Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

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There were some noises coming from behind, but Shen Lian, who was in the thick fog, didn't pay any attention.

He just walked slowly in the thick fog, his steps steady and neither anxious nor impatient, as if the fog could not block Shen Lian's sight.

As Shen Lian moved forward, the tips of the two blood-stained knives scratched the ground, making a slightly harsh sound.

As Shen Lian walked, he said calmly, "If you had taken advantage of the moment when Xiong Chenglin and the others were blocking me just now and fled without hesitation, maybe... you would have had a 20% chance of escaping from my arrangement."

"But unfortunately, you are too greedy. You want to hide in the dark and see if Yo will reveal any flaws when dealing with Xiong Chenglin and the others. Then you can seize the opportunity to give me a fatal blow."

"It's not wrong to want to seize the opportunity, and it's not wrong to be greedy, but unfortunately... you don't recognize the reality, and you don't realize how big the gap between you and me is."

"Don't you know how to tell fortunes?" Shen Lian's mouth suddenly raised a little: "Then I wonder if you saw the hexagram that you would die today when you told fortunes?"

No one responded to him.

It was as if Shen Lian was the only one talking to himself in the fog.

Shen Lian chuckled: "Don't speak? Or do you think I am deliberately trying to get you to speak so that I can find out where you are hiding?"

Shen Lian shook his head: "You still don't know me, Shen, very well. This is the home ground I chose. It is no exaggeration to say that every place here was specially arranged by me. What is in which place, what is missing, what is extra... No one knows better than me."

"That's why I specifically brought all of you here... to this place that I had arranged a few weeks ago, specially prepared for strange people like you."

"And you, you know nothing, you didn't even prepare anything, you were fooled by Beichen and just jumped in... I don't know whether to praise you for being thick-skinned or scold you for being stupid, so... what right do you have to fight me, Shen?"

Shen Lian suddenly stopped and looked straight ahead.

There was still thick fog ahead that made one unable to see one's hand in front of one's face, but Shen Lian seemed to be certain that there was something in front of him. The corners of his mouth curled up with a hint of sarcasm and mockery.

"Even someone as smart as me would have to prepare and plan ahead of time in a home turf like Chang'an, but you didn't prepare anything and didn't even investigate me clearly before you acted rashly... If you don't die, who will die?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly swung his left hand.

The blood-stained long knife in his hand was suddenly thrown out of his hand and instantly rushed into the thick fog in front of him.

boom!
A sound was heard, and the long sword seemed to hit the wall directly.

At the same time, a muffled groan suddenly sounded.

Then a somewhat chaotic sound of footsteps was heard.

The corner of Shen Lian's mouth curled up. He knew that the knife had hit the pretentious man from the Yin-Yang family.

However, it is not fatal.

But it doesn’t matter. Shen Lian is as familiar with this place as he is at home.

This brick is higher, that brick is lower, and he knows very well where the mechanisms and traps are.

Moreover, this place is specially designed to deal with the Yin-Yang School's strange methods and camouflage abilities. It can be said that it is specifically designed to defeat the Yin-Yang School.

He wasn't worried at all.

I could hear the footsteps in my ears and feel the ground vibrating slightly under my feet.

The bricks here are not flat, and each brick has a slight height difference, but because they are very small, no one notices.

And under these bricks, Shen Lian put some things so that every time he stepped on a brick, some special bricks would cause vibration. The vibration was very small and subtle, but because Shen Lian had sharp hearing, he could clearly feel these subtle changes.

Therefore, he could easily know which brick was stepped on by the change in vibration, and thus find out... where the person from the Yin-Yang family had run to.

"Is this an escape?"

Shen Lian felt it for a moment and said calmly: "But it's too late. If you had just fled recklessly, you would have had a chance to succeed, but now..."

A cold light suddenly flashed in Shen Lian's eyes, and the blood vessels in his right arm were suddenly exposed. The blue veins on his arm became visible, and a huge force was instantly transmitted from his wrist to the long sword.

brush!
The long blade suddenly left Shen Lian's right hand and disappeared from sight in an instant at an unimaginable speed.

And the next moment--
puff!

A sound of flesh being penetrated, followed by a scream that suddenly stopped, suddenly rang out.

puff!
There seemed to be a sound of something falling to the ground.

Shen Lian didn't even bother to look at them. He turned around and walked towards Li Wencheng and others.

He knew that the charlatan of the Yin-Yang family, whose name was unknown, was dead.

Beichen's secret attempt to kill Li Wencheng failed.

But... everything is not over yet.

Because Beichen has more than one knife!
Now that he has been led away by this person from the Yin-Yang family, it’s time for Beichen’s real sword to find an opportunity to strike, right?

Use Xiong Chenglin as bait, use this idiot from Yin Yang School as bait, and create opportunities for the real sword...

Beichen’s chess game is really covert.

However, this chess game was created by myself, so...

Ha, interesting.

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Li Wencheng and the others are here.

Because Shen Lian was quite far away from them, they could neither see Shen Lian nor hear Shen Lian's voice.

Li Wencheng couldn't help but ask, "What happened to Shen Lian and the others?"

Old man Zhang raised his chin and said confidently, "With Lord Shen taking action, that person from the Yin-Yang family is doomed to die."

Li Wencheng was a little worried: "Really? The people from the Yin-Yang family have too many strange methods."

Old man Zhang smiled and said, "Of course, but what Lord Li said is right. It's better to be safe than sorry. Lord Li, please come closer to us to prevent any accidents. We can protect you in time."

Li Wencheng nodded and moved a little closer to Old Man Zhang.

Old Man Zhang looked at the impenetrable fog in front of him and said with emotion, "Today I have really seen a lot of things. In all my years, I have never seen the dead resurrected, the living controlled, or the creation of fireballs out of thin air, which is like a god's skill."

"But even so, it was easily solved by Lord Shen. Lord Shen is really too powerful and too unfathomable. If I were to face him alone, I really would have no chance of winning."

"But unfortunately, I am not alone! Behind me, there is a master who is smarter and more far-sighted!"

Li Wencheng was somewhat puzzled: "Mr. Zhang, what are you talking about?"

Old man Zhang suddenly grinned and looked at Li Wencheng. He smiled and said, "Nothing, I just want to tell you..."

Suddenly, a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and a dagger suddenly appeared in the palm of his hand, and he stabbed directly into Li Wencheng's heart.

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"--I am the knife that will really kill you!"

Old man Zhang's action was so sudden and without any warning.

Moreover, they had just fought side by side, and no one suspected Old Man Zhang.

As a result, Old Man Zhang suddenly attacked without giving anyone a chance to react. The people in the underground world were stunned by Old Man Zhang's sudden change of expression.

At this moment, Li Wencheng's pupils shrank suddenly: "You...you..."

Old man Zhang grinned and said, "In fact, Xiong Chenglin and the man from the Yin-Yang family are here to help me lure Shen Lian away. Li Wencheng, for you, we have used three levels of hidden power. You should feel honored!"

"So, go to hell!"

The dagger instantly pierced through the air and suddenly stabbed towards Li Wencheng's heart.

Old man Zhang was full of confidence because Li Wencheng was just a scholar and didn't know any martial arts at all. Under such a close distance and such a sudden attack, he would definitely die!
Old man Zhang looked at Li Wencheng's face. He really wanted to see what expression Li Wencheng, who had betrayed the Beidou Society, would have at this time.

Despair? Regret? Or just a look of being terrified and completely unable to react?
He is looking forward to it!

So he raised his head and looked at Li Wencheng, but suddenly, his smile froze.

Because he found that Li Wencheng did not show any expression he expected.

Not only did he not have these expressions, but Li Wencheng, who was originally frightened, suddenly curled up the corners of his mouth.

"Everything is developing just as Young Master expected!"

"No wonder the young master said that I would also encounter a good show. It turns out... it was you!"

Snap!
Before the dagger stabbed Li Wencheng, Li Wencheng hit Old Man Zhang's wrist. Then Li Wencheng twisted it hard and actually knocked the dagger down directly.

The next moment, Li Wencheng stretched out his right hand, changing his palm into a claw, and directly grabbed old man Zhang's throat.

Old man Zhang was controlled instantly.

This sudden change shocked Old Man Zhang completely.

He couldn't help but widen his eyes. After a moment of stunned silence, he suddenly realized something. He exclaimed, "You, you, you are not Li Wencheng at all! You... who are you? Where is Li Wencheng? Where is the real Li Wencheng!?"

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The thick fog gradually began to dissipate.

The originally thick fog that was so dense that one could not see one's hand in front of one's face had quickly become thinner.

Everyone's vision gradually began to become clear.

However, the few people left in the underground world at this time did not notice the thinning of the thick fog at all, because all their energy and attention were taken away by the sudden changes before their eyes.

They stared at the two people in front of them with wide eyes, and everyone's face was filled with shock and confusion.

I have absolutely no idea what happened.

The old man Zhang, the leader of the underground world who had been loyal to Shen Lian, suddenly turned against him and wanted to kill Li Wencheng directly.

He even revealed that he was the real knife that killed Li Wencheng, and that Xiong Chenglin and the people from the Yin-Yang family were all being used as pawns to attract Shen Lian!

This sudden change was shocking and sudden to those people in the underground world, because they had never expected it.

But who knew that before they could react to the change in Old Man Zhang's situation, another sudden change would occur!

Li Wencheng, who looked so weak, actually had such powerful martial arts that he controlled old man Zhang in an instant.

His hands tightly grasped Old Man Zhang, causing Old Man Zhang's face to turn pale instantly, as if he could pierce Old Man Zhang's throat in the next moment.

At this time, Old Man Zhang seemed to understand something and shouted in shock that the person in front of him was not Li Wencheng!
These incidents, one after another, made everyone in the underground world feel as if their heads were being hit by sticks one after another.

My mind is buzzing.

I couldn't recover for a long time.

They have already had enough stimulation tonight.

Who would have thought that after Shen Lian dealt with the strange Yin-Yang family, there would be such a series of twists and turns.

All of this made them feel like idiots. Tonight, apart from escaping for their lives, they were confused and completely unable to react to the sudden changes before them.

"You...you, who are you? Li Wencheng, where is Li Wencheng?"

Old man Zhang's throat was pinched, and his voice became a little sharp. He stared at Li Wencheng in front of him with wide eyes, his teeth almost broken.

At this time, Li Wencheng looked at Old Man Zhang and grinned: "Who am I? Can't you guess?"

Li Wencheng's voice changed.

It was no longer the timid and nervous voice from before.

Instead, it was a voice that sounded like a smile, but was not a smile, and it sounded very familiar to Old Man Zhang.

This voice... Could it be, could it be...

He suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Li Wencheng in front of him, exclaiming: "You, you, you are Si She? The subordinate that Shen Lian brought with him?"

"what?"

"Snake?"

"Didn't he leave with the fake Li Wencheng at the beginning, but was carrying out the mission of luring the tiger away from the mountain?"

"Is this...really a snake?"

Just as those people from the underground world had recovered a little, they heard Old Man Zhang's exclamation.

"I have a good memory."

Li Wencheng in front of him chuckled, then raised his other hand and directly tore off the human skin mask on his face.

Sure enough, the face under the mask was not Snake, so who else could it be?

Old man Zhang had only guessed before, but when he actually saw Sishe's face, his pupils suddenly shrank.

He lost his voice and said, "You...you, when did you disguise yourself as Li Wencheng? Didn't you go to lure the tiger away from the mountain?"

"Since you are here, where is the real Li Wencheng? Where did he go?"

Is Old Man Zhang going crazy?

Everything Shen Lian did was done through the forces of the underground world. As the lord of the underground world, he was very confident that he could control everything.

So he was extremely confident and knew who the real Li Wencheng was.

But now, his extremely confident Li Wencheng... turned out to be disguised as Sishe.

So, what about the real Li Wencheng?
When did it slip away from under his nose?

Suddenly, Old Man Zhang's eyes widened, as if he had thought of something.

He looked at Sishe in disbelief and said, "You should have left with the first group of people to lure the tiger away from the mountain...but in the end, you are here!"

He looked at Sishe in disbelief and said, "You should have left with the first group of people to lure the tiger away from the mountain...but in the end, you are here!"

(End of this chapter)