Mastermind Boss Qian? Loma is the Mastermind!

Lu Xiaofeng entered Jile Tower for the third time, but his mood was completely different from the first time he came.

Today was different from yesterday; someone was helping to draw attention.

The guards were heavily posted everywhere, so after entering the first floor, he found no opportunity to go anywhere else.

Lu Xiaofeng went to the staircase and waited for a while. Then, he saw two rows of torches rush into Jile Tower.

"Six Doors is investigating!"

"Today, we only arrest those from Jile Tower; everyone else, stand down!"

Jiang Long and Luo Ma shouted, drew their weapons, and attacked the surrounding guards.

The guests in the tower were greatly alarmed and scattered, trying to leave. The people of Jile Tower, however, bared their vicious faces and lunged at the constables.

In an instant, blade wind and sword rain, blood splattered, and the entire Jile Tower descended into chaos.

The guards at the staircase naturally lost their focus and joined the fray.

Seeing this, Lu Xiaofeng flashed and rushed upstairs.

Upstairs, everyone else had heard the commotion, including the master of Jile Tower.

He saw the situation below, his expression changed, and he immediately ran towards the back of the tower. He activated a mechanism on a wall, revealing a secret passage.

But a gust of wind brushed past him, and Lu Xiaofeng stood directly in his path. "Master of Jile Tower, where are you trying to run off to?"

"Lu Xiaofeng!"

The master of Jile Tower gritted his teeth and turned to flee elsewhere.

Jile Tower was full of mechanisms, and as its master, he naturally knew them well. While fleeing, he activated various traps to try and stop Lu Xiaofeng.

Although Lu Xiaofeng's Qinggong was superb, he had to slow his pace when faced with these mechanisms, and for a moment, he couldn't catch up.

At this moment, Luo Ma also rushed to the second floor and met the fleeing master of Jile Tower head-on, thrusting his sword.

"Leave him alive!" Lu Xiaofeng shouted.

However, Luo Ma's sword light could not be stopped. He stabbed the master of Jile Tower through the throat, killing him instantly.

"Alas!"

Lu Xiaofeng sighed helplessly.

Boss Qian rushed over, pulled up the sleeve of the master of Jile Tower, revealing a tattoo of an axe.

"This is the tattoo of the Luban Divine Axe Sect... So the Master of Jile Tower was Yue Qing!"

"Whether he is Yue Qing or not cannot be determined by this mark alone," Lu Xiaofeng said. "Since Zhu Ting is here, let him identify his senior brother."

Zhu Ting arrived. He didn't even need to open his mask. He just glanced down and said, "How could he be my senior brother? The most important thing for people of our Luban Divine Axe Sect is skillful hands. This person's hands are clearly not skillful."

Boss Qian was surprised. "He's not Yue Qing? Then where is Yue Qing?"

Lu Xiaofeng said, "Where is Yue Qing? That, of course, is something we should ask you... Boss Qian!"

Boss Qian panicked. "Hero Lu, what do you mean by that?"

Lu Xiaofeng said, "What I mean is, the so-called Master of Jile Tower was just a pawn pushed out to die. You are the one controlling Jile Tower from behind!"

"That's right!"

Wuyan walked down from the third floor and said, "He's the one controlling Jile Tower from behind! My father, Yue Qing, was forced by him to do those wrong things! Hero Lu, Uncle-Master Zhu, and all the officials, you must not let him get away!"

"You! You're talking nonsense!"

Boss Qian completely lost his composure and looked at Luo Ma.

Luo Ma's expression was cold, his long sword reflecting the candlelight, and the killing intent in his eyes was incredibly obvious.

At this moment, what else could Boss Qian not understand?

He realized that this so-called sacrifice of the chariot to save the general, the discarded 'chariot,' was not only the Master of Jile Tower lying on the ground but also him!

Luo Ma, the true mastermind behind it all, could kill the Master of Jile Tower without hesitation with a single sword thrust, and he could certainly kill him with one as well!

And at this moment, Luo Ma was right beside him!

Boss Qian reacted with incredible speed. He grabbed Zhu Ting beside him, threw him at Luo Ma, and then flicked his wrist, scattering several small golden darts.

Luo Ma did indeed have the intention to act, but he would never dare to kill Zhu Ting directly like this.

He had to restrain his long sword and caught Zhu Ting.

Lu Xiaofeng's figure was like lightning. In an instant, he flashed to this side, extending two fingers to pinch a golden dart, preventing Zhu Ting from being injured.

As for the others, there was no need to worry.

With such a large number of hidden weapons, unless one used a technique like 'A Sky Full of Flower Petals Scattering Money,' they would basically not be able to exert much power.

But this also stopped everyone's actions.

Turning back, Boss Qian had already disappeared.

Lu Xiaofeng, however, had guessed the direction of his escape and immediately used his Qinggong to pursue him.

The others didn't understand. Seeing both of them disappear, they couldn't help but become anxious.

Wuyan said, "The two of them might have left through a secret passage. I know where it is, follow me!"

The crowd was filled with doubt, but at this point, they could only follow her to a certain spot on the second floor. Sure enough, they saw a hidden passage.

This was the very secret passage that the master of Jile Tower had prepared to escape through earlier, but Lu Xiaofeng had intercepted him and prevented him from leaving.

As one of the masterminds behind Jile Tower, Boss Qian naturally knew about this secret passage. He had just seized the opportunity and left through it.

Lu Xiaofeng also knew about it, which was why he had thought of this secret passage at that very moment and pursued him.

"Where does this secret passage lead?" Jiang Long asked.

Wuyan replied, "To Yunjian Temple."

"Yunjian Temple?"

Luo Ma exclaimed in surprise, "I heard that Boss Qian's wife fell ill and has been recuperating at Yunjian Temple all these years. It seems this person is indeed the mastermind behind Jile Tower. He used this secret passage to get to Jile Tower from Yunjian Temple!"

Wuyan nodded. "That's right, exactly!"

Under Wuyan's guidance, the group proceeded along the secret passage.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Boss Qian had already arrived at Yunjian Temple.

The temple was even more silent at night.

A gust of wind howled past, and a figure had already blocked Boss Qian's path.

"Phoenix Dancing in the Nine Heavens... it truly lives up to its name..."

Boss Qian looked at the figure before him, his face filled with despair. He knelt on the ground with a thud and said, "Great Hero Lu, I know my greed led to today's disaster. I know I'm doomed... but please, Great Hero Lu, show some mercy and don't let my crimes implicate my wife and children..."

"Your wife and children... are you referring to Madam Qian and Miss Xia'er in this temple?"

"No!"

Boss Qian said, "Since things have come to this, I'll confess to you, Great Hero Lu. In fact, the mastermind behind this case is not me, but..."

"Luo Ma? Right!" Lu Xiaofeng interjected.

"Great Hero Lu already knows?"

Boss Qian exclaimed in surprise, "Hahaha, Luo Ma thought he could pull the wool over everyone's eyes. Even at this point, he wanted to play the move of sacrificing a pawn to save the king. I didn't expect his little tricks to be seen through by Great Hero Lu long ago!

That's right, Luo Ma is the mastermind behind this case. He approached me years ago and asked for my assistance, and I... ultimately, my greed got the better of me, leading me to make such a grave mistake!"

Sighing, Boss Qian continued, "Great Hero Lu, I have a piece of ironclad evidence that can nail Luo Ma. I'll tell you, hoping that Great Hero Lu can ensure the safety of my wife and children afterward!

A few years ago, after Luo Ma controlled Yue Qing and his daughter, forcing them to design and build Jile Tower, and after creating the original silver note plates, he intended to eliminate them!

But I felt it was inappropriate. Jile Tower was completely under Luo Ma's control, and the original plates were also in his hands. I could only provide some assistance from the side and couldn't take the initiative at all. He could abandon me at any time and do these things alone.

Therefore, I took the risk to save Yue Qing and his daughter and imprisoned them in Yunjian Temple... Madam Qian is actually Yue Qing, and Xia'er is his daughter!"