Chapter 236: Catching and Releasing the Viper

Di Renjie and Zhao Ji watched Wu Zetian leave and returned to Hanguang Temple side by side.

"Chengyuan, you go first, I want to draw something." Di Renjie ordered.

"Draw something?" Zhao Ji was stunned at first, but soon understood what Di Renjie meant. He wanted to draw the ballistic diagram.

So Zhao Ji smiled and bowed and left, going to look for Huan Bin. Wherever Huan Bin was, Kui Wen Zhong would be there.

At this moment, Huan Bin was leading several guards wandering aimlessly in the back garden of Hanguang Temple, pointing and talking from time to time.

"You guys go take a look over there!" Huan Bin looked around and walked onto a corridor.

He sent away the guards around him, and Kui Wenzhong immediately jumped down from somewhere in the corridor, holding Huan Bin hostage with a knife.

Kui Wenzhong gave a friendly greeting: "Hello, General Huan! Put down your sword, you know how powerful I am!"

Huan Bin pretended to be frightened and cooperated by throwing the knife to the ground.

This scene quickly aroused the vigilance of the surrounding guards. The soldiers of Qianniu Guard and Yulin Guard quickly gathered and surrounded the two.

"Let the general go!" the soldiers shouted.

Facing the heavy siege, Kui Wenzhong was not afraid. Instead, he put the blade close to Huan Bin's neck and threatened: "General Huan, tell your men to retreat!"

Huan Bin sneered, seeming to have a lot of integrity: "Humph, forget it!"

Kui Wen Zhong didn't care. He just blocked Huan Bin in front of him and held him hostage as he walked forward.

The soldiers were so cautious that they did not dare to act rashly and consciously made way for a path.

At this critical moment, Zhao Ji arrived in time.

When Huan Bin's men saw Zhao Ji, they seemed to have found their backbone again. They hurried forward with anxious expressions, "General, General Huan has been controlled by an assassin! What should we do?"

Zhao Ji glanced at Huan Bin and Kui Wenzhong behind him, and said coldly: "Quickly send the archers over!"

Several Qianniu guards were stunned when they heard the words, but they acted quickly, and one of them ran to carry out the order.

Since Zhao really wanted to kill Kui Wenzhong and Huan Bin, killing these two people would not have much impact on the overall situation. Instead, it would weaken the strength of Yuan Tiangang and She Ling.

Once Kui Wenzhong and Huan Bin die, Yuan Tiangang will rely more on the Xiaomei sisters, which will only benefit Zhao Ji.

Kui Wenzhong, who was far away, keenly noticed Zhao Ji's arrival and asked Huan Bin in a low voice: "Who is that man? Why didn't I see him last night?"

"Zhao Ji, General of the Right Thousand Bull Guard, he chased the Blood Spirit out of the Hanguang Temple last night. He is a powerful character and should not be underestimated!" Huan Bin did not move his mouth, but his voice came out.

Kui Wenzhong narrowed his eyes slightly, seeming to be somewhat interested in Zhao Ji: "Oh? You can find the blood spirit? It seems that you are really capable!"

Suddenly, hurried footsteps were heard, and the archers of the Yulin Guard rushed forward, forming a semicircle and silently surrounding Kui Wenzhong and Huan Bin in the center.

Zhao Ji walked quickly towards Huan Bin and Kui Wenzhong, leaned his sword on the ground, and shouted in a low voice: "Prepare to shoot!"

There was no superior-subordinate relationship between the Yulin Guards and Huan Bin. With the sound of bows being drawn and strings being strung, hundreds of archers bent their bows and aimed their arrows at Huan Bin.

In this situation, Huan Bin swallowed his saliva and said, "What should I do? Zhao is a ruthless man. I'm afraid he will really dare to shoot an arrow!"

Kui Wenzhong did not reply, but calmly observed his surroundings, quickly assessing the possibility of escape, and then completely blocked himself with Huan Bin.

"Brother Wen Zhong, say something!" Huan Bin still spoke through gritted teeth, his mouth not moving, he was extremely anxious, and there was a slight tremor in his voice.

Zhao Ji was delighted when he saw what Kui Wenzhong was doing. He shouted, "General Huan, His Majesty has issued a strict order to catch the assassin. The criminal is vicious and I don't think he will let you go no matter what!"

"During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xiahou Dun was kidnapped according to the old precedent. Although the hostage could be killed, I have no choice but to follow the ancients! General Huan, rest assured, you died for the country, I will definitely ask His Majesty to increase your title!"

"Shoot!" Zhao Ji waved his hand lightly and gave a decisive order.

At this time, Di Renjie finally arrived and shouted, "Stop!"

But it was still a little too late. Many arrows had already been shot out by the archers, but were deflected by Kui Wenzhong's quick knife, and some missed the target.

The other archers put down their bows and arrows and turned around.

Di Renjie, Ruyan, Zhang Huan, Li Lang and others walked over quickly.

Zhao Ji secretly cried out in regret that Kui Wenzhong and Huan Bin had not yet died. If Di Renjie was a step later, Kui Wenzhong, who was a martial arts expert, might have been able to escape, but Huan Bin would definitely die!
Di Renjie stepped forward and ordered, "All soldiers, get out of the way!"

Di Pangpang's prestige was still great, and the soldiers quickly made way for him.

The road was cleared and Di Renjie strode towards Kui Wenzhong and Huan Bin.

Huan Bin on the opposite side was secretly delighted when he saw this, and he stood up to perform: "Sir, don't come near! Go back! Quickly!"

Ruyan, Zhang Huan and Li Lang also rushed forward to stop them, but Di Renjie was determined to get something out of Kui Wenzhong's mouth, so he decided to take the risk.

Huan Bin performed a trick and was knocked unconscious by Kui Wenzhong. The bamboo knife was finally placed on Di Renjie's neck. Now no one dared to move and could only watch Di Renjie and Kui Wenzhong whispering to each other.

The two walked and talked along the corridor until they came to a small pavilion. Di Renjie looked around and said, "Well, this is indeed a good way to retreat."

Kui Wenzhong slowly put down the steel knife in his hand: "What do you want to tell me?"

Di Renjie smiled calmly: "Should I say you are an assassin or a hero?"

Kui Wenzhong was stunned for a long time, then he sighed deeply: "I finally understand why we have been defeated time and time again. Di Gong's ability is really incredible. He is the only one in the world who can make such an accurate judgment in such a short time!"

He tried hard to suppress his sarcasm, and was actually feeling very proud, proud that Di Renjie had fallen into the trap.

Di Renjie had no idea what Kui Wenzhong was thinking, so he asked in a friendly manner, "Why? Why did you do this?"

"You mean why I should save the emperor?" asked Kui Wenzhong.

Di Renjie nodded: "Of course."

Kui Wenzhong sighed, with a complicated look on his face, and started to tell riddles: "I can't explain it clearly. There is a voice in my heart telling me that I should do that. I don't know if it is right or wrong..."

Di Renjie admired Kui Wenzhong more and more: "It is undoubtedly right, that voice is conscience!"

"Conscience? Do I still have a conscience?" Kui Wenzhong laughed, and was quite surprised by Di Renjie's answer. This seemed to be what he really thought.

Di Renjie smiled and turned around: "I heard that the snake spirits are divided into two factions. You and Xiao Qingfang are not the same faction, right?"

Kui Wenzhong was really surprised: "How do you know? How do you know that Xiao Qingfang and I are not the same kind of people?"

"Analysis!" Di Renjie said mysteriously, "If you were sent by Xiao Qingfang, but you were used as a sacrifice in this operation! To be precise, she wanted to kill you! This is too unreasonable."

Kui Wenzhong nodded and admitted, "I didn't think of that either."

Di Renjie's eyes sparkled as he said in a gentle and persuasive manner, "This time Xiao Qingfang obviously wants to get rid of you. When you go back, you will be in danger and they will deal with you again!"

"Why don't you learn from Ruyan, oh, the former spirit, I can keep you safe!"

Upon hearing this, Kui Wenzhong burst into laughter, then shook his head firmly and refused: "Impossible!"

Faced with Kui Wenzhong's rejection, Di Renjie was not discouraged. He thought it was just a casual test.

"Then, can I ask one last question?" Di Renjie asked again.

Kui Wenzhong readily agreed: "Just tell me what you want."

"What's your name?" Di Renjie asked.

Kui Wenzhong looked at Di Renjie and said, "Is it necessary to know? Isn't it good enough to call me Shining?"

Di Renjie smiled and said, "Just curious."

Kui Wenzhong nodded, pondered for a moment, took something out of his arms, and handed it to Di Renjie: "I give this to you. I think it answers your question."

Di Renjie took the exquisite hexagonal wooden plaque, on which was carved a strangely shaped python, which was lifelike and breathtaking.

"It's time for me to go!" Kui Wenzhong immediately wanted to use Qinggong to leave.

"I'm afraid you can't leave!" Before he finished speaking, a figure rushed down from the roof like a ghost, at a speed that was astonishingly fast.

Kui Wenzhong's face suddenly changed, and before he could react, he saw a flash of silver light, and Li Yuanfang's chain knife was silently against his neck, with a chilling air.

"Let's see where you can escape this time!" Li Yuanfang stared at Kui Wenzhong with a fierce look on his face.

Di Renjie kept looking at the wooden sign in his hand, and suddenly frowned: "Yuan Fang, let him go!"

Hearing this, Li Yuanfang couldn't believe his ears: "Sir, what did you say?"

Di Renjie still stroked the wooden sign and insisted, "I said let him go."

Li Yuanfang was shocked and said, "But, but he is an assassin! If His Majesty asks about it, how will we explain it?"

Di Renjie smiled calmly: "I will explain it to her."

Li Yuanfang had no choice but to put down the knife with a look of suspicion on his face.

Kui Wenzhong smiled and said goodbye, "Thank you, Mr. Di. Goodbye!"

After saying that, he leaped out of the wall of Hanguang Temple.

When Zhao Ji and others saw Kui Wen Zhong running away, they rushed up immediately, but they could no longer catch up with him.

Seeing Di Renjie staring at the wooden sign, Zhao Ji still didn't understand. Fatty Di's old problem came back again. He couldn't move when he saw the word "Li" and said...

(End of this chapter)