Chapter 975 Luzhou Inn (Part )

Although the operation started off badly, with Abaolu killing two people with lightning speed, the situation in the inn was not as bad as Yan Bugui and the other disciples of the Xianwang Mansion had imagined.

At least, compared with Xie Xuan's superior planning and Liu Xunyi's collapse, the chances of the Xianwang Mansion's victory have increased from the initial 40% to 50% to 80% to 90%. According to the current situation, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Xianwang Mansion is sure to win.

The contest between Xie Xuan and Liu Xunyi cannot be called a "fight" at all, it can only be regarded as a "chase".

Under Xie Xuan's relentless pursuit, Liu Xunyi, who was fleeing in a panic, was gradually forced into a dead end. At this moment, the lobby of Luzhou Inn was already in ruins, but Xie Xuan still attacked recklessly and fiercely, showing no mercy.

"Master, you can't kill him now!"

Seeing Xie Xuan's murderous intent, Yan Bugui was worried that Liu Xunyi would not be able to dodge and die, so he could not help but speak up to dissuade him: "Madam and Qingfeng Alliance Leader have ordered that Liu Xunyi be captured alive, and he cannot be killed!"

Hearing this, Xie Xuan, Liu Xunyi, and Xunzhen's eyes moved at the same time, and the three of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Fortunately, Yan Bugui spoke in time, otherwise Xie Xuan really didn’t know how it would end?
“No! I swore that I must use Liu Xunyi’s head to sacrifice to the spirit of the mansion master!” The ferocious Xie Xuan pretended to be angry and was still stubborn in the face of Yan Bugui’s dissuasion. “I know what the leader and his wife of Qingfeng mean. At worst... I can just hand over the body to them.”

“Absolutely not!” Seeing that Xie Xuan didn’t recognize his relatives, Yan Bugui was horrified, “Liu Xunyi will die sooner or later, why rush now? His life is still useful…”

"Bugui, you know that the leader of Qingfeng and his wife have never believed me. They suspect me... suspect that I am protecting Liu Xunyi!" Xie Xuan pretended to be ashamed and angry, complaining with saliva flying, "The only way now is to kill Liu Xunyi with my own hands to prove Xie's innocence..."

"I will report to the Madam and the leader of the Qingfeng Alliance about what happened tonight. I believe they will make their own fair judgment on your true intentions." Seeing Xie Xuan gritting his teeth and Liu Xunyi curled up in the corner like a lamb to be slaughtered, Yan Bugui became more and more worried. He patiently explained to him emotionally and rationally, "Now that things have come to this, I don't have to hide it from you. The reason why the Madam suspected you is that the person who rescued Liu Xunyi from Lin'an was Xunzhen, and Xunzhen was the Shao Qin Wang's man. After the death of the Palace Master, who else in the Xian Wang Mansion could secretly contact the Shao Qin Wang? The Madam thought of you first... It's actually human nature. You might as well think about it carefully. If you kill Liu Xunyi now... Will it be suspected of "silencing him"? Even if you can prove that you didn't protect him, but... how can you prove that you didn't secretly communicate with the Shao Qin Wang?"

"This……"

"Right now, Liu Xunyi is in our hands, and killing him is as easy as pie." Yan Bugui walked forward slowly, carefully calming Xie Xuan's emotions, "If you want to clear the lady's suspicion of you, there is only one way."

"any solution?"

"Capture them all and hand them over to Madam and Leader Qingfeng for disposal. Then, all doubts will be solved, and the suspicions against you... will also be dispelled."

"That...whatever!"

“Abaolu…” Seeing that Xie Xuan and Yan Bugui hit it off immediately, the worried Xunzhen hurriedly urged, “We must not let Liu Xunyi fall into their hands…”

"understand……"

At this moment, Abaolu, whose mind was controlled by the knockout drug and whose vision, hearing and sense of touch were gradually lost, could hardly stand steadily. His eyes were blurry and his ears were noisy and messy. He could only vaguely see a group of constantly swaying figures, but it was difficult to tell the location of Xie Xuan and Liu Xunyi.

He shook his head desperately to prevent himself from falling asleep. He winked again and again, trying to distinguish the things around him. With a sense of distance, he held the scimitar and staggered towards the direction where the wild geese did not return.

It seemed that Abaolu, with his confused vision, mistook Yan Bugui for Xie Xuan.

"Ha ha……"

Amid the laughter of the disciples of the Xianwang Mansion, before he could swing his sword, Yan Bugui leaped up and kicked three times in the air, taking the unprepared Abaolu far away, and he fell heavily on the overturned tables and chairs.

No matter how much he screamed and struggled, he couldn't stand up.

At this moment, it was not just Abaolu who was on the verge of losing his will. Xiao Yang, Su Hu, Xun Budao and other Western Region masters had also just experienced a fight, which made the drug more effective. They were all dizzy, and the world was spinning. They couldn't help but stagger. Every step they took would cause their left foot to trip over their right foot. Even standing still became a luxury.

"Just now he was a hero who would rather die than surrender, but now he is worse than a bear." Yan Bugui looked around at the shaky Abaolu and others, with a scornful smile on his face, "Liu Yi, Liu Xunyi and Xunzhen are not as smart as you think. You worry too much."

Faced with Yan Bugui's meaningful teasing, Liu Yi couldn't help but tremble in his heart and look terrified.

In fact, he couldn't believe from the beginning to the end that Liu Xunyi and Xunzhen, who were always elusive, would be so careless and fall into an ambush, especially... such a poor ambush.

However, the development of the matter was completely different from what he had imagined. In the end, despite his trepidation and suspicion, the current situation was obvious to all, forcing Liu Yi to believe and re-examine whether his "caution" was "excessive worry"?
After all, with Liu Xunyi and his men in such a "dazed" state, they had no chance to resist the elite disciples led by Xie Xuan and Yan Bugui. In other words, even if Xie Xuan led his men to charge in at once, the result would not be any different.

However, due to Liu Yi's "smart" advice outside the inn, two disciples of the Xianwang Mansion died tragically under Abaolu's knife. Now thinking about it, they might not have to inquire first, let alone sacrifice their lives in vain.

Thinking of this, Liu Yi could not help but feel anxious and worried. He was worried that his cleverness would backfire, that Xie Xuan and Yan Bugui would settle the score later, and that the two innocent fellow disciples who died in vain would come to claim his life late at night.

"Fourth Master... what you said is absolutely right." At this moment, Liu Yi no longer dared to "talk nonsense" and could only follow Yan Bugui's words and agree, "Since Liu Xunyi is no longer a concern, then... what should we do with the others?"

"Didn't you hear what I just said?" Yan Bugui's tone sank and he said unhappily, "Except for Liu Xunyi and Xunzhen, don't leave any of the others alive."

"Yes..." "Wait!" Seeing Yan Bugui intending to kill all of Xunzhen's men, Xie Xuan couldn't help but feel abrupt and pondered, "Since they have no power to resist, why not capture them together?"

"Are you kidding, Lord?" Facing Xie Xuan's serious proposal, Yan Bugui couldn't help laughing. "First, Liu Xunyi and Xunzhen are the main culprits. Catching them is enough to explain to all the heroes in the world. As for the other cats and dogs, no one cares at all. Second, these people are not weak scholars, but desperate criminals who have experienced hundreds of battles. If they are kept around, won't there be endless troubles?"

"This……"

Xie Xuan knew Yan Bugui was right, and he also understood that he should kill Yan Bugui as the lord of Xianwang Mansion. But he was Xunzhen's "ally" after all, and if he stood aside and watched Yan Bugui's killing spree, it would leave a rift between Xunzhen and Shaoqin Wang.

"The mansion master had a close relationship with Mr. Pan Ba ​​when he was alive. Pan Yuyin is Mr. Pan Ba's granddaughter, and she is very weak. Is she..."

"When did the Palace Master become so soft-hearted?" Before Xie Xuan could finish his words, Yan Bugui interrupted him impatiently, "It is true that Pan Yuyin is Pan Chuba's granddaughter, but from the moment she decided to help Liu Xunyi, she was no longer a friend of the Xianwang Mansion. The Palace Master was very affectionate to the Pan family during his lifetime, but this woman is not only ungrateful, but she is hanging out with the rebellious villains of the Xianwang Mansion. This is intolerable! In my opinion, Pan Yuyin repays kindness with enmity, and her crime is even more serious. She should be killed immediately to protect Pan Chuba's clear conscience for the rest of his life."

"This……"

When Xie Xuan was hesitating, Yan Bugui, who had made up his mind, suddenly drew his sword, and ignoring Xie Xuan's astonishment, strode towards Pan Yuyin, who was leaning against the stairs and half-conscious.

Obviously, although Xie Xuan was still the lord of the mansion in name at this moment, the person who actually controlled the overall situation had become a wild goose that did not return. Xie Xuan tried to cover up the truth, and the more he said, the more mistakes he made. Not only could he not reverse the situation, but it was likely to cause unnecessary trouble.

"Xunzhen..."

Liu Xunyi, flustered, looked anxious and hurriedly called out Xunzhen's name. Although he didn't say it explicitly, the deep meaning was self-evident.

He did not ask Xunzhen to make a choice, but asked her to find a way to resolve the crisis.

After all, with Liu Xunyi's personality, even if he could ignore the life and death of Abaolu and Xiao Yang, he would never ignore the safety of Pan Yuyin.

Not only Xunzhen knew this, but Xie Xuan also knew it.

Because of this, when Yan Bugui was determined to kill her, the look in Xie Xuan's eyes when he looked at her gradually changed from confusion to solemnity, then from solemnity to indifference, and finally from indifference to ruthlessness.

In an instant, time and space seemed to stand still, the air seemed to solidify, and the thoughts and heartbeats of everyone present involuntarily stopped for a moment... Xunzhen, who was looking at Liu Xunyi with increasingly entangled thoughts, accidentally caught a glimpse of Xie Xuan, who looked gloomy, and his face suddenly changed. A terrifying thought came into his mind, making him tremble. He took a breath of cold air and felt a chill all over his body for no reason.

With just one expression, the thoughtful Xunzhen was able to guess Xie Xuan's plan. It was a premeditated plan to ensure that nothing could go wrong... the final plan.

It was not the best choice, nor was it the safest choice. On the contrary, it was Xie Xuan's worst plan, and also the one with the greatest risk, the most variables, and the least certainty.

However, it is also the last line of defense when all else fails and the camera is used as the last line of defense.

After all, Liu Xunyi and Xunzhen did not have enough time to prepare tonight's plan in detail with Xie Xuan, and they did not even have the opportunity to meet and communicate in advance. They could only speculate on the other party's intentions while deploying their own arrangements, and secretly pray that the other party would coincide with their own.

From the beginning to the end, there was only a letter handed over by Lei Zhen, with a simple time and place. As for the rest... they could only rely on tacit cooperation and both sides acting according to circumstances.

Tonight's pursuit was like a drama that was performed on stage without rehearsal.

From the moment Xie Xuan led his men to the Luzhou Inn, the play began. No one in this play had a chance to do it again. Even if they went on the wrong stage, sang the wrong words, or got the wrong meaning, they had to bite the bullet and continue to perform.

Because tonight there are not only "actors" on the stage, but also "audiences".

If the "audience" finds the slightest flaw, the play will collapse and fail.

To ensure that nothing could go wrong, Xie Xuan had already planned two strategies, one for the best and the other for the worst, before taking action.

The best strategy is to capture Liu Xunyi alive and let Xunzhen and his group go on the pretext of something. At worst, you can create an opportunity for them to escape during the escort so that you can work together inside and outside in the future.

The worst plan is, if things go against one's wishes and one cannot release Xunzhen and his party with justification, then... do it all at once, and the "actors" will join forces to kill all the "spectators" at lightning speed, block all news, and then Xie Xuan will escort Liu Xunyi back to Luoyang alone to report.

As for how to explain in front of Qingfeng and Ling Xiaoxiao, and whether he could explain it clearly... Xie Xuan was not sure and could only take it one step at a time.

Because of this, when Xie Xuan watched Xunzhen and his party unable to resist and Yan Bugui determined to kill them, he had no choice but to resort to the worst strategy and kill Yan Bugui and the disciples of the Xianwang Mansion present by himself, leaving no one alive.

This is the real reason why he insisted on not letting Gan Yonglin and the Gan family disciples enter Luzhou Inn.

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(End of this chapter)