"Right this way."

Little Li Zi led the way, winding through pavilions and towers until they reached the garden.

Here, Si Haofeng silently observed Ji Tang, alongside Feng Chaonan who had regained his composure. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Are you Ji Tang, the Assassin from the Azure Dragon Association?"

The speaker was not Feng Chaonan, but Si Haofeng, who had been staring at Ji Tang ever since he entered the garden.

Si Haofeng had always harbored doubts about his nephew, Feng Chaonan’s collusion with the Azure Dragon Association, and their use of the association’s power to eliminate dissenters, even to the extent of assassinating Eldest Prince Feng Guanyu. Up until now, the doubts had lingered, but it was time to let them go.

"A murderer from the blood-soaked Azure Dragon Association dares to appear before me."

Si Haofeng could sense that the young man before him had his hands drenched in fresh blood. The Blood Dao Martial Arts he cultivated were built on the sacrifice of countless lives; the aura of bloodshed about him was something even the most battle-hardened veterans couldn’t match.

Some ordinary civilians wouldn’t even meet as many people in their lifetimes as this young man had killed.

Instantly, Si Haofeng felt the urge to kill.

Although he wasn’t one to intensely hate evil, he couldn’t stand idly by and watch this cold-blooded butcher saunter around, especially since he had come seeking his nearly mad nephew.

"Uncle!"

Feng Chaonan shouted, "If you won’t help me, at least don’t stop others from helping me."

Si Haofeng turned around, facing Feng Chaonan’s eyes burning with determination and murderous intent.

Those eyes were filled with an unyielding resolve to brook no interference and to never back down.

Si Haofeng watched quietly for a moment, ultimately choosing to leave with a flick of his sleeve.

"Conduct yourself well." He left behind only these words.

After Si Haofeng left, those determined, murderous eyes of Feng Chaonan turned to Ji Tang.

"You say you can help His Highness remove that one-armed assassin?" Feng Chaonan looked at Ji Tang and asked in a deep voice.

"It’s not me who says so, but the Dragon Chief."

Ji Tang smiled faintly and shook his head, "You should trust Mr. Gong’s words, Your Highness."

"Indeed," Feng Chaonan nodded, "I have witnessed Mr. Gong’s capabilities. Eldest Prince Feng Guanyu himself demonstrated Mr. Gong’s might with his death."

"But..."

Feng Chaonan’s voice grew even deeper, "That one-armed assassin is not Feng Guanyu, he is not from the Divine Origin Realm."

"But he is also not from the True Pill Realm, is he?" Ji Tang interjected, "Ultimately, he’s just someone who achieved the Fake True Pill Realm through the Left Dao Abnormal Technique and is also missing an arm, compromising his strength."

"But this is still not something the Divine Origin Realm can compare with."

Feng Chaonan remembered the moment when Eunuch Wei was crushed by the black iron chains that moved like a Spirit Python. He is of the Innate Realm, far from even touching the edges of the Divine Origin Realm, and unable to comprehend the terrifying nature of the True Pill Realm.

But Eunuch Wei was in the late stages of Divine Origin, a top-notch expert within that realm, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been sent by his mother to assist him.

Yet, this top-notch expert of the Divine Origin Realm didn’t stand a chance against that one-armed assassin, with Eunuch Wei only managing to buy some time with his life until Si Haofeng could arrive and flee with Feng Chaonan.

Even Si Haofeng, second on the martial artists’ list, didn’t dare to confront the assassin and chose to flee with Feng Chaonan. Feng Chaonan didn’t think that Mr. Gong, also of the Divine Origin Realm, could be more formidable than his uncle, who was second on the martial artists’ list.

"Do you know, Your Highness, how that one-armed assassin lost his right hand?"

Ji Tang answered himself, "The left forearm lost by the one-armed assassin is still in our Azure Dragon Association’s possession. Do you need me to send it for Your Highness to see some day?"

The hand of the one-armed assassin, was it taken by the Azure Dragon Association?

Feng Chaonan’s face, burning with hatred, suddenly paused, and his pupils unconsciously constricted. He realized that he had underestimated the strength of the Azure Dragon Association.

If the one-armed assassin at his full strength had lost a hand to the Azure Dragon Association, what about now that his strength was impaired?

"How about it? Your Highness, would you like to do business again with our Azure Dragon Association?" Ji Tang took out a letter from his sleeve and presented it to Feng Chaonan, "Just prepare the items listed in this letter, and the head and hands of the one-armed assassin will be delivered."

Feng Chaonan slowly took the letter but did not open it to see what items were listed inside. As long as they were not some incredibly rare items, he, Feng Chaonan, could obtain them.

Even if he didn’t have them, they should be in the secret vault of the Imperial Palace. The Emperor was now comatose, and although it was difficult but not impossible for Feng Chaonan, with his power, to enter the Imperial Palace’s secret vault.

Now what was most important was taking the life of the one-armed assassin.

"How long? How long before I can see the assassin’s head?"

Ji Tang revealed a joyful smile; the deal was sealed.

"Seven days. It’s the Azure Dragon Association’s rule—take a person’s life within seven days."

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Meng Wuchang didn’t wait too long before he saw that "Blood Refining Blade" Ji Tang again coming out from the mansion.

"Sir, should we have someone follow him?" Shang Yi cautiously asked.

Meng Wuchang’s aura was extremely suppressed, he seemed to have encountered an inscrutable puzzle, silently deep in thought.

What Meng Wuchang needed to think about was why Ji Tang would visit so boldly.

As he predicted, Gong Ziyu should have guessed his identity by now. And after guessing his identity, the Azure Dragon Association should have retreated, preventing him from tracing them back and wiping them out completely.

But Ji Tang’s appearance told Meng Wuchang that he had miscalculated.

The Azure Dragon Association had not retreated, and Gong Ziyu was not hiding from him. Gong Ziyu had sent out Ji Tang, he was luring Meng Wuchang out.

So, should Meng Wuchang reveal himself?

To this question, Meng Wuchang’s answer was...

"Follow," Meng Wuchang decisively said, "I will personally follow him and see what kind of medicine Gong Ziyu is selling in his gourd."

Meng Wuchang did not back off. If the rat in the gutter could no longer stay hidden and wanted to come into the light, he naturally wanted to be the first to go there and kill this damned rat.

Meng Wuchang was not worried about it being a trap. Gong Ziyu using Ji Tang as bait was obviously a trap.

But Meng Wuchang didn’t need to care, for he had enough strength to crush any trap.

The number two on the hit list, Si Haofeng, would flee at the sight of him, let alone Gong Ziyu.

Last time he was caught off guard, ambushed by the terrain and an overwhelming amount of explosives. This time, being alert, it would be harder for them to ambush him than to ascend to the heavens.

What he needed to be worried about was not finding Gong Ziyu’s whereabouts; once he found the man, Gong Ziyu should be the one worried.

With that being the case, why should he refuse?

Meng Wuchang leapt from his hiding place and trailed far behind Ji Tang.

He was tracking Ji Tang to find where Gong Ziyu was. Even if he couldn’t find Gong Ziyu, eliminating one stronghold was still beneficial.