Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 68 It’s not that simple

Ouyang Feng looked at Qiu Chuji, who was full of determination at the moment. Although he could not understand his agitated emotions, he was still very proactive: "What do you need my help with?"

"Of course there is something for you to do. I need your help to spread the news that I want to assassinate Qin Hui in the martial arts world. Also, help me find out who are the expert guards under Qin Hui." Qiu Chuji said to Ouyang Feng.

He did not trust Ouyang Feng very much. It could even be said that Qiu Chuji could guess that if Ouyang Feng was given the opportunity, he would definitely join forces with Qin Hui to set a trap to trick him.

After all, what Ouyang Feng wanted was the martial arts secrets in his mind. How to get 'them' was not important, what was important was the result.

But Qiu Chuji still asked Ouyang Feng to help with this matter, just to take advantage of Ouyang Feng's subjective initiative.

It can even be said that Ouyang Feng's "betrayal" itself can be regarded as part of the assassination plan.

It was one day later that Wang Chongyang learned that Qiu Chuji was planning to kill Qin Hui and offer his head as a remote sacrifice to Marshal Yue.

After hearing what Ma Yu had told him, Wang Chongyang's joy over Lin Chaoying's improvement was immediately suppressed. He wanted to find Qiu Chuji and tell him that the matter still needed further consideration.

"Chuji! You are still too impulsive!"

"Is that old villain Qin Hui so easy to kill?"

"Master Yue died unjustly back then. How many heroes in the world... including your master, have entered Lin'an, wanting to assassinate this villain, but they all returned empty-handed. What's worse, many heroes accidentally fell into the old villain's mansion and died miserably." Wang Chongyang frowned and said with a serious expression.

Qiu Chuji's eyes brightened when he heard this: "Master! Have you also assassinated Qin Hui?"

"Then tell me, what methods did he use to prevent assassination?"

Wang Chongyang said, "There are 1,200 armored soldiers personally granted by the emperor in Qin Hui's mansion. They are divided into three shifts and never take off their armor. They are all elite imperial guards. There are many alleys in Qin Hui's mansion. They only need to block the intruders in the alleys, block the sky with a large net, and then cover and shoot with bows and crossbows. No matter how good your martial arts are, it will be difficult to escape."

"We can use fire attack!" Qiu Chuji said immediately.

"There are seven wells in Qin Hui's mansion, and fire-proof water tanks are stored in each courtyard. There is a fire watchtower at most 1,200 steps away from his mansion. If the military patrol knows that the fire is in the Grand Tutor's mansion, they will rush there with fire extinguishers within an incense stick. The fire will not be able to start unless oil is poured everywhere in the mansion in advance, but this is of course impossible."

“Qin Hui is not only surrounded by top-notch martial arts masters such as the Three Swords of Tiannan, the Yuyun Twins, the Nanhai Mingtuo, and the Divine Hand Yu Tai, but there are also a large number of secret rooms and passages under his mansion that can be used for escape and concealment. He only needs to hold out for half an hour before a large number of reinforcements arrive to surround and kill the assassin.” Wang Chongyang had a comprehensive understanding of some of the defense systems in Qin Hui's mansion. It was obvious that he had done quite extensive research.

"Then rely on your lightness skills and sneak in quietly." Qiu Chuji said again.

Wang Chongyang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Impossible! The master thief Liu Sanjiao, whose Qinggong skills are superb, had sneaked into the Grand Tutor's Mansion several times, but he could not find where the old thief lived. Because the news leaked out, he was hunted down by the Imperial City Division and died on the Chasing Wind Cliff. Later, a hero from the Yue Family Army worked hard and endured humiliation to enter the old thief's mansion. He poisoned the old thief's soup, but only killed a maid who was testing the poison."

"Since then, there have been rumors that this old thief has found a body double who has been appearing in public for him all year round. Even his concubine didn't know whether the person who slept with him that night was the old thief himself or his body double."

After listening to Wang Chongyang's explanation, Qiu Chuji also found the situation difficult.

He thought it was too simple.

The main reason is that it seems quite easy for Ouyang Feng to deal with Jin Wushu, and Qin Hui's status in the Song court is definitely not as high as Jin Wushu's in the Jin court.

In contrast, Qiu Chuji felt that killing Qin Hui would not be difficult.

However, the old thief Qin Hui was too cowardly!

It could also be that he had gained experience from being assassinated. Just listening to Wang Chongyang's words, it felt like this old thief was more careful about his own safety than the emperor. "Then there is only one way!" Qiu Chuji sighed.

"What method?" Wang Chongyang's eyes lit up.

"Charge in! And then... before the imperial guards come to reinforce, kill them all without leaving a single survivor!" As he spoke, murderous intent was boiling on Qiu Chuji's face, like a living evil star descended to the world.

Wang Chongyang stared at his apprentice in amazement, then suddenly laughed: "You really are the monkey that dared to cause trouble in the Heavenly Palace as you said."

"Since you have such courage, I will accompany you."

"If the old villain Qin Hui is not eliminated, I, too, will not be able to follow the Tao and achieve my goals."

Qiu Chuji glanced at his master, thought about it and did not refuse, but said: "Then Master... after Uncle Lin's injury is healed, you will go with me to visit a senior."

"If we want to kill our way through the Grand Tutor's Mansion, we cannot do without the 'assistance' of this senior."

Qiu Chuji planned to take Wang Chongyang to see Chi Kui and pass on the Vajra Indestructible Skill to him.

Killing our way through the Grand Tutor's Mansion in a short period of time is easier said than done, but it is definitely difficult to do.

Among these, defense and mobility are the two most important points.

Qiu Chuji planned to try his best to perfect the Vajra Indestructible Skill in the next month.

If he could transform into a golden body for a relatively long period of time, he would not be afraid even if he was covered by many large nets or hit by a rain of arrows.

Wang Chongyang's hard power is comparable to Qiu Chuji's. If he has the blessing of the Vajra Indestructible Magical Skill, he won't have to worry about protecting himself.

With him accompanying them to attack the Grand Tutor's Mansion, Qiu Chuji's chances of success would increase by at least 30%.

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Ouyang Feng acted quickly. Although he secretly poisoned his employer and had an affair with the Quanzhen Taoist priests, on the surface, he was still a guest of honor of the Jin Kingdom's capital marshal and a strong contender for the commander-in-chief of the Jin Kingdom's Academy of Extraordinary People, which was being established.

When he arranged for people to publicize the news that Qiu Chuji, the Quanzhen Taoist priest and the first person to participate in the Huashan Sword Contest, would assassinate Qin Hui, the Grand Tutor of the Song Dynasty, in a month, within seven days, the entire martial arts world was in an uproar again. The public opinion storm caused this time was even greater than the previous Nine Yin Scriptures incident.

The news that a martial arts master known as "the best in the world" was going to assassinate Qin Hui, who was hated by everyone, was so eye-catching that there was no need to describe it in detail.

In taverns, teahouses, brothels, post stations, streets... wherever people gather, they discuss this matter.

In the Grand Tutor's Mansion in Lin'an, everyone became nervous as soon as the news was received. The screening and investigation of people entering and leaving the mansion became more stringent. At the same time, Qin Hui's own whereabouts became increasingly difficult to guess.

After Emperor Zhao Gou heard about this, in addition to strengthening the guard of the imperial palace at the first possible moment, he also dispatched 1,800 troops to assist in the garrison of the Grand Tutor's Mansion. He also granted Grand Tutor Qin Hui permission to skip court for two months and only send people to deliver memorials to the palace.

Qin Hui was so grateful that the emperor valued him so much that he burst into tears. He then went to the palace to meet the emperor. He felt the emperor's great grace and swore that he would not be afraid of any villain and would come to the emperor whenever he received an edict, even if it meant mountains of swords and seas of fire.

In front of all the ministers, a great display of harmony between the monarch and his subjects was staged.

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