Ch 411: Wu Zhiguo’s Men

I have a bad feeling; Lao Dao is acting strange.

“Brother Chen, you’ve been caught. You were too careless.”

Lao Dao looked at me seriously. Now, Lao Dao showed no marks of being scared.

In other words, he knew all along.

My body was firmly restrained. A gust of Yin Wind blew past, and my body involuntarily moved toward the scroll.

“When did you regain your memory, Lao Dao?”

My body uncontrollably moved towards the scroll. I couldn’t control my body, so I could only ask Lao Dao.

“From the moment I stepped into this courtyard, I recovered some of it.

Brother Chen, I warned you, but you still came up.”

Lao Dao was like a different person, but his tone was full of regret.

I could feel that Lao Dao must have been reluctant to do this.

“Whose man are you? Wu Zhiguo’s?”

My eyes were filled with killing intent.

The only enemy I can think of right now is Wu Zhiguo.

But how could Lao Dao be connected to Wu Zhiguo?

“You could say that. I’m doing this for someone. Brother Chen, I truly admire you, but I have my reasons.”

Lao Dao pulled out a dagger from his pants pocket, ready to kill me at any moment.

“Mm, I understand.”

I pretended to give up and closed my eyes.

But I kept silently chanting an incantation in my heart.

I was buying time.

Just then, the door opened.

The man with the ferocious face from earlier appeared.

His body was hunched over; he wore a new black Chinese-style suit and glared fiercely at me.

His eyes had also regained their light.

“Chen Yan, you’re cautious, but you trust yourself too much. Luring you to this place wasn’t easy.”

Xu Feng smiled, a very eerie smile.

I found it hard to believe.

Why would Xu Feng attack me?

Could it be that Xu Feng is also Wu Zhiguo’s man?

But that doesn’t make sense.

“You’re not Xu Feng, and you don’t have a son. You’re impersonating Xu Feng; you’re Wu Zhiguo’s man!”

I faced Xu Feng and spoke with difficulty.

“You don’t need to know that much. Your end should be here.”

Xu Feng didn’t seem to want to talk much. With a slight flick of his hand, a black dagger appeared.

『Soul Severing Blade』

I recognized this thing. It’s also a magical artifact, but this artifact is extremely vicious.

It’s a magical artifact with a special effect on souls.

Its creation is also quite dark; it requires vengeful spirits to make.

At this point, I confirmed that the power preventing my investigation was Wu Zhiguo.

To get rid of me, he extended his hand so far.

He even reached Haopo Village.

“Do you really think this is Haopo Village?”

Xu Feng let out a sinister laugh.

I was stunned.

This place… isn’t Haopo Village?

But yesterday, we clearly saw the Haopo Village stone stele.

If all of this is fake, doesn’t that mean the fat woman and the young woman are also Wu Zhiguo’s people?

I turned my gaze to Lao Dao.

Although Lao Dao always seemed harmless, he was subtly guiding me.

Thinking about it now, it’s terrifying.

Especially finding Xu Feng—it was Lao Dao who asked the passerby for directions.

“Brother Chen, I’m sorry. This isn’t Haopo Village; this is Shangjiao Village.”

Lao Dao’s tone was apologetic; he admitted to deceiving me.

“Then the people yesterday?”

I couldn’t understand. Yesterday, Lao Dao was tricked by the young woman.

“Those people were an accident. I don’t know much about it.”

Lao Dao patiently explained to me.

“Actually, the place we went to yesterday was Haopo Village, but the place we came to today is Shangjiao Village. Brother Chen, do you understand?”

Seeing my lack of understanding, Lao Dao continued.

I sighed slightly. These half-true, half-false lies are the easiest to fall for.

Sophisticated lies are always a mixture of truth and falsehood.

“So, what Lao Luo said was also a lie?”

I looked at Lao Dao, my heart heavy.

Initially, I believed Lao Dao because of Old Luo.

“Yes, I betrayed Brother Luo. I’m sorry!”

Lao Dao avoided my gaze.

From Lao Dao’s eyes, I felt he was lying.

Could it be because of Xu Feng?

Lao Dao took my Thunderstrike Sword and searched my body, taking my compass, talisman papers, and other things.

Now, I’m unarmed.

Lao Dao suddenly stabbed me with a dagger. I tried to dodge, but I couldn’t.

“What’s the rush? The boss said he has to die!”

Xu Feng was clearly dissatisfied with Lao Dao’s unauthorized actions.

The dagger stabbed into my stomach, but I felt no pain.

The knife… seemed fake.

He gently rolled up my sleeve, revealing the Eagle Owl Tattoo.

The eagle owl opened its mouth, and something around me was being absorbed.

The formation that had bound me was now released.

This must have been Lao Dao’s intention.

Lao Dao gave me a look.

It seems Lao Dao hadn’t completely sided with Wu Zhiguo.

At this critical moment, he was willing to help me.

Who was it? The only person I could think of was Old Luo.

Xu Feng also attacked. He shouldn’t be that strong, otherwise, he wouldn’t have chosen this method to trap me.

The moment Xu Feng attacked, I quickly turned and dodged the attack.

Then, Lao Dao threw my equipment to me.

“Brother Chen, catch!”

I grabbed the Thunderstrike Sword, aimed at Xu Feng, and swung.

The Thunderstrike Sword pierced Xu Feng’s chest, going right through him.

Xu Feng spat blood and moved his mouth slightly.

Then he fell to the ground.

A dying man’s words are often true.

I wanted to know if this fake Xu Feng would tell me some secrets before he died.

“What do you want to say?”

I bent down, looked at Xu Feng, who was spitting blood, and softly asked.

“Old… Lao Dao… I’ll… I’ll [expletive] your mother…”

Xu Feng forcefully cursed before his head tilted, dead as a doornail.

I was speechless. I thought I could get some useful information.

“Tell me, Lao Dao, you better give me an explanation!”

I stared at Lao Dao and began the interrogation.

“I was bought off by Wu Zhiguo, but I’ve always been Brother Luo’s man. Brother Luo instructed me to protect your safety.”

Lao Dao’s eyes were calm; he met my gaze.

“Mm, I understand.”

I felt uneasy.

Again, I thought of Old Luo.

I asked Lao Dao about Old Luo’s whereabouts.

“Brother Luo… I don’t know. My memory is intermittent. Perhaps Brother Luo also has some unspeakable secrets!”

Lao Dao speculated.

“Let’s deal with this guy first. We absolutely cannot allow something like that to happen again.”

Since Lao Dao didn’t know either, I didn’t ask further.

Then I instructed Lao Dao to dispose of Xu Feng’s corpse.

After that, I stared at the painting on the second floor.