Chapter 62: Bad Reputation and Gold-Lettered Signboard
Translator: Transn Editor: Transn
Jin Ancheng kowtowed to the Buddha in the library and murmured in his study.
A mont later, he opened his eyes and felt a little released. Sothing in his heart annoyed him.
“God blesses … ” he sighed.
“Yes, you should pray to God.” A husky but harsh voice ca from the room.
Jin Ancheng tightened his back and pulled down the Buddha without hesitation. The Buddha made a breaking sound. He turned around and perford “Yama Deception”.
However, he did not catch anything.
Just then, Jin Ancheng found that a mystery man was sitting behind the desk with a black robe. He wore an ugly mask for children that had a smiling monkey head.
“When did he enter this room? Where are the guards?” Jin Ancheng felt a chill and rushed to the window imdiately when he saw him.
He blinked, and seed to see that smiling monkey face again.
“If you run, I will cut your legs first.” The hoarse voice ca to Jin Ancheng’s ear.
This thrilling magic really shocked Jin Ancheng. The monkey face did not do anything and Jin Ancheng cald down. Sweat beaded on his forehead as he asked, “Are you Mr. Ennea Monkey of the Twelve Animal Zodiac Gods?”
If I can beat him, then I will finally win. If I can’t, my action now will annoy him. Maybe I will be appointed and have no chance to run away.
“Since you know , you had better give up fanciness and answer my question honestly,” ng Qi said in a hoarse voice.
Jin Ancheng prepared movents under the table and squeezed a smile, saying, “May I have your question?”
“I want to know, what did Duan Mingcheng do before he disappeared?” ng Qi asked directly.
Jin Ancheng frowned. “Mr. Ennea Monkey, this is nothing important. I have told Head Constable Fei everything. That night, Lord Duan booked a special room and invited Castellan and Head Constable Fei. He didn’t call dancing girls and sent away. Around half an hour later, Castellan and Head Constable Fei left. He ca out to pay the bill. He talked randomly with a familiar dancing girl ‘Night Moon’ and left directly.
“He talked with no more than three sentences. All were about the dinner.
“He must have disappeared when he headed ho. But there was no any evidence of any fighting.”
“Really? But my information was not like what you said.” ng Qi started to lie to Jin Ancheng.
Jin Ancheng said composedly, “Mr. Ennea Monkey may be deceived by rumors. What I said is all true.”
ng Qi did not say anything and looked at Jin Ancheng silently. The cold atmosphere and the smiling monkey face made him depressed.
Jin Ancheng said awkwardly, “Don’t you believe , Mr. Ennea Monkey?”
“What do you think?” ng Qi asked and then said in a low voice, “You have three sons and two daughters but no grandchildren, haven’t you?”
“What do you an?” Jin Ancheng’s eyes beca sharp and he looked terrible.
ng Qi said slowly and deliberately, “If you don’t tell the truth, I will kill them one by one in front of you. How long can you stand it? It is said that you love your little son most. Let’s start with him.”
He impossibly did that, he just scared Jin Ancheng. The Twelve Animal Zodiac Gods were extrely cruel and rciless. They could accept any tasks and finish them in any way. They had no boundaries. Jin Ancheng had to believe.
Sotis, bad reputation had benefits.
Jin Ancheng looked more terrible, “Mr. Ennea Monkey, what I said is true. Please don’t push .”
“You thought I didn’t know anything?” ng Qi snorted and turned his body outside deliberately. “Your little son lives in the Western Yard, doesn’t he?”
Jin Ancheng was very angry but tried to stay calm. He rushed toward ng Qi and held his throat and right hand. He also prepared to shout loudly to attract the guards’ attention. He did not hope they could save him, but he just wanted to make more noise. This was Destiny City! The 12 monsters could only act secretly.
The reason why ng Qi turned his body outside was to confuse Jin Ancheng. ng Qi moved away from Jin Ancheng and crashed into his embrace.
At the mont Jin Ancheng saw Ennea Monkey’s performance, he took back his hands and held ng Qi’s sleeveless shirt backhanded. He could not shout.
ng Qi did not dodge him and tightened his back to fight. He took his Buddhist Commandnt Blade and pointed it at Jin Ancheng’s throat.
After Jin Ancheng caught ng Qi’s sleeveless shirt, his put his power into his fingers. But he felt as if he was catching stones and felt a sharp pain.
As soon as he realized the bad situation, his neck was locked by the Buddhist Commandnt Blade.
ng Qi moved his left hand and acupunctured Jin Ancheng. He smiled and said, “Mr. Jin, we are both too elegant to fight.”
ng Qi annoyed Jin Ancheng deliberately and caught him successfully.
Normally, ng Qi had confidence in catching the enemy. But at midnight, if he could not catch the enemy quickly, the noise could attract the attention of the head constable of Destiny City, young Castellan, and even Castellan Cui Xu.
“What do you want?” Though he had been caught, as a master, Jin Ancheng still felt angry.
ng Qi cald down and said, “I want to know the truth.”
“What I told you was all true.” Jin Ancheng answered looking at the Buddhist Commandnt Blade at his neck as his eyes blinked.
ng Qi laughed, “You had better tell the truth. We ‘Twelve Animal Zodiac Gods’ always do what we said. I said that I will kill your family before, and I will do what I said.”
Maybe the Twelve Animal Zodiac Gods’ gold-lettered signboard worked. Maybe old Jin Ancheng attached great importance to his family. He sighed and said, “It is not because I don’t want to say. But I can’t say.”
“If you tell , you still have the chance to leave away with your family and possessions. If you don’t tell , your family will all die now.” ng Qi felt good because he finally heard the truth.
At that ti, he learned the benefit of “**”. If the man were master Duan Xiangfei, Jin Ancheng would not have believed what he said. However, the Twelve Animal Zodiac Gods will do what they said. He said he would kill Jin Ancheng’s family and he would do that.
No wonder that Duan Xiangfei asked to investigate the “Twelve Animal Zodiac Gods”.
Jin Ancheng sighed and said, “That day, after Lord Duan sent young Castellan and the head constable, he didn’t leave directly. He talked with dancing girl Night Moon, then he went out and walked into a quiet yard. He made another reservation and invited other people.
“That guest was in a long black robe and wore a face-cloth. I could hardly guess his age or see his face, but the guest should be a man. He was as tall as you, Mr. Ennea Monkey. He was thin, too.
“After Lord Duan entered the yard, he sent out. I still felt strange and I worried that it would be harmful to young Castellan and Head Constable Fei. I went to the other side of the yard and slightly heard their talking. They spoke in low voices and I heard dimly about the Snow God Palace.”
“Snow God Palace… ” ng Qi repeated quietly. “Most things I co across in this world could be related to the Snow God Palace.”
Jin Ancheng glanced at that smiling monkey mask and said, “It was about Snow God Palace. I could hardly hear clearly but I tried my best. Later, the talking sound disappeared. To my big surprise, I walked back to the front door to find that nothing but dinner was left and they both were gone.
“Since then, I have never seen Lord Duan.”
“Was there any fighting?” ng Qi asked carefully.
Jin Ancheng shook his head, “No traces of fighting, but a pound of silver. I guess Lord Duan left with the black-robed man of his own accord or he was caught for lacking Kung Fu.”
“Was there sothing special with the silver? Was there poison in the food?” ng Qi thought deeply and tried to find clues according to novels that he read before.
Jin Ancheng shook his head again. “That silver belonged to Lord Duan, the impression of the Duan family was on it. There was nothing wrong with the food. There was no debris from clothes.
“Mr. Ennea Monkey, I told you what I know.”
ng Qi shook his head slightly with that smiling monkey mask, which made Jin Ancheng anxious. Jin Ancheng heard ng Qi say in a hoarse voice, “It is clear. But I still have a question. The part that you wanted to conceal didn’t seem worth it.”
He can speak about this part of the issue and it wouldn’t cause any problems. Why was he unwilling to say it?
Jin Ancheng’s face beca pale. He hesitated a while and said slowly, “Yes, Head Constable Fei wouldn’t let say it. I had to conceal it.”
“Fei Zhengqing?” ng Qi looked at Jin Ancheng’s eyes directly.
Jin Ancheng nodded. “Yes. After Lord Duan disappeared, the first one to investigate was Head Constable Fei. He knew my secret and has better Kung Fu than . I didn’t dare to disobey him. I don’t know why he concealed it.”
“Well, the wise man can change in different environnts. It is a pity not to kill your family.” ng Qi laughed, then moved quickly and ran out of the study. Within a mont, he disappeared from Jin Ancheng’s sight.
Jin Ancheng was acupunctured and he could not run and catch him. He breathed deeply and shouted soon after. In a mont, the guards arrived and unlocked his acupuncture points.
He let the guards go out with a somber face, then he sat on the chair in the study silently.
After an hour, he stood up slowly and looked at the guards outside. While they were not paying attention, he opened the window and went into the dark. He jumped out of the yard and ran in the other direction.
“Heng, you are double-dealing, but I am wise, too… ” ng Qi sat cross-legged in the eaves in the dark and saw Jin Ancheng running out of the yard.
He had read many novels and he knew sothing would happen under these circumstances. Maybe soone would kill Jin Ancheng. Maybe Jin Ancheng did not speak the truth and he would tell the one behind it all after ng Qi had left… ng Qi at first doubted what novelists had said, but he decided to hide outside and watch how things went on. He did not leave until dawn arrived.
He jumped onto the roof and followed Jin Ancheng silently.
Reviews
All reviews (0)