Fantasy: The Clan Chief Lies Down, His House Is Full of Emperors

About a million miles south of Broken Mountain City, in a remote small country, there is an ordinary teahouse where people come and go from time to time.

At this moment, a well-dressed, slender man walked in, carrying a birdcage in his hand. The bird in the cage had bright feathers, looked extremely beautiful, and had a clear and melodious song.

"Shopkeeper, I'm going to have a long chat with an old friend today. Please have a pot of the finest Yangchun tea."

"Alright, sir, please come upstairs."

The slender man leisurely went upstairs, and soon a pot of fragrant spiritual tea was delivered to his private room.

When the waiter entered the room, he closed the door behind him.

"Sir, here's your Yangchun leaf."

The thin man opened the teapot and took a sniff.

"This pot of tea is not brewed well, give me a new one."

The waiter's eyebrows twitched slightly, but his hands didn't stop moving.

"No problem, please wait."

When he returned, he not only brought a pot of fresh tea, but also a jade slip and a painting, which he handed to the thin man.

The slender man glanced at the painting, then scanned the jade slip with his divine sense. With a clench of his right hand, both the jade slip and the painting instantly turned to dust.

He acted as if nothing had happened, sipped his tea slowly, drank only one cup, then got up, picked up the birdcage, and went downstairs.

"Shopkeeper, please settle the bill. My old friend has something to attend to and will come another day."

The thin man paid the bill and was about to leave the teahouse.

Suddenly.

"Boom!"

A giant palm print descended from the sky, instantly turning the teahouse into ruins. Everyone inside, except for the thin man, was dead.

If it weren't for the other side's deliberate control, not only this city, but the entire surrounding area would have been reduced to ruins.

The slender man had completely changed his appearance; his face was ashen, and he exuded a dense killing intent, almost tangible.

He wasn't a spoiled brat who played with birds; he was a cold-blooded killer, and a killer from the Hidden Assassins.

He raised his head and looked at the person whose face was obscured by thick fog not far away. This person was dressed in white robes and had an otherworldly air about him.

"Who are you?"

The thin man understood that the other party was after them.

If the fog were to dissipate, he should be able to recognize that this person is the head of the Xu family of Duanshan City.

But the thick fog obscured his vision, and he couldn't recognize him at all.

"A killer will not ask who someone is before killing them, and similarly, he should not ask anything when he is being killed."

Xu Qingzhou took out the Crimson Phosphorus Heavenly Blade and slashed down with it.

"Holy Soldier!"

The thin man exclaimed in surprise, his face filled with horror.

The reason he didn't run away immediately was because he realized from that palm strike that his opponent was at the same level as him, a True Saint at the ninth level, and had not yet broken through. This made him feel fearless.

But to his utter surprise, the other party actually possessed a sacred weapon!

By this time, it was too late for him to escape. Even if they were at the same level, he was no match for Xu Qingzhou, not to mention that Xu Qingzhou would take out a sacred weapon at the slightest provocation.

With a single strike, he killed the slender man.

Similar scenes kept appearing all over Cangzhou, and without exception, all the people killed were assassins from the Hidden Assassins, and the places destroyed were also Hidden Assassins' strongholds.

However, only Xu Qingzhou was killing Saint Realm assassins.

If this happened in only one or two places, no one would care. But when it happens simultaneously in multiple places across the entire Cangzhou region, it's hard not to arouse curiosity and suspicion.

Soon, news spread that this was a purge targeting the assassins.

This news caused an instant sensation.

"My God, the Hidden Assassins are an assassin force that existed since ancient times, and someone actually dared to wipe out their stronghold!!"

"The key is that it was successful. This assassination operation destroyed many of the strongholds and killed many assassins."

"It must be that he assassinated someone from a powerful organization, which is why he was retaliated against."

"Things aren't that simple. The Hidden Assassins have always been very mysterious. The fact that they can find out so many of their strongholds is no small feat."

"If you ask me, well done! The assassin faction should have been wiped out long ago!"

The Hidden Assassins headquarters is bustling with activity as news keeps pouring in from all over the country.

Almost every message that came back was enough to tell you, without even looking, that another stronghold had been destroyed or some assassin had fallen.

The management of Hidden Killer was both angry and helpless, because they didn't even know why this was happening or who was deliberately targeting them.

It's like a dog walking down the street when suddenly a sack falls from the sky, trapping the dog and beating it mercilessly. Its food bowl is stolen, but the dog doesn't know who did it or why.

We definitely can't continue working now. We can only suspend all operations and have all the assassins hide. It's better to stay in hiding for a while.

.....

The Xu family of Duanshan City.

The operation against the assassins came quickly and ended just as quickly.

Because the assassins reacted very quickly, once the first discovered strongholds were destroyed, they immediately withdrew and moved to other strongholds, making it very difficult to find them later.

Xu Qingzhou took out the thin man's belongings.

This person was the only Saint Realm assassin discovered in this operation, and unexpectedly, he was also a True Saint at the ninth level. If Xu Qingzhou hadn't been strong enough and had a Saint Weapon in hand, he might have really escaped.

As Xu Qingzhou was taking stock of the spoils, he became increasingly suspicious.

Because he actually found many items belonging to the three holy lands among this person's belongings.

"This is... an elder's identity token from the Primordial Holy Land!!!"

Xu Qingzhou was stunned. If he only had this one identity token, he might have thought that he had killed an elder of the Primordial Holy Land.

But besides the token, there are also many uniforms worn by the elders of the Primordial Holy Land, as well as the renowned martial arts techniques of the Primordial Holy Land.

This means that the assassin did not kill an elder of the Primordial Holy Land, but was himself an elder of the Primordial Holy Land.

"Clearly, this isn't just an elder of the Primordial Holy Land doing something to earn spirit stones; it's because the Hidden Assassins and the three Holy Lands are in cahoots."

"Even the Hidden Assassins have been controlled by the three holy lands, and many of their assassins come from the three holy lands."

Xu Qingzhou thought that this was most likely the case, and couldn't help but marvel.

These three holy sites actually have a black glove, presumably to handle all the dirty and hard work.

No wonder the Hidden Assassins, despite their decline, managed to escape unscathed from the Great Xia Dynasty's pursuit and suppression; they had such a powerful backer.

Xu Qingzhou hadn't expected that this operation against the Hidden Assassins would also deal a blow to the three holy lands; it was an unexpected stroke of luck.

"Unfortunately, even if this news gets out, not many people will believe it."

"If one day there is an opportunity to produce strong evidence and make this secret public, it will definitely have a certain impact on the three holy lands."

After destroying the Chu family and making a fortune, Xu Qingzhou began to covet the wealth of the Holy City and the three Holy Lands.

If we could destroy the three holy lands and take over the holy city, it would be enough for the Xu family to buy many sets of Five Elements spiritual items.

After this operation, Hidden Killers will likely have to behave themselves for a long time.

But once they recover somewhat, they'll probably continue, since that's their old profession; a leopard can't change its spots.

Therefore, Xu Qingzhou arranged for several Hidden Dragon Guards to go to Xu Kong's side to protect him.