Chapter 23: Jiang Yi, the fog

The wound was very deep and the blood was indeed flowing profusely. This frightening and disheveled appearance naturally made many people suspicious.

Zhao Hong’s identity made everything convenient. After I was bandaged in the hospital, Zhao Hong handed me a new shirt.

I thought it was funny and asked, “Where did you get this in the middle of the night?”

“I just knocked on the door of a clothing store, and the owner happened to be there, so I got you one. I was going to say, Chen Chengyi, right…” Zhao Hong’s face was not very good, and I knew what he was thinking, that he was blaming himself for giving me such a knife.

“Huh, the kid has good taste. How did he know I like plaid shirts?” I didn’t want to hear Zhao Hong apologize. I couldn’t blame him for the incident, so I simply interrupted him with an excuse.

“Oh, I saw that you packed a lot of checked items in your luggage,” Zhao Hong said, scratching his head.

This is not far from my judgment. This kid is not a big idiot. On the contrary, he is very meticulous. He has noticed such details.

“Well, that’s good. I like plaid.” I said, trying to muster up the strength to speak. I was actually a little tired from all the blood loss, and because the cut was so deep, the stitches weren’t necessarily a pleasant thing. I felt like I had lost half of my energy.

“Brother, let’s go eat something to replenish your blood.” Hui Gen’er said with concern. This kid… I habitually put my hand on his bald head. My feelings for Hui Gen’er don’t really need much expression.

As we walked outside the hospital, Zhao Hong suddenly shouted from behind, “Chen Chengyi, I said it before, in the future, I will definitely not be a burden. Really…!”

I didn’t turn around, waved my hand and said to him, “Come on, I really want to eat something.”

I thought I wasn’t a weak person. In fact, I had been following my master since I was young, and the many tonics and fragrant baths had made my body stronger than most people’s. But in the end, I was still human, and a single cut made me lose my energy for three days. I spent most of the time sleeping.

My spirits were slightly better that day. After analyzing the whole thing, I finally got in touch with the people in my department.

I expressed my opinion and told them clearly that this matter could definitely not be handled by just me and Zhao Hong, because the little devil was not something that the two of us could handle. Even if I called my friends for help, it would still be a result!

The department replied that I could contact my master’s previous department to find some people to help me, but there were only a limited number of people, and there could be no large-scale action until I finally found the main person.

This answer obviously irritated me. I scolded, “What the hell is so great about introducing me to ways to make money? Can I quit? Do you think I deserve to die because I have Ying on my left cheek and Xiong on my right? Fine, this is the end of this. I’ll go back right away. I’m not serving you anymore.”

After saying this, I was ready to hang up the phone, or my temper also affected Zhao Hong and Huigen. Huigen was about to pack her bags. After Zhao Hong and I had experienced the so-called “villa adventure,” our relationship had obviously improved a lot. Seeing me say this, he looked like he wanted to say something but couldn’t.

After a moment of silence, just as I was about to hang up, he suddenly said, “Chen Chengyi, someone will call you later. I think those words are important to you. I hope you can answer the phone.”

I was still angry and said, “How important is it? I said I wouldn’t serve, I…” In fact, I was really angry. If there is a ghost, it is a big deal in the entire circle. Not to mention that I have also told the higher-ups that this matter may also involve some forces in the circle. I was threatened. Why should I take on everything?

I am a human, not a saint! My level of enlightenment is low, and my spiritual cultivation is very limited. All I can do now is to be worthy of people and care about the people I care about, that’s all!

But before I could finish my sentence, four words suddenly came out of nowhere: “The successor of Kunlun!”

This sentence was like a spell, stopping me in my tracks. My voice suddenly rose, and I asked almost uncontrollably, “What did you say?”

“Nothing. You’ll have to wait for a call. It’s best to find a place with a fax machine and show you something.” The voice on the other end of the line had calmed down.

I suddenly felt powerless, pinching my forehead and asking, “Why must it be me? If I take on this matter?”

He hesitated for a moment before saying, “Just as you reported, if you get involved in this mess, no one will dare to kill you. Is that satisfactory?”

“I’m not satisfied. Why did you hide so many things from me?” Of course I was unwilling. I thought that I was the descendant of Kunlun, and this matter was a secret. Why did even the state department know about it?

“I’m sorry, I can’t tell you many things. It’s a secret.” After that, he hung up the phone. I was so angry that I threw the phone on the bed. Was I just so helpless? Or did I live too happily under my master’s protection without knowing it?

Zhao Hong walked away tactfully, and Huigen and I were speechless. After a while, I mentioned the content of the phone call to Huigen, and when I mentioned the Kunlun Sect, the boy, who was unusually precocious, touched his bald head and said to me in a very weak voice, “Brother, I miss the master.”

I didn’t know how to comfort him, so I could only pat the boy on the shoulder and say to him, “We, we will definitely find them.”

The department over there told me that I would receive a call in a while, but in fact I waited for an hour before my phone rang, and the number on the screen was garbled.

I picked up the phone, and 20 minutes later I was waiting in a store with a fax machine.

The voice on the other end of the line had a sense of vicissitudes of life, but it didn’t sound like an old man’s voice. It sounded more like a middle-aged man’s voice. I couldn’t put my feelings into words. After the call was connected, I couldn’t say why, but almost subconsciously, I asked, “Who are you?”

“You can call me Jiang Yi.” So simply replied.

But my breathing suddenly became short. Jiang Yi? This is definitely not a real name, just something like a code name, but how famous this code name is, as long as it is in the circle, there is no way to ignore it!

Who is he? I can say that his status is even far beyond that of my master. He is the absolute boss of the most mysterious department in China, the department where my master is located! What kind of status is this?

There are even rumors in the circle that this Jiang Yi has transcended the human realm and has become a fairy.

I didn’t expect to be able to talk to someone like this. My whole hand was shaking. Maybe it was instinctive, because when someone in the field you’re pursuing reaches a certain height that you need to look up to, you can’t help but look up to them and get excited.

Jiang Yi on the other side seemed to be able to sense my emotions through the phone. He said calmly, “Don’t worry about me, a man with mundane affairs. I’ll give you a list of people. They’ll come to help you tomorrow. Yuan Yi, Sun Qiang…”

Jiang Yi read out the names of five people, three of whom were acquaintances of mine. What did this arrangement mean? After initially adjusting to the situation, I said, “You’ve arranged for me to meet with acquaintances. How much do you think that will help with the whole thing?”

“You are worthy of being Li’s disciple’s grandson, and you can be so rude to me. Yes, three of them are acquaintances of yours, and the other two are just a bit talented, and they can be of some help with the documents. You can understand that I am giving you psychological comfort,” Jiang Yi said calmly.

“What do you mean?” I asked in confusion.

“Arrange friends for you, just need you to feel a little more comfortable to complete this matter, because only you can complete this matter, we will not allow the existence of little devils! Don’t ask me why, I won’t answer you.” There was a bit of strength there.

“What if I say no? Are you threatening me with your identity after Kunlun?” My anger was almost uncontrollable.

“This is not a threat. In fact, we are protecting you. We also care about your master’s actions this time. You received the fax. After receiving it, I will call you back in five minutes.” The other side said.

I was even more confused, more full of anger, and more convinced that I was at the mercy of others. But I still felt powerless to tell Jiang Yi the fax number. I admit that everything he said was something I really wanted to know and cared about.

Because he said that he also cared about my master’s actions?

After they got the fax number, they hung up quickly. It was only two minutes before the fax arrived.

I held the first picture printed out by the fax machine in my hands, and my hands began to tremble violently, because I saw it, I saw it鈥擬aster!