Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation
Chapter 90 - 84: Night Raid (Request for First Subscription, Request for Monthly Ticket)_3

Chapter 90: Chapter 84: Night Raid (Request for First Subscription, Request for Monthly Ticket)_3

"Master Zhao, I’ve just asked the steward, and when we were recruiting, I specifically inquired about family backgrounds. The Xu Family didn’t seem to have any backing, and this Xu Jin who came knocking only practiced Star Pointing at the Taoist Institute, but at that time, it seemed like more than eighty days had passed without success in Star Pointing. Who would have thought..."

Xu Jin’s eyes instantly bulged, sensing a major problem. There was a serious issue at hand.

The Zhao Mansion had been fishing for victims from the very beginning when they were hiring.

"The others are easy to send off, Master Zhao, but this Star Patrol Commander Xu Jin won’t be so easily dealt with. Why not get his sister out?" Housekeeper Zhao Fu suggested, "After all, she is from the Star Patrol Guard."

Mansion Master Zhao Weiqing did not respond.

Shortly after, Housekeeper Zhao Fu’s voice sounded again, "Master Zhao, we can drag it out and cover things up this month, but what about next month?"

"Just say the Weaving Workshop was struck by a Star Beast, and not a single corpse remained. Compensate them with a dozen or so Silver, and for those who raise a fuss, kill a few. You handle it! Those paupers will settle down as long as you give them some Silver," Mansion Master Zhao Weiqing said.

Xu Jin, listening outside the door, was shocked, his heart even skipping a beat.

Was this their plan?

Could it be his sister Jiang’er had already...?

"Yes, Master Zhao."

After the exchange, the two separated. Housekeeper Zhao Fu left the main hall, presumably heading toward his own courtyard.

Glancing at the two Dining Dawn Realm Guards stationed at the entry, he realized that taking them out unnoticed was virtually impossible.

After pondering, Xu Jin decided to follow Housekeeper Zhao Fu.

Before long, he followed him into a courtyard where two maids were in attendance.

With a swift palm strike, the two maids promptly fainted and fell to the ground. Xu Jin burst into the room in an instant, covering Housekeeper Zhao’s mouth and nose, his long blade already at the man’s neck.

In a flash, Housekeeper Zhao panicked, "Hero, who are you?"

"I ask, you answer! If there’s a single lie, I’ll take your life!"

During the talk, Xu Jin snapped one of Housekeeper Zhao’s little fingers, causing him to shudder with pain.

A foul smell wafted through; the wretch had wet himself.

Xu Jin could only drag him to a different location.

"What really happened with the Weavers? Are those workers still alive, or did something happen to them?" Xu Jin demanded.

Upon hearing this, Housekeeper Zhao quickly realized, "Are you Captain Xu?"

Snap!

Without hesitation, Xu Jin broke a second finger, "Answer me!"

After a few moments, a sweaty Housekeeper Zhao spoke with a trembling voice, "I... I don’t know, but they should still be alive. If they wanted them dead, there wouldn’t be a need for all this hassle..."

Relieved to hear this, Xu Jin slightly relaxed.

As long as they were still alive, that was good.

"Where is the Weaving Workshop?"

"I don’t know."

Snap!

Another finger was broken, and the writhing Housekeeper Zhao pleaded, "Hero, I really don’t know where it is. I’m only in charge of recruiting and arranging some chores, I really don’t know where it is. All of this was ordered by Master Zhao, supposedly arranged by the old Mansion Master."

Zhao Bo?

After a hundred breaths, Xu Jin ceased the interrogation.

Housekeeper Zhao, with all ten fingers broken, kept repeating the same information, most likely not knowing the details.

After some thought, Xu Jin exerted a bit more force and twisted Housekeeper Zhao’s neck, killing him.

The man had recognized him, so he had to be eliminated.

Minutes later, Xu Jin followed the scent and found Mansion Master Zhao Weiqing once again.

This time, Mansion Master Zhao Weiqing was in the inner courtyard.

There were at least four people in the inner courtyard, three women and one man.

At the courtyard’s entrance, two Dining Dawn Realm guards stood like statues.

Xu Jin frowned.

Killing these two Dining Dawn Realm guards wouldn’t be hard.

What was difficult was how to do it silently.

If even a slight noise was made, all of Zhao Mansion’s guards would be alerted.

Then the county guards would come, and perhaps even the Star Patrol Guard.

Xu Jin simply didn’t have the time to interrogate Zhao Weiqing.

As for relying on the government’s power, whether county guards or Star Patrol Guard, Xu Jin had considered it.

Lu Xianbing would probably help him, Ning Yuchan would certainly help him, but to what extent was uncertain.

Having been the county city’s richest family for so many years, Zhao Mansion undoubtedly had significant backing. Xu Jin did not want to drag his friends down without understanding the full scope of the background.

Xu Jin hid in the shadow of a wall twenty meters away, waiting quietly for an opportunity.

He had plenty of patience!

A quarter of an hour later, a maidservant suddenly came, bowed, and said, "Two Guard Sirs, dinner is ready. Who would like to go first?"

"He, I’ll go first; I’m a bit hungry," giggled a Guard of the Seventh Layer of Dining Dawn, patting his stomach.

"Alright! Come to replace me after you’re done."

"Mmhmm, just half an hour at most."

After finishing, that Seventh Layer Dining Dawn guard followed the maidservant, occasionally groping the maidservant’s buttocks, causing her to giggle involuntarily. She did not cry out or dodge, clearly used to being taken advantage of.

Xu Jin silently followed around the corner. The dining room, about a hundred meters away from here, was separated by four to five layers of walls.

As long as the noise wasn’t too loud, he should be able to succeed.

The opportunity to act had arrived!