Rebellious Old Servant: From Gatekeeper to Immortal Emperor

Almost instantly, Qin Xiao formed a guess about the half of the picture in his mind.

This image was most likely obtained by Hong Tao and a master swordsman from the Hong family.

Fearing that they would each keep the map for themselves, they divided it in two.

When the time is right, the two will travel together to find Longxiao's legacy.

The reason for this speculation is quite simple.

Given Hong Tao's personality...

If the Dragon Palace's inheritance were not passed down to blood relatives, but rather encountered by others, the two would likely turn on each other instantly, willing to do anything to eliminate the other and monopolize the inheritance.

Therefore, the holder of the other map must be a member of the Hong family, and their strength is no weaker than Hong Tao's, or even stronger.

Otherwise, Hong Tao would use his position to monopolize the map.

Similarly, the other person wouldn't be much stronger than Hong Tao, otherwise he would also use his status to intimidate others.

The only people in the Hong family stronger than Hong Tao were those two experts at the Marrow Refining Realm.

The answer is obvious.

"The other map is most likely on Hong Xun, the head of the Hong family!"

A sharp glint flashed in Qin Xiao's eyes.

The target was identified almost instantly.

The Hong family has two experts at the Marrow Refining Realm, but the Hong family's number one expert, the Hong family patriarch, is at the mid-Marrow Refining Realm. He can easily suppress Hong Tao, a peak Bone Refining Realm expert, with one hand.

It's impossible for me to share the opportunity with Hong Tao.

Only Hong Xun, the head of the family, broke through to the Marrow Refining Realm not long ago, only two or three years ago.

While he was stronger than Hong Tao, he wasn't much stronger. If Hong Tao was pushed too far, it would be a fight to the death, and Hong Xun wouldn't come out unscathed either.

Although Qin Xiao did not know whether Hong Xun knew swordsmanship, based on this, he was almost certain that the incomplete map was on Hong Xun.

However, although the other party's identity was confirmed.

But Qin Xiao also understood that he wouldn't have a chance to make a move for the time being.

After all, the opponent was a Marrow Refining Realm expert. Although Qin Xiao was willing to fight a Marrow Refining Realm expert if he was desperate, it was still very likely that he would lose.

Qin Xiao is not a person who likes taking risks.

He possesses the painting of the goddess, his future is destined to be limitless, so why act like a desperado, constantly seeking thrills and challenging opponents of higher levels?

"Wait a little longer."

In an instant, Qin Xiao made his decision.

His strength was improving rapidly, and he was confident that if given more time, he would be able to face any force in Black Mountain City without fear.

At that time, he can openly attack the Hong family and forcibly seize the treasure map.

It can't be that others are always taking from him, and he can't be taking from others.

That's the plan.

Qin Xiao then put away the treasure map and continued to loot the remaining people.

After searching around, there weren't many good items.

Qin Xiao, however, also made a fortune.

This fortune came from the fourth elder of the Su family. Although the fourth elder was not particularly strong, he had an astonishing amount of silver notes, totaling 500,000 taels, which left Qin Xiao speechless.

One can only say that he truly deserves to be called an elder of a prominent family.

Each of them, relying on their seniority and seniority, has an earning capacity that is incomparable to that of ordinary people.

After looting the place, Qin Xiao knew it was not a good time to stay.

They immediately prepared to leave.

They had just left the mine.

They then discovered that outside the mine, a group of foremen sat on the side, their faces bruised and swollen.

Upon seeing Qin Xiao, the managers were all greatly surprised and exclaimed in terror:

"Qin...Qin Xiao, it's you!"

They simply couldn't believe that a group of experts from the Hong family had stormed into the mine with murderous intent.

Instead of the menacing Hong family members, Qin Xiao, who had recently escaped from the mine, came out.

It's easy to imagine what happened to those people who were searching for the murderer.

For a moment, the managers were all terrified and turned pale. They looked at Qin Xiao as if he were a ruthless and cruel king of hell.

One by one, they all fell to their knees with a thud, trembling and begging for mercy:

"Spare us, Qin Xiao! Please don't kill us!"

Why would I kill you? Just because I'm bored?

Qin Xiao glanced at the group of managers, chuckled, and turned to leave.

He could certainly kill to silence them and temporarily conceal his identity.

But he wasn't a murderer who killed without reason.

These people had no grudge against him, so how could he possibly kill them?

As for his identity being exposed.

Qin Xiao didn't care, after all, even without today's incident, the Hong family would never have let him go.

If that's the case, why hide your identity?

After leaving the mine, Qin Xiao cleaned up his aura and returned to Black Mountain City.

If Qin Xiao wants to improve his strength, he can only return to Black Mountain City, since only the environment there is suitable for him to obtain cultivation resources.

As for whether it will be discovered by the purple-eyed weasel like this time.

Qin Xiao didn't believe that Black Mountain City could produce a second one of such a rare beast as the Purple-Eyed White Weasel.

These exotic beasts are not some common, ordinary animals; otherwise, why would they be called exotic beasts instead of wild animals?

Of course, having learned his lesson, Qin Xiao made a point of removing his body odor to avoid being tracked down by his scent again.

Upon returning to Black Mountain City, Qin Xiao went straight to the Su family.

He wanted to continue living off Su Qingleng, while also using Su Qingleng's connections to convert his money into resources.

With Su Qingleng absent, Qin Xiao began cultivating alone.

I waited for ages.

The stone chamber door opened, and Su Qing walked in with a cold expression that was both ambiguous and unpredictable.

They found Qin Xiao calmly practicing his martial arts in the stone chamber.

Su Qingleng was taken aback, as if she had seen a ghost:

"Master, you...you're back!"

"What? Are you surprised to see me?"

Qin Xiao sneered upon hearing this, "Do you think I'll die out there?"

"No, no, no, this servant has no such thoughts."

Su Qingleng hurriedly explained, "Everyone outside is frantically searching for you. News of your killing of the Hong family's second elder has already reached Black Mountain City. The Hong family is going crazy. Just now, they even attacked our Su family, just like the Wang family, thinking that our Su family is colluding with you!"

"Finally, my father explained it clearly, but the Hong family's attitude was still very bad."

They learned that Qin Xiao had not only eliminated Hong Zhen, but also the powerful Second Elder of the Hong family.

Su Qingleng was both delighted and surprised.

The good news is that I no longer have to arrange a marriage.

What's frightening is that Qin Xiao is simply too terrifying.

It was a hundred times more powerful than she had anticipated.

They were even able to kill the second elder of the Hong family.

She was now truly afraid of Qin Xiao and didn't dare to have the slightest thought of resistance.

She had assumed that Qin Xiao was currently hiding somewhere outside.

Unexpectedly, Qin Xiao was so bold as to dare to return to the Su family.

It should be noted that both of the Hong family's Marrow Refining Realm experts were with the Su family just now.

If Qin Xiao is discovered.

Qin Xiao is likely doomed in an instant, with no chance of survival.