"Brother Tang wants Chen Yuan dead so badly, the safest way is still to do it yourself..." Xu Lingtian smiled.

He himself is unwilling to act, fearing the imperial court. Does he think I don't have the same concerns?

Tang Qian is playing a good game, but Xu Lingtian is not that stupid.

Tang Qian's expression remained unchanged, showing no embarrassment. He even smiled faintly:

"Brother Xu's words make sense. To be honest, my primary intention for coming here was indeed to ask Brother Xu to act. But since Brother Xu is unwilling, I have no choice but to settle for second best."

"Oh?"

Xu Lingtian raised an eyebrow, seemingly curious about Tang Qian's plan. As far as he knew, the Azure Serpent Society had no other Profound Connection experts. To kill Chen Yuan now would likely require a Profound Connection martial artist to take action.

After all, even the notorious Blood Demon Old Man had fallen at his hands. Ordinary Celestial Dipper martial artists were no match and would only be courting death.

"What are Brother Tang's plans?" Xu Lingtian couldn't help but ask.

"I wish to borrow the Seven Kill Black Note in Brother Xu's possession." Tang Qian didn't beat around the bush and stated his purpose directly.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Xu Lingtian's expression changed several times, and he stared intently at Tang Qian, saying:

"Xu is unaware of what Black Note Brother Tang is referring to."

"Brother Xu, there's no need to hide it. Since I came here, I naturally didn't come to speak nonsense. If Brother Xu is unwilling to act, then I have no choice but to request the Seven Kill Nameless to take action."

Xu Lingtian took a deep breath, remained silent for a long time, and then looked at Tang Qian's confident expression and said in a low voice:

"Is Brother Tang willing to pay such a high price?"

The Seven Kill Nameless is the declaration of the Seven Kill Hall, a famous assassination organization in the Jianghu, claiming that no one in the world can escape seven assassinations. As long as you can afford the price, they dare to venture into the imperial palace.

However, no one believes this claim. What kind of place is the imperial palace? It is the gathering place of the most elite experts of the Great Jin Dynasty. No one can retreat unscathed.

However, this is enough to demonstrate the power of the Seven Kill Hall.

But there is one thing: even to kill an ordinary person, the Seven Kill Hall demands an extremely high price, and payment is required in advance for each assassination, regardless of success.

Even if the assassination fails, they will not continue to pursue it unless you issue another mission.

"If this person is not eliminated, my heart will not be at ease!"

This was Tang Qian's answer.

For some reason, perhaps it was psychological, but after Chen Yuan entered the top 100 of the Hidden Dragon List, Tang Qian felt a faint sense of unease, always feeling that Chen Yuan would be extraordinary in the future.

And the grudges between them cannot be resolved, they must be dealt with.

"One thousand taels of silver, you can take the Seven Kill Black Note..." After listening, Xu Lingtian stopped saying anything more and directly stated his price.

Of course, he wouldn't try to take advantage of the situation. The value of the Seven Kill Black Note is indeed one thousand taels of silver, and it is difficult to obtain. Not everyone can issue missions to the Seven Kill Hall.

Even he had only issued one mission, and although it didn't go exactly as planned, it was close enough to eliminate a major hidden danger.

"Thank you, Brother Xu."

Tang Qian smiled, took out several ingots of gold from his sleeve, and placed them on the table.

It's not that he couldn't obtain the Seven Kill Black Note, but it would be difficult to get it in a short period. But Chen Yuan is like a thorn in his side, and he can't wait to kill him.

By having the Seven Kill Hall take action, he can stay out of it.

Coincidentally, he had heard that Xu Lingtian had obtained several Black Notes, so he had prepared the gold before coming. Of course, it would be best if Xu Lingtian was willing to act,

and he wouldn't have to use such a high price.

Unfortunately, Xu Lingtian was unwilling to become a mortal enemy with Tao Qingyuan because of this, unless he offered a price that Xu Lingtian couldn't resist.

Xu Lingtian unceremoniously accepted the gold, turned and left, but returned shortly after, placing an extremely dark, ink-colored note on the table.

Tang Qian looked over. This was the first time he had seen the legendary Seven Kill Black Note. At first glance, it was nothing special, with only the word "Kill" on it.

But upon closer inspection, one could see that this "Kill" character seemed to contain a strange killing intent, even allowing one to feel a trace of chill.

Moreover, the material was very special. Being valued at one thousand taels of silver must have its reasons.

"There's no need for Xu to tell you how to use this thing, right?" Xu Lingtian smiled faintly.

"I won't trouble Brother Xu with that." Since Tang Qian knew of the existence of the Seven Kill Black Note, he had naturally heard how to use it. He then put the Black Note into his sleeve.

After chatting briefly about the recent situation in Nanling Prefecture, Tang Qian then bid farewell. He couldn't wait to meet with the people from the Seven Kill Hall.

The sooner the better, the sooner they would take action against Chen Yuan.

The first thing Tang Qian learned after returning to the Azure Serpent Society headquarters was that the two Ghost Children under the Blood Demon Old Man, who had been confined to a certain mansion, had disappeared.

Tang Qian didn't pay much attention to this. His relationship with the Blood Demon Old Man was not just one of coercion and inducement, but also of cooperation. He also knew that the Blood Demon Old Man valued the Ghost Children greatly,

so he did not mistreat the two Ghost Children.

If they ran away, they ran away. They were just two Bone Refinement cultivators, nothing to worry about. He thought they must have heard of the Blood Demon Old Man's death and couldn't wait to escape.

He didn't connect it with the other two Ghost Children at all.

What was most important to him now was to issue the mission.

Arriving at a secluded place, Tang Qian looked at the Black Note made of mysterious material in his hand. Without much hesitation, he used a precious sword to cut open his palm, allowing blood to soak the Seven Kill Black Note.

After the ink-like Seven Kill Black Note absorbed the blood, it quickly changed color. Then, Tang Qian lit the Black Note and let it turn to ashes.

This was the way to use the Seven Kill Black Note!

As far as he knew, in as little as a day or two, or as many as five or six days, the people from the Seven Kill Hall would definitely contact him. As for the exact method they used, he didn't know, but as long as he soaked the Black Note with his own blood, the Seven Kill Hall would know.

He had no intention of investigating such mysterious and strange methods. All he wanted was for them to come as soon as possible...

Speaking of which, he was a little frustrated. To kill a mere Coagulating Dipper martial artist, he had to go through so much trouble, but there was no better way. Now that Chen Yuan had shown his talent and entered the top 100 of the Hidden Dragon List, he would definitely be valued by the experts in the Sky Patrol Division.

Not to mention anything else, Tao Qingyuan truly regarded Chen Yuan as a treasure. He was not yet ready to become complete enemies with the Sky Patrol Division, as that might anger them, which was not worth it.

In addition to Tao Qingyuan, Tang Qian was also wary of the imperial court....

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While Tang Qian was burning the Black Note, intending to kill Chen Yuan through the assassins of the Seven Kill Hall, Chen Yuan was also thinking about how to eliminate Tang Qian and Xu Lingtian. Zhang Xuan's return was uncertain,

and he couldn't keep waiting. Chen Yuan wanted to strike first.

But to do this, he first needed Tao Qingyuan's support. Only Tao Qingyuan could request the help of Lu Yuan, the Military Preparation Commandant, and Shi Yunlong, the head of the Chang Le Gang.

If he was added, eliminating Tang Qian would be a sure thing, and he could also get rid of Xu Lingtian at the same time.

However, this was obviously not simple, because Tao Qingyuan was now placing his hopes on Zhang Xuan, and he could not disobey the orders from above.

Therefore, he had to think of a way to force Tao Qingyuan to act.

His instinctive reaction was to implicate the Azure Serpent Society with the Eternal Life Sect, but Tang Qian was not a fool and would definitely notice it. This presented a problem.

This plan wouldn't work!

After thinking for a long time, the only thing Chen Yuan could take advantage of was the conflict between the Azure Serpent Society and the Chang Le Gang. He wanted to add fuel to the fire, even at the cost of killing several high-ranking members of the Chang Le Gang, even Shi Yunlong's relatives.

Everyone has to pay their dues in the Jianghu. The Chang Le Gang and the Azure Serpent Society were birds of a feather, the elder brother was just a little better than the younger brother. The only difference was that the Chang Le Gang was now cooperating with the Sky Patrol Division.

But Chen Yuan had no qualms about being underhanded.

According to what he knew from Tao Qingyuan, Shi Yunlong had been watching in the dark when he killed Bei Le, and his intention was self-evident.

At the same time, he would have the Ghost Gold Child and others spread rumors in the city that the Azure Serpent Society was secretly colluding with the demons of the Eternal Life Sect, stirring up the waters. In this way, after waiting for a period of time,

the conflict between the two sides could be escalated to the highest level.

And he would temporarily take this opportunity to consolidate his cultivation and improve his strength, trying to improve his cultivation as much as possible before the war.

He even looked forward to another Son of Destiny appearing and receiving new opportunities.

As soon as he thought of it, he did it. Chen Yuan directly divided his men into two groups. One group, led by Zhao Beishan and the Four Ghosts of Yunjiang, would carry out targeted eliminations of some people from the Chang Le Gang.

Kidnapping and assassinating the high-ranking members of the Chang Le Gang.

The other group, led by the Ghost Gold Child, would spread unfavorable rumors about the Azure Serpent Society.

It is worth mentioning that the Ghost Gold Child and the Ghost Fire Child successfully found the Ghost Water Child and the Ghost Earth Child, who were left in the Azure Serpent Society by Tang Qian. After some persuasion (coercion),

they could only follow Chen Yuan's orders because Chen Yuan controlled their lifeblood.

At the same time, he secretly ordered Yue Shan to investigate the forces of the Dragon Tiger Sect rooted in Nanling Prefecture. Everything was proceeding steadily.

Suddenly, Chen Yuan seemed like an outsider quietly cultivating.

After receiving Chen Yuan's letter, the Prefect sent Chen Yuan a letter, vaguely implying that he would not pursue the matter of Clearwater County, and even hoped to make friends with Chen Yuan.

And this was also within Chen Yuan's expectations.

The Prefect had already taken a large share of the Red Sun Mountain mine, and coupled with the series of evidence that Chen Yuan possessed, it would be difficult for him to fall out with Chen Yuan.

As for the death of Magistrate Sun Yuan, no one cared...

Under the joint pressure of Chen Yuan and the Prefect, it did not cause any waves. The Prefecture Yamen sent a new magistrate to take office happily.

The peaceful time passed quickly, and a few days passed in the blink of an eye. Chen Yuan had been cultivating peacefully, but today his right eye was twitching frequently.

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