Transmigration: Space-Aided Rise to Power and Prosperity

Chapter 1070 - 906: A Step Too Late

The person squinted, their eyes sharp, causing Ju Haoming to shiver inwardly, prompting another round of flattery.If Gu Chengyu were here, he would surely lament that this person is yet another acquaintance!

"Has anyone noticed? I always feel that your identity will cause trouble." The woman’s gentle voice sounded, and she was quite uneasy in her heart.

"Rest assured! I disguised myself when I entered the city; no one can recognize me. Even if someone knows I’m not the original Doctor Yang, I can explain everything. If it weren’t for that person’s stature being completely different from mine, I could have impersonated him seventy percent accurately."

The man’s low voice rang out, filled with confidence.

However, the woman was not as optimistic, "Gu Chengyu is very cautious, not inclined towards women, nor obsessed with wealth, making him extremely difficult to deal with. Li Taixing has been captured and imprisoned by him; searching for him is useless now. We need to consult the master quickly; the situation has changed, and we need to find another way."

The two stood behind the rockery talking, with the woman constantly looking around, fearing someone would pass by. Who else could this woman be but Lian Xiang?

"Li Taixing has been captured? What happened? This Gu Chengyu is too cunning; we’ve failed multiple times. I’m afraid we’ll return empty-handed. This time we even sacrificed Wolf Head; this man is truly hateful. That person hasn’t been found yet, and returning empty-handed will not go unnoticed by the master."

The man, upon hearing Li Taixing had been captured, couldn’t help but worry. They would certainly face punishment upon returning this time.

The hateful Gu Chengyu has ruined things. Otherwise, they would have succeeded long ago.

"If it doesn’t work, let’s withdraw! I can’t stay much longer; I need to return quickly. Otherwise, if that woman can’t find me, she’ll cause trouble again."

Lian Xiang didn’t respond to the man’s words, only stated her plan. Then, she straightened her collar, left the rockery, intending to head to the main building of the inner courtyard.

"Return? Return where?"

As soon as Lian Xiang emerged from the rockery, she saw five men dressed as guards standing outside, and her face turned pale.

Ding Qi directed the other four to approach the rockery, and they surrounded the rockery.

Seeing things turning unfavorable, Lian Xiang hurriedly bent down and drew a dagger from the trouser leg beneath her skirt, attacking Ding Qi at the forefront.

Ding Qi was skilled too, prepared for Lian Xiang. He raised his sword to block, immediately engaged in a fight with Lian Xiang.

After a few moves, Ding Qi subdued Lian Xiang.

Learning from previous lessons, Ding Qi immediately dislocated the opponent’s jaw, removed her belt, and tied her up tightly, pushing her to the ground.

The Doctor Yang inside the rockery and the guards outside also started fighting; his martial arts weren’t weak. Pulling out a Soft Sword from his waist, he fought evenly against four.

Seeing this, Ding Qi rushed to assist. Just as he left Lian Xiang’s side, he heard a faint whizzing sound.

Not good! Ding Qi quickly turned his head, only to find Lian Xiang, who was still struggling moments ago, now lay motionless, with a spot of blood on her forehead.

A hidden weapon! Ding Qi’s eyes filled with anger; it must have been Doctor Yang.

"Be careful, he uses hidden weapons!" As Ding Qi’s words fell, the faint whizzing sound came again.

The commotion from their fight finally alerted other guards in the mansion, causing the C Class guards to mobilize in full force.

"Sir, that Lian Xiang and Doctor Yang indeed have issues; they started fighting with Ding Qi and the others." A guard hurriedly reported to Gu Chengyu.

Upon hearing this, Gu Chengyu immediately put down the brush he was holding. Picking up the sword hanging on the wall, he followed the guard to the location.

Ding Qi was hit by the opponent’s hidden weapon; his arm suddenly went numb, almost unable to hold the sword.

Doctor Yang, seeing more and more people arriving, realized he couldn’t leave today. The last silver needle had been launched just now, and he had no more hidden weapons left.

In terms of hidden weapons, he had some skills. But in martial arts, he was far inferior to those before him.

His peripheral vision caught sight of several guards rushing over, among them Gu Chengyu, making Doctor Yang feel that all of them would perish here today.

Not daring to hesitate any longer, since they’d die sooner or later. Doctor Yang bit through the poison sac in his mouth, a mouthful of deadly poison, sealing his throat upon contact with blood.

Ding Qi could only watch helplessly as the man fell, lamenting pitifully.

If they had been able to capture this person, they would have certainly learned very important information.

When Gu Chengyu arrived, he only managed to see the fallen man. He sighed, still arriving too late.

Coming next to Ding Qi, he saw Ding Qi’s right arm was powerless, the color of the back of his hand turning cyan-black, indicating to Gu Chengyu that he had been poisoned.

When the master arrived, Ding Qi involuntarily lowered his head; he had messed things up.

Gu Chengyu casually tossed over a porcelain vial, "Take care of the poison first!"

Squatting down, he carefully examined this individual, knowing that this person was absolutely no longer among the living.

Then he looked at the woman tied up tightly beside, recognizing her as the young girl from the banquet who wanted to take his Imperial Sword.

The woman also had a cyan-black complexion, already dead. Gu Chengyu leaned close to the woman’s face, noticing a red dot on her forehead, with an object protruding slightly.

He pulled out a cloth from his bosom, wrapped it around his hand, used Inner Strength to extract the object, and placed it on the cloth.

As expected, it was a silver needle, a doctor’s silver needle, just coated with black medicine.

The person who used the hidden weapon did so expertly; the silver needle fully embedded in Lian Xiang’s forehead, leaving only a small tail exposed.

Turning to Doctor Yang, he ordered his clothes removed.

The first thing he saw was a totem, the same position, the same pattern, not a shred of difference.

Continuing to search this person head-to-toe, Gu Chengyu discovered another tattoo, a fox.

It seemed this person’s status in the organization was not low, similar to that of the man before.

Gu Chengyu took a good look at the person, finding his face somewhat familiar.

In an instant, Gu Chengyu suddenly realized. Wasn’t this the person who, during the queue at the city gate, pushed a wheelbarrow collecting night waste?

This wasn’t the talking man, but the other who kept his head lowered, always silent.

Gu Chengyu hadn’t recognized him at first because this person had previously disguised himself.

Moreover, he always kept his head down, only occasionally raising it, leaving Gu Chengyu with some impression of his face due to his good memory.

Looking at the female corpse beside him, Gu Chengyu ultimately couldn’t bring himself to conduct a public check of the corpse.

Gu Chengyu stood up, wrapped the silver needle in the cloth, "Take these two to the Yizhuang first; place them there temporarily. Have someone guard them—no mistakes this time. Search Lian Xiang’s room to see if there’s any gain."

After instructing Ding Qi, Gu Chengyu turned around and left.