Chapter 561 - 312: Gentle Doubts
Chapter 561: Chapter 312: Gentle Doubts
Yu Zong had wandered the Martial World for so many years, never feeling so speechless ever before.
Who would barge into his room in the middle of the night and opening the door, announce that the plan has changed?
He squinted his eyes at the unexpected guest in front of him...
Only to hear the visitor say in a low voice:
"Xiao Han Valley and Han Yi are branches of Star Split Mansion, and Star Split Mansion has long been in cahoots with Celestial Evil Cult.
"I suspect there’s more to this meeting at Xiao Han Valley... We want to capture those Twelve Saint Kings, but it’s uncertain if we’ll succeed."
Yu Zong widened his eyes and suddenly looked at Chu Qing:
"Is it you!?"
"Who else?"
Chu Qing’s eyebrows slightly furrowed:
"Who else could it be?"
Yu Zong was dumbfounded, he had suspected it might be Chu Qing coming to find him...
But the problem was, if it was Chu Qing, how did he know he lived here, and now what identity he had disguised as?
The meeting time they had agreed upon was not now.
But the content of his words couldn’t be faked, and with his Martial Arts, no one could impersonate him.
He looked at Chu Qing before him, and his shock was no longer about what Chu Qing said, but how this person managed to find him?
Yu Zong touched his own face, ensuring the Disguise Art was perfect.
Then he looked around the surroundings, confirming he was still inside Xiao Han Valley...
For a moment he felt a bit lost amid the chaos, with cold chills running through his heart.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Chu Qing asked.
"...Nothing."
Yu Zong shook his head, thankful this person was a friend, not a foe, or it would truly be frightening.
Only now did he sort his emotions, carefully pondering Chu Qing’s words, his expression involuntarily changed:
"How did you know about this?"
"I just came by once... but not to find you, rather to find Han Qiuyuan."
"Him? He’s also at Xiao Han Valley?"
"He’s here, and both of your living places aren’t far from each other."
Chu Qing was slightly surprised too:
"Didn’t you know, what identity you arrived with?"
"Naturally an expert from the Martial World, one whom he couldn’t turn away... I’m Ouyang Xiu!"
Yu Zong straightened his waist.
Chu Qing asked: "And what about the real Ouyang Xiu?"
"Don’t worry, he’s well-fed and taken care of, he won’t die."
Yu Zong snorted:
"But I have no affection for either Liaoyuan Mansion or Star Split Mansion, if not for them being among the Three Mansions, just an Ouyang Xiu, killing him wouldn’t matter.
"And Han Qiuyuan? Why are you looking for him?"
"To kill him."
Chu Qing said:
"But that’s not the main point, the main point is the real purpose of this meeting, have you investigated clearly?"
"I haven’t."
Yu Zong shook his head:
"Though I have inquired in a roundabout way, Han Yi is very alert, not divulging a single word.
"Also, though I came as Ouyang Xiu, I’m ultimately still one of their prey, he wouldn’t rashly confide in me the real situation."
Chu Qing nodded, indeed so, he glanced at Yu Zong and suddenly smiled:
"I have an idea."
"...What idea?"
Yu Zong felt a slightly ominous premonition.
Chu Qing smiled and said:
"Tomorrow I’ll go find Han Yi, and ask him directly face-to-face."
Yu Zong was stunned:
"What kind of method is this? So simple and direct... Hmm, but going straight to the point, might have unexpected gains... just worried about alerting the snake while beating the grass."
"To be safe, I’ll use some means."
Chu Qing said:
"He will secretly send his daughter Han Tingting away, I’ll take something from Han Tingting, threatening him if he dares to make any moves, he should worry about his daughter’s life."
"That’s despicable!"
Yu Zong nodded:
"But not necessarily a bad plan... yet he will inevitably investigate, if he finds out you’re deceiving him..."
Chu Qing touched his chin:
"Then it won’t be tomorrow, with the meeting nearing, the night before I’ll go find him."
"By doing so, even if he wants to check on Han Tingting’s life or death, it’ll be too late."
Yu Zong nodded:
"That indeed is a plan."
"Secondly... let Ouyang Xiu disappear directly."
Chu Qing said:
"Your Disguise Art is superb, better to directly disguise as Han Qiuyuan.
"Some matters he wouldn’t tell Ouyang Xiu but would tell Han Qiuyuan."
"Good idea!"
Yu Zong immediately brightened:
"On one hand, I’ll use Han Qiuyuan’s identity to extract words, then you and I communicate with each other, waiting for the meeting’s eve, you directly go to him, forcing him to reveal the true details.
"By comparing, we should glimpse the full picture, handling it calmly."
"If the Twelve Saint Kings truly aren’t in Xiao Han Valley, we can directly head for Star Split Mansion."
Chu Qing nodded:
"But during this time, I need you to help me with something."
"Just say it, if it’s within my capability, I won’t refuse."
"As far as I know, the Celestial Secret Master once found the Secret Manual of the Earth Scroll within the Unchanging Celestial Book.
"Later Prince Mu and others broke into Celestial Secret Valley, stole all these things away and sent them to Xiao Han Valley.
"I want you to help probe if the Earth Scroll Secret Manual is still at Xiao Han Valley? If it is... can you help me steal it out?"
Chu Qing smiled and said:
"The Nine-Star Formation is at hand, wanting to just slightly test the knife, this object can be captured easily."
"Earth Scroll Secret Manual?"
Yu Zong was stunned hearing it, not minding Chu Qing’s flattery but rather pondering:
"Isn’t this Taiyi Sect’s Sect’s Divine Skill? What do you want this item for?"
"I have many close friends in Taiyi Sect, this item wandering to Lingbei, even entering Celestial Evil Cult, I naturally should help them retrieve it."