Fifteen steps,

Fourteen steps,

Thirteen steps...

Su Que peeked through the gaps in the trees, gauging the distance between himself and the Greedy Wolf.

Twelve steps...

Bam!

Greedy Wolf, dodging among the trees, fired a hidden weapon at Su Que through the gaps.

Six poison needles, glowing dark green and wrapped in purple mist, shot towards Su Que's face.

Su Que's eyes were quick, and he struck out with a swift punch.

The Seven Injuries Fist Force exploded in midair, scattering the poison needles in front of him.

Eleven steps!

'Danger!'

Seeing Su Que swiftly coming within a dangerous distance through gaps in the trunks, Greedy Wolf's heart trembled. He quickly mustered his energy for a light body technique and retreated backwards.

But it was too late.

At that moment, Su Que abruptly stepped forward, closing the distance by three steps.

With the momentum of his steps, he launched a fierce right punch.

Instantly, seven streams of fist force burst from his fist, crashing into the chest of Greedy Wolf.

Greedy Wolf's chest caved in instantly, and the sound of bones breaking came from his chest.

He was sent flying backward like a cannonball, knocking down three trees along the way.

After all, Greedy Wolf was a martial artist who practiced the Five Blood Refining Viscera technique, and the fracture of his ribs wasn't enough to incapacitate him.

The most life-threatening thing was that after the seven streams of fist force struck his chest, they carried four extremely sinister true qi into his body, wreaking havoc inside.

In an instant, he felt as if his five viscera were being sliced by knives, burned by fire, frozen by ice, and gnawed by beasts, an excruciating agony.

The intense pain in the five viscera swiftly spread throughout his body.

Mouthfuls of fresh blood erupted from him, staining the clothes on his chest.

In the blink of an eye, Su Que flashed to Greedy Wolf's front and knocked him out with a light punch.

In fact, Su Que had already held back.

Otherwise, if Su Que's fist force had fully entered, Greedy Wolf's viscera would not just be in pain—they would have turned to pulp.

Su Que held back because he was intrigued by Greedy Wolf's poisonous true qi, hidden weapon techniques, and those hidden weapons.

He intended to bring Greedy Wolf back for thorough questioning.

After knocking out Greedy Wolf, Su Que habitually searched him swiftly.

He only found a piece of paper and a copper token.

Su Que unfolded the paper and took a quick glance, seeing it contained some insights on hidden weapon techniques.

He immediately re-folded the paper and put it into his own clothes.

Then, he looked at the copper token.

This copper token was crafted exquisitely, with intricate and beautiful patterns engraved on it.

The front of the token had "Greedy Wolf" embossed on it.

"Greedy Wolf, what is this thing?"

As Su Que pondered, he removed the mask from the person in front of him, discovering it was an uncle with a face full of stubble.

Su Que put the mask back on him, grabbed his clothes, and swung him onto his shoulder, carrying him.

Then he retraced his steps, first taking the bundle full of items onto his left shoulder, then putting the still-unconscious Ou Tianhao on his left shoulder as well.

Just like that, he carried the two men and a large bundle, striding quickly back to Cyan Flower Mountain.

Upon reaching Cyan Flower Mountain, Su Que placed the two of them in a cave, seating them side by side.

He first took three long hemp ropes and bound Ou Tianhao in a Turtle Shell Binding.

Then he channeled his true qi, severing the tendons and membranes of Greedy Wolf's four limbs, and used three long hemp ropes to also bind him in a Turtle Shell Binding.

Afterwards, he took out several empty hemp bags from the supplies and slung them over his shoulder.

He planned to make another trip to Bai Wuji's manor to load up on some treasures and Silver Coins from the place.

After leaving the cave, he rushed back, using true qi to erase his footprints from the way back and his freshly made footprints.

Before long, he returned to Bai Wuji's manor.

Inside the manor, he encountered the constables who had been ordered by County Magistrate Zhan Qingtian to help Ou Tianhao at the manor.

These constables were startled upon seeing Su Que.

Su Que ignored them, proceeding to search through each room in Bai Wuji's manor, stuffing valuable items into his hemp bags.

At that time, his muscles were bulging, and he maintained an appearance of a giant, stone-like tower, vastly different from his usual look.

He wasn't worried about those constables recognizing his true identity.

After more than half an hour, Su Que had searched through every room in the manor, carrying away three full large hemp bags, leaving in a leisurely manner.

...

Upon returning to the cave, Su Que immediately began interrogating Ou Tianhao and Greedy Wolf.

The first to be questioned was Ou Tianhao.

Tormented by the four types of true qi, Ou Tianhao was in unbearable pain, spilling everything he knew right away.

Thus, Su Que learned Ou Tianhao's identity, his purpose for being there, and the martial arts he knew—the Celestial Deformed Foot.

Through interrogation, Su Que discovered that Ou Tianhao's family in Jiannan Prefecture City was a branch of the Martial Arts Noble Family Ou Family.

This branch only controlled a small part of the Celestial Deformed Foot's techniques.

This part of the Celestial Deformed Foot technique included only incomplete inner power heart methods, incomplete light body techniques, and two forms of the Celestial Deformed Foot.

'These incomplete techniques are already quite formidable; if they were complete, wouldn't they be even more powerful!'

Hearing this news, Su Que thought to himself.

Then, he asked Ou Tianhao about the locations of other Ou Family branches.

The Martial Arts Noble Family Ou Family had vast influence, with branches in several parts of the Liang Kingdom.

Su Que memorized the locations of all branches Ou Tianhao knew.

He was located in Jiannan Prefecture, at the southern end of the Liang Kingdom, not part of the Central Plains of the Liang Kingdom.

According to Ou Tianhao, the closer the branches were to the Central Plains, the greater their influence and the more complete their knowledge of Celestial Deformed Foot.

The complete Celestial Deformed Foot technique was held by the main family far away in the Central Plains.

'I should start learning the incomplete parts; with my enlightenment, maybe I could advance and deduce parts of it further.'

With that thought, Su Que had Ou Tianhao carefully explain the cultivation method for the Celestial Deformed Foot.

Su Que had a good memory and strong comprehension; it didn't take long for him to memorize all the cultivation techniques Ou Tianhao explained.

He wasn't sure if Ou Tianhao intentionally gave the wrong cultivation method, so he continued to torment Ou Tianhao, giving him no time to think, while having him repeat the cultivation method.

If practicing the wrong cultivation method could potentially have more terrifying side effects, and when compared to the correct method, offered more power, that would be ideal.

But it could also be that practicing the incorrect method rendered the technique useless to the cultivator.

Seeing that Ou Tianhao repeated several times without error, Su Que ended his life, tossing him aside in the cave, then awakened Greedy Wolf.

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