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Illusion Ji smiled and said, "It seems your plan hasn't been entirely smooth sailing either."

Feeling slighted, the Crimson Shadow King snorted, "Whoever it is, I will make sure they never return!" With that, he quickly left the secret chamber and slammed the door shut behind him.

After the other person left, Illusion Ji's smile faded, and she said softly, her voice filled with regret, "I'm sorry for making you bear such a cruel fate."

Inside the accounting room, Qingyan heard the deafening explosion. He immediately dropped his pen and ran outside. Looking up, he saw fiery serpents rising into the sky near the back mountain, dancing arrogantly. Moreover, the explosions happened one after another.

Chance!

Although he didn't know who was behind it, Qingyan knew very well that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and nothing was more convenient for an assassin to carry out his mission than a chaotic environment.

For the past two weeks, he had infiltrated the Lu Lineage as a servant. First, he helped the seventh young lady of the Lu Lineage out of a predicament at a tea party in the Thirteen Factories, gaining the trust of this powerful young lady. Then, he used his business talent and unique vision to open up a new business path for the Lu Lineage, increasing the total annual profit by 10%.

For a behemoth like the Lu Lineage, even a mere 10% profit is a terrifying figure, enough to rival that of an ordinary money exchange. As a result, Qingyan was promoted exceptionally and became the third-in-command of the Lu Lineage's accounting department. The seventh young lady of the Lu Lineage also favored him greatly and often chatted with him; even a blind man could see the affection between them.

However, for Qingyan, all of these were merely pretexts to conceal his true purpose; everything was for the sake of getting closer to the young patriarch of the Lu Lineage.

Although this high-profile approach attracted attention and went against the way of an assassin, he had no choice, because he discovered that many of his peers had sneaked into the Tea-Tasting Manor, pretending to be servants and blending in with the others.

Although these people acted discreetly and intentionally concealed their identities, they could not escape the discerning eyes of this legendary assassin. He easily discovered clues from the details and deduced that these guys, like him, were also members of the Crimson Eye Society.

Qingyan couldn't help but sigh inwardly. The middleman had told him that no one would be interested in this mission, but it turned out that the middleman's judgment was completely wrong; there were plenty of people interested in it!

Fortunately, he got there first, and tonight is the night of triumph!

"This fire isn't enough; we need to create even more chaos."

Qingyan looked around and assessed the situation of the fire. He found that the fire was concentrated in the direction of the back mountain, which was not conducive to creating chaos. As long as the Lu Lineage mobilized all their members, it would be easy to control the fire.

Fortunately, he hadn't been idle all this time. He had secretly placed detonators in all directions around the Lu Lineage's residence. Once the switch was pressed, the fire would ignite simultaneously, plunging the Lu Lineage into chaos as they would be unsure which side to save first. Since everyone would want to save their own property, manpower would be impossible to organize, and the fire would inevitably last longer.

"Tonight marks the first step I take on my legendary journey!"

Chapter 329 Opening Shot

Si Ming and his group carefully infiltrated the Tea-Tasting Manor under the cover of shadows. Although none of them had studied assassination techniques, they successfully avoided hidden agents and patrols thanks to their keen senses and martial arts intuition.

The strength of the four people surnamed Si is beyond question. Even Hongdou's cultivation is not bad. Her Internal Cultivation has reached level eight, which is the level of a master. However, she lacks practical experience. Even if she encounters a martial artist who is one level below her, she cannot win. But in terms of basic skills such as lightness skill and concealing her aura, she is not much worse than the others.

The "Representational Freehand Technique" practiced by Hongdou is an Internal Cultivation that integrates painting with martial arts. It allows one to naturally circulate True Qi while painting, and the higher one's painting skills, the better the cultivation effect.

After confirming that no one was around and they entered a safe area, the group rested for a while. Si Ming remarked, "The Lu Lineage's security is quite tight; we were almost discovered just now."

Si Shuiyun said irritably, "You still have the nerve to say that! You insisted on carrying such a big box. It was this box that scraped against the tree branches and made that noise. Do you know we're here tonight as assassins?"

"Knowing I was going to be an assassin, that's why I wore the Profound Armor. Once discovered, I'll immediately go on a killing spree and eliminate all witnesses." Since he knew the other party possessed the strength to suppress Spirit Transformation expert, Si Ming naturally brought all the necessary equipment.

"Then why don't you just fight your way in from the door?"

"That would be too conspicuous. It's best to avoid being discovered if possible. I don't care if my identity is exposed, but if yours is, it might turn into a feud Aristocratic Clan."

You've already said everything, good and bad, so what am I supposed to say?

"Quiet, someone's coming."

Everyone held their breath, and soon a patrol of servants carrying True Qi lamps came by, some of them telling dirty jokes and laughing.

"Oh no, I drank too much just now, and I really need to pee. I need to go relieve myself."

"You think your snail shell can handle flooding? You're more like a baby getting a shot. Hurry up and go!"

So School of Names broke away from the group and walked towards a corner. Fortunately, the worst-case scenario didn't happen; the spot where he urinated was a bit far from the others.

After a series of soft splashes, the School of Names shook himself out, pulled up his trousers, and returned to the group. Just then, another School of Names in the patrol said, "Oh no, hearing you urinate has made me need to pee too. Wait for me a moment."

"Lazy people poop and pee a lot, hurry up and go."

This time, everyone's good luck seemed to have run out, as the servants headed in the direction where everyone was hiding.

Si Ming didn't care about this situation, but the girls couldn't stand it. After all, they weren't real assassins and didn't have the tolerance to remain unfazed even when covered in excrement. They immediately gathered their strength and prepared to risk exposure to take down the man in one fell swoop.

"Hmm, who's over there!"

There were also experts in the patrol team, with exceptionally sharp senses. They noticed the subtle sound, quickly called out to alert the companion who wanted to urinate, and then cautiously walked over.

Taking down all the people at this distance without making a sound is no easy task, unless you're ruthless and kill them, like by unleashing Blue Moon Light Burst. But Si Ming's morals aren't so depraved that he wouldn't spare the innocent. Helpless, he could only search his memories for ways to deal with this situation, and then he actually discovered many ingenious tricks that his predecessors had used.

"Meow!"

"Oh, it's a cat."

The Captain made a sound of sudden realization as he continued to cautiously approach.

What a terrible method! It's completely useless! TV dramas have misled me!

Think about it carefully: if you hear a noise while on patrol at night and suspect someone is hiding there, would you dismiss your suspicion just because you hear a few meows?

The director filmed it this way because he was too lazy to think of other methods. He just made up a plot to fool the audience. After all, everyone is used to watching movies and TV dramas and has long formed a fixed idea in their minds—that imitating animal sounds when being discovered while sneaking will dispel suspicion.

Whether this method actually works or not is none of their business. It's just a performance routine, like how characters in martial arts films always cough up blood when they're injured. Audiences have long accepted this kind of setup.

However, reality does not accept this premise.

Seeing that she was about to be exposed, Hongdou took out a scroll, but without opening it, she Internal Cultivation, and two dark figures slid down from the painting and rushed out. They were a black cat and a green snake.

"There's a snake!"