The strongest warrior of the Great Qian Dynasty

Whoosh!

A figure slowly darted out from the back door, his movements exceptionally agile.

The assassin, who was neither handsome nor charismatic enough, left the backyard in a few steps and headed towards the front yard.

Wu Ziming, who was cleaning in the front yard, was completely unaware of anything.

He was still muttering to himself about what he had been going through recently.

"What's going on? Why have we been encountering so many strange and unusual people at Shuiyun Pavilion lately?"

Logically speaking, someone of such high status wouldn't come to Shuiyun Pavilion to buy things... I just don't understand, I just don't understand!

As he spoke, Wu Ziming scratched his head.

but.

A dagger gleaming with a cold light was pressed against his neck, ready to kill him in the next moment.

Whoosh!

The assassin was incredibly fast, but a rosary bead was even faster.

Standing on the second floor, Li Qingshan flicked his finger and sent a prayer bead flying towards the dagger in the assassin's hand.

In an instant, the sound of clashing metal startled Wu Ziming, allowing him to immediately distance himself from the assassin.

The assassin's fine iron dagger was cleaved in two by the prayer beads.

"Kill... an assassin?!"

Wu Ziming was both shocked and angry, and then he scrambled up to the second floor.

He never expected that he, a mere servant of Shuiyun Pavilion, would be targeted by assassins who came specifically to kill him.

"Li Qingshan?!"

It was no surprise that the assassin was stopped. He quickly drew a second spare dagger from his waist and coldly inquired about Li Qingshan's identity.

"Indeed, may I ask which assassin you are?"

Li Qingshan asked casually.

"Go ask the King of Hell when you're dead!"

The assassin snorted coldly, then used his lightness skill to instantly attack Li Qingshan, his speed even 30% faster than before.

In the blink of an eye, they arrived in front of Li Qingshan.

"die!"

The dagger, carrying a slightly fishy smell, grazed the tip of Li Qingshan's nose.

Li Qingshan could clearly sense that the assassin was only at the peak of internal energy, but he was not in a hurry to kill the assassin. Instead, he began to learn from him.

That's right!

Li Qingshan was learning the assassin's techniques, whether it was the clean and efficient movements or the deadly methods.

These are all things that Li Qingshan lacks at this stage.

The assassin didn't feel anything was wrong in the short term, but he did feel that the idea was a bit tricky.

But as time went on, the assassin realized what was happening and became quite furious.

"Damn it, this guy is playing me... no, is he copying me?"

"No, this can't go on. What if someone finds out? I can't leave Lin'an City without a lot of people. It seems I have no choice but to use that method!"

Thinking of this, the assassin hardened his heart and immediately reached for his waist.

but.

Although his movements were secretive, with many hidden techniques, he made no attempt to conceal the evil thoughts in his heart.

Pfft!

Li Qingshan pointed his finger, and a surge of true energy instantly erupted, piercing directly through the assassin's skull.

Such a clean and efficient operation left Wu Ziming, who had just felt his manager was in grave danger, momentarily stunned.

With a thought, Li Qingshan saw all the resources on the corpse, casually fiddled with them a few times, and then took out a small booklet from its chest.

Incidentally, he pulled out a small pill that looked like a hawthorn pill from the other person's lower back.

"Dispose of this guy's body properly. Remember to find some pine resin to get rid of the bloody smell around; it's affecting business!"

Li Qingshan casually gave instructions.

Wu Ziming nodded and quickly began cleaning up the blood on the ground. He also kicked the corpse several times.

Fortunately, this is the second floor, and there weren't many customers coming here to buy things for a while.

Li Qingshan took advantage of this break to return to his room and look at the booklet he had just taken out.

The Killer's Handbook.

The booklet contains very simple information, explaining how to transform an ordinary martial artist into an excellent assassin.

The contents include light-footed skills, assassination techniques, poisoning, ambush, and the legendary stunt of hitting someone with a club.

After watching for a while, Li Qingshan couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

"As expected of an assassin, he's really filthy. Luckily, I'm much stronger than him, otherwise I might have really been caught off guard and ended up losing."

As Li Qingshan spoke, he began to practice the lightness skill techniques described in the manual.

Initially, he planned to set up a few cultivation techniques in the Marquis's residence.

However, now that Marquis Changning has awakened, it's best for me, who has ruined several of his daughters and wives, to avoid appearing in front of him as much as possible.

"Nine Steps of Plum Blossom" is the light-body skill taught in this assassination technique book.

Those who practice cultivation are required to follow the continuous rotation of plum blossom petals in order to evade and accelerate their progress.

At the same time, it contains some mental techniques and breathing instructions, along with extremely simple physical movements.

In just half an hour, Li Qingshan absorbed the essence of it and began to practice it.

For a moment, the sound of movement could be heard inside the room, but no one could be seen.

As for the person behind the killer who just died?

Li Qingshan didn't care. Besides, he really couldn't find out who the instigator was in a short time.

But as Li Qingshan practiced the "Nine Steps of Plum Blossom," a figure suddenly popped into his mind.

Qin Ligong!

The manager of Tianyi Pavilion had cheated him in the past, and now that Chen Liang was dead...

He did not agree to join the Pure World Cult with them, but instead swindled a lot of so-called benefits.

Furthermore, the assassins who came were exceptionally weak, which largely suggests that it was Manager Qin who carried out the attack.

As for whether it's true or false?

Li Qingshan had decided that once he had mastered the "Nine Steps of Plum Blossoms," he would prepare to sneak into Tianyi Pavilion at night.

While I'm at it, I'll take a look inside Tianyi Pavilion to see if there are any cultivation treasures I need.

……

It was dark.

Even Wu Ziming, who had been practicing martial arts in the courtyard, couldn't take it anymore. After a quick wash, he returned to his room to rest.

Just then, a figure slowly walked out of the Water Cloud Pavilion.

His movements were exceptionally graceful, without alerting anyone, and in the blink of an eye he arrived outside Shuiyun Pavilion and headed towards Tianyi Pavilion.

This figure was Li Qingshan, who had mastered the "Nine Steps of Plum Blossom".

He walked in the shadows, and with his divine sense able to detect his surroundings, he easily evaded the night patrollers and those doing unknown things in the night.

Tianyi Pavilion.

The general store has a similar function to Shuiyun Pavilion, but at this moment, there is a room in Tianyi Pavilion with flickering candlelight and figures moving back and forth, revealing their inner unease.

And this person was none other than Qin Ligong, the shopkeeper.