If Mu Qing was really the remnant, then he would naturally have to use the remnants as bait. Bai Hao quickly selected the name in his mind and said coldly: "Zhang Anping."
"Zhang Anping?" Hou Yiyong looked a little confused and said: "I investigated this man the day he first came to the car dealership. He has been coming and going in Mudleg Alley. It is certain that he is closely related to the old remnant party of Lin Xiao, but When I observed him for a period of time, I found that there were not many abnormalities other than that. He should be a marginal figure. Wouldn't such a bait be enough?"
"Haha." Bai Hao shook his head, narrowed his eyes, stared at the back of Hou Yiyong's bowed head and said softly: "Do you know why I let you replace your boss and become the leader of 'Fen Xi'? Come on, he When you followed me into the City Lord's Mansion, you were just a young boy next to him."
Hou Yiyong didn't know that it was his words that made the city lord angry. Recalling the boss's tragic ending, he couldn't help but bury his head lower and said: "The siege in the sixth year of Tianshou should be about 100 meters away from Lin Xiao's remnant party." The most recent incident of Yi Ni was because of the misjudgment of the previous leader Fenxi, which allowed some people from the other party to escape."
Bai Hao nodded, his tone gradually became colder, and said: "That Zhang Zhijing, it seems that in your Fenxi information, he was also a small fish. What happened next? The small fish turned aside, took off the disguise and turned into a big fish. , it’s only been twelve years, and you, the leader of Fenxi, have forgotten?”
Hou Yiyong finally understood where he had made a mistake before, and quickly made up for it: "I will never forget it. It's just that I have this question because if Zhang Anping really knew the past events, he would definitely not be so easy. We should have exposed Mu Qing, an extremely suspicious person, and should have concealed his stay in Mudleg Alley."
Bai Hao didn't want to analyze too many details or the twists and turns of the story behind the surface. He just relied on the intuition that the place "Mud Leg Alley" brought to him, and his attitude towards Lin Xiao's remnants that he could kill them by mistake and not let them go. Ordered, "Regardless of whether Mu Qing is a remnant or not, since Anping has a fishy smell on his body, let them fight each other. Wouldn't it be quite dramatic if they could recognize each other and kill each other?"
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In Butcher Hu's private residence, three people sat casually in the dimly lit room.
"After the death of the last Valley Master, Murong Yun defeated his brother Murong Yin with his peak first-grade cultivation before he was thirty years old, and became the current Valley Master of Hidden Valley. But until he announced it to the outside world more than ten years ago, After going into seclusion and breaking through the realm, except for the five-person group who only obeyed the orders of the Valley Master, Murong Yin has actually held all the power in the Hidden Valley."
Butcher Hu spoke for a long time, and his voice became hoarse, which invisibly added a sense of solemnity and majesty to the content of his words.
He sighed and continued: "No one remembers how many years Hidden Valley has existed in Tiannan Marsh Forest, so I'm not sure what they will look like once they lift off the black robes covering them. But. One thing I always remember is that several of the assassins who were among the top ten assassins like me back then disappeared or faked their deaths. They were already among the secret killers of the Zhang Lu lineage. But after retreating like me, they were killed. There should be no less assassins under control."
"Zhang Lu's lineage kills in secret?" Mu Qing looked slightly confused and looked at Butcher Hu.
Butcher Hu shook his head and said: "You are in the mountains but you are blind. It seems you don't know the Hidden Valley very well."
Mu Qing said softly: "The core of power in the Hidden Valley is the Valley Master and the four elders. The Valley Master should be the strongest among the five, while the four elders are in charge of each branch. This is the superficial understanding of the younger generation. I don’t know much about the others.”
Tufu Hu nodded and said seriously: "This is just a rough idea. If you break it down, the Zhanglu lineage is divided into three branches. 'Yinshi' is responsible for collecting information about these assassins who were born in Hidden Valley. 'Yinlu' will understand In these situations, we will judge whether everyone is loyal based on the commandments of Hidden Valley, and the 'hidden killing' is specifically used to eliminate traitors in the end."
After waiting for Mu Qing to digest it for a while, Butcher Hu said slowly: "I have to mention that the minimum strength of the people in the 'Hidden Kill' is third-level cultivation. Although these third-level cultivations are not as exaggerated as your third-level, they are also because of killing The 'Hidden Killer' can only be entered after passing the second level. The people in the 'Hidden Sight' are all good at body techniques, and they have all practiced complete body techniques."
"Complete body technique?" Mu Qingxing's eyes narrowed slightly, thinking that today he would get rid of many doubts in his mind.
"Yes." Tufu Hu said, "I know this complete movement technique. 'Shadow Floating' is only its first move. Its full name is "The Art of Instantaneous Invisibility", and there are five moves in total."
"This sounds a bit like the invisibility technique that must be learned by assassins." Mu Qing sighed: "I only heard that Hidden Valley has the third form of Shenfa, but I didn't expect that since there is a fifth form, I have only heard of it until now. Two styles are learned through exposure.”
Butcher Hu sighed softly: "What's the benefit of knowing it? These exercises and formulas in practice are actually the noose used by Hidden Valley to induce and control everyone step by step. The deeper you sink, the tighter the noose will be on your neck." , in the end, it’s better not to be as lonely as me, or to simply join the Zhanglu family and lose your freedom and become a loyal dog.”
"Freedom~" Yue Jiu sat aside, and Ling Qingzhu had already taught him the method of understanding. In the previous time, he had been sitting quietly indoors, calming down his psychic state of mind.
Hearing this obviously harsh word, he opened his eyes and said with a hint of melancholy: "Senior, when do you think the real freedom we want will come?"
Butcher Hu calmed down and said: "If we want to truly leave Hidden Valley and gain absolute freedom, it is completely impossible with our current strength. I choose to make a deal with you, except for your relationship with Ten Thousand Flowers Valley. Another very important point is that I have taken a fancy to the potential in you."
"Potential?" Mu Qing felt a little confused about the future of cultivation. He glanced at Yue Jiu, and then looked at Hu Tufu and said: "If it is to reach the first level of cultivation, Yue Jiu should be close, but I haven't realized the great way yet. Getting started, no, it should be that you are not sure about the path you are pursuing. It is really hard to say how long you have to wait..."
Butcher Hu really didn't want to hit Mu Qing, but he still chose to throw the cruelest reality in front of the two of them, and said seriously: "First-class strength is simply not enough. I think... it should be above first-class."
Yue Jiu thought of what Ling Qingzhu said in the forest, and asked doubtfully: "Above the first level, is there really a realm?"
Mu Qingxing's eyes were flooded with brilliance, and he also remembered what Ling Qingzhu said, and said: "I remember Mrs. Lin said that she could see through the ninth level of spiritual life. Does spiritual life refer to the state we are in now?"
There was silence in the room for a moment. Everyone was shocked by the scenery of the avenue that they imagined. Butcher Hu was the first to recover and laughed at himself: "Murong Yun still chose to retreat after reaching the peak of the first level. It is very clear that the third level. It is a natural dividing line. Those below the third level can only be regarded as martial artists who are proficient in cultivation. Most of the so-called masters in the world are only at this level. But above the third level, after becoming a practitioner, it seems that they are just starting out. The third level is searching, and the second level is seeking. The first step is to explore and seek the truth. The experience left behind by our predecessors after they set foot further on the avenue also tells us a fact that we should not think about far away. When we practice, we often put the avenue on our lips, but what are we looking for? The exploration of What is it again? And seeking truth, what kind of 'truth' are you seeking?"
There was another long silence in the room, and Mu Qing made a bold guess: "Is it true that you have embarked on the path of spiritual practice after passing the first grade?"
Butcher Hu chuckled lightly and said, "You can ask Mrs. Lin for advice later. You may gain something."
Yue Jiu changed the topic to a less lofty and ethereal topic and said: "Senior, I feel that these recent games are not Zhang Lu Yipei's plan. If it is really Zhang Lu Yipei's plan, we will probably not have such an opportunity to sit together. Together."
Tracing back to the source, Yue Jiu soon discovered which forces were involved in this crisis.
"Yeah." Butcher Hu hesitated for a moment, and then said slowly: "Although I have not completely left Hidden Valley, in the past ten years, I have stood from the perspective of a bystander, and when I look at certain appearances, I have made a difference. Same feeling."
"Let me ask you a question first." Butcher Hu glanced at Mu Qingyue and the others and asked: "Do you think that leaving the Assassin lineage is equivalent to leaving the Hidden Valley? Or are you just thinking of leaving the Assassins? One lineage?"
He didn't wait for the two people who were deep in thought to reply, and said directly: "During those years ten years ago, Hidden Valley ordered only one Valley Master, and the various branches of Hidden Valley could still cooperate with each other. No one could stand on the side of the valley. On top of that, but now, there is one less Valley Master to maintain the balance among the elders. The Great Elder controls the Zhanglu lineage and is authorized by the Valley Master. On the contrary, it destroys this balance and allows the other lines to have own thoughts."
"Although the assassin lineage has the largest number of people and seems to be the strongest, in the distribution of power in Hidden Valley, it can only be used as a murder weapon. The Quanfu lineage runs nine bookstores and has already had relations with external forces. Got the deal."
Tufu Hu looked at Yue Jiu, returned to the question he just asked, and said: "So this round, there is no Zhang Lu lineage and Yaoshi lineage. It is normal. Yaoshi lineage has always been like that. He has a detached attitude regardless of himself, and Zhanglu's lineage feels that Hidden Valley belongs to him, so he will not specifically plot against you two. Judging from the results and the reversal of benefits, only the Assassin and Quanfu lineage want to pass certain Trading to get more things, maybe it is to promote internal strife and division among the pharmacists, and then infiltrate and control the pharmacist's lineage, maybe it is to try to do things out of the perspective of the master, but in short, you can't escape the essential desires of power, status, and wealth."
Mu Qing and Yue Jiu had a clear understanding in their hearts. Yue Jiu looked at Butcher Hu and said, "We want to break away from the Assassin lineage. Naturally, we want to completely break away from the Hidden Valley and gain true freedom."
"Haha." Hu Tufu said with a smile: "The Valley Master has disappeared for many years, and now the assassins and the Quanfu lineage want to challenge the Zhanglu lineage. This is our opportunity. Otherwise, you would not have received Jiang Shangxiu's letter on Yuejiu. Ultra vires letter.”
Mu Qing straightened his back and asked seriously: "Senior, do you have any advice?"
