My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

"My dear wife, our dinner is settled!"

Qi Yu looked at the silver carp in front of him, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Husband, what have you thought of?" Su Yue asked.

“My lady, martial artists are also human beings, and human beings can be killed. Even grandmasters are no exception. I have an idea now. If it can be successfully implemented, I can’t be sure about the grandmasters, but those below the grandmaster level, even if they don’t die, will definitely not have an easy time,” Qi Yu said.

"What are your thoughts?" Su Yue asked in surprise.

Below the Grandmaster level?

What kind of idea could lead someone to say something like "below the level of a grandmaster"?

Qi Yu shook his head and said, "It's hard to say right now. I don't know much about the abilities of martial artists either. There is Li Minghai at the third rank, which can be used as a reference."

"However, I haven't fought against those at the first or second rank, so I don't know their general combat strength."

Su Yue looked at Qi Yu's profile, then smiled and asked, "Would you like to see a first or second-grade martial artist, husband?"

Qi Yu nodded and said, "Since ancient times, heroes have used their martial arts to break the law. Martial artists are an indispensable fighting force and an unexpected factor."

"If I could know the approximate combat strength of martial artists of each rank, I could make targeted adjustments."

"However, I still don't quite understand martial artists. To this day, I still don't know if I can be considered a martial artist."

Those aristocratic families also have many retainers and guests, among whom are many powerful martial artists.

The Chang family has one first-rank and three second-rank martial artists. To destroy the Chang family, these martial artists must be eliminated first.

The royal Li family also has martial artists, including what seems to be a grandmaster, but he appears to be old and frail and won't live much longer.

This grandmaster is the Li family's last talisman and their last deterrent.

If this grandmaster dies, the Li family's empire can change hands.

The people here highly admire martial artists because they can truly split mountains and shatter rocks, and possess the strength to withstand a thousand pounds.

Qi Yu had been pondering how he, a weakling who wasn't even a martial artist, could defeat a high-level martial artist.

Qi Yu's first thought was about weapons, and those crossbows were designed for this purpose.

However, after learning about some of the martial artist's strength, Qi Yu gave up.

The crossbow's attack method is too simple and it is easy to dodge.

Unless there are many people capable of indiscriminate, carpet-bombing fire suppression.

“Husband, martial artists are not invincible. If the cost is not considered, ordinary people can also kill martial artists, including grandmasters,” Su Yue said.

Qi Yu understood the meaning of the sentence: "Many ants can kill an elephant." He understood, and initially, he had thought the same way.

Three hundred years ago, some people realized the potential threat posed by martial artists and were therefore looking for ways to counter them.

Martial artists are ultimately a minority, so the simplest tactic of overwhelming numbers is very effective.

For hundreds of years, countries have been training soldiers to fight against high-level martial artists, which has even led to the formation of many joint battle formations.

Ordinary soldiers on the battlefield can use battle formations to restrain or even kill high-level martial artists.

The Chilin Army of the Dayun Dynasty has a record of killing Grandmasters.

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Chapter Forty-Six: Caught Off Guard

Qi Yu sat at the bow of the boat fishing, while Su Yue sat beside him holding an umbrella over him and occasionally serving him tea and pastries.

I don't know if the people here don't know how to fish, or what, but there are a lot of fish in Qingxin Lake, and they are very big, really big, both in terms of their nerves and physique.

Every time I try to hook it, I catch it. This fish is so stupid!

Qi Yu had used up all the earthworms he had used as bait, and he had caught at least dozens of fish, which couldn't all fit in his fish basket.

"My wife, there's no more room, so this will do! I'll make you a whole fish feast tonight!" Qi Yu said with a smile as he put away his fishing rod.

"But how are we going to take these fish back?" Su Yue asked, puzzled.

"It's alright, we can ask Li Minghai. He's big and strong!" Qi Yu said with a smile.

"He's His Highness the Crown Prince's guard, so you're treating him like a servant?" Su Yue laughed.

Qi Yu shrugged and said, "The Crown Prince said that Li Minghai can be ordered around at will."

Su Yue didn't say anything more and packed her things to return.

"Fishing boats ahead, get out of the way! My young master has booked Qingxin Lake!"

A shout came from not far away, and Qi Yu couldn't help but look up.

It was a fishing boat just like the one beneath his feet, with a young man in a black robe holding a long sword at the bow.

The Great Yun Dynasty has very strict regulations on weapons; ordinary people and martial artists are not allowed to carry weapons.

There were even laws stipulating that some nobles would be sentenced if they possessed more than a certain number of weapons.

There are only two explanations for why this young man could openly carry a sword around.

He is either a high-level martial artist or at least a fourth-rank martial artist.

Either he has a powerful background that allows him to keep his sword so openly without being punished.

However, Qi Yu was more inclined to the latter, because he had just mentioned that his young master wanted to rent out the lake.

Qi Yu looked at the young man indifferently. His young master? Who is he? Do I even know him? You've booked the entire lake? What's it to me?

Besides, Qingxin Lake isn't anyone's private property. To claim the entire lake? Haha!

"Didn't you hear me? My young master has booked Qingxin Lake. Get out of here!" the young man said, frowning.

"Who is your young master? What gives him the right to monopolize the lake? This Qingxin Lake originally belonged to everyone, didn't it?" Qi Yu said indifferently.

If the young man hadn't spoken so harshly, I might have backed down, adhering to the principle of "better to avoid trouble."

But you came right away and said 'get lost,' so I decided not to leave.

"My young master is Chang Lian, a direct descendant of the Chang family of Linghai. Today, he is boating on the lake with Qin Xiyao, the daughter of Marquis Guanyong. If you don't want to die, get out of here..."

As the young man spoke, he slowly drew his long sword, and a surge of true energy coursed through his body, causing dense ripples to appear on the surrounding lake water.

Qi Yu raised an eyebrow. What's up with this guy?

I asked the question casually, and they actually answered it, and in such detail.

Is it that easy to get information out of someone?

However, when Qi Yu realized that it was Chang Lian from Linghai Changjia and Qin Xiyao, the daughter of Guan Yonghou, he understood.

This young man deliberately leaked the information, and he did so in a very large-scale manner.

That guy named Chang Lian is trying to use this lake trip to create hype!

Chang Lian wanted everyone to know that the daughter of Marquis Guanyong had gone boating on the lake with him.

If this news gets back to the capital, what will those aristocratic officials who are still wavering and not taking sides think?

What else would they think?

Qin Xiyao, the only daughter of Marquis Guanyong, went boating on the lake with the Chang family. Could this mean that Marquis Guanyong has chosen the Chang family and abandoned the royal family?

Should I also pledge allegiance to the aristocratic faction?

Qi Yu understood, but his brows were furrowed.

If Marquis Guanyong truly leans towards the aristocratic faction, then Li Ming's fate is predictable.

I am now in a situation where I share both glory and ruin with Li Ming!

Qi Yu quickly thought that it didn't matter why Qin Xiyao and Chang Lian were in Lantian County.

The important question now is whether Qin Xiyao and Chang Lian appearing together is the intention of Marquis Guanyong.

If so, then all the plans I made before might have to be overturned.

He had already made a plan in the past few days. If the information in the dossier provided by Li Ming was correct, the Chang family, the eldest brother of the aristocratic faction, would be wiped out after the autumn hunt.

If Marquis Ke Guanyong joins forces with the Chang family, then this plan can be declared a failure in advance.

Although he had prepared a backup plan, this plan was prepared to deal with the unstable factor of Guan Yonghou.

If Marquis Guanyong and the aristocratic families join forces, Qi Yu is prepared to implement a backup plan.

Qi Yu didn't want to use this plan unless absolutely necessary, because it would kill many people and the success rate was only 40%.

Qi Yu glanced at the servant of the Chang family, picked up a bamboo pole, and began to row towards the shore.

Now is not the time to act impulsively; important matters need to be addressed!

The young man watched Qi Yu leave in a panic, snorted coldly, and then sheathed his sword.

In the Great Yun Dynasty, who wouldn't show deference to the Chang family?

Qi Yu returned to the shore, casually picked up the small fish from the fish basket, and then took Su Yue's hand and went ashore.

Qi Yu didn't even glance at those big fish.

He had to find Li Minghai and get to the bottom of things. If Marquis Guanyong really had joined forces with the aristocratic families, the plan had to be brought forward.

Even so, many people will die!

He was now being targeted by the Chang family, and there was no way he could escape.

Li Ming will be defeated, and he will die!

Moreover, it won't just affect himself, but also Su Yue and the entire Su family!

Therefore, even if many people die, Qi Yu will carry out the plan to the end.

Without harming Su Yue, Qi Yu can maintain goodwill towards the world and will absolutely avoid indiscriminate killing if possible to minimize casualties.

But if it concerns Su Yue's safety, even if it means a million corpses and rivers of blood, Qi Yu will absolutely protect Su Yue.

"My wife, I need to go back to your parents' home in a few days. I have something to discuss with my father-in-law!" Qi Yu said.

Su Yue frowned slightly as she looked at Qi Yu's furrowed brows.

What Qi Yu can think of, she can also do; moreover, she has been watching the plans Qi Yu has made these past few days and knows a thing or two about them.

He had once joked with Qi Yu, saying that if he had the power to stain the world with blood, he would definitely not want him.