Chapter 542 – Chai Yin

Dreaming?

Mu Nanjian scrutinized him carefully, and after a while, she was relieved to see that nothing bad had happened.

“Brat Brat Brat …….”

She reached out and clipped Xu Qi’an a few scalps in a burst of dark pleasure.

The princess quietly vented her dissatisfaction at being left out along the way, although this guy had treated himself quite well, except for the occasional few times when he slept out in the deserted mountains, most of the time he stayed in the best inns and ate the most delicious food.

But not too much respect for each other.

Except for Sun Xuanji that time he did a little “too much”, usually, at most shake her little hand. Even if I change my face, I’m still the most beautiful woman in Dafeng, is she that unattractive?

“You hit Xu Yinluo!”

The little white fox in the bed poked out its little head, its ebony eyes staring at Mu Nanjian, like a child who had discovered a big secret, and said in a delicate voice:

“I’m going to tell him!”

Mu Nan Gardenia said with blank eyes, “Big deal, you come and beat him up too, I won’t say anything.”

The little white fox cocked his head, thought for a moment, and said, “Okay!”

He climbed sharply out of the warmth of his comforter, leapt out of bed, went to the small collapse, and leapt with all his might.

“Ouch!”

It didn’t make the jump and its little tummy knocked over the side of the bed.

“Useless thing, you’re the only one who still travels thousands of miles a day?”

Mu Nanjia bristled and carried it to the bed.

“Sneaking and speed are my innate aptitudes, but they consume too much mana, and I’m still small, my own power is too weak.”

Saying so, it climbed onto Xu Qi’an and opened its two front paws left and right, snapping and slapping his ears, chortling as it did so:

“Letting you sleep with Sister Nightjar without paying the silver, letting you sleep with Sister Nightjar without paying the silver.”

The force was not great, but the momentum was tigerish.

Waiting for it to finish fighting, Mu Nanjian smiled and picked up the little white fox, saying, “Tell Auntie, what does it mean to sleep with Sister Nightime Ji without giving silver?”

All she knew was that Night Ji was Little White Fox’s sister, Xu Qi’an’s old flame.

……….

In the cellar, as if he had returned home, Xu Qi’an endured the pungent odor with pain and joy.

He followed the uncovered body, arching his back and stalking quietly until he saw the walking corpse, which “he” kept uncovering as if looking for something.

Who is he? Or rather, who is the person controlling him behind the scenes?

With such doubts in mind, Xu Qi’an maintained his patience and waited quietly.

Time slipped away, and so two quarters of an hour passed before he finished scrutinizing all the bodies, and afterwards entered a certain small door.

A cellar within a cellar?

The oil lamp on the wall emitted a dim glow, just as Xu Qi’an was considering whether to go in or not, “he” came out, gently closed the door, turned around and headed back the way he came.

He is leaving …….. Without hesitation, Orange Catan immediately retreated.

It left the cellar before the walkers did, leaping out of the small courtyard and hiding itself by the greenbelt outside.

Not long after, a black shadow popped straight out of the yard and landed with a thud.

Afterwards, “he” quietly sneaked toward Chai Xing’er’s residence, in the courtyard to listen to the movement of the overturned clouds, and then left without leaving.

This person was very familiar with the Chai Mansion and skillfully avoided the night patrols of the residence’s children, leaving the Chai Mansion all the way without any danger.

In the process, Xu Qi’an had been following “him”.

In the cold night, the walkers were extremely fast, weaving in and out of the streets and alleys, circumventing the city guards patrolling the streets, which wasn’t difficult; a small county-level state like Xiangzhou had limited night patrols.

It can’t be as tight as the capital.

However, because of Chai Xian’s recent killings everywhere, the officials had stepped up their patrols, and the city gates were closed after dusk.

Orange Catan followed the walker east and west, finally coming to a small river.

Pssst… …….

With a splash, the walker simply jumped into the water and disappeared.

He found me? No, manipulated corpses don’t possess the divine differences of their own bodies, unless the corpse itself is in the Refined God Realm, but in that case, he should have discovered me long ago ………

Orange Catan’s gaze followed the river and looked towards the lofty city walls in the distance, understanding the other party’s intentions with a huff.

“He intended to dive into the river and follow it out of town.

The orange cat ran wildly along the riverbank, only to leap into the water when it neared the walls.

This was done because the cat was not strong enough to swim hundreds of meters in the water, and there was also the follow-up tracking to consider.

The river was cold and biting, so murky that it was hard to see, and the orange cat paddled its limbs underneath the water and smoothly passed through the walls and emerged outside the city.

The dark water rippled as the orange cat paddled hard to the shore.

Usually, this kind of river through the city, the bottom will be set up iron net, but not absolutely, after all, the people in this era of the concept of hygiene is extremely poor, and all kinds of garbage are thrown into the river.

It can easily cause blockages.

Therefore, whether or not there is an iron net depends entirely on the self-consciousness of the local government.

Upon disembarking, Orange Cat Anne looked up slightly and twitched her nostrils, catching what appeared to be the stench of a corpse.

It shot out like a sharp arrow, and in a short time the figure of the walker was seen in the dull moonlight.

A “man” and a cat kept a relatively safe distance and traveled for an hour, during which Xu Qi’an stopped several times to rest to replenish his physical strength.

Felines are characterized by high speed but very low endurance.

It had been a long journey, and the orange cat’s stamina was severely depleted.

If he was replaced by a dog, Xu Qi’an didn’t think it would be a problem to accompany him until the end of time.

Through ridges, dense forests, and wastelands, at last, a small village appeared ahead, nestled in the silent darkness.

To be able to manipulate a walking corpse to walk so far, the manipulator’s cultivation is not low ah …….. Xu Qi’an, who was a corpse compulsion expert himself, thought in his heart.

At least he didn’t have the strength right now.

The walker breezed down the muddy path to the door of a home with two tall haystacks in the yard.

The walker lifted his hand and lightly clasped the door.

The door of the yellow mud hut opened, and someone came bounding out with a lantern, not very tall, and seemingly a child.

The child opened the gate to the yard, welcomed the walker into the yard, closed it again, and went back to the house.

Then a fire came through the small window.

“Uncle Xian, did you find Sister Xiaolan?”

The voice was soft and moist and clear, a girl.

“No!”

A voice dripping with exhaustion replied.

The orange cat immediately leapt the walls and crouched in the courtyard to eavesdrop.

“What should we do then, damn it, who is framing Uncle Xian?” The girl said indignantly.

The voice did not answer, and after a long time, said with increasing weariness, “I don’t know. It’s getting late, Erma, get some sleep.”

“Oh!”

The girl answered back, after which the candle went out and there was no sound.

Uncle Xian, Sister Xiaolan, the walker ……… who sneaked into the Chai House is Chai Xian!

Orange Catan made an instant judgment.

……….

Within Xiangzhou City, in the inn, Xu Qi’an opened his eyes.

He sat up violently, startling Munan Gardenia and Little White Fox, who were cowering under the covers and whispering.

“Did you guys just hit me.”

Xu Qi’an said angrily.

“She (it) hit it.”

Munan Gardenia and Little White Fox dumped the pot at the same time.

“I’ll clean you guys up later.”

Xu Qi’an muttered, and then said in a deep voice, “I’m going out, you guys sleep first.”

Mu Nanjian was also too lazy to ask, reached out and touched the little white fox’s head, with this little thing accompanying her, she wouldn’t be so scared.

Xu Qi’an turned into a shadow and left.

………

In the small village, Orange Cat Anne was about to leave quietly to await the arrival of the instants.

“My friend, it turns out that you are a guest, so why the rush.”

As the words fell out of his mouth, Orange Catan heard a rattle from the haystack at his side, and four figures emerged from it.

The moonlight was hazy, and the four men were dressed in rags, with expressionless, dead, dead eyes, looking at the orange cat in a haunted way.

Being found out ……. I will sell a cute on the spot, I don t know if I can be cute and muddle through ……. He thought in his heart and spit out human words, laughing lightly:

“Chai Yin?”

The door of the yellow mud hut opens and a man in cloth, carrying a lantern, walks out.

He has handsome features, is one meter eight in height, has a gentle and introverted temperament, and has an unresolved depression between his eyebrows.

The moment he saw this person, Xu Qi’an’s mind “boomed”, surging with boundless surprise.

In his field of vision, this person was surrounded by golden light, with the shadow of a dragon vaguely roaming on his body surface, his weather was extraordinary.

Dragon Breath Host!

Compared to that Prefectural Bully that he had beheaded with a single slash, this one’s dragon qi was many times thicker, one of the nine vital dragon qi.

Just now, he didn’t realize that the other party was a dragon qi host because his main body wasn’t there, nor was the fragment of the earth book, and there was no induction between him and the dragon qi.

It wasn’t until this moment, when he saw this person with his own eyes, that Xu Qi’an saw the Dragon Qi.

“So Chai Xian is the Dragon Qi Host? It’s not hard to find a place to get it ……… If it wasn’t for my heart’s desire to encounter the frequent cases in Xiangzhou, I probably wouldn’t have stayed in Xiangzhou for long at all …….. No, it’s not luck, it’s the convergence effect between the Dragon Qi and me ……..”

Xu Qi’an almost meowed in surprise.

“Who is your honor?”

He collected his emotions and responded in a calm tone, “Just a ranger.”

Chai Xian scrutinized the orange cat, nodded, and said softly, “This is not a good place to talk, follow me.”

Leaving the courtyard, the two of them came to a secluded alley, Xu Qi’an took the initiative to speak, “I heard about the Chai family in Xiangzhou, and was quite curious about it, so I explored the Chai family at night, not expecting to happen to bump into you.”

Chai Xian said faintly, “So?”

Xu Qi’an spoke bluntly, “I’ve already understood what happened, and there are quite a lot of suspicions regarding your patricide, so I’m afraid it’s not as simple as it seems.”

Chai Xian seemed a bit surprised and less trusting:

“Your Excellency might as well say that there is quite a lot of doubt, and where is it much?”

“The biggest doubt is “patricide”, although there are indeed inappropriate fathers in this world, but the Chai family’s head is quite good to you, even if you are still in love with the Chai family’s young lady, you only need to take her away. Why do you have to make things so bad.

“If you are purely evil and have to be gracious in retaliation, then having killed the man and taken away the woman who was your childhood friend, you should have fled long ago, why do you need to linger in Xiangzhou again?”

The orange cat spoke eloquently and thoughtfully.

Chai Xian was silent for a moment and sighed:

“It’s a pity that there are too few smart people like Your Excellency in the world… I didn’t kill my righteous father, and I didn’t rob Xiao Lan. I stayed in Xiangzhou because I wanted to find out who was behind setting me up.”

“Oh? Tell me, what have you found out and who do you suspect?”

Orange Cat Anne was happy to stall for time, waiting for the main body to arrive.