After Su Que transferred all the supplies to the distant Luo Feng Mountain,

he thought that if Ou Haquan, who disregarded human life this way, confirmed that his son was truly dead, he might do something to vent his anger on Jade Water City.

So, Su Que went to the place where Ou Tianhao and the "Greedy Wolf" Zhang Bengen were initially buried and dug up the two corpses.

As it was already late winter and the weather was gradually warming, after many days of burial, the two corpses had started to decompose, but their identities could still be vaguely recognized.

Su Que tied the two corpses with two hemp ropes, carried them with him, walked through several woods, and found a tiger, hoping that it would eat the corpses completely.

However, he found that the tiger refused to eat carrion, so he could only start a fire and burn the two corpses.

...

Ou Haquan's people, along with the Jade Water City government office, were searching for the "Mysterious Martial Artist" in and around Jade Water City.

They saw many traces of martial arts training in the forests around Jade Water City.

This made them believe that the mysterious martial artist resided in the vicinity of Jade Water City,

either within Jade Water City itself or in a nearby small town, village, manor, or cave.

But after searching for a long time, they still did not find the person.

During this time, Ou Haquan's subordinates also found the learning hall and met Su Que face-to-face.

Although Su Que was tall and strong, this physique was not uncommon, not only in Jade Water City but also among many scholars.

It was still far from the physique of the "Mysterious Martial Artist."

Ou Haquan once suspected that the "Mysterious Martial Artist" of such height had disguised or applied some secret skill.

He instructed his subordinates not to focus solely on height when searching and not to overlook anyone suspicious.

However, even if Ou Haquan's group believed the "Mysterious Martial Artist" was not truly that tall, they assumed that someone who reached such a martial arts realm must be at least in their twenties.

Seeing Su Que's fair and youthful face, Ou Haquan's subordinates realized he wasn't their target.

Moreover, when they saw Su Que, the learning hall's guide also introduced him to them.

In the eyes of the learning hall guide, Su Que had always been an honest young man, a young scholar who studied diligently day and night.

He was usually shy, spoke softly,

and was patient and gentle when teaching children, enjoying a good reputation in the area.

Completely different from the giant who used his fists to lay White Lotus Sect members dead in the streets.

Moreover, Su Que always knew to control the divine light in his eyes and maintained a normal pace, blending in with the people around him.

In fact, when facing Ou Haquan's subordinates, Su Que felt a slight anxiety.

He had very little contact with the martial arts world and did not know it was impossible for someone of his age to have such power in the eyes of Ou Haquan and his men.

He thought, if Ou Haquan's subordinates suddenly acted like Ou Haquan did when he tested Zheng Tu, probing him with force, he would have to strike back and kill the subordinate, thus exposing himself.

However, after giving Su Que another glance, Ou Haquan's subordinate left, and nothing happened.

After searching for a while, Ou Haquan and the others found almost nothing.

Moreover, Ou Haquan had not even found his son's body or other relevant matters.

Ou Haquan was the head of his family and a noted expert in the prefecture city.

His brother Ou Haofeng was also a centurion of the Thunderbolt Army in the prefecture city.

Seeing that they would not find anything after an extended period, and with matters awaiting them in the prefecture city, they had to leave some subordinates here to continue the search and returned to the prefecture city themselves.

...

The White Lotus Sect in the prefecture city had also heard of the tragic state of the White Lotus Sect in Jade Water City.

—A sect altar master who reached the peak of the Qi Blood Realm, two "Fourth Blood" experts, and three "Third Blood" hall masters were dead.

It was a significant loss.

Even if all the citizens of Jade Water City joined the White Lotus Sect and stood for them,

they still believed it wasn't worth it after losing so many martial arts experts.

They were also unsure if the "Mysterious Martial Artist" was still in Jade Water City, and so they gave up influencing the people of Jade Water City, stopped sending people there, and ordered the remaining White Lotus Sect members to withdraw.

As the remainder of the White Lotus Sect withdrew from Jade Water City, the Medicine Gang, Salt Gang, Rice Gang, etc., once again divided territories in Jade Water City.

Although merchants in Jade Water City still needed to pay protection fees, without the White Lotus Sect's deduction, the fees decreased slightly.

Moreover, without the White Lotus Sect's daily parades and influences, Jade Water City no longer seemed as chaotic as in previous months.

The whole of Jade Water City returned to the tight but harmonious atmosphere it had before the arrival of the White Lotus Sect.

Since then, the "Mysterious Martial Artist" has never appeared again.

However, the actions of the "Mysterious Martial Artist" in killing White Lotus Sect members in the streets that day became a topic of conversation over tea and meals.

Su Que's life also returned to peace.

He engaged in much less combat and gained more time for martial arts training.

In peaceful and fulfilling days, almost half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

One night, Su Que sat in meditation in a cave, circulating all the True Qi within his body to expand the meridians in his hand.

In the past five months, he had already expanded two of the Hand Three Yang Meridians.

Tonight, he was about to finish expanding the last of the Hand Three Yang Meridians.

Su Que focused his Heart Spirit, filled the entire meridian with True Qi, and pushed it outward.

At this time, the entire meridian felt a kind of sharp pain, numbness, and an almost explosive sensation.

After about the time it takes an incense stick to burn, the entire meridian was completely expanded.

His martial arts realm officially ascended to the Three Meridians of the Meridian Opening Realm.

With the Hand Three Yang Meridians fully expanded, the True Qi capacity of these meridians greatly increased, and True Qi flowed rapidly.

With a thought, Su Que's figure suddenly blurred, and he swiftly dashed out of the cave, heading towards Jade Water City.

Before long, he arrived at a deserted area in the forest.

Once he stopped, with a thought, he circulated the Myriad Poison True Qi.

In an instant, both his hands were enveloped by strands of purple qi.

Then, he crossed his hands and flung them out, releasing the True Qi.

The Myriad Poison True Qi on both hands lashed out like purple whips.

"After the Meridian Opening, not only is the True Qi stronger, but it can also be released at a greater distance." Su Que thought to himself.

The Myriad Poison True Qi lashed out, finally striking against a tree.

Immediately, the tree toppled, turning black where it was touched by the Myriad Poison True Qi, and wisps of smoke arose.

The Myriad Poison True Qi infiltrated the tree's veins, reaching its roots, and soon, the entire tree lost its vitality, gradually withering and blackening.

"The toxicity of the Myriad Poison True Qi is quite strong!"

Su Que looked at the withered, blackened tree and thought to himself.

No wonder back then, the Tang Sect Assassin "Greedy Wolf" Zhang Bengen, despite being just a middle-stage "Five Blood Martial Artist," dared to come here to assassinate the already peak Qi Blood Realm Bai Wuji.

Because if Bai Wuji was tainted with the Tang Sect's poison, even if he didn't die, his combat power would be significantly reduced.

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