"How is that possible?" exclaid the Hall Master, his voice betraying astonishnt and disbelief.
The elderly woman surveyed everyone before speaking, "I called you all here because I know you wouldn’t collude with the Officials and that you are not her people. Now, I will tell you why she can’t be trusted anymore. First, the night before our Lotus Sect acted in the city, Magistrate He Mingxuan led troops to besiege the Zhao residence, capturing Zhao Xiong, a crucial pawn in our total conversion of the sect, on the spot. Tell , if you, the Hall Masters, only knew of Zhao Xiong’s identity the day before the uprising, how could the Officials act so swiftly?"
"It must be a traitor among us."
"Before this incident, her acquaintance with Zhao Xiong’s identity was the clearest. If soone betrayed Zhao Xiong, it would have had to be soone on her line. Why betray only Zhao Xiong and not her?"
The previously speaking Hall Master countered: "That day, Magistrate He also sent n to capture the Holy Maiden, but she sensed it beforehand, found a substitute, and escaped herself."
The old woman sneered coldly: "So it’s just a coincidence then? Let tell you another thing, why did my junior sister Yun, who was in perfect health, suddenly die in Yingtian Prefecture?"
The Hall Master replied, "Isn’t it said that Elder Yun died due to her Spell backfiring and then being killed by Dao Skill?"
The old woman chuckled coldly, "When I went to collect junior sister Yun’s body that day, I discovered that all her important belongings were missing. Initially, I thought it was the work of people from Marquis Wuding Mansion, but not long ago, when I saw her, I then was certain that when junior sister Yun died, she was present at the scene, yet she never ntioned a word to us about it."
"How did Elder Tang know?"
"I grew up with junior sister Yun; she had a distinct scent that others could not perceive, but I rember it clearly. She must have had personal belongings from junior sister Yun on her because I slled that scent on her, faint yet unmistakable."
The person who had spoken for Su Lianqing fell silent.
Although Elder Tang’s words lacked solid proof, connecting these two incidents was enough, in the eyes of their secret organization, to sentence soone to death.
In such matters, it is truly better to kill wrongly than to let go!
From slight rcifulness, astonishing prices are often paid.
These are lessons learned with the blood and tears of predecessors.
Elder Tang said lightly, "Of course, we still need her help to infiltrate the Heavenly Fragrance Courtyard. No matter if she wants to lure enemies or continue to hide, this ti we’ll expose her assistance to us to the Officials. If she still survives, it proves she is an informant planted by the Officials; if she dies, then this matter also cos to an end."
After speaking, she glanced deeply at the Hall Master.
The Hall Master gritted his teeth and said, "It is as Elder Tang described."
Elder Tang nodded, then added, "He Mingxuan has two bodyguards, Wang and Ma, both secular disciples of the Great Zen Temple, a renowned Martial Arts Holy Land. Their caliber is such that they need to overco the Copper Man Formation even as secular disciples. Together, they often exhibit strength beyond ordinary; I will use a Hidden Weapon to injure one of them tily, so they cannot combine forces. You must quickly deal with them, and as for , I will go directly for He Mingxuan’s head."
"Agreed."
Next, Elder Tang carefully discussed the assassination plan and counterasures for various possible scenarios.
Whether the assassination succeeds or not, everyone must withdraw from the Heavenly Fragrance Courtyard within fifteen minutes.
Everyone listened intently without impatience.
For such a life-threatening matter, the more thorough and detailed the preparations, the better.
To ensure the success rate of the assassination, they also bought several Repeating Crossbows from a nearby black market for a hefty price.
The destructive power of the crossbow in close range is self-evident.
Whether during the assassination or the withdrawal, these crossbows would play a crucial role.
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"My Lord, after I went up the mountain to inform Lin Tian of our intention to hunt there during the Winter Solstice, he told that recently, so people from the Lotus Sect bought four Repeating Crossbows in the local black market. Lin Tian is worried that they might enter the city and told you to be cautious," said Guo Li, who was again delivering ssages for Xu Qing from Lin Tian.
Jiangning Prefecture’s black market is partly controlled by Lin Tian in secret.
Thus, despite the Lotus Sect mbers carefully disguising themselves, they were still recognized by the black market’s informants and reported to Lin Tian.
Hearing this, Xu Qing’s mouth twitched slightly; he rembered that part of the captured Repeating Crossbows had been sold off at the black market by the Lotus Sect mbers.
Returning arrow?
Xu Qing suppressed the surprise in his heart and thought deeply about the situation.
The Lotus Sect buying crossbows in the black market near their base, what are they planning? Just to steal the Fox Attraction Incense? It seed unnecessary to deploy such military-grade weapons as Repeating Crossbows.
"Who are they planning to assassinate?"
If Su Lianqing knew who the Lotus Sect was planning to assassinate, she would definitely inform Xu Qing.
So, she also was unaware of this plot.
"Why wouldn’t she know?" Xu Qing suddenly realized.
He had underestimated the masters of this world.
He was too complacent.
"It seems soone in the Lotus Sect has started doubting Su Lianqing’s identity," Xu Qing sighed inwardly. One should indeed not rely on others’ folly for success.
He was too fortunate.
Xu Qing reflected on himself, realizing he was not cautious enough, not vigilant enough.
"I am not a deity who knows everything. For such operations in the future, I must be more careful, more thorough."
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