Chapter 3: Planning the Assassination(3)

With the disguise of the servant, Tian Hu hadn't encountered any problems and swiftly arrived at his destination.

In front of him, the Treasure Palace stood erect. Designed by a professional artisan, the palace looks splendid with its jaded rocks and dragon scales.

Either Servants or Xie disciples were there doing their businesses.

Tian Hu remained relaxed and heeded inside the Treasure Palace. And then, he saw another servant wearing a green cloth.

From what Xu Ji said, this servant was the one tasked to deliver the crate to the core of Treasure Palace. This person had a higher position than Xu Ji and based on his aura, he had the cultivation of Peak Qi Condensation Realm.

When that person saw Tian Hu, he strode towards him and smiled. "Brother Xu, it's been five minutes. What had taken you so long?"

"Brother Mu. My apologies." Tian Hu faked a wry smile. "I've encountered Young Master Chen's Protector on my way."

"Young Master Chen's Protector?" Servant Mu pondered and looked at Tian Hu. "Brother Xu, I've heard Young Master Chen have two Protectors. Which one of them that you had met?"

Tian Hu pretended to be confused "I don't know who he was, Brother Mu." and bumped his fists. "Oh right. He wore black cloth and he's very scary. And he had a Silver Insignia on his chest."

"Oh. You've probably met Protector Qing then."

"Protector Qing?" Tian Hu said and remembered the name. So the person who detected his spiritual sense was named Qing.

He sneered inwardly and thought. 'You'll be dead soon anyway.'

Tian Hu no longer spoke and handed the crate to the person Mu. And he turned around to transport the remaining crates.

But Servant Mu suddenly spoke. "Brother Xu, wait a moment."

"Hmm?" Tian Hu looked at the servant with bewilderment.

"Brother Xu, I forgot to remind you, I'll be accompanying some Xie disciples to the Mystical Realm. So, I'll count Brother Xu to hurry the crates."

"Oh. Mystical Realm?" Tian Hu mused. "What Mystical Realm you're going to, Brother Mu?"

Servant Mu looked prideful and smiled. "It's the Illusion Multiple Battlefield. Some disciples of Xie invited me to team with them. We're going to try the 4 man squad."

"Oh." Tian Hu nodded his head and pretended to be jealous.

Illusion Multiple Battlefields is a mystical realm that was established by the Raider Association. It's a place where hundred people would be transported into an illusionary battlefield. The last man standing wins and will receive battle points which they can use to exchange for rich rewards.

Illusion Multiple Battlefields have many categories: Qi Condensation Battlefield; Foundation Establishment Battlefield; Golden Core Battlefield; Nascent Soul Battlefield; and Sea Formation Battlefield.

The reason Illusion Multiple Battlefields is considered as a Mystical Realm is that when you died in this place, you wouldn't actually die. Instead, when someone died in the place, he would be transported back to the real world. Hence, it was called a Mystical Realm.

This kind of Mystical Realm was perfect for honing battle skills and martial arts. Thus, the Raider Association - which owned the Illusion Multiple Battlefields - had a booming income every day.

Tian Hu guessed that the reason why this person named Mu was invited by the Xie disciples was that he's a Peak Qi Condensation Realm. As for Mu's abilities, Tian Hu didn't pry anymore and just agreed to his request.

"Alright. I'll try my best to hurry, Brother Mu." Tian Hu smiled. "I hope I won't encounter someone on my way again and get a gift."

Tian Hu turned around and smirked a cold smile. He intentionally wanted the person Mu to hear the "Gift" in purpose for the part of his assassination.

Servant Mu tilted his head and looked at the disappearing silhouette of Tian Hu. "What did he mean by someone giving him a gift? Did he mean Protector Qing? Forget it. I'll just mediate to ready myself for the Mystical Realm."

....

Protector Qing left the Guest Hall with anger. Servants who encounter him would turn around and escape after seeing his intimidating aura.

Just a minute ago, he was angered by Old Man Lu. Old Man Lu was a hundred and sixty-eight years old- An old bag of bones who was the other protector of Chen Wuxian.

"How dare he ordered me around? Did he really think because Young Master Chen favored him over me, he could do whatever he wanted?" Protector Qing sneered. "I'll definitely kill you once I have the chance during the raiding of the Tomb. Hmph."

Protector Qing strode to the entrance gate of Xie Clan, and when he turned around, someone bumped over him.

Protector Qing had a sturdier build and powerful cultivation, so he wasn't knocked over by the collision. However, the impact caused the person who bumped him to flew backward. And this person seemed to be lifting a crate that fell after the collision; different kinds of herbs scattered when the crate opened.

"Eh? Isn't that Young Master Chen's gift?" Protector Qing murmured and he looked at the person he knocked over. "So, it was a servant. This is bad. I caused trouble for Young Master!"

With these thoughts, Protector Qing walked over to the servant. "Brat, are you alright?"

The servant shook his head and looked at the old man. "Protector Qing?"

The servant was shocked and hurriedly stood up. "Protector Qing. I'm sincerely sorry, I didn't see you. It's my fault for not looking at the road. Please forgive me."

Protector Qing expected his reaction. After all, he had higher status than this insignificant servant. He nodded his head and said. "It's no problem. It's my fault for not being attentive to the surrounding."

After he said that, Protector Qing waved his hand and the herbs flew back inside the crate. Then, invisible energy made the crate levitate towards the servant. "Here you go. I still have something to do. So I'll leave now."

The servant bowed his head repeatedly. "Thank you so much, Protector Qing. I'll not remain idle anymore. I'm going on my way."

Protector Qing smiled and heeded to the carriage. Striding forward, his smile vanished and what had been replaced was a sinister look atop his face. 'Hmph! How dare a servant touched me. If not for Young Master reminding me not to cause trouble, I would've killed that ant long ago."

After the servant carrying the crate started walking, his previous demeanor disappeared and he had a cold smile over his lips. 'What a foolish old man. He didn't even notice that I placed a [Demon Hearing Spell] on his body. Did he think I was ignorant of what he's thinking? Heh. If this was the outer world, you would've died many times."

Right. This servant was Tian Hu. After he left the Treasure Palace, he put the real Xu Ji to his room on the Servant Quarter. To be safe, Tian Hu laid down an illusionary formation. In that way, even if a Foundation Establishment happen to appear in Xu Ji's room, no one would see his body over there. As for a Golden Core Expert to appear in Xu Ji's room, Tian Hu never considered such a possibility.

Tian Hu had no clue if heaven was on his side, but he knew that he had lucked out by bumping over Protector Qing.

The former plan of Tian Hu was to attach a [Demon Hearing Spell], alongside the [Enshroudment Spell] to make the [Demon Hearing Spell] invisible, to a servant or an elder that is heeding towards the Guest Hall.

In that way, Tian Hu could spy what was Chen Wuxian doing inside the Xie Estate.

However, he had never expected to bump over Protector Qing!

Grabbing the opportunity, Tian Hu attached the [Demon Hearing Spell] to him instead of someone.

"Hehe. Let's see what's my next step after this." Tian Hu held the crate with a cold smile hanging on his face as he headed towards the Treasure Palace, holding the eighth crate in his hand.