taiping Dao's actions or attitude!
That's why he hides his head and shows his tail, and that's why he pretends to avenge the villagers, just to hide his true identity!
Thinking of this, Zhuo Youtang immediately said: "Don't kill me! No matter what you want to ask, I can tell you! You can ask me to do anything!"
"Um?"
Xu Chong paused, "I don't have anything for you to do."
"I can tell you about the Taiping Dao. Aren't you a government official? This will definitely be useful to you!"
Zhuo Youtang said quickly, pretending that he had not guessed the identity of 'Wei Wuxie'.
"How much can you, a hidden player, know?"
Xu Chong's tone was filled with suspicion, but he did not move.
Zhuo Youtang was overjoyed and said repeatedly: "Hall Master Nong Yue ordered the twelve prefectures to pay attention to any abnormalities in their territory. As for Zhanghua Prefecture, Lord Shuigui has disappeared recently and no one can contact him. The main sect has sent someone to replace him. On the way is the White-Robed Taoist Sun Yourong. She has already broken through to the fifth level of Tongmai..."
Xu Chong waited quietly for him to finish, and finally asked: "I am very curious, your sources of information are more than other spies. If you want to get the big medicine, there are many ways. Why massacre those villagers?"
These words made Zhuo Youtang feel relieved because he didn't hear any murderous intent.
"Back then, my realm was not high enough. Even though I was a hidden pawn, others didn't look at me seriously. If I wanted to climb up, I could only resort to this last resort..."
As for the source of information than others secretly?
No way.
It is purely for the purpose of confusing the audience, and contains a lot of hearsay, some of which are even purely fabricated.
The effect is pretty good now.
Zhuo Youtang said sincerely: "You should know my value. I can help you get a lot of information like this."
He believed that even if, as the legend said, Wei Wuxie had deals with many people, given his current situation, he absolutely could not trust those people.
This was his chance to survive.
pity.
Xu Chong shook his head, "You guessed wrong, I am just here to collect the debt for those 200+ lives."
"What?"
Zhuo Youtang was stunned, his face changed drastically: "Impossible! You..."
The rest of the words were not uttered as they were blocked by the surging blood.
Zhuo Youtang reached out and touched it, and found that his throat was slippery.
When did this happen?
In shock, Zhuo Youtang fell backwards.
Xu Chong stepped over the corpse without a care in the world and disappeared into the depths of the alley.
After a while.
The 'corpse' on the ground suddenly moved.
The blood-stained right hand moved a few times with difficulty until it was completely powerless and stopped moving completely.
Xu Chong maintained his greed for light and frowned as he looked at the corpse so close to him.
"Does the remaining vitality only allow you to write one word?"
"It should be cut a little shallower..."
"Never mind. Just one 'thousand' should be enough. If I add more, it would be a bit superfluous."
Immediately, he turned and walked into the shadows, waiting silently.
More than an hour later, the sun set and the working people returned home.
Zhuo Youtang's body was discovered, which soon attracted a large group of yamen runners.
Not long after, the county magistrate also arrived.
His originally nonchalant expression changed several times the moment he saw the word "thousand".
The county magistrate quietly wiped off the writing with the sole of his shoe and told the bailiffs to carry the body away.
"That should be fine."
Xu Chongyin nodded secretly.
During these five days, he traveled at full speed and did not stop even when passing through Zhanghua City, all for this Zhuo Youtang.
When he was in Canglang, he spent half a month preparing for the hunting contribution, and among the shortlisted list was this Zhuo Youtang.
Since Wei Wuxie has to show up anyway, just get rid of him. It doesn't matter whether he makes any contribution or not.
"With my ninth-level strength of Kaiqiao... no, my first-level strength of Tongmai, I cannot rush from the capital to Fenggu County within five days."
"In theory, this is enough to prove that Wei Wuxie has nothing to do with me."
"Duan Yuanming... I hope you won't be ungrateful."
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Ten days later, Qianhu Suo.
"You're finally back."
Ge Wanshan patted Xu Chong on the shoulder and breathed a sigh of relief, "Did you encounter any danger on the way?"
"No."
Xu Chong shook his head and said, "I didn't take the official road. I shrunk all the way and climbed over mountains and ridges to get back."
“I see… huh?”
Ge Wanshan was stunned, "Then why did you come back so soon?"
"I traveled with Master Jiang all the way and gained a lot. Later, I saw the grandeur of the capital and was lucky enough to make a breakthrough."
Xu Chong threw out the speech he had prepared long ago.
"So it's a breakthrough, no wonder."
Ge Wanshan nodded and squinted at Xu Chong: "You kid, not only did you become a minor flag as soon as you arrived, but you want to be promoted to the general flag after such a short time?"
"The faster the promotion, the happier the adults will be, right?"
Xu Chong smiled.
"That's true."
Ge Wanshan also laughed and stretched out his hands, "Come on, hit me with all your strength."
Full strength...
Xu Chong curled the corner of his mouth.
If I really punch with all my strength, this person who is completely unprepared will probably be killed by one punch.
"Go ahead and fight me. What are you afraid of? You are at the first level of Tongmai. How can you hurt me?"
Ge Wanshan urged, "It's just a formality, so we don't have to go through the assessment again."
"All right."
Immediately, Xu Chong assumed an extremely solemn posture and threw a punch.
Bang.
Ge Wanshan didn't move at all, but his face darkened. "I asked you to hit me with a punch, not to use the Wind-Breaking Hand... You bastard."
Fortunately, he did not tear open the blood robe today, otherwise if he was beaten back half a step, it would be so embarrassing.
"Well……"
Xu Chong touched his nose and asked, "Does this count as passing?"
"Pass through."
Ge Wanshan waved his hand and said, "However, there are no vacancies right now. I can give you a promotion to the general flag, but as for manpower, you have to figure it out yourself."
"Can you still recruit people?"
Xu Chong was a little surprised.
The "Qian" in Qianhu Suo refers to the number of colonels.
If I recruit another full flag, the number of captains will exceed one thousand, which is somewhat against the rules.
"It's just a small matter. With your current value, as long as you can recruit them, a hundred people will do."
Ge Wanshan said nonchalantly, "Even if the pacification envoy knew about this, he wouldn't say anything."
It's still a privilege after all.
Xu Chong thought about it, shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'd better concentrate on martial arts."
Recruiting people is too troublesome. Even if there is unconditional priority for recruitment, it is useless. Yang Xiong has just harvested the fruits of Zhang Huafu, and new leeks have not yet emerged.
When you really need someone, just ask Kou Ruohai to borrow them.
"As it should be, go ahead."
Ge Wanshan sat back.
As soon as Xu Chong left, his face turned ugly.
"This guy Wei Wuxie..."
"Can't the court let him go and just hide away?"
"You come out at this time to provoke the imperial court?"
Ge Wanshan really wanted to curse.
Over the past few months, he had already put his mind at ease, believing that Wei Wuxie would disappear from now on and would never be found by anyone again.
But I never expected that this guy not only showed up , but also left such obvious traces.
Is someone pretending?
Not really.
Impersonating Wei Wuxie would not only make the real Wei Wuxie more vigilant, but would also attract attention from all sides.
Only a fool would do this if they don't see the benefit.
But if it was really Wei Wuxie, why would he deliberately leave traces?
What exactly does he want to do?
Ge Wanshan was puzzled.
