Black Market Iron Token! Scarlet Sun Divine Art!

Zheng Kecheng's home.

The front gate was not locked at all. Inside, the silence was terrifying.

Qin Wang stepped forward, observed for a moment, then reached out and pushed. The door opened inward. By the moonlight, he saw an Eight Immortals table and eight wooden chairs in the main hall.

Qin Wang had not forgotten the main purpose of this trip. Gripping his dagger, he immediately headed for the bedroom on the left. Inside stood a large bed, a wardrobe in the corner, and a dressing table.

An inkstone rested atop a sheet of paper. Qin Wang's heart stirred, and he stepped closer.

"Alas."

By the moonlight, Qin Wang made out the writing. It was Li Chunxia's brief final testament.

She had dismissed her only maidservant and chosen death as her release. Every line brimmed with loathing and curses toward Zheng Kecheng, with regret at having misjudged him and brought disaster upon her brother's family, and so on.

"No mention of the Moon Reflection Saber Technique manual?"

Qin Wang frowned. Since the intel said the Moon Reflection Saber Technique was here, it could not be wrong.

He immediately went to the wardrobe and began searching.

"Found it!"

In the second compartment of the wardrobe, Qin Wang found a bundle. Opening it, he saw several pieces of broken silver, a yellowed booklet, and a black square iron token engraved with the number ninety-two.

The booklet bore the words: "Moon Reflection Saber Technique"!

Qin Wang flipped through it roughly. It was filled with diagrams of human figures demonstrating saber moves. He immediately put the booklet and token away, tucked them into his clothes, and collected the broken silver as well.

Once he had finished gathering everything, Qin Wang left under cover of night.

Three days later.

In the early morning, golden sunlight spilled over Qin Wang.

"Today truly brings double joy to my door—the Flying Eagle Movement Technique has reached Minor Mastery, and the Moon Reflection Saber Technique has entered the Beginner stage!"

Holding a long saber, he stood in the courtyard and looked at the panel, satisfaction in his eyes.

Martial Arts: Flying Eagle Movement Technique (Minor Mastery)

Progress: (1/1600)

Effect: Leaping over eaves and scaling walls, like an eagle in flight—swift beyond compare. Can be mastered in three years.

Martial Arts: Moon Reflection Saber Technique (Beginner)

Progress: (1/800)

Effect: Saber light like a crescent moon, fierce and tyrannical. With daily diligent practice, can reach Minor Mastery in two years.

Ever since obtaining the Moon Reflection Saber Technique from Zheng Kecheng's home that night, he had practiced bitterly at home. At last, it had borne fruit.

"I'll have breakfast first, then stroll around the Su Family, the Chen Family, and the vicinity of the rebel army's base before coming back to continue training."

After tidying himself up, Qin Wang headed toward the long street.

As usual, Qin Wang ordered a bowl of pork liver rice noodles and a bowl of three-delicacy rice noodles at Feng Laizi Noodle Shop. Since advancing to the second-rate realm, his appetite had doubled.

"Have you heard? Chen Tianyu, the Chen Family's eldest young master, went to Qingyun County to buy ginseng for Old Madam Chen's health, but he was murdered. His death was gruesome, and wild dogs even gnawed at his corpse. When Old Madam Chen received the news, she cried herself unconscious four or five times! The Chen Family head vomited blood on the spot from grief and rage! The Chen Family all believes the other three families struck in secret, but those three families refuse to admit it. Their relations are now drawn swords and bent bows!"

"Two died from an affair between sister-in-law and brother-in-law, the eldest young master was murdered, and Old Madam Chen was poisoned. Why does it feel like ever since the Hundred Knowledge Divine Lord revealed that Chen Kun castrated himself to cultivate the Purple Sunflower Swordplay, the Chen Family has been plagued by one misfortune after another?"

"Now that you mention it, that really is the case!"

"You still don't know? General Qi Shun, leader of the rebel army, sent men to capture Li Hongfei and Chen Hao. They'll be executed at the vegetable market entrance on Yacha Street this morning, to console the innocent people they harmed!"

"This Tianji Pavilion is truly incredible. General Qi went straight to arrest them based on the information Tianji Pavilion revealed—not the slightest bit off!"

"..."

A burst of discussion drifted over from the diners nearby.

"They still haven't started fighting. Looks like I'll have to add more fuel to the fire!"

Listening to the diners' discussions, Qin Wang silently calculated. After finishing his meal, he got up and headed straight for the vicinity of the Su Family and Chen Family.

In the small hours.

Daily Intel Has Been Updated!

Today's Intel

1: Yesterday, you strolled around the Chen Family's vicinity and obtained intel: Old Madam Chen's grandson was killed while buying ginseng. The white-haired woman had to send off the black-haired, and all her hair turned white. Her health has worsened further.

2: Yesterday, you heard that Li Hongfei and Chen Hao had been captured and obtained intel: Li Hongfei's pill furnace fell into Qi Shun's hands and will appear at the next black market stall.

3: Yesterday, you passed by the rebel army's base and obtained intel: Qi Shun heard that the Scarlet Sun Divine Art of Yan Baifei, Liangzhou's foremost expert, had fallen into You Prefecture, stirring up a rain of blood and wind of gore. Qi Shun was greatly tempted. (Note: The Minor Scarlet Sun Cultivation you cultivate was comprehended by Juexin Abbess after she heard a small portion of the Scarlet Sun Divine Art's incantation.)

4: Yesterday, you examined the black iron token obtained from Zheng Kecheng's home and obtained intel: The black iron token is an entry credential for the Jingshan Black Market. The Jingshan Black Market opens on the first and fifteenth of every month. With the credential, you can learn the exact location of the market at Fishing Terrace in Jingshan.

5: Yesterday, you passed by the Su Family's vicinity and obtained intel: Facing the Chen Family's false accusations, Su Dingfeng, the Su Family head, is deeply frustrated. Yet he fears that Chen Kun's son has entered an immortal sect and does not dare to fall out with them.

10: Yesterday, you went to the Chen Family and obtained intel: Chen Kun, the Chen Family head, suspects that the poison in his son Chen Tianyu resembles the poison on the Su Family's throwing knives. He has decided to strike against the Su Family at three in the morning today.

"Scarlet Sun Divine Art?"

"The Minor Scarlet Sun Cultivation I practice actually came from this Scarlet Sun Divine Art?"

Seeing the third piece of intel, Qin Wang's eyes filled with contemplation.

This was the cultivation art of Yan Baifei, Liangzhou's foremost expert. It was surely far stronger than his Minor Scarlet Sun Cultivation.

If he could obtain the Scarlet Sun Divine Art, he could smoothly switch to cultivating it.

However.

He could only think about it.

"The black token I got from Zheng Kecheng's home is a credential for entering the black market?"

Looking at the fourth piece of intel, Qin Wang immediately pulled a black token from the bundle beside him and examined it carefully.

Jingshan.

He knew it was located at the border between Huxiao Town and Qingyun County, roughly a hundred li from the county seat.

Today was the fifth day of the month.

Ten days until the market opened?

He had obtained five thousand taels of silver from Li Hongfei. He could take it to the black market and see whether he could buy something useful for improving his cultivation.

Perfect. During these ten days, he could take the two Dragon Blood Pills and improve his cultivation progress.

"The Chen Family will make a move against the Su Family shortly?"

Seeing the tenth piece of intel, Qin Wang's eyes lit up.

It was still early.

Could he hide near the Su Family and lie in wait, to see whether he could reap any gains?

If they happened to fight until both sides were wounded, he could even deliver a few finishing blows!

Even if there was no chance to finish anyone off.

Watching Chen Kun charge into the Su Family from up close would make tomorrow's intel more accurate!

At this thought, Qin Wang instantly lost all desire to sleep. He immediately picked up his dagger, disguised himself as a fifty-year-old man, brought two packets of Beisu San Gong Xiang and a tinderbox, and hurried toward the Su Family.

At two o'clock.

Qin Wang arrived a hundred zhang from the Su Family estate. He hid in a towering camphor tree, where he could see far from his elevated position.

The enormous tree's dense crown and leaves concealed his figure.

The Su Family estate covered an immense area, with layer upon layer of halls, artificial hills, lotus ponds, streams, little bridges, pavilions, and terraces. Worthy indeed of a great family in Yan Yun County, it was exceptionally luxurious.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, it was three o'clock.

Qin Wang suddenly saw a group of five outside the Su Family. Like great birds, they leaped over eaves and scaled walls as they raced toward the Su Family.