Duke Pingnan's Residence stood in the bustling heart of Mingzhou City. It covered a vast area, with luxurious buildings and elegant gardens, exuding nobility from within and without.
At the residence gates stood elite guards in red armor, holding long halberds. Their eyes burned like fire, missing nothing. No one dared even sneak a glance inside.
This was one of Mingzhou City's most lavish places, a residence for the highborn.
At midnight, beneath a moonless sky and howling wind, Wen Qingkong moved with light steps, streaking through the night like a silent bat.
He concealed himself in a large tree, using its dense foliage for cover as his lightning-sharp gaze carefully examined the entirety of Duke Pingnan's Residence.
King Runner's martial arts were profound. Previously, Tang Yuanlou's men had monitored him, but the darkness had prevented them from seeing King Runner's face clearly. Thus, Wen Qingkong needed to investigate thoroughly tonight.
Calculating the gaps between patrols, he flashed forward like a passing breeze.
Since the previous King Runner had used a young eunuch as his cover identity, Wen Qingkong's main focus tonight was the eunuchs of Duke Pingnan's Residence.
Thanks to the floor plan of Duke Pingnan's Residence that Tang Yuanlou had obtained, Wen Qingkong quickly reached the eunuchs' quarters.
He hid himself and observed carefully.
He remained that way until the night had passed and dawn was about to break, then slipped away.
His brows were tightly furrowed. Not a single eunuch in Duke Pingnan's Residence possessed martial arts.
With his current cultivation as a Martial Arts Great Grandmaster, even if someone concealed his martial cultivation, his movements in sitting, lying down, rising, and walking would definitely differ from those of ordinary people. He could not escape Wen Qingkong's eyes.
Yet after observing them all night, these eunuchs had