Chapter 486 Half an hour
"In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures should be taken. Hehe, the Northern Sage King is worthy of being the Northern Sage King. He really acted decisively and killed decisively."

In the room, Qin Ku, who was wrapped up like a dumpling, was lying leisurely on the couch. After listening to Liu Xunyi's "complaint", he not only did not oppose Luo Tianjin's "extraordinary method", but applauded and praised it.

Qin Ku's reaction surprised Liu Xunyi, and he felt even more depressed.

"What?" Qin Ku seemed to see the knot in Liu Xunyi's heart, and his eyes rolled, and he asked jokingly, "You don't dare to kill Ren Wuya?"

Liu Xunyi smiled bitterly, shook his head and said nothing.

"No!" Qin Ku's big head shook back and forth like a rattle, and he said, "It's not that you don't dare to kill, but that you don't want to kill."

As soon as these words came out, Liu Xunyi's expression suddenly changed. He looked at Qin Ku eagerly and said, "Brother Qin, do you think I should assassinate Ren Wuya?"

"Humans are not plants or trees, so who can be heartless? After all, you have kowtowed to Ren Wuya and acknowledged your relationship with him. It would be strange if you were unmoved by the assassination of him." Qin Ku hesitated, "But what the Northern Sage King said is also correct. Ren Wuya has indeed changed from a 'stepping stone' to a 'stumbling block', and he must be removed."

Liu Xunyi complained, "Brother Qin, I came here to ask for your advice. I don't want to hear you play both sides."

"Xun Yi, if you treat me as a brother, then listen to me!" After hesitating for a moment, Qin Ku suddenly straightened his eyes and said in a serious tone, "Ren Wuya, you must kill him!"

"Why?"

"For yourself." Qin Ku said seriously, "Since the Northern Sage King has made up his mind to assassinate Ren Wuya, he must die tonight. Whether you are willing to do it or not, Ren Wuya will not live until dawn. This is a foregone conclusion."

Liu Xunyi seemed to have heard a clue from Qin Ku's words, and said thoughtfully: "You mean... even if I don't do it, the Palace Master will send someone else to do it?"

"In my opinion, the reason why the Northern Sage King sent you to assassinate Ren Wuya is, firstly, because of your special status, it is convenient for you to do it. Secondly, it is to give you a chance to prove yourself." Qin Ku frowned and pondered, "Just think about it, since this is a conspiracy that the Northern Sage King has planned long ago, how can he give up so easily? Even if you are unwilling to do it, the Northern Sage King will not let Ren Wuya go, it's just that the process may be a little more troublesome."

"Prove yourself?" Liu Xunyi asked thoughtfully, "Prove what?"

"To prove whether you are loyal to the Northern Sage King." Qin Ku said self-deprecatingly, "I have seen a lot of such things since I was a child. They deliberately sent you to do something you don't want to do to see how you choose between 'original intention' and 'loyalty'. When I was wandering around, learning martial arts and begging for food, almost every master used this method to test me. At first, I was young and ignorant, and I didn't know how to deal with the times. As a result, I served them for several months in vain. Before I had time to learn real skills, I was kicked out by them. Every failure makes you wiser. Later, I learned my lesson. What face and dignity are nothing when you are hungry? I held on recklessly, but in the end I couldn't even get half a steamed bun. I was still hungry, beaten, and bullied. Therefore, when you are living under someone else's roof, it is far more important to make your master believe that you are loyal to him than your intelligence and martial arts."

Liu Xunyi also understood this truth. He had experienced this kind of test many times in Tianji Pavilion. However, it was easy to say that one should do something against one's will, but it took great courage to actually do it.

"Xunyi, it is not important for you to kill Ren Wuya or not." Qin Ku reminded, "Whether you can make Luo Tianjin believe that you are loyal to him is the most urgent matter. If you ruin your future in vain because of a dying person, it will be a real loss."

Qin Ku's earnest words made Liu Xunyi thoughtful, and he nodded slowly.

Seeing Liu Xunyi return to the right path, Qin Ku couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. Suddenly, he changed the subject and asked teasingly, "So? When will the Northern Sage King pay me?"

"Pay the bill?" Liu Xunyi was stunned and asked in astonishment, "What bill?"

"Luo Tianjin promised me personally that if I tie with Qin Tianjiu, I will get a bounty of 100,000 and be made the deputy sect leader. If I defeat Qin Tianjiu, I will get a bounty of 1 million and be made the sect leader. Now that I have killed Qin Tianjiu, can this price... be doubled? Hehe..."

"Brother Qin, if I let you take over the Black Fan...what do you think?" Liu Xunyi asked tentatively with full of anticipation.

"Stop it!"

Qin Ku glared and said righteously: "Don't try to fool me with these false titles. Even if you make me the leader of the martial arts world, you must pay me a penny. Besides, I am not interested in 'promotion', I just want to 'get rich'."

At this point, Qin Ku suddenly changed into a flattering look, and said with a playful smile: "Good brother, can you talk to the Northern Sage King for me? I don't want to be the sect leader, can you change it into silver notes? The deputy sect leader is 100,000, and the sect leader is 1 million. The difference is 900,000. I don't ask for much, just give me 500,000 more."

Qin Ku's sudden words made Liu Xunyi stunned. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said jokingly: "You'd better discuss this matter with the mansion master in person, maybe you can exchange more silver notes."

"Alright!" Qin Ku thought seriously, "I'm going to fight Qin Tianjiu. I'm seriously injured, and I have to calculate the cost of medicine."

Liu Xunyi looked at the calculating Qin Ku with interest and said with a smile: "Brother Qin, I suddenly found that you seem a little different today."

"Different?" Qin Ku subconsciously reached out to touch his cheek, but ended up tugging at the wound, causing him to grimace in pain. "What's different?"

"I can't tell, but I feel like you seem particularly excited today."

"Of course." Qin Ku laughed. "Today I killed that old bastard Qin Tianjiu with my own hands. I have avenged half of my father's death. How can I not be happy?"

"You killed Qin Tianjiu, so you must have used the Return to the Sea Sword Technique. I'm sure the secret of the Mysterious Water Volume 2 has also been exposed."

"As long as I can kill Qin Tianjiu, it's worth exposing myself." Qin Ku smiled indifferently, "What's more, I am now a member of the Xianwang Mansion. As long as the Northern Xianwang sits on the throne of the leader of the martial arts world, I don't think Qin Ming will dare to act presumptuous in front of me. Hehe..."

"That's it!"

Half an hour had passed, Liu Xunyi suddenly stood up and said goodbye: "Brother Qin, you rest and recover, I'm leaving."

Hearing this, the playful look on Qin Ku's face quickly disappeared, replaced by an indescribable solemnity.

He knew that Liu Xunyi had a stubborn personality, and that he must be extremely depressed to come to him to "complain". Qin Ku also knew that the conversation he had just had with Liu Xunyi could only temporarily ease his sorrow, but could not resolve his heart knot.

"Looking for clothes!" Qin Ku said seriously, "I'll go with you." At this point, Qin Ku suddenly remembered something and added hurriedly, "We are brothers, so we don't talk about money."

Just this sentence, Liu Xunyi was deeply moved, a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he teased: "I am Ren Wuya's adopted grandson, and I can come and go freely in Yulong Palace Villa. What are you going to do? What's more, you have knife wounds all over your body and are unable to move. Do you want to drag me down?"

After saying that, without waiting for Qin Ku to respond, Liu Xunyi opened the door, waved at Qin Ku without looking back, and then strode away.

Looking at Liu Xunyi's gradually disappearing figure, Qin Ku couldn't help but let out a faint sigh.

"A person's greatest enemy is always himself. Xunyi, when you see Ren Wuya, you must, must, must not show mercy!"

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Dark clouds covered the moon, mist and rain were hazy, and under the night sky, Mount Hua was pitch dark with chaos and darkness everywhere.

Qianchi Chuang is the most dangerous road in Huashan. It is narrow and steep, like a ladder to heaven, vertical between heaven and earth, which is daunting.

Normally, ordinary people would find it difficult to stand when passing by this place. They would be trembling with fear, as if they were on the edge of an abyss or walking on thin ice. If they were not careful, they would fall off the cliff and be smashed to pieces.

Tonight, under the wash of rain, Qianchi Chuang became muddy and extremely slippery.

Suddenly, a ghostly black shadow flashed rapidly across the mountain path and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

A moment later, two more figures came from afar, broke through the air, and landed on the narrow and muddy mountain path.

"Where are you running to, you thief?"

A woman's cry rang out from the darkness. Before she could fly off to chase him, a hesitant man's voice suddenly came from beside her: "Master Dong, don't chase him yet!"

These two people were Dong Xiaoer and Huyan Ba ​​who were led here by Jiang Yiwei.

"Why not chase him? This thief took advantage of us not being prepared and stole the Jade Dragon Order. If we don't get it back, who among us will be able to take responsibility when the Palace Master wakes up?" Dong Xiaoer looked anxious, and at the same time raised her eyes and looked desperately in the direction where Jiang Yiwei fled.

The Jade Dragon Token, the Green Silk Armor, and the Three Flags and Twelve Halls are collectively known as the three most important treasures of the Tianshan Jade Dragon Palace.

Among them, the Qingsi Armor is invulnerable to swords and spears, and is not affected by water or fire. Thousands of disciples from the three flags and twelve halls occupied several cities in the Tianshan area, supplying money, food, carriages and horses, and were the foundation of the Tianshan Jade Dragon Palace. The Jade Dragon Order was Ren Wuya's personal belongings.

Since Ren Wuya lived in seclusion in Piaomiao Pavilion for many years and rarely showed up, whoever could get the Jade Dragon Order could act on Ren Wuya's behalf and dispatch all the disciples of the Three Flags and Twelve Halls. Its function was similar to the emperor's Shangfang sword and the tiger talisman of a general.

Today, Ren Wuya is seriously injured and dying. He is no longer able to coordinate the overall situation, so he handed over the Jade Dragon Order to Dong Xiaoer and Huyan Ba ​​to jointly manage, and let them take care of all matters for him.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yiwei transformed into a flying thief, snatched the Jade Dragon Order in full view of everyone, and successfully escaped with his unparalleled lightness skills, "escaping" all the way to Qianchi Chuang.

The Jade Dragon Order was of great importance, and Dong Xiaoer and Huyan Ba ​​were extremely anxious, so they had no time to think about it. They left the villa and chased here.

"Something's not right, I'm afraid it's a scam!"

In the dim light, Hu Yanba, who was soaked by the rain, looked around cautiously and whispered, "That man has excellent martial arts skills and should have left you and me behind long ago. But why is he so fast and so slow? Every time he is about to lose his trace, he deliberately reveals his tracks for us to find?"

Hearing this, Dong Xiaoer's eyes changed and she exclaimed, "You mean... he is playing tricks on us?"

"This is a bit strange." Hu Yanba said in a deep voice, "All the heroes have come to the martial arts conference. What kind of thief is so bold as to run to Huashan to steal things? Moreover, which thief in the world has such powerful Qinggong? How could he be able to fool you and me?"

"If you think about it carefully, there is some truth to it."

"I think... someone deliberately led us here." Hu Yanba said in a deep voice, "And the one who stole the Jade Dragon Order was not a thief at all, but a master who participated in the martial arts conference."

"Who on earth stole the Jade Dragon Order?" Dong Xiao'er pondered, "And why did he lead us here? He led us out..."

Dong Xiaoer's voice stopped abruptly when she said this. At the same time, she and Hu Yanba simultaneously thought of a very bold guess, and their eyes were instantly filled with horror.

"A plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain! His target is not us, but the Palace Master!"

After saying this, the two of them looked extremely ugly, and they wished they could grow a pair of wings and fly back to the villa immediately.

However, before they left Qianchi Chuang, an old and cold voice suddenly penetrated the rain curtain and echoed between heaven and earth.

"You only guessed half right. Not only will Ren Wuya's fate end tonight, but you two will also die soon."

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(End of this chapter)