Martial Arts Crossover: It All Started with Hijacking Li Canghai

Qin Han deliberately lowered his head and leaned close to the other person's ear.

"Now you can rest assured, right?"

Zhou Zhiruo suddenly stood on tiptoe and reached out to wrap her arms around the man's neck.

The moment their lips met, there was a hint of coolness from the mountain breeze.

Qin Han didn't stand on ceremony, and the two embraced for a long time outside the pavilion until he felt Zhou Zhiruo struggling to breathe, at which point he took the initiative to step back.

She pulled the wooden hairpin from her hair and placed it in Qin Han's hand.

The surface of the hairpin is polished very smoothly, and a small orchid pattern can be seen at the end.

"Consider this my token of love. You can lose Zhao Min's dagger, but you can't lose mine."

Qin Han chuckled and said, "Did you two plan this in advance? Why did one of you have to give a dagger and the other a hairpin today?"

Zhou Zhiruo glared at him.

"Who wants to discuss things with that woman? Don't put the two of us together."

Qin Han placed the wooden hairpin inside his chest, right next to the dagger he had just used.

"Are you also heading back to the Emei Sect?"

Zhou Zhiruo nodded her head twice.

"There are a lot of miscellaneous matters piling up in the sect that need to be dealt with. I've been away from the sect for so long, I really can't stay outside any longer."

Qin Han knew that as the leader of a sect, the other party must have many things to manage and could not stay here for a long time.

Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly stopped and looked at Qin Han.

"Qin Han, don't forget what you promised me."

Qin Han chuckled and said, "At most, in another year, I will personally go to Mount Emei to propose marriage to you."

Zhou Zhiruo's lips curled slightly before she gathered her strength and used her lightness skill to leave.

........

Upon returning to the palace, Qin Han went straight to his study and picked up a memorial to read.

Lin Pingzhi, wearing a silver mask, appeared three steps away.

"My lord, the entire Jiangnan branch of the Luo Wang organization is in position."

Qin Han kept turning the pages in his hands.

"explain."

Lin Pingzhi reached into his robes and pulled out a piece of fine silk cloth covered in ink marks, then leaned forward and held it above his head.

"The three strongholds in West Lake, Jiangling, and Lin'an have been established, and all four assassins of the Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow Sects have entered their designated positions."

Qin Han took the piece of cloth and glanced at it. It was covered with crisscrossing lines, showing the names of various people and their secret communication channels.

"This isn't a small-scale operation; I want a coordinated effort across the three cities—if one is in trouble, the other two will provide support!"

Lin Pingzhi continued his report.

"Understood, sir. The top-tier assassins have all changed their identities and infiltrated Jiangnan as instructed by our lord."

Qin Han pushed back his chair, straightened up, and walked to the half-open window.

"The water in Lin'an will become increasingly murky."

He moved his slightly sore neck a little.

"It's time to draw the sword of the Net."

Lin Pingzhi lowered his head even further.

"Rest assured, my lord, from this day forward, no disturbance in the three cities of Jiangnan will escape the eyes of the Net."

Qin Han turned around and walked back to the table, taking out three square wooden boxes from under the table.

"Take these three wooden boxes."

His palm covered the lid of the top wooden box.

"It contains the Blood-Sealing Poison Needle, the latest research of the Poison Hand Medicine King, which is made by refining Tianshan Ice Silkworm Silk and Golden Snake Venom together."

Upon hearing this, Lin Pingzhi's breathing became noticeably heavier. The Heavenly Mountain Ice Silkworm Silk was extremely fine and would melt away without a trace once it entered the body. Coupled with the Golden Snake Venom, there were almost no ways to deal with it.

"My lord, the power of this poisoned needle..."

Qin Han twitched the corner of his mouth.

Even a grandmaster would die if he got involved with it.

Lin Pingzhi composed himself, and his gaze at the wooden box revealed a hint of brilliance.

"I will certainly make good use of this!"

Qin Han pushed the two boxes below him to the edge of the table.

"Remember, this thing is not easy to make. There is only one needle in each box, so don't waste it unless absolutely necessary."

Lin Pingzhi took the three critical items and then remembered another matter that he had not yet reported.

"My lord, we've found out Jing Ni's identity."

Qin Han casually agreed.

Tell me about it.

Lin Pingzhi then gave the report.

"Her name is Shangguan Xiaoxian, and she is the only daughter of Shangguan Jin Hong, the leader of the Money Gang."

Qin Han didn't interrupt; he knew all this, and he only asked Lin Pingzhi to investigate as a precaution against unforeseen circumstances.

Lin Pingzhi then spoke.

"But her true identity is far more than that; she is also the Potala Heavenly King, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Western Demonic Sect."

Qin Han smiled.

"Potala the Heavenly King? That's interesting."

Lin Pingzhi nodded.

"Even Shangguan Jin Hong didn't know about this. She joined Luo Wang while concealing her identity because she had other plans."

Qin Han sat back down on the wooden chair and casually asked a question.

"What's her motive for becoming an assassin under your command, a powerful figure from the Demonic Sect?"

"My lord, the Demonic Sect has been without a leader for a long time."

"so what?"

Lin Pingzhi became somewhat puzzled.

"The Four Heavenly Kings are ostensibly the strongest members of the Demonic Sect, but none of them are willing to submit to the others, and this internal strife has never stopped."

Qin Han probably had an absurd guess in his mind.

"Could it be that they're trying to take advantage of my influence?"

Lin Pingzhi nodded.

"She seems... to want to be your queen."

Qin Han was a little confused. What the heck?

"What did you say?"

Lin Pingzhi repeated those words.

"She infiltrated the Prince's mansion hoping to use your power to return and become the new leader of the Demonic Sect."

Qin and Han felt it was a bit unbelievable.

"Is that all she did?"

Lin Pingzhi kept his mouth shut, clearly indicating that this was the truth that had finally been uncovered.

Qin Han pressed his aching temples, feeling an absurdity about the whole thing, about that woman who was rumored to be ruthless and cunning in her pursuit of her goals.

After going through all that trouble to get under my nose, all they did was try to steal that damned position of cult leader?

This pursuit is indeed a bit too straightforward.

"My lord, should I arrange for someone to get rid of her?"

Qin Han waved his hand.

"No need for now. Don't expose her identity yet. Just let her continue doing her work."

Lin Pingzhi's brows furrowed beneath his mask.

"But what if keeping her around causes trouble...?"

Qin Han did not let him continue to guess.

"Those four Heavenly Kings of the Demonic Sect are sabotaging each other. Since she's hoping to leverage my power, she'd better work diligently for me to gain my trust, wouldn't she?"

He leaned back in his chair with a strange smile on his face.

"A woman who only thinks about becoming a princess and the leader of a demonic sect is much easier to control than a king who spends all his time scheming in the shadows."

Lin Pingzhi quickly understood the arrangement.

"Understood."

Qin Han tilted his head slightly towards the door.

"Go."