Chapter 79: End of Master-Disciple Fate?
"Once the Domain Lord is killed, Shuangta City will immediately go into lockdown, making it difficult to leave the city."
"So, the first plan is for you to hide in a secret room in the courtyard for a few days, wait for things to calm down, and then quietly leave the city."
"The second plan is for me to arrange for you to blend in with a merchant caravan's cargo, pretending to be a part of it."
Jiang Heng fell silent for a moment, then shook his head, saying, "Never mind, I'll find my own way out of the city."
The young man looked surprised, opened his mouth to speak, but remained silent.
As the red sun set in the west, the jade rabbit rose in the east.
On this night, the moonlight was like water, cool and gentle.
Jiang Heng put on a complete set of night clothes, carrying a top-grade treasure sword on his back, and stealthily moved between the patrolling guards, weaving through the buildings.
Before long, he arrived outside the Domain Lord's mansion.
With a light leap, he scaled the wall and entered.
The Domain Lord's mansion was vast, with guards stationed every ten steps and sentinels every hundred steps. Each of them was a formal martial warrior with a physical body, intertwining and guarding the entire mansion like an iron barrel.
Of course, in the presence of a top expert like Jiang Heng, even the strictest guards could be easily bypassed.
Furthermore, Jiang Heng had studied the guard's patrol routes and shift change schedule, making it effortless for him to infiltrate.
Under the cover of the night, Jiang Heng moved silently through house after house, like a nimble black cat.
Before long, he arrived at a spacious and secluded courtyard.
This was the Domain Lord's cultivation room, and in the evening, Yu Gaohan spent most of his time cultivating here.
"Squeak!"
Jiang Heng pushed the door open directly.
"Who?!"
A stern shout echoed in the room.
In the dim moonlight, the two saw each other.
Jiang Heng was dressed in black, carrying a longsword on his back, clearly an unwelcome visitor.
The middle-aged man who was sitting cross-legged in the room was about to shout, but he found that the intruder had turned into a black streak of light, appearing in front of him in an instant.
"Clang!"
The longsword was unsheathed, and a silver sword light flashed and disappeared in the room.
"So fast!"
The middle-aged man's face changed drastically, and he could only tilt his body backward at the last moment.
"Chk!"
The sound of a blade cutting through flesh was heard clearly in the dark night.
Yu Gaohan only felt a sharp pain in his neck, his vision spun, he opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound.
"Am I... dead?"
For a moment, Yu Gaohan felt absurd and unwilling.
All the years of hard cultivation and struggle, only to climb to his current position and attain his current strength. Just a little more, and he would have reached the Spirit Sea Realm.
Three hundred years of life, a rapid increase in strength, and a rise in status.
But in the blink of an eye, everything turned into nothing, even his life dissipated.
"Thud!"
Yu Gaohan's head fell to the ground, his eyes stared silently, all breath gone.
Jiang Heng glanced at the headless body, stepped back to avoid the gushing blood, and walked out of the room.
He knew that even if he hadn't caused too much commotion, the strong smell of blood would soon attract the attention of the guards.
So, there's no need to try to escape quietly; speed is of the essence.
Jiang Heng looked up at the sky, determined his direction, then bent his knees and pushed off the ground with force.
"Boom!"
The ground seemed like it was struck by a meteor, with the hundred meters of bluestone instantly shattering, and spider-web-like cracks spreading further.
In no time, the cultivation room collapsed with a thunderous roar.
Jiang Heng's body soared into the sky, like a shooting star, heading towards the outskirts of the city.
"Who?!"
"What's happening?"
"It's in the direction of the cultivation room!"
The earth trembled slightly, and a deafening sound echoed throughout the land, immediately alerting all the guards in the mansion.
Except for a few guards at specific locations, everyone else, under the command of their leader, rushed towards the direction of the cultivation room.
Soon, the scene of the cultivation room came into the sight of everyone.
The once spacious and elegant courtyard where the cultivation room was located had now become a complete ruin.
The ground was covered with fist-sized broken bluestone pieces, and more than half of the cultivation room had collapsed, resembling a scene of devastation after a dragon's rampage.
"Quick! Go check on the Domain Lord!"
A group of people immediately began to clear the rubble, and soon they found the lifeless body of Yu Gaohan.
Even though they had mentally prepared themselves when they saw the scene, at this moment, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.
The death of a Domain Lord was undoubtedly a major event that would shake the entire Qingzhou, and as guards, they would be hard-pressed to escape blame.
The leader of the guards exclaimed with a trembling voice, "Someone, go quickly and fetch the Guardian Lord!"
...
In the high sky, Jiang Heng flew at an incredible speed, his clothes rustling in the wind.
Of course, he couldn't actually fly, but his leap was virtually indistinguishable from it.
After gracefully arcing through the air, Jiang Heng landed with a thunderous crash in a desolate wilderness several kilometers outside the city.
After identifying his direction, Jiang Heng activated his body techniques and silently moved further away.
After the deed, brush off the robe and hide the name.
One day later.
Jiang Heng changed into the attire of a true disciple and returned to the sect with a calm expression.
The Fifth Peak, the Grand Hall of the Sect Master.
"Master! The mission has been completed!" Jiang Heng sat cross-legged across from Bai Haocang, his face calm.
Bai Haocang opened his eyes, and there was a mysterious glint in them as he said leisurely, "Is that so? It seems you're truly prepared."
"Then what I'm about to tell you next is the real mission."
Jiang Heng's expression froze, and his face immediately turned grim.
Killing a Domain Lord was apparently just a preliminary task, which meant the real mission was likely several times more difficult.
More importantly, there must be a significant conspiracy behind this mission.
He declined firmly, "Master, I'm feeling exhausted, and assassinating Yu Gaohan was already at my limit."
"I'm afraid I won't be able to complete the next task."
Bai Haocang's gaze deepened, his eyes hiding a concealed sword intent. He remained silent, seemingly contemplating something.
After a long while, he closed his eyes and said indifferently, "In that case, you may leave."
Jiang Heng stood up, bowed respectfully, and said, "Master, farewell!"
He knew that from this point onwards, their master-disciple relationship was likely to be in name only.
But in his view, even if Bai Haocang had shown him great kindness, he couldn't follow his orders when he knew it was a trap.
"All those favors from the past, I'll find a way to repay them someday."
"It seems owing favors to people isn't such a good thing."
"From Elder Wen before to Bai Haocang now, they have all shown me kindness, but in the end, I have to pay a much greater price to repay them."
As he walked away, Jiang Heng contemplated with a serious expression.
"Since I've come to this point with my Master, I now know another side of him, and it's undoubtedly a highly secretive one."
"Regardless of how I used to view him, I must guard against the possibility of him silencing me."
"In this world, no one can be judged solely by their outward appearance."
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