A figure emerged from the rooftop of a distant house, taking a single step and leaping into the air.
Soon, the figure leaped across the rooftops, traversed the dark void, and arrived quickly, finally landing in the courtyard.
This figure was none other than the Third Elder, Chen Wuque.
The moment he landed, Chen Wuque saw Liu Sanjiang's corpse lying on the ground, blood still flowing from his head. His face immediately turned ugly, and the corner of his mouth trembled slightly.
He glanced again at Xiong Ruyun, who was standing next to Liu Sanjiang's body, and saw that Xiong Ruyun had a cold smile on her face.
"Xiong Ruyun, do you think I, the Third Elder, am just a figurehead? I told you to spare his life, what were you doing?"
Chen Wuque's face was gloomy as he spoke angrily.
Liu Sanjiang was an important pawn in his game, but now he had been killed by Xiong Ruyun. How could he not be furious?
At this moment, although Xiong Ruyun had avenged his son, he knew that his son had died because of the Third Elder, but he dared not be angry. Therefore, he did not want to pay attention to the Third Elder, nor did he answer the Third Elder's questions.
Seeing that Xiong Ruyun was ignoring him, Chen Wuque narrowed his eyes, flashed his figure, suddenly drew his long sword, came to Xiong Ruyun's side, and thrust the sword at her.
"Um?"
Xiong Ruyun was shocked. She never expected that the Third Elder would dare to attack with a sword right in front of the Qingfeng Gang disciples.
His expression changed. Although he was a third-rate expert, he was caught off guard by the Third Elder's sudden attack. In a moment of haste, he retreated and prepared to draw his long sword to defend himself.
However, as he took a step back, before he could even draw his sword, a longsword, like a sharp arrow, pierced his chest and through his heart.
"ah!"
With a scream, Xiong Ruyun's body went limp, her legs seemed unable to support her weight, blood spurted from the corner of her mouth, and she staggered back a few steps before falling to the ground.
In an instant, everyone present was shocked. Chen Wuque suddenly shot out with his sword and killed Vice Hall Master Xiong, which was something none of them had expected.
On the other side, Li Juhong had already killed Gao Minxiong before the Third Elder fell into the courtyard.
At this moment, he looked on in surprise as Chen Wuque slowly pulled the long sword out of Xiong Ruyun's body, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.
"Is this the speed at which a second-rate expert strikes?"
Lin Xiaofei used his Illusionary Eye Technique, and with a flash of his eyes, he saw the astonishing aura emanating from Chen Wuque, and thought to himself.
Chen Wuque stared at Xiong Ruyun's corpse, smiled coldly, and said loudly:
I personally ordered you to spare his life, yet you dared to kill my men. So, I don't care if you're under the Grand Elder's command; kill them all.
After saying this, he glanced at everyone, as if giving them a warning.
At this moment, Li Juhong waved to the other inner disciples in the courtyard, signaling them to leave.
At the same time, he slowly retreated, keeping his eyes fixed on Chen Wuque, and becoming increasingly vigilant.
It was no secret that the Third Elder possessed peak second-rate strength, so everyone was on edge, fearing that Chen Wuque might slaughter them if he became displeased.
Chen Wuque watched as Li Juhong and the others cautiously withdrew from the courtyard. After pondering for a moment, he ultimately decided not to make a move.
His reason for killing Xiong Ruyun was barely plausible. If he were to kill Li Juhong and the others now, he estimated that the Grand Elder would come knocking on his door tonight.
Moreover, if he were to fight with the Grand Elder, it would be detrimental to his future plans, and now is not the time to turn against the Grand Elder.
Upon retreating to the entrance of the courtyard, although a hint of apprehension flashed in Li Juhong's eyes, he was there on the orders of the Grand Elder, and still mustered his courage to say:
Third Elder, you're too late. Furthermore, Deputy Hall Master Xiong was following the First Elder's orders to capture Liu Sanjiang, but he accidentally killed him. Please calm your anger.
"Let's go!"
Seeing that the Third Elder did not speak, Li Juhong called out in a low voice, his face serious, and led everyone back to the Qingfeng Gang.
He was originally ordered to capture Liu Sanjiang, but he didn't expect that Liu Sanjiang was the Third Elder's man, and that the Third Elder had come here in person, which made him feel that this matter was not simple.
"Master Li, you have confirmed who killed the Grand Elder's disciple. My mission is complete. I will take my leave now."
After walking for a while, Lin Xiaofei noticed that Chen Wuque hadn't followed, so he spoke to Li Juhong.
"I will report your matter to the Grand Elder."
Nodding, Li Juhong said something indifferently and turned to leave.
Walking home, Lin Xiaofei thought about what had happened that day.
Originally, after obtaining the method of Qi cultivation, he was happy to go home, but on the way, he unexpectedly encountered Liu Sanjiang killing his senior brother Xiong Ying. Only then did he realize that the other party was the murderer who killed the Grand Elder's disciple.
After the matter was reported to the Internal Affairs Hall, the Grand Elder personally ordered the two hall masters to come forward and kill Liu Sanjiang.
However, Xiong Ruyun was unlucky and happened to run into the Third Elder, who was killed by Chen Wuque with a single sword strike.
However, Lin Xiaofei also knew that the Third Elder and the First Elder were at odds, which was why the Third Elder killed Xiong Ruyun. Moreover, through this incident, he also understood that the Third Elder would not stop there and would probably cause some more trouble.
"Currently, the Third Elder is unaware that it was I who exposed Liu Sanjiang's whereabouts, which led to Liu Sanjiang's death."
"I reckon Chen Wuque will find out about this by tomorrow. Will he then take action against me?"
After thinking for a moment, Lin Xiaofei's eyes flashed, and he gave a wry smile.
The last time Jiang Daoguang tried to assassinate him, it was related to the Third Elder. Moreover, no one had tried to assassinate him recently, so he thought the Third Elder had forgotten about him and didn't want to provoke him.
However, this time, he only provided a clue to the Internal Affairs Hall, thinking he could receive a lot of contribution points to exchange for cultivation resources. Who would have thought that Liu Sanjiang was one of the Third Elder's confidants.
If the Third Elder sends someone to assassinate him, that will cause even more trouble.
However, given his current martial arts level, if the Third Elder were to send someone to assassinate him, it would have to be at least a master at the late third-rate level; otherwise, they wouldn't be able to do anything to him.
"Forget it, what's done is done. If the Third Elder really sends someone to assassinate me, I'm not afraid."
With these thoughts in mind, Lin Xiaofei quickly returned to the backyard of his house, entered the room, sat down, poured himself a cup of cold tea, and drank it all in one gulp.
At this moment, Lin Xiaofei smiled slightly and took out a secret manual from his pocket, namely the Dew True God Method for refining Qi.
Previously, although he had read the Dewdrop True God Method once and memorized its contents, there were still some parts he did not understand.
Now that things have finally calmed down, he intends to properly understand the subsequent cultivation methods of the Dewdrop True God Technique.
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