"For this mission, Gusu City sent a total of nine people. The target is Yangzhou City. We will see you in seven days."
The woman quickly looked away from Zhuo Mufeng and said in a cold voice.
Then there was a whoosh.
The figure is like a ghost, disappearing into the night.
According to Zhuo Mufeng's judgment, the opponent's internal strength may have reached the true peak, or even the early stage of Star Bridge Realm.
The other seven people also dispersed and left in all directions.
The mysterious gathering only lasted a few seconds. Everyone only got a piece of information from Yangzhou City, not to mention the content of the mission, and they didn't even know the location of the next gathering.
But it was precisely this that made Zhuo Mufeng feel the meticulousness of Tianzhao's actions.
He opened his palms, and there was a ball of paper in his palm, which the woman had flicked to him before she left. On the ball of paper were written the words "Eastern City Gate".
"Is it the east gate of Yangzhou City?"
Zhuo Mufeng believed that others should also have gotten the paper balls, but he didn't know if the contents were the same.
Most likely not.
This will prevent each other from revealing their identities.
Tianzhao is so mysterious that Zhuo Mufeng suddenly realizes, is the name Cui Baojian fake?
Having boarded a pirate ship, I'm afraid it won't be easy to get off.
Shaking his head, Zhuo Mufeng returned from the original route, took off his hooded black gold robe, took off his mask, stuffed everything into the package, and then returned to the Mozhu Gang to rest.
Early the next morning.
He asked the two elders to inform Shang Zirong that he was going to Xuantie Pavilion to deal with the matter. At the instructions of the two elders, Zhuo Mufeng went down the mountain alone.
This mission was his own petition, and he couldn't refuse it.
Yangzhou City is far away from Gusu City, so taking the waterway is the fastest way. Zhuo Mufeng paid three taels of silver and took a merchant's passenger ship south.
What caught his attention was that there were more than a dozen Jianghu people on board. Could they be the Sky Claw master from last night among them?
Along the way, in addition to practicing martial arts, he also chatted with them whenever he had the opportunity. Unfortunately, each of them was very tight-lipped or ignored them at all, so Zhuo Mufeng had no choice but to give up.
In the evening six days later.
The passenger ship is parked at the East Gate Pier of Yangzhou City.
Zhuo Mufeng walked around the area and suddenly found three neat scratches about an inch long in a corner of a certain section of the city wall that was not noticed.
This is the code for this operation, which is stated in the package containing the clothes and mask.
If you look carefully, you can see three scratches slanting toward the right.
Following this direction, Zhuo Mufeng entered the city. When he encountered a fork in the road, he turned right. He found several micro-codes on the way, and finally stopped in a long remote alley.
There is only a faint scratch left on the wall, which means that this is the end.
Zhuo Mufeng climbed over the three-foot wall and found an abandoned rice warehouse inside. The warehouse was densely covered with cobwebs. After a lot of hard work, he found a few small characters as thin as mosquitoes and flies above the beams.
Chenghuang Temple in the west of the city.
Mudd, it’s so complicated!
Zhuo Mufeng had no choice but to make some insinuations and ask passers-by for the location of the Chenghuang Temple in the west of the city. Waiting until midnight, he put on his suit and quietly arrived at his destination.
The Chenghuang Temple here is dilapidated and far away from the streets. It is said that it is haunted, so no one comes here during free time.
When Zhuo Mufeng arrived, there were two people standing in the temple.
"Bai Wuchang, you are good."
The shorter man in black said that it was the woman that night, with a hint of approval in his cold voice.
The other person was half a head taller than her and didn't say a word, but through the golden mask, Zhuo Mufeng felt that the other person was observing him, his eyes were like lightning, which inexplicably made his whole body tense, as if he was about to be seen through.
As time passed slowly, more and more people came.
At midnight, a total of sixteen people came.
The woman said: "This time the three cities jointly sent a total of 27 people, but 11 people did not find it here, so they will withdraw from this mission."
Only then did Zhuo Mufeng realize that it was also a test before.
What will happen to those who do not find this place?
He suddenly shuddered.
"This mission is to kill Xu Baichuan, a famous figure in Yangzhou City. This person has secretly harbored many criminal thieves. He is a key criminal of the imperial court. He does not take the imperial court seriously and deserves to be killed.
We will start at midnight tomorrow night and gather outside the bamboo forest of the Xu family. Let's go back tonight and make preparations. I will inform you of the specific action plan one by one."
A ball of paper bounced into Zhuo Mufeng's hand, and just like last time, everyone quickly dispersed.
Returning to the inn, Zhuo Mufeng read the contents of the paper ball, which detailed his actions. He burned the paper ball and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
The first time I participated in a mission, I actually fell in love with Xu Baichuan.
Xu Baichuan, whose loyalty is overwhelming, is ranked 50th on the Earth Spirit List. He is known for valuing justice over profit. He is a hero praised by everyone in the righteous way.
This person has lived in Yangzhou City for many years and rarely participates in Jianghu affairs, but his martial arts skills are unpredictable. Many people say that his ranking on the Earth Spirit List is definitely low.
The sixteen people who participated in this operation should also be experts at the level of the Earth Spirit Ranking. Otherwise, what is the difference between delivering food?
Zhuo Mufeng thought about it again and again, but still felt uneasy. He was not used to putting his life in the hands of others.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and used the makeup skills he learned from Hu Lai to change his appearance. Although his skills were not as good as Hu Lai's, they were still far from his true self, and outsiders should not be able to tell.
The next day, Zhuo Mufeng went directly to Xu Baichuan's mansion.
Xu Baichuan was well-known, but he lived in a simple courtyard complex. Although there was an endless stream of people coming to his house every day to learn from his masters, over the years, he had only accepted more than thirty disciples.
Zhuo Mufeng changed his name to Lu Juntian, pretended to be a disciple, and successfully sneaked into Xu Mansion.
Unfortunately, he was rejected by his eldest disciple without even meeting Xu Baichuan. The reason was that he was too old and had passed the best time to learn martial arts.
On the way out, Zhuo Mufeng walked slowly and secretly observed his surroundings. When he passed a certain courtyard, his innate intuition made him feel hairy all over.
Master.
There must be a master inside!
Could it be Xu Baichuan?
Afraid of arousing suspicion, Zhuo Mufeng walked past with his head down. When he walked out of the Xu Mansion, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back. I don't know if it was preconceived, but he always felt that the Xu Mansion was dangerous, and there was something weird about it.
But what exactly is weird about it, I can’t say.
There shouldn't be any problems with tonight's actions, right?
He squatted in the distance again and secretly observed Xu Mansion for a long time, but found nothing. Zhuo Mufeng had no choice but to return to the inn. When it was almost midnight, he quietly returned to the bamboo forest in front of Xu Mansion and crawled quietly.
Time passed little by little.
suddenly
Fierce shouts of killing rang out in Xu's residence.
Zhuo Mufeng knew that the first wave of people rushed in. According to Zhiduan's instructions, he was the second wave of people. After the three breaths of the sound, they would attack from the south.
He really didn't want to take action, but once Cui Baojian found out about it, a catastrophic disaster would be waiting for him, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and jump out.