The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 186 - 175 Roster

Chapter 186: Chapter 175 Roster

"The host has cunningly and viciously made endless calculations, forming a chain of deceptions, achieving the grand feat of the Innate God Killing Essence. Like a stick stirring up trouble, he has mixed into the Japanese conspiracy, perfectly embodying the style of a villain who seeks troubles when there is none. The system specially rewards 1500 Villain Points."

After everything had been settled, even the system showed up to assert its presence. But it was exactly this commentary that made Qing Yu’s face twitch uncontrollably, wishing he could hang the system up and give it a good beating.

Among the so-called praises, only the word "grand feat" could be considered as complimentary. Everything else, like "vicious" and "trouble-stirrer," could this really be considered praise? Ridiculous.

However, Qing Yu was in a good mood now and wasn’t going to quibble with this lousy system. His plan to kill Lin Tengyuan had gone smoother than he could have imagined, each step evolving towards the best possible outcome. He didn’t even need to reveal his last resort, and had successfully killed Lin Tengyuan.

Qing Yu covertly put away the Great Soul-searching Needle hidden in his sleeve, ready to be deployed at any moment. This three-star hidden weapon was intended to be his final trump card, which now turned out to be unnecessary to use. Being able to save this last resort was indeed a delight, so Qing Yu couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to the system’s infuriating commentary.

"System, give me an Intermediate Lottery." Today seemed like a lucky day; it was worth a try.

"Intermediate Lottery... drawing..."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for drawing a two-star item: Gong Ziyu’s bronze mask."

Item: Gong Ziyu’s bronze mask

Level: two-star

Commentary: "Only when I wear it, am I truly myself." — Gong Ziyu

Gong Ziyu’s bronze mask, or rather, the bronze mask that is Gong Ziyu. This bronze mask was none other than the face of Gong Ziyu; whoever wore it, became Gong Ziyu.

In terms of value, this lottery draw could be considered a loss. There wasn’t an Azure Dragon Association in this world, so even if he wore this mask, Qing Yu could not become Gong Ziyu. As a two-star item at the intermediate level of rewards, the bronze mask wasn’t exactly a rare item.

But sometimes, not everything should be valued based on its price, at least sentiment isn’t. This bronze mask held the sentiment of an era in Qing Yu’s past.

Besides, if this world did not have the Azure Dragon Association, then he could simply create one.

Overall, Qing Yu was quite satisfied with this lottery draw; at least it solved a long-standing dissatisfaction of his: finally, he no longer needed to endure the discomfort of wearing a face towel.

"So, onto tying up the loose ends."

Watching Luo Yan and Bu Lengchuan rush towards the various courtyards and rooms, eager to uncover the Japanese conspiracy, Qing Yu’s lips curled into a light smirk, and he quietly left as well.

Qing Yu, who had once interrogated the Death Soldier of the Fujita Family, the Dark Eagle, though unaware of the specifics of the important matters, was intimately familiar with which areas in the mansion were more significant and heavily guarded.

Keeping Luo Yan and Bu Lengchuan in the dark, Qing Yu stealthily entered a room near the garden. Coincidentally, this room was in the same direction as the courtyard he had aimed for when infiltrating the mansion that night, and was even nearby. No wonder he was attacked by the Dark Eagle as soon as he reached the garden – inadvertently, he had stumbled into a place heavily guarded due to its importance.

Entering the room, the setup was a very ordinary study. A desk and chair, plus a bookshelf filled with books; it was plain and common.

But outside this ordinary study, with as many as ten guards standing stiff under the effect of Beisu Qingfeng, it appeared extraordinarily unusual.

Moreover...

"Do the Japanese even read books from the Central Plains?" Qing Yu approached the bookshelf filled with the Four Books and Five Classics, as well as Taoist and Buddhist scriptures, and laughed.

"Even if they like to read books, this selection is excessively broad."

"And..."

Qing Yu reached out and pulled out a copy of the Poetry, "So many books, yet only this one has signs of being touched; the rest are brand new. Do you think I’m blind?"

Qing Yu wasn’t blind at all; with his Void Eye and having cultivated Knowledge Gained Through Experience, he didn’t even need to search carefully to notice which books were frequently handled, just by observing their exteriors.

Opening the Poetry, inside were not the passionate poems like those from Juan Juan’s sad love, but rather rows of names, each corresponding with another. Above were Japanese characters, traces of Central Plains characters, and some awkward symbols, which Qing Yu could only half understand.

Below the Japanese names were pure Central Plains characters—all names, each annotated with an identity. It seemed to be a list of spies that the Japanese had in the vicinity of Linchuan Prefecture. Some, with special identities, were even marked in bright red.

"These Japanese, they’re really not plotting anything small, huh? Just this area of Linchuan Prefecture has a directory this thick."

He flipped through the pages; there were commoners and businessmen, and also members of the Six Gates...

"Wait, there is no name of Lin Tengyuan."

Qing Yu flipped through from the beginning again, painstakingly checking each name, not missing a single one. Not only was Lin Tengyuan’s name missing, but there was also no name of any spy with an official identity.

This was somewhat false; Lin Tengyuan had served as the arrest officer of the Six Gates for many years in Linchuan Prefecture; Qing Yu absolutely did not believe that he hadn’t implanted a few Japanese there.

After flipping through the directory once more, Qing Yu lightly tapped on its cover, "It seems, either there is another higher-level directory, or the directory of spies with official identities is in Lin Tengyuan’s hands. I’m more inclined towards the latter. Lin Tengyuan’s cultivation and status weren’t low, and having operated in Linchuan Prefecture for many years, he definitely had a directory.

That official directory might be helping him manage his network in official circles. So, it makes sense for that directory to be in Lin Tengyuan’s possession."

"Too bad though, since Lin Tengyuan was ultimately a Silver Seal Constable of the Six Gates, I don’t have the means to search the places where such arrest officers would be involved in affairs. Luo Yan and Bu Lengchuan would also not agree to let me search, as it would be problematic if I saw secrets of the Six Gates that I shouldn’t."

"However, this directory is enough for now; at least I won’t lack hands for my future experiments."

Stepping outside, people had begun to carry away those guards who were lying stiff on the ground. These were sent by the Pharmacist.

Qing Yu would take half of the people, the rest would be handed over to Luo Yan and Bu Lengchuan to settle accounts; consider it a deal, given that Qing Yu had contributed greatly to this operation.

"My lord." A scholarly looking man in his thirties approached from the garden.

"Finally dare to come out, Pharmacist?" Qing Yu said with a smile.

This scholar was indeed the Pharmacist in disguise, who now finally dared to emerge from the secret room after the situation in Linchuan Prefecture had stabilized, with no more Japanese Death Soldiers suddenly jumping out to kill people.

"I’ll leave the matters here to you, as I need to meet a friend."

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