Chapter 96

"What? Master Jueming is not at the City Lord's Mansion?"

Qin Shuo was completely confused!

What the hell?

Such a big bald head, and he could get lost in this small Black Water City?

That little novice monk clearly said that it was people from the City Lord's Mansion who invited Master Jueming away.

How did it become that Master Jueming had never been to the City Lord's Mansion in He Mingjing's words?

"Why would I lie to you? I've been staying at the City Lord's Mansion these past few days. If Master Jueming were really at the City Lord's Mansion, how could I not know?"

He Mingjing was speechless, feeling that Qin Shuo didn't even have the most basic trust in him.

"Is it that magical? Could it be that the Xiaoyue Yaowang took action against Master Jueming?"

Qin Shuo frowned, feeling that this matter was a bit strange.

"Don't say that, there really is such a possibility."

He Mingjing thought seriously: "The Xiaoyue Yaowang was injured by the Longxiang Monk's Vajra Divine Intent and hates Buddhist practitioners the most.

And I have also learned about that Master Jueming; not only is he proficient in Vajra Buddhist Dharma, but his Buddhist cultivation is also not to be underestimated.

If it is really as you said, the Mid-Autumn full moon is the day the Xiaoyue Yaowang slaughters the city for blood food.

Then it is reasonable for the other party to eliminate Master Jueming, who could threaten it, in advance."

"But didn't you just say that the Xiaoyue Yaowang wouldn't show itself until everything was ready? Then how did it kidnap or kill Master Jueming?"

Qin Shuo was full of doubts: "Moreover, with Master Jueming's strength, he wouldn't be killed by the Xiaoyue Yaowang in one move, right? If both sides fought, wouldn't City Lord Xue have noticed?"

"Uh..."

Qin Shuo's question stumped He Mingjing, and even he felt this matter was suspicious.

With Master Jueming's intelligence, if it wasn't people from the City Lord's Mansion who came to Mingwang Temple, wouldn't he have been suspicious?

But if it really was people from the City Lord's Mansion who invited Master Jueming, why didn't he see him at the City Lord's Mansion?

For a time, both of them fell into deep thought.

Finally, it was He Mingjing who broke the silence:

"The most urgent task is to capture the Sky Wolf Gang elder alive. As for Master Jueming, once we see City Lord Xue, we will naturally know by asking."

"That works too!" Qin Shuo nodded helplessly.

Originally, he wanted to go to the City Lord's Mansion to see Master Jueming first and obtain the objects to refine the Longxiang Relic.

Now it seems he can only go to the Sky Wolf Gang with He Mingjing first, and then go to the City Lord's Mansion to get to the bottom of it.

The two hurried back to Black Water City together, found a pill distribution point of the Sky Wolf Gang in the outer city, took advantage of the two Sky Wolf Gang disciples closing their stall and returning to their station, knocked them out in a quiet alley, changed into their clothes, and successfully infiltrated the residence where the Sky Wolf Gang headquarters was located.

"Let's split up. I'll create chaos outside in a moment to attract the Sky Wolf Gang's attention, and you take the opportunity to find the Sky Wolf Gang elder and capture him alive.

After you succeed, you don't need to worry about me; wait for me in front of the City Lord's Mansion," He Mingjing instructed.

"Okay."

Qin Shuo nodded, agreeing to this plan.

Compared to becoming a living target attracting firepower, he preferred fishing in troubled waters.

After separating from He Mingjing, Qin Shuo buried his head and walked toward the depths of the mansion.

According to his guess, the Sky Wolf Gang sold and distributed so many pills every day, there must be a warehouse specifically for storing pills.

And pills were the key to the Xiaoyue Yaowang controlling the people of Black Water City and refining the Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Pill, so there must be a specific Sky Wolf Gang elder guarding it.

What he had to do was determine the location of the pill room, find that Sky Wolf Gang elder guarding the pill room, and after He Mingjing created chaos, take the opportunity to capture him.

Because Qin Shuo was wearing the uniform of a Sky Wolf Gang disciple, although he met many people along the way, no one saw through him.

After all, after this period of expansion, the Sky Wolf Gang had nearly a thousand members, and everyone was not that familiar with each other.

This was also the reason why Qin Shuo and He Mingjing dared to impersonate stall-tending disciples to infiltrate the Sky Wolf Gang's station.

But when he was about to approach the inner courtyard, he was stopped by two fierce-looking guards.

"What are you doing?"

"The inner courtyard is a restricted area; ordinary people are not allowed to trespass. Are you new here? How come you don't even know this little rule?"

The two guards had fierce eyes, their right hands on the hilts of their sabers, shouting loudly.

"Two brothers, Elder Han sent me. He said that the Liuhe Martial Arts Hall ordered a new batch of Blood Boosting Pills, and he told me to come and get them."

Qin Shuo had been prepared for this, taking out the identity token he had looted from Han Chong's corpse and handing it over.

"You are the Great Elder's man?"

The slightly chubby guard took the token, confirmed it was the Elder Token specially made by the Sky Wolf Gang, his expression softened, and he apologized with a smile:

"Brother, sorry, this is also our duty..."

"It's okay, it's okay, it's also my first time entering the inner courtyard; it's normal for you two brothers not to recognize me."

Qin Shuo had an ignorant and easy-going look.

"Usually, isn't it Protector Zhang under the Great Elder who is responsible for picking up pills? Why did it change to you today?"

Just when Qin Shuo thought he could pass, the guard next to him who hadn't spoken and had been silently sizing up Qin Shuo suddenly spoke.

"Protector Zhang went on a mission with the Great Elder, and even the other three protectors had to go together, so they told me to come and get the pills."

Qin Shuo made it up on the spot.

Although he didn't know any Protector Zhang, according to He Mingjing, the ones who besieged him with Han Chong were the Four Great Protectors of the Sky Wolf Gang.

Presumably, that so-called Protector Zhang was among them.

In this way, even if these two guards wanted to verify, there would be no proof.

However, he clearly overestimated the vigilance of these two guards.

The two guards looked at each other.

The chubby guard flattered: "Since that's the case, then brother, you go in."

Not many people in the gang knew that the Great Elder and the Four Great Protectors had left the city together.

Although this person in front of them looked unfamiliar, he could accurately say that the Great Elder had gone out with the Four Great Protectors, so there shouldn't be any problem.

Qin Shuo walked into the inner courtyard calmly, walked two steps, and turned back to say:

"That... two brothers, it's my first time entering the inner courtyard, and I don't know where the pill room is. Can you point the way?"

The two guards were surprised; it seemed he really was a newly joined disciple under the Great Elder.

Otherwise, with the Great Elder's power in the gang, which of his subordinates wasn't arrogant, and would they be so respectful to them, the gatekeeping guards?

Immediately, the two guards' impression of Qin Shuo improved a lot, and they said enthusiastically:

"After you pass through the courtyard, walk along the corridor to the end. When you encounter a fork in the road, turn right, and you can see the sign for the pill room."

"Many thanks!" Qin Shuo bowed in thanks.

Then, according to their instructions, he passed through the inner courtyard and saw the sign for the pill room at the end of the corridor.

Compared to the inner courtyard, the guards at the pill room were clearly more than twice as strict.

From far away, Qin Shuo saw two teams of people with sabers and swords patrolling and guarding near the pill room.

Qin Shuo didn't approach rashly but leaped onto the nearest roof, moving on the roof like a civet cat.

The sky was getting dark.

With Qin Shuo's strength at the minor success of the Pulse Opening Realm, the patrol team below couldn't detect his existence at all.

After a few leaps, he successfully infiltrated the roof of the courtyard where the pill room was located.

He carefully poked his head to look into the courtyard.

He saw two old men with graying hair sitting opposite each other at a wooden table in the courtyard.

One of them picked up an enamel wine bowl and took a sip, saying in a low voice: "Brother He, what do you think about the Gang Leader activating the Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Array early tonight?"

"What else can I think? Our lives belong to the Gang Leader, so naturally, we listen to the Gang Leader's arrangements."

The old man surnamed He bowed to the void, showing an appearance of following the Gang Leader's lead and being loyal to the Gang Leader.

The old man on the left curled his lips.

Although he knew the other party had this cautious personality, he still showed a bit of disdain in his eyes.

"Aren't you afraid... that the Gang Leader will refine us together?"

The old man picked up a peanut, his eyes deep: "We know the Gang Leader's identity, you and I know it well. If it really doesn't show mercy..."

The old man didn't continue the rest of his words, but the old man surnamed He opposite clearly understood his meaning, his face ugly:

"Then according to Brother Liu, how should we save ourselves?"

"Save ourselves?"

The old man surnamed Liu gave a self-deprecating laugh, "We are all the Gang Leader's puppets, spare blood materials; talking about saving ourselves is ridiculous. It's just arranging funeral affairs in advance..."

After speaking, the old man Liu was full of desolation, as if he already knew his inevitable death.

And the old man He opposite didn't speak anymore, looking worried, just burying his head in drinking.

On the roof, Qin Shuo's heart was shocked!

With his hearing, he naturally heard the conversation between the two old men clearly.

But didn't Han Chong say before he died that the Xiaoyue Yaowang planned to activate the Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Array on the Mid-Autumn full moon?

How come listening to these two old men, it seemed the Xiaoyue Yaowang had changed its mind and changed the activation time to tonight.

"Damn it, it must be the deaths of Han Chong and the Four Great Protectors that made the Xiaoyue Yaowang change its mind. This old demon is really cautious; it doesn't want to take any extra risks!"

Qin Shuo's mood was heavy.

He had to hurry and tell He Mingjing this news, so that the other party could contact the City Lord's Mansion to respond in advance.

Otherwise, it might be too late for everything.

Boom!

Just as Qin Shuo was thinking about how to act next.

A brilliant saber light tore through the night sky, like the Milky Way pressing down, splitting the outer courtyard of the Sky Wolf Gang in two with one slash.

The saber-shaped internal Qi, nearly forty meters long, swept left and right.

With just two slashes, it turned the Sky Wolf Gang upside down.

He Mingjing, who was hiding in the outer courtyard,

had made his move!