This night, the Capital City was shrouded in dark turmoil.

A fierce battle at the Wu family had just ended, and the air was still thick with the smell of blood.

The courtyard was scattered with the corpses of the Deng family and Liu family experts who were killed, with Deng Fangzhen and Liu Yunzhen severely injured, only managing to escape with a few experts.

In front of the villa, three cloaked figures were standing. Their cloaks were of different colors: black, red, and blue, and all three were masked.

Among them, the one in the black cloak was Marquis Wuying.

"Young Master, Brother Liang, without your help tonight, I, Marquis Wuying, would have surely died at the hands of those old fellows, Deng Fangzhen and Liu Yunzhen," Marquis Wuying said, looking at the two, one in red and one in blue cloaks.

Marquis Wuying clasped his hands and bowed deeply to these two.

"Elder Wu, you are an elder of Hidden Kill, and naturally, the young master will not stand idly by," said the blue-cloaked figure with a deep gaze, his voice revealing him to be a middle-aged man.

"The Hidden Kill Young Master speaks the truth. The Deng family, the Chen family, and the Liu family have always been our greatest enemies. Elder Wu using a fake Dragon Saliva Pill to poison Chen Wuyue, making him critically ill, helped eliminate an enemy for us, heh heh," said the figure in the red cloak with a sharp gaze, emitting an insidious, aged laugh.

"Now that Deng Fangzhen, Liu Yunzhen, and Chen Wuyue are all severely injured and weakened, it is perfect timing for us to completely annihilate them and swallow up the Chen, Deng, and Liu families," said the blue-cloaked young master.

However, the elder in the red cloak spoke up, "Hidden Kill Young Master, although Deng Fangzhen, Liu Yunzhen, and Chen Wuyue are severely injured and weakened, these three families still have deep roots. To completely swallow them up might not be possible at once."

"I agree with Brother Liang. The Chen family has the Dragon Thorns, and both the Deng and Liu families have their own expert organizations. Exterminating all three families to swallow them up is no easy task," advised Marquis Wuying, looking at the young master.

"Very well, then we will take down the Chen, Deng, and Liu families step by step," said Hidden Kill Young Master, looking at Marquis Wuying and the elder in the red cloak.

"Hidden Kill Young Master, I have already dispatched my Liang family Shadow Experts to intensify the search for Lin Zheng's female disciple. I will inform you when we have news. I bid farewell for now," said the elder in the red cloak, before soaring into the night like a bat, disappearing into the darkness.

Marquis Wuying clasped his hands and said to Hidden Kill Young Master; "Young Master, I will also direct my men to intensify the search for Lin Zheng's female disciple."

"Alright, Elder Wu, notify me immediately with any news of Lin Zheng's female disciple," said Hidden Kill Young Master, looking at Marquis Wuying.

"Yes, Young Master."

The emerald cloak of the Hidden Kill Young Master fluttered, and then he shot into the night like an arrow piercing the clouds, disappearing.

Shortly after the red-cloaked elder and Hidden Kill Young Master flew away from the Wu family villa, a person emerged from the villa—it was Wu Yunci.

"Father, as you expected, Deng Fangzhen took your Dragon Saliva Pill and gave it to Chen Wuyue, causing him to be poisoned and critically ill, and attacked us to obtain the antidote," Wu Yunci said admiringly to his father. "And Father informed the Young Master and Mr. Liang about Chen Wuyue's poisoning, prompting them to help us, severely injuring Deng Fangzhen and Liu Yunzhen, thus eliminating our major enemies."

"Father, you are truly a master strategist, with nothing overlooked."

Marquis Wuying replied, "Now that Chen Wuyue is critically ill, and Deng Fangzhen and Liu Yunzhen are severely injured, next we should go to the Chen family and use the antidote to force them to hand over Lin Zheng's female disciple; this is our only chance to obtain the Martial Saint Heart Sutra."

"Father is right."

...

The Liang family villa in the Capital City.

A figure flew into the courtyard of the villa, and the surrounding Liang family experts on patrol shouted in unison, "Who?"

When they saw the elder in the red cloak in the courtyard, they immediately called out respectfully, "Master, you're back."

The red-cloaked elder gave a slight nod and walked into the villa.

The elder entered the living room, seeing a solemn middle-aged man sitting on the sofa along with a young man with blue-dyed hair.

"Dad."

"Grandpa, you're back."

The blue-haired youth was Liang Xu, while the middle-aged man was Liang Xu's father, Liang Teng.

The red-cloaked elder lifted his hood, revealing a head full of white-gray hair, then removed his mask, and instantly, a face marked with the passage of time and wrinkles was revealed, the elder's eyes like eagle eyes, with a penetrating sharpness.

The elder was Mr. Liang, Liang Yunhu.

Liang Yunhu sat down on the sofa, and Liang Teng immediately poured a cup of tea for his father, "Father, have some tea. How did things go with the Wu family?"

Liang Yunhu picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said to his son, "Marquis Wuying besides inviting me to help him, also invited your brother-in-law, Hidden Kill Young Master."

"Deng Fangzhen and Liu Yunzhen brought their experts to the Wu family to demand the antidote but were caught off guard by us, Hidden Kill Young Master, and Marquis Wuying. In the end, Deng Fangzhen and Liu Yunzhen were severely injured and fled, and their experts were killed or seriously wounded."

Liang Teng asked, "Father, did you find news of Lin Zheng's female disciple?"

"Yes, I have confirmed news. Tomorrow night we will capture Chen Lin," Liang Yunhu said decisively.

Liang Teng seemed to realize something, "Could it be that Lin Zheng's female disciple is at the Chen family?"

Liang Yunhu nodded, "The masked person who rescued Lin Zheng's female disciple that night, if I'm not mistaken, was definitely Chen Wuyue."

"Otherwise, why would Deng Fangzhen receive Marquis Wuying's Dragon Saliva Pill and give it to Chen Wuyue, hence being severely poisoned? This indicates Chen Wuyue was struck by my Heart-devouring Palm that night, and his injuries require the Dragon Saliva Pill for treatment."

Liang Teng suddenly understood, "Father is right. So that means Lin Zheng's female disciple is in Chen Wuyue's hands."

"Now that Marquis Wuying has the antidote, and Chen Wuyue is critically ill, he will surely use the antidote as leverage to force the Chen family to hand over Lin Zheng's female disciple," said Liang Yunhu solemnly.

"If Lin Zheng's female disciple falls into Marquis Wuying's hands, he will use her to exchange for the Martial Saint Heart Sutra from Lin Zheng."

Liang Teng quickly said, "Father, is there no way we can stop Marquis Wuying?"

Liang Yunhu laughed, "Didn't I just say we will capture Chen Lin from the Chen family before Marquis Wuying acts, so the Chen family has to hand over Lin Zheng's female disciple."

"Grandpa, that kid Chen Lin embarrassed me today, putting me in an awkward position in front of people. Grandpa, you must avenge me," Liang Xu gritted his teeth, saying to his grandfather.

"Hmm, Liang Xu, tomorrow night you will accompany me to capture Chen Lin," said Liang Yunhu.

"Yes, Grandpa." Liang Xu's eyes lit up with an excited, ruthless glow.

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