Chapter 80: The Infiltration
Yan arrived at Chu Feng's mansion for the second time, this time on a wagon carrying an unconscious driver and an old man.
"Stop it right there!"
The guards outside the mansion shouted as soon as they saw the wagon.
Hearing the shout, Yan gripped the ropes tightly and stopped the horses before the guards approached them.
When the guards saw a familiar face lying unconscious next to Yan, they pointed their swords at him and said, "Who are you? What happened?"
Yan cleared his throat and said, "I am a drunkard"
"Haha," the old man next to Yan chuckled.
The guards looked at him furiously and asked, "Stop fooling around. Tell us who you are."
"I was just another drunkard who fell on the street. This driver came over to help me stand up, but he slipped."
"He mumbled 'Sir Chu Feng' before going unconscious."
"So we rode the wagon here, right, old man?" Yan looked at the old man.
The old man's expression turned serious, he no longer laughed. He looked at Yan, then at the two guards staring at him, before nodding.
"Yes, yes"
"What's the matter?" Right then a voice sounded from behind, the man wielding a giant axe arrived.
"Sir Mutai, we have a situation" One of the guards left Yan and the old man, approached Mutai, and whispered the situation into his ear.
After listening to him, Mutai looked at Yan and the old man. He found Yan familiar but could not recall where he had seen Yan before.
"Let them inside," He said.
The gate of the mansion opened, as the wagon entered the mansion.
Then guards took the unconscious driver somewhere else.
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"Both of you, come with me"
Mutai said as he started walking first.The old man looked at Yan, sensing that something was wrong but unable to figure out what. Then he followed, Yan was the last to follow behind.
Soon, they walked through the door and across the cool tile floor. They climbed a set of stairs and arrived at a room.
"You can wait here until the driver recovers, " Mutai said.
"If anything is required, just let the guard outside know" then he left.
Yan knew that he didn't have much time, once the driver awoke, they might kick them out.
So he turned towards the old man and said, "Old man, thank you so much for coming with me here"
"No problem" The Old man said as he waved his hand in a smile.
"Actually, that driver did not mumble Chu Feng, it's just that I admired Chu Feng, I wanted to meet him, so I lied"
"What did you say?" The old man's eyes widened..
"Have you gone mad or something?" The old man said in a bit of a high pitch.
"Shh..." Yan kept a finger on his lips
" The guard outside might hear you, first listen to me" Yan said.
The old man calmed down, but his legs remained restless.
" I will be going out to meet Chu Feng, you stay here" Yan said.
"Young man, are you mad or something?" The old man replied, but Yan already stood up and was walking towards the door.
"Wait" the old man tried to rush after him, however, Yan already opened the door and left the place..
The guard standing outside noticed Yan coming out, and asked, " Is there something you need?"
"Well... I want to meet Sir Chu Feng".
The guard looked at Yan, "Wait here. I'll report your request" Then the guard bent a lil and suddenly launched himself at Yan.
Seeing the guard coming at him with hostility, Yan fell back on the ground, and his legs trembled.
"Sir, what's wrong?" Yan asked.
The guard stopped and said "It was nothing, I was following the orders".
"And why do you want to meet Sir Chu Feng?" The guard stared at Yan.
"Well, someone wanted me to pass a message", Yan said.
"What message?" The guard asked.
"I am not sure...if it's worth it... but that guy said to only talk about it with Sir Chu Feng"
"What's it about? " The voice was not from the guard but Mutai, who arrived.
"...the green... liquid", Yan replied.
"Come with me", Mutai shouted as he turned around and started walking.
Yan followed behind.
They went downstairs and entered one of the rooms. Inside, countless books lined wooden shelves.
Among the bookshelves, a man was sitting on a chair, and he was holding a book. He looked to be middle-aged with fair skin and black hair.
His most striking feature was his unusual grey eyes.
When Mutai and Yan entered the room, he noticed them but ignored them.
Mutai and Yan stood beside that man for a few moments before he put the book down.
"What brings you here?" Chu Feng looked at Mutai.
"Sir Chu Feng, this man claims that he wanted to tell you something about green liquid", Mutai pointed towards Yan.
Yan looked at Chu Feng.
"Mutai, I want to speak with the guest alone", the man said in a calm voice.
"Yes, sir " Mutai bowed and left the room.
As soon as the door closed, the man turned to Yan and said, "Welcome to my mansion. I am Chu Feng"