Kidnapping Su Chen, Qin Hao's Plan

"Aren't you afraid I'll leak your strength?"

Liu Wumei looked at Su Chen and said.

"It doesn't matter. When I came, Third Young Master Qin of the Qin Family, Qin Hao, asked me to meet him."

"If you release the news that my strength has reached the Innate Realm, I believe Qin Hao will offer me a handsome price."

Su Chen said.

He had received a letter on his way here.

The content of the letter was simple: Su Chen was to meet Qin Hao in two days.

No address was left.

The reason it wasn't left was because the sender was sure he knew where Qin Hao lived.

"It seems I completely misjudged you!"

"To cut a long story short, if楼主 Su agrees to help me contact Mu Qingxue, I can send an expert at the early stage of Spirit Refining to temporarily assist楼主 Su."

Liu Wumei gave up controlling Su Chen.

He was calm, understood how to hide his strength, and was ruthless in his actions. Such a person was good as a friend and partner.

As an enemy, he would require vigilance, making it not worth the effort.

There was no need to make a move against Su Chen.

There were no conflicts of interest between them.

Moreover, letting others pick up the spoils was not Liu Wumei's style.

"An expert at the early stage of Spirit Refining! Alright, I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

Su Chen said.

He had revealed his strength precisely to cooperate with Liu Wumei.

Although the Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower had good intelligence in Qingcheng City, they still hadn't figured out Qin Hao's objective. With the intelligence from Yuchun Courtyard, they should be able to quickly find out Qin Hao's purpose for coming here.

At this moment.

Inside Lei Hall.

Qin Hao and the old man Xue arrived at the Lei Hall's main chamber.

Lei Mu and the others were gathered in the Lei Hall's main chamber.

Not far away, Mo Beiming's corpse was still laid out, covered with a white cloth.

"What can you tell from the sword marks?"

Qin Hao asked as he entered the hall.

"Third Young Master, based on the marks, Bai Tianyu is not the one who killed Lei Ao."

"The sword marks are different. The blade used by that person is not the same as Bai Tianyu's. Bai Tianyu appears to be a master swordsman and would definitely not switch blades."

Lei Gu said.

"So, the person who killed Lei Ao was not arranged by Ling Tianhe?"

Qin Hao couldn't help but ask.

"It's not certain. It's possible that Ling Tianhe's side also has a swordsman."

Lei Gu replied.

They confirmed that Bai Tianyu was not the one who killed Lei Ao, but they couldn't guarantee that Ling Tianhe didn't have other swordsmen.

"Now is not the time to consider whether Ling Tianhe has anyone else around him. What we need is a large quantity of Void Nether Stones. How do we solve this problem?"

Qin Hao said with a deep voice.

"Third Young Master, from the current situation, Ling Tianhe will not agree to give us the Void Nether Mine!"

"It will be very difficult for us to obtain it."

Lei Mu said with a deep voice.

"If Ling Tianhe won't do, why don't you think about taking down that Su Chen?"

"He is, on the surface, the master of the Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower!"

Qin Hao said.

"Take down Su Chen!"

Hearing Qin Hao's words, Lei Mu's eyes lit up and he said, "Third Young Master means for us to contact Su Chen and purchase the Void Nether Mine from him."

"But the Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower is currently under Ling Tianhe's control. Even if we contact Su Chen, it won't be of much use!"

Lei Mu frowned.

"I'm not asking you to contact Su Chen."

"If Su Chen hesitates, won't that delay our plans?"

"You can capture Su Chen and force Ling Tianhe to hand over the deed for the Void Nether mine to ransom him."

Qin Hao spoke.

"Young Master, capturing Su Chen is easy, but I fear Ling Tianhe might use us to kill Su Chen."

Lei Muyan said.

"When you capture Su Chen, spread the news throughout Qingcheng City. The people from Zitan Palace are arriving soon, Ling Tianhe won't dare to abandon him!"

Qin Hao spoke.

Hearing Qin Hao's words, the Lei Family members' eyes lit up.

Judging by Ling Tianhe's performance today, he knew quite a bit.

The relationship between Lei Hall and Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower was already hostile.

"Lei Yao, the three of you, bring Su Chen to that secret residence outside the city tonight. Tomorrow, I will send the information to Ling Tianhe and spread it throughout Qingcheng City. I'll see if he hands over the Void Nether mine for the exchange."

Lei Mu commanded.

After giving the orders, Lei Mu walked to Qin Hao's side.

"Young Master, Bai Tianyu by Ling Tianhe's side is too strong for us. If he intervenes, even if we capture Su Chen to threaten Ling Tianhe, it will be useless."

"Don't worry, I will arrange for someone to help you block Bai Tianyu then."

Qin Hao said.

"Thank you, Young Master. Our Lei Family will follow your lead."

Lei Mu quickly began to pledge his loyalty.

The reason Lei Mu didn't hesitate when Qin Hao suggested targeting Su Chen was to make Qin Hao sense their Lei Family's loyalty.

"If you work for me, I won't treat you poorly. Once the matter of the Fifth-grade Lotus Platform is complete and I return to the Qin Family, I will give you a bottle of Tong Shen Dan."

Qin Hao said.

The name Tong Shen Dan sounded powerful, but its effect was merely to help martial artists at the Innate Peak Stage step into the Spirit Refining Realm.

However, Lei Mu and Lei Mo had been at the Innate Peak Stage for a long time without breaking through to the Spirit Refining Realm.

Therefore, they wished to use the pill to advance.

But Tong Shen Dan was rarely circulated in the outside world, being controlled by the noble families and sects of the prefecture cities, making it difficult for ordinary small forces to obtain.

Now, Qin Hao promised to give them five pills.

Once the other three reached the Innate Peak Stage.

With Tong Shen Dan, their Lei Hall might have five early-stage Spirit Refining Realm experts.

Of course, it wasn't guaranteed, as breakthroughs using pills had a certain failure rate.

However, there was a drawback to taking Tong Shen Dan: it would be difficult to break through to the Refining Soul Realm.

"You all handle this. Now that Mo Beiming is dead, you need to arrange for someone to guard the place afterwards. Lei Mo, you will take a batch of Void Nether Stones there shortly."

Qin Hao commanded.

"As you command, Young Master!"

Lei Mo quickly replied.

"Alright, you all make your arrangements. I will return to the outer city residence first. Notify Elder Xue if anything comes up!"

Qin Hao said and left with Elder Xue.

He still needed to return to improve his strength. Today, he had made Elder Xue capture several Innate experts from Qingcheng City and integrate their blood into the blood pool.

He wanted to see if he could step into the Spirit Refining Realm with its help.

Lei Mu and the others respectfully saw Qin Hao off.

After Qin Hao left.

Lei Muyan spoke, "Hall Master, if we kidnap Su Chen, what will we do if Zitan Palace attacks us when they arrive?"

They had readily agreed when Qin Hao was present, but it wasn't genuine.

"We'll take it one step at a time!"

"As long as we help Young Master Qin guard the Fifth-grade Lotus Platform, we will obtain the Tong Shen Dan. Then, we will directly leave Qingcheng City and not give Zitan Palace a chance to attack us."

Lei Mu said.

From Lei Mu's words, it was clear that he intended to lead the Lei Family and flee after obtaining the Tong Shen Dan.

Outside Lei Hall.

Qin Hao and Elder Xue boarded a carriage.

"Young Master, weren't you supposed to be interacting with Su Chen? Why are you having the Lei Family attack Su Chen?"

Elder Xue asked.

"I'm putting pressure on Su Chen, letting him know that the weak have no choice but to obediently submit."

"This way, he'll willingly work for me and become my pawn against Mu Qingxue."

Qin Hao said coldly.

Mu Qingxue's strength wouldn't be inferior to his.

She likely had experts by her side.

Once he tamed Su Chen, he could not only monitor Mu Qingxue's daily life but also launch a surprise attack at a crucial moment to help him capture her.