Urban Martial Saint

After burying the Sect Master, everyone left the villa with Huangfu Ziyu. On their way out, they encountered a few people from the Iga-ryu. However, they were just minor lackeys, so they were simply driven away without any conflict.

The Iga Ryu Sect Master was already dead, and several elders had all perished in the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master, so the Iga-ryu was practically non-existent now. These minor lackeys couldn’t cause any major trouble and would likely dissolve completely soon.

After resolving things on this side, everyone drove away from the place directly. On the road, Shen Tianjun called Ye Qing and relayed the situation to him.

Upon hearing that Huangfu Ziyu was rescued, Ye Qing was naturally overjoyed. Of course, he was also somewhat surprised by how smoothly things went. However, upon reflection, the plan was originally laid out with the help of Wen’er’s mother, and it was quite meticulous, so the smoothness was indeed justified. The only strange thing was that the actual strength of the Iga-ryu differed greatly from their previous assumptions. They assumed the Iga-ryu would be very powerful, but after this encounter, it turned out only the Sect Master was a Peak Master, and there were no other experts. Could it be that the Sect Master was too arrogant and sent all his experts away, leaving him with none?

In any case, the Sect Master was already dead, and the members of the Iga Ryu Elders Council had basically perished in the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master. The Iga-ryu was now completely dispersed. Ye Qing no longer dwelled on such doubts, while instructing Shen Tianjun and the others to swiftly bring Huangfu Ziyu back, and also dispatching people to search for the Wanyan Family members and the Purple Robe Lama.

Meanwhile, the Purple Robe Lama, disguised as the ”Seventh Elder,” was leading Wanyan Hongsheng and Old Sixth Wan Yan toward the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance. The Purple Robe Lama deliberately delayed on the road for a while, estimating that Shen Tianjun and the others had almost completed their task, while Wanyan Hongsheng kept urging him, leaving him with no choice but to lead Wanyan Hongsheng and the others to the Hong Alliance’s Seven Helmsman Manor.

Initially, the Purple Robe Lama wanted to delay more until Shen Tianjun and the others returned to the Seven Steering Committees entirely, before bringing the Wanyan Family members over. However, those two were too impatient, so they had to depart earlier.

When they reached the Hong Alliance Seven Helmsman Manor, Shen Tianjun and the others had not yet returned, and the manor was completely silent.

Wanyan Hongsheng had been here several times before, so he was quite familiar with the place. However, looking at the Hong Alliance Seven Helmsman Manor, he still felt some trepidation. The last time, he almost lost his life here, and the second time, although he managed to save his life, he was left with a great burden. Now, he was practically afraid of the Hong Alliance Seven Helmsman Manor. If it weren’t for this, he really wouldn’t want to come to the Hong Alliance Seven Helmsman Manor again, and just looking at the manor already filled him with fear.

In fact, when they came to snatch something this time, Wanyan Hongsheng initially considered bringing the Executioner Scholar. However, thinking that the identity of the Seventh Elder should not be exposed, he did not bring the Executioner Scholar along. Moreover, he estimated that there were no experts left in the Hong Alliance Seven Helmsman Manor, so he only brought Old Sixth Wan Yan with him. In his view, as long as there weren’t a few Peak Masters, such as Fu Qingping, or six or seven Peak Masters in the Hong Alliance Seven Helmsman Manor, they would definitely be able to escape.

”Lao Qi, where exactly is the stuff hidden?” Wanyan Hongsheng asked softly while looking at the manor ahead. After suffering several times here, he was clearly more cautious about returning.

”It’s over by the main building,” the Purple Robe Lama replied in a low voice. He placed it in the main building because there were still experts there. Not only was Ye Qing in the main building, but Zhou Haoyang and Bai Yonghui were also there. Once they went inside, including him, there would be three Peak Masters altogether, and even if they couldn’t kill Wanyan Hongsheng and Old Sixth Wan Yan, capturing them wouldn’t be impossible.

”The main building!?” Wanyan Hongsheng took a deep breath as he knew the main building should be the most guarded place in the Hong Alliance Seven Helmsman Manor. If it was in the main building, entering there would be quite dangerous for them.

”When I first arrived at the Hong Alliance Seven Helmsman Manor, I was taken to the main building. At that time, I had no choice, so I quickly hid the thing in the main building!” the Purple Robe Lama replied.

”How did you hide something in the main building?” Old Sixth Wan Yan asked curiously. ”Weren’t you being watched by so many people?”

The Purple Robe Lama said, ”When we were brought in, our powers were sealed, so they didn’t pay much attention to us. I took advantage of their inattention to throw that thing out the window. Outside that window was a small pond, and the thing is inside the pond!”

Upon hearing this, Wanyan Hongsheng couldn’t help but ask, ”What exactly did you bring out from the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master, and why throw it into a small pond?”

”I don’t know what it is either; it’s a small box with a seal, and I haven’t had a chance to open it,” the Purple Robe Lama made up. ”However, the box is well concealed. Without careful observation, it would be difficult to find it!”

Learning that it was a box made Wanyan Hongsheng and Old Sixth Wan Yan even more curious. Unknown things tend to attract people more. Moreover, a small box hidden in the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master surely contained something significant. No matter what, successfully retrieving the box would be an achievement.

”A small pond outside the main building?” Wanyan Hongsheng pondered the layout inside the main building and said, ”Are you talking about the small pond at the northwest corner of the main building?”

The Purple Robe Lama said, ”I don’t remember the exact location, as we were carried in. I only remember a small pond outside the window!”

”Only the northwest corner of the main building has a small pond. It seems that’s the place you’re talking about!” Wanyan Hongsheng took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, ”If we are going to that small pond, let’s go in from the northwest to avoid alerting anyone!”

”Alright!” Old Sixth Wan Yan nodded and, together with Wanyan Hongsheng, supported the Purple Robe Lama and climbed over the wall into the Hong Alliance Seven Helmsman Manor.

According to what Wanyan Hongsheng said, the group circled from the northwest corner, directly to the northwest corner of the main building. There was indeed a small pond here, and at this moment, it was pitch-black, which somewhat reassured Wanyan Hongsheng. It seemed that there weren’t many people guarding the small pond, which was convenient for them to act.

”This is the small pond,” Wanyan Hongsheng looked at Old Sixth Wan Yan beside him and whispered, ”Old Sixth, go down and have a look.”

Old Sixth Wan Yan didn’t really want to go into the water, but there was no other choice now. He could only slowly go into the water and started searching at the bottom. After searching for quite a while, he found nothing.

”Third Brother, I couldn’t find anything!” Old Sixth Wan Yan poked his head out of the water and said in a low voice.

”Couldn’t find it? How is that possible?” Before Wanyan Hongsheng could speak, the Purple Robe Lama spoke up first, ”I definitely threw it here!”

”But there’s nothing here!” Old Sixth Wan Yan said.

”It must be here, definitely in this spot!” The Purple Robe Lama said with certainty.

Wanyan Hongsheng looked puzzled, not knowing what was really happening. But seeing his ”Seventh Younger Brother’s” confident expression, he immediately gestured to Old Sixth Wan Yan to dive down and look again.

Old Sixth Wan Yan, with a reluctant expression, dived into the water once again. However, after struggling in the water for quite a while, he still found nothing. He surfaced again and gestured towards Wanyan Hongsheng, saying, ”Still nothing!”

Wanyan Hongsheng finally couldn’t hold back, looked at the Purple Robe Lama beside him and said, ”Lao Qi, are you sure you didn’t remember incorrectly?”

”I definitely didn’t remember incorrectly!” The Purple Robe Lama raised his voice, seemingly a bit annoyed at Wanyan Hongsheng for doubting him.

Hearing the sudden raise in the Purple Robe Lama’s voice, Wanyan Hongsheng couldn’t help but be startled. We’re here doing theft, why are you shouting so loudly? Aren’t you afraid of attracting people from the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance?

”Keep it down, keep it down!” Wanyan Hongsheng gestured at the Purple Robe Lama while cautiously observing the surroundings, fearing that the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance might discover them.

Luckily, there was no movement around. Wanyan Hongsheng slightly let out a breath of relief, glanced at the Purple Robe Lama disapprovingly, and said in a low voice, ”Just talk, why are you speaking so loudly? If the people from the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance hear, that would be trouble!”

As soon as Wanyan Hongsheng finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed, and he said in a low voice, ”Damn, speak of Cao Cao and he arrives.”

At that moment, the Purple Robe Lama also heard a faint sound of footsteps, briskly approaching. Just from the footsteps, it was apparent that the person was definitely a Peak Master!

”Third Brother, what should we do now?” Old Sixth Wan Yan said softly, ”Should we retreat?”

Wanyan Hongsheng was also anxious, looking at the Purple Robe Lama beside him and said, ”Lao Qi, are you certain the item is in there?”

”I’m sure it’s definitely in there, without a doubt!” The Purple Robe Lama replied straightforwardly.

Wanyan Hongsheng bit his lip, suddenly looked towards Old Sixth Wan Yan and said, ”Old Sixth, search once more, I’ll go to distract the person away!”

At this point, Wanyan Hongsheng really didn’t want to give up, so he concocted this idea, planning to lure the person away to let Old Sixth Wan Yan find the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master item. He didn’t know, however, that this was completely futile. There was nothing in the pond at all.

Though Old Sixth Wan Yan was unwilling, he knew the importance of the matter and dared not object, diving once more to search. Meanwhile, Wanyan Hongsheng also immediately got moving, rushing towards the direction from which the footsteps were coming. Just as he rounded the corner, he collided with the approaching figure, none other than Zhou Haoyang from the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance!