Red Pine Forest, Falling Leaves Lake.

Li Xuanji and Elder Dan Yang rushed to Su Que and the others, simultaneously removing their masks.

Both had traces of blood at the corners of their mouths.

Elder Dan Yang's face was pale, while Li Xuanji's face was flushed, a result of forcing Rakshasa Kui's power.

"My Lord, are you alright?"

Qiu Yu noticed Li Xuanji's abnormality and asked nervously.

"It's nothing." Li Xuanji shook his head and asked:

"Did you and the master encounter experts in the camp?"

Qiu Yu nodded: "We encountered two experts in the Meridian Opening Realm, and each of their strengths is no less than mine."

She glanced at Su Que while speaking: "But they were both killed by the master in one strike."

'One strike...' Li Xuanji couldn't help but look at Su Que, a flash of surprise in his eyes.

After all, Qiu Yu has opened eight meridians. If one's strength is no less than hers, they would rank among the top ten experts in Jiannan Prefecture City.

Yet Su Que killed two consecutively, his strength enough to rank among the top five in Jiannan Prefecture City.

Thinking of this, Li Xuanji couldn't help but recall the recent major events in Jiannan Prefecture City.

The sale of crossbows, the Thunderbolt Army's centurion being killed...

All these events pointed to a mysterious expert in the Meridian Opening Realm.

With Su Que possessing such strength, he is likely that mysterious expert!

Not only Li Xuanji, but Elder Dan Yang and Qiu Yu also suspected this.

However, they wouldn't ask, as these matters don't concern them.

Li Xuanji thought: "With the mysterious man's high strength, if he collaborates with Master Baiyun, Zhou Heilong, and others, together assassinating Li Tunshan, they might succeed."

So, he said to Su Que: "Sir, thank you for rescuing Daoist Qingxuan. I have another matter I'd like to request your assistance with."

"If successful, my family has passed down some excellent secret manuals and elixir recipes, which you can choose from as a reward."

"What is it?" Su Que asked.

"Assassinate Li Tunshan." Li Xuanji said.

Su Que listened and pondered silently.

He had previously sorted out that the Mo Jin Commerce Association, prefect, and Purple Sun Temple are all with the Heaven-Breaking Army.

Since Li Tunshan has captured people from the Purple Sun Temple, further investigation might reveal the anti-army identity of the Mo Jin Commerce Association and prefect.

As someone from Prefect Duan Han's faction, he might get implicated.

He hadn't realized they were anti-army when he agreed to help Li Yujing for an official position.

He is now caught in a difficult position.

If they can't promptly kill Li Tunshan and allow the Heaven-Breaking Army to occupy Jiannan Prefecture City.

He would have to resign and leave with Su Jing.

"Alright, I'll join." Su Que said.

"How can I find you, sir?" Li Xuanji asked.

"Whenever I need to find you, I will." Su Que said.

Li Xuanji was slightly startled, then revealed his base in Celestial Water City.

"You can find me there, but we might move to assassinate Li Tunshan anytime, fearing you might miss it."

"Perhaps... if we prepare to assassinate Li Tunshan, we could leave a mark at the south gate of Jiannan Prefecture City?"

Li Xuanji thought and proposed.

"Alright." Su Que answered calmly.

Li Xuanji picked up a tree branch and drew a mark on the ground.

Su Que glanced at it, memorized it, and nodded.

Li Xuanji then wiped the mark with his foot to erase it.

"Mo Lin promised me if I rescued Daoist Qingxuan, he would give me an elixir recipe." Su Que continued.

Now knowing the Mo Jin Commerce Association is with the Heaven-Breaking Army, he might as well ask Li Xuanji for the recipe.

Due to his frail condition, Elder Qingxuan, who had been sitting on a rotten wooden stump, immediately said:

"Benefactor, I can directly refine elixirs for you."

"Three days later, come directly to Celestial Water City, and I'll provide both the elixir and recipe to you."

He paused and added: "From my estimation, you consume three Dragon Ascending Pills a day, correct?"

"Four." Su Que replied at once.

He didn't need to hide anymore.

After all, he had already exposed part of his strength to this group.

Others hearing that Su Que could refine four Dragon Ascending Pills a day were slightly shocked.

'Could he have opened thirteen or even fourteen meridians?' Li Xuanji wondered.

Having opened twelve meridians himself and having a better physique, he could only refine four Dragon Ascending Pills a day.

And this mysterious person, who moves independently, is likely not from any noble family or a sect disciple.

If as a common person, he can refine four Dragon Ascending Pills a day, he might have opened thirteen or fourteen meridians.

However, he considered again that, in the Martial Arts, some martial arts could accelerate the rate of refining elixirs.

Perhaps the mysterious person before him had cultivated such martial arts, it's possible.

Elder Qingxuan, upon hearing this, immediately said: "Then I'll refine an elixir with four times the medicinal power of Dragon Ascending Pill, better absorbed by the body, for you."

"In three days, come and take it!"

"Alright, I'll come and find you in three days." Su Que nodded, and without saying more, his figure darted away from Falling Leaves Lake.

…

After Li Xuanji and Elder Dan Yang escaped, Li Tunshan led his men back to the camp to investigate, where they found two headless corpses.

By looking at their physique, he could tell they were Fan Yingfei and Dai Hui.

Instantly, Li Tunshan was enraged, his chest heaving, his eyes seemingly about to emit fire.

These two were borrowed from other prefect cities; now both were dead, and he had no way to return them.

He questioned the soldiers present and learned that the one who killed Fan Yingfei and Dai Hui was just one person.

Moreover, the time taken to kill the two was almost instantaneous.

Many weaker soldiers didn't even see the person strike.

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