Metropolis: The Rise of Chinese Arts

That night, after eating, Zhang Nian and Xu Hui wandered out of the hotel and watched the people coming and going.

The two quietly touched the nearby Li family's yard.

Crouching under the corner, Xu Hui said with a flute.

"Brother, this is not a good thing, how can we be regarded as people of status, and now we come here to squat in the corner of other people's walls?"

Zhang Nian smiled and said.

"What's your identity? This yard originally belonged to the Li family. The person who lived in it didn't know what he was doing, and he didn't know how he got this yard into his own hands. Let's go in and have a look. , what's the matter?"

Xu Hui thought for a while, then nodded.

"Then I'll listen to my elder brother, but you are not familiar with the way here, so let me lead the way."

Zhang Nian hummed, and the two turned around and jumped up.

The courtyard wall of the Li family's house is four or five meters long, and the two jumped in smoothly, one behind the other.

In the yard is a huge vegetable field.

Zhang Nian took advantage of the moonlight to look down, and saw that the vegetable field had not been taken care of for a long time, so it was already deserted.

Now the ground is almost full of rotten vegetables and leaves, and the land next to it has long been dry and cracked.

In the corner next to the cableway for two people, Zhang Nian whispered.

"Let me see that this place is basically not taken care of by anyone. It is estimated that the people in this yard do not plan to live here for a long time."

"So there probably won't be many people in this yard."

Xu Hui answered.

Zhang Nian nodded, what he said was right.

The two exchanged glances, and were about to go outside when they suddenly heard footsteps coming from the end of a long corridor next to them.

"do not move."

Zhang Nian quickly grabbed Xu Hui.

The two then cated in the corner.

Soon, I saw a person walking through the corridor.

Because the person was wearing black clothes and it was night, he couldn't see clearly at all.

After the person passed by, Zhang Nian and Xu Hui came out and followed the person quietly behind.

The man in black walked along the corridor for a while, then turned and walked into a small yard next to him.

The small courtyard also seemed very empty.

This place looks like an old house that has been abandoned for a long time.

The man put the things in his hand on the stone table, sat on the stone stool next to him and began to eat by himself.

Zhang Nian and Xu Hui were watching not far away, only to hear Xu Hui say.

"The food is pretty good, there is no discipline at all, and I don't know whose family it is."

Zhang Nian glanced at him, but didn't speak.

The two squatted for about 5 minutes, and it seemed that this person was just eating here, and he didn't seem to have any other actions.

Zhang Nian waved his hand towards Xu Hui, and the two walked inside.

Walking out of the yard, the front is the main hall of the big yard.

The layout of the entire house of the Li family is more like a Suzhou garden.

Being able to build such a place in Tiandu, one can imagine the strength of the Li family back then.

Every inch of land is expensive in Tiandu City. It is estimated that if such a house is placed in Qingyun City, it can almost cover the large yards in the entire urban area.

The two walked to the front hall.

On the road ahead, several lights were still on, but the doors of several rooms were open.

There was no one inside, only the sound of the wind blowing past, and the doors and windows of the house were whistling.

"Brother, that's not right."

As he was walking forward, Xu Hui suddenly grabbed Zhang Nian.

Zhang Nian looked back at him and said angrily.

"There's something wrong."

Xu Hui lowered his voice, looked at the dark place in the distance and said.

"In such a big courtyard, we have been walking in for so long before seeing such a person. Don't you think something is wrong?"

Zhang Nian sighed and said.

"I'm afraid that there are not many people coming in because of them."

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a roar in front of him.

"Stop! Give me a punch!"

The two of them were taken aback, thinking they had been discovered, they turned around and were about to run back.

But another voice was heard.

"Forgive your life, spare your life!"

Zhang Nian grabbed Xu Hui who was about to climb up the wall.

The two turned around twice and followed the sound.

At the gate of another yard, two women were grabbing and kicking a man on the ground.

During this severe beating, the beating person kept wailing.

Zhang Nian took a closer look, and saw that the man seemed to be holding a few things in his hand.

It seems that this is really coming in to steal things.

The two women were also wearing black clothes and their hair was tied up high behind them.

"Brother, this is really a deadly attack. Look, every punch is aimed at the vital point."

Hearing Xu Hui's words, Zhang Nian looked carefully.

Sure enough, the two women hit the man's vitals every time.

No wonder the man's cry was so horrific.

"To be honest, if this was a thief, it wouldn't be like this. It would be over after a beating. This is killing people."

Zhang Nian waved his hand and said.

"It has nothing to do with us. Let's go to their Patriarch to find out who they are. You should lead the way quickly."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Nian suddenly stared, and slapped Xu Hui who was beside him.

Before Xu Hui could react, he saw a white light whizzing and flew between their two heads.

"Who is up there, hurry down!"

Before they came back to their senses, they heard shouts from below.

Zhang Nianxin couldn't tell, it was discovered.

He pulled Xu Hui up, turned around and jumped to the side.

Xu Hui turned around and cursed.

"Does that bastard want to kill your grandpa? When grandpa comes back, I must make you look good!"

When the two women heard the voice, they started to chase here.

Zhang Nian couldn't help kicking Xu Hui's ass.

Just as the two jumped onto the roof, suddenly, they heard a commotion from below.

Looking down, Zhang Nian couldn't help but gasp.

In just a few seconds, the entire courtyard was already full of people.

Everyone was dressed the same, and they all rushed towards Zhang Nian and the others.

When Xu Hui saw this scene, his whole body trembled, and he said in his mouth.

"It's over."

Zhang Nian slapped him directly on the head and cursed.

"Finish what, come with me."

The two turned around and rushed towards the way they had come.

Although there are many people below, Zhang Nian's lightness kung fu is not bad, and Xu Hui is also considered a master.

There were only two of them, so they had some advantages in escaping in this kind of intricate house.

A few minutes later, the two of them had already seen the courtyard wall in front.

Zhang Nian jumped up suddenly and picked it up from the side.

When I looked back, I saw that Xu Hui followed his example and danced halfway, but he didn't have much strength at all.