Chapter 212 Closing the Net

Rao Mingyue quietly slipped out of Yuzhu Hutong and came to the street of Changpingfang.

As a recently famous actor, many people have seen Rao Mingyue.

For this reason, before going out on the street, Rao Mingyue deliberately changed his appearance to ensure that no one could recognize him.

As soon as he went out on the street, Rao Mingyue noticed the strange atmosphere.

Many members of the Sihai Gang were openly checking passers-by, especially middle-aged and elderly men, and they asked them in great detail.

Rao Mingyue's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm on the surface and pretended to be nothing and walked out of the square.

"What are you doing?"

"Going out to buy something."

"Take off your hat and have a look."

Rao Mingyue took off his hat honestly.

The gang member took a look and found that he was a handsome young man, who had nothing to do with the middle-aged man in the portrait, so he waved his hand.

"Let's go."

"Thank you, sir!" Rao Mingyue shouted respectfully, then quickened his pace and hurriedly left the street.

After leaving Changpingfang, Rao Mingyue hurriedly called a donkey cart.

"Go to the East Market!"

In addition to more than a hundred large and small markets, Yandu City also has two separate markets, located on the east and west sides of the city, so it is also called the East and West Markets.

There are many shops inside, selling everything, and key personnel come and go frequently, which is not easy to be noticed.

The medicine I bought for Mo Xu before was bought from the East Market.

The driver agreed, and then went to the East Market.

From Changpingfang to the East Market, you have to pass through four or five markets. When you arrive in front of the East Market, the sun has just risen, and it is a busy time.

Rao Mingyue settled the fare, asked the driver to wait for her here, and then entered the East Market.

Rao Mingyue first came to a familiar pharmacy and handed a list to the clerk.

The list was written by Mo Xu, and most of the medicines on it were commonly used, and only a few were urgently needed by Mo Xu.

This was also to conceal his tracks.

After all, Mo Xu did not dare to guarantee whether these drug stores had any connection with the Four Seas Gang. If so, it would be easy to expose his whereabouts through the purchased medicines.

However, the expected situation did not happen. Rao Mingyue bought the required medicines very smoothly, and then returned to the car happily.

"Let's go back to Changpingfang!"

"Okay, sit tight."

Although it was a donkey cart, the speed was not slow at all, and it soon arrived in front of Changpingfang.

But Rao Mingyue did not notice that when the donkey cart stopped, the driver exchanged glances with several members of the Four Seas Gang in front of the door.

These gang members understood, and someone immediately went back to inform, and at the same time, several gang members dressed as pedestrians appeared on the left and right of the donkey cart and surrounded it.

Rao Mingyue was unaware of this.

He got off the donkey cart happily, settled the fare, and gave a little more as a tip before heading to Changpingfang.

The gang members disguised as pedestrians immediately followed him, following far behind.

At the same time, on a teahouse not far from the gate, a young man was looking out the window, and his eyes quickly locked on Rao Mingyue.

"Have you found out his identity?"

"Master, I have found out. This person is called Rao Mingyue. He is an opera actor in Yuzhu Hutong. His stage name is Xiaoyue. He belongs to the Sixi Opera Troupe."

"Actor?" The man frowned. "Haven't you checked these people before?"

"This... I just checked it hastily at that time, and didn't go deep. After all, most of the guests who go to Yuzhu Hutong are dignitaries, and we dare not disturb them too much."

"Humph!" The man snorted coldly, "They are all a bunch of rubbish. If I hadn't asked you to start all the drivers around to see if anyone sneaked out to buy suspicious items, I guess you wouldn't have found this Rao Mingyue until now."

"Yes, Master is wise!"

The man waved his hand to stop his men from flattering him, and then stared at Rao Mingyue's back and said softly.

"When did actors become so loyal? They dared to take such a big risk to harbor criminals. Is there someone behind the scenes directing them?"

"This... is not clear yet."

"Don't alert the enemy first. Send someone to follow him back secretly, and then surround his residence. Don't let that kid run away this time, otherwise my aunt will not let you go."

"Yes!"

These people were shocked and bowed their heads in response.

This man is Sheng Lianhua's nephew, Bai Zonglin.

Although Sheng Lianhua is the deputy leader of the Four Seas Gang and the head of Yanzhihai, he has no children, so he regards Bai Zonglin as his own son and responds to his every request.

This Bai Zonglin is also very motivated. After joining the Four Seas Gang, he was quickly promoted to the head of the hall. He is also alert and has some strategies. The key is that he has a good talent in martial arts. He is now a fourth-level martial artist, and is only a little short of entering the half-step fifth level.

For this reason, Sheng Lianhua did not hesitate to make a big move, even if she had to give up the benefits, she wanted to get close to the Huawai Sect through this matter, so that Bai Zonglin could join it.

Now everything is ready, only the east wind is missing, Bai Zonglin also went downstairs and went to Yuzhu Hutong.

This Bai Zonglin is really good at managing his subordinates. Although he ordered his gang members to gather in Yuzhu Hutong, there is nothing unusual on the surface.

Only a few people with a keen mind can detect a clue.

For example, Zhao Ya.

At this moment, he was standing on the roof of a brothel.

This place has an excellent location, overlooking most of Changpingfang, but it is difficult for ordinary people to get up.

When he saw a peddler walking into Yuzhu Hutong, Zhao Ya had already guessed it.

After all, this was the tenth peddler who entered Yuzhu Hutong in just over ten minutes.

In addition, there were seven vegetable sellers, three candied haws sellers, and a fortune teller in disguise.

Zhao Ya chuckled, "You really have no imagination!"

You know, it's broad daylight now, the theater is not open, and most of the people living in the hutong are sleeping, how could anyone come out to buy things.

These small business owners are more shrewd than each other, and they naturally know this, so they will never go to Yuzhu Hutong for most of the day.

Obviously, these vegetable sellers and candied haws sellers are all disguised.

Their purpose is self-evident, they should all come for Mo Qi.

Zhao Ya did not expect that Mo Qi was still hiding in Yuzhu Hutong.

Don't say that the most dangerous is the safest. You should know that Yuzhu Hutong is only one street in total. It is easy to be caught if you hide in it.

So the safest way should be to run as far as possible.

It is estimated that Mo Qi must have been seriously injured, so he had to take the risk to hide nearby.

Just as Zhao Ya was thinking, he saw Rao Mingyue appearing at the entrance of the alley with a package.

He looked around furtively, and when he saw that "no" person was paying attention to him, he hurriedly walked deep into the alley.

These tricks can fool ordinary people, but for masters, it is no different from hanging the words "I have a guilty conscience" on their foreheads.

Zhao Ya laughed in his heart, but still did not move, because he knew that someone would come soon.

Sure enough.

Not long after Rao Mingyue disappeared at the entrance of the alley, a group of people appeared on the street.

The leader was Bai Zonglin.

He glanced at the alley in front of him, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"You block the entrance of the alley, and no one is allowed to enter or leave."

"Yes!"

"The rest of you follow me!"

Bai Zonglin took the lead and led a team of people into the alley.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Ya on the roof of the building in the distance also changed his clothes.

He had already made preparations before coming. In order to hide his identity, these clothes were specially modified, and his figure was deformed a lot after wearing them.

Then Zhao Ya put on a hideous Yaksha mask and disappeared in the heavy eaves with a leap.

Rao Mingyue walked quickly to the door and saw that the door lock was still hanging on the door. He couldn't help but feel relieved.

After he opened the door, he flashed in, locked the door from the inside, and then walked quickly to the backyard.

"Mr. Mo, the medicine has been bought back. How do you say we should make it this time?" Rao Mingyue said excitedly.

Mo Xu was lying on the bed in the woodshed to regulate his qi and blood. When he heard Rao Mingyue's shout, he slightly opened his eyes.

"Did you encounter any accidents on the way?"

"No, I just met the people of the Four Seas Gang checking passers-by when I went out, but they just looked at me and let me go."

"Checking passers-by?" Mo Xu's heart skipped a beat.

Changpingfang has been calm these days, which is also what Mo Xu is most puzzled about.

Why did it suddenly die down?

But no matter what, this is good news.

Unexpectedly, after only two or three days, the situation suddenly became tense. The Four Seas Gang even openly checked passers-by on the street. Aren't they afraid of alerting the enemy?

Or did they do it on purpose?

Mo Xu frowned.

Rao Mingyue saw that he looked unhappy and hurriedly said, "Mr. Mo, don't worry, I was very careful when I came back, and I went home only after I made sure no one was following me."

Mo Xu smiled bitterly when he heard this.

He knew too well the methods of the Sihai Gang. If it was Lang Songbai who hurt him and followed him, not to mention Rao Mingyue who didn't know martial arts, even if it was a martial arts master, he might be caught.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door in the front yard.

Knock knock knock!

The crisp knock on the door broke the tranquility of the small yard and made Rao Mingyue tremble all over.

He was confident that nothing would happen, but his face turned pale in an instant, and he looked at Mo Xu with horror.

"Mr. Mo... Mr. Mo."

Mo Xu sighed.

Although he couldn't hear the movement outside because of the loss of qi and blood after the injury.

But a little thought would tell that at this moment, the street outside must be very lively.

"Don't panic, go open the door now, and say that I'm in the backyard, and I forced you to do it, and they shouldn't hurt you."

At this point, it was useless to say anything, so Mo Xu could only comfort him with soft words.

But to his surprise, Rao Mingyue, who was thought to be frightened and unable to walk, calmed down quickly.

"No need to be like this, I saved him, so I saved him, the worst that can happen is death, I am not afraid."

He went to the front yard, and just as he arrived in the yard, he heard the knock on the door again.

"Come, come, who is it, knocking on the door so early in the morning!" Rao Mingyue shouted impatiently.

A voice came from outside the door, "Your boss asked me to bring you some dishes, Xiaoyue, please open the door."

Rao Mingyue hesitated for a moment, and finally opened the door.

Because he knew that he couldn't hide.

Sure enough, there was a vegetable vendor standing outside the door. When he saw Rao Mingyue, the vendor smiled.

"Little Yue, these are the dishes that the boss asked me to bring to you. Do you think they are fresh?"

At this moment, Rao Mingyue really thought that it was just a false alarm.

But just as he breathed a sigh of relief and was about to reach out to take the dishes, a figure appeared in front of the door.

Bai Zonglin glanced at Rao Mingyue from a high position, then raised his head and looked at the courtyard, and said lightly: "Control him, don't let him move!"

Before Rao Mingyue could react, the vegetable vendor pulled out a knife from the pile of vegetables and put it on Rao Mingyue's neck.

But unexpectedly, Rao Mingyue still didn't give up at this time, but shouted: "Mr. Mo, run!"

Bang.

The Sihai gang member pretending to be a vegetable vendor was so angry that he hit Rao Mingyue's mouth with the handle of the knife.

Instantly, the broken teeth and blood fell down together.

Rao Mingyue could no longer shout.

Bai Zonglin did not even look back, but walked straight through the front yard and came to the woodshed at the back.

Looking at the half-open door, Bai Zonglin did not push it, but stopped and said with a smile.

"Mr. Mo Qimo, if you don't want the actor in the front yard to die, it's best not to struggle in vain."

The room was unusually quiet, and after a while, a few subtle whooshing sounds were heard from behind the door, and then Mo Xu whispered.

"There is no ambush, and I won't struggle, but please don't make things difficult for the child, he was forced."

"Okay, as long as you behave yourself, I can spare his life."

Bai Zonglin had done a very detailed investigation before coming here, and knew that Mr. Mo Qimo came from a foreign land.

Although the reputation of Yaosheng Temple is not as great as that of the Thirteen Sects of Huawai, it should not be underestimated. Its descendants are both masters of zither and medicine, especially the art of controlling the zither with hands, which is simply unpredictable.

Although Bai Zonglin is eager to make achievements, he does not want to risk his life in vain.

So he will proceed step by step, first find a way to control Rao Mingyue, and then use his life to threaten Mo Qi to surrender.

Now it seems that this idea is very effective.

Despite this, Bai Zonglin still did not take the risk himself, but asked his men to open the door.

There was a person lying on the bed in the woodshed, although his face was pale, but his eyes were very bright.

Bai Zonglin had seen Mo Qi's portrait before, so he recognized him at a glance, and he was the target he wanted to hunt.

"Very good, it seems that Mr. Mo is indeed a trustworthy person, so please follow us."

Mo Qi did not move, but flicked his fingers lightly, and then saw several subtle lights roaming in the room.

"I need to see Rao Mingyue first. I can only go with you after I make sure he is okay."

Bai Zonglin frowned, but he nodded because of the strings in Mo Qi's hand.

"Okay!"

Soon someone brought Rao Mingyue, whose mouth was full of blood, to the backyard.

When Mo Qi saw the blood in Rao Mingyue's mouth, he was stunned at first, and then he was furious.

"Who did it?"

"Mr. Mo, I only said to spare his life, but I didn't say not to hurt him at all. He just yelled and screamed, so my men naturally have to punish him a little."

"He is a performer who makes a living by his mouth. Aren't you ruining his future by doing this?" Mo Qi was very angry.

"Stop talking nonsense. The person is here. If you still refuse to give up resistance, I will kill him now!" Bai Zonglin finally lost his patience and said coldly.

In his opinion, he had already won the game, and Mo Qi had no choice but to surrender.

Mo Qi's eyes were full of anger and sadness.

At this point, he no longer cared about his own life or death, but only felt sorry for the young man who saved him.

But for his life, he had to give up resistance.

Just as he sighed and was about to drop the strings in his hand.

Suddenly.

The Sihai Gang members who were on guard in the yard began to fall one after another.