Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 180: Driving the tiger away from the mountain
Gou Chen Si, in the Siguo Courtyard.

Chen Baxian stayed alone for two days, eating and sleeping every day, with no one to talk to. He was almost bored to death.

For a chatterbox like him, having no one to talk to him was as painful as abstaining from sex. So he set his sights on his neighbor...

He had known for a long time that there was another prisoner under house arrest in the next courtyard. He had scolded them for being uncultured because his physical fight with Yuan was too noisy.

At that time, Ren Yuan did not want to cause trouble, so he did not let him curse back. He dared not disobey A Yuan's words, otherwise A Yao would really stab him with the white bone sword.

Now that A Yao was not around, no one cared about him. Chen Baxian leaned over the wall and looked into the courtyard next door. An old man, who was wearing casual clothes but still had a military temperament, was sitting in the courtyard reading.

Hearing some movement on the wall, the old man turned around.

Chen Baxian shook the two wine jugs in his hands and said with a playful smile: "I disturbed you the other day. I'll treat you to a drink today. Will you do me the honor?"

The old man looked at him warily, thinking quickly about his purpose. But in this era, people have to live uprightly. You can lose the battle but not the life, and you can lose your style but not your life!
So the old man nodded slightly: "Come."

Chen Baxian then climbed over the wall, placed the wine jug on the mat, and like a magician, placed out some side dishes to go with the wine.

He then picked up the wine pot and said, "My brother once said, 'We are all wanderers in this world.' Let me toast to you, uncle."

"Brother, you have extraordinary literary talent." The old man looked at him and picked up the wine jug and took a sip.

"Haha, yeah, I think so too." Chen Baxian wiped his mouth and asked with a smile. "I haven't asked for your name yet."

"My name is Pei Sui." The old man replied indifferently.

"Wow, you're always General Pei?" Chen Baxian's eyes widened immediately and he said, "The great general in yellow robe who conquered fifteen cities in a row and suppressed the northern barbarians alone?"

"Yes, it is me." The old man looked at him and said, "You didn't know who I was before?"

"Of course I don't know. If I knew, would I have waited until now to bother you?" Chen Baxian said excitedly, "I have admired two great generals of our dynasty since I was a child. The first is General Wei, and the second is you, General Pei. I dream of being like you, standing on a horse with a sword in hand, and establishing my own reputation on the battlefield!"

"Haha, why did you get arrested?" Pei Sui asked with a smile.

"Oh, don't mention it..." Chen Baxian then vividly recounted the experience of exterminating the Wutong Nation in Changxing County.

Hearing that he had shot the county magistrate in the head, Pei Sui smiled and picked up the wine pot and said, "Well done, cheers to the brave man."

"Hey, hey." Chen Baxian was flattered and drank a glass. He wiped his mouth and asked in confusion: "Does Pei Shuai also think that I did the right thing?"

"You have done something that I wanted to do but didn't dare to do, so of course I have to toast you." Pei Sui sighed, "It's a pity that I'm old and can't act recklessly anymore."

Chen Baxian guessed that Pei Sui wanted to kill those stupid censors who made his relatives sad and his enemies happy, so he asked, "General Pei, when can you return to the front line? We can't miss such a great opportunity to march north."

"Well, who knows." Pei Sui smiled bitterly. He didn't want to discuss such a sensitive issue with the young man he met for the first time.

"Come on, drink, drink, a drunk can relieve all your worries." But Chen Baxian also successfully touched his sorrowful heart, and the two of them started drinking head to head.

Chen Baxian was pestering Pei Sui to tell him about the battle of Zhongli, when Pei Sui suddenly said calmly, "We'll tell you the story later. We have another guest."

"Oh?" Chen Baxian was stunned when he heard this, and followed Pei Sui's gaze towards the entrance of the courtyard.

The howling of the cold wind, mixed with laughter, ghost cries, and the sound of bells, blew open the locked gate of the courtyard.

Chen Baxian's heart tightened, and he subconsciously reached behind him but found nothing. Then he remembered that the Panlong Stick had been taken away by Gou Chensi long ago.

At this time, a man and a woman walked in. The man was fat and wore a set of gold thread jade clothes, but without a head.

The woman was wearing a royal concubine's dress with a purple ribbon and a robe. She was extremely beautiful but barefoot.

Chen Baxian took a hard look at the flawless, white jade-like feet and concluded, "Pan Yunu!"

"Hehe." The woman covered her mouth and smiled, saying without any light: "You, my little sir, have good taste. I like you very much."

The headless fat man on the side snorted, obviously very dissatisfied.

"What are you humming for? Can't I satisfy my urge to talk nonsense?" Pan Yunu hit him on the butt with a stick, and the fat man finally behaved himself.

"I guess this person must be the Duke of Donghun." Chen Baxian's mind raced, he had already understood their purpose, he used his magical powers, and prepared to let out a sharp scream to warn the people of Gouchensi.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Donghun Hou raised his hand, he felt as if his throat was strangled. His face turned red and he couldn't utter a sound.

"Young master, don't meddle in other people's business. Our target tonight is not you, but him." Pan Yunu stretched out her slender jade fingers and pointed at Pei Sui.

But Donghunhou didn't think so. He was obviously going to strangle Chen Baxian to death.

Pei Sui suddenly threw a punch towards Donghun Hou. The punch was silent, but the space around him was slightly distorted. It was the unique martial art of Hedong Pei family - the Void Fist!

"How dare the traitor attack the emperor!" Pan Yunu shouted angrily.

Donghun Hou did not dare to be careless, so he had to let go of Chen Baxian and use both hands to block the punch that was powerful enough to shatter mountains.

With a loud bang, the entire courtyard and the houses were blown down like paper.

The most powerful thing about Donghun Hou is his indestructible body. He took the blow head-on and was surprisingly unharmed. With a roar, he stood up to fight with Pei Sui!
Chen Baxian was also blown to the ground by the strong wind. He rubbed his neck and struggled to get up. He looked around in surprise. This was the Gou Chen Division. How come no one came to check out such a big commotion?

"Don't look anymore. The people from the Gou Chen Division have already fallen for our trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain. They've all gone out." Pan Yunu walked up to him with a smile, stepped on his face, and ravaged him hard, saying, "When they come back, Pei Sui will be a dead body."

"Why did you reward him!" Donghun Hou roared angrily, "Boy, you are not allowed to smell it, let alone lick it!"

"Do you think everyone is as perverted as you?" Pan Yunu said angrily, "Hurry up and kill Pei Sui, and I'll stop."

"Okay!" This strange way of motivation was very effective for Donghun Hou. He roared, and the golden jade clothes on his body turned blood red, and his fists and feet were several times faster than before!
If A Yao's sword was as fast as a meteor, his fist was as quick as lightning. He could throw hundreds of punches in a single breath.

Moreover, his fist was filled with the blood of the Black Corpse King that corroded everything, so even Pei Sui didn't dare to take it head-on.

However, Pei Sui's idea was very clear, which was to "delay". The longer the delay, the more advantageous it would be for him.

So he used his body skills and tried his best to deal with Donghun Hou.

Pei Sui was old after all. After dodging thousands of punches from Donghun Hou, he still felt his blood boiling and was a little out of breath.

Taking advantage of the gap between Donghunhou's attacks, Pei Sui quickly took a breath and adjusted himself, preparing to fight again.

His attention was all on Donghun Hou, and he didn't notice that a thin and powerful hand appeared out of nowhere behind him.

The next moment, the hand pierced Pei Sui's chest from behind and crushed his heart.

(End of this chapter)