Chapter 159

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　　That night.
　　Xu Taiping, reeking of alcohol, and Huang Que returned to the inn.
　　But just as he was about to go upstairs, two beggars suddenly blocked his way and stretched out the broken bowls in their hands at the same time, saying：
　　“Young master, have mercy and give us a couple of copper coins.”
　　“Young master, we haven’t eaten for several days.”
　　“Get lost, you dare to beg from your grandpa. Are you looking for a beating？”
　　The drunk Huangque raised his fist at the two people.
　　However, these two beggars were not scared away and still chattered and followed behind the two of them.
　　“Don’t follow us anymore.”
　　Xu Taiping turned around and glared at the two people, deliberately releasing some fluctuations of his aura.
　　The two beggars were immediately scared and took a few steps back.
　　However, one of the younger beggars, when Xu Taiping turned around, quickly picked up a handful of mud on the ground and smeared it on Xu Taiping’s body.
　　“Let you rich people look down on others with your dog eyes！”
　　After throwing down this sentence, the two beggars turned around and ran away with their bowls and sticks.
　　“Forget it, go back and wash. Don’t argue with them.”
　　Just as Xu Taiping was about to chase after them, Huangque suddenly grabbed him, hooked his shoulder and pushed him into the inn.
　　“Alright.”
　　Xu Taiping casually looked at the figures of the two beggars running away, and then nodded.
　　……
　　In the room of the inn.
　　Xu Taiping changed out of his dirty clothes that were covered in mud.
　　However, he didn’t immediately take the clothes to be washed. Instead, he took out a note that was covered in mud from the pocket of the clothes.
　　When he unfolded the note and took a look, a line of words was clearly written on it：
　　“Everything is ready. See you at the sugar water shop on Fulu Street at Shenshi tomorrow.”
　　After reading it, Xu Taiping then concentrated the flame at his fingertip and burned the note to ashes.
　　“After going back this time, I have to thank Eighth Senior Brother well.”
　　He let out a long sigh and said.
　　That’s right. The two people he met at the entrance of the inn just now were exactly from the Beggars’ Gang founded by his Eighth Senior Brother.
　　As early as the first day he came to the capital, he handed the money bag given to him by his Eighth Senior Brother to a beggar who looked relatively reliable.
　　At the beginning, he just regarded it as doing a favor for his Eighth Senior Brother and didn’t think too much about it.
But unexpectedly, after getting in touch with the upper echelons of the Beggars’ Gang later, he found that this seemingly the insignificant gang actually had countless informants in the capital of the Wujiu Kingdom.
　　And in order to thank him for the kindness of passing on the message, the Beggars’ Gang has helped him collect a lot of useful information in the capital these days, such as the time when the city gate guards change shifts and where there are hiding places and the like.
　　“Now both inside and outside the city have been coordinated. As long as we can rescue the Sixth Princess from the imperial city tomorrow, we can transport her out of the imperial city without anyone noticing.”
　　As he was changing his clothes, he said to himself.
　　“The biggest trouble now is how to hold off that Yellow Sparrow.”
　　Then Xu Taiping, who had changed his clothes, looked out of the window.
　　“Taiping, don’t forget tonight. We still have to send a thick fog to this imperial city.”
　　At this time, the voice of Fairy Lingyue suddenly rang out in Xu Taiping’s mind.
　　“I’ll make preparations right away.”
　　Xu Taiping nodded and then took out a Qi Condensation Pill and stuffed it into his mouth.
　　……
　　The　next　morning.
　　A thick fog enveloped the imperial city and a large area around it.
　　However, the capital city of the Wujiu Kingdom is originally in the foggy season, so no one thought there was anything wrong with this thick fog.
　　Hongyun Restaurant, private room.
　　“Taiping, it took you so long to go to the latrine. Don’t tell me you lost and are secretly wiping your tears out of anger？”
　　Huang Que, who was sitting at the table by the window, looked at Xu Taiping who had returned to the room and playfully teased him with a smile.
　　“I washed my face.”
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　　As he spoke, he walked straight to a chair opposite Huang Que and sat down.
　　On the table between the two of them was placed a chessboard and two boxes of black and white chess pieces.
　　“But make sure, if you lose this game again, you have to accompany me to the Ten Thousand Flowers Building tonight.”
　　As he spoke, the Yellow Sparrow grabbed a handful of chess pieces from the chess box and then placed his hand on the chessboard.
　　Xu Taiping took out two chess pieces from the chess box.
　　The Yellow Sparrow let go and saw that it was exactly an even number, so he put the box of white pieces beside him and said：
　　“You　go　first.”
　　Xu Taiping nodded, then picked up a black piece from the black piece box and then, without hesitation, “clacked” and pressed it on the chessboard.
“Three three?”
　　The Yellow Sparrow looked at the position where the piece was placed, then grinned and said：
　　“It seems that you weren’t very convinced in the last game, Taiping. Playing the three-three opening as the first move, are you planning to start a fight with me right away？”
　　As he spoke, he also dropped a piece.
　　Xu Taiping “clacked” and then dropped another piece.
　　This piece was dropped on the Tianyuan.
　　The Yellow Sparrow’s originally somewhat cynical face suddenly became serious, and he began to touch his chin and think seriously.
　　“Brother Yellow Sparrow, if I win this game, can you give me one of the All-Permissive Talismans of the Nine Mansions？”
　　Xu Taiping asked the Yellow Sparrow with a smile.
　　The All-Permissive Talisman of the Nine Mansions is a kind of proof of identity, and only the cultivators recognized by the Nine Mansions can obtain it.
　　“Alright.”
　　The Yellow Sparrow grinned, then picked up a chess piece and pressed it on the chessboard, saying：
　　“But the premise is that you can win against me！”
　　So the thick fog filled outside the window, and the sound of chess pieces falling could be heard inside the window.
And in the sound of the falling chess pieces, a figure walked out of the tavern in a hurry and walked quickly towards the direction of the imperial city.
　　Looking at that back figure, who else could it be but Xu Taiping？
　　“Sister Lingyue, I lost the first two games. Can you win against him in this game？”
　　In the thick fog, Xu Taiping asked Fairy Lingyue in his heart while putting on a human skin mask.
　　At this time, he was only reporting the chess moves through the eyes of his clone, and it was actually Fairy Lingyue in the gourd who was playing the chess.
　　“Don’t worry, watch me make him vomit three liters of blood.”
　　Fairy Lingyue in the gourd was also sitting in front of a chessboard at this moment.
The chess game on that chessboard was exactly the same as that in the restaurant.
　　“Then I’ll leave it to you, Sister Lingyue. My clone can only last for half a stick of incense time.”
　　Xu Taiping nodded, then took out the hiding grass from the gourd and held it in his palm, and his figure disappeared from the original place.