Chapter 4

Hastily returning to the room where he had initially crossed over, Su Yi easily found the martial arts manual of the Quanzhen Sect. It must be said that Yang Kang, this kid, really didn't take practicing martial arts seriously. If Su Yi had obtained such precious martial arts manuals, he would have memorized them thoroughly and burned the manuals to prevent others from taking them.

But Yang Kang, this guy, was truly ungrateful for his blessings. He had so casually thrown the precious manual under his pillow, making Su Yi, who had been prepared to search for hidden compartments and mechanisms, feel like he had punched into thin air.

After obtaining the martial arts manual, Su Yi was not in a hurry. He lay on the bed, calmly flipping through the manual, but his thoughts drifted to the dry well in the back courtyard of the mansion.

If he remembered correctly, that blind Mei had a half of the *Nine Yin Manual* hidden in her bosom, written on her husband's skin. ... Later, it seemed that Guo Jing's clever thief master, Zhu Cong, had stolen it and given it to Guo Jing.

Thinking of this, Su Yi suddenly sat up. Wasn't this just a free boost of fortune? ... If he could get that piece of human skin, Guo Jing would never be able to gather the *Nine Yin Manual* by chance in the future, and Su Yi himself would certainly gain a significant amount of fortune...

Just thinking about the possibility of obtaining a large amount of fortune made Su Yi tremble with excitement. He felt as if every cell from his hair to his toes was filled with energy, and he couldn't wait to rush to the dry well and battle Mei Chaofeng for three hundred rounds!

Just as he was getting excited, Su Yi suddenly remembered something, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him, and all his enthusiasm vanished. Damn it, Qiu Chuji was coming to take him to the Quanzhen Sect in three days, and Mei Chaofeng was also a formidable expert, arguably invincible in the *Shooting the Eagle* era except for the Five Greats. In three days, it would be impossible for a weak, scrawny boy to steal a treasure that a world-class expert valued so much. Su Yi could only say: Coach, this is too difficult...

Moreover, in the original plot, Yang Kang had never gone to the Quanzhen Sect. If the original plot were to continue, Yang Kang would have perfectly passed this test. But with Su Yi's blind meddling, the entire subsequent plot would become a mess.

At the very least, this trip to the Quanzhen Sect would take a considerable amount of time. It would be impossible to slowly gain Mei Chaofeng's trust and learn the *Nine Yin Manual* as in the original story.

He had to get the *Nine Yin Manual* within these three days!!! Otherwise, he would miss his chance!

Lying back on the bed, Su Yi furrowed his brow and closed his eyes, his mind racing. What should he do? What should he do? Force wouldn't work; even if all the guards in the mansion attacked together, they probably wouldn't be able to defeat Mei Chaofeng. If he were to use intelligence, the only weakness he could exploit was that she was blind...

Wait!!!

Blind???

Su Yi suddenly had an idea.

Time was limited. He casually threw the Quanzhen Sect manual, which he had just considered a treasure, on the bed, completely forgetting that he had just criticized Yang Kang for not valuing the manual, and now he was even more casual with it...

He went out, grabbed a servant, asked a few questions, and then headed straight for the kitchen of the Jin Mansion.

The Jin Mansion had over a hundred people, and the kitchen, which supplied meals for all of them, was naturally quite large. Although it was not mealtime, the kitchen was still bustling with activity as many chefs were preparing for dinner.

In the midst of their busy work, they saw the young master suddenly arrive and quickly put down their tasks to come and greet him.

One of the fat chefs bowed respectfully and flattered, "Young Master, why do you have the leisure to come to this place of servants? If there's something you want to eat, just send someone to inform us, there's no need to come in person..."

"Um... I've recently developed a liking for osmanthus cakes, so I asked the kitchen to prepare one for me every day..." Su Yi made up a story on the spot. "But the osmanthus cakes placed on my table have been disappearing before I could even taste them. They must have been stolen by some servant who doesn't know the rules, so I came to check."

Have you been asking the kitchen for osmanthus cakes these past few days? The fat chef racked his brain but couldn't remember when this had happened... But seeing Su Yi speak so seriously, he didn't dare to contradict him and just assumed it was true. He asked, "So, Young Master, do you think the thief who stole the osmanthus cakes is here?"

"Not really, I don't suspect any of you. I just came to ask if the kitchen has lost any food recently... If so, this person might be a repeat offender... Our mansion has strict rules and cannot tolerate such deceitful people!"

"Oh, right, it's cooked food."

Considering that the chefs in the kitchen probably had the habit of taking raw meat home, Su Yi added, thinking that a blind person would not dare to cook and would definitely steal cooked food to avoid drawing attention.

Sure enough, after Su Yi's clarification, everyone relaxed. It turned out he wasn't here to accuse them. If it were raw meat, everyone had indeed taken some, but cooked food was strictly accounted for, and no one dared to touch it.

They looked at each other and shook their heads, indicating they didn't know. One of the thin men seemed to remember something and said in a low voice, "I'm responsible for cleaning the kitchen every day, and I did notice something strange. It seems that some food does go missing every day, but not much, so I didn't pay much attention to it."

"Oh? When did this start?" Su Yi asked.

"About three months ago... It's been too long, I can't remember the exact time."

"It seems this person has been at it for quite a while..." Su Yi stroked his chin, but inside he was elated. It seemed Mei Chaofeng had indeed hidden herself in the mansion.

Noticing that his expression was too excited, Su Yi cleared his throat, composed himself, and said seriously, "Such a deceitful person cannot be tolerated. I will come back after dinner to catch this person. You must not leave before I return!"

He casually took out a silver ingot from his pocket, not sure how much it was, and threw it to the thin man, giving him instructions.

"Ah? Me... this servant?" The thin man, as if waking from a dream, looked at the silver ingot in his hand, stunned for a long time. He bit it with his teeth to confirm it was real silver and immediately became elated. "Please rest assured, Young Master, I will stay here and wait for you."

Everyone looked at the thin man with envy and jealousy. The silver ingot was at least seven or eight taels, which they couldn't earn in a year. This guy had obtained it so easily.

Their attitude towards Su Yi also became more friendly. It turned out the Young Master was so generous, rewarding so much for such a small matter... They had heard from the servants that the Young Master was hard to please, but it seemed they were lying. This guy must have already received many benefits. They decided to find ways to get closer to the Young Master in the future.

Su Yi ignored their enthusiastic gazes, called out, and left with his hands behind his back. The matter was urgent, and he had more important things to do.

Hmph, no matter how high your martial arts skills are, Mei Chaofeng, you're still just a blind person, and living under someone else's roof, it's not difficult to find your weakness...

At this moment, Su Yi was filled with excitement. Just thinking about the *Nine Yin Manual* he was about to obtain made him extremely excited, and he felt no shame in taking advantage of a blind person... In his view, he was even doing a good deed.

"Sigh... Misinterpreting 'destroying the enemy's leader' as 'grabbing the enemy's head,' Sister Mei, with your intelligence, you basically have no chance of becoming a world-class expert. The *Nine Yin Manual* is too precious to be wasted on you. I'll take the trouble to keep it for you..."

Indeed, as a disciple of the top expert in *Shooting the Eagle*, the education he received was undoubtedly of the highest level. Yet, this guy managed to turn the *Nine Yin Divine Claw* into the *Nine Yin White Bone Claw*. Huang Yaoshi wouldn't hide anything from his disciples, so it must be that Mei Chaofeng... had a skewed talent.