Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 91: Chapter 85: Getting a Raise and Last Minute Preparation (Two updates of 9K, asking for first subscription)

In the shadow of the corner, Xu Jin’s thoughts sank into the Candou Platform, turning the refuge provided by the snake spirit beneath the platform’s offering table into the ”Concealing Star Pattern” with a sliver of starlight.

Concealing Star Pattern—it could conceal all signs of life, making one extremely difficult to sense as long as they remained still. If they moved slowly, the effect would diminish; if they moved quickly, the effect would disappear.

Xu Jin changed into this Concealing Star Pattern, seeking an opportunity for a guaranteed fatal strike.

However, Xu Jin did not rush into action.

Instead, he carefully calculated the responses to all possible scenarios that might arise, such as failure of a sudden strike and the response from the guards.

In the breeze, Xu Jin slowly approached the Dining Dawn Sixth Layer guard stationed at the courtyard entrance, moving at an extremely slow pace.

Ten meters.

Seven meters.

Six meters.

Suddenly, the long-standing guard named He showed signs of turning around.

In an instant, Xu Jin moved.

The starlight beneath his feet burst out, and he activated the Flying Star Step to its extreme, reaching He’s back in the blink of an eye as He turned.

Xu Jin saw He’s eyes widen in shock, but at that same moment, Xu Jin’s iron fist had already hammered into the back of his head, causing the Star Radiance to explode instantaneously!

Bang!

He’s head shattered.

Before He heavily fell to the ground, Xu Jin hooked He’s body with his foot, softening the noise, and then activated the Mingji Star Pattern to listen closely.

There was no movement, either far away or within the courtyard.

Lifting He’s corpse, Xu Jin lightly leapt over the courtyard wall and quickly discovered four people.

Two maids, and Zhao Weiqing was lying on the bed, being attended to by a woman.

Xu Jin silently approached, knocked out the two maids with the edge of his hand, and tossed them into a side room.

Then, Xu Jin boldly pushed open the door to Zhao Weiqing’s bedroom.

”Who?”

The woman on the bed had just spoken when she saw a figure flash in front of her, and before she could scream, Xu Jin’s hand-chop caused her to faint.

At the same moment, Xu Jin stepped on Zhao Weiqing’s mouth, muffling his shout and causing Zhao Weiqing’s mouth to bleed, his face filled with terror.

At that time, Xu Jin realized that Zhao Weiqing possessed cultivation.

Dining Dawn Fourth Layer, but very weak.

Presumably, his Star Pointing talent was very poor, and he had attempted to forcefully improve it multiple times.

A punch landed on Zhao Weiqing’s Star Pattern, causing him to arch up like a shrimp, his body’s starlight dissipated, and he was in immense pain.

”I ask, you answer, otherwise!”

Xu Jin straightforwardly broke one of Zhao Weiqing’s fingers, causing him to struggle in pain. Xu Qing covered his mouth with one hand, silencing him.

”Where is the Weaving Workshop?”

”I... I don’t know!”

Snap!

”Are the weavers sent to the Weaving Workshop under the guise of employment still alive?” Xu Jin asked.

”Alive, they should still be alive!”

”Should?”

Snap!

”Alive, alive!” Zhao Weiqing, who had lived a pampered life, was in tears and his pants were soaked. Afraid of further pain, he was desperate.

”Ten days ago, a ship with supplies, mainly food, just left.”

”Ship? Where did it go?”

Five minutes later, after interrogating Zhao Weiqing, Xu Jin’s expression was dark and fearsome.

The head of Zhao Mansion, Zhao Weiqing, did not even know where the Weaving Workshop was.

But many things were done by Zhao Weiqing.

People were taken away by two ships, leaving from the City West Pier, flowing downstream along the Golden Sand River, but Zhao Weiqing didn’t know their destination.

But every twenty days, two ships would come to collect supplies,

food and various everyday necessities.

Two ships to where Zhao Weiqing did not know; the boatmen were permanent and never disembarked. Zhao Weiqing only needed to replenish the supplies as per the list.

People were sent in batches a month ago.

Together, over fifteen hundred people.

And Zhao Weiqing cooperated so diligently because all these arrangements were made by the old Mansion Master of the Zhao Family, Zhao Bo.

Seeing Xu Jin’s menacing gaze, Zhao Weiqing, having been a merchant for half his life, knew he couldn’t fool him, ”Hero, I’ve told everything I know, please don’t kill me, I haven’t done much wrong!”

”Not enough! What exactly are the Zhao family doing with so many people?”

”I... I don’t know, but a month ago when my father left with the fleet, he vaguely mentioned something.”

”What?”

”Everything is for survival!”

”Everything is for survival?”

”Can you contact the fleet?” Xu Jin asked.

”The fleet only comes regularly. Three days before their arrival, someone will come ashore in advance to inform me what to prepare.”

”When is the fleet coming next?”

”I estimate in ten days.”

Ten days!

Many thoughts flashed through Xu Jin’s mind.

Could he perfectly control everyone in the Zhao Mansion for ten days without leaking any information, waiting for the fleet to return to find the Weaving Workshop?

After thinking it over, Xu Jin dismissed the idea.

Impossible!

The Zhao Mansion was too large, who knew if Zhao Bo had any contingencies arranged.

Once the message got through, the Weaving Workshop might kill to silence them.

So, he had to act quickly!

”Where are the letters from your father?”

Following the direction Zhao Weiqing pointed, Xu Jin released his power with a palm strike, killing Zhao Weiqing instantly.

This man absolutely had to be eliminated.

As for the location of the Weaving Workshop, Zhao Weiqing might truly not know, because even after Xu Jin broke all his toes, he still didn’t know.

Afterward, Xu Jin found the letters from Zhao Bo, the master of the Zhao Mansion, to Zhao Weiqing, which besides a few instructions and demands to prepare food, instructed him to use silver to placate the families of the weavers.

The pretext used was the attack on the Weaving Workshop by a Star Beast.