Jin Ancheng leaped up and down, running left and right. After running around in the city for half an hour, he finally found an ordinary-looking yard.
It was not because he found Mengqi, but because he had been in Jianghu for many years, he habitually changed his direction and always thought that someone was following him.
Mengqi landed on the tiles softly, like a feather landing on the ground. He watched Jin Ancheng move forward like he was familiar with the yard. He arrived at a wing room and knocked on the door rhythmically.
"This guy is really cunning. I almost lost him." Mengqi hid in the shadow of the eaves and murmured to himself.
This was the first time he had tailed someone. If he hadn't mastered the primary level of Lightning Changes, he would have been discovered by Jin Ancheng, or else he would have lost track of Jin Ancheng. Even so, he was drenched in sweat. It was as if he had practiced for half a day.
"This house is ordinary. It is definitely not Fei Zhengqing's house. Who is Jin Ancheng looking for …" Mengqi frowned and thought. As one of the top ten most powerful chief detectives in Destiny City, this shabby house with two entrances could never be Fei Zhengqing's house. "Could it be that Jin Ancheng is still lying?"
Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump. After Jin Ancheng knocked rhythmically for a while, the door opened silently. He dashed in and closed the door behind him out of habit.
Seeing this, Mengqi slowly slid down from the eaves along the beam like a falling leaf. In the quiet night, he was inconspicuous.
As soon as his feet touched the ground, Mengqi moved like smoke and hid outside the window of the wing room in two or three steps.
Meng Qi quietly stood up and poked at the white paper window with his finger, which was covered with saliva, when he found that there was no movement inside.
After a faint sound, a hole appeared on the paper window. Mengqi put one eye on it and looked inside.
No one!
It was an ordinary wing room with a table, wardrobe and bed, but no one was inside!
Jin Ancheng who just went in was also gone!
Mengqi was nervous and looked again. After confirming that there was no one inside, he gently opened the window and jumped in.
As soon as he stepped on the ground, Mengqi suddenly thought of something. If there was no one inside, then who opened the door for Jin Ancheng?
Clap, clap, clap. The sound of applause came from the side of the bed. Mengqi held his Buddhist Commandment Blade horizontally and looked up calmly.
The box beside the bed was pushed open, revealing a big dark hole. Jin Ancheng and a middle-aged man with a long beard stood next to it. It was the latter who applauded.
It was indeed a tunnel. It seemed that Jin Ancheng wanted to go to a nearby house from here. That was his destination. Well, there was a spacious mansion next to it … Meng Qi roughly understood what had happened just now.
Jin Ancheng blew the match in his hand and smiled ferociously. The sarcomas on his forehead were shaking, "Thanks to my rich experience in Jianghu, I waited a little longer in the tunnel. Otherwise, I wouldn't have seen you, Mr. Ennea Monkey."
At this time, perhaps because they saw the fire, the other rooms outside began to open their doors one after another. Their voices were very low, and they quickly surrounded this room in an orderly manner.
"Who is this?" Mengqi did not even look at Jin Ancheng. His smiling monkey mask was aimed at the middle-aged man with a long beard.
"Mr. Ennea Monkey, it's not a good habit to pretend. Don't you Twelve Beasts recognize me?" The middle-aged man's voice was rough but strangely sharp.
"So it's Chief Fei. I'm just curious why you are here in the middle of the night. Are you admiring the moon alone?" The smiling monkey mask made it hard to see Mengqi's expression.
Fei Zhengqing laughed, "You are indeed the most mysterious and strange Twelve Beasts in Jianghu. Mr. Ennea Monkey is really calm. If I were you, I would have already found a chance to escape."
"It's a coincidence that I have something to do tonight. I was planning to go out through the tunnel, but I happened to run into Mr. Ennea Monkey."
While talking, Jin Ancheng walked to another direction and prepared to attack Mengqi. He flattered, "Thanks to your foresight, Chief Fei, you set up the rule of going through the tunnel. Otherwise, I really couldn't catch Mr. Ennea Monkey."
"Haha, it's also because you are knowledgeable and experienced." A pair of judge pens appeared in Fei Zhengqing's hands. He casually praised Jin Ancheng, "Mr. Ennea Monkey, why don't you surrender? With your strength, the Castellan should have mercy on you. "
Mengqi snorted, "In fact, no matter how thoughtful you are and how experienced you are in Jianghu, I only know one thing."
"What?" Facing Ennea Monkey's calmness, Fei Zhengqing was a little serious.
"I only know that you can't beat me."
Before his voice died away, Mengqi rushed to Fei Zhengqing like a ghost. His footsteps were changing so that people couldn't catch his figure. He waved his Buddhist Commandment Blade in the air, aiming at Fei Zhengqing's neck.
Facing such a body movement, Fei Zhengqing secretly praised that Meng Qi lived up to his reputation. He moved sideways to dodge and hit the major acupoint on Mengqi's head with his Judge Pen.
At the same time, Jin Ancheng attacked from the side. He curled his fingers like eagle claws and grabbed the acupoint on Mengqi's back.
"I know you have Thwart Kung Fu, but hitting acupoints can restrain you!"
Mengqi didn't move his body or feet. He suddenly lifted his Buddhist Commandment Blade from the side, aiming at Jin Ancheng's chest and abdomen. At the same time, he slightly tilted his head and operated Golden Bell Shield with all his strength. A layer of dark golden luster appeared on his skin, like the statue of Luohan in the temple.
This tilt of his head prevented Fei Zhengqing's Judge Pen from hitting Mengqi's temple. Instead, it hit the acupoint near his ear.
"Even if you have Thwart Kung Fu, you can't do anything when your acupoint is hit. You're not the Beiku Divine Monk who has practiced Pure Yang Skill for 40 years!"
The steel tip of the pen hit Mengqi's ear and made a crisp sound, as if it had hit a golden Buddha statue.
The dark gold was restrained and reflected the firelight, making Fei Zhengqing's shocked and frightened face look exceptionally ugly.
The Buddhist Commandment Blade that was aimed at Jin Ancheng was pulled back from an unimaginable angle and knocked away Fei Zhengqing's Judge Pen. It was another feint!
After one successful move, Mengqi was like a fierce tiger coming down the mountain. His knife light was like weaving. It didn't take long for him to capture Fei Zhengqing and Jin Ancheng, who couldn't break his defense, and sealed their acupoints.
After finishing the fourth stage of Golden Bell Shield, except for the eyes, the Achilles' heel under the navel, the temple, and the Chest Middle acupoint, Meng Qi needed weapons of the enlightened Apertures level or the Refined Weapon level to penetrate his acupoints.
"I told you, you can't beat me." Behind the mask, Mengqi smiled, showing his white teeth.
Fei Zhengqing had been a famous master for a long time. His Judge Pen was famous all over the country, and he had few opponents. He thought he was the top among those who were below grandmasters. But today, facing Ennea Monkey of the "Twelve Beasts", he had an indescribable fear. His opponent didn't have the characteristics of a grandmaster. How could his strength be so terrifying? What kind of Thwart Kung Fu did he practice?
This battle had seriously hurt his confidence.
"I really underestimated your strength, Mr. Ennea Monkey." As a veteran, he quickly calmed himself down. "Destiny City has collected relevant information about the previous missions of the Twelve Animal Zodiac Gods to judge your strength. But Mr. Ennea Monkey, you haven't used your full strength. Haha, it turns out that you're not good at bladesmanship."
"Who told you that I'm good at bladesmanship?" Mengqi asked with a smile.
Fei Zhengqing heard the teasing and sighed. "It's our mistake. Mr. Ennea Monkey, you're good at Thwart Kung Fu. What's your relationship with the Beiku Divine Monk of Fa Xuan Sect?"
"I admire you very much, Head Constable Fei." Mengqi suddenly sighed. "If I were you, I wouldn't be able to talk so calmly if I was captured. You even have the leisure to inquire about my background."
Fei Zhengqing smiled bitterly. "I'm a constable, so I'm used to interrogation. And I know that Mr. Ennea Monkey is here to inquire about Young Master Duan's disappearance, not to kill. As long as I tell you the truth, I won't lose my life."
"Yes, Mr. Ennea Monkey. I heard that the 'Twelve Animal Zodiac Gods' have a saying: 'There's no need to kill people for things outside the mission. It's a waste of energy.'" Jin Ancheng echoed. He was afraid that his continuous lies and confrontations would anger Ennea Monkey.
Mengqi said with a faint smile, "Not necessarily. I kill people depending on my mood. Tonight, the moon hangs high in the sky, shining brightly. It's the night to kill. If you don't satisfy me, this day next year will be the anniversary of your death, as well as the anniversary of your family's death."
He had always wanted to say these harsh words. When he read novels before, he felt that the dialogues of the villains were particularly interesting.
As the head constable of Destiny City, Fei Zhengqing was able to restrain his fear. He said calmly, "I will tell you everything I know."
"I want to know why Landlord Jin came here to report in the middle of the night. Did he lie to me?" Mengqi asked in a low voice. The people outside the yard remained silent because there was no order from inside.
Jin Ancheng said in a low voice, "Head Constable Fei told me that if someone comes to inquire about this, I must report to him immediately. But, but there's one thing I lied about."
He volunteered to tell the truth.
Mengqi thought for a while and moved Fei Zhengqing to the other side. He said, "Tell me in a low voice where Jin Ancheng lied. Then I'll ask him. If it's different, hehe …"
Fei Zhengqing lowered his voice. "There's only one thing he lied about. There's a clue left in the room."
"There's a leaf of a Chinese pagoda tree under the table. That kind of tree can only be found in the Dabei Temple in the east of the city. The mysterious man might have brought it here by accident."
"So, I sent people to search the Dabei Temple overnight. But we were too slow and didn't catch the suspect. We only found more clues, which all pointed to the remnants of the Snow God Palace."
"We suspect that they are responsible for Childe Duan's disappearance. Because Childe Duan has always been interested in the treasures of the Snow God Palace. He has never stopped looking for clues."
Mengqi listened quietly and repeated the words "treasures of the Snow God Palace" in his heart.
Fei Zhengqing suddenly smiled. "In order not to alert the enemy, I asked Ancheng to hide the truth. But Mr. Leisure knows about it."
Mengqi squinted his eyes. Duan Xiangfei knew about it? Why didn't he mention it in the file?
