System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests

Chapter 311 - 187: The Hideout

Chu Qing and Gentle heard this and were momentarily at a loss.

The poison was lost... and then Gentle picked it up.

Hmm, makes sense!

But the two people conversing clearly didn’t make this situation clear.

Just heard the voice filled with confusion:

"Why did you throw away the poison?"

"It’s not me who threw away the poison..."

A hoarse voice defended:

"The poison was lost!"

"So, why was it lost?"

The other side was even more confused: "Don’t you want to kill Cao Qiupu? As long as you kill Cao Qiupu, the Seventy-two Evil Extermination List will surely have a place for you."

"Don’t you understand human speech?"

The owner of the hoarse voice suddenly became gloomy:

"It’s not that I threw away the poison, it’s that I lost the poison."

"..."

The person opposite was silent for a while:

"But wasn’t it still you who lost it..."

"I..."

The hoarse voice still wanted to argue something, but found himself unable to refute anything.

The poison was indeed lost from his hands.

But the problem is, he’s been configuring and using poison for many years.

Wearing it personally has never lost poison before... This time, I don’t know what happened. Clearly, already reached the intended place, just to poison was left.

When he reached for it, the poison was gone.

He searched high and low several times and couldn’t find it.

It was as if he’d seen a ghost.

Already in a bad mood, now hearing the other side say this, he felt even more annoyed:

"Enough talk, lost is lost..."

"What to do now?"

"You get me some herbs, and I’ll configure some more."

The owner of the hoarse voice coldly said:

"This is just a small matter for me."

"... This stronghold is heavily guarded, it’s difficult for us to infiltrate... it’s almost impossible to bring some herbs inside.

"Do not underestimate Tie Lingyun.

"He may appear rough, but he’s very shrewd, otherwise how could he establish such a large foundation like Iron Blood Hall with his Martial Arts skills?"

"Then what to do? To date, I’ve made two attempts on Cao Qiupu and Hua Meiren.

"The first time, using the Golden Hook Xu Family to poison him, yet unexpectedly, he narrowly escaped.

"The second time, I used the Seven-Night Mushroom to poison an entire village, only then gathering them in the woods... yet still, couldn’t touch them.

"Now Cao Qiupu and Hua Meiren are highly vigilant of me, it’s crucial to strike just as they recently arrived at the Iron Blood Hall camp when they haven’t had time to fully prepare their defenses around...

"Missing this chance, there may be unforeseen changes."

The two people paused their conversation, seemingly stuck in a deadlock.

After a while, the voice opposite spoke:

"I’ll find a way to send you out, you directly head to the hideout in the canyon. I’ll have someone deliver herbs to you.

"Once you’re there, directly prepare the poison.

"By the way, don’t touch the things inside...

"They’re prepared for the masters on the Evil Extermination List, they’re coming to assassinate Tie Lingyun."

"Oh?"

The hoarse voice chuckled:

"But I wonder who is coming this time?"

"This has nothing to do with you... When the day comes that you can rise onto the Evil Extermination List, only then may you inquire about these matters."

Chu Qing heard this, his eyebrows slightly raised.

One of the two people conversing was Deceitful Poison, and the other should be his Contact Person.

But the Contact Person coordinates not just one assassin.

This person also handles the experts on the Seventy-two Evil Extermination List.

The canyon they talked about... should be Ghost God Gorge.

It’s just that inside Ghost God Gorge is a desolate place, generally, there shouldn’t be anyone living there, yet they managed to carve out a hideout from it.

But don’t know, exactly where?

Thinking of this, Chu Qing pulled Gentle a bit farther.

Since the Contact Person wants to send Deceitful Poison away, there’s no rush to act inside the stronghold.

They can wait until they reach the hideout inside the canyon before killing Deceitful Poison.

Meanwhile, they can wait there for the masters from the Evil Extermination List to walk into the trap.

However, this Contact Person cannot be spared either.

But if they directly kill the Contact Person now, there’s a chance of alerting the enemy.

They could have Tie Lingyun secretly monitor the situation first, wait until all the masters on the list are killed, and then deal with this Contact Person.

Running through the plan in his mind, he heard a creak as the door opened, and a plain-looking man stepped out. He was dressed in the attire of an Iron Blood Hall disciple, looked identical to any regular disciple.

After he walked out for about a tea-drink’s time, someone else came out.

Although this person’s attire was no different from an Iron Blood Hall disciple, Chu Qing instantly recognized him.

He was that black-clad man he encountered in the main hall of Seven Plum Manor.

Chu Qing’s gaze didn’t stay long on him, and directly instructed Gentle to find the Contact Person.

They moved about within the stronghold for a moment, finally spotting the Contact Person again, beside the Law Enforcement Elder.

The Law Enforcement Elder’s name was Xu Cunxiao, according to Tie Lingyun, this person had been with him for many years, known for his strictness and integrity.

But it’s unclear whether he was deceived by this Contact Person or had already betrayed them?

Thinking of this, Chu Qing could not help but sigh again.

Iron Blood Hall is really too large, with too many people, causing mixed good with bad. It’s truly remarkable that Tie Lingyun could bring such a sprawling and leaking Iron Blood Hall to this level.