A Simple Ruse Captures the Blood Bone Old Man Alive; Ambition Lurks Deep in the Mountain Forests!

Five days later, in Chenzhou Prefecture, Huguang.

The Misty Rain Tower.

The branch steward cupped his fists in greeting.

"Greetings, Thousand-Household Commander Jia!"

News of the events on Peach Blossom Island had spread throughout the Jianghu by carrier pigeon in a single night.

Jia Huan came straight to the point.

"I'm here to investigate Registrar Yan's hanging."

Understanding dawned on the steward. He was the one who had gathered the intelligence and sent it to the Misty Rain Tower in the Capital.

"The killer was probably from the Blood Bone Sect."

Jia Huan fixed his gaze on him.

"Can you use the Misty Rain Tower's name to draw out their sect leader, the Blood Bone Old Man?"

The steward fell silent.

Jia Huan understood the Misty Rain Tower's rules well. With the Martial Arts Tournament over, everything came down to an exchange of benefits.

He said solemnly,

"You will be generously rewarded!"

The steward answered truthfully,

"The Blood Bone Old Man has always been extremely cautious. He never has any dealings with the Misty Rain Tower, and even the disciples of the Blood Bone Sect don't know his whereabouts."

Jia Huan gazed out through the window, lost in thought.

He had to capture the Blood Bone Old Man and pry the old bastard's mouth open.

After pondering for a long time, he suddenly asked,

"What martial arts does the old bastard specialize in?"

"Please wait a moment." The steward hurried away.

A quarter of an hour later, he returned with a scroll and read from it.

"The Blood Bone Old Man: Sixth Layer of the Profound Insight Realm. His movements are ghostly, he excels at hidden weapons, and his claw techniques have reached the pinnacle of mastery!"

"Claw techniques?" Jia Huan had a plan.

He found a brush, ink, and