The Prodigal Son

After leaving some people to guard the treasury, Qin Yu and his group followed the people from the Treasure Mirror Bureau to Shi Yi's study.

At this moment, Shi Yi's study was almost completely emptied.

All that's left are some tables, chairs, and benches.

In the corner of the bedroom inside the study, the entrance to the secret passage had been opened.

The entrance to the cave is very narrow, allowing only one person to pass through at a time.

The group quickly filed in through the entrance of the secret passage.

At first, the secret passage was very narrow, and even Qin Yu and the others could barely stand up straight, let alone Qi Dachui, a big guy.

As they continued forward, the secret passage suddenly opened up into a bright and spacious area.

A few dozen feet further on, a three-way intersection appeared inside the secret passage.

There are passageways in front and on both sides.

"Shi Yi is cunning! This is clearly a ploy to mislead the pursuers!"

Zeng Guan made a decisive decision: "Try them one by one, don't separate them! Beware of traps and mechanisms!"

Clearly, Shi Yi had already prepared for the worst!

Fortunately, Qin Yu used the excuse of coming to drink the full moon celebration for Shi Yi's eldest grandson to lull the Shi family into a false sense of security, so that Shi Yi had no chance to use the carefully designed secret passage.

If they come to arrest him directly, Shi Yi might actually escape.

The group started by trying the secret passage on the left.

Qin Yu held Xu Wan's hand with one hand and Nan Que'er's hand with the other.

We must grasp both aspects firmly.

The secret passage is very long and winding.

They wandered around inside for almost half an hour, not only failing to find the exit but also nearly getting lost.

Fortunately, Zeng Guan and Xu Wan were experienced, and they managed to find their way out and return to the starting point.

"That bastard really went to great lengths!"

Feeling dizzy from all the confusion, Lü Si couldn't help but curse Shi Yi.

"I don't even know how much silver was spent on this secret passage."

Xu Wan sighed, "If Shi Yi escapes into the secret passage, catching up with him will be really difficult!"

"Um."

Zeng Guan nodded in agreement, then looked at Qin Yu and Guo Yang and asked, "Where are we going this time? I chose before, now it's your turn to choose!"

Guo Yang remained silent, only looking at Qin Yu.

The meaning was clear: let Qin Yu choose!

Qin Yu pondered for a moment, then pointed to the passage ahead and said, "Let's go straight ahead!"

"Isn't it way too obvious up front?"

Lu Si frowned slightly and suggested, "How about we go to the right?"

Qin Yu shook his head and said, "Perhaps Shi Yi guessed that someone would think the same way about you when he designed this secret passage."

Lu Si opened his mouth slightly, then remained silent for a moment.

Having made up their minds, they continued to probe along the route chosen by Qin Yu.

However, they had only gone less than fifty feet when they encountered another fork in the road.

maze!

This is not an escape route at all!

It's a huge underground labyrinth!

If a thousand people come in without knowing the direction, probably not a hundred will be able to get out.

Having learned from their previous experience, they were smarter this time and left marks along the route after selecting it.

In this way, even if you choose the wrong route, you can quickly get back.

绕！

Keep going around in circles!

Constant probing!

By the time they emerged from the secret passage, it was already dark outside.

By this time, they had arrived at the abandoned kiln outside the city.

Looking at the abandoned kiln in front of him, Lü Si was about to start cursing when Guo Yang had already darted out like the wind.

"Xu Wan, Que'er! Take Lü Si back to the secret passage!"

Qin Yu shouted and immediately pounced on him.

Zeng Guan and Qi Dachui also rushed out immediately.

"They're from the imperial court! Retreat immediately!"

The moment they charged out, the Shi family assassins who were lying in wait around the abandoned kiln immediately retreated.

However, it's too late for them to retreat now.

Guo Yang's figure was like a ghost, and in the blink of an eye, he had blocked their path.

Qin Yu, Qi Dachui, and Zeng Guan quickly surrounded them from behind.

Seeing the situation was turning against them, the leader of the suicide squad immediately shouted, "Split up and retreat!"

The leader of the assassins wasn't stupid either.

Although they outnumbered the others, their speed alone showed that they were definitely very strong.

With their numbers, they are no match for these few people.

At the leader's command, dozens of assassins immediately scattered in all directions.

Without the slightest hesitation!

They are clearly well-trained.

They were fast, but Guo Yang was even faster.

Qin Yu only felt a blur before his eyes as Guo Yang quickly moved among the scattered crowd.

Guo Yang's speed was extremely fast, appearing at first glance as if he could shrink the distance to an inch.

Guo Yang acted with extreme decisiveness and efficiency.

Streams of true energy burst forth from his fingertips, piercing the legs of the fleeing assassins like the Six Meridians Divine Sword.

Many of the assassins had only run a short distance when they collapsed to the ground due to leg injuries.

Qin Yu looked at Guo Yang with envy and immediately joined the fray.

These assassins were generally around the fifth level of martial arts, which would barely qualify them as experts in the martial arts world.

But now they are facing a Grandmaster, a Ninth Realm expert, and two Eighth Realm experts.

With Qin Yu and his group's strength, dealing with this group would be a piece of cake—one punch for each kid.

The vast difference in strength left these assassins with virtually no chance to fight back.

Seeing his men fall to the ground one by one, the leader of the assassins knew he had no hope of escape and immediately slashed his own neck with his knife.

Decisive and efficient, without the slightest hesitation.

"clang!"

A sword emerged from the side, blocking the assassin leader's blade aimed at his neck.

"Bang!"

Zeng Guan added a kick, knocking the leader of the assassins to the ground.

Just as Zeng Guan was about to step forward and capture the wounded leader of the assassins, the leader suddenly spat something at Zeng Guan.

Zeng Guanjian, as swift as a startled swan, darted out and strung the object onto his own sword.

Only then did he realize that it was a piece of tongue.

When he looked at the leader of the assassins again, he saw that the leader's mouth was full of blood and he was giving him a smug grin.

"Dry!"

Zeng Guan was furious and flashed to the side of the leader of the assassins.

brush brush...

Zeng Guan's sword light flashed rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, Zeng Guan severed all the tendons in the hands and feet of the leader of the assassins.

Qi Dachui and Qin Yu on the other side suffered the same thing.

Once these assassins were defeated and fell to the ground, they immediately bit off their tongues.

Like a machine that feels no pain at all.

Guo Yang was quick-witted and nimble. Just as one of the assassins was about to bite off his tongue, Guo Yang appeared beside him with lightning speed and struck him with a palm strike, knocking him unconscious.

The battle ended quickly, taking less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.

None of the assassins guarding the vicinity escaped; some were wounded and fell to the ground, while others committed suicide in time.

But apart from the assassin who was knocked unconscious by Guo Yang, all the surviving assassins bit off their tongues before being captured.

Looking at this group of assassins with their mouths full of blood, Qin Yu couldn't help but understand for the first time what assassins truly meant.

Their lives are not their own at all!

It's a mystery how historians trained these assassins to be so resolute.

Just as Qin Yu was secretly sighing, Guo Yang walked up to a wounded assassin and directly pressed down on his legs.

Click!

The sound of bones breaking rang out.

"what……"

The assassin, writhing in pain, let out a heart-wrenching scream.

However, Guo Yang showed no mercy and shattered all the bones in his hand with a single gesture.

Then, under Qin Yu's strange gaze, she walked towards the next person.

Same methods, same expressionless face...