On the morning of the fourteenth, Su Que rose early, practiced martial arts for a while, and then went out for breakfast.

After checking in at the government office, he assigned today's tasks to his seven clerks.

After they repeated the tasks once correctly, he clasped his hands behind his back and walked out of the office.

This position was a leisure post, as was the case for his predecessor.

People in the government office did not question Su Que leaving soon after signing in.

Moreover, Su Que heard from Su Jing that Li Yujing obtained this position for him through connections with the prefect.

Therefore, even if he did no work every day, the prefect would not target him.

After leaving the government office, Su Que headed to Zhang Bengen's residence.

As he walked, he paid attention to see if anyone was following him.

Once he left the crowd, he confirmed there was no one behind him and slipped into a deserted alley, fully employing the Celestial Deformed Footlight Technique.

Having opened two meridians in his feet, the True Qi circulated even faster.

When he fully employed the Celestial Deformed Footlight Technique, his figure seemed to vanish.

He swept past a street patrol constable fifty meters away, who couldn't see his presence.

Soon, Su Que arrived outside Zhang Bengen's residence, lightly touched the tip of his toes, and leapt into the premises.

He swiftly moved to the guest room, opened the door wide enough for one person, and slipped inside.

Once inside, he closed the door immediately, pulled back the carpet from the secret compartment, and lifted the stone slab with force.

In the compartment were the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons from the former "Greedy Wolf" Zhang Bengen and "Profound Tiger".

He took several large bags and placed different hidden weapons into different bags.

For each type of hidden weapon, he only kept two pieces.

After arranging the hidden weapons, he looked at the Hidden Weapon Forging Diagram of Tang Sect.

'Forget it, I'll keep the Hidden Weapon Forging Diagram for now.'

He planned to sell the Tang Sect's hidden weapons first and wait until the martial artists in Jiannan Prefecture realized how formidable they were before selling the Forging Diagram.

By then, the Forging Diagram would likely fetch a higher price.

'In that case, there's no need to sell all the Tang Sect's hidden weapons, just a few to gather enough Silver Coins for buying Elixir Recipes, making Elixirs, and purchasing Poison.'

'Once the Ghost Market opens again, I'll sell the rest.'

Thinking about this, Su Que picked some hidden weapons back and returned them to the compartment.

He had seen some crossbows at the Ghost Market last time.

He found that their structure was far less sophisticated than Tang Sect's crossbows, yet each still sold for over four hundred taels.

If he were to sell the Tang Sect's crossbows, he thought he could sell each for at least fifteen hundred taels, including fees payable to the Zaiyang Sect.

Setting up a stall in Qingfeng Town requires paying not only a stall fee but also giving twenty percent of the income to the Zaiyang Sect.

For some goods, the profits don't even reach that twenty percent of revenue.

That twenty percent is certainly exorbitant.

However, this fee wouldn't be borne by the seller.

Sellers usually raise prices to transfer this cost to buyers.

This time he brought six crossbows, and sales after fees would yield over six thousand taels.

In addition to the crossbows in hand,

Su Que also acquired three Tight Back Head Down Crossbows from "Profound Tiger".

The Tight Back Head Down Crossbow is worn on the back, and users can operate it through back muscles to shoot arrows.

It is a hidden crossbow that catches one off guard.

Su Que also tried the power of the Tight Back Head Down Crossbow forged by "Profound Tiger".

Though its power is lackluster in the Meridian Opening Realm,

in the Qi Blood Realm, this crossbow is indeed a lethal weapon.

Su Que estimated that a shot from this crossbow could kill a Three Blood Martial Artist and severely injure a Four Blood Martial Artist.

If a Three Blood Martial Artist were to equip such a Tight Back Head Down Crossbow, he might even kill a Four Blood Martial Artist across realms.

Su Que planned to sell only one today, priced at four thousand one hundred taels.

Besides crossbows, there are other hidden weapons.

Su Que estimated that selling all hidden weapons, after fees, would bring in over ten thousand taels.

That's enough to last him for some time.

After tidying the hidden weapons, Su Que invoked Qi Blood to inflate his muscles, making himself appear taller and stronger.

Then he put on martial attire, tousled his hair, wore a wooden ghost mask, tied on a cloak, and used the hood to cover his head.

Once in disguise, he returned the stone slab to the compartment, covered it with the carpet.

Then he left the guest room, leapt out of the residence, and headed towards the East City Gate of Jiannan Prefecture City.

Once he left the gate, he exerted his Lightweight Skill, sprinting all the way, and soon arrived at Qingfeng Town.

By then, it was already mid-morning, much later than his first visit.

A crowd gathered at the entrance to Qingfeng Town.

Actually, not only martial artists come for trading here.

Some ordinary people, lacking skills to kill martial artists, also come here to buy Poison or weapons capable of killing martial artists.

There are also people who know martial artists gather here and come to seek help, whether hiring a hitman or a bodyguard.

Two strong men stand at the entrance of Qingfeng Town.

One of them, charging the entering travelers.

Even observing without purchasing in Qingfeng Town requires a fee.

When Su Que reached the entrance, the man extended his palm like a fan to ask for money, and Su Que said:

"I'm here to set up a stall, not aware of the charges. Where should I set up?"

The burly man eyed Su Que, his gaze lingering on the corner of the wooden ghost mask peeking from the hood:

"Follow me; after paying, I'll assign you a spot."

With that, he turned towards Qingfeng Town.

Su Que followed behind.

They walked eastward, down several long streets and alleys, until they stopped at a tile-roofed, white-walled residence.

The residence doors were wide open, guarded by two muscular men wielding shining single sabers and wearing martial attire.

"Someone's here to set up a stall, need to see the Hall Master," said the man leading Su Que.

The two guards glanced at Su Que, nodded slightly, and let them in.

The burly man led Su Que through two corridors towards a hall.

This hall, too, had no closed doors.

Su Que peeked in, seeing a robust bald man sitting in the center of the hall.

He was the size of two men, with arms thicker than ordinary thighs.

The bald man's sides had two men standing, likely his aides.

His bald head bore dense tattoos.

He leaned lazily onto a large acid wood chair, holding a four-foot-long, three-finger-wide smoking pipe in his right hand.

He lazily placed the pipe to his lips and inhaled deeply.

The smoking pipe's flame blazed brightly, shining.

He exhaled, blowing a cloud of thick smoke seven or eight feet away from his mouth and nose.

Seeing Su Que brought over, he shifted positions, still lazily leaning on the chair, and said indifferently:

"Who is this person, and what is he here for?"

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