Chapter 0177: Xiao Yu Villa

Chapter 0177: Xiao Yu Villa

Qin Yun and the others were all waiting in the secret room for good news. When they saw Duan Qian enter with a troubled expression, they knew that the deal for the Soul Shaker Powder had fallen through.

Qin Yun asked, "Uncle Duan, was it too expensive, so we couldn't buy it?"

Duan Qian shook his head and sighed, "The person selling the Soul Shaker Powder suddenly decided not to sell it. They might be afraid of being traced. After all, the Soul Shaker Powder is a banned substance. This is going to be difficult!"

Murong Daren said, "Can we find the person selling the Soul Shaker Powder? We could negotiate with them privately!"

"We can't find them; sellers like that are good at hiding their identities," Duan Qian sat down, frowning as he thought of other solutions.

Without the Soul Shaker Powder, it would be hard to deal with the martial artists in the Xiao Yu Tower!

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door of the secret room. When Duan Qian opened it, he saw Meng Feiling.

After Meng Feiling closed the door behind her, she asked in a low voice, "Supervisor Duan, did you buy the Soul Shaker Powder?"

Duan Qian shook his head, "No, why?"

Meng Feiling said, "It's a good thing you didn't buy it; otherwise, there would have been big trouble! This is a setup. Someone wants to use the Runes Hall's black market to sell the Soul Shaker Powder and then use it against the Runes Hall."

Xie Wufeng and the others were shocked upon hearing this.

Qin Yun asked, "Sister Feiling, how do you know this?"

"The alchemist of the Soul Shaker Powder has some connection with my family. My father and grandfather are currently in the Imperial City, and I happened to overhear them talking about this conspiracy!" Meng Feiling said, "They seem to have just found out about this plot!"

Duan Qian frowned, "The person selling the Soul Shaker Powder backed out of the auction, which is why we couldn't buy it. Why did this happen?"

"Is that so? There must be very complicated reasons behind this!" Meng Feiling said in surprise.

"I'll investigate. Someone is trying to undermine our Runes Hall... It's probably the Blue Spirit's Three Palaces' bad idea," Duan Qian cursed under his breath and then left the secret room.

After Duan Qian left, Meng Feiling whispered, "I probably know who has the Soul Shaker Powder, but I couldn't say it in front of Supervisor Duan because I'm afraid he wouldn't let us take the risk."

Qin Yun asked urgently, "Who has it? We must get it!"

Meng Feiling said, "My grandfather told me that the Soul Shaker Powder is in the hands of a young woman who is at the ninth level of the Martial Body realm and holds a high position in the Tian Xiao Tower. The only person who fits these conditions is Xiao Xuanqin."

"Apparently, Xiao Xuanqin gathered the materials to refine the Soul Shaker Powder and asked someone to help her refine it!"

Xiao Xuanqin is Xiao Yuemei's aunt!

Why would the Soul Shaker Powder be in her hands?

Qin Yun suddenly remembered the incident at the Tian Qi forbidden zone. Xiao Xuanqin and a few others were in the Tian Qi forbidden zone. They might be planning to use the Soul Shaker Powder on Qiao Ruiwen to extract the Soul Refinement technique!

"There's no way we can get the Soul Shaker Powder from Xiao Xuanqin!" Xie Wufeng said, "We should act tonight! Brother Yun, it's risky, but if we don't try, we'll never know if we can succeed."

Qin Yun's brows furrowed, and his eyes darted back and forth. He also knew it would be impossible to get the Soul Shaker Powder from Xiao Xuanqin.

"Let's act tonight!" Qin Yun took out a large pile of animal hide talismans, distributing them to Xie Wufeng and the others.

There were hypnosis talismans, restraint talismans, smoke talismans, and fire talismans.

"The smoke talisman can produce a large area of thick smoke. Within this smoke, the atmosphere becomes very chaotic, temporarily disabling the enemy's ability to sense our presence."

Qin Yun explained the uses of the various talismans and informed them of some important precautions.

"Senior Meng, you should be able to handle those watchtowers, right? I'm going into the Xiao Yu Tower with Brother Yun!" Xie Wufeng said.

"With so many talismans in hand, it's no problem!" Meng Feiling nodded.

"Murong and Huo Lao San, you two are responsible for burning down the warehouse! The items stored in the warehouse are very important to the people in Xiao Yu Villa. They'll definitely rush to put out the fire first," Xie Wufeng, being the oldest and most experienced, took charge of the command.

After finalizing their detailed plan of action, they left the Runes Hall together to avoid being stopped by Duan Qian when night fell.

If Duan Qian knew they were planning to act, he would definitely stop them because there were martial artists at the Xuan Tian realm inside, and they wouldn't be a match for them with their current strength.

……

That night, the sky over the Imperial City of Tian Qin was extremely dark, with thick clouds blocking the stars and moon completely.

Although the bustling city was brightly lit, the remote areas of the Imperial City were plunged into darkness.

Qin Yun and the others, dressed in black with black hoods, arrived outside the high walls of Xiao Yu Villa.

Huo Zhong and Murong Daren headed towards the high walls near the large warehouses, while Meng Feiling flew high into the air and entered Xiao Yu Villa.

Qin Yun and Xie Wufeng cautiously flew through the air. They entered only after Meng Feiling had gone in.

Xiao Yu Villa was eerily dark, with only faint lights. The various gardens inside were filled with all kinds of trees, and Qin Yun and Xie Wufeng stealthily moved through them, carefully approaching the Xiao Yu Tower.

The Xiao Yu Tower was a five-story small tower with no lights, making it hard to see in the darkness.

After leaving the garden, Qin Yun and Xie Wufeng could smoothly reach the base of the Xiao Yu Tower.

Upon reaching the tower, Qin Yun immediately used his spiritual energy to scan the inside.

The first floor was empty, with no traps.

Satisfied, he gently pushed the door open. If any sound was made, he could use his spiritual energy to block it.

"There's nothing on the first floor!" Qin Yun thought in surprise. He had assumed the Xiao Yu Tower was a warehouse and would contain many valuable items.

But after entering, it was pitch dark and empty, with not even a person in sight.

They went up to the second, third, and fourth floors but found nothing. Every floor was empty.

Only the fifth floor was left!

They arrived at the fifth floor. It was just as dark as the floors below, but there was a powerful presence, the presence of a ninth-level martial body.

"Who's there?" they heard the shout of an old man.

Qin Yun quickly threw out a large handful of spirit charms made from beast skin and beast armor, all of them sleep and immobilization charms.

Seeing Qin Yun throwing out a large number of charms, Xie Wufeng didn’t rush forward immediately. Instead, he summoned his lifebound sword, holding it in front of him while pushing his mental energy to its limits.

Because it was so dark, he needed his mental energy to sense the surroundings.

The ninth-level martial body practitioner was about to approach but was confused by the large number of mid-grade charms and bound by a strong force. Though he could still move, he was much slower.

In the darkness, Qin Yun could sense Xie Wufeng silently leaping forward!

"Ah!" A scream was heard, coming from the ninth-level practitioner.

Xie Wufeng had succeeded!

Using his mental energy, Qin Yun sensed that Xie Wufeng had swiftly stabbed several times, killing the ninth-level martial body practitioner.

He took out a luminous pearl, illuminating the fifth floor, and saw the old man lying on the ground. Though he was wearing thick armor, it couldn’t withstand Xie Wufeng’s terrifying lifebound sword.

Qin Yun was secretly shocked by Xie Wufeng’s ability to kill a ninth-level martial body practitioner in an instant.

"The charms you threw were very useful; otherwise, I couldn’t have succeeded," Xie Wufeng admitted. He had been extremely tense as well. He looked around and frowned, "Xiao Yuemei isn’t here!"

"Could it be that Grandpa Duan’s information was wrong?" Qin Yun closed his eyes, took a few deep breaths, and said, "There’s Yuemei’s lingering fragrance here; she stayed for a while!"

"She’s been moved! It should have been not long ago!" Xie Wufeng walked to the table in the center and said.

He let out a soft "Hmm," looking at what was on the table.

Qin Yun quickly walked over and saw that the round table was engraved with many complex runes, and in the center of the table was a black key!

Xie Wufeng reached out to grab the key, but Qin Yun quickly pulled him back.

"Be careful!" Qin Yun said, "This is a very dangerous formation!"

He took out the Giant Spirit King Hammer and smashed it hard against the table.

After the table was shattered, a large surge of cold, chilling qi rushed out, making them shiver.

Then, the Xiao Yu Tower began to tremble slightly!

"It’s going to collapse!" Xie Wufeng picked up the black key, rushed to the wall, and slashed a large hole with his sword before flying out with Qin Yun.

A large group of people arrived, including seventh and eighth-level martial body practitioners. They noticed someone flying in the air and were about to attack when someone shouted, "The warehouse is on fire! It's on fire... All the warehouses are on fire!"

The dark Xiao Yu Manor had flames soaring high in the southern area, with blazing fire and thick smoke.

Murong Daren and Huo Zhong had successfully set fire to several large warehouses.

Those people’s primary responsibility was to guard the warehouses because the contents inside were extremely important, so they all rushed to put out the fire.

Only two or three eighth-level martial body practitioners pursued Qin Yun and Xie Wufeng.

Qin Yun threw a few fire charms behind him, slowing down the three eighth-level practitioners, and soon they flew out of Xiao Yu Manor. The pursuers didn’t chase them anymore.

At the Runes Hall, Duan Qian, who was at a high level, could see the flames from ten thousand meters away and immediately guessed that Qin Yun and the others had taken action.

"Those kids actually took action without telling me!" He hurried downstairs and saw Huo Zhong and Murong Daren entering from behind the hall.

Just as Duan Qian was about to scold them, he saw Meng Feiling, Qin Yun, and Xie Wufeng walking in. They were all dressed in night clothes.

"You guys... that was reckless. What if something had happened?" Seeing that everyone had returned safely, Duan Qian felt much more relieved.

Qin Yun said, "We didn’t run into any trouble. By the way, Grandpa Duan, Yuemei isn’t in Xiao Yu Tower! She was just moved; we don’t know where to. Can you help us find out?"

Duan Qian was slightly startled, "She was moved! It’s a good thing she was; otherwise, there would have been martial dao experts there, and you might not have come back!"