Chapter 414 - 289: Sect Treasure, Clan Treasure, National Treasure (3)

The four people were arranged by Grand Commandant Pei Qing.

"Lord Pei instructed us to..."

"This is what Lord Pei meant." Elder Soong’s eyes were sharp.

"Yes." The three dared not speak further.

"..."

...

Chu Mansion.

Chu Ming sat in the room, investigating several parties outside.

Lord Pei? Grand Commandant Pei Family?

He was somewhat surprised.

He originally thought those four elders were like the Tang Family and Secretary of the Imperial Secretariat Luu Shizhong’s parties, here to monitor him, but they seemed to be monitoring those from the Tang Family.

From what he heard, they were looking for someone named Tang Man?

Shadow Tower... Five Lights Sect... Tang Man...

What leverage does Tang Man hold over the Pei Family?

...

Outside the mansion, to the southwest, one of the three people arranged by the Tang Family moved.

At the same time, further away.

"Elder Soong, Tang Man’s men have moved."

"Oh? Follow them."

"Yes."

Inside the mansion.

Chu Ming’s eyes slightly focused, he extinguished the room’s lights and his figure disappeared instantly.

Outside the room.

Su Xin’s face tightened as she looked at the extinguished light, seemingly unhappy.

The night was deep, everything silent, only the light dance of heavy snow falling from the sky.

The streets and alleys were empty, and only occasionally the night watchman’s beating of the watchman’s clapper echoed throughout the city, reminding people of the passing night.

Lanterns by the street swayed in the wind and snow, casting mottled shadows, adding a bit of chill to the silent night.

Shops and houses were long closed, doors and windows shut tight, sparse firelight pierced through the snow, illuminating the leisurely falling snowflakes.

It was a rare beauty, as well as a rare tragedy.

Beneath the white snow, there might already be frozen corpses.

Qin Capital, outer city, a small courtyard in the northwest direction.

"Master, this heavy snow came too suddenly. At this rate, it might continue for ten days to half a month; the illegitimate son went to the Imperial City today, and after returning, there were guards in the mansion."

"If this continues, the opportunities to act will become fewer."

Tang Man, wearing a fur coat, sat by the fire roasting himself, while in front of him stood a sturdy man covered in white snow.

"How many guards?" Tang Man asked.

"Roughly estimated, at least fifty people."

"How much confidence?" Tang Man asked again.

"Ninety percent confidence of killing that illegitimate son, but silently, it’s difficult." The sturdy man replied.

"Master, I..."

"Speak."

"I can kill that illegitimate son and then leave Qin Capital with Gao Huai and Gao Nan, never to return!"

The sturdy man’s name was Gao Yong, outside the Chu Mansion squatted his younger brother.

"What if you’re caught?" Tang Man looked at the sturdy man.

"The three of us brothers have never seen the master!" Gao Yong replied firmly.

Tang Man was silent for a moment, taking out a stack of silver notes, with many gold notes in the middle: "Then do it."

"Thank you, master." Gao Yong was overjoyed.

The three brothers were originally martial artists from the Purple Cloud Sect, often doing cleanup tasks for Tang Xuan.

But now, with Tang Xuan arrested by the Regent’s Mansion, the Purple Cloud Sect was under investigation by the Regent’s Mansion. It wouldn’t be long before there were no Martial Arts sects in Qin Capital like the Purple Cloud Sect.

Therefore, Gao Yong now only wanted to make some money and leave Qin Capital.

"Go." Tang Man waved his hand.

Gao Yong received the gold and silver notes but didn’t move, instead he grinned sinisterly at Tang Man.

He originally planned to complete the task early, take revenge, and leave Qin Capital, but upon seeing the stack of gold notes, he changed his mind.

Faced with that gaze, even by the fire, Tang Man was filled with a chill throughout his body.

Although he was also in the Meridian Unlocking Realm, he was quite different from Gao Yong, who was already in the Upper Meridian Unlocking Realm, late stage.

"Gao Yong, do you dare?"

"Why not?" Gao Yong drew a long sword, smiling as he spoke: "The Tang General Department is in the Regent’s Mansion, struggling to protect himself, why should Lord Tang risk his life?"

"Why not take out all the gold and silver treasures of the Tang General Department, and we’ll share them together?"

"The mountains and water are vast, why should we shrink in Qin Capital waiting to die?"

Gao Yong knew that Tang Man was Tang Xuan’s confidant, and with Tang Xuan captured, the treasures were definitely controlled by Tang Man now.

"Elder Gao!" Tang Man was furious, "Don’t forget how you three brothers reached the Meridian Unlocking Realm!"

"I haven’t forgotten, haven’t forgotten, it was all thanks to the support of the Tang General Department," Gao Yong’s eyes turned cold, "So, why not let the Tang General Department support us again?"

The words fell, and a cold light glimmered.

Clang, clang, clang!

The two clashed together.

Outside the room.

"Elder Soong, it seems like a dog-eat-dog situation, should we...?"

"Wait, no rush, leave some breath, just don’t let Tang Man escape."

"Yes."

"..."

Further away, beneath the snow’s vastness, a young man in black stood with a calm face under an eave, quietly watching the falling snowflakes.

Suddenly, his eyes focused, as if discovering something.

"This must be it."

Under the exploration of the Sword Gourd Spirit, Chu Ming discovered the hidden treasure buried beneath Tang Man’s small courtyard, a treasure containing a golden jade box.

The contents of the box...

"Blood Evil Qi?"

Chu Ming’s eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Blood Evil Qi was not unusual; he knew Tang Xuan had collusion with the Blood Evil Sect.

But the strange part was, the box contained not only Blood Evil Qi but other auras, neither belonging to Tang Man nor Tang Xuan.

The golden jade box seemed specially made to lock in auras, with the Blood Evil Qi inside, and another Qi Blood trapped within.

The newly acquired aura was fierce and robust, clearly the aura of a martial artist, and a strong one at that!

Why did Tang Xuan want to hide such a thing?

Chu Ming extended his right hand, palm upward, snowflakes fell, quickly melting into ice water.

Tang Xuan imprisoned...Tang Man hiding with the treasure...Pei Family looking for Tang Man...

Perhaps, they weren’t looking for Tang Man, but for the golden jade box Tang Man had hidden.