The First Sage of Military Strategists

Chapter 55 Confusing
"Rest assured, Madam, even if I die, I will deliver the young master safely to General Qi of Shu." Standing at the front of the crowd was a burly man with a rough and rugged appearance and a thick beard.

"We can only repay your kindness with our lives!" another person behind him said.

The woman patted the boy's head, her gaze fixed on the distant starry sky, as unpredictable as fate itself.

A somber atmosphere permeated the courtyard, and many of the men in black wore expressions of sorrow, as if something terrible was about to happen.

"Madam, are you really going to save them? This journey is certain to end in certain death. As the saying goes, 'Where there's life, there's hope.' I urge you to prioritize your own life! With your talent, escaping the capital and lying low for ten years, becoming invincible is not impossible." The burly man with the thick beard said loudly, his eyes filled with reluctance.

"They're after me. I don't want to implicate innocent people. Let's go. I'll draw their attention and create an opportunity for you to escape!"

...

The image shattered and then reassembled, and Han Qing suddenly felt a sense of weightlessness and falling.

He saw a boy fall off a cliff in the night, his figure rapidly shrinking in the dark abyss.

"Son!"

"Do not!!"

...

The roar echoed between heaven and earth, and Han Qing suddenly woke up with a sharp pain in his brain.

He rubbed his temples with both hands, other images flashing through his mind, but they were too fragmented to make sense of their causes and consequences.

"Who exactly is my mother? It seems she's been targeted by a coalition of powerful forces!"

"General Qi? In Shu, the only person with the surname Qi who can be called a general is Qi Wufeng!"

"Could it be that my mother and Qi Wufeng have an unusual relationship?"

Han Qing felt confused for a moment, so he decided to put the matter aside for now, thinking that as his strength improved, he would eventually have a chance to figure it all out.

"Strength is the foundation! Continue to practice martial arts and focus on improving your strength, so that you will have no need to fear when a crisis comes."

However, after continuous hard training, he also felt quite exhausted.

After resting for a quarter of an hour, Han Qing got up and continued to practice. On the panel, the proficiency of Jade Void Skill was still increasing, and his ever-growing physique quickly dispelled his fatigue.

Time passed slowly, and when it was pitch black, Han Qing finally finished his day of hard training.

He let out a long breath, his forehead glistening with sweat, but he didn't feel tired at all. Instead, he felt a deep sense of satisfaction and joy.

On the panel, the proficiency level of Jade Void Skill has reached 42%, indicating that it has entered the mastery stage.

The reason for such great progress is that, in addition to the Yin-Yang Scholar, he also transferred all the martial arts skills he inherited from several other members of the Yin-Yang Sect to the sect.

At this point, the Yin-Yang Scholar had fully digested the gains from this battle.

"If I were to encounter Luo Sheng again now, I wonder what my chances of winning would be?"

Han Qing pondered for a moment, then got up and returned to Master Fang's courtyard.

in the room.

He took eleven bottles of pills from a cabinet and placed them on the table.

"Seven bottles of White Jade Pills, three bottles of Blood Nourishing Pills, and one very strange bottle!"

Han Qing picked up one of the bottles. The bottle was white-gray, and when he opened it, it contained a lot of bluish-gray powder.

He found this bottle of medicine on the Yin-Yang Scholar; even he had never seen it before.

However, the moment he opened the medicine bottle, he smelled a pungent odor that made his nasal cavity sting slightly.

“This is poison! A very rare type. I’ll go to Master Fang’s room tomorrow and see if there’s any record of it in any books,” Han Qingxin said.

He sat cross-legged on the bed and began his nighttime cultivation, visualizing the black-armored cavalry in his mind and gathering and strengthening his spiritual power.

...

Early next morning.

Han Qing carried a bowl of medicinal soup to Master Fang's room. Just as he put the medicine down, he heard shouts outside the door.

"Liu San, Wei Dong, you two come with me!" a constable shouted at the door.

"Sir, what is it?" Liu San put down the wood-chopping knife in his hand.

"Commander Luo is asking questions! Just leave when I tell you to, stop talking nonsense!" the man shouted, glaring at him.

"Okay, okay, I'm coming right now!"

The two then followed the constable away.

Han Qing glanced around and thought to himself that Luo Sheng had probably heard the news and returned. The death of Old Master Luo was a major event that would definitely be investigated repeatedly, and it would probably implicate many people.

Fang Ye lay on the chair with his eyes half-closed. When he saw Han Qing arrive, a look of surprise and doubt flashed in his eyes.

For some reason, Han Qing gave him a different feeling.

"Could it be that this kid's strength has increased again? He's a freak, impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Han Qing got up and went to the inner room, where he quickly found a book called "The Records of Yuelu Academy", which contained a large number of rare treasures, including various natural materials.

Han Qing had read through it several times before and gained a lot of knowledge, but there was still a lot of information about the treasures that he hadn't memorized.

This time, he spent a quarter of an hour carefully reviewing the entire document from beginning to end. After closing his eyes, much of the information was already deeply imprinted in his mind.

"I see. This is a bottle of poison used with throwing knives, called Soul-Severing Powder. When fighting, apply this poison to the blade. When the blade enters the flesh, the poison spreads throughout the body. Even a fifth-realm martial artist will be paralyzed. If treatment is delayed, there is a risk of dying from festering sores all over the body," Han Qingxin said.

"There are so many treasures in this world. I still know too little about it," Han Qing exclaimed.

He saw many incredible treasures in the book, such as a kind called Thunderstorm Heavenly Pearl, which contained a bolt of heavenly lightning. When activated by magic, it could release lightning and annihilate the enemy.

For example, there is a divine talisman called the Purple Fire Talisman, which, when activated and detonated, can raze a large mansion to the ground, inspiring fear in people.

Han Qing flipped through several more books, memorizing all the information within.

"At this rate, it won't be long before I finish reading all the books in Master Fang's room, and my knowledge will be greatly enhanced!"

Closing the book, Han Qing realized it was getting late and decided to go to the soap-making compound to report for duty.

After he went outside, he saw Master Fang take a deep drag on his copper pipe and exhale a cloud of smoke.

"Dumb guy, have you gotten stronger again? What stage have you reached in your training?"

"The second realm is almost complete," Han Qing said vaguely.

"Tsk tsk, you're a natural-born martial arts student!" Master Fang laughed.

"Master Fang, how has your illness been lately?" Han Qing asked.

"Very good, your medicine is very effective. I think it will be completely cured in another month or two," said Master Fang.

"That's good." Han Qing went out and soon arrived at the training ground of the Zao Ban compound. He put a Blood Nourishing Pill into his mouth and, with the help of the medicine, began to practice the Jade Void Skill again and again.

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yamen.

In the very center of the building, in an attic.

Qi Chong sat upright in his chair, his fingers lightly tapping the long table.

Yang Wu stood at the front, holding a scroll in his hands, and summarized the operation.

"The yamen suffered heavy casualties in this operation and needs to recruit twelve more servants. Unfortunately, the Yin-Yang Scholar was not captured in the end. He seems to have vanished into thin air and we don't know where he went. This is still a hidden danger."

Qi Chong said unhurriedly, "It's alright. The Yin-Yang Sect in the city has been wiped out, leaving only him. He is also seriously injured and won't be able to cause any trouble in the short term."

Sooner or later, he'll fall into my hands. The biggest gain this time is that the old dog is dead. Now the Luo family is in chaos, which is the perfect opportunity for me to reorganize Baiyun County.

(End of this chapter)