roccoschili Chapter 112 The Betrayer!
Chapter 112 The Betrayer!
Xiao Bieli looked around and indeed found the Blood-Clad Tower's mark in the room. He nodded.
"Not bad!"
"How much silver does a late-stage fourth-rank cultivator cost?"
Ji Ming:
"A late-stage fourth-rank assassin would cost at least 50,000 taels of silver. If the forces behind him are not simple and the assassination is difficult, then the cost will be even higher!"
Xiao Bieli slammed the silver notes he had obtained from the Corpse Refining Sect onto the table and said:
"Zhou Heng, Commander of the Eastern Depot!"
"The person is in the ancient Yu County!"
East Factory?
Ji Ming frowned:
What grudge do you have against the Eastern Depot?
Xiao Bieli smiled and said:
"Why do assassins now have to consider their employers' past grievances when accepting missions?"
"Isn't the Blood-Clad Tower always the one that only cares about money and not people?"
Upon hearing Xiao Bieli's words, Ji Ming smiled, a very bright smile.
"What is your connection with the Blood-Clad Tower, young hero?"
Xiao Bieli said calmly:
"Never mind my connection with the Blood-Clad Tower, I'm just asking you, are you going to take this job?"
"Sigh!" Ji Ming sighed softly and shook his head.
"It's not that the Blood-Clad Pavilion refuses to take this mission,"
"These are really tricky cases involving the imperial court right now!"
"Furthermore, how did you know that our pleasure boat is related to the Blood-Clad Pavilion?"
Xiao Bieli narrowed his eyes slightly:
"There are markings on the lanterns outside, markings on the lanterns in the corridor, and even markings inside this room. It would be hard not to notice!"
"Moreover, those markings are so obvious that even any fifth-rank official who knows what those markings represent could detect them, let alone me. It's as if they're afraid we won't know that this place is related to the Blood Robe Tower."
"It seems you've captured a key figure in the Blood-Clad Tower and obtained some clues?"
"Trying to lure the snake out of its hole?"
Feng Si Niang once said that only the core group of people in the Blood Robe Tower knew about this special mark.
The branch building owners in each state, the core assassins, and the Twelve Yuan Chen!
There's a huge problem here!
"Hahaha!"
Ji Ming laughed, looked at Xiao Bieli, and said in a deep voice:
"We waited so long, hoping to lure the Blood-Clad Tower people from Jiangnan Prefecture into our trap, but we never expected that a young man would come!"
"But I'm a little curious, since you knew it was a trap, why did you still expose yourself?"
Xiao Bieli said matter-of-factly:
"Of course, I'm confident in my own martial arts skills!"
The instant Xiao Bieli finished speaking, Ji Ming brought two fingers together, and with a fierce, thunderous force, he thrust them towards Xiao Bieli's chest.
Click!
A sound of bone cracking rang out.
Xiao Bieli pinched Ji Ming's fingers between two fingers and with a gentle force, the bones of both fingers shattered.
Ji Ming tried to pull his finger out, but it wouldn't budge.
His temples were already soaked with sweat, and his face was filled with horror.
But he dared not make a sound.
He practiced martial arts for sixty-seven years, and his skills had already reached the peak of the fourth rank. He had practiced the fourth-rank martial art Thunderclap Finger for forty years. When he struck, his finger was as powerful as a thunderbolt. Even a fourth-rank grandmaster would find it difficult to withstand his finger strike.
But now... he was caught by this young man in front of him with ease.
He couldn't even discern the young man's true strength.
He felt intense pain, but he didn't scream or yell.
"You're quite sensible!" Xiao Bieli released Ji Ming and said calmly.
"If you make a sound, then I will have no choice but to kill you first, and then kill everyone who rushes up."
Ji Ming shook his head:
"If you knew who owned the pleasure boat, you wouldn't think that way!"
"If you kill me, you won't live to see today either; it'll just mean I'll die sooner."
Oh?
Xiao Bieli became interested and asked with a light laugh:
"Is it the Giant Spirit Gang?"
"No, although the Giant Spirit Gang is in Jiangnan Prefecture, its headquarters are not in Menghua County!"
"Is it the Tantai family?"
Ji Ming nodded:
"That's right, it's the Tantai family!"
"The pleasure boat was jointly run by the Tantai family and the Eastern Depot, so for many years, no one has dared to cause trouble on the pleasure boat."
"Setting a trap was the idea of the Eastern Depot, and it has little to do with the Tantai family."
"There were indeed people from your Blood-Clad Pavilion on the pleasure boat back then, but after they were captured, they committed suicide by poisoning themselves!"
"So the leader of the Blood-Clad Tower's Jiangnan branch escaped."
"The Tantai family has no intention of being enemies with your Blood-Clad Tower. We are only giving the Eastern Depot face. When we attacked your Blood-Clad Tower before, the Tantai family did not retaliate. Our Tantai family has never wanted the people of your Blood-Clad Tower to be foolish enough to come knocking on our door, but we did not expect you to come!"
"Young hero, if you leave now, I'll pretend I never saw you..."
Before Ji Ming could finish speaking, Xiao Bieli raised his hand to interrupt him, and said calmly:
"I just want to know what exactly happened in Jiangnan Prefecture?"
"Who gave this mark to the Eastern Depot?"
Before he left Yanzhou, Feng Si Niang had not received any news of the incident at the Jiangnan Prefecture branch, so it must have happened during his journey.
Ji Ming said in a deep voice:
"Young hero, please don't make things difficult for me!"
"You should also know that there are many things that are simply beyond my knowledge."
"And even if you know, you can't say it!"
"Now you're the one making things difficult for me!" Xiao Bieli said calmly, placing two fingers on Ji Ming's right hand.
Click!
Click!
Click!
As his fingers moved upwards, the sound of bones cracking echoed continuously.
"what……"
Finally, Ji Ming could no longer hold back, and a pitiful cry escaped his lips, filled with dread.
He's already lost half his arm; if this continues, his entire arm will be ruined!
Moreover, despite his pitiful screams, the guards outside seemed not to hear him. Could it be that the person in front of them had already taken care of all the guards on the ship without anyone noticing?
"I really don't know, but it was Eunuch Wei who gave the order!"
"There's a Grandmaster from the Eastern Depot on board right now. Miao Feng is Eunuch Wei's confidant, so he must know who betrayed your Blood-Clad Tower!"
After he finished speaking, he was completely exhausted and collapsed to the ground.
His right hand dangled on the ground, and his clothes were soaked with sweat.
Xiao Bieli said calmly:
"Summon that master of the Eastern Depot!"
He just sealed the room with his divine power, so Ji Ming's voice naturally couldn't get out!
Ji Ming hurriedly shouted towards the door:
"Xiao He, summon Lord Miao!"
"Yes!" came the voice of the maid who had led Xiao Bieli.
After a while,
With a creak, a gaunt figure walked in from outside the door. Seeing Ji Ming slumped on the ground, looking like he was in pain, he was shocked.
Whoosh whoosh!
With a flick of his wrist, the hidden weapon in his sleeve shot out swiftly behind him.
boom!
Then he felt a tremendous force fall on him.
puff!
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Miao Feng collapsed next to Ji Ming.
At this moment, Miao Feng knew perfectly well that a ruthless person had probably arrived on the pleasure boat, and he had been thoroughly tricked by Ji Ming this time!
"You really..."
puff!
He spat out another mouthful of blood, feeling as if his internal organs had shifted.
Turning his head, Miao Feng felt that the person in front of him looked somewhat familiar.
"Xiao Bieli?"
No one else had seen Xiao Bieli's portrait. He came to Jiangnan Prefecture to deal with the Blood Robe Tower, so how could he not have seen Xiao Bieli's portrait?
But isn't Xiao Bieli in Yanzhou?
How did you end up in Jiangnan Prefecture?
At this time, Xiao Bieli had already returned to his original appearance. In Jiangnan Prefecture, only the Tantai family was somewhat troublesome. The strongest members of the Giant Spirit Gang and the Pure Yang Sect were only second-grade Celestials.
Even if some of his martial arts skills haven't reached the maximum level, it should still be difficult for a second-rank master to kill him.
Moreover, he had no intention of leaving either of them alive.
Xiao Bieli looked at Miao Feng and spoke calmly:
"Speak, who betrayed my Blood-Clad Tower?"
Miao Feng wanted to argue further, but seeing Ji Ming's pale face and right arm stained with blood, he abandoned the idea and quickly said:
"It's Zhang Xuanming, the 'Jade-Faced Judge'."