Chapter 17: Using the same tactics as the enemy, the trapped beast still fights When Chu Ge hid in the dark and took away the body. In the creek behind, Wang Xiuyun had apparently recovered her strength and began to climb out of the stream, calling out weakly. "Thank you so much for helping me. My Wang family." Before she could finish her words, she saw the mysterious man with dark skin like an old farmer had jumped away, and only one sentence floated into the forest with the hoarse old man's voice. "Girl, the world is dangerous and people's hearts are unpredictable. Strength level does not represent actual combat power. You still have to be more careful." Wang Xiuyun was startled when she heard that. She just lay beside the cold stream, soaking wet all over. She watched the figure quickly pass through the woods and disappear into the distance. Her eyes suddenly became a little confused. When she returned from the provincial capital, she thought she had seen many young talents and grand scenes, and all the martial arts she learned were top-notch, so her mentality was indeed a little frivolous in the past few days since she came back. Today, he heard that his family's caravan had been robbed and there were casualties. He ignored his father's stern words and, relying on his skills and courage, he quietly climbed out of the house and went out of the city to turn the tide. Unexpectedly, he was deceived by the traitor Ding Ying and suffered a setback. Thinking that if he really fell into the hands of the thieves, the consequences would be disastrous, the more he helped, the more trouble he would make.

"Fortunately, that old man saved me." Wang Xiuyun murmured and climbed out of the stream. Suddenly I heard footsteps coming and I immediately became alert. Seeing that the people coming out of the woods opposite were all dressed like servants from the city, she breathed a sigh of relief, but she did not completely let down her guard. She has learned a lesson from her failure and will never trust anyone again. Linyuan City was in chaos at this time. Dozens of mysterious men in cloaks suddenly attacked some wealthy families in the affluent area, causing panic everywhere. Fortunately, the owner of Crouching Tiger Martial Arts School and the police officers who stayed in the city took action in time and intercepted many of the bandits. At this moment, the two groups were fighting fiercely. Inside a large mansion, several thunderous sounds of fighting and energy collisions broke out, scattering the flowers, plants and mud all around. Two figures quickly crossed each other in the courtyard. There were even people fighting in the corridors in other directions. Soon, one of the old men groaned and stepped back, then suddenly landed on a rockery at the back and stood still. With a loud bang, the rockery cracked and began to crumble. The old man swayed a few times before he managed to stand. He stared at the cloaked man outside the pavilion opposite with a grim expression, and then looked calmly at the hands that were entangled all around him. "Haha, Hu Xuezhi, this is all you can do with Crouching Tiger Kung Fu? This is a cat's claw, not a tiger's fist!" Outside the pavilion, the man in the cloak chuckled leisurely, with a cold arc on his lips, and said, "Since this envoy has lured Tian Youji away from the mountain, how could I ignore you? Tian Youji thought that if he asked you to stay in the city, everything would be safe? That's underestimating me. If you don't make a move now, you can still escape unscathed. This messenger is only seeking money, and I will leave after my subordinates outside have gained their gains. How do you think?" Hu Xuezhi looked unhappy, but did not respond. Suddenly, a steady and cold voice came from outside the courtyard wall.

"You should worry about whether you can leave safely!" With a bang, the gate of the courtyard burst open, and the sturdy figure of Tian Youji with short hair and leopard eyes appeared. The cloaked Iron Plate Messenger's expression suddenly changed. "You didn't leave the city?" "You think Tian is so easy to be fooled by you?" Outside the city, Chu Ge had taken off the mask of the porter's shadow puppet, restored his own appearance, and was riding his horse back quickly. He originally planned to go out of the city to observe the fight between Tian Youji and the foreign envoy from the Tiandi Xianghuo Sect's stronghold, and at the same time see if there was any opportunity to take advantage. However, he did not meet Tian Youji and the iron-plate envoy at all during his trip. Instead, he accidentally rescued Wang Xiuyun and collected five corpses. However, before this, he had already known the truth through questioning the two "life-chasing ghosts" and eavesdropping on the conversation between Ding Ying and others. It turned out that the iron plate messenger was not outside the city at all, but was making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, leading his men to launch a surprise attack on the city. He also quickly realized it. The reason why Tian Youji was not found when he left the city was probably because Tian Youji had not left the city at all. "Maybe Tian Youji had already seen through the opponent's tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west to lure the tiger away from the mountain. How did he see through it? Could it be that he has an insider?" Chu Ge rode his horse and galloped wildly. As he saw the outline of the city ahead, he suddenly jumped off his horse and rode away, his cloak spread out like a flying bird. "Whoohoo-" He untied his cloak in an instant and quickly displayed his skills. His muscles with clear lines moved in a coordinated manner and he was full of explosive power. He was like a tiger descending from the mountains and rushed into the city swiftly, running faster than a horse. Tian Youji did not leave the city, which meant that he might have already fought with the iron-plate envoy inside the city. There is still Hu Xuezhi, a warrior in the Blood Exchange Realm, in the city. Even if Hu Xuezhi's blood and energy are declining, the Iron Plate Envoy will not be able to gain any advantage. Chu Ge was worried that his old house would be destroyed by the short-sighted followers of the Tiandi Xianghuo Sect. After all, he had a lot of gold, silver and jewelry kept in the main house. If they were all looted, he would have nowhere to cry. After a cup of tea. Chu Ge had already arrived at the crowded and chaotic city gate. The appearance of robbers in the city caused many panicked citizens to flee the city, but they did not dare to run too far. They all gathered at the city gate. It was crowded, messy and noisy. There was such chaos even at the city gate, but there were no officers or soldiers to restrain and maintain order. It was obvious that the situation inside the city was even worse. Chu Ge had to squeeze into the crowd as he passed through the chaotic city gate. Some fishermen who knew him immediately warned others when they saw someone coming into the city. "Master Chu, there are many vicious robbers in the city. Some people have been killed by them before. Don't go in." "Yes, Master Chu, let's all stay here together and spend money to avoid disaster." "It's okay. I'm also a martial artist from Crouching Tiger Martial Arts School. I have the ability to protect myself. Thank you for reminding me, neighbors."

After expressing his gratitude, Chu Ge walked through the crowd and entered the city. There were almost no people in the city at this time, and many people who did not leave the city hid in their homes. Occasionally, some panic-stricken people were seen on the streets running towards the city gate. Even some ruffians took advantage of the chaos to rob houses and steal food and rice. It was chaos everywhere, showing the evil side of human nature. Chu Ge didn't care about anything else and went straight to the wealthy area where his home was. As soon as I arrived at the street entrance, I heard the sounds of swords clashing and fighting. His expression changed slightly and he stopped at the street corner to observe for a moment. Then he saw many guards, yamen runners and disciples of Crouching Tiger Martial Arts School in the city surrounding and killing a group of cloaked Tiandi Xianghuo sect bandits not far away. Just looking at the situation of the battle between the two sides, it is obvious that our side in the city has the upper hand. A group of gangsters gradually fell into a disadvantage. "Fortunately, the situation seems to be under control." Chu Ge breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, a bandit happened to break through the encirclement and escape, with a look of desperate ferocity on his face. As his Qi and blood surged, his skin turned blue and his muscles bulged, which was clearly a sign of physical training. His skin was rough and thick, and his muscles were as hard as iron. The swords of some of the surrounding soldiers slashed at his body, but it seemed that they could only leave small wounds, without much blood spurting out. This man rushed out of the encirclement like a tiger or a wolf, and headed straight for the street entrance where he was. Chu Ge's heart moved, and he took a step back, ready to wait and see. Now that his side has gained the upper hand and the situation in the city is under control, he has no intention of showing off. In case there are some powerful masters hidden in the Tiandi Xianghuo Sect who haven't shown up and are targeting him, but it's still easy to stop a flesh-trained warrior. (End of this chapter)