From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

Chen Shi has no choice but to kill Gu Chengze in order to rescue Cui Nong and protect himself!

For now, he can only rely on the power of the Fufeng Association.

How can we get the Fufeng Society, or more precisely, the Yongqiu branch, to restart the suspended mission and devote all their efforts to killing Gu Chengze?

After much thought, Chen Shi realized there was only one way: to find out the true identity of the altar master!

It wasn't that he wanted to report Gu Tingshu. Even if he helped Gu Tingshu eliminate the Fufeng Society's influence in Yongqiu, Gu Tingshu would never help him kill his own son.

Instead, they used this as leverage to coerce the altar master into ordering the killing of Gu Chengze at any cost.

To uncover the true identity of this altar master, Chen Shi's only clue is the secret room where the altar master met him!

"It's done."

Fifteen minutes later, a route map was completed.

Chen Shi didn't even have time to breathe a sigh of relief before taking out another route map that he had already drawn, based on his memory of the previous two attempts.

When the two images are superimposed, they resemble a maze. Although the routes are different, the starting and ending points are roughly the same!

"That's right."

Chen Shi's face lit up with joy, which meant that the picture must be correct.

He separated the two pictures again and placed them side by side on the table. Chen Shi held a brush in his hand, comparing and recalling the pictures, making changes from time to time.

After about half an hour, the second image was adjusted.

"That's it!"

Looking at the final version, Chen Shi slammed his fist on the table, a cold smile playing on his lips.

Master Yongqiu, let's see where you can hide now!

Take a ruler and mark the straight-line distances between the starting point and the ending point in the east-west and north-south directions.

The final result shows that the finish line is located 1,352 meters east and 893 meters south of the starting point!

Chen Shi smiled again and took out a detailed map of Yongqiu City that he had borrowed from the government office.

One of the black dots in the western part of the city is the location of the Zhiyi Guaguan, which Chen Shi had marked earlier.

Then, extend it eastward for 1,352 meters, and then southward for 893 meters!

"here!"

With a heavy stroke of the brush, Chen Shi's face lit up with excitement—he'd found it!

This is the location of the secret chamber where the altar master resides!

"Inn……"

The next morning, Chen Shi found the location he had marked using the map.

But when they arrived, they couldn't help but frown.

This place is actually an inn.

"Sir, would you like a meal or a stay at the inn?"

Upon entering the inn's lobby, a waiter immediately came to greet us.

Although Chen Shi concealed himself very well and acted suspiciously, not like a good person, the waiter did not neglect him because of this.

All who come are guests. They run an inn and welcome all kinds of guests, as long as they pay.

"Give me a superior room."

Chen Shi took out a small piece of silver and tossed it to the waiter before sitting down at a table.

"Oh dear! Please wait a moment, sir!"

He paid with silver. This was a big customer, and the waiter was very excited. He first poured tea for Chen Shi, and then ran to the counter to help him get a room.

Chen Shi sat in the lobby, looking around, his brows furrowing even deeper.

The inn has three floors. The first floor is the dining hall, and the upper two floors are guest rooms. According to Chen Shi's judgment, the secret room should be in this hall.

But where is this secret room?!

Even if this were a kitchen or a storage room, there's still the possibility of hidden compartments. But this inn lobby is completely empty at a glance. Where would a secret room be carved out from those few supporting wooden pillars? Are you kidding me!

"How could this happen..."

Chen Shi frowned, carefully recalling the process of drawing the map; it should be correct.

If there's nothing wrong with it, then where did the secret room go?

Could it be that the secret room is not on the ground, but underground?

"wrong."

After a moment's thought, Chen Shi shook his head. He was certain that the secret room was on the ground.

There are two staircases in total, connecting the Zhiyi Guaguan (a divination hall) and the secret room respectively. Although the heights of the two staircases are slightly different, it is absolutely impossible for them to be different by the secret room.

If that's the case, why did something go wrong?

Chen Shi couldn't help but get up and look around the lobby, but it was just an ordinary inn with nothing mysterious about it.

In fact, when Chen Shi saw that this was an inn, he had a bad feeling.

The secret chamber where the altar master resides must be located in a relatively secluded place; how could it possibly be in a crowded inn?

There's definitely a problem; he overlooked something.

"Sir, your room is ready."

As I was pondering this, the waiter came over with a key in his hand.

Chen Shi took it and followed him up to the third floor.

"Don't bother me unless I give the order!"

Chen Shi gave a brief instruction and then slammed the door shut.

He took out the route maps from his pocket, compared and pondered them repeatedly, and studied them for several hours, but found no mistakes.

Chen Shi sighed softly and lay down on the bed.

So it went on until nightfall, when Chen Shi suddenly sat up and jumped out of the window.

Heading straight west, when encountering buildings and houses along the way, he used his aerial leaping ability to cross them, until he stopped after traveling 1,352 meters.

Then heading north, it was the same as before, scaling walls and rooftops, this time covering 893 meters.

"I was wrong after all."

Finally standing still, Chen Shi's face was gloomy.

If his annotations are correct, he should be back at the Zhiyi Guaguan now.

However, this is not the case. Although Zhiyi Guaguan is located in a nearby alley, it is still some distance away.

Why did the mistake happen? Using his movement technique, Chen Shi landed on a tall tower. Standing atop the tower, he looked down upon the entire city of Yongqiu.

Under the lights, the streets crisscross and the houses are scattered in a staggered pattern.

"……ups and downs!"

A flash of white light appeared in Chen Shi's mind, and his eyes widened suddenly.

He then took out the route map he had drawn from his pocket again, stared at it for a long time, and suddenly a slight smile appeared on his lips. He understood.

Yes.

He overlooked one point: what he drew was only a two-dimensional plan, while the actual space, in addition to east, west, south, and north, also includes up and down!

The ground is not flat, so measuring along the ground will inevitably result in errors due to the angle of inclination!

"That's not all."

Looking at the blueprints repeatedly, Chen Shi sneered again.

He not only overlooked the issue of ground flatness, but judging from this error, the underground passage should also be uneven!

It must be said that this altar master is indeed shrewd. In order to prevent anyone from remembering the way, he deliberately built the passage with an inconspicuous slope.

"Do we have to go through it again?"

After figuring it out, Chen Shi sighed softly.

Only by determining the slope of the passage can the accurate horizontal distance be calculated, thus finding the true location of the secret room!

To confirm this, even with Chen Shi's memory, he would have to go through the process again.

The altar master rarely shows himself, so he needs to find some other reason to see the altar master and thus walk through that passage again.

After a moment's hesitation, Chen Shi put on the red scorpion mask with black patterns and knocked on the door of the Zhiyi Divination Hall again.

"What are you doing here again!"

Upon seeing Chen Shi, Ke Buxia frowned.

Chen Shi didn't say anything, but took out the mission book, flipped through it casually, tore off three pages, and turned to leave.

"what?"

Ke Buxia stared wide-eyed, his face filled with astonishment.

Last time, after finishing a book, I didn't accept any missions. This time, I casually accepted three missions.

This person... is crazy!

"This is the only way."

Looking at the task in his hand, Chen Shi's expression was serious.

Those who advance to the fourth rank will inevitably be summoned by the altar master!

He's already a seventh-rank martial artist, his cultivation is sufficient, now he just needs to accumulate enough points!

Without delay, Chen Shi looked at the task in his hand and immediately rushed toward his first assassination target.