Jiang Liu returned to the back of the Frostwing Dragon, waiting for the Three-Eyed Flying Tiger while pondering to himself.
This was truly the first time he had heard of the Assassination List. He hadn't bothered to learn about it before because he hadn't been involved in these dark aspects of the Jianghu.
If you think about it carefully, you'll realize that wherever there is light, there can be darkness. I didn't know before because I wasn't paying attention, but now that I know someone is targeting me in the dark, I need to find out more about it.
Jiang Liu thought of Qilin City, which he had just passed through, and immediately ordered the Frostwing Dragon to turn back.
When they were still more than ten miles away from Qilin City, Jiang Liu dismounted the Frostwing Dragon and ordered Frostwing Dragon and the Three-Eyed Flying Tiger to find food on their own, leaving them to their own devices.
Having had Jiang Liu imprint his mind on these two Exotic Beast Kings for a long time, they already understood Jiang Liu's intentions to some extent, and they would go to the mountains to find food on their own.
Jiang Liu took out a black cloth to cover his face and flew towards Qilin City. He quickly flew over the city wall and stopped at the top of the Ascension Tower.
Jiang Liu sensed that Luo Shihong was still there, and immediately sent a telepathic message to him.
Then they headed towards the courtyard complex behind, and found that the courtyard where they had stayed before was still unoccupied, so they waited there for Luo Shihong's arrival.
Not long after, Luo Shihong arrived and saw Jiang Liu looking at him with a blank expression, not understanding what Jiang Liu meant.
Jiang Liu gave a casual explanation and then began to inquire about the Assassination List.
"The Assassination List has been around for a long time. There were rumors that they wanted to find you before, but they were suppressed not long after. I thought the matter had disappeared, but I didn't expect it to resurface now."
Jiang Liu nodded, then told Luo Shihong about the assassination attempt on him. He also carefully observed the changes in Luo Shihong's expression.
Although Jiang Liu did not stop here when he passed through Qilin City before, so the message probably did not come from here, it is still better to be cautious just in case.
"What? Someone's trying to assassinate you? That means someone on the Assassination List has accepted the job. Who would be so bold?" Luo Shihong exclaimed in shock, knowing that Jiang Liu's identity was no simple matter; he was True Inheritor Disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect.
He then tried to sense Jiang Liu's aura but couldn't detect it at all, immediately realizing that Jiang Liu's strength was far greater than before. If Jiang Liu hadn't called out to him, he wouldn't have even noticed Jiang Liu's presence.
Fortunately, Jiang Liu had already set up a mental barrier in the courtyard, otherwise this shout would have attracted the attention of others, at least the Ascension Tower guards around the area would have known.
"Uncle Luo, does the Ascension Tower have any information about the Assassination List?" Jiang Liu continued to ask.
"Yes, there are some, but very few, and they are all minor matters. Even if something big happens, we probably wouldn't be able to find out."
Jiang Liu nodded, indicating that he understood. After all, they were assassins. Small things were done by low-level martial artists, which would be easy to detect. As for high-level martial artists, it would be much harder to investigate.
Especially when a Grandmaster-level expert takes action, having cultivated all five elements, destroying a corpse and erasing evidence becomes incredibly easy for them.
"Then which faction does this Assassination List belong to? Does Uncle Luo know?" Jiang Liu asked doubtfully.
Luo Shihong nodded, then transmitted his voice to Jiang Liu and said, "This force is very mysterious. It is said to be the Dark Star Hall. As for who the tower master is and where the base is, no one knows."
"Dark Star Hall," Jiang Liu thought to himself. Since this force dared to take on this job, they must have already prepared to face his attack.
Jiang Liu nodded to Luo Shihong to indicate that he understood, and then disappeared in front of Luo Shihong in a flash.
Luo Shihong stared blankly at the spot where Jiang Liu had disappeared, because he couldn't sense Jiang Liu's presence at all, as if Jiang Liu had never existed.
He couldn't help but marvel at how quickly Jiang Liu had grown since they last met, something even his father couldn't have done.
Jiang Liu flew out of Qilin City, pondering his next move.
The first priority is to find the contact person of the Dark Star Hall and see if we can follow the clues to find the mastermind behind it.
Finding the contact person for the Dark Star Hall is both simple and difficult. It simply involves writing a code in a specific place and then waiting for someone from the Dark Star Hall to come and meet you.
If there happen to be someone from the Dark Star Hall nearby, someone will come to make contact soon. If not, then you'll have to wait. And there's no telling how long that wait will be.
However, in order to find out the hidden dangers facing him, Jiang Liu decided to play with them for a while.
Jiang Liu waited until nightfall before re-entering Qilin City, where he left a special mark on the side of a wooden pillar in front of the Qilin City Yuelai Inn.
Jiang Liu vanished from the Yuelai Inn in a flash, leaving all that remained was to wait.
For three days in a row, Jiang Liu did not receive any response. He would only go to the Yuelai Inn to investigate after midnight each day.
Jiang Liu is currently renting a house not far from the Yuelai Inn, and has booked it for a month. This is the longest period Jiang Liu plans to stay in Qilin City.
If there is no response for more than a month, it means either the five Minor Grandmaster have been found dead, or there are no Dark Star Hall people in this area.
On the fifth day, Jiang Liu went to check on Yuelai Inn after midnight, as usual.
Suddenly, Jiang Liu noticed three horizontal lines drawn above the special code and two vertical lines drawn below it.
Jiang Liu stared blankly at it for a moment, wondering what it meant. After a while, he still couldn't figure it out. Then, he glanced at the welcoming banner of the Yuelai Inn and realized that the code was the inn's logo.
Three horizontal lines and two vertical lines, does that mean room number two on the third floor? No wonder they left a secret code at the Yuelai Inn, it turns out they were meeting here directly. I guess after meeting here this time, they'll move to another place later.
That's why they used the Yuelai Inn's mark to leave a message without any hesitation. So, even if the people at the Yuelai Inn see this mark, they won't find it strange.
Now that we've found where they are, things will be much easier.
Jiang Liu directly released his Divine Sense and enveloped Room 2 on the third floor of the Yuelai Inn. As for whether the other party would send Grandmaster to make contact, he didn't know.
You're overthinking it. The strongest person in the entire Qilin City right now is Luo Shihong, who is only Minor Grandmaster and has only recently advanced to that level.
If Dark Star Hall could send Grandmaster out to make contact so easily, then their forces must have Peak Grandmaster. But given their secretive and clandestine style, it's impossible for them to have Peak Grandmaster.
Jiang Liu's Divine Sense quickly located room number two on the third floor and found that there was indeed someone inside, a martial artist with the strength of a Minor Grandmaster. Jiang Liu's Divine Sense was detected as soon as it approached.
"Who?" The martial artist in the room had barely uttered a word before falling into a coma.
When he came to his senses, he found himself outside the city, and in front of him stood a person dressed in black and wearing a mask.