But although Qin Fang had thought about it, he never held much hope. At the very least, he believed that such a Secret Realm Map should at least be in the hands of powerful Ninja Sects like the Iga or Koga, or perhaps it had already fallen into the hands of the Dao Shen Sect...

Unexpectedly, this Musashi School, which seemed only to rank mid-tier among the major Ninja Sects, was actually hiding one of the remaining three Secret Realm Maps. For Qin Fang, this was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise!

"Looks like there's work to be done..."

Initially, Qin Fang only planned to eliminate the ninjas of the Musashi School. If unnecessary, he didn't even want to face Miyamoto Musashi.

But now, with changes in the Secret Realm Map, according to Qin Fang's understanding and speculation, the chances of this map falling into Miyamoto Musashi's hands were really high.

Miyamoto Musashi was the top expert and the spiritual pillar of the Musashi School in recent years. He was also the leader of this sect, controlling almost all the powers of the Musashi School.

Such a treasure as the Secret Realm Map, if it fell into the hands of the Musashi School, it most likely would be in Miyamoto Musashi's possession... Thinking of this, the little joy that had just emerged in Qin Fang's heart immediately dissipated more than half!

Miyamoto Musashi was at the very least a Master Level Peak expert, perhaps even advanced to a Great Grandmaster Level Expert... Even if he is now paralyzed, Qin Fang definitely couldn't confront him, let alone take such a treasure from a Quasi-Grandmaster, something as difficult as ascending to heaven!

"Who are you?"

Just as Qin Fang was contemplating how to start looking for the second Secret Realm Map, he had already entered the residential area. As Qin Fang was momentarily distracted, someone came out of a house, happened to see Qin Fang, and couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"I am... the person who wants your life!"

Qin Fang was not concerned at all. After all, this face belonged to Watanabe, any heinous act he committed would also have its charges borne by the deceased Watanabe, so Qin Fang felt no pressure at all.

Thus, facing this suddenly appearing expert at Mid-Master Level, Qin Fang, while making a gesture of responding, simultaneously moved forward swiftly, directly arriving in front of this expert. Before the opponent could react, a katana suddenly appeared in Qin Fang's hand, which easily sliced open his throat...

Blood spurted recklessly, and the Ninja expert couldn't even muster a decent reaction, helplessly covering his throat where blood was gushing, then slowly fell down.

Ultimately, this unfortunate guy transformed into a decently good amount of Experience Points for Qin Fang, along with an Upper Ninja's Ninja Token, disappearing from the world just like that!

"These people are too weak; if I want to get the Secret Realm Map, it looks like I'll have to target the experts of the Musashi School instead..."

However, after taking down this Mid-Master Level expert, while the gains were considerable, Qin Fang still felt no joy. Instead, he felt he was wasting time and immediately turned his gaze toward the upper levels of this residential area...

According to Hattori Sanzo, the true hierarchy of the Musashi School resides in the upper levels of this mountain; the higher the position, the higher the place of residence.

For example, top experts like Miyamoto Musashi, live just below the mountain top, and the reason he didn't reside atop the mountain is that the mountain top is the Ancestral Pavilion of the Musashi School, where every generation of ancestors is worshiped...

Although Miyamoto Musashi had a prominent position in the Musashi School, he obviously wouldn't live there until he died, so he resided at a position closest to the mountain top.

That position isn't something Qin Fang needed to consider temporarily. Since Miyamoto Musashi was now paralyzed, he himself was an expert Qin Fang couldn't deal with, and likely, even those attending him wouldn't be weaklings. Qin Fang didn't need to find trouble for himself, and he could start with others first.

The Secret Realm Map is very likely in Miyamoto Musashi's possession, but that's just Qin Fang's guess. It might not be there; it could very well be in the hands of one of the Elders of the Musashi School!

Silently, Qin Fang eliminated several unlucky ones who almost got him exposed, then sneaked forward toward the higher levels of the mountain.

As for those below, they were left to Ji Xiang and Monk Wukong to handle... These two were hiding well by themselves, but Qin Fang discovered them early on. He just didn't reveal it, as one doesn't bring down one's own people!

...

In one of the houses on the mountain.

This construction was still quite grand, much more magnificent than the relatively simple houses below. It was even the largest and most luxurious building on the entire mountain.

However, unfortunately, this building wasn't located on the uppermost levels but at most on a second-rate position.

At this moment, though, a dignified old man was standing beside a window, looking at the misty sky outside, his expression extremely cold.

"Father, are we really just going to stand by and watch, not seizing this opportunity to act?"

Standing behind the old man was a middle-aged man in his forties, equally dignified, but with a slightly frivolous look in his eyes, now anxiously inquiring.

From the way he addressed him, these two should be father and son!

"Act?"

The old man, hearing his son's words, showed no obvious change in expression, only gently chewing over the word.

"Do you think the old man really doesn't want to act?"

After a period of silence, the old man finally spoke slowly, a touch of coldness in his tone, "Miyamoto Musashi, that old ghost, is very formidable, doesn't the old man know? This time he went berserk while practicing, leading to paralysis of his legs, and his cultivation is severely restricted... This is indeed the best opportunity!"

But just as he finished speaking, when the middle-aged man was about to speak, the old man suddenly changed his tune, asking with a cold face, "But do you really believe that old ghost is paralyzed?"

"This..."

Indeed, upon hearing this question, the middle-aged man's face turned pale, looking extremely painful, with significant fear, as if extremely apprehensive and afraid of Miyamoto Musashi, even though he was shouting to act against him just now!

"So, we can only stand by and watch that old ghost recover?"

Fear aside, this middle-aged man seemed to resent Miyamoto Musashi greatly, asking through gritted teeth.

From his words, it seemed Miyamoto Musashi, while paralyzed, was not permanently so, but due to going berserk, with a high hope of recovering fully...

The father and son here lived under the shadow of Miyamoto Musashi, even wishing for his early death; otherwise, they wouldn't be considering acting against him.

However, if they waited for Musashi to recover fully, then they'd have to continue living under his shadow, even risking losing their lives!

"What else do you want?"

The old man's face was cold, his brows tightly furrowed, as he was undergoing a fierce internal struggle, yet finding it hard to make a decision!

"Father, have you forgotten how my mother, your wife, died? It was that bastard Miyamoto Musashi! And you, for the sake of..."

The old man's indifference suddenly made the middle-aged man agitated, almost roaring.

SLAP~~

Unfortunately, his roar was met with the old man's harsh slap, almost knocking him unconscious!

"Actually... you might not have missed your chance for revenge!"

At this moment, a leisurely voice suddenly came from outside the window, dreamy and ethereal, yet clearly reaching the father and son's ears. (To be continued. If you like this work, please support by voting for it with recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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