I am dying of old age, and I have awakened to the character of longevity.

After Xie An and Su Yuqing finalized their plan, they began to implement it.

Su Yuqing and Master Huang, two fourth-rank grandmasters, concealed their auras and watched every move around the Xie residence, like hidden ghosts, extremely difficult for outsiders to detect.

One must know that fourth-rank grandmasters are extremely rare existences.

Unless there was a grandmaster above the fourth rank, it would be difficult to detect that there were actually two fourth-rank grandmasters hidden in this small Xie residence.

And Xie An also began to get busy.

Since Jin Xiaotang was used as bait to lure the fish, then the Xie residence would definitely be in danger next.

Xie An found a reason to send Chunlan and his two disciples out to stay at the Weisheng Martial Arts Hall for a few days, leaving only Yuhe in the residence to take care of daily affairs.

After arranging everything properly, Xie An immediately found Chen Tie, Zhao Qing'er, and Wei Haoran, and then found Liu Chun, asking them to find reliable fishermen to release the news to the outside world…

Don't look at Chen Tie and the others who have been dismissed from their posts and idle at home all day, drowning their sorrows in alcohol, but Xie An has always kept in touch with them.

Now that it was finally time for them to play a role, Chen Tie and the others naturally knew the importance of the matter.

After finishing all this, Xie An returned to the Xie residence tiredly.

Since the main room in the central courtyard was given to Jin Xiaotang to stay, Xie An had to settle down and rest in the backyard.

Fortunately, the backyard was large enough and had many rooms, so it was not a problem to clean up a room for Xie An to stay in.

After entering the room, Xie An closed the door and heavily laid down on the drunken chair, only then did he feel a lot of physical and mental relaxation.

Everything was ready, it just depended on whether Guang Chanzi would take the bait or not.

And Xie An also knew that his part of the work was done, and he didn't need to participate in the following matters, Princess Ziyou would be in charge.

Xie An went through all the planned details in his mind. In the end, he felt that the probability of Guang Chanzi taking the bait was very high.

On the one hand, the ten fishermen who provided the information had undergone thorough information verification, and the details matched. As long as Guang Chanzi's men found any nearby fisherman, they would get the same information. The details matched each other, and there were no obvious loopholes.

In addition, Su Yuqing and Master Huang concealed their auras. As long as Guang Chanzi's people touched the Xie residence and saw Jin Xiaotang in person, they would no longer have any doubts.

Moreover, Xie An was promoted to the fifth-rank chief because he was favored by the Eldest Princess. Guang Chanzi would definitely worry that Jin Xiaotang contacted Xie An in order to rely on the Eldest Princess. This would make Guang Chanzi very panicked, and he would be anxious even if he wasn't.

Even so, Xie An still felt a bit nervous.

After all, it was the first time he had fought against an existence of Guang Chanzi's level.

Hoo!

Xie An took a deep breath, then cleared his mind, put away the pamphlet and map given by Chenxi, and sat down cross-legged on the spot, and began to run the Tiger Form Qi Gong and the Bright Jade Skill.

The operation to hunt Guang Chanzi was about to begin, and Xie An wanted to improve his strength as much as possible, even a little bit would be good.

Although Su Yuqing was backing him up in this matter, and Master Huang was on the side, Xie An still felt that there might be danger, and having more strength was always a good thing. In case something unexpected happened, he would have more power to escape…

Soon, Yuhe said that she wanted to find a tiler to repair the roof tiles.

Xie An agreed.

Half a day later, the tiler came.

Xie An also secretly observed the tiler. On the surface, he looked ordinary, but Xie An's aura sense felt that this person's energy was very strong, obviously a martial artist.

Moreover, when the tiler was repairing the roof tiles, the corner of his eye kept glancing in the direction of the main room. He only stopped when he saw Jin Xiaotang opening the window.

Xie An knew what was going on.

He knew that things were about to explode.

For this reason, Xie An closed the door and continued to sit down and retreat. He concentrated on connecting the qi nodes of the Tiger Form Qi Gong, trying to connect all one hundred nodes as soon as possible.

It was obviously unrealistic to cultivate the Bright Jade Skill to the twentieth level in a short period of time, but it was possible to connect the last few qi nodes of the Tiger Form Qi Gong.

At midnight.

Buzz!

Xie An connected 99 nodes.

The energy in his body surged, and a faint tiger roar came, and the hot air rolled and flowed, pouring into the limbs and bones of his whole body. The complete Tiger Form Qi Gong was about to take shape.

Just when Xie An was about to connect the last node, he could never connect it, and he failed repeatedly.

This made Xie An feel very puzzled.

It was just the last bit.

It didn't work every time.

After trying many times and failing, Xie An chose to stop and rest for a while.

Hoo hoo hoo!

The long-term high concentration made Xie An physically and mentally exhausted, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"It seems that you can't force it."

Since Xie An cultivated the ninth level of inner strength, he obviously felt that his body's coordination ability and the precision of controlling qi had been significantly improved. This accelerated the progress of the Tiger Form Qi Gong.

Xie An felt that with his current control over the Tiger Form Qi Gong, there was no problem in connecting the last node.

There was no reason, it was just a strong intuition.

But you can't be too hasty.

Moreover, as Xie An connected more and more nodes of the Tiger Form Qi Gong, he increasingly felt that once the Tiger Form Qi Gong was achieved, the power it would produce would be very terrifying. It might become the strongest means of killing that Xie An has cultivated so far.

After all, he has been tempering the health-preserving skill for eight years, and this is the first health-preserving skill with offensive capabilities.

It was still the life style that was advanced.

Xie An was very much looking forward to this.

After adjusting his mentality a little, Xie An suppressed his excitement, worry, and gain and loss, and put all his energy back on the Tiger Form Qi Gong itself.

"Let's try another wave. This old man doesn't believe it won't work."

Xie An concentrated and ran the Tiger Form Qi Gong again.

According to past experience, the ninety-nine qi nodes in the body quickly connected, and only the last qi node of the tiger's head was left. As long as it was connected, it could be completed.

He drove the hot air and slowly approached the last node.

Just as he was about to guide the connection, he was met with a strong resistance, and the result was that the connection failed.

Three attempts all ended in failure.

"Huh? Why is it rejecting me?"

Xie An thought about the reason.

Now Xie An has connected most of the Tiger Form Qi Gong, and a gaseous tiger has indeed appeared in his body, but the tiger's head is drooping down, like it's wilted, and there is no domineering aura at all.

Xie An opened the fierce gaseous tiger picture in his mind, carefully observed the nodes in it, and compared them with each other.

Finally, Xie An found that the tiger he drew was far from it in terms of charm…

The charm of the tiger lies in the tiger's head?

Do you have to start threading the needle from the tiger's head first?

First have the charm, then have the body?

After this idea was born, Xie An planned to try it. Then start connecting from the node of the tiger's head…

Sure enough, this time it went smoothly.

As the last node was connected, all one hundred nodes were completely connected.

Roar!

The gaseous tiger in the body suddenly became lifelike, raised its head, and roared to the sky.

It has a bit of the power of a tiger roaring in the forest.

Immediately afterwards, Xie An felt that the originally gentle hot air in his body suddenly became exceptionally strong and rampant. It poured into the gaseous tiger and turned into an invincible peerless martial art. As a result, these hot air flowed out from Xie An's skin pores and turned into an invisible gaseous tiger outside his body.

Xie An was startled by this divine power.

It was as if he was no longer an ordinary person, but had turned into the king of the forest.

Every move he made carried a peerless power that he had never had before.

Any punch he threw out would have the power of ten thousand jun.

So strong!

"I'll try urging the Bright Jade Skill again."

Xie An slowly stood up and urged the nineteenth level of the Bright Jade Skill to the extreme, and his skin became translucent. His five senses, aura sense, speed, strength, and reaction ability were all further enhanced under the blessing of the Tiger Form Qi Gong.

More than doubled.

Whoosh!

As Xie An took a step, his body suddenly appeared several meters away, without even leaving a shadow.

What a fast speed!

Because he was in the room, Xie An didn't dare to try punching at will, but he clearly knew that he had become a humanoid beast at this moment.

Xie An looked at his glowing fingers and showed a bright smile, "It's really magical. It's worthy of being the five animal plays after advancement. With my current strength and speed, I can completely face the ninth-rank grandmaster head-on. With a little sneak attack, I should be able to instantly kill the ninth-rank grandmaster."

Xie An flickered back and forth in the room, and it took a long time to adapt to this brand new Tiger Form Qi Gong.

It was like getting a beloved big toy, and I really wanted to find a master to touch it.

Finally, Xie An reluctantly stopped practicing.

Call up the panel.

【Tiger Form Qi Gong: 100 / 100; Bear Form Qi Gong: 0 / 100】

Xie An breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but laugh.

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The completion of the Tiger Form Qi Gong meant that even if he encountered a ninth-rank grandmaster, he could fight and kill them.

This added a layer of self-protection to the upcoming capture operation.

Before Xie An could rejoice for long, a knock came from the door.

Xie An immediately went to open it, and saw Su Yuqing standing at the door wearing a cyan martial outfit, with a rectangular wooden box slung across her back.

“Xie An, Guang Chanzi has arrived with two monks and is lurking in the big tree next door. They are preparing to make a move.”

Although Xie An was mentally prepared for this, he was still greatly shocked to hear it with his own ears. “What is the specific situation?”

Su Yuqing did not hide anything, “They have been lurking for several hours, and just saw Jin Xiaotang open the window of the main room in the central courtyard. Guang Chanzi has already left, and another monk has also left, presumably to find helpers. I'm going to follow them and see. You stay here, and if there is a situation, let Master Huang come forward.”

Xie An cupped his fist and said, “Be careful, Princess.”

“I know what I'm doing.”

Su Yuqing left a sentence, and then her figure turned into a blur and disappeared.

And Xie An also began to prepare in full swing.

He tucked away the silver notes, grabbed the Seven Treasures Exquisite Box, strapped on the Demon Suppressing Blade, and by the way, tucked away a few Xuan Iron pen-tip needles. Then he sat in the room and waited quietly.

About an hour later, Su Yuqing returned.

She was a fourth-rank grandmaster with extraordinary skills, coming and going like the wind. Jin Xiaotang in the central courtyard naturally didn't know.

Xie An hurriedly asked, “What's the situation?”

Su Yuqing said, “Guang Chanzi went to see Li Hao and is currently on his way back. The other monk went and called over a more powerful old monk, also a fourth-rank grandmaster. They are about to arrive at the Xie residence. I estimate that they might make a move here.”

Xie An weighed it for a moment, “Making a move here would easily affect the innocent. I'll let Jin Xiaotang leave. Let her go.”

Su Yuqing thought for a while and agreed.

So, Xie An went to the east厢房 (xiāngfáng - wing) of the central courtyard and brought Master Huang to Jin Xiaotang's room.

“After my verification, the information you provided is mostly correct. You can leave. Master Huang, please untie her secret storage binding.”

Master Huang glared fiercely at Chenxi, then released the restraints in her body, and then retreated behind Xie An.

Chenxi circulated her energy slightly and found that there were no major problems with her body. Although she only recovered three or four percent of her strength, she felt it was enough.

“Xie An, you are indeed trustworthy. The information I provided has no errors. Farewell.”

After speaking, Jin Xiaotang walked out of the room and directly climbed over the wall to leave.

Xie An and Master Huang exchanged a look, and then followed out.

… …

It is said that after Chenxi left the Xie residence, she went all the way out of the county town.

Walking on the forest path, she was very happy, revealing a sinister smile.

“Guang Chanzi, you ungrateful fellow, ruined my grand plan. I can't stay in Qingwu County now, but I won't be stumped. My corpse refining technique is already complete. I can slaughter a few villages to recover from my injuries. When the time comes, I'll change my appearance again and sneak back into Qingwu County.”

“What royal power and wealth, I don't care at all. I just need to see what's in the Seven Treasures Exquisite Box. After Xie An opens the immortal box, I'll seize the opportunity to snatch it back.”

Thinking of this, Jin Xiaotang quickened her pace, heading towards the remote villages outside the city.

With the corpse refining technique in hand, slaughtering hundreds of villagers would be enough to heal her.

The future is still promising.

Just then, four people appeared in front of her, blocking the middle of the road.

The full moon hung high, and the moonlight was beautiful.

Jin Xiaotang saw the appearance of the four people from a distance, and immediately stopped and was greatly shocked.

It was actually Guang Chanzi, and the two bald donkeys, Fadu and Fayuan, in addition to an old monk wearing a red kasaya. Judging by his aura, his strength was extremely frightening.

Deng deng deng.

Jin Xiaotang kept retreating, and a thought came to her mind: just after leaving the Xie residence, she encountered Guang Chanzi. How could there be such a coincidence? She must have been tricked by Xie An.

Xie An… Damnable thief!

Jin Xiaotang was filled with grief and indignation.

Guang Chanzi on the opposite side naturally didn't know Jin Xiaotang's thoughts, and showed a sinister smile, “My good sister, where are you going in the middle of the night? Your brother misses you so much.”

Jin Xiaotang gritted her teeth and said, “Younger brother, you have been set up. Leave here quickly. This place is dangerous.”

“Hehe, my good sister, you are about to die, and you still want to deceive me? Am I so easily deceived?” Guang Chanzi smiled viciously, “Why didn't you just accept your fate? If you had died earlier, there wouldn't be so much trouble. I didn't expect you to be so vicious, trying to rely on that Xie An to seek refuge with the Princess and betray me. Since you are unrighteous, don't blame me for being unjust.

Master Pudu, please kill this person!”

“Amitabha.”

The old monk wearing the red kasaya recited a Buddhist prayer, then took out a string of prayer beads in his hand, “Benefactor, please go to hell.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the prayer beads in his hand burst open, turning into beads one by one, rushing towards Jin Xiaotang overwhelmingly. Each bead emitted a cyan light, turning into a killing weapon.

“Fools! You don't even know you've been schemed against!” Jin Xiaotang knew she was no match, but she also knew there was no way to escape. She immediately split her hands, opened her secret storage, and her body's primordial energy rolled. Her body flashed left and right at high speed, dodging the high-speed beads.

These small beads did not seem eye-catching, but at this moment, because of their speed, they could cut gold and break jade. Jin Xiaotang's injuries had not healed, so she had to dodge with difficulty. Just as she was distracted, the old monk had already rushed in front of her at some point, and then slapped Jin Xiaotang heavily on the chest.

In an instant, the wind and clouds exploded, the ground collapsed, and a huge force burst out, sending Jin Xiaotang flying more than ten meters, spitting out blood.

“Hehe, sister, didn't expect it, you have this day too.” Guang Chanzi saw Jin Xiaotang vomiting blood repeatedly, unable to even stand up. Only then did he take a big knife and walk out from behind the crowd, “I know the corpse refining technique is very magical, I wonder if you can still live if I cut off your head.”

Guang Chanzi raised his big knife and was about to chop off Jin Xiaotang's head when he suddenly heard a miserable scream behind him.

Huh?

Guang Chanzi suddenly turned his head and saw that the heads of Fadu and Fayuan had been separated from their necks and flew out, smashing at his feet, staring at him with angry eyes. And at the broken necks, blood spurted out a foot high.

“There's someone else?”

Guang Chanzi was shocked and immediately retreated behind Master Pudu, looking around vigilantly.

Under the shadow of the trees in front, a heroic woman wearing a cyan martial outfit, carrying a long box on her back, and stepping on cloud boots slowly walked out.

“Guang Chanzi, I've been looking for you for a long time.”

Guang Chanzi was shocked, “Who are you?”

“You'll know when I catch you.” Su Yuqing stopped and slowly took off the metal ball necklace hanging on her chest.

Jin Xiaotang finally guessed something and was shocked, “You, you are the current Princess Su Yuqing?”

Su Yuqing did not answer, but held the metal ball in her hand and slowly opened her palm.

On the other side.

Xie An brought White Fox and followed Master Huang to the vicinity early, hiding behind a big tree dozens of meters away to watch.

Although Master Huang and Xie An rarely went out together, White Fox still chose to lie on Xie An's shoulder, which made Master Huang feel a pang of heartache, and repeatedly glared at White Fox, but White Fox pretended not to see it. In the end, Master Huang had to endure the pain and give up.

Xie An did not pay attention to Master Huang's thoughts, but was shocked to see Su Yuqing kill the two eighth-rank grandmasters Fadu and Fayuan with a slight move.

Is this the power of a fourth-rank grandmaster?

Although Su Yuqing was brave and unparalleled, Xie An still sweated for Su Yuqing, “Master Huang, is that old monk a fourth-rank grandmaster?”

Master Huang said, “Yes.”

Xie An nodded, “If the Princess is no match, please help, Master Huang.”

Master Huang generously said, “That's natural. I treat Chief Xie as a brother and will never let Ling Zheng take risks.”

Xie An was very speechless, but he didn't explain much, “Thank you, Master Huang.”

Next, Xie An widened his eyes, looking forward to seeing the methods of a fourth-rank grandmaster.