From the southwest, traveling thousands of miles, experiencing countless events large and small, and then reuniting with the little bitch dog, Ning Ji felt that he had matured a lot, no longer the naive teenager with a head full of enthusiasm. With the addition of a beautiful strategist, he was about to become a powerful figure with a sense of the big picture.

From the time Zuo Xingzhou had his accident, to seizing the flaw of that Fish King and threatening him to work for him, and then successfully connecting with Chen Shuangran’s line… This series of layouts was smooth and natural, exquisitely flawless. Who could find any fault with it?

This morning, Qu Longjun guessed the calculation of that vixen bitch, and the two had seriously discussed temporarily not taking Tie Tianying's dog life for the sake of the big picture, which he strongly agreed with. In order not to be manipulated by Chen Shuangran, he deliberately put on that hateful and repulsive appearance.

Who knew that Tie Tianying would use the Badao in front of him!

Who could tolerate that!

He killed Aunt Gua's father, his own maternal grandfather, and now he was using that Cloud-Slicing Saber in front of him. To put it bluntly, it was like stealing someone else's woman in the village and flaunting it. In the southwest, he would be beaten to death in minutes!

"It's all the fault of that bunch of bastards from the Zuo family—"

Ning Ji meticulously described the course of events at the time, trying to convey his angry mood to his companions. Qu Longjun pursed her lips and nodded vigorously.

"Mm, mm-hmm..."

"See, you think so too, right… What's wrong with me chopping him to death on the spot… That damn traitor, learned kung fu in the southwest, and came back to teach it to Tie Tianying. All of them should have their martial arts crippled, be dragged off to mine, and be castrated…"

"Ah… Uh…" Qu Longjun admired the expansion of his thoughts, but after hesitating for a moment, she couldn't help but steer the topic back on track, "Then, Tie Tianying… that bastard, is he dead?"

"He wasn't when I left." Ning Ji pursed his lips, recalled for a moment, and then muttered about the details, "When I attacked, I was aiming to kill, but the old dog's kung fu is high, whether he breathes his last or not depends on his fate… Humph, and Chen's little dog's people, like that Tunyun monk, a bunch of cowards, if it weren't for their lack of courage, I would have scooped them all up this time…"

Qu Longjun didn't have any martial arts skills, so Ning Ji could only try to describe the excitement of the situation at the time in as much detail as possible.

Although he was furious and changed his plan at the time, his grasp of the situation was really too amazing. After hacking Tie Tianying a few times, he remembered that the people on the opposite side were also bastards who couldn't be let off, so he threw a bag of lime powder on the spot. That timing was so well-grasped that even Master Ning, Aunt Lu, and even Chen Fan and the others in the southwest would have applauded.

When grandmaster-level experts fought, losing sight was enough to drive one crazy. Ning Ji, having been in battle for a long time, also knew that once such a situation occurred on the battlefield, the two soldiers would inevitably have to attack madly to kill each other.

He attacked subconsciously, and only reacted when he was running away, thinking, "I'm really awesome." Who knew that when he turned his head, the two great experts on Chen's vixen's side were running no less quickly than himself. Tunyun knocked down trees and retreated first, and the other bastard also retreated quickly. Such a reaction could only show that these two guys seemed to be desperate, but in their hearts, they always had the awareness to escape, which was very different from the experts Ning Ji had seen in the southwest—even the desperadoes he had seen in the Fair Party.

His series of wonderful moves were effective, but how effective they were became subtle because of these two cowards.

If the same situation happened again, and it was Lin Zongwu and Chen Fan facing off, one of them would have to die, and the other would at least be seriously injured. But judging from the skill of Tunyun, the bald donkey, when he chased after him later, his injuries weren't serious, which showed that he didn't put in much effort in the life-or-death situation.

These kinds of rats were actually called grandmasters.

Ning Ji looked disdainful with his pig-like face.

"...As for Tie Tianying, he's at least seriously injured… It wouldn't be strange if he died."

"I haven't heard these rumors at the teahouse…" Qu Longjun turned her head and looked towards the distance of the city. The chaos in all directions had actually stopped. Today's situation seemed to be concluded with the imperial court gaining the upper hand.

Ning Ji shook his head, "If he dies, they shouldn't release the news for a while. We need to find someone to ask for the specifics."

"Mm." Qu Longjun frowned and hesitated for a moment, "Xiao Long, if Tie Tianying is really killed by you, do we… do we have to run away quickly…"

The two had discussed this question this morning. Killing Tie Tianying was certainly one of Ning Ji's goals, but the other party was already in a high position in the Southeast Little Imperial Court. Once they acted, the subsequent responses had to be considered clearly. Running away was the wisest choice, especially since there were such unavoidable branches today.

"...I'm a little afraid of that Cheng Zhouhai who came suddenly today. I don't know what he wants to do at all."

"Cheng Zhouhai… He talks a big game, but I think he's ordinary. Fuzhou is so chaotic, but I haven't seen him do anything. He even went to scare a little girl like you…"

Ning Ji grumbled a few words, but in the midst of such complaints, his gaze gradually became serious.

This morning, he really hadn't thought about killing Tie Tianying on the spot. His relationship with the Zuo family was still relatively good, and he didn't have much of a real sense of the possibility of running away. However, at this moment, when he really chewed on the possibility of Tie Tianying being seriously injured or dead, Ning Ji realized that he could indeed consider running away.

He was young, but he didn't take life and death matters lightly. Especially after having the "two people" in mind, his calm side could often take the upper hand. At this time, he thought about it and nodded.

"Whether Tie Tianying is dead or not is indeed a big problem…" He grabbed Qu Longjun's hand, "Let's not go back yet. Let's find Zuo Wenxuan. We can't let him overthink things right now."

"Mm." Qu Longjun also nodded, "If he's really dead, we have to leave immediately."

"If he's really dead, the city gates will be closed, but Zuo Wenxuan will have a way."

"...Will he help us then?"

"Haha, if I'm willing to run away then, he'll be thanking his lucky stars…"

Qu Longjun frowned, seeming to want to figure something out, but then she just smiled and ran forward with him…

……

Back at the Houguan County Command Center from Jiuxian Mountain, feedback on every action in the city had been compiled.

Most of the mid-level officials who came to report had happy expressions on their faces. The members of the Zuo family were even more excited and full of energy, knowing that this matter had been handled properly and that everyone would gain a lot of face in the city.

The riots in Houguan County had been curbed, and many of the spies arranged by Chen Shuangran had been caught. Next, they would interrogate, trace lines, arrest people, and confiscate their homes. No matter how powerful Chen Shuangran was, she would probably have to quiet down for a while.

Watching the plan reach its expected effect properly, Zuo Wenxuan's emotions were a bit split.

Coming out of the Huaxia Army's staff department, he naturally remembered the words he had heard countless times in the southwest army: The basic job of a third-rate staff officer is to make plans and implement them step by step; the job of a second-rate staff officer is to be able to clean up a shit-covered ass properly; and the job of a first-rate staff officer is to think about how not to encounter such an ass.

Accidents, accidents… For those who handle affairs, the biggest test has never been making plans. The real test is always how you deal with accidents.

This time, the complicated things had been handled step by step, but the accident that appeared was like such an ass that slapped him in the face with a "slap."

Suddenly, he realized that he couldn't even be a second-rate staff officer.

"Bastard… It's all the fault of that little bastard…"

His moment of glory had been turned into a shit-covered ass by this accident. When he was alone, Zuo Wenxuan couldn't help but grit his teeth and curse a few times, resolving that if he met that little brat again, he couldn't give him a good look… He had been spoiled by the southwest to the point of being lawless…

Such an opportunity came quickly.

The follow-up chores weren't complicated. Among the reports of various situations, an urgent contact was passed over. It was an urgent message from Zuo Xingzhou, asking for a secret meeting at the previous rendezvous point. After Zuo Xingzhou disappeared, only Ning Ji used it.

He immediately took a few guards and rushed towards the Zuo family's direction.

Preparing to question him…

……

Bang—

Bang bang—

The waving blade shone with power, chopping through the wooden frame on one side of the courtyard, leaving a pile of rubble on the ground.

"This time, it's all the fault of Sun Wukong—"

A green forest hero was angrily scolding.

This was a remote, dilapidated small courtyard near the city wall, one of the extremely hidden evacuation points for Chen Shuangran's side. At this time, the core figures of the rebel action team, including Chen Shuangran, Chen Yan, Fan Chong, and Tunyun, were gathering here. Prior to this, many orders for evacuation, life preservation, or disconnection had been sent out one after another.

The riots in Houguan County were a head-on confrontation. Chen Shuangran had initially hoped to have some effect, but even if it didn't, the losses were within expectations. However, on the other side, the group that played the horse traders in the Yue Yun framing case was suddenly uprooted, along with some other branches, large and small, causing her to lose more than half of the hidden soldiers she had buried in the city this time. She didn't know how many more people would be caught by the imperial court for more clues in the subsequent interrogations.

Originally, she had relied on the imperial court not wanting to shed more blood, creating various frictions and chaos time and time again, and then further undermining the prestige of the imperial court in this series of chaotic situations. Who knew that the other party's thunderous methods this time had also hit the right spot. It really felt like a skilled fighter who had no obvious achievements. She wanted to drag things out, but in reality, she couldn't afford to play anymore.

The responses that should have been made had already been made. Chen Shuangran's expression was uncertain. After a while, she walked forward, grabbed the big knife from the hands of the expert who had just chopped the wooden frame, and raised it to chop the wood on the ground three times forcefully.

Bang bang bang.

Because the chopping method was not good, it looked like she was just hitting the rubble on the ground hard with a stick a few times.

She vented her anger and turned back, "...Master Jin? Will Tie Tianying die?"

Fan Chong stepped forward and looked at Tunyun not far away, "There is… a 70% chance… He was simultaneously besieged by me and Master Tunyun, plus the sneak attack by that Sun Wukong. He has dozens of knife, palm, and fist wounds on his body, and they are not superficial injuries. The Master's Ghost Claw and Shadowless Fist are internal kung fu. Once they are applied, there will definitely be internal injuries. Tie Tianying is a generation of grandmaster, with vigorous energy and blood, but he is already old after all…"

"...Really 70%?"

"The remaining 30% will definitely be serious injuries."

"..."

Chen Shuangran was dubious, looking at Fan Chong, and then turning to look at Tunyun. Her strategy was not bad, and she had accumulated some prestige in the organization, but she could question Fan Chong, but she didn't dare to question Tunyun.

Not far away, Tunyun had his arms crossed over his chest, with his back to this side, looking like a lonely expert in a snowy world. Noticing this gaze, he slightly turned his head.

"Even if Tie Tianying is not dead, he will not have combat power for a month or two. If he dares to take action in his seriously injured state, he will be courting death. Miss can rest assured about this."

Chen Shuangran blinked, and after a moment, nodded.

"This time, it's all the fault of Sun Wukong—"

The green forest hero next to him repeated it again.

When he threw the lime powder, he was filled with enthusiasm by the teenager's loud shout of "Kill!" and rushed up with his companion to hack and kill desperately. His companion was smashed into minced meat by the octagonal hammer that Yue Yun swung back, and he was knocked away, barely saving his life. Later, during the escape, he was the one shouting that he wanted to kill Sun Wukong's entire family.

Fan Chong and Tunyun next to him did not speak. Chen Shuangran didn't want to be silent, and said, "Is this Sun Wukong really that bad?"

Fan Chong was silent for a while, and finally spoke.

"To be fair, this battle was successful, and the teenager's sneak attack at the beginning contributed greatly. It was he who pushed Hu Ping forward, which opened up the opportunity to severely injure Tie Tianying. However, this person is too evil. The bag of lime powder he threw at the end阴ed everyone at the same time, which also left Tie Tianying with a few chances to survive…"

Chen Shuangran frowned: "Could it be intentional? Is he an imperial court spy?"

Fan Chong smiled bitterly: "To tell Miss the truth, in the battle of grandmasters, let alone scheming or deliberately holding back, even if a person hesitates in his mind, he will probably lose his life. This teenager's kung fu has reached the first-class level, but if he wants to injure Tie Tianying without killing him, he can't do it, I can't do it, and to be honest, even if that Lin Zongwu, the great master of the Lin family, comes in person, he probably can't do it… To put it another way, if he is a spy, he will kill Tie Tianying himself, and if Tie Tianying survives it will be just attempted murder."

"Then this little thief…"

"He wants Tie Tianying to die, that's for sure, but in retrospect, he really wanted us to die at the time…" Fan Chong said, "This person is young, has high martial arts skills, and perhaps for this reason, he has a arrogant temperament. He wants to kill us, but we试探ed him… If we want to get this person to submit to us, it seems that it will be absolutely not easy now."

Fan Chong said here, and Tunyun not far away turned his head and smiled sinisterly: "This teenager's temperament is quite to the old monk's liking. He has high martial arts skills and does whatever he wants. What's wrong with that?"

Chen Shuangran looked at him: "Then does Master have any ideas, able to…"

Tunyun snorted coldly and raised his head: "When this matter is over, this old man may go and try him. If he is really to my liking, I can pass on my mantle… But this matter is like taming an eagle, and it can't be done in a short time."

Chen Shuangran nodded, giving up the idea of letting Tunyun take action. Fan Chong next to him thought for a while and opened his mouth again.

"There is one thing we can do now."

"...Please speak, sir."

"This teenager has an arrogant temperament, he hits whoever provokes him. We have been hated by him now, and it may not be necessary to contact him face-to-face, but to put it another way, he hacked Tie Tianying half to death, and the imperial court will not let him go. We can just have someone expose him to the imperial court, and then send someone over to smash his home and stall. The more fiercely the imperial court fights with him, the greater the possibility that we will subdue him."

After he finished speaking, everyone looked at each other and nodded. Chen Shuangran's eyes flowed, and after a moment, she smiled.

"Let's do it like this. We must not let him have a good time."

"We must not let him have a good time—"

In the back, the green forest hero shouted.

……

We must not let him have a good time…

In the rendezvous room, Zuo Wenxuan adjusted his glasses and walked in grinding his teeth.

Wanting to question him.

On the other side of the room, Ning Ji reached out with one hand over the table and chairs, flipping over to this side.

"You…"

Zuo Wenxuan had just opened his mouth when Ning Ji, with a ferocious face, had already thrown a punch.

The reaction on the battlefield awakened. Zuo Wenxuan held his hands over his head and took Ning Ji's punch.

"Zuo Wenxuan, I操 your whole family, you bastard—"

Ning Ji cursed loudly.

Spraying blood on people…

How clever Zuo Wenxuan was, how rich his experience was in arguing and scolding in the southwest. In this instant, he "understood" that the other party was clearly trying to gain the upper hand and blame him—such things were not uncommon when the staff department in the southwest argued.

Although he was relatively weak, at this time he also gritted his teeth fiercely and reached out to overturn the table and chairs next to him.

"You bastard, you still have the nerve to talk about me? Don't you know what you've done—"

He was usually serious, but at this time, his solemn face, coupled with his scolding words, also looked quite威慑ful to an honest person going crazy. Ning Ji was stunned.

The next moment, he slammed a punch into the other party's waist.

"I操…"

"You still retort—"

In the room, the two people beat each other up with bangs.