Killing a Sixth-Rank Great Martial Master

"Alright, I promise you!" Xia Daoming quickly made up his mind.

"Since that's the case, we'll leave the city tonight and sneak into the secret passage to lie in wait. Tomorrow, at the middle of the Yin hour, when Wu Yueli enters the training chamber to meditate and cultivate, you will suddenly attack and kill him.

Wu Yueli is nearly sixty, and he's also indulging in women. In recent years, his vitality, strength, and body have been rapidly declining. With your terrifying power, if you strike suddenly, you'll be able to kill him without alerting anyone," Jing Xuanying said, his facial muscles contorted, and blood slowly trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Xia Daoming frowned slightly upon seeing this and asked, "How are you?"

"I won't die yet, but your Hidden Strength is incredibly unfathomable. At least two of my five meridians have collapsed. Even if I can suppress this injury, I'll probably only be equivalent to a Second or Third-Rank minor martial master for the rest of my life," Jing Xuanying replied.

"As long as you don't die for now, that's good! You don't need to worry about anything else!" Xia Daoming said coldly.

"That's true. Dead men don't reveal secrets," Jing Xuanying chuckled self-mockingly at his words.

Wu Family Fortress is located more than twenty li outside the east city, built against the mountain, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Two hours later.

Xia Daoming and Jing Xuanying stood on the shaded side of a mountain.

The other side of this mountain was Wu Family Fortress, built against the mountain.

This mountain wasn't high, but its shaded side was filled with collapsed rocks and cliffs.

A pile of jumbled rocks led to a steep cliff. If anyone guarded the clifftop, it would be a fool's dream to try and cross from the back to attack Wu Family Fortress.

"Here?" Xia Daoming looked at the pile of rocks in front of him, his brow furrowed.

Jing Xuanying didn't reply. He gritted his teeth and climbed over the piles of rocks, finally arriving at a pile of rocks covered in vines. He then pushed aside the vines, revealing a hole just large enough for one person to pass through.

"This secret passage was likely discovered or excavated by an ancestor of the Wu family. It's possible that even Wu Yueli doesn't know about its existence now. I discovered it when I was young, accidentally chasing a spotted pig. It burrowed into the rocks and didn't come out for a long time," Jing Xuanying explained.

"The exit of this secret passage is concealed by collapsed mountain rocks and vines. If it weren't for this chance encounter, no one would have found it," Xia Daoming nodded, then pointed at the hole and said, "You go first."

Jing Xuanying didn't object. He bent over and crawled into the hole.

Xia Daoming followed closely behind and also crawled into the hole.

The secret passage was dark and damp. They first walked on flat ground for a while, and then it quickly sloped downwards.

Before long, the secret passage reached its end.

The top of the end was covered by a thick stone slab.

Xia Daoming pressed his ear against it to listen for a moment. Hearing no movement, he pushed upwards and found that with his strength, he could lift the slab relatively easily.

He poked his head out and found that the training chamber was quite spacious. It was built of stone, and one of the stone walls was inlaid with a very heavy-looking black iron door with a keyhole.

"Jing Xuanying was right. This training chamber has enough space and good soundproofing. As long as I'm quick, there's a high chance I won't alert anyone else," Xia Daoming glanced around, a pleased expression on his face. He then lowered the stone slab again, tampered with it beforehand to make it easier to shatter later, and waited quietly.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the sounds of a heavy stone door moving and closing could be heard.

Then came footsteps.

Xia Daoming pressed his ear to the stone slab, his keen senses fully extended, judging the direction of the footsteps.

Soon, a hint of joy appeared on Xia Daoming's face.

Inside the training chamber, Wu Yueli sat cross-legged on the floor, slowly closing his eyes, and gradually adjusting his state of mind and breathing.

In the secret passage, Xia Daoming placed his palms on the stone slab, which he had partially damaged beforehand. His internal Hidden Strength erupted violently, spewing out from his palms.

"Bang!"

The stone slab flew up and exploded in the air of the chamber.

The shattering debris shot towards Wu Yueli like a torrential rain.

In his own training chamber, Wu Yueli was completely relaxed and had no idea he would suddenly be attacked!

He also didn't expect his attacker to be a terrifying individual whose Hidden Strength was several times his own, striking with Hidden Strength to shatter the stone slab.

Wu Yueli's expression changed drastically. He raised his iron palms and swung them repeatedly, creating layers of palm shadows to protect his vital points.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Wu Yueli was indeed a Sixth-Rank Great Martial Master. Wherever his iron palms struck, stones were sent flying, and not a single piece hit the vital points of Wu Yueli's upper body.

However, the terrifying impact force of the debris made Wu Yueli's hands ache immensely. His relatively vulnerable arms even had their sleeves torn and flesh mangled as he blocked.

Just as Wu Yueli was caught off guard by the debris and only managed to block his vital points, a dark figure had already shot up from the secret passage exit.

While in mid-air, he moved like a coiling dragon.

His thigh generated a gust of wind, and with a whoosh, like a dragon's tail sweeping, he fiercely lashed out at Wu Yueli.

"Fifth-Rank!" Wu Yueli felt the aura emanating from the opponent and, in his shock and surprise, subconsciously let out a sigh of relief.

He slammed his palm onto the ground and leaped up, spinning his leg to strike back fiercely at Xia Daoming's sharp kick, attempting to block it.

"Bang! Bang!"

Their legs clashed twice rapidly in the air.

Wu Yueli's face contorted in disbelief. He was sent flying backward like a sandbag.

Before he even landed, one of his hands touched the ground first. He slammed it down hard, cracking the earth, and used the force to shoot back up into the sky. With a backflip, he retreated rapidly towards the entrance.

The brief clash of legs just now had made Wu Yueli completely understand that his own strength was several times weaker than his opponent's. Coupled with fighting in a state of unpreparedness, if he didn't escape the secret room quickly, he would surely die.

Wu Yueli made a decisive move, using the force to retreat. His speed was extreme, while Xia Daoming, having been obstructed by Wu Yueli's legs, was momentarily slowed. By the time he lungled forward to attack again, Wu Yueli was already close to the entrance.

Xia Daoming's expression shifted slightly.

If Wu Yueli were to crash into the stone door at the entrance, it would inevitably alert the people outside.

But at this very moment, Wu Yueli felt the vital energy and blood flowing through his thighs churning and colliding more violently. His leg became uncontrollable, and as he landed, it buckled, causing him to collapse to his knees.

It turned out that during his rapid retreat, Wu Yueli had neglected to suppress the surging hidden strength that had entered his body. Now, it had finally reached the limit his thigh could withstand.

With Wu Yueli's pause and fall to his knees, a sharp gust of wind swept towards his head.

Wu Yueli quickly raised his arm to block, protecting his head.

"Bang!"

The terrifying force swept Wu Yueli across the ground, and he slid several meters, still close to the floor.

Before Wu Yueli could even react, a Serpent Head Fist appeared in his pupils.

The Serpent Head Fist kept growing, like a venomous snake revealing its ferocious fangs.

Wu Yueli quickly dodged.

"Bang!"

Wu Yueli dodged the vital point on his head, but his chest couldn't escape.

His entire chest caved in, and blood sprayed from his mouth.

"Hoo! Hoo!"

Wu Yueli's gasping sounded like a leaking bellows.

"You, who are you? Wh-why do you want to kill me?" Wu Yueli's voice was slurred, and blood continuously emerged from his mouth as he spoke.

"Master, I am the one who wants to kill you! Do you remember Yu Yan? She was my favorite concubine, and she was carrying my child." A voice came from the cave entrance. Unbeknownst to Wu Yueli, Jing Xuanying had already climbed out of the secret passage and was looking at Wu Yueli with a face full of satisfaction.

"It's you!" Wu Yueli's eyes widened as he saw Jing Xuanying, almost unable to catch his breath.

"Now you know who I am, right? Sorry, I didn't know Wu Changlu was your son at first, but you and your son are both scum of the earth, and you deserve to die!" Xia Daoming said coldly.

"It's you! How is that possible?" Wu Yueli suddenly understood, his face filled with shock and disbelief.

"Surprised, aren't you!" Xia Daoming sneered, raising his fist again and striking him hard in the chest.

Wu Yueli's limbs tensed and sprang up, then relaxed back down.

His eyes bulged like a goldfish's, staring fixedly at Xia Daoming, as if unwilling to believe it even in death.

Xia Daoming did not look at Wu Yueli's unseeing eyes. He reached out and took the key hanging from his waist, then quickly opened the iron door embedded in the stone wall.

The iron door was very heavy, and the entire treasury was deeply embedded within the stone wall. Without the key, it would have been difficult to open with brute force.

Even if it were opened, the continuous vibration would have inevitably alerted the people outside.

The treasury was not large, only about one meter square.

Inside were several boxes of various sizes.

Xia Daoming, without time to open and inspect the boxes, directly took out a pre-prepared bag and stuffed all the boxes inside. Then, he carried the bag and returned the way he came.

As for Jing Xuanying, he naturally remained in the training secret room to keep Wu Yueli company.

When the people of the Wu family discovered the master and servant lying dead in the secret room, no matter how much they racked their brains, they would never be able to figure out what had happened here.

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