Four o'clock.
The Kaiguo Marquis' Mansion was serene and everyone in it seemed as if they had fallen asleep.
There is a rockery in the garden in the northwest corner of the palace.
At this moment, in the shadow of a big tree outside the rockery, a figure was standing motionless.
And in the corner of the wall not far away, there was another figure standing.
At the same time, on the rockery and on the roof not far away, there were two shadowy figures of the souls of the lake standing.
These people's eyes were constantly scanning around the mansion.
"Meow-"
At this moment, a kitten with snow-white fur suddenly jumped onto the courtyard wall, its amber eyes glowing green in the night.
The spirit on the roof took a quick look but didn't care.
This was the favorite kitten of Mrs. Xu, the founding marquis’ wife. It would play around the mansion every night and occasionally catch a few mice to play with.
“Whoosh!”
The kitten walked leisurely on the courtyard wall for a while, then jumped down lightly and ran away.
It quickly entered a room.
After a while, he came out of the house and went into another room.
Soon, it visited all the rooms in the mansion.
Even the kitchen, woodshed, some utility rooms and toilets were visited.
Then it came to the rockery.
“Whoosh—”
It leaped up onto the roof.
The soul standing on the roof on guard frowned slightly, stretched out his hand and waved, and a gust of cold wind blew towards the kitten's face.
The kitten was startled and stopped where it was, looking around in confusion.
"Little thing, go play somewhere else!"
The soul waved his hand again and released a gust of cold wind, then suddenly turned his head and looked at the courtyard wall on the other side.
On the courtyard wall over there, a black cat was squatting there, looking at him silently with its cold eyes.
A hint of suspicion appeared in Shenhun's eyes. When he was about to take a closer look, he suddenly turned around and looked behind him.
The white cat came silently behind him like a ghost.
“Swish!”
Before he could react, an invisible hand suddenly grabbed his throat from behind and dragged him to the other side of the roof.
Just as he was about to sound the alarm in fear, his entire soul was suddenly crushed with a "puff" sound, and then an arc of electricity flashed, and he disappeared in an instant.
Silence soon returned on the roof.
The white cat walked up to the roof, glanced at the spirit on the rockery, then jumped lightly and jumped onto the courtyard wall.
The black cat that was squatting on the courtyard wall just now followed the dark corner and walked towards the sentry standing in the corner.
At this time, the soul on the rockery turned around and looked at the roof.
The moonlight was like frost and the roof was empty.
He was stunned for a moment, his figure flashed, and he flew into the air. He looked farther, but still did not see the soul.
"Huh? Where are the people?"
He felt something was wrong in his heart, and suddenly looked towards the corner. He happened to see the black cat suddenly leap out from the darkness, and its claws flashed with cold light, and it directly grabbed the neck of the warrior who was on guard in the corner!
The warrior was shocked, covering his neck and his eyes widened.
Immediately, blood spurted out and he fell to the ground without making a sound.
The spirit who saw this scene in mid-air suddenly changed its face, opened its mouth wide, and gave a warning.
But what confused him was that he couldn't make any sound.
At the same time, he suddenly found that he had become lighter and seemed to be swaying. He looked down and his eyes widened!
His body was still floating in the same place.
And his head flew out lightly.
“Sizzle—”
A purple arc of electricity flashed across, and his head and body instantly disappeared!
And at this moment.
The figure standing under the big tree seemed to have not reacted yet.
But suddenly, he seemed to smell a scent of blood.
Just as he turned his head to look at the corner, a figure suddenly appeared behind him and whispered, "Don't talk, take me in."
He was startled and was about to draw the knife from his waist when his body suddenly shook and he froze in place, motionless.
The corpse and the smell of blood in the corner were quickly drowned out by the white powder. The guards in other places in the mansion were still patrolling quietly.
This garden is still as quiet as before.
"Meow-"
But the black cat looked confused and suddenly left.
at the same time.
Under the rockery, there is a long and narrow passage.
In front of the passage is a stone door.
And inside the stone gate, there is a spacious secret room.
The chamber is divided into several sections.
It looks like a house, with several rooms, each blocked by a stone door.
At this time, in the middle hall.
Founding Marquis Tang Jingde was sitting at the table, looking at a secret letter with a serious expression.
Behind him stood his eldest son, second son, and two gray-haired old men.
Opposite him sat a young woman in purple.
In the corners of the walls, there were dozens of men in black robes with powerful auras standing.
After Tang Jingde finished reading the secret letter in his hand, his face changed for a moment, and then he said: "Fairy Gu, I have done too many things for you. If you are discovered, your entire family will be executed. After the massacre of the Southern Kingdom Prince's Mansion this time, the princess will definitely be vigilant. It will be difficult to massacre the Qin family and the Prince Duan's Mansion again. However... since I have already done it, I am naturally willing to continue to serve your clan. It's just that..."
The purple-dressed woman sitting opposite said with an arrogant look, "Marquis of Kaiguo, please speak."
Tang Jingde looked at him, cupped his hands, and said, "Fairy Lan of your sect promised me that once the matter here is settled, she would let my family of four go to your sect to practice. Now the situation is urgent, and I am afraid that there will be danger at any time. I hope to let my two sons go to your sect first. Fairy Gu, is it okay?"
Then he added: "They have good talents, and I can guarantee that they will be loyal to your clan."
The purple-clothed woman's face turned cold when she heard this, and she said, "My Lord, you are too impatient. Since Senior Sister Lan has promised you, she will not go back on her word. When this matter is settled, I will accept them as disciples of my Piao Miao Xian Sect."
After that, his tone softened again: "Now that things here have just begun, we cannot take action openly, so we can only rely on you. This is the time to use people. The two sons of the Marquis are smart and clever, and their cultivation is not bad. They should do more meritorious services for our sect here. When they go to the sect, they will naturally be treated better than other disciples."
After hearing this, Tang Jingde didn't dare to say anything more, and could only say: "In that case, I hope Fairy Gu will take good care of me in the future."
The purple-clothed woman said calmly, "I am just an outer disciple of the sect. The reason why Senior Sister Lan sent me here is because I will not attract the attention of other people and other forces. According to the regulations, I cannot appear here. When it comes to future care, it will naturally depend on Senior Sister Lan. She is one of the most promising disciples of the inner sect. Lord, as long as we get this matter done this time, we will naturally have smooth sailing in the sect in the future. When Senior Sister Lan obtains the spiritual mine rights and military power here, she will probably be more valued in the sect. At that time, we will naturally rise with the tide..."
Tang Jingde pondered for a moment and asked, "Fairy Gu, the Qin family is the weakest, and the eldest princess values the son-in-law of the Qin family very much. I guess some of the schemes in the past few days were from that son-in-law. Why don't we go and kill them tonight?"
The purple-clothed woman thought for a moment and said, "This is Senior Sister Lan's decision. I don't know. It may be that the Prince of the Southern Kingdom is more important to that woman. After all, he is quite influential among the various princes. If he continues to contact and persuade them, I'm afraid the other princes will surrender."
At this time, Tang Jun, the eldest son of the Tang family, suddenly raised his hands and said, "Fairy Gu, since the son-in-law of the Qin family is just a scholar, why don't I go and get rid of him tomorrow?"
The purple-clothed woman glanced at him calmly and said, "Let's talk about it after Senior Sister Lan comes back."
She glanced at the jade in her hand and said, "It should be done soon. There are not many masters in the Southern Kingdom Prince's Mansion, and Senior Sister Lan has personally possessed her, so it should be resolved soon."
Tang Jingde sneered, "At dawn tomorrow, the entire Jingdu and Da Yan will probably be shaken. Let them all see what happens if they follow her!"
"who?"
At this moment, the purple-clothed woman suddenly looked towards the door.
Everyone in the stone chamber changed their expressions and stood up.
At this time, the guard's voice came from outside: "My Lord, it's Madam's cat."
"cat?"
Tang Jingde was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he opened the cave door.
A little white cat was squatting at the door, gently wagging its tail, its amber eyes looking curiously into the stone chamber.
Tang Jingde frowned, and just as he was about to pick her up, the purple-clothed woman suddenly shouted, "Be careful!"
After hearing this, Tang Jingde immediately took a few steps back.
The purple-clothed woman's hand flashed with light, and she took out a bronze mirror. She then took a few steps forward, pointed it at the white cat at the door, and said in a cold voice, "Why would a cat suddenly run into the secret room? Be careful, someone's spirit is possessed."
After saying that, the bronze mirror in his hand flashed and covered the white cat.
Everyone in the stone chamber became nervous.
However, the white cat still squatted there, tilting its head, looking curiously at the mirror that emitted the light beam, and there was no abnormality on its body.
The purple-clothed woman took the mirror for a while, then suddenly felt a little embarrassed. She put away the bronze mirror and shouted at the guards outside: "Who told you to let it in? Catch it out!"
Tang Jingde also shouted, "What did I order you to do before? No one is allowed to enter without my order! If you do it again, I will never let you off!"
The guard outside the door was suddenly frightened and hurriedly picked up the white cat on the ground and walked out.
Tang Jingde snorted coldly, closed the stone door, and then said with a smile on his face: "Fairy Gu, please don't blame me. The white cat is the treasure of my wife. Others dare not expel it casually. It's just a false alarm, a false alarm..."
The purple-clothed woman had a cold face and was about to sit down when she suddenly moved her nose and asked suspiciously, "What's that smell?"
Tang Jingde was slightly startled when he heard this, and immediately sniffed around, wondering, "Fairy Gu, there's no smell?"
The woman in purple frowned and walked to the door and sniffed again.
Tang Jingde guessed, "Could it be the kitten that brought it? The kitten is very naughty and likes to play in the flowers. It may have some pollen on its body."
Then he added: "Fairy Gu, rest assured. I have set up many sentries outside the gate, outside the cave, and underground. There are also formations. No one else will sneak in..."
"boom!"
Unexpectedly, before he could finish his words, a figure suddenly appeared from the ground, as fast as lightning, and punched the purple-clothed woman on the back!
The woman in purple was caught off guard and was hit directly. A layer of protective light shield instantly appeared on her body.
But that fist actually carried a red lightning, and with a "click" sound, the protective light shield on the purple-clothed woman was smashed to pieces by the punch!
The purple-clothed woman's face changed drastically. She took advantage of the attack, flew forward, and hurriedly took out a scarlet round bead!
However, before she could release the power of the bead, the golden fist came at her again with incredible speed!
"boom!"
A loud bang!
The red round bead in her hand was actually smashed away, and her body was smashed directly into the stone wall in front of her!
Before she could mobilize the strength in her body, the golden fist with lightning hit her chest heavily again!
"boom!"
The fist burst out with lightning and thunder!
Her chest suddenly made a "click" sound, and her ribs broke and sank!
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"
In an instant, dozens of golden fists hit her body and face!
The purple-clothed woman was hit so hard that her whole body was dented, her head exploded, and her flesh and blood were all over her. She died on the spot!
“Sizzle—”
A purple lightning appeared and instantly killed her soul that was about to escape!
"ah-"
Only then did she have time to let out a shrill scream.
However, her soul was destroyed too quickly, and she let out a scream, then stopped abruptly.
From the moment that figure suddenly emerged from the ground to the moment when the body and soul of the woman in purple were destroyed, it seemed that many moves were made, but in fact the speed was extremely fast. The whole process was over in just a moment!
It was not until this moment that the three members of the Tang family reacted.
A disciple of the dignified Piaomiao Immortal Sect was killed without even using a single move!
"How dare you... Ah - it's poisonous!"
Tang Jingde roared, and just as he was about to surround this terrible attacker with everyone else, his legs suddenly went weak and he almost fell. He was immediately shocked and horrified, and said in fear and anger: "Despicable..."
"boom!"
Luo Qingzhou did not kill him first. Instead, he punched his eldest son in the head in front of him, then grabbed his second son's neck and punched him through the chest!
"ah-"
Tang Jingde saw with his own eyes that his two sons, whom he had placed great hopes on, died tragically in front of him. He immediately screamed miserably and desperately, then gritted his teeth and said, "Beast! Who on earth are you..."
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"
Luo Qingzhou didn't waste any time and directly burst out with the power of a grandmaster, beating all the remaining black-robed men in the room into a bloody mess, destroying their bodies and souls!
At this moment, Tang Jingde, seeing this horrific scene, was so frightened that his face turned pale, his lips trembled, and he could no longer utter a word...
After Luo Qingzhou killed the last man in black robe, he turned around and walked in front of him.
Tang Jingde trembled and said, "Who... who are you? What does it have to do with my founding mansion..."
He suddenly shuddered and opened his eyes wide.
Luo Qingzhou slowly took off the black tiger mask on his face, revealing his true appearance underneath the mask.
Tang Jingde's eyes widened, as if he saw a demon crawling out of hell, his teeth chattered, his lips trembled, and he said, "You... you are... the... son-in-law of the Qin family..."
Seeing that he was already out of his mind due to fear, Luo Qingzhou stared into his eyes and asked, "Besides these people, who else is there in Kyoto?"
"Did you send Su Qingwan? Besides wanting to kill me, who else did you send?"
"When did the people from Piao Miao Xian Zong come to you?"
"Also, besides looking for you, they should have looked for other people, right?"
"Do you have any treasures in your house?"
"Where is it hidden?"
He asked a lot of questions.
Tang Jingde gritted his teeth and didn't answer a single word.
After asking, Luo Qingzhou said: "Don't worry, your two sons will not die alone. They have you by their side, as well as your wife, and the entire Kaiguo Marquisate..."
"Ah—you! Bastard..."
Tang Jingde's face suddenly twisted and he pounced on him like a madman.
"Bang!"
Luo Qingzhou punched his entire face and it caved in: "When you were slaughtering others, did you ever think about today?"
After saying that, he smashed his head with a punch.
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"
Soon, the stone doors of the secret rooms on both sides were broken by him.
In a secret room, there were a lot of gold coins and several large boxes of gold and silver treasures.
In another secret room, various weapons and armor are placed.
The remaining secret rooms were filled with miscellaneous items, some of which were dried spiritual medicines, and some were materials for refining equipment.
Luo Qingzhou collected all these things.
Then, several buckets of lamp oil were poured throughout the stone chamber.
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly had an idea and looked at the body of the woman in purple in the wall.
At this moment, Dabao and Erbao in the storage ring suddenly let out excited shouts.
"Are there any treasures?"
He hesitated for a moment and released Dabao and Erbao.
Normally, for safety reasons, he would never take anything from his enemy.
But if there are unusual movements of the first and second treasures, it means that the other party must have some extraordinary treasures.
“Whoosh—”
As soon as Dabao and Erbao landed on the ground, they flashed and jumped onto the wall nimbly, rushing towards the body of the woman in purple.
Before they touched, a red light suddenly appeared in the purple-clothed woman's skirt, flickering inside.
Luo Qingzhou stretched out his hand and used the skill of controlling objects. The red light in the skirt flew out with a "whoosh" and landed in his palm.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a palm-sized fiery red feather fan!
This feather fan is made of not only feathers but also bright colors. There are some strange symbols engraved on the feathers. When you hold it in your palm, a warm energy emanates from it.
It’s not a good place to stay for long!
Luo Qingzhou did not dare to delay and immediately put away the feather fan. After thinking for a while, he put the bronze mirror on her body and the red round bead that fell in the corner into the storage ring.
Since you have taken one, just take the other two together.
“Wow!”
He put away Dabao and Erbao, punched out, and a ball of fire flew out from his fist, instantly igniting the lamp oil on the ground.
A raging fire immediately broke out in the stone chamber.
Luo Qingzhou came out of underground and set fire to all the houses in the Founding Marquis' Mansion.
He had placed a large barrel of lamp oil and vegetable oil in every room. As soon as the flame was lit, the entire Founding Marquis' Mansion was instantly burning.
“Swish!”
The flying sword suddenly flew up into the night sky and then turned into a rain of swords falling down.
Kill all the guards in the mansion without leaving a single one alive!
Then he burrowed into the ground and disappeared.
That night, the entire Founding Marquisate was reduced to ashes!
at the same time.
In a deep mountain valley thousands of miles away, a moon-white figure finally found a small purple-gold grass in the crack of the stone wall in the abyss.
Her jade hands, which had scars on them, picked the fruits carefully.
After a moment.
She came to a damp cave overgrown with weeds, sat down cross-legged, and prepared to practice her skills and rest for a while.
Just as she closed her eyes and prepared to practice the technique, she suddenly paused again, and lines of clear handwriting unconsciously appeared in her mind...
“The Tao is empty and yet its use is inexhaustible. It is like the ancestor of all things. It blunts its sharpness, resolves its confusion, harmonizes its light, and becomes one with the dust…”
"The sky is long and the earth is eternal. The reason why the sky and the earth can be long and eternal is that they do not produce themselves, so they can live forever..."
She closed her eyes, held her breath, and was absorbed in the moment, replaying these words over and over in her mind...
Suddenly, she formed seals with her hands, and the soul power in her body slowly flowed out.
“If you can’t see it, it’s called Yi. If you can’t hear it, it’s called Xi. If you can’t touch it, it’s called Wei…”
She whispered to herself.
“Wow!”
After an unknown amount of time, a bright light suddenly appeared between her brows.
In an instant, the entire cave was illuminated!
Strange and twisted words appeared strangely from the void and began to slowly flow into her brow...
Her snow-white dress and her long black hair fluttered gently.
"It turned out... to be..."
"Tao Te Ching..."
"Sure enough... it can be lifted..."