In the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the middle-aged man was sweating profusely. His mouth opened and closed, but he couldn't speak or even make a sound.
Chu Li knew that Zhao Qingshan had sealed his mute acupuncture point.
Zhao Qingshan ate his food leisurely and didn't even look over there.
This was to force the middle-aged man into despair, and then unseal his acupoints so that he could grasp a glimmer of hope and spit out everything he knew.
"It's about time, Elder Zhao." Hai Qingshan turned his head and looked at Zhao Qingshan. If he continued, someone would die.
Zhao Qingshan shook his head and said, "Qingshan, you are still too soft-hearted!"
Hai Qingshan smiled embarrassedly. He was not soft-hearted when it came to killing people, but he could not bear to see others suffer. He would rather end them with a sword.
An old man beside him said calmly, "With Elder Guo here, it'll be hard to die even if you want to!"
Zhao Qingshan put down his chopsticks, stood up and slapped the middle-aged man's back.
"Ugh …" The middle-aged man let out a strange cry. The pain contained in his voice was so real that everyone could feel it.
Hai Qingshan heaved a sigh of relief and stared at the middle-aged man. "Tell me, and I'll let you go. If you don't, I'll kill you!"
"You're really letting me go?" The middle-aged man's voice was hoarse as he stared at him suspiciously.
He felt that it would be difficult for him to escape death. He only wanted to die a quick death. He knew this when he first came here.
Hai Qingshan scoffed and said, "Even if you go back, you won't dare to say that you've been caught and confessed. Otherwise, the Ren Public House will definitely kill you. If you act like you don't know anything, you'll still have a chance to live … Besides, you're just a nobody. Killing you will only alert the enemy!"
The middle-aged man rolled his eyes.
He felt that it made sense. He did have a chance of survival.
"Hurry up and say it!" Hai Qingshan snapped. "If you delay any longer, your partner will get suspicious!"
"Alright, I'll speak!" The middle-aged man heaved a heavy sigh. He forced himself to be alert and said, "We're just here to scout. We won't be participating in the operation. I heard that Lady Xiao has sent five Grandmasters!"
"Five?" Hai Qingshan frowned. "Only five?"
The middle-aged man hurriedly raised his finger and swore an oath.
Hai Qingshan frowned and waved his hand. The middle-aged man quickly got up and leaped into the night.
Chu Li saw the image in the middle-aged man's mind. He was not lying.
Unfortunately, this person's status was too low to be trusted. Lu Yurong might have kept them in the dark. She might even have predicted that they would be captured and used them to pass on false information. In short, whether it was true or false, it was useless.
Hai Qingshan frowned and sat in front of the table. He picked up his chopsticks absentmindedly and put a piece of beef into his mouth. He chewed slowly. "Elder Zhao, do you think he's telling the truth?"
"It looks like there's no problem," Zhao Qingshan said.
"Five Grandmasters. Looks like Lu Yurong didn't expect Second Lady to bring more people this time." Hai Qingshan smiled, his expression relaxed.
Usually, there would only be four Grandmasters, but this time, they brought a lot of them. This was because the High Duke's Public House had used Gu Litong to deal with a group of Innate Masters from the Ren Public House. They were worried that the Ren Public House would retaliate.
Chu Li glanced at Hai Qingshan.
Zhao Qingshan said, "Little Chu, do you have something to say?"
Chu Li said, "Small??? Lai Nai Chong Jue Qin Xian Mo!
"Are you saying that Lu Yurong might even lie to her own people?" Zhao Qingshan frowned and asked.
Chu Li nodded.
Zhao Qingshan thought about it and sighed. "We have to be careful. That girl is too cunning!"
Hai Qingshan smiled disapprovingly. "Elder Zhao, it's all about strength. No matter what tricks she has up her sleeves, as long as we're strong enough, we'll be able to face them head-on. There's nothing to be afraid of!"
"Tricks are still very useful," Zhao Qingshan smiled. "Alright, no matter what, all we can do is to be careful and not let them have any chance to take advantage of us. If the situation is really bad, we'll run away with Lady Xiao!"
Everyone nodded their heads. They would just have to stay put to deal with the changes.
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On the second day, when they were hurrying along, there were knights passing by from time to time. There were two or three of them, sometimes five or six of them. They stared at them unscrupulously as if they were ready to attack at any time. Even if Zhao Qingshan and the others caught a few of them, it was useless.
Zhao Qingshan and the others were worried but they could not show weakness. If they were caught, they would cripple their martial arts.
In two days, Zhao Qingshan and the others had crippled eight of their martial arts. Unfortunately, they were all Acquired Masters, which did not affect the strength of the Ren Public House.
Chu Li only cared about driving and did not care about anything else.
It was estimated that they would arrive at Grand Secretary Kang's Residence in five days. Along the way, there were people who tried to provoke them but nothing happened. Siao Shi did not know what was going on outside as she quietly read her book.
In the evening, the sun was setting.
The group stopped in front of a small hill. There was a broken temple on the hill. They were prepared to rest in the temple for the night.
This temple stood alone on a small hill. Buddhism was flourishing in the current era, but the temple had fallen to such a state because of its location. There were few people around, and without people and incense, even the best temple would fall into decline.
There were two holes in the door of the temple. The Buddha statue in the temple was broken and incomplete. The angry King Kong only had one eye left.
Hai Qingshan and Chu Li cleaned the place and laid a moonlight felt mat on the floor.
Siao Shi stepped on the felt mat and sat on a round stool that was just made of wood. She looked around and nodded. "Since we're outside, let's put up with it. There's no need to work anymore, Qingshan."
"Yes, Lady." Hai Qingshan replied respectfully.
Hai Qingshan took out a wooden box and placed four dishes on the table. He then distributed dry food and braised meat to the group. Chu Li caught a few deer and picked some wild vegetables and mushrooms. He used the pot that he brought to cook a pot of meat soup. The group ate to their heart's content.
It was midnight and the moon was hanging high in the sky.
Chu Li was on night watch.
He sat still. His body was one with the earth and his mind was one with the night. He felt the silence of heaven and earth. Suddenly, he activated the Omniscient Mirror. He noticed that there were seven grey-robed elders floating towards them as fast as the wind.
Chu Li opened his eyes and let out a long whistle.
Zhao Qingshan and the others woke up immediately. On a newly made bed in the temple, Siao Shi who was lying on her side woke up as well. She frowned and looked outside the temple.
Hai Qingshan rushed towards Chu Li. Zhao Qingshan and the others leaped onto the roof of the temple. Two of them entered the temple and stood guard beside Siao Shi.
Hai Qingshan shouted, "Someone's here?"
Chu Li stared at the direction of the seven grey-robed elders. "Brother Hai, if something's wrong, run with Lady Siao Shi!"
Hai Qingshan nodded and looked at the direction Chu Li was looking at. "How many?"
"Seven." Chu Li said.
"Only seven?" Hai Qingshan sighed in relief.
"They could be Grandmasters." Chu Li shook his head. "Looks like they've found out about us and are about to make a move!"
Seven Grandmasters could easily suppress six Grandmasters. The remaining Grandmaster was more than enough to deal with an Innate Master. It was a foolproof plan. Lu Yu was ruthless and accurate.
In the time it took to say a few words, the seven grey-robed elders appeared and pounced into the temple.
Hai Qingshan wanted to go up to them but Chu Li grabbed him. Going up would be suicide!
Hai Qingshan struggled. Chu Li quickly said, "Brother Hai, don't mess around. They are Grandmasters!"
"All of them?" Hai Qingshan stopped struggling and frowned. "How would we know if we don't try?"
Chu Li said, "Wait!"
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