Lu Chengfeng and the Jade-faced Young Master indulged freely with the four women in the room, occasionally exchanging the ones in their embrace.

The Handsome Yama enjoyed the women's services while he carefully inquired about the Jade-faced Yama's journey down the mountain. After confirming there were no oversights, he said, "Liu, you're getting more seasoned in your work, very good, very good."

"Work well, I won't let you suffer. With me, which kind of woman can't we win over?"

"Even those prestigious ladies and noblewomen aren't entirely out of reach."

The Jade-faced Young Master himself is very clever, tight-lipped, never speaks nonsense, and keeps his mouth shut about things he shouldn't inquire.

Lu Chengfeng was surprised to hear the Handsome Yama mentioning prestigious ladies and noblewomen. These women are not like those abducted in robberies; annoying those powerful forces could make the Three Immortals Mountain insignificant.

Where did the Handsome Yama get such audacity?

But knowing the Jade-faced Young Master's nature, being discreet and not prying, Lu Chengfeng found it inappropriate to ask more.

After the two indulged for a while, the Handsome Yama got all his questions answered and instructed, "I previously arranged some experts skilled in forensic work and tracking to investigate the recent murder of Lang San and his group."

"They found some clues on the bodies I brought back, and now they have been out tracking for quite some time."

"Keep an eye on the various bases down the mountain and report immediately if you find any signs left by them."

Lu Chengfeng's heart skipped a beat, but he agreed without showing any emotion.

Seeing the Handsome Yama lost interest in talking, Lu gently pushed the woman from him. After dressing, he reluctantly felt a few touches before saying to the Handsome Yama, "Third Master, I take my leave."

"Go!" The Handsome Yama waved his hand.

Lu Chengfeng then respectfully retreated.

...

In the following two weeks, Lu Chengfeng kept closely tracking the whereabouts of those sent by the Handsome Yama. Through the secret messages they returned, he discovered they had traced Li Mo and noticed some mistakes he left behind.

Lu Chengfeng suddenly sensed danger, "I can't delay any longer; hesitating leads to chaos."

His original plan disrupted, he spent much time and energy infiltrating again.

He infiltrated the stronghold a month later than expected, and with Su Wanqing's wedding day approaching, Lu Chengfeng was unwilling to wait further.

"I must take a risky gamble, strike where they're unprepared, and kill in one blow!" He continuously refined his plan, perfecting every detail.

"The Handsome Yama usually mingles with many women. Finding a chance to kill him alone is difficult."

"The only time he's alone is every seven days when he goes out by himself."

"According to the 'Life-taking Impermanence Sword' secret manual provided by my master, he should be going out to kill and practice, honing his swordsmanship."

"This swordsmanship is unique; sitting in meditation makes little progress. Only through killing can one advance, specifically the kill-in-one-stroke assassination."

"The higher cultivation of the victim, the greater the benefits gained."

"To meet him alone, I must do so when he prepares to go down the mountain. The Handsome Yama will send away all the women and retreat in his room to nurture Essence, Qi, and Spirit for one two-hour."

Lu Chengfeng took a deep breath, "My only chance is now, and I can't raise his suspicion or alertness; only then might success be achievable."

"Otherwise, any flaw endangers the mission, and trouble will ensue if he isn't killed in one blow."

Suppressing the sense of crisis and hesitancy, he knew the task was akin to dancing on a wire. If it failed, there would be no escape, with little chance of surviving.

If he had infiltrated sooner, he would have more time for preparation and scheming, but now urgency pressed hard; action was necessary.

On one hand, Li Mo's trail had been tracked, with his own clues and mistakes being noticed by others; on the other, Su Wanqing's wedding was half a month away.

He couldn't afford to delay!

...

Three days later, at dusk.

Lu Chengfeng calculated the two-hour precisely, seeing the planned moment approaching, he didn't dare delay, carrying only prepared papers, leaving his men behind, hurriedly heading to the inner stronghold.

Upon reaching the Handsome Yama's room, women had just been driven out, and the door wasn't even closed.

Seeing those attending to the Handsome Yama preparing to close the door, Lu hurriedly shouted, "Wait, I've urgent matters to report to the Third Master."

Choosing this timing, rather than the middle of the Handsome Yama's meditation or after finishing, was meticulously designed.

If chosen during, the Handsome Yama might not attend and speak after finishing the exercise.

However, if the Handsome Yama finished exercising, achieving peak Essence, Qi, and Spirit, his senses would be heightened, reducing the chance of success by thirty percent.

If early, the Handsome Yama would still have others around him; only at this moment, was it perfectly timed.

Seeing hesitation in Lu Chengfeng's words, the woman paused briefly, "The Third Master is about to meditate and won't see outsiders."

"This matter is extremely urgent. Can you bear the consequences if you delay the Third Master's important affair?" Lu Chengfeng scolded, then said, "Forget it, this has nothing to do with you. Go about your own business; I'll go in myself."

"Even if the Third Master blames someone, it won't involve you. I'll bear it myself."

"However..."

As he spoke, he reached into the woman's clothes without restraint, "You'll have to repay me well later."

"Bah!" The woman laughed and cursed, "It's your own business; what does it have to do with me? And you still want me to get involved physically? Get lost!"

As she spoke, she pried Lu Chengfeng's hand away, "If you want to go in, then go. If the Third Master blames you, it's not my fault."

"I wouldn't dare stay here!"

The Handsome Yama was lecherous by nature, but he had strict rules for the women serving around him. If they ticked him off, their life and death would be uncertain.

Lu Chengfeng seized the moment to grope her butt before reluctantly watching the woman leave. Once the surroundings were empty, except for the patrol guards ten zhang away, he took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

"Third Master, it's me, Liu."

The Handsome Yama had just entered meditation and was about to exercise his skill when he heard the noise outside. His tone was somewhat cold as he said, "Liu, what's the matter?"

Lu Chengfeng quickly replied, "Great Master, the people you sent out have returned with news. They've already found traces of the person who escaped, and there are clues about the murderer of the Dong family's relatives."

"Oh? This news has come just in time." The Handsome Yama's voice came from inside the room, "Come in!"

Lu Chengfeng agreed, pushed the door open, and carefully closed it before entering the inner meditation room.

He saw the Handsome Yama sitting cross-legged on a prayer mat. Perhaps because his exercise was interrupted, his face looked a bit unkind compared to usual.

Lu Chengfeng broke out in a cold sweat, bowed quickly, and raised the secret letter sealed in a honey pill with both hands.

The Handsome Yama cast a cold glance at him and decided to reprimand this trusted subordinate later. Even if there was a reason, he must never allow his rules to be easily broken.

Thinking this way, he carefully inspected the wax pill, and after confirming it hadn't been tampered with, he opened it.

Lu Chengfeng was bowing, with both hands holding the honey pill not far from the Handsome Yama.

Just when he lowered his head to open the secret message, a gleam of cold light suddenly appeared, astonishingly quick, like a bolt of lightning.

In that instant, Lu Chengfeng fully unleashed the Tongyou Sword Intent's Third Layer, burning all the True Qi he had accumulated, slashing out an extremely sharp Sword Qi.

Everything happened too abruptly. The Handsome Yama had never thought anyone could impersonate his trusted subordinate so vividly, with no flaws.

But he was a master who had cultivated Sword Intent, and his Life-taking Impermanence Sword was extremely sensitive to killing intent. The moment Lu Chengfeng attacked, he sensed the crisis of death.

Almost instinctively, he rolled sideways to dodge.

Buzz!

A flash of blood appeared, directly cleaving the Handsome Yama's shoulder in half. His entire left arm and chest were sliced by the Sword Qi.

Thud!

Lu Chengfeng's eyes were icy cold. He flashed forward, his two fingers forming a sword, and thrust another Sword Qi into his throat, blocking the words the Handsome Yama was about to shout.

Bang!

Lu Chengfeng's expression was utterly ferocious, forcefully driving the Sword Qi. The sharp Sword Light decapitated the head as if cutting grass, blood spilling everywhere.

Seeing the Handsome Yama's eyes widen, his blood-stained head rolling on the ground, Lu Chengfeng finally breathed a sigh of relief. His limbs went limp, his back soaked through.

There was no time for fear or thought. After taking a couple of breaths, Lu Chengfeng quickly sprang into action.

He pulled out a pre-prepared potion from his sleeve pouch, removed the human skin mask from his face, and imprinted a new visage on the Handsome Yama's head with the human skin mask.

As time slowly passed, Lu Chengfeng's heart pounded, sweat covering his face.

About a quarter of an hour later, the human skin mask was successfully imprinted. Lu Chengfeng finally showed a look of satisfaction, rapidly applying a pre-prepared potion to the human skin mask in the room's mirror.

Then he took off his clothes and put them on the headless corpse, using Sword Qi to mutilate the Handsome Yama's head beyond recognition.

Next, he changed into the Handsome Yama's clothes, cleaned up the traces at the scene, and took the honey pill containing the secret message, ignoring the blood and corpse on the ground.

After carefully checking to ensure nothing was missed, he raised his voice, imitating the Handsome Yama's voice in an angry roar, "Come here!"

Soon a woman serving him rushed over. Upon seeing the corpse and blood on the floor, she was so frightened her face lost color, trembling all over, not daring to take another look.

"Damn thing dares to interrupt me during my exercise. Fetch two fierce dogs here; I'll feed his body to them."

One woman was so scared she wet herself, her legs trembling, falling to the ground with a thud.

Women who had stayed for a longer period had witnessed such bloody scenes several times. Though their faces turned pale with fright, they suppressed their fear and quickly went to summon the underlings to bring the dogs.

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