This person’s question also caused the crowd to become suspicious.
Even Kong Zhanyun looked thoughtful, wanting to get an answer.
“Perhaps they don’t want to openly engage with our Kong family in a war!” After a long while, a Kong family elder said.
Kong Zhanyun nodded slightly, “That’s possible too.”
“Even as a warning to our Kong family, they shouldn’t have been so ruthless,” said a Kong family member on the left, enraged. “Including Second Uncle, that’s over twenty lives. Are we just going to swallow this bitter pill?”
“Our Kong family is not what it used to be. If we want to contend with the Town Guard, we might not have the capability,” Kong Zhanyun said, clenching his fists in anger. “I will personally go to Island City and eliminate that brat surnamed Qin first.”
A hundred years ago, the Kong family was all-powerful in Lushan Prefecture.
Even the local officials had to curry favor with them.
It was precisely because of this that the Kong family attracted the attention of the Capital's Supervisory Yuan.
While the Kong family was powerful in Lushan Prefecture, they were too weak against the might of the Supervisory Yuan.
A reshuffling occurred, and the Kong family suffered heavy losses.
Although the Kong family still had several Grandmasters, their influence had significantly weakened.
“Third Uncle, if Qin Hanchu has a connection with the Town Guard, it would be too dangerous for you to go rashly,” said a charming woman at this moment.
“Yun Niang’s words are very reasonable. Second Uncle has already been killed, you cannot afford any more mishaps.”
“If the Town Guard attacks you again, you will indeed be in great danger.”
Other Kong family members chimed in.
The Kong family had already suffered greatly with the loss of Kong Zhanlei.
If Kong Zhanyun were also lost, their position as the premier family might be taken by other aristocratic families.
“Third Uncle, leave this matter to me,” Yun Niang said. “I will deal with Qin Hanchu in my own way and also investigate the cause of death for Second Uncle and the others.”
“Do you have confidence?” Kong Zhanyun asked.
Yun Niang nodded, “Sometimes, stratagems are necessary. If this Qin Hanchu is truly connected to the Town Guard, it’s best for us to borrow a knife to kill.”
“Yes, what you say makes sense,” Kong Zhanyun nodded. “If you handle this matter well, the position of Patriarch will be passed to your lineage!”
“Yes!” This was Yun Niang’s objective. She quickly replied.
“Damn it, so this was her goal!” The other Kong family members were quite frustrated.
They hadn’t expected Yun Niang’s goal to be the Patriarch position.
…
In the following days, Qin Hanchu’s life was very peaceful.
Besides attending school and eating, he went shopping and chatted with Jin Hailu and the other two.
In their ordinary lives, the bond between the four of them grew stronger.
What puzzled Qin Hanchu was that the assassinations by the Swordsman organization had ceased.
This might be the calm before the storm.
“Shall we go shopping today?” On another Saturday, Lin Ying said while eating breakfast.
Hearing the word “shopping,” Qin Hanchu felt a headache coming on.
“I have some company matters to attend to, so I won’t be joining you today,” Jin Hailu said.
“And you?” Xin Xin asked Qin Hanchu.
“Uh…” Qin Hanchu pondered for a moment, then sighed, “I actually want to accompany you, but I have some personal matters to deal with today.”
“What personal matters? Tell us!” Lin Ying pouted. “If you can’t say it, it means you don’t want to accompany me.”
“I need to act as bait to lure out people from the Swordsman organization,” Qin Hanchu immediately said.
Xin Xin snorted, “You’re quick to find excuses.”
“Be careful, these people are professional killers. Don’t let your guard down,” Lin Ying said seriously, her smile gone.
Jin Hailu also nodded, “Xiao Ying is right. Don’t be arrogant just because you’re strong. There’s always someone better. If you’re careless, you might capsize in the gutter.”
“I understand, I will be careful,” Qin Hanchu liked this feeling of being cared for; it felt like home.
“Aren’t you happy to have two goddesses caring about you?” Xin Xin asked with a smile.
Qin Hanchu smiled and replied, “If you care about me one more time, then it will be the care of three goddesses.”
“Since you put it that way, I must care about you,” Xin Xin said, her eyes curving into crescents as she smiled. “You must protect yourself. If you gg, these two goddesses will become wives to others.”
“Forget it, you’d better not care about me,” Qin Hanchu said, dejected.
Seeing Qin Hanchu’s crestfallen expression, Lin Ying and Xin Xin burst into laughter.
Even Jin Hailu revealed a smile.
Since moving in with Qin Hanchu, Jin Hailu’s personality had changed somewhat.
Although she still had a cold expression most of the time, she smiled more when joking.
After breakfast, the three beautiful women went back to their rooms to change.
As for Qin Hanchu, he went into the kitchen to wash the dishes.
At the same time, Yun Niang from the Kong family entered the Zhongzhou Grand Hotel.
Beside her was an exceptionally beautiful girl.
This girl looked only eighteen or nineteen years old, with a hint of youthfulness on her face.
It was this youthful demeanor that made her resemble a pure and flawless fairy.
Yu Ling’er was Yun Niang’s daughter, and her father was the heir of the Yu family.
Lushan Prefecture had many ancient aristocratic families with hundreds of years of history.
If it were the Kong family of a hundred years ago, they would have disdained forming marital alliances with other families.
But the current Kong family could only rely on such means to consolidate their position as the premier family.
Yun Niang, as a member of the Kong family, had become a victim of these alliances.
Fortunately, her husband doted on her.
A few minutes later, the mother and daughter, accompanied by guards, entered a supreme suite.
Inside the suite, three people were already seated.
These three were dressed in black robes, and their appearances were indistinguishable.
Clearly, these three were triplets.
“Who is Earth-rank number one?” Yun Niang asked the three after closing the door.
“All of us!” the three said in unison.
Yun Niang frowned slightly, “What do you mean?”
“We three are inseparable!” the three still said in unison.
“I want you to find out from Qin Hanchu who killed Kong Zhanlei!” Yun Niang said.
“Alright.” The three seemed to be of one mind, their every utterance as if pre-arranged.
Yun Niang placed a bank card on the table, “There are twenty million inside. I believe that should be enough, right?”
“It’s just a casual act,” the man in the middle said indifferently as he took the bank card.
“When will you take action?” Yun Niang asked.
“Today.” With that, the three stood up together and left the suite.
After the three left, Yu Ling’er asked softly, “Are the three of them peak Ninth Rank?”
“Their exact strength is unknown, but receiving the codename ‘Earth-rank number one’ definitely means they are very strong,” Yun Niang said calmly. “Rumor has it, they have assassinated targets at the Grandmaster realm before.”
The Swordsman organization categorized its martial artists into four levels: Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow.
Heaven-rank experts were at the Grandmaster realm, and they were solely responsible for assassinating Grandmaster realm experts.
As for the Earth-rank, they were responsible for assassinating targets from Ninth Rank to early Grandmaster stages.