Inside Zhang Bengen's residence.

Bai Wuji circulated his Qi Blood once more, causing his muscles to swell slightly, making him appear a bit taller.

This was exactly the height of the former "Greedy Wolf," Zhang Bengen.

Putting on Zhang Bengen's clothes and cloak, and with the hood over his head, Bai Wuji covered the stone slab, left the guest room, and then jumped out of Zhang Bengen's residence.

To find the Tang Sect's contact, there are three places he could go.

First, to a tavern on the east side of Jiannan City, Xiaomiao Tower, to find the shopkeeper there.

Second, to a gambling house on the west side of Jiannan City, to find the dealer there.

Third, to a brothel on the north side of Jiannan City, Spring Phoenix Tower, to find a girl named "Lian Ying" inside.

Upon meeting these three people, there's no need to say any passwords; just showing the Tang Sect waist token would have someone relay the message.

Su Que immediately went to the tavern called "Xiaomiao Tower" to find the shopkeeper there.

He kept the "Greedy Wolf" waist token within his sleeve, and when he saw the shopkeeper, he discreetly extended part of the waist token out from his sleeve for the shopkeeper to see.

"This respected guest, please have some tea over there!"

Upon seeing Su Que's "Greedy Wolf" waist token, the shopkeeper immediately extended his hand and invited Su Que to a table.

"Xiao Gao, tell the kitchen to serve this guest a dish of 'Mapo Tofu,' a dish of 'Fiery Stir-Fried Kidney,' and a dish of 'Kung Pao Chicken.'

After Su Que sat down, the shopkeeper instructed a waiter.

"Sure thing!"

The waiter responded with a nod and immediately headed towards the kitchen.

Afterward, a waiter served tea to Su Que, and shortly after, "Mapo Tofu" and "Fiery Stir-Fried Kidney" were brought up successively.

When the chef in greasy clothes finally brought up "Kung Pao Chicken," his wrist suddenly flicked, sending a small piece of paper shooting directly towards Su Que's chest.

This hidden weapon technique, shooting a paper slip, was precisely "Picking Flowers and Leaves."

And the Martial Arts Realm of this technique should only be slightly inferior to his.

It's worth noting that although his "Picking Flowers and Leaves" is at the 3rd Realm: Ascension.

Even at this realm, most martial artists would spend over a decade to reach this realm.

And then stay at this realm for several more years.

Before catching the paper slip, Su Que turned and looked at the chef in greasy clothes.

This chef, besides being dressed in greasy attire, had an equally greasy face with bushy whiskers.

If this chef washed off the grease from his face and shaved his bushy whiskers, people might not even recognize him.

After Su Que caught the paper slip, the chef had already turned and walked back into the kitchen.

Su Que retracted his gaze and opened the paper slip to take a look.

On it was written: At midday, in Xijiao Lane.

It seemed this was the location for his meeting with the contact today.

'Just to make one contact, at least two people are involved.'

'If that chef and the contact at midday aren't the same person, then it involves at least three people.'

Bai Wuji had initially thought, once he met the contact, he would beat him up, torture him a bit, force out everything he knew about the Tang Sect, and then kill him.

But he hadn't expected that making one contact would involve so many hands.

If he killed the final contact, this shopkeeper, and that chef from earlier, they would know that the murderer was "Greedy Wolf."

Of course, he didn't know if the other people in this tavern were from the Tang Sect.

If they were, then after he committed murder, even more people would know.

'The wishful thinking is not going to work…'

Su Que sighed inwardly, then walked out of the inn.

Even if his plan fell through, he still intended to meet this contact.

With the first plan falling apart, new plans began to form in his mind.

He came up with three new plans:

First, he wanted to try if he could use Silver Coins or other things to trade with this contact for the subsequent cultivation method from the "Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons."

Second, he wanted to see if he could gain the subsequent cultivation method from the "Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons" through normal means by doing tasks in the Tang Sect and getting promoted.

Third, he wanted to investigate the strength of the Tang Sect in Jian'an Prefecture City.

Because he heard from Zhang Bengen that if he wanted to read the Tang Sect's Martial Arts Secret Manual accessible at his level.

The contact would blindfold him and cover his ears, then lead him to a Scripture Pavilion in an unknown location.

Logically, this Scripture Pavilion should house the cultivation methods of the "Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons" that all Outer Disciples in Jian'an Prefecture City could read.

If his strength exceeded the Tang Sect's strength in Jian'an Prefecture City, then he could forcibly seize all cultivation methods of the "Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons" owned by the Tang Sect's stronghold in Jian'an Prefecture City.

'For the Tang Sect to have a foothold in the Prefecture City, they must have considerable strength.'

'With my current strength, I probably still can't defeat the Tang Sect.'

Su Que thought to himself.

...

At midday, in Xijiao Lane.

Su Que asked for directions and arrived on time.

This was a sparsely populated alleyway.

As soon as he set foot in this alley, he heard a gust of wind coming from a distance.

After a moment, a shadowy figure leaped from another alley, landing in front of Su Que.

Su Que immediately recognized this as the Tang Sect's lightness skill "Ghost Shadow Smoke Step."

It was better than his and Zhang Bengen's.

However, it was no match for his Celestial Deformed Footlight technique.

The owner of this shadow was also dressed in a cloak with a hood, much like Su Que's outfit.

Peering from beneath the hood, Su Que noticed this person was wearing a Black Wood Mask.

Looking at this person's build, Su Que found them shorter than the chef who shot the paper slip at him.

Of course, it was also possible that the chef had disguised himself, making him appear taller.

"Greedy Wolf?"

A rough voice came from under the hood, likely deliberately altered.

Su Que immediately took out the "Greedy Wolf" waist token to show him.

After the person withdrew their gaze from Su Que's waist token, they also reached into their clothing to extract a waist token of similar design to Su Que's.

Su Que focused and saw embossed on it were the words: Profound Tiger.

Su Que nodded, and the other person immediately put away the waist token.

"Previously, you accepted the task of assassinating Bai Wuji."

The rough voice of Profound Tiger sounded again from beneath the hood.

Su Que also controlled his throat muscles to produce a rough voice: "Yes."

"Bai Wuji was killed by a 'Mysterious Martial Artist,' not by you." Profound Tiger said.

"Yes." Su Que replied.

After confirming the information, Profound Tiger said, "Then the credit for assassinating Bai Wuji, as well as the Silver Coins, naturally cannot be credited to you."

"Here, I have three targets for assassination."

"One is a wealthy merchant in Jiannan City named Jia Dongnan, who not only has a bodyguard team led by a Five Blood Martial Artist but is also a Second-Blood Martial Artist himself."

"Killing him would earn you five hundred and eighty merit points, and three hundred taels of Silver Coins."

"Another is a Thunderbolt Army Centurion, Dongfang Sheng, a Four Blood Martial Artist."

"Killing him would earn you four hundred and seventy merit points, and two hundred and forty taels of Silver Coins."

"The last one is the third son of the Ou Family, Ou Tianci, a Three Blood Martial Artist."

"Killing him would earn you five hundred and ninety merit points, and three hundred and twenty taels of Silver Coins."

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