I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

That evening, at Jiangcheng Cinema Hall.

"A bunch of useless trash!"

"With so many people chasing one person, how could you still lose them? What are you all good for?"

Deputy Hall Master Chang Siyao flew into a rage, venting his stress through shouting and cursing.

The gang leader and several key members are dead, and they haven't even caught the murderer. The people from headquarters are coming tomorrow. How is he going to explain this?

"Master Chang, something's happened!"

A man came running up quickly, his expression unusually solemn.

Chang Siyao's eyelids twitched, a bad premonition washing over him. "What the hell has happened again?"

The man was panting. "About half an hour ago, the police station received a call reporting that a body had been found near a detached house a few hundred meters from a village on the eastern outskirts of the city."

"The scene was horrific; the number of bodies is still being counted, but initial estimates put the total at least thirty!"

"Police found various weapons and signs of a struggle at the scene. They determined that the victims were mostly martial artists, so they contacted us..."

Chang Siyao's head was buzzing; he really didn't want to be the deputy hall master anymore.

The matter of Hall Master Liu Musheng has not yet been resolved, and now this major incident has occurred, putting all the pressure on him. His luck is truly unbelievable.

What should we say when the people from headquarters come tomorrow?

Putting everything else aside, if those who died were indeed martial artists, the fact that so many martial artists had infiltrated Jiangcheng without the Shadow Martial Hall noticing is enough to make them get thoroughly vilified!

What exactly is going on in Jiangcheng?

Han Xiuyun has been in Jiangcheng for many years. Jiangcheng can be said to be the headquarters of the Moyitang Xugou Division. In order to avoid being exposed, they never cause trouble in Jiangcheng.

Sometimes, they would even take care of troublemakers they encountered, which is why Jiangcheng has been unusually peaceful in recent years.

How come so many things suddenly happened? First, the hall master's son had an accident, then he himself had an accident, and now this big thing has happened.

Could it really have been done by that young man named Qin Ge?

How could such a small place have such great power?

When Qin Ge and Shen Yulan first arrived in Jiangcheng, he registered his strength at the Earth Realm in the Shadow Martial Hall.

Anyway, no one could tell, and given Shen Yulan's connection, the people from Shadow Martial Hall didn't ask any further questions.

The information currently available to Shadow Martial Hall is that Liu Tingwei's death was likely caused by Qin Ge. They initially planned to contact Shen Yulan to inquire about the situation, but they were unable to reach Shen Yulan.

Later, Liu Musheng led a group to the Fu family, but changed direction midway, saying that he had discovered Qin Ge's whereabouts, and then their group got into trouble.

In fact, Shadow Martial Hall still has no way of confirming whether Qin Ge was responsible for these things, but it is undeniable that Qin Ge is currently the prime suspect.

The entire Shadow Martial Hall could hardly believe that their leader, Liu Musheng, would be in the hands of a young man.

How strong can a young man in his early twenties be? Is he also at the Heavenly Realm?

Moreover, the hall master had many experts with him at the time, which is truly baffling!

However, the leader did go to find Qin Ge at that time, and the incident happened at Qin Ge's hiding place, which was mentioned in the intelligence. Who else could it be but him?

Most importantly, they judged that the one they had lost track of not long ago was very likely Shen Yulan!

If the hall master Liu Musheng was indeed killed by Qin Ge, then the events that just happened in the eastern suburbs of the city are very likely related to him as well.

That makes sense, but it's hard to accept.

The following morning at nine o'clock, at Yuanjiang Villa.

"People from the Northern Capital headquarters have arrived!"

After looking at her phone, Shen Yulan jumped out of bed. She was completely naked, and her figure alone was enough to make anyone's nose bleed.

"Chao Wu has arrived too!"

"Don't be so startled so early in the morning, like you've been poked with a fire poker." Qin Ge pulled her into his arms. "I didn't realize you had such good connections. You even managed to find out about something like this."

"The person who gave you the information was also from the Shadow Martial Hall, right? Aren't you supposed to have strict rules? Isn't this considered a leak?"

Shen Yulan said seriously, "You're talking nonsense again. It was my master who told me!"

"My master is, after all, a branch hall master, so he has the authority to know about these kinds of things."

Qin Ge was slightly surprised, then laughed, "You're really filial, actually letting your master, who's so old, act as your spy."

"Why is Chao Wu here too? Is he planning to avenge Liu Musheng?"

"Don't do anything rash!" Shen Yulan sensed something was wrong. "You didn't kill Liu Musheng and his son Liu Tingwei. Although there's a misunderstanding, it's not irreconcilable yet."

"If you kill Chao Wu with your own hands, then everything will be beyond repair!"

"If I were to act recklessly, it would be towards you. I have no interest in that old man." Qin Ge rolled over and pinned Shen Yulan beneath him. "Last night, I vaguely sensed signs of a breakthrough. With a little more effort, you might just reach the peak of the Earth Realm!"

"real?"

"Absolutely true."

"You're lying again. Do you think I wouldn't know if I'm about to break through? I'm talking to you about serious matters! Hmm~~~!"

......

"You still haven't told me who owns this villa, and whether it's safe to stay here?"

"If the misunderstanding isn't cleared up, and the Shadow Martial Hall people come here again, things will get really troublesome!"

Shen Yulan was uneasy all day, and she got angry when she saw Qin Ge's carefree attitude.

She had no way of knowing the specifics of the situation at Jiangcheng Shadow Martial Arts Hall, and could only worry anxiously.

"It should be reliable. If Shadow Martial Arts Hall wants to come, let them come. If you don't want to get into a conflict with them, just run away."

Qin Ge has never met Chu Hongxiu yet; he has only heard that she is an extraordinary woman who is just as outstanding as Gu Caiwei in the business world.

There's no reason not to trust Xia Siyuan and his people.

Two days later.

The people from the Shadow Martial Hall's Northern Capital headquarters didn't do anything special when they arrived; Chang Siyao had already done everything that needed to be done.

Chao Wu and his men could only reprimand Chang Siyao and the other key members, and then send more people to search for Qin Ge and Shen Yulan.

Chang Siyao was heartbroken. He had the best chance of taking over after Liu Musheng's death, but now he couldn't be happy at all.

Shen Yulan's anxious heart finally calmed down when she saw that no one from the Shadow Martial Hall had appeared.

Qin Ge, on the other hand, was quite carefree, eating and sleeping as he pleased, and occasionally sparring with Shen Yulan whenever the mood struck him.

He doesn't plan to return to Donghai until the matter is fully resolved; going back now would only bring trouble with him.

Moreover, he really wanted to find an opportunity to give Chao Wu a good beating.

"Qin Ge, come out."

Late at night, a voice echoed throughout the entire villa.

The voice sounded calm, yet it was eerily penetrating.

Qin Ge and Shen Yulan, who were in the room, both felt a chill and quickly put on their clothes.

"This voice is so stressful, my heart is still pounding."

Shen Yulan straightened her clothes, her expression solemn.