Chapter 82 Assassination

Chapter 82 Assassination

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Xu Qing's soul broke out of the shell naturally, like a seed sprouting from the soil, flowing like clouds and water, without any hindrance.

He easily left the study and saw Qiuxiang and the others busy grilling meat for him.

Winter, sunshine, and the atmosphere of life.

"My soul has broken through to the 'Day Travel' realm."

Xu Qing came to his senses and found himself in broad daylight.

The winter sun was not scorching, but it shone warmly on Xu Qing's soul, and he did not feel uncomfortable at all.

He even approached the barbecue fire with interest.

The raging flames created heat waves that impacted the soul.

Xu Qing didn't feel scared.

He felt something in his heart and blew a breath.

The flame seemed to encounter a gust of cold air and suddenly became smaller, but with the help of firewood, it soon grew bigger again.

Xu Qing moved around in the yard for a while, then returned to his body.

This time when my soul returned to the body, the feeling was completely different from before.

Xu Qing casually threw out a "Beng Quan", and there was a sound like thunder exploding in the room.

The power is crisp, bright and very transparent.

The key is that the charging time is short.

"This is because the soul has stronger control over the muscles and bones, so the same moves will only be smoother than before." Xu Qing suddenly realized.

He threw out a powerful punch with a thunderous sound, which startled the maid who was busy outside.

Xu Qing then opened the door, told them not to make a fuss, and started enjoying the meat.

After eating an unknown amount of meat, Xu Qing gradually felt full. He stopped eating, asked Qiuxiang and the others to clean up, and then left the yard.

Xu Qing was practicing the Crane Shape Technique and Bagua Swimming Palm to help digest the food.

"Although it's rare to eat so much like today, as your martial arts improve, you will definitely need more and more food. If this continues, I will have to spend a lot of time eating, drinking, defecating and urinating every day."

Xu Qing began to feel a sense of crisis.

Now, in addition to eating, he also has the daily supplement of Yin Qi from the old Wutong tree, plus refining the moonlight. Logically, he should eat less than warriors of the same level of Qi and blood, but he is beginning to have such troubles. It is conceivable how much it costs for those big sects to support a group of warriors.

"For a sect like the Great Zen Temple, the head monk must be very skilled. If he spends a lot of time eating, drinking, defecating and urinating every day, it must be very inconvenient and not decent. I haven't heard of any rumors about this, which means that his food may be more advanced than what I eat now and can reduce this kind of trouble. In addition, there must be a way to eat air."

Even sages know that one should never tire of fine food.

With thousands of years of accumulation, it makes sense that Dachan Temple couldn't come up with something very useful in this regard.

"One day, I'm afraid I will have to personally pay a visit to Dachan Temple, the most prestigious temple in the martial arts world." Xu Qing couldn't help but feel a little more yearning for the savings of Dachan Temple.

For now, I should first digest the Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist and the Bull Demon's Great Strength Fist.

With these two top-notch methods of strengthening muscles and bones in the martial arts world, and after Xu Qing obtains the flesh and blood of the three-tailed black fox and practices both skills to the highest level, his strength may not be inferior to that of the current King Lin.

If something goes wrong in the white world at that time, it would be no problem to directly transform the business and completely mix in the underworld.

But even if he really went to Qixia Mountain to live as a bandit and take the top seat, he still couldn't bear to leave the old Wutong tree.

Xu Qing is somewhat superstitious now and thinks that this yard has good feng shui.

Since moving here, everything has been smooth sailing.

I have to thank Captain Zhao Xiong for this.

Old Zhao is a respectable man. When I am free tomorrow, I should ask someone to burn some incense for him.

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Songhe Tower, basement, dark room.

Several middle-aged men and an old woman gathered together. The men were all hall masters of the Lotus Sect, and the old woman was an elder.

These are all the current high-ranking leaders of the Lotus Sect in Jiangning Prefecture.

Songhe Tower is actually also a secret stronghold of the Lotus Sect.

The old woman's surname was Tang. The snake-head cane in her hand was an extremely vicious hidden weapon.

The snake head on the cane is carved vividly, as if it is ready to bite someone at any time. Ordinary people would be frightened at first glance.

Even people who practice martial arts would break out in cold sweats and be at a loss if they suddenly encounter this.

The old woman gently poked the snake-head cane on the ground and said, "On the surface, we are going to seize the Fox-Attracting Incense, but in reality we are taking the opportunity to assassinate He Mingxuan. As long as he dies, Jiangning Prefecture will be in chaos, and we can then stir up opposition between the court and local forces."

The prefect of Zhili Prefecture could be promoted to the position of governor of a remote province at the lowest, which was a step toward becoming a high-ranking official.

Moreover, He Mingxuan, the prefect, has a considerable background.

The assassination of such a person would undoubtedly make the imperial court suspect that the local government had lost control.

Even if this did not happen, it was an opportunity for the imperial court to find an excuse to weaken the local powerful gentry in Jiangning Prefecture.

"Elder Tang, didn't we agree to take the fox-luring incense, capture the three-tailed black fox, and practice our sect's sacred arts? Why did you suddenly change your mind and decide to assassinate the prefect of Jiangning? If we assassinate the prefect in Tianxiangyuan of Jiangning Prefecture, I'm afraid the Saint Lady will also be investigated and implicated. Should we remind her in advance?" One of the hall masters had a good relationship with Su Lianqing, so he subconsciously reminded the old woman.

The old woman sneered: "You think she is a good person? Not to mention that she was sent by the head church to control us and use us as cannon fodder, according to my judgment, this saint lady has already colluded with the government."

"How is it possible?" The hall master who spoke exclaimed in surprise, as if he couldn't believe it.

The old woman glanced at everyone and said, "I know you will definitely not collude with the government, and you are not her people, so I called you all here. Now I will tell you why she is no longer trustworthy. First of all, on the eve of our Lotus Sect's uprising in the city, He Mingxuan led his troops to encircle the Zhao residence, and even Zhao Xiong, an important chess piece for the chief sect to convert, was captured on the spot. Let me ask you, you hall masters only knew Zhao Xiong's identity the day before the uprising, so how could the government act so quickly?"

"Of course someone betrayed us."

"Before this, she was the only one who knew Zhao Xiong's identity best. If someone betrayed Zhao Xiong, it must be someone in her line. Why did they only betray Zhao Xiong and not her?"

The hall master who had spoken earlier retorted, "That day Magistrate He also sent people to arrest Saint Aunt, but she noticed it in advance, found a substitute, and escaped on her own."

The old woman sneered: "So it's really a coincidence. Then let me tell you one more thing. Why did my Junior Sister Yun, who was fine, suddenly die in Yingtian Prefecture?"

The hall master asked, "Wasn't Elder Yun's spell backfired, and then he was killed by someone using Taoist magic?"

The old woman sneered, "When I went to collect Junior Sister Yun's body, I found that all the important items on her body were missing. I initially thought it was done by someone from the Marquis of Wuding Mansion. It was not until I saw her not long ago that I concluded that she was at the scene when Junior Sister Yun died. But she didn't say a word to us about this matter."

"How did Elder Tang know this?"

"Junior Sister Yun and I have known each other since childhood. She has a special smell on her body. Others can't smell it, but I remember it clearly. She must have Junior Sister Yun's personal belongings on her. Because I also smelled that smell on her, although it was very faint, but it was unmistakable."

The person who spoke for Su Lianqing fell silent.

Although there was no concrete evidence for what Elder Tang said, the two incidents together were enough to sentence a person to death in the eyes of a secret organization like theirs.

In this kind of situation, it is better to kill someone innocently than let him go!
A moment of weakness often results in a shocking price.

These are the lessons our predecessors learned with blood and tears.

Elder Tang said calmly, "Of course, we need her help to sneak into Tianxiang Court. Whether she wants to lure the snake out of the hole or continue to lurk, this time we must expose her help to the government. If she can still survive, it proves that she is the person planted by the government to lurk in our sect. If she dies, then the matter ends here."

After she finished speaking, she looked at the hall master deeply.

The hall master gritted his teeth and said, "Just as Elder Tang said."

Elder Tang nodded and continued, "He Mingxuan has two guards, Wang and Ma, beside him. They are both lay disciples of the Great Zen Temple. The Great Zen Temple is a holy place for martial arts. Even lay disciples who come out have to pass the bronze man formation. When two people join forces, they can often exert extraordinary strength. At that time, I will first injure one of them with a hidden weapon so that they cannot join forces. Then you will quickly deal with them. As for me, I will go directly to get He Mingxuan's dog head."

"promise."

Next, Elder Tang carefully discussed the next assassination plan and the response measures after encountering various incidents.

Regardless of whether the assassination was successful or not, everyone must evacuate Tianxiang Courtyard within half an hour. Everyone listened attentively, without any impatience.

For matters like this that involve life and death, the more thorough and careful the preparations are, the better.

In order to ensure the success rate of the assassination, they also purchased several crossbows from the nearby black market at a large sum of money.

In close range, the destructive power of the crossbow is self-evident.

Whether it is during assassination or evacuation, these crossbows can play an important role.

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"Young Master, after I went up the mountain to inform King Lin that we would go hunting in the mountains on the winter solstice, King Lin told me that recently someone from the Lotus Sect bought four crossbows on the nearby black market. King Lin was worried that they would enter the city, so he told you to be careful." Guo Li went to Qixia Mountain on behalf of Xu Qing to deliver the message, and got the news from King Lin.

King Lin secretly has some control over the black market in Jiangning Prefecture.

So even though the Lotus Sect members carefully disguised themselves, they were still recognized by the people in the black market and reported to King Lin.

Xu Qing couldn't help but twitch his lips when he heard this. He remembered that some of the crossbows seized last time were sold on the black market. The people of the Lotus Sect might have bought the crossbows that they had taken to sell.

Roundabout arrow?
Xu Qing suppressed his surprise and thought about the matter carefully.

The Lotus Sect bought crossbows on the nearby black market. What did they want to do? They just wanted to steal the fox-attracting incense. There was really no need to use a crossbow, a deadly weapon in the army.

"Who do they want to kill?"

If Su Lianqing knew who the Lotus Cult wanted to assassinate, she would definitely inform Xu Qing.

So Su Lianqing didn't know about this either.

"Why doesn't she know?" Xu Qing suddenly woke up.

He still underestimated the world's masters.

Careless.

"It seems that someone in the Lotus Sect must have doubts about Su Lianqing's identity." Xu Qing secretly sighed. He really couldn't pin the success of things on the stupidity of others.

He was still too lucky.

Xu Qing reflected on himself and realized that he was not careful enough or prudent enough.

"I'm not a god who knows everything. I must be more careful and thorough when doing this kind of thing in the future."

Fortunately, he did not let Su Lianqing guide the Lotus Sect's actions, otherwise they would probably be outmaneuvered by the other party.

"No, we can't wait until they assassinate us and then try to stop them. That way, things will become even more out of control." Xu Qing understood that if he followed the original plan, and let the people from the Lotus Sect enter Tianxiang Courtyard, even if he had the opportunity to obtain the Fox-Luring Incense in the chaos, it might still lead to the assassination of an important person in Tianxiang Courtyard.

"At that time, there was only one important person in Tianxiangyuan who had a grudge against the Lotus Sect!"

"What prefect!"

Xu Qing almost guessed the goal of the Lotus Sect at once.

Because killing Xu Qing would not benefit the Lotus Sect much, and Xu Qing knew that his importance was definitely far less than that of Prefect He.

The most urgent task now is to find the foothold of the Lotus Sect.

Xu Qing was a little anxious at the moment, but his face was calm, like a calm lake.

He said calmly, "Second Brother Guo, go to Jinguang Temple now to invite Master Fayue to come into the city. Ask him to bring five, no, seven monks with him. Then, go directly to the government office to meet me."

"Yes." After receiving the order, Guo Li hurried to Jinguang Temple. He didn't know the master's intention, but he had to carry out the master's order resolutely.

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Su Lianqing sensed an evil aura and realized that the Yaksha King had arrived.

She used her soul to leave her body and saw Xu Qing.

"Come out and see me."

Xu Qing didn't waste any words and communicated directly with his mind.

Su Lianqing quickly came back to her body, locked the room, and then told the maid who served her that she wanted to sleep for a while and would not see anyone.

It is already dusk and the sky is dark, so it is nothing special for Su Lianqing's soul to leave the body.

She followed Xu Qing's soul and went outside.

"Do you know where the Lotus Sect's people are staying?"

"I don't know." Su Lianqing shook his head.

Xu Qing was not surprised.

Since Su Lianqing has already been suspected by the people over there, even if we know where to stay, it can only be a maze.

Tianxiangyuan is a newly opened brothel and the layout inside has changed.

"Did anyone from the Lotus Cult ask you for the layout of Tianxiangyuan?"

"It's okay, but the drawing I gave you is just a sketch. I'll have to observe it again to understand the specific layout." Su Lianqing replied.

She was keenly aware that something serious might have happened.

Her identity was exposed?
Xu Qing: "Your identity is probably known to their people, at least it has aroused great suspicion. But their target is not you for the time being."

"Who are they targeting?"

"Your old lover."

Xu Qing's spirit looked down from a high place and looked at the surrounding buildings.

Among all the observation points, there is only one place where the wind is not strong, it can avoid direct sunlight, and it is suitable for staying.

That's it.

Xu Qing pointed in the direction of Songhe Tower.

He pulled Su Lianqing's soul and floated into Songhe Tower.

Under his spiritual observation in the Sun Travel Realm, he indeed discovered several vigorous blood and energy flames, which were particularly eye-catching.

"Found them!"

After Xu Qing secretly pointed out Su Lianqing, they left quickly.

In a hidden alley near Tianxiangyuan, there was a carriage parked, and the coachman was Xu Fu.

Xu Qing quickly returned to his body and said to Xu Fu calmly, "Go to the government office."

Upon hearing this, Xu Fu immediately drove the carriage to the government office.

Xu Qing did not choose to ride the Fire Cloud Horse. Firstly, the carriage was convenient for hiding the body, and secondly, the Fire Cloud Horse was too ostentatious and would easily arouse the vigilance of the Lotus Sect.

In the carriage, he was thinking calmly about how to capture all the Lotus Sect members in one fell swoop without causing too much damage.

The opponent has a crossbow, and it is possible that they have other powerful weapons.

Just by looking at the aura of those few qi and blood, one can tell that those people are not ordinary warriors.

In addition, Su Lianqing also mentioned that among the people from the Lotus Sect who entered the city this time, there was an Elder Tang who not only knew Taoism, but was also extremely good at using hidden weapons.

Su Lianqing described the power of that hidden weapon.

Xu Qing must think carefully about this.

(End of this chapter)