'As expected, I knew it wouldn't be that easy...'

Su Que thought to himself after hearing.

"What's the name of the leader of the Tang Sect in Jiannan Prefecture, and how powerful is he?" Su Que asked.

Profound Tiger answered, "I don't know his name, I only know his alias is 'Mirage'."

"As for strength, I've heard he's opened about ten meridians, but relying on his superb Tang Sect Martial Arts mastery, he once killed a martial artist who had opened twelve meridians head-on."

After hearing this, Su Que thought to himself.

'Indeed, as the leader of the Jiannan Prefecture Tong Sect, Mirage's strength may be lower than Li Tunshan who has opened fifteen meridians, but not by much.'

He had only opened three meridians.

Perhaps he could make up for the difference through superior Martial Arts mastery, but he didn't want to take risks.

'However, I've finally learned the location of the Tang Sect's base, as long as I work hard enough, I can definitely defeat Mirage.'

Thinking of this, Su Que looked at Profound Tiger again, and asked:

"Does Mirage or any other Tang Sect Outer Sect Assassin know your appearance and identity?"

He wanted to impersonate Profound Tiger and infiltrate the Tang Sect.

As a Class B Assassin and Tang Sect Contact, Profound Tiger had far more power than "Greedy Wolf."

For one thing, Profound Tiger could freely enter and exit the Tang Sect's base, using the identity of "Profound Tiger" to gain many conveniences.

"As the contact of the Tang Sect, I have already laid out my identity and appearance."

"Mirage is well aware of my identity and appearance."

Profound Tiger answered.

Su Que sighed inwardly with regret.

Then he said, "Tell me about the structure of your Tang Sect..."

Profound Tiger, fearing that if he answered too slowly it would incur Su Que's displeasure, poured out everything he knew.

However, he only knew the structure of the Tang Sect Outer Sect in Jiannan Prefecture City, and nothing about the higher levels.

As Profound Tiger spoke, Su Que touched upon things he wanted to know but weren't mentioned, and asked Profound Tiger to supplement.

After an hour, Su Que learned.

Jiannan Prefecture's Tang Sect has thirteen Class B Assassins.

In terms of Martial Arts Realm, they are all at the late stage of the "Fifth Blood."

Among them, five, including Profound Tiger himself, are contacts.

The five of them are not familiar with each other.

Their identity and appearance information is only known by the leader of Jiannan Prefecture City Tang Sect, Mirage, and his deputy "Chaotic Shadow."

Jiannan Prefecture's Tang Sect has three Class A Assassins, including the leader Mirage, Mirage's deputy, and the Tower Guardian.

These three are Martial Arts experts in the Meridian Opening Realm.

Moreover, these three have high mastery in the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons and Body Techniques.

Their true strength cannot merely be judged by their Martial Arts Realm.

And those contacts from different places are Mirage's trusted followers.

Su Que also learned that when the Tang Sect's Scripture Pavilion is open, many Tang Sect Assassins will be present as well.

To cause chaos in the Scripture Pavilion, one must face not only the Class A assassins and Class B assassins at the Tang Sect's base but also other assassins there.

So many people, if they all launched Hidden Weapons, would have tremendous lethality.

"Where do you hide your Silver Coins, Hidden Weapons, and other belongings?"

Having finished asking about the Tang Sect, Su Que continued his inquiries.

He planned to kill Profound Tiger and then take his hidden possessions.

"You… what do you want to do?"

Profound Tiger suddenly panicked, and Su Que's question instantly made him realize that this person wanted to kill him.

"Warrior… please don't kill me."

"Whatever you want, I will give you!"

"Whatever you ask, I will answer!"

Profound Tiger trembled like a sifter, pleading incessantly.

"Mirage knows my identity and appearance, you cannot impersonate me, but don't kill me; I can provide you with information in the future!"

"Alright." Su Que replied plainly:

"You tell me where your possessions are, once I take them, I will return and let you go."

"I won't unmask you to see your appearance, and from now on, we will not recognize each other nor ever meet again."

"Really?"

Profound Tiger questioned with doubt.

"Of course, what's the benefit of killing you?" Su Que said.

Profound Tiger was half-skeptical, but in desperation, he revealed his residence.

His hiding place is at his residence.

There are no Silver Coins there, but many Tang Sect Hidden Weapons.

These Hidden Weapons were forged by paying a hefty price and putting in a lot of effort, seeking out blacksmiths to craft them.

If Tang Sect assassins want to hire blacksmiths to forge Hidden Weapons, to avoid leaking the secrets of these weapons, they typically give different parts to different blacksmiths for crafting.

Then, they assemble them themselves.

After revealing his residence, seeing that Su Que had nothing else to ask, he said:

"Warrior, now that you've finished asking, can you let me go…"

Bang!

Before Profound Tiger finished speaking, Su Que kicked fiercely.

Profound Tiger's head instantly burst into red-white pulp, splattering onto the tree he leaned against.

Su Que felt around Profound Tiger's body, retrieving more than three hundred taels of Silver Coins and Hidden Weapons.

Then, he left Profound Tiger there without disposing of the body.

After all, Profound Tiger's head was gone; even if someone found this corpse, it's hard to identify who it belonged to.

The Tang Sect in Jiannan Prefecture City would likely send someone to investigate when Profound Tiger is missing for many days.

But, just from Profound Tiger's headless corpse, the Tang Sect cannot deduce who the murderer is.

Not even guessing his Martial Arts can be done.

——A giant Copper Hammer could still smash a person's head to pieces.

Su Que slung a bundle over his shoulder, looked around to make sure no one was near, then left.

He needed to hurry to Profound Tiger's residence before the Tang Sect realized Profound Tiger was missing and transfer all his hidden belongings.

…

About half an hour later, Su Que emerged from a mansion.

On his shoulder were two bundles filled with Hidden Weapons crafted by Profound Tiger, a "Profound Tiger" identity badge, and several Tang Sect Hidden Weapons Forging Diagrams.

He then headed straight to Zhang Bengen's mansion, placing all of Profound Tiger's belongings in the guest room's hidden compartment.

After moving the stone block over the dark compartment, he immediately began cultivating the "Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons" in this guest room.

His Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons was currently at 99% of the 1st Realm Initial Insight.

Unlike other Inner Strength practices, cultivating the Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons requires poison.

Without poison, no matter how much you cultivate, you won't progress.

He took a teacup from the square table in the guest room.

Then took from several small jars that contained the poisons for the transition from 1st Realm to the 2nd Realm: Heart-piercing Flower, Rotten Crystal Grass, and Vermilion Jade Toad.

He opened several small jars, pouring the poisons into the teacup.

The teacup was filled with a purple-black liquid, emitting a pungent smell.

Su Que brought the teacup close to his lips, tilted his head, and drank it down.

While drinking the poison, he deliberately avoided his tongue, but the pungent smell exploded in his throat and spread into his mouth and nasal cavity.

'Terrible taste!'

'Remember to buy honey next time!'

Su Que thought to himself, then circulated the Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons to transform the ingested poison into Myriad Poison True Qi.

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