Chapter 843

Jiang Hengchuan didn't ask for too much. He didn't want Snake King to make up his mind and fight to the death. If that happened, all their efforts would be in vain.

After weighing the pros and cons for a brief moment, the Snake King's wrinkled face relaxed slightly. "Alright."

Thus, he made a Soul-pledging Oath according to Jiang Hengchuan's request. He wouldn't use the Secret Voice-sending Technique, attack the two of them, or run away.

After he made the Soul-pledging Oath according to the strict rules, Mengqi secretly heaved a sigh of relief. It was finally over.

The Soul-pledging Oath was an oath based on one's own soul and Vital Spirit. It was very binding. Although the Vital Spirit would be strengthened after the Inner and Outer Realms converged, and there were many masters who could forcefully exempt themselves from the oath or withstand the backlash, Snake King was only a Half-step Exterior Scenery master who hadn't even achieved Heaven-man Connection. How could he use such high-end methods?

Therefore, Mengqi was slightly relieved.

"Let's go to that yard now." To prevent any undue delay, Mengqi urged Snake King to not let him contact other subordinates.

Snake King didn't object. He led the way and left from the side of the small building. He went up and down, not trying to find his subordinates.

Not long after the three of them left, the swaying small building finally reached its limit and collapsed with a bang. Smoke and dust flew everywhere, and the sound of breaking echoed over the pond.

In the pond, only white bones were left of the killers' corpses.

After a while, the three of them passed through North Street and arrived at the killer yard. It looked ordinary, but Mengqi could feel that there were killers lurking in every suitable hiding place. The security was extremely tight. However, some of the killers were too obvious, and their concealment was flawed. At a glance, one could tell that they were beginners.

Their exposure attracted the attention of outsiders, and it was a good cover for the other assassins who had hidden themselves very well.

"Thump, thump, thump." Snake King knocked on the door angrily.

The hidden killers all recognized their boss, but none of them moved. What if he was an imposter?

After a while, the small door creaked open. A middle-aged man with completely restrained breath bowed respectfully.

"Can I help you?"

Li Xingkong had spread the news. Everyone knew that he wanted to take revenge on Snake King. Even if he wasn't strong enough, he could still deal with Snake King's subordinates. Therefore, the killer yard manager thought that Snake King came late at night to make arrangements to uproot Li Xingkong's forces.

As for the movements in Snake King's house, they hadn't received the news yet because the three had arrived so quickly.

"Let's go inside first. Let's talk inside." Snake King didn't show his face.

The ordinary-looking middle-aged man immediately shut his mouth. He paid no attention to the two people behind the Snake King, and led the way through the places where the assassins were hidden.

Meng Qi and Jiang Hengchuan followed behind the Snake King, carefully observing their surroundings. They also paid close attention to the Snake King's movements, afraid that he would secretly pass on information through prearranged gestures and words.

The killer yard manager was an excellent killer. His breath was completely restrained, and he looked no different from an ordinary person. He was easily ignored in the crowd. If Mengqi hadn't been able to project his will and sense the flow of genuine Qi and the reaction of his muscles, he wouldn't have noticed that the manager had opened Seven Apertures and formed his Inner World.

Even those who were stronger than him could be easily assassinated.

When they arrived at the room where he handled official business, he put his hands down and stood quietly, waiting for Snake King's orders.

Snake King was silent for a while. Then he repeated what Mengqi had told him through Secret Voice-sending. "This young master has a nephew who has been kidnapped. Take him to see him. Don't hide anything. Listen to him."

The manager behaved like a standard killer. He didn't ask any questions. He bowed and said, "Yes, Snake King."

Jiang Hengchuan stayed to watch Snake King. Mengqi and the manager stepped out of the room, ready to go to the killers' sleeping place.

"Snake King, where is the person you've been seeing?" As soon as they left the yard, Mengqi went straight to the point. He wanted to see if he could get an answer. If that didn't work, he would use Supernatural Power of Shaking Heaven and Hitting Earth to break down the manager's spirit.

As a killer, if he didn't practice outstanding Divine Kung Fu or be completely abnormal, there would be a big hole in his mind.

The manager was stunned. Because of Snake King's order, he answered subconsciously, "In the secret passage. The entrance is in the room just now."

He hadn't seen that person before. Could he be the nephew of the white-robed swordsman?

"There really is a mysterious person hiding in the secret passage …" Mengqi felt that he had grasped Wolf King's whereabouts. He immediately turned around and ran to the room.

Just then, the Snake King's hoarse and sonorous voice rang out, piercing through the clouds and splitting stones.

"Run!"

Before he finished speaking, the row of houses shook violently, and a few tiles slid off, shattering into pieces in the courtyard.

A black shadow broke through the window and jumped to the other side before Mengqi could act. It jumped over the wall and merged into the darkness. It was Snake King!

The killer manager behind Mengqi was stunned when he heard Snake King's voice. Then he turned around and fled. While Mengqi was trying to stop Snake King, he ran across the front yard and disappeared from sight.

Jiang Hengchuan jumped out of the window. Seeing that Snake King had disappeared, he was slightly annoyed. "I didn't expect Snake King to attack without warning. Maybe he sensed something was wrong."

They had arrived at the killer's house, so they weren't halfway there.

"Maybe the sentence 'Don't hide anything and listen to him' alerted him. Then he ordered his subordinates to escape when we were separated and warn the person in the secret passage." Mengqi suppressed his annoyance and casually analyzed the reason. At the same time, he took out the item given by Green-ribbon Arrester Dai Fei and released a signal.

A stream of light rose into the sky and blossomed into red fireworks. It looked like a normal toy, but it contained the shape of an agreement.

Although they might not be able to find the exit at the other end of the secret passage and block it, they had to do their best. Moreover, under the circumstances that Wolf King and other super masters might be hiding in the secret passage, Mengqi didn't want to go down rashly and fight to the death with an opponent who was used to assassination in the dark. Not to mention that there might be traps inside!

Don't enter the forest, don't enter the secret passage.

The two searched the room for a while and moved a vase in the lattice on the wall.

With a creaking sound, the stone tiles behind the screen collapsed, revealing a staircase leading down. There was no light inside and it was pitch black.

After waiting for a while, Slivery-badge Arrester Yu Wangyuan rushed over. His face was solemn and his expression grave. He asked questions while walking boldly into the secret passage.

Jiang Hengchuan lit a match and followed behind Yu Wangyuan, shoulder to shoulder with Mengqi. He briefly described what had happened while guarding against possible traps and hidden weapons.

After walking down the stairs, the secret passage began to widen. Waves of water assailed their nostrils and it was abnormally humid.

"The exit at the other end is at Jin Shui River. It's already opened," Yu Wangyuan said with slight disappointment.

After a while, they could only hope that the person inside had escaped in a hurry and left behind some clues.

After turning around two places with obviously dangerous traps, the three of them saw a few stone rooms. Only one of them was half closed while the rest were open. It was empty inside, with only a stone bed and a stone table.

Yu Wangyuan waved his sleeve and a gust of wind blew. The half-closed wooden door opened and the interior of the last stone room was revealed.

"Hiss!" Meng Qi and the others sucked in a breath of cold air because there were pieces of human skin hanging neatly inside!

Human skin without flesh and bones!

They didn't seem to have been peeled off because there were no incisions or signs of tearing. It was as if the "person" inside had suddenly disappeared.

Such a scene made Mengqi realize who was hiding here. It wasn't Wolf King, but Old Zhong who cultivated the "Kung Fu of Heaven and Demon"!

It was him!

However, he remembered that he had followed Qiu Fei for a long time and even used "Arrester Cai" to inquire about him. It was normal for him to appear in Maoling.

"He's a powerful devil." As a master of the Exterior, Yu Wangyuan had to make such a judgment based on the traces of the human skin.

They were both of the Half-step Exterior Scenery, but the difference between Old Zhong and Snake King was probably greater than the difference between a master of Oneness of Heaven and Men and an ordinary Nine Acupores master!

"It's Eight-armed Flying Dragon and the Three Eagles of Cloud Ridge …" Jiang Hengchuan frowned.

"What?" Yu Wangyuan cried out. Eight-armed Flying Dragon was a well-known Half-step Exterior Scenery master, stronger than Qiu Fei. Yet he died in the hands of the devil. His strength was at least close to the Exterior!

"So it's them … No wonder there was no blood at the scene … No wonder we couldn't find any traces of them afterward …" Mengqi was also shocked. "How could Old Zhong's strength improve so much?"

"Kung Fu of Heaven and Demon" was worthy of being a Devil Path Divine Skill that advanced at lightning speed. As long as there were enough masters "sucking", one could improve quickly even at a low level!

Jiang Hengchuan pointed at a piece of human skin. "Eight-armed Flying Dragon. There's a mole between his eyebrows. I've fought with him before. I can't be wrong."

"It seems that the Opportunity has fallen into the hands of this terrifying devil …" At the same time, he used Secret Voice-sending to Mengqi.

Yu Wangyuan regained his composure and muttered, "Things are getting more and more troublesome. I'll have to ask the Yamen of the state capital for help."

After searching for a while, they didn't find any other clues. The three of them left the secret passage, leaving the arresters and the things inside to deal with.

"There was a huge commotion tonight. Han Sanniang must have noticed it. It's best to stay put." Yu Wangyuan looked at the night sky and exhaled.

Mengqi and Jiang Hengchuan had no objections. They left North Street with Yu Wangyuan and returned to their respective residences.

"What a coincidence …" Mengqi muttered as he walked. Suddenly, he had an idea. He turned around and re-entered North Street.

He crossed the long street with his sword and arrived in front of Han Sanniang's private residence.

It was an exquisite residence with red lanterns hanging on it. A pretty and childish maid stood at the door.

"Master Su, please." The maid looked at Mengqi but didn't seem to be surprised. She bowed and invited him in, as if she had been waiting for a long time.

Mengqi didn't say anything, nor was he surprised. He followed the maid around the screen wall, through the patio, and arrived at the parlor.

There were two people sitting inside. One of them had a fresh and refined look. Her nose was so high that it made people want to pinch it. She was Han Sanniang, one of the most influential people on North Street.

Opposite her was a man dressed in white. He was coughing lightly with his fist clenched. His face was pale as if he had not recovered from a serious illness.

"You still know to come."

It was Master Wang!