I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 665

Chapter 665: Capture! Loot the Treasure House!

“I haven’t asked yet. They say the ancestors came out of retreat in a hurry and left no words behind,”

the steward replied cautiously.

“Few forces in the world have the ability to infiltrate Zhoutian City and assassinate a powerful Yuanshen master. Only three major powers—the Demon Realm, the Demon Realm, and the Netherworld Palace—can do so.

The most likely culprit is the Netherworld Palace.”

After calming down, the beautiful middle-aged woman began to analyze the situation.

She had a deep understanding of the power of the Netherworld Palace.

She had previously offered a bounty on the assassination of Nangong Yuanwu of the Nangong family. Later, the old man was nearly assassinated in the Nangong family’s territory and was reportedly still seriously injured.

From that moment on, the beautiful middle-aged woman had a deep understanding of the Netherworld Palace’s formidable power.

Now that old man Gongshu Lian had been assassinated, the most likely scenario was that someone had placed a bounty on his life in the Netherworld Palace.

Only assassins from that region could quietly infiltrate Zhoutian City and carry out such an assassination.

Unfortunately, she was now under house arrest on Xiaoyou Peak, forbidden from leaving. She could no longer even control her previous businesses, leaving her unable to offer another bounty.

Otherwise, she would have issued another assassination mission, killing that old man Nangong Yuanwu once and for all, avenging her Yu’er.

Just as the beautiful middle-aged woman was secretly resentful, a voice suddenly rang out: “You’re quite knowledgeable. You realize it’s the Nether Palace that’s behind the assassination.”

“Who?!”

The middle-aged woman was startled by this unfamiliar voice.

The butler beside her paled, attempting to stand in front of the lady.

However, just as he moved, he felt a surge of murderous sword energy coming towards him.

The sword energy was so sharp that it seemed to cleave even the heavens and earth, making it impossible to resist.

The butler was horrified. He had barely mobilized his magical power when the sword energy pierced his forehead, annihilating his soul and fading away.

As for the beautiful middle-aged woman, Lu Qing didn’t even get a glimpse of her face before she was already trapped within the Lihuo Cauldron.

After sealing the beautiful middle-aged woman within the Lihuo Cauldron, Lu Qing finally looked at the housekeeper, whose eyes dimmed and lifeless. He

had killed her because he had gleaned some information from the maid’s spirit at the foot of the mountain. Knowing she deserved no regrets, he dispatched her.

After collecting the housekeeper’s body, Lu Qing didn’t leave immediately. Instead, his mind entered the Lihuo Cauldron.

When he had killed the housekeeper, he had sealed off the surrounding space, preventing even a trace of her presence from leaking out, thus preventing any outside attention.

This small, secluded peak was usually deserted, offering a temporary refuge.

Within the Lihuo Cauldron, the beautiful middle-aged woman, trapped within a spatial cage, felt the endless darkness and nothingness around her, her face filled with fear.

But her expression soon calmed down.

As the legitimate wife of the Gongshu family, her cultivation level was only at the mid-Golden Core stage, but her knowledge was not lacking. She

had already recognized that she was currently within the interior of a spiritual artifact.

“Not bad, as expected of the legitimate wife of the second house, you have some fortitude.”

Lu Qing’s figure suddenly emerged from the void.

Of course, the image he displayed was not his true face, but rather one clad in a black cloak and a ghostly mask.

“Your Excellency has brought me here instead of killing me outright. Clearly, you have something to discuss. There’s no need for me to panic.”

The middle-aged woman’s expression grew calmer as she looked at Lu Qing.

“Then guess what my purpose in bringing you here is?” Lu Qing asked with interest.

“If my guess is correct, you must be the mysterious and powerful person who assassinated that old man Gongshu Lian?”

“Yes, it was me,” Lu Qing said without denying.

“Your Excellency assassinated Gongshu Lian, and your cultivation is truly profound. However, those elders of the Gongshu family are no pushovers.

They’ve already activated the Zhoutian Star Formation, making it difficult for even a seasoned Yuanshen master to break through and escape. You’ve

infiltrated the inner city, presumably seeking a way out?”

The beautiful middle-aged woman stared intently at Lu Qing.

Her face appeared calm, yet she was inwardly visibly nervous.

She had never imagined that this formidable assassin could evade the detection of so many ancestors and infiltrate the inner city.

Unfortunately, she was now trapped within the spiritual artifact space, unable to deliver any secret messages even if she wished.

Now she could only pray that her suspicions were correct, that she might still be of use to this mysterious assassin.

“So, can you help me?” Lu Qing asked calmly.

“Of course I can. If you want to escape, I can help you!” the beautiful middle-aged woman said without hesitation.

Regardless of her chance, she had to save her life.

What she didn’t expect, however, was that Lu Qing’s eyes flickered with a half-smile. “You’re very clever, but unfortunately, I didn’t come here to find a way out of the city, but to find you.”

“Find me?”

Hearing this, the middle-aged woman felt a sudden surge of fear.

She was about to say something, but it was too late. A wave of spiritual energy had already reached the acupoint between her eyebrows.

Suddenly, endless illusions began to engulf her.

Time passed extremely quickly in the illusionary space. With the middle-aged woman’s spiritual will at the mid-Golden Core stage, she was completely unable to resist Lu Qing’s erosion of illusion.

So, in less than ten breaths, he already knew the information he sought.

He retracted the illusion and suppressed the middle-aged woman’s spiritual power, but Lu Qing still did not kill her.

The main concern was that this woman also left a soul lamp at the Gongshu family’s ancestral hall. Her death would likely draw the Gongshu family’s immediate attention.

Lu Qing had an important task to perform. If successful, he might not have to accept so many assassination missions in the days ahead.

Recalling the information he had just received from the beautiful middle-aged woman’s spirit, a faint glint flashed in Lu Qing’s eyes.

Without hesitation, he vanished once more, blending into the surrounding aura and stalking in a specific direction.

With his perfect concealment ability and the currently empty Inner City,

Lu Qing quickly reached his destination:

Huixing Peak.

This was one of the largest spiritual peaks within the Inner City and home to the direct descendants of the Gongshu family’s second branch.

Qiao Rong, the beautiful middle-aged woman in the Lihuo Cauldron, had resided there before being imprisoned on Xiaoyou Peak.

Lu Qing had no other purpose than to discover the treasure trove of the Gongshu family’s second branch.

From Qiao Rong’s spirit memory, he learned that the Gongshu family’s direct descendants were divided into eight branches.

Although most of the clan’s resources were controlled by the clan leader, each branch of the clan had its own businesses, and the second branch was no exception.

For example, before Qiao Rong was banished to Xiaoyou Peak, she not only managed many of the second branch’s businesses.

She even held several private properties, holdings that belonged exclusively to her.

For example, the Tianjifang in Canglan City in the Xiaocang Realm was actually one of her private properties.

Lu Qing also learned a crucial piece of information from Qiao Rong’s spiritual memories.

While the majority of the Second Branch’s profits were held by her husband, the patriarch, a significant portion was stored in a treasure trove on Huixing Peak.

Lu Qing’s goal was to find that treasure trove. He

quietly infiltrated Huixing Peak. Although the Second Branch’s residence was shrouded in numerous formations,

this presented no challenge to Lu Qing. He had already learned the locations and methods of navigating them from Qiao Rong’s spiritual memories.

Furthermore, Qiao Rong’s husband, the patriarch of the Second Branch, was one of the dozen or so figures seen from the outer city.

Therefore, Lu Qing was now completely undetectable on Huixing Peak, completely undetectable.

Soon, he arrived in front of the treasury, even taking out the surrounding sentries.

After that, Lu Qing began to cast a series of hand seals, landing on the treasury gate. Suddenly

, a light from the formation began to flicker.

Just as Lu Qing opened the treasury, over the outer city, the faces of the dozen or so Gongshu clan ancestors were grimacing.

“Why can’t we find him? Fourth Brother, are you sure the assassin was still in the city before you fully activated the Zhoutian Xingchen Formation?”

the old man with white hair and a youthful face asked in a deep voice.

“Of course I’m sure,” the black-robed elder said with certainty. “Father, would I lie? Besides, I arrived less than ten breaths after the assassin killed Old Seven. He couldn’t have escaped the city in such a short time.”

“But we’ve searched the outer city three times and haven’t found any trace of the assassin. Even a powerful spirit mastered by the Way of Space wouldn’t be able to completely conceal its presence under the detection of the Zhoutian Star Array!”

the white-haired, youthful-looking elder said solemnly.

The black-robed elder fell silent.

He honestly couldn’t understand why he couldn’t find his hiding place, even though he’d sensed the assassin disappearing nearby.

Where could the assassin have gone? Could his aura-masking magic weapon be a high-grade spiritual artifact?

“Father, there’s one place we haven’t searched,” another figure suddenly said.

“Where?”

“The inner city,” the figure asked seriously. “Do you think the assassin could have sneaked into the inner city while we weren’t paying attention?”

“Impossible!” the old man with white hair and a youthful face said flatly. “When we left, we didn’t sense anything unusual in the inner city.

After we left, we completely sealed it off, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

Tell me, how could the assassin have broken through the defenses of the Zhoutian Star Formation and sneaked into the inner city right under our noses?”

The figure was speechless.

He knew his words were unrealistic, but other than this, he couldn’t think of any other possibility that the assassin could have disappeared into thin air. The other   figures were also

confused, wondering what had gone wrong. Their faces turned extremely grim.   If they couldn’t find the assassin, wouldn’t they be unable to avenge Old Seven?   That would be a huge shame for the Gongshu family!   Just as the Gongshu clan elders were grimly contemplating countermeasures, one of the figures suddenly shuddered, his face betraying an expression of irritation.   ”Second brother, what’s wrong?”   the white-haired, youthful-looking elder immediately noticed his change and inquired.   ”No, nothing,” the figure hesitated.   ”Nothing’s causing you such a grimace. Tell me the truth, what happened?” the white-haired, youthful-looking elder scolded.   ”Father, the formation in my mansion’s treasury has been opened. It must be that slut, causing trouble for me at this hour!”   Seeing his father’s anger, the second head of the Gongshu clan was forced to reveal the truth.   ”Your wife is causing trouble again. I told you to keep her under control… No, isn’t she imprisoned in Xiaoyou Peak? How could she still open the treasury?”   The white-haired, youthful-looking elder scolded him out of habit at first, but soon realized something was wrong.   A flash of lightning flashed through his mind, and he suddenly shuddered.   ”Oh no! The assassin might actually be in the inner city! Let’s get back!”   With that, he dashed off, heading back towards the inner city at breakneck speed.   The others only then realized the meaning of their father’s words.   As they instinctively followed their father towards the city, a sense of absurdity washed over them.   The assassin had truly infiltrated the inner city right under their noses. How on earth had he done that?   The group hurried back to the inner city in a frenzy. At that moment, they began to see the Zhoutian Star Formation as an obstacle.   Under the formation’s influence, Zhoutian City’s space remained incredibly stable. Even powerful spirits versed in spatial power struggled to unleash unimaginable speed, let alone utilize spatial teleportation techniques.   Otherwise, they would have been able to reach the inner city even faster.   ”Damn it!”   The second patriarch was the most anxious of all.   If the assassin had triggered the treasury formation and destroyed the treasures within, it would have been a significant loss for him.   ”We must race against time.”   On the other side, Lu Qing, who had already opened the treasure house, rushed in immediately.

He knew that the formation above the treasury was connected to the mind of the second patriarch.

If activated, it would inevitably alert him.

Therefore, his remaining time was very limited.

Upon entering the treasury, he was greeted by a dazzling burst of precious light.

But Lu Qing had no time to identify each one. He simply summoned the Lihuo Ding and Qiankun Yiqi Bag, two powerful spiritual instruments, and together, they violently absorbed the treasures within the treasury.

Many of the treasures within the treasury were originally protected by formations, but how could they withstand the spiritual instruments’ collecting power?

Suddenly, a violent wind blew through the treasury, sending all sorts of treasures flying into the two spiritual instruments.

Within a few breaths, the vast treasury was completely looted by Lu Qing, leaving not even a single piece of wood behind.

Having done all this, Lu Qing transformed into a flash of sword light and flew out at a rapid speed.

He could already sense more than a dozen extremely powerful auras approaching at a rapid speed. (End of Chapter)