Changhen Palace Background, Analysis, and Connection

Gushing fresh blood sprayed from his throat.

Thump!

The arm supporting the saber lost its strength, and his entire body fell to the ground, soon to be drenched in blood.

Old Man Dry Smoke and Liu Wumei looked at Su Chen in shock.

Su Chen's expression was calm.

He walked to Du Yuan's body.

He searched him but only found some Silver Notes, nothing else.

The others also only had some Silver Notes found on them.

He put all these Silver Notes into his own pocket.

He looked at Old Man Dry Smoke and Liu Wumei and said, "Isn't looting bodies normal?"

"Now we need to dispose of these corpses to prevent the Northern Commandery from finding any clues."

"Do you have any methods for destroying bodies?"

He finished speaking and looked at Old Man Dry Smoke and Liu Wumei.

Liu Wumei's expression recovered somewhat upon hearing Su Chen's words.

She then nodded towards the old man.

A jade bottle appeared in the old man's hand.

He dragged all the corpses outside, poured some powder from the jade bottle, and the corpses instantly turned into a pool of thick liquid.

Washed away by the rain, the thick liquid quickly disappeared.

Only the Northern Commandery token and the steel sabers they used remained.

"These cannot be dealt with. Uncle Lu, please find a place to bury the remaining items!"

Liu Wumei said to Old Man Dry Smoke.

Old Man Dry Smoke collected the steel sabers and the token, then got up and left the dilapidated temple.

"Master Su, we really have you to thank this time. Otherwise, we might have perished here?"

Liu Wumei said.

"It's just self-preservation. Du Yuan was one of the five commanders of the Northern Commandery's Lingnan Commandery. Someone of his status wouldn't be here solely for the Blood Demon Flower."

"Also, they must have intended to kill us the moment they entered the temple. Otherwise, their attack wouldn't have been so decisive. They didn't want anyone to know their whereabouts."

Su Chen said in a deep voice.

Hearing Su Chen's analysis, Liu Wumei nodded. Su Chen's analysis matched her own thoughts.

"Then can you guess what they wanted to do?"

Liu Wumei said in a deep voice.

"I don't know what they wanted to do, but when you mentioned the Blood Demon Flower, judging by Du Yuan's expression, he must have known it was the Blood Demon Flower long ago!"

"Logically, such a treasure would be invaluable to the Lingnan Commandery's Commandery Office, and it shouldn't have been leaked."

"With the strength of the Lingnan Commandery Office, waiting for this Blood Demon Flower to mature would be no problem at all."

"However, the cultivation of the Blood Demon Flower was handled by Qin Hao of the Qin Family, which is very strange."

"Although the Qin Family is powerful, they are still far inferior to the Commandery Office. Therefore, this Blood Demon Flower might be a trap set by the Northern Commandery!"

"As for the purpose of this trap, I cannot guess!"

Su Chen said in a deep voice.

"Su Chen, I'm increasingly admiring you. If you join our Changhen Palace, I can recommend you to my master."

"Our Changhen Palace is not as simple as it appears on the surface."

"Where is the easiest place to spend money in the world? Brothels and gambling houses. Do you think such institutions in the Great Zhou Dynasty would be controlled by outsiders?"

Liu Wumei said to Su Chen.

Hearing Liu Wumei's words, Su Chen's eyes narrowed.

He hadn't thought much about this aspect.

But from Liu Wumei's words, he could tell that Changhen Palace likely had a background within the Great Zhou.

Perhaps joining this organization would be a good thing for him. He planned to hand over the Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower to Bai Tianyu to manage, controlling it secretly.

The Mountain River Sect, Zitan Palace, and Changhen Palace were the backgrounds he intended to pursue.

Among them, the Mountain River Sect seemed the weakest in its current state. Zitan Palace was far beyond the frontier.

Only Changhen Palace was the most suitable.

"Madam Liu, I will consider this matter carefully!" Su Chen said.

He did not reply immediately.

"This matter is indeed not urgent."

"Our current objective is to obtain the Blood Demon Flower. Once you help me get it, my aptitude will improve, and I'll gain a considerable position in Changhen Palace."

"This will be beneficial for you too!"

Liu Wumei said to Su Chen.

"Since I promised to help you obtain this Blood Demon Flower, I will definitely assist. Madam Liu can rest assured."

Su Chen replied.

The two then fell silent.

The next morning.

Su Chen and his companions departed, while Old Man Dry Smoke continued to drive the carriage back to Qingcheng City.

Upon returning to Qingcheng City, Su Chen emerged from Yuchun Courtyard and headed back to Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower.

"Greetings, OP!"

Not long after going upstairs, Ling Tianhe appeared before Su Chen.

"The Blood Demon Flower in the valley has been confirmed. Spread this news through the black market."

"Also, I intend to make Bai Tianyu's identity public. This is some basic information I've prepared for him. Add more details to it when you get back, and release that as well."

Su Chen instructed.

"Yes!"

Ling Tianhe took the information from Su Chen's hand and accepted the order.

"Furthermore, you and Bai Tianyu will take people to Lei Hall and destroy Lei Hall and the Lei Family."

"The reason will be that I hired you to do it. The price will be Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower. From today onwards, Bai Tianyu will be the master of Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower."

"After destroying Lei Hall and the Lei Family, all their businesses will be incorporated into my Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower."

Su Chen stated.

"To make a move against the Lei Family? Master, the Blood Demon Flower hasn't matured yet. Why deal with the Lei Family now?"

Ling Tianhe had anticipated Su Chen's previous words, but he was puzzled as to why they would attack the Lei Hall before the Blood Demon Flower had matured.

"Don't worry, isn't Qin Hao of the Qin Family still around?"

Su Chen said.

Qin Hao of the Qin Family would definitely ensure the Blood Demon Flower matured.

Moreover, the Northern Commandery was hidden behind all of this. How could they not ensure the Blood Demon Flower matured with their scheme?

"This subordinate will immediately arrange for people to spread the news through the black market."

Ling Tianhe bowed and retreated from the room.

Inside the room, only Su Chen remained.

"What person or event is worth the Commandery setting up such a grand scheme?"

Su Chen tapped his fingers on the table.

The Northern Commandery of Lingnan Commandery was one of the strongest military organizations in Lingnan Commandery capable of confronting martial arts forces.

Their scheme must be directed at someone in the martial arts world, or a certain force within it.

The Blood Demon Flower was only useful to individuals.

Therefore, it must be for a person, or to deal with someone within a certain force.

As Su Chen thought this, a flash of inspiration struck him.

He thought of the Cold Moon Sect.

The Cold Moon Sect was founded by the orphaned princess of the previous Great Chu dynasty and was a constantly pursued force.

Zi Hanyue was the Saintess of the Cold Moon Sect.

Bai Tianyu had secretly investigated before; her strength was only slightly higher than Liu Wumei's.

Zi Hanyue's appearance in Qingcheng City was itself strange.

The Northern Commandery's scheme might possibly be targeting Zi Hanyue.

Or perhaps it was related to the purpose of Zi Hanyue's visit here.

Thinking this, Su Chen's mind became clear.

"I just don't know who orchestrated this scheme this time. If I knew who it was, I would probably beat them to death!"

Su Chen said in a deep voice.

The cause of Su Mengbai's death was that Lei Ao had sent people to kill him.

However, without the person who set up this scheme, Su Mengbai would not have died.

He, Su Chen, would not have come to this world.

He wanted to thank the other party by beating them to death.

Another farewell.

Upon returning, Ling Tianhe immediately transmitted the information in secret.

After sending it out, he and Bai Tianyu appeared at the Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower.

He then immediately mobilized manpower to secretly head towards Lei Hall, while he himself headed towards Lei Hall with Bai Tianyu.