With only 8 years to live at the start, I'm going all in.

Chapter 105 Chaotic City

Huo Qiu was startled by Ding Yi's gaze and felt a sense of fear.

"Grass!"

Huo Qiu suddenly remembered the rumors circulating in the company recently: it seemed that Liu Xun had taken a liking to this handsome young man in front of him, and he cursed inwardly again.

Huo Qiu snorted coldly, then waved his hand and shouted:

"Send someone to check if there's anything else in Lord Ding's house!"

As soon as these words were spoken, a constable rushed into Ding Yi's house and began rummaging through the room with his scabbard.

A moment later, the officer came out and shook his head at Huo Qiu.

"Lord Ding, this thief broke into your house today, and I will report it truthfully! Think about how you're going to explain yourself! Let's go!"

Huo Qiu gave Ding Yi a forced smile and said something before turning and leaving. The others followed Huo Qiu and hurriedly left the courtyard. As for the thief's corpse in the corner, no one paid any attention to it.

Watching the constables carrying torches walk out again, Ding Yi looked expressionlessly at the corpse beside him, and then slowly walked over.

Bending down, Ding Yi stripped the clothes off the corpse, then took off his outer robe and put the blood-stained clothes on himself.

Although the two were of slightly different builds, the outer robes in this world were inherently loose, so Ding Yi swung his arms and it didn't seem to have any effect.

Immediately afterwards, Ding Yi removed the man's mask, then turned back into the house, took out the human skin mask from a hidden compartment in the kitchen floor, and put it on his face.

Finally, Ding Yi put on the blood-stained mask, listened to the deafening shouts of battle outside, shook his head slightly, and then slowly walked out of his courtyard, closing the door behind him.

..

Huo Qiu, accompanied by several constables, walked out of Ding Yi's courtyard, cursing and swearing, and then continued searching in a different direction.

He was in a great mood tonight, having eaten and drunk his fill, but he never expected to encounter such a momentous event as the assassination attempt on a court official by rebels on his way home.

Left with no other option, Huo Qiu gathered a few team members and chased after the rebels while cursing their ancestors.

At that moment, Huo Qiu and his men had not been out of Ding Yi's residence for long when they saw a masked figure flash by in front of them.

"stop!"

Huo Qiu immediately shouted and pushed off with his feet, quickly chasing after them.

The other officers also grabbed torches and followed, fearing they would miss out on the credit.

The crowd chased after the figure, and as they watched the person frantically run into a small alley, Huo Qiu's eyes lit up, and he burst into the alley first, laughing loudly.

As soon as he entered the alley, he immediately saw the man standing motionless at the other end, staring at him. He grinned maliciously and said, "Friend, you can't escape. I won't kill you. Surrender and we'll all be better off."

As the deputy captain of the patrol division, Huo Qiu was naturally quite capable, so he had the right and confidence to say those words.

At that moment, the constables rushed in, their expressions varying as they looked at the figure on the other side.

Someone quietly approached Huo Qiu and asked:

"Boss, could this be a trap?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Qiu frowned slightly, then pulled the man in front of him and said:

"Yes, you should give him a try."

"???"

The man looked shocked, but under Huo Qiu's cold gaze, he dared not say anything. He just swallowed hard and then walked towards the figure in front of him with his long sword.

Ding Yi stood at the end of the alley, looking at the cautious Huo Qiu in front of him, and suddenly felt a headache coming on.

What happened to the villains charging in mindlessly?

Ding Yi cursed under his breath, then looked at the exit of the alley and calculated the distance, which was about right.

Ding Yi took a deep breath, and a large amount of internal energy surged into his legs, causing his robe to shake violently.

Huo Qiu, who was at the other end of the alley, raised an eyebrow upon seeing this, thinking to himself, "When did these rebels become so high-quality? In a small county town, they're running around like smugglers?"

Before he could react, a loud bang came from the other side, and a figure suddenly leaped several meters and appeared behind everyone in a flash!

Huo Qiu stared wide-eyed at the huge crater created by the immense force of the impact, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

Huo Qiu knew that even if he were to unleash his full power and speed, he simply couldn't achieve that!

"Heroes, let's talk this out! We're just...!!"

Huo Qiu spoke in a trembling voice, but when he turned around, he suddenly drew his knife. In the firelight, a cold light, like a leaping lightning bolt, slashed towards Ding Yi's throat.

Huo Qiu's knife was very fast, which was the source of his confidence.

Facing a formidable enemy like Ding Yi, Huo Qiu, under immense pressure, focused his mind and unleashed what he was most satisfied with so far!

But faster than him was a hand.

"boom!"

Huo Qiu was about to strike the man with his long sword when he suddenly felt his body become light and airy. He turned his head and saw that he had flown into the air.

"why?"

Huo Qiu didn't know what hit him; he just bounced heavily on the ground and then died completely.

Ding Yi looked at Huo Qiu, who had flown away, and then at the dumbfounded officers around him. A smile appeared on his lips.

"Huo Tou!!"

"kill!!"

"Run!!"

For a moment, the remaining officers reacted differently, but after only a few breaths, the alley fell completely silent.

Before long, Ding Yi, dressed in the clothes of a constable, wearing a human skin mask, and carrying a torch, swaggered out of the alley. After getting his bearings, he quickly headed towards the outer city.

Along the way, Ding Yi saw constables carrying torches running around everywhere on the streets, and squads of black-armored guards riding demonic horses appeared on the streets from time to time, searching for the scattered rebels.

Clad in armor, they raced in groups of ten through the streets of the inner city.

Whenever they encountered fleeing rebels, they didn't even need to lift a finger; they simply manipulated their demonic horses to ram them, while the horses behind them trampled over the fallen people. The fate of those people was, of course, self-evident.

At first, Ding Yi, who was alone, did not arouse suspicion, but after a while, a group began to approach him, clearly because Ding Yi had attracted their attention.

Which department are you from?

Someone called out to Ding Yi, shouting.

"Li Baozheng, the outer city patrol officer, is visiting his former colleague Ding Hai in the inner city today."

Ding Yi said slowly.

"Li Baozheng?"

Although the man found Ding Yi's face unfamiliar, he was able to answer several questions from the patrol officers. Since Ding Yi was wearing a flying cloud robe, the man didn't question him further.

Thus, Ding Yi successfully arrived at the city gates of both the inner and outer city.

At this moment, several squads of black-armored guards and many constables gathered by the city gate. They all had serious expressions and stared at the sky and the ground around them, as if afraid of letting a single fly escape.

"Who's there over there?!"

Someone saw Ding Yi walking over with a torch and immediately shouted loudly.

"Li Baozheng, the Inspector of the Outer City, has been ordered by Lord Liu to go to the outer city to investigate the attack that occurred today!"

Ding Yi remained calm, took out Liu Xun's identity token from his pocket, and flashed it at everyone.