"I haven't asked yet. They say that the ancestors came out of retreat in a hurry and left no words behind."
The butler answered carefully.
“There are only a few forces in the world that can sneak into Zhoutian City and assassinate a powerful Yuanshen. They are the three major forces: the Demon Realm, the Demon Realm, and the Netherworld Palace.
The most likely one is the Nether Palace."
After the middle-aged beautiful woman calmed down, she began to analyze the situation.
She had a deep understanding of the power of the Nether Palace.
At the beginning, she offered a reward for the assassination of Nangong Yuanwu of the Nangong family. Later, the old guy was almost assassinated to death in the Nangong family's territory. It is said that he is still seriously injured until now.
From then on, the beautiful middle-aged woman was deeply aware of the horror of the Nether Palace.
Now that the old man Gongshu Lian has been assassinated, the most likely possibility is that someone has put a bounty on his life in the Nether Palace.
Only the killers from that place have the ability to sneak into Zhoutian City quietly and carry out the assassination.
Unfortunately, she is now under house arrest on Xiaoyou Peak and is not allowed to go out. She can no longer get involved in many of her previous businesses and no longer has the ability to offer a reward again.
Otherwise, she would have to issue another assassination mission to kill that old man Nangong Yuanwu completely and avenge her Yu'er.
Just as the middle-aged beautiful woman was secretly resentful, a voice suddenly rang out: "You are quite knowledgeable. You know that it was the Nether Palace that was behind the assassination."
"who?!"
The beautiful middle-aged woman was shocked to hear this strange voice.
The butler beside her changed his expression drastically and wanted to stand in front of the lady.
However, just as he moved, he felt a burst of sword energy filled with murderous intent coming towards him.
The sword intent was so sharp and unparalleled that it seemed to cut through the heaven and earth, and it was impossible to resist it.
The housekeeper was horrified. He had just begun to mobilize his magical powers when the sword energy pierced his eyebrows. His soul was annihilated and he died completely.
As for the beautiful middle-aged woman, she was taken into the Lihuo Cauldron before she could even see Lu Qing's face.
After sealing the beautiful middle-aged woman and putting her into the Lihuo Cauldron, Lu Qing looked at the housekeeper whose eyes were dim and lifeless.
The reason why he killed this man was because he found out some information from the soul of the maid at the foot of the mountain. He knew that this guy was not worth dying for, so he just took advantage of the situation and killed him.
After collecting the butler's body, Lu Qing did not leave immediately, but instead sent his mind into the Lihuo Cauldron.
When he killed the butler just now, he had sealed off the surrounding space, and not even a trace of breath leaked out, so it would not attract the attention of the outside world for the time being.
Normally, no one comes to this small secluded peak, so it can be considered a temporary safe place.
In the Lihuo Cauldron, a beautiful middle-aged woman was trapped in a space cage, feeling the endless darkness and nothingness around her, her face filled with panic.
But soon, her expression gradually calmed down.
As the legitimate wife of the Gongshu family, although her cultivation level is only at the middle level of the Golden Core Realm, her knowledge is quite good.
He has already realized that he is now in the space inside a spiritual weapon.
"Yes, she is worthy of being the wife of the second house. She has some self-control."
Lu Qing's figure suddenly emerged from nothingness.
Of course, the image he showed was not his true face, but the one wearing a black cloak and a ghost mask.
"Your Excellency brought me here instead of killing me outright. Obviously, you have something to discuss. Why should I panic?"
The middle-aged beautiful woman looked more and more calm as she looked at Lu Qingdao.
"Then guess what is the purpose of bringing you here?" Lu Qing asked with interest.
"If my guess is correct, you must be the mysterious and powerful man who assassinated that old man Gongshu Lian, right?"
"Yes, it's me." Lu Qing did not deny it.
“Your Excellency assassinated Gongshu Lian, and your cultivation can be said to be extremely high, but those old fellows in the Gongshu family are not to be trifled with.
Now that they have activated the Zhoutian Star Array, even a senior and powerful Yuanshen would find it difficult to break into the city and leave.
You sneaked into the inner city, presumably to find a way to leave, right?"
The beautiful middle-aged woman stared at Lu Qing closely.
His face appeared calm, but he was actually extremely nervous.
She never expected that this terrifying assassin could evade the detection of so many ancestors and lurk in the inner city.
Unfortunately, she is now trapped in the spiritual weapon space, and she cannot pass on the message secretly even if she wants to.
Now she could only pray that her guess was correct, in which case she would still be useful to this mysterious assassin.
"So, can you help me?" Lu Qing said lightly.
"Of course I can. If you want to get out, I can help you!" the beautiful middle-aged woman said without hesitation.
No matter whether she can do it or not, she must save her life first.
However, what she didn't expect was that Lu Qing's eyes showed a half-smile. "You are very smart, but unfortunately, I didn't come here to find a way out of the city, but to find you."
"Come to see me specifically?"
Hearing this, the middle-aged beautiful woman suddenly felt a sense of fear in her heart.
She was about to say something, but it was too late. A wave of spiritual energy had already fallen into the acupoint between her eyebrows.
Suddenly, endless illusions began to engulf her.
Time passed extremely quickly in the illusion space. The middle-aged beauty's soul and will were only at the middle level of the Golden Core Realm, and she was completely unable to resist the erosion of Lu Qing's illusion.
So in less than ten breaths, he already knew the information he wanted to know.
Lu Qing withdrew the illusion and suppressed the spiritual power of the middle-aged beauty, but still did not kill her.
The main reason is that this woman also left a soul lamp in the ancestral temple of the Gongshu family. Once she dies, it is likely to immediately attract the attention of the Gongshu family.
Lu Qing currently has an important thing to do. If he succeeds, he may not have to work so hard to accept various assassination missions in the days to come.
Thinking of the information he had just obtained from the soul of the middle-aged beautiful woman, a glimmer appeared in Lu Qing's eyes.
Then, without hesitation, the figure disappeared again, blending into the surrounding atmosphere, and quickly lurking in a certain direction.
Relying on his ability to perfectly conceal his breath, and the fact that the inner city was empty at this time.
Lu Qing quickly arrived at his destination.
Return to Star Peak.
This is one of the largest spiritual peaks in the inner city, and it is also the spiritual peak where the direct descendants of the second branch of the Gongshu family live.
Qiao Rong, the beautiful middle-aged woman in the Lihuo Ding, had been living here before she was placed under house arrest in Xiaoyou Peak.
Lu Qing came here for no other purpose than to come for the treasure house of the second branch of the Gongshu family.
He learned from Qiao Rong's spiritual memory that the direct line of the Gongshu family was divided into eight branches.
Although most of the clan's resources are controlled by the clan leader, each branch of the clan actually has its own industry, and the second branch is no exception.
Like when Qiao Rong was not banished to Xiaoyou Peak, she was not only in charge of many industries of the second house.
She even has several private properties in her hands, which are her exclusive personal assets.
For example, the Tianjifang in Canglan City of Xiaocang Realm was actually her private property.
Lu Qing also learned a very important piece of information from Qiao Rong's soul memory.
That is, in addition to the fact that most of the second house's property income is in the hands of her husband, the head of the second house, a considerable portion is kept in a treasure house on Huixing Peak.
The purpose of Lu Qing's trip was to find the treasure house.
He quietly sneaked back to the Star Peak. Although it was the residence of the second branch, there were many formations set up on the mountain.
But this did not pose any difficulty for Lu Qing at all, and he had already known the locations of those formations and how to pass through them from Qiao Rong's spiritual memory.
In addition, Qiao Rong’s husband, the head of the second branch, was one of the dozen or so figures in the outer city.
So Lu Qing is now like a deserted place in Huixing Peak, and no one can discover him at all.
Soon, he arrived in front of the treasure house and even took care of the sentries around it.
After that, Lu Qing began to make a series of hand seals, which landed on the door of the treasure house.
Suddenly, the light of the formation began to flicker.
Just as Lu Qing opened the treasure house, on the other side, above the outer city, the more than ten ancestors of the Gongshu family had very ugly expressions on their faces.
"Why can't we find him? Fourth Brother, are you sure the assassin is still in the city before you fully activate the Zhoutian Star Formation?"
The old man with white hair and youthful face asked in a deep voice.
"Of course I am sure." The black-robed old man said with certainty, "Father, would I lie? Besides, after the assassin killed Old Seven, I arrived less than ten breaths later. He couldn't have escaped the city in such a short time."
"But we've already searched the outer city three times and haven't found any trace of the assassin. Even a powerful Yuanshen who has mastered the Dao of Space would find it difficult to completely conceal his presence and leave no trace under the detection of the Zhoutian Star Array!"
The old man with white hair and youthful face said seriously.
The old man in black robe also fell silent.
To be honest, he couldn't understand why he couldn't find his hiding place when he could clearly sense that the assassin had disappeared nearby.
Where did the assassin hide? Could it be that the magic weapon he used to conceal his aura was a top-grade spiritual weapon?
"Father, there is still one place we haven't searched." At this time, another figure suddenly said.
"where?"
"Inner city." The figure said seriously, "Do you think the assassin could sneak into the inner city while we're not paying attention?"
"Impossible!" the old man with white hair and youthful face said decisively, "When we came out, we didn't sense anything unusual in the inner city.
After coming out, the inner city was completely closed and no one was allowed to enter or leave.
Tell me, how was it possible for that assassin to break through the defenses of the Zhoutian Star Formation and sneak into the inner city right under our noses? "
The figure was speechless.
He also knew that what he said was extremely unrealistic, but apart from this, he really couldn't think of any other possibility that could make the assassin disappear out of thin air.
The other figures were also very puzzled and didn't understand what went wrong.
At the same time, his face looked extremely ugly.
If they can't find the assassin, then they won't be able to avenge Lao Qi.
If that happens, it will be a huge shame for them, the Gongshu family!
Just when the ancestors of the Gongshu family were thinking of countermeasures with grim expressions, one of the figures suddenly shook, and an expression of anger appeared on his face.
"Second brother, what's wrong?"
The old man with white hair and youthful face immediately noticed his change and asked.
"No, nothing." The figure said hesitantly.
"There's nothing wrong with your expression. Tell me the truth, what happened?" the old man with white hair and a youthful face scolded.
"Father, the formation in my mansion's treasure house has been opened. It must be that bitch who is causing trouble for me at this time!"
Seeing that his father was angry, the second head of the Gongshu family had to tell the truth.
"That woman of yours is causing trouble again. I told you to keep her under control a long time ago... No, isn't she imprisoned in Xiaoyou Peak? How could she still open the treasure house?"
The old man with white hair and a youthful face scolded out of habit at first, but soon realized that something was wrong.
It was as if a flash of lightning passed through his mind, and he suddenly shuddered.
"Oh no! The assassin is probably in the inner city. Let's go back!"
After saying this, he rushed out and headed back to the inner city at a very fast speed.
The other figures only then realized the meaning of their father's words.
As I subconsciously followed my father into the city, I felt a sense of absurdity in my heart.
The assassin really sneaked into the inner city right under their noses. How did he do it?
A group of people rushed back to the inner city in a hurry. At this moment, they felt that the Zhoutian Star Array was an obstacle.
Under the cover of the formation, the space of Zhoutian City is extremely stable. Even those who are proficient in the power of space find it difficult to burst out with too strong a speed, let alone use the art of space movement.
Otherwise, they would have rushed back to the inner city even faster.
“Damn it!”
Among them, the head of the second family was the most anxious.
If the assassin triggered the treasure house formation and destroyed all the treasures inside, it would be a huge loss for him.
"We have to race against time."
On the other side, Lu Qing, who had already opened the treasure house, rushed in immediately.
He knew that the formation above the treasure house was connected to the mind of the second patriarch.
Once it is opened, it will inevitably alarm him.
So the time he has left is very limited.
After entering the treasure house, you will be greeted by a dazzling light.
But at this moment, Lu Qing had no time to identify them one by one. He directly summoned the Lihuo Ding and Qiankun Yiqi Bag. The two spiritual weapons came out together and began to suck wildly into the treasure house.
Many treasures in the treasury were originally protected by formations, but how could they withstand the power of spiritual weapons?
Suddenly, a strong wind blew up in the treasure house, and all kinds of treasures flew into the two spiritual weapons.
After a few breaths, the huge treasure house was looted by Lu Qing, and not even a piece of wood was left.
After doing all this, Lu Qing's figure turned into a sword light and flew out rapidly.
He could already sense that more than ten extremely powerful auras were rapidly approaching this side. (End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
