Chapter 93

On this day, on the city wall beside the southern gate of Jiangling, three lines of numbers written in lime water suddenly appeared. Each character was about a foot square, visible from a distance.

"Four, forty-one, thirty-three, fifty-three..."

These lines of numbers were more than two zhang (about 6.6 meters) above the ground. In Jiangling City, there might not be ladders long enough for someone to climb up and write them, unless they were hanging down from the top of the wall with a rope.

Additionally, if there were martial arts experts with exceptional lightness skills, it might also be possible.

Not far from these lines of numbers, there was a teahouse. Li Wuchang, dressed in ordinary clothes, was sitting inside, drinking tea and occasionally paying attention to the people coming and going.

Indeed, the numbers on the city wall were carved by Li Wuchang. They were the numbers of the Liancheng Jue, which, when combined with the "Selected Tang Poems," could lead to the treasure left by Emperor Liang Yuan.

Li Wuchang had completed most of his mission, and only a little remained to be done: the execution of Yan Daping and Qi Changfa.

Li Wuchang had a rough idea of Yan Daping's whereabouts. With some effort, he might still find him. However, Qi Changfa was well hidden, and his whereabouts were unknown.

Instead of going to great lengths to find them, it would be better to use the Liancheng Jue to lure them out. For people like Yan Daping and Qi Changfa, who were obsessed with the Liancheng Jue, this strategy of luring the snake out of its hole would be very effective.

Many people were coming and going through the southern gate. Within a few hours, the streets and teahouses of Jiangling City were buzzing with discussions, and many people came to the southern gate to see for themselves.

However, apart from the peculiar way they were written, these numbers were not particularly interesting. Most casual onlookers would look for a while, make some random guesses, and then leave. However, several martial arts experts stayed behind.

These people all held a copy of the "Selected Tang Poems," copying down the numbers on the city wall and frowning as they pondered deeply.

But since they did not know the Liancheng Sword Technique, even though they each had a copy of the "Selected Tang Poems" and the numbers were clearly written on the wall, they did not know which poem each number corresponded to.

Even Li Wuchang did not know the Liancheng Sword Technique, but he was not concerned. He viewed the treasure that the world was madly competing for with a very detached attitude.

There were not many people in the world who could connect these numbers to the location of the treasure. Yan Daping and Qi Changfa were undoubtedly two of them.

As the sky grew dark, Li Wuchang saw a figure quickly dart past the city wall and run westward. He had a sudden thought and followed closely behind.

Following the direction of the figure, Li Wuchang, with his deep internal skills and superior lightness skills, moved swiftly. Although the figure's lightness skills were also impressive, they were far inferior to Li Wuchang's. The figure did not notice anyone following and continued to run quickly.

Knowing that this person was Yan Daping, Li Wuchang did not immediately strike and kill him, as Qi Changfa had not yet appeared. Using Yan Daping to lure out Qi Changfa was part of his plan.

Indeed, after obtaining the numbers, Yan Daping easily deciphered the secret in the "Selected Tang Poems," which read: "Southwest of Jiangling City, in the main hall of Tianning Temple, before the Buddha statue, pay sincere homage and pray. The Buddha will grant blessings, and you will attain Nirvana."

Following Yan Daping, Li Wuchang reached the ancient temple of Tianning Temple in less than half an hour.

He listened outside the temple for a while and circled around it. Hearing no one inside or outside, Yan Daping pushed the door open and entered.

Yan Daping did not notice anything, but Li Wuchang, with his heightened senses, heard faint breathing sounds inside the temple, intermittent and barely perceptible.

If he had not known that Qi Changfa might be hiding inside and had not focused his full attention and gathered his internal power, Li Wuchang might not have detected it.

Tianning Temple was located in a remote area, long neglected, with a dilapidated door and walls. There were no monks or temple caretakers inside.

Yan Daping entered the main hall, lit a fire, and was about to light the candles on the altar. In the light, he noticed that the candle wax seemed quite fresh. He touched it and found it soft, indicating that someone had recently lit the candles.

Suspecting something, he blew out the fire and was about to step outside to investigate when he suddenly felt a pain in his back. A sharp blade pierced his body. He screamed, thinking he was surely going to die, but then heard a "ding" and felt the blade stop.

When Yan Daping entered the main hall, Li Wuchang hid outside the door. When Qi Changfa revealed himself and tried to kill Yan Daping, Li Wuchang intervened, using the Green Jade Sword to cut Qi Changfa's sword and save Yan Daping's life.

Feeling the blade stop, Yan Daping was relieved, but before he could turn around, he felt a pain in his waist and was cut in half.

"Who is it?!"

In the darkness, Qi Changfa's cold voice echoed, with a hint of fear and coldness.

In the pitch-black darkness, it was hard to see, but with his fifty years of deep internal power, Li Wuchang could still faintly make out the outline of the other person.

Li Wuchang laughed coldly, "Qi Changfa, you and your two brothers have fought over Emperor Liang Yuan's treasure all your lives. Now, Wan Zhenshan and Yan Daping have both gone to the underworld. You should go and join them."

"Wan Zhenshan, my eldest brother, was also killed by you, and now you have killed my second brother, Yan Daping. Do you have a grudge against us? But I don't remember having such an enemy."

Qi Changfa asked in surprise.

Li Wuchang replied, "You don't need to know... Oh, I see, that's your plan."

As Li Wuchang was speaking, Qi Changfa raised the broken half of his sword and stabbed at him, but this childish move was useless against him.

The Green Jade Sword swung, and with a move as fast as lightning, it pierced Qi Changfa's chest. In his other hand, he held a shiny dagger, which he had just pulled out.

"Ugh..."

With this last indistinct word, Qi Changfa fell to the ground, dead.

With this, Li Wuchang completed his second mission and earned 3,000 main god points.

The deaths of Yan Daping and Qi Changfa yielded good drops, leaving behind two black iron treasure chests. Li Wuchang opened them and found two copies of the Liancheng Sword Technique, a bottle of wound medicine, and a silver ingot.

"Good harvest."

Li Wuchang was in a good mood as he put these items away.

Before leaving, Li Wuchang heard the sound of footsteps, indicating that many people were rushing over. He estimated there were over a hundred people.

The treasure in Tianning Temple was not easy to obtain. The gold and jewels were coated with deadly poison. Any greedy person would suffer the consequences, but this was no longer Li Wuchang's concern. By this time, he had already returned to the main god space.

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