Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation
Chapter 367 - 168 Assassination (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 367: Chapter 168 Assassination (Please Subscribe)

Zi Shuo, the Deputy City Lord’s residence, was still very easy to find.

The second largest residence in Fire Wood City belonged to him, and it was well-situated.

Inside the Purple Wing Royal Family, the hierarchy was extremely strict.

But then again, hierarchies in the present day were also quite strict, though not as excessively focused on outward appearances as in the Purple Wind Star Domain.

When combined with powerful Divine Soul Power, Invisibility Star Skill’s effectiveness was extremely astonishing.

Xu Jin moved through the Deputy City Lord’s residence as if he were entering a land with no one around.

After a few rounds inside and out, he had thoroughly scouted the reality and defenses of the residence.

Zi Shuo had suffered serious injuries and was currently recovering in the quiet room; it seemed he had taken some Pills, and his wounds were healing quickly, but a full recovery would probably take ten days to half a month.

Aside from that, the strongest person in the Deputy City Lord’s residence was only at the Ninth Layer Peak of Star Refining Realm.

There were twelve experts in the Late Period of Star Refining Realm, with two guarding outside Zi Shuo’s quiet room at all times.

This made it a bad situation to make a move.

But Xu Jin was in no hurry.

If he really was going to make a move, he not only needed to plan the route of attack but also a route of retreat in advance.

Inside the city, there were also five experts in the Early Period of Star Condensing Realm.

Facing one or even two alone, Xu Jin still had a chance of escaping with his life, but if he encountered three, it would be game over.

When designing the retreat route, he had to avoid the locations of these five individuals.

Xu Jin left the Deputy City Lord’s residence and took a turn around Fire Wood City, but the strange thing was, he only found four members of the Purple Wing Royal Family in the Early Period of Star Condensing Realm; one was not in the city.

After sneaking into his residence and scouting for information, it turned out that this member of the Purple Wing Royal Family at the Early Period of Star Condensing Realm had quietly left early in the morning, with an unknown destination.

An informant!

Xu Jin immediately concluded that this missing expert could very likely be notifying others, reluctant to let Zi Shuo hide his ascent in the hierarchy.

By the time he calculated, he had been gone for nearly two hours.

"It seems I need to make a move quickly, reinforcements could arrive at any moment."

Although he decided to act swiftly, Xu Jin still carefully planned out two retreat routes.

This matter shouldn’t be rushed.

Better not to act than to risk one’s life.

It’s just about taking advantage, not about competing for anything.

After a round, Xu Jin smoothly slipped into the City Lord Mansion, which was the residence of the Star Condensing Seventh Layer expert Zi Yang, whom Xu Jin had killed.

The scene within this City Lord’s residence was another picture altogether.

It had been taken over.

To prevent them from leaking information, Zi Shuo’s confidants had put the whole mansion under watch.

Especially the family members!

But for some reason, they had not yet conducted a raid or investigation, only surveillance.

Many relatives who had heard the terrible news at dawn and were then watched were already exhausted from shock and fear.

An idea came to Xu Jin’s mind.

This City Lord should have a secret stash, right?

But concerning secret stashes, aside from the City Lord himself, it was very likely that only his most trusted individuals knew.

Who could that be?

This was no difficulty for Xu Jin.

He pulled the butler into a dream using the Warm Dream Star Pattern straight off.

In the dream, Xu Jin took on the appearance of Zi Yang, the Star Condensing Seventh Layer expert who had been killed.

Quickly, he got the answer: the butler didn’t know.

Xu Jin then drew Zi Yang’s sleepy son into the dream, a member of the Purple Wing Royal Family at the Middle Period of Star Refining Realm.

The answer was still unknown.

The official wife didn’t know either.

This was rather odd; could it be that only Zi Yang knew about the secret stash, or perhaps there was no stash at all.

In theory, there should be one.

Including all seven concubines, none knew.

Xu Jin was very surprised; this Star Condensing Realm Seventh Layer Zi Yang was indeed very cautious.

But his style of behavior was more or less the same.

If he had been impetuous, Ji Hongli would have died long ago!

After some thought, Xu Jin changed his approach and again used the Warm Dream Star Pattern to question the butler, his eldest son, and the official wife. This time, instead of asking directly about the secret stash, he used a different persona to inquire about any forbidden areas in the mansion.

Or, to be more precise, places that Zi Yang wouldn’t allow them to step foot in.

Indeed, there were such places!

The quiet room!

In the mansion of City Lord Zi Yang, there was a very strict rule — death to anyone who stepped into the quiet room!

After he had figured out the direction of the quiet room, it didn’t take long for Xu Jin to find City Lord Zi Yang’s quiet room.

In the past, no matter if someone was inside or not, there were always Star Refining Realm elites on guard outside the Cultivation Quiet Room of City Lord Zi Yang.

But now, no one was there.

Xu Jin easily sneaked in.

A faint Divine Soul Power, like moisturizing water, sought any possibly hidden entrances.

Beneath the table in the quiet room, he found a Hidden Gate.

Upon opening the Hidden Gate, there was an entrance to an underground passage.

The moment he entered, Xu Jin abruptly stopped; there were early warning mechanisms here.

There was a very thin screen of light, made of condensed Thunder Light.

Anyone who wanted to enter had to go through this light screen.

But by crossing this light screen, there was an eight or nine out of ten chance of being detected.

After thinking it over, Xu Jin boldly crashed through the light screen.

This light screen was most likely set up by Zi Yang himself, meaning the alarm would most likely be sent to Zi Yang.

Of course, there was also the possibility that it would trigger an alarm throughout the whole mansion.

There was such a possibility.

But Xu Jin was ready for the worst.

If it was indeed an alarm for the whole mansion, he would take what he could from the City Lord’s secret stash and run.

As long as he had enough time, he wouldn’t be caught in a trap.

The key point was that there were no Star Condensing Realm experts stationed inside or outside the City Lord Mansion at the moment.

Even if an alarm throughout the mansion was triggered and more Star Condensing Realm experts rushed over, it was estimated that it would take about ten breaths of time.