Chapter 376 You are surrounded
Cheng Jiao played with the jade pendant given to him by Li Ji and strolled towards the Chunqiu Inn.

The sky is getting dark, and it’s time for those people from the hidden family to arrive.

……

Spring and Autumn Inn.

The inn owner closed the door of the inn early.

An important person is coming tonight and we can't be discovered.

Judging from some of the letters Lu Xiang sent him, Lu Xiang attached great importance to the Yin family.

The reason why the Yin family chose this place for the gathering was most likely because Lu Xiang wanted to cooperate with the Yin family.

Not long after the store closed its door, a breeze blew by and ten men in black appeared in the room.

The shop owner naturally noticed that something was wrong, but he didn't dare to look back.

He knew that these masters were non-human and he could not spy on them.

"Is everyone here?"

"Except for Lu, the rest are here."

"Very good, Cheng Jiao will come tonight, we should prepare an ambush. With our ten best men and the help of formations, even if Cheng Jiao is a celestial being, we will be able to stop him."

"Acting leader, how could we possibly..."

"No need to say more, the man in the raincoat has arranged everything, we just need to put the trap in the trap."

"Acting leader, why do you trust an outsider like the Raincoat Man so much?"

"Hmph, Han Xin can lead an army, can you?"

The rest of the men in black kept silent. The only reason they tolerated the man in straw raincoat was because of his military ability and his skill in building intelligence networks.

Otherwise, how could they tolerate a deposed prince of the Han royal family having a higher status in the Yin family than them.

The masked acting leader looked around and said, "Alright, everyone get ready. According to the time, Cheng Jiao should be here soon."

They are the pillars of the impoverished royal aristocrats of various countries. The only force that supports them to hide from place to place and survive is to restore their country.

The Straw-Robed Man was the only military genius he had met in all these years who had no background and was capable of conquering the world.

He could even die, but the Straw Raincoat Man must not make any mistakes.

Top masters can be found in large numbers, but people like Han Xin, the straw raincoat man, are hard to come by.

Cheng Jiao blinked his eyes: "How did they know I was coming?"

The shopkeeper was about to cry but had no tears: "Sir, I don't know."

Just as he went upstairs and returned to his room to hide, he saw Cheng Jiao looking downstairs with his chin propped up.

Cheng Jiao laughed and said, "Interesting, it seems the straw raincoat man is quite capable."

The shop owner felt guilty. As an old man arranged by Lu Buwei to live in his hometown, he was well aware of the discord between Cheng Jiao and Lu Buwei.

Cheng Jiao took a sip of tea and said, "It's cold."

The store owner was disappointed. Was he going to kill him?

"For all losses, look for Lü Buwei."

The shopkeeper was terrified. How did Cheng Jiao know that he was Lu Buwei's man? When was he discovered?
"You are surrounded!"

The man in black heard the voice and looked over, and was very surprised to see Cheng Jiao suddenly appear.

Seeing Cheng Jiao was going to surround them alone, they didn't feel it was ridiculous but rather very solemn.

"How could you..."

Cheng Jiao looked at the acting leader and said with a smile, "Good things come early rather than late, so it's better to come early."

The acting leader shouted, "Form a formation!"

The strength of one person alone cannot pose a threat to Cheng Jiao, who possesses the power of a celestial being.

As soon as he finished speaking, the ten top masters stood in their positions.

Ten sharp swords that are no weaker than famous swords are pointed directly at Cheng Jiao.

This formation is called Ten-Sided Ambush, and it was a formation used by the wandering royal family of Zheng State.

It was originally a military strategy for marching and deploying troops, but was simplified by masters of heaven and earth and turned into a combined attack formation.

It was set up by ten top masters and was enough to rival ordinary celestial beings, and could even kill celestial beings without spiritual power.

The acting leader sneered. So what if Cheng Jiao had broken through to the level of a celestial being? How much spiritual power could he have?

For these former royal families of various countries, the existence of celestial beings is not a secret. It is not that celestial beings have never died in history. The consensus in the martial arts world is that once the spiritual power of celestial beings is exhausted, they will be at the mercy of others.

This was the first time Cheng Jiao had seen such a combined attack formation.

He suddenly realized that he was superficial.

Is gold coins the greatest wealth of these impoverished royal families?
This combined attack formation alone is no less powerful than the farmer's twenty-four earth and marsh formation.

It is a priceless treasure and a strategic-level item.

Cheng Jiao breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to try out the power of the formation, but he was in a hurry.

I thought to myself, a top expert selling for 50,000 gold coins isn't expensive~
If we had the time to search door to door, we would have squeezed out all the value from these experts.

The acting leader whispered, "Lord Chang'an, as long as you hand over the Blue Dragon Seven Stars, we will leave immediately."

Cheng Jiao smiled faintly and said, "Defeat me, and the Seven Stars of Azure Dragon will be yours."

The acting leader kept silent and delayed for a little while, and the formation was finally formed into perfection.

"Do it!"

The ten people stood in position and released their internal strength at the same time to attack Cheng Jiao.

Cheng Jiao's eyes lit up. Wow! It was actually possible to gather the internal strength of different people together without any conflict.

"Mysterious Ice Mirror."

Cheng Jiao uttered three words with a smile.

A huge ice mirror suddenly appeared beside him, blocking the joint attack of ten people.

The acting leader felt a little heavy in his heart, as Cheng Jiao actually blocked it easily.

The shop owner who was peeking in from upstairs opened his mouth wide.

Could this be done by a human?
I couldn't help but shiver, and the whole inn became cold.

Cheng Jiao smiled faintly and said, "We've had enough fun, it's time to end it."

As soon as the words fell, three shadows appeared and attacked from different directions.

To the surprise of the acting leader, the three men in black were instantly knocked unconscious and captured by Cheng Jiao.

One hundred and fifty thousand gold coins have arrived.

Cheng Jiao chuckled.

As for whether he could get it, he believed in the eloquence of the Lu brothers and the brains of the impoverished royal family of the Yin family.

The acting leader became solemn.

"Cheng Jiao, I have to admit that your strength exceeds that of ordinary celestial beings. However, with just this much strength, it seems that you have not yet fully mastered the power of the Seven Azure Dragons."

"Oh? Why do I feel like you're stalling for time? Are you waiting for someone?"

The acting leader didn't expect Cheng Jiao could see through his thoughts, and his expression changed.

Cheng Jiao's sudden arrival disrupted the original plan.

If something goes wrong, they will have to explain it here in advance.

Suddenly, the sound of a flare was heard outside the inn.

Cheng Jiao said to himself, "It's really brave of you to set off a flare in the royal city."

The deputy leader was overjoyed and said, "Haha, what's the big deal about the small Wei State! If it weren't for Gongsun Yu, the Wei State would have been controlled by us long ago."

Cheng Jiao narrowed his eyes slightly. The Yin family was indeed ambitious, but it was a pity that there was no such opportunity.

The Yin family seems powerful, but in fact they are independent.

Otherwise, if ten top masters came out, even if Gongsun Yu was known as the strongest swordsman under heaven, he would still end up in failure.

Of course, the prerequisite is that Gongsun Yu has no soldiers guarding him.

This is impossible in the wild king...

"Listen up, everyone in the inn. You are surrounded. Surrender now!"

As soon as the young general finished speaking, Gongsun Yu kicked open the door of the inn.

Cheng Jiao looked doubtful.

Why did Gongsun Yu come so soon?

You know, in order to prevent Gongsun Yu from interfering, he came here early and put the money bags in his own pocket.

(End of this chapter)