Jiang Liu wondered to himself, what was the meaning of the Martial Prohibition Hall allocating manpower like this? Did they no longer need to keep an eye on Tian County?
However, it is said that Lu Tianheng, the commander of the Martial Prohibition Hall, has not shown his face for some time. It is likely that the current actions of the Grandmaster Deputy Commanders of the Martial Prohibition Hall are their own private actions.
Are these deputy commanders taking this opportunity to seize territory? Or do they have some other purpose?
Jiang Liu thought of many things in an instant, but the leader of the Martial Prohibition Hall Arts Hall who was standing in front of him did not dare to show the slightest impatience and stood there waiting for Jiang Liu's reply.
Jiang Liu thought for a while. Since he needed to register his identity information to enter Rou City, he decided to postpone his visit and see how things went that evening.
After thinking it over, Jiang Liu immediately flashed away from Rou City and disappeared from everyone's sight in a short time.
When the leader of the Martial Prohibition Hall Arts Hall saw Jiang Liu retreat on his own, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He was really afraid that Jiang Liu might get angry and slap him.
Even if he died, it would be a pointless death; no one would stand up for him. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a surge of resentment towards the deputy commander.
As night fell, Jiang Liu, dressed in black, wearing a hood and a black cloth covering his face, flew over the city wall in a flash.
The patrolling guards on the city wall were completely unaware that someone was flying overhead.
After entering Rou City, Jiang Liu followed the clues provided by the messenger gang from Fei Prefecture and headed west of the city.
Jiang Liu searched for a long time in the west of the city before finally finding his destination. Along the way, he knocked out several gang members for interrogation.
Jiang Liu looked at the unassuming house before him and nodded in approval. He thought to himself, "This is the kind of style an assassination organization should have."
Jiang Liu did not use his Divine Sense to explore, fearing that he might alert the enemy. Instead, he used the Nebula Shrunken Earth Strike Technique to fly into the house.
Jiang Liu transformed into a wisp of breeze that swept past the courtyard wall. Once inside, Jiang Liu saw that the house was a two-courtyard dwelling. The house wasn't large, and only two rooms were still emitting candlelight.
Jiang Liu moved through the Nebula Shrunken Earth and approached the room on the side of the main hall, which was emitting candlelight. Before he even got close, he heard a series of lewd moans coming from inside the room.
Inside the room were a man and a woman, and both of them were quite powerful. The aura emanating from them indicated that they were Minor Grandmaster. It seemed that they had indeed found the right place.
"You rascal, you haven't come to see me in so long. I bet you've found someone new and forgotten about me!" a woman's voice rang out.
"Madam, even though the Lord of the Pavilion is here, I dare not come!" A slightly deep male voice came out.
"Don't mention that spineless coward to me, it's a downer," the woman said, displeased.
"Madam, are you sure the master has left? He won't be back today?" the man asked with a hint of doubt.
"Of course I'm sure, otherwise I wouldn't have come to you now! It seems he has left Rou County."
"My darling, let's begin now!" Then, the sound of the bed vibrating echoed in the room.
Jiang Liu didn't have the time to wait for them to finish. He immediately released his Divine Sense to envelop the room, then pushed open the door and went inside.
The man and woman who were exercising in the room were suddenly stunned as they watched the door open silently and a man dressed entirely in black walk in.
The two men's faces immediately changed, and they screamed in terror, but their voices could not be heard in the room, and no matter how loudly they screamed, it was to no avail.
"Alright, stop shouting. I'll ask you a few questions. If you answer them well, I'll consider sparing your lives." After saying that, Jiang Liu flashed away, intercepting the two men's dantian energy.
The two collapsed weakly onto the bed. Jiang Liu looked at them and said, "Get dressed and confess! If you don't want to suffer, then confess honestly."
Then, the two of them quietly began to put on their clothes.
Seeing that they were dressed, Jiang Liu looked at the woman and said, "You can start first!"
"My name is Ning Zhongze, and I am the mistress of this place," Ning Zhongze said shyly.
Jiang Liu nodded without saying anything, Ning Zhongze breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Jiang Liu didn't seem to want to ask any more questions.
Jiang Liu turned to look at the man and asked, "And what about you?"
"My name is Cong Buqi, and I'm the housekeeper here," Cong Buqi said, looking at Jiang Liu.
"That's all? Since you two have nothing to say, then you can die." With that, Jiang Liu stretched out his hand, using his inner energy to grab Cong Buqi by the neck and lift him off the bed.
"Hiccup, hiccup!" Suddenly, Cong Buqi's throat made a sound as he struggled to say, "My... master... I... have something to say,"
Jiang Liu loosened his grip slightly, and Cong Buqi finally caught his breath before continuing, "My lord, to tell you the truth, to tell you the truth, we are all from the Dark Star Hall, and I am the steward of the Dark Star Hall."
Jiang Liu nodded, turned to the woman, and asked, "And what about her?"
Cong Buqi thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said, "She is Ning Zhongze, the wife of our Lord Yue Buqun."
It turns out that Cong Buqi had long harbored the intention to betray Yue Buqun, but had simply not found the opportunity.
Now that Jiang Liu has come knocking on his door, and he senses that even he can't gauge Jiang Liu's strength, he's come to realize that Jiang Liu's strength is beyond his comprehension.
He was certain that this person was at least a Grandmaster, which meant he could rival Yue Buqun.
If he makes good use of this opportunity, it's not impossible for him to take advantage of it and eliminate Yue Buqun.
Then he could truly obtain the wealth of the Dark Star Hall and Yue Buqun's woman, which is why he so readily revealed all of this.
Ning Zhongze glared angrily at Cong Buqi, not expecting him to say it so bluntly.
It's a shame that she and Yue Buqun usually treated him well, and he even often went to play with her behind Yue Buqun's back. What a heartless bastard.
After hearing Cong Buqi's explanation, Jiang Liu thought to himself, "This really is a stronghold of the Dark Star Hall!"
Is this a case of being caught off guard and losing one's life? Such a mysterious organization, yet its whereabouts were leaked by a small gang. Life is full of surprises.
"Then who else is here?" Jiang Liu continued to ask.
Cong Buqi glanced at Jiang Liu and continued, "The person in charge of the Assassination List is also here. His name is Cheng Buyou, and he is also a Minor Grandmaster."
"What is Yue Buqun's strength? Isn't he here?" Jiang Liu asked.
"Yue Buqun has already left Rou County. Ning Zhongze just told me that Yue Buqun has the strength of Grandmaster," Cong Buqi continued.
"Did Yue Buqun say when he would be back?" Jiang Liu asked Ning Zhongze.
"This," Ning Zhongze hesitated.
"If you don't confess, I can find out by questioning them anyway, but you won't have a good ending," Jiang Liu said calmly.
Ning Zhongze gritted her teeth and said, "Before he left, he said that he would be back in a month or half a month."
Jiang Liu thought for a moment, then looked at Ning Zhongze and asked, "Where did Yue Buqun go?"
"He didn't explain that, he just said he had something important to do and needed to go out for a while," Ning Zhongze said hesitantly.
"My lord, I can guess something about this," Cong Buqi said eagerly from the side.
"Oh, then tell me about it," Jiang Liu said, turning to look at Cong Buqi.
Cong Buqi said excitedly, "Then Yue Buqun must have gone to Tian County."
"Tian County? What is he going there for?" Jiang Liu asked doubtfully.
"He must have gone to report on the situation, because he has been away for this long time before."
He once mentioned to me casually that he had gone out to report, and that Dark Star Hall's development to its current state was entirely inseparable from that person's support.
Now Jiang Liu understood: Yue Buqun had gone to report to the mastermind behind the scenes, and the mastermind was in Tian County.