Inside the inner city of Zhoushan County, Hundred Fragrance Building.
Rows of bright red lanterns hung from the eaves.
Emitting a soft and vibrant red light, under the reflection of the pale and cold moonlight, they appeared particularly enchanting.
At the entrance, two scantily clad women held flower fans, waving at passersby on the street from time to time, with somewhat flirtatious smiles on their faces.
Although the two women's facial features were not outstanding, under heavy makeup, they possessed a certain charm, and coupled with the occasional glimpses of cleavage revealed by their movements, they attracted the glances of passersby on the street from time to time.
Finally, under the women's enthusiastic invitation, they stepped inside.
At this moment, inside a private room on the 3rd floor of Hundred Fragrance Building.
The room was filled with the sounds of women, and there were four women surrounding a fair-skinned, handsome young man.
The young man had a smile on his face, embracing several women with his left and right arms, his hands expertly moving among them, occasionally causing the women to let out soft cries.
Just then, there was a knock on the door from outside. The young man, who was enjoying himself, frowned slightly and finally uttered a single word.
"Enter."
As his voice fell, the door was pushed open from the outside, and a heavily made-up middle-aged woman walked in.
Looking at the young man's somewhat displeased face, her face was full of smiles.
"Gongzi Bai, may I know which beauties you would like to keep for the night? Some of the young ladies who were previously resting have come today, would Gongzi Bai like to take a look?"
"Oh!?"
Hearing the madam's words, the young man's face showed some interest, and he immediately waved his hand.
"Then call them up for a look."
"Alright, Gongzi Bai, please wait a moment. I'll have them come in now."
The madam's smile widened, and she immediately shouted towards outside the room.
"What are you standing around for? Hurry up and come in."
Soon, several more women walked in from outside the door.
Their facial features were all quite good, considered to be above average in appearance.
"Keep the first and third ones, the rest can leave, and you four as well."
The young man glanced at the women and said indifferently, while also pushing the four women he was embracing to the side.
Soon, only those two women remained in the room.
At this moment, the young man finally got up and locked the door. Just as he was about to undress, his face turned red.
"Uh..."
He clutched his chest and let out a low growl.
"Gongzi Bai, what's wrong?"
This sudden scene caused the two women in the room to show panic on their faces.
Gongzi Bai raised his head, his eyes were already filled with bloodshot veins, and his face showed a ferocious and pained expression.
Before the two women could say anything, he leaped in front of them, grabbed their necks, and with a snap, twisted their neck bones.
After doing this, he immediately took out a small porcelain bottle from his Arms, poured out a pink pill emitting a fishy odor, and threw it into his mouth.
Within just a few breaths after taking the pill, the pained expression on his face completely disappeared, and his originally flushed and bloodshot face gradually returned to its previous pale appearance.
He panted slightly, his gaze falling on the two women who were already lifeless.
He took out another small bottle from his In arms, carefully opened the lid, and poured out two drops of viscous black liquid, dripping them onto the two corpses respectively.
The next moment, a chilling scene appeared from the two corpses, as the black liquid came into contact with the corpses' skin.
Immediately, bursts of white smoke dispersed, and the corpses began to rapidly dissolve.
After only a dozen breaths, the two corpses had already disappeared.
Only two piles of rags were left in place.
As for this horrifying scene, Gongzi Bai was already accustomed to it. He returned to the square table, sat down, poured himself a full cup of wine, and drank it in one gulp.
"The deadline is approaching, it's time to prepare to act."
He poured himself another full cup. This time, he was not in a hurry but savored it slowly.
With a flick of his wrist, three wooden tokens appeared on the square table.
Each wooden token had a word written on it: Su, Wang, and Sun.
His fingers slowly tapped on the wooden tokens.
It had been over a month since he arrived in Zhoushan County. In this past month, he had thoroughly investigated the situation in the County Town.
And his targets were within these three families.
The Su Family, the Wang Family, and the Sun Family.
The Su Family, Zhoushan County Governor, his third daughter Su Mei.
The Wang Family, an old County Town aristocratic family in Zhoushan County, the granddaughter of the Wang Family head, Wang Hongli.
As for the last one, the Sun Family, they were a merchant family in Zhoushan County, the second young lady of the Sun Family, Sun Yu.
Originally, based on his preference, the Su Family was naturally the best choice.
After all, as the Governor's daughter, the taste would definitely be much better than that of ordinary aristocratic families.
However, after learning that the relationship of Governor Su of Zhoushan County seemed quite close to the Fu City side, and that his background appeared to be not ordinary, he temporarily dismissed this idea.
After all, at present, his cultivation method had reached a critical juncture.
After succeeding, he would likely need to find a quiet place to seclude himself and cultivate for a period, striving to break through the Bottleneck in one go and enter the Bone Transformation Realm.
If he were to lay hands on Su Mei, Governor Su in this County Town would definitely not let it go easily. If it were normal times, he wouldn't mind, but now that the Breakthrough was imminent, it was better not to cause too much commotion.
Thinking this, he pressed down on the wooden token engraved with the character 'Su'. The next moment, this wooden token turned into dust.
His gaze then fell on the remaining wooden tokens of the Wang and Sun families.
In fact, these two families were not much in his eyes; one was a County Town aristocratic family, and the other was a merchant force, neither was a threat in his eyes.
However, although Wang Hongli of the Wang Family had a decent appearance, she was quite inferior compared to Sun Yu.
Therefore, he had already made up his mind and clapped his hands, shattering the Wang Family's wooden token.
He took the Sun Family's wooden token in his hand and gently played with it.
"Sun Yu, sixteen years old, wilful and capricious, hehe... I just like this kind of little girl..."
Gongzi Bai, or rather Kong Qi, revealed a smile on his face, as if he had thought of something interesting.
"Also, since this Sun Family is a merchant family, it's also a good opportunity to make a fortune..."
He calculated in his mind and quickly came to a conclusion. The next moment, the candlelight in the room extinguished, plunging it into darkness, and his figure had also disappeared.
The next day.
Zhoushan County.
As one of the top five large counties among the twelve counties of Linjiang Prefecture, its prosperity was much greater than that of Lin'an.
Due to its connection to water transport, there were quite a few people from other counties or even other large prefectures staying in the County Town, and the quality of Martial Artists in the County Town was also much stronger than in Lin'an.
"As expected of Zhoushan County, an important town in Linjiang Prefecture, it can be considered full of vitality."
Lin Sheng strolled on the street.
An hour ago, he had already arrived at Zhoushan County.
"The Su Family, the Wang Family, the Sun Family, I hope that Yu Mian Ren will be here."
His gaze fell on the magnificent and solemn location of the County Office by the street.
Zhoushan County Governor Su Tie He, a Martial Artist at the second level of Bones Transformation.
In the information given to him by Zhao Kongfang, there were also some introductions about these three families.
The Su Family of Zhoushan County Governor was undoubtedly the most powerful existence in this County Town.
With a master of the Bone Transformation Realm in charge, this was far from what Lin'an County could compare to.
Besides this, the other two families, Wang and Sun, were slightly weaker, but their strength was also not weak.
"I just don't know which one that guy will choose as his target if he is here."
After pausing briefly outside the County Office, Lin Sheng walked towards the residences of the other two families, Wang and Sun.
He needed to determine the location of all three families, and it would be best to leave some marks on those three women to facilitate tracking.
This was what he had been thinking about while traveling.
Before coming, he had already bought specially made tracking powder.
And to be safe, he also bought many types.
After confirming the locations of these three families, the next step would be to wait for those three women to appear.
Although these three women were all getting married during this period, it was not on the same day.
The first one to get married was the daughter of Governor Su, and Lin Sheng's first target was naturally her.
But there was no need to think, as the overlord of Zhoushan County, the Su Family's security was undoubtedly extremely strict. So, how should he start?
Lin Sheng walked towards the Su Family mansion, his mind lost in thought.
And at this moment, inside the Su Family mansion.
The Su Family steward, Su Hai, stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping over several nervous-looking men.
"Once you enter the Su Family, you must follow the Su Family's rules. No matter what you servants do, you must never offend the masters. Also, the Su Family is very large, remember not to wander around, stay where you should be, otherwise if you cause any trouble, no one can protect you. Zhoushan County lacks everything but people. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"Yes, I understand..."
"Yes, I understand!!"
Several men who looked like servants quickly nodded in response, respectfully and fearfully.
Among the few people, the second to last was a short, plain-looking, dark-skinned man who seemed to be malnourished.
At this moment, the dark-skinned man, like the other servants, had a look of fear on his face, but his thoughts were already elsewhere.
"Wang Daniu, you go to the woodshed to chop firewood. Sun Ergou, you are responsible for handling the night soil in the mansion... As for you, this short fellow, go to the mansion's stable and be responsible for feeding the horses..."
Apparently quite satisfied with the fear on these people's faces. Su Hai, with his hands behind his back, quickly assigned tasks to the few people.
Then, other servants led the few people down to their respective workplaces.
The short man followed the elderly mansion staff to the stable. After receiving some instructions from the other party, he was left alone to feed the horses.
Looking at the fine horses in front of him, a smile appeared on the short man's face.
"Those idiots like Liu Tianci, even if they know I might have come this way, they will definitely not guess that I would hide here. The so-called most dangerous place is the safest place. I'll use this time to recover from my injuries first, and then completely get rid of that idiot."
That's right, this short man was none other than Drilling Rat Pei Er, who had fled all the way to Zhoushan.
Along the way, he had engaged in a battle of wits and bravery with the pursuers behind him. Fortunately, relying on his drilling talent, those people were never able to successfully corner him, allowing him to successfully reach this Zhoushan County.
Originally, he wanted to hide in the civilian area of the outer city of Zhoushan County, but on second thought, he simply came directly to the Governor's mansion.
As the Governor of a County Town, and a master at the second level of Bones Transformation, in his opinion, Liu Tianci and his group would never think he would hide here, and even if they had some suspicions, they should have some reservations.
"I hope it can be quiet for a while longer. I also need to find a way to inform the Young Master and tell him not to come and take risks..."
Thinking this, he had already picked up dry grass from the side and put it into the stone trough.
...
Time passed quickly, and two days went by.
Su Mei was a petite woman with a slightly cute appearance.
As the Governor's daughter, her status in this Zhoushan County was undoubtedly quite detached.
On weekdays, she was always the object of attention for the County Town's aristocratic family children.
At this moment, in the most high-class Wan Ke Building in the County Town, which was only open to upper-class people, she was still the person with the most noble status.
"Sister Su is about to get married, and for this coming-of-age ceremony, we must properly celebrate for Sister Su..."
The spacious private room was filled with young women around the same age as Su Mei, all dressed in luxurious clothes, clearly from families with good status.
"Thank you, sisters."
Although Su Mei had a youthful appearance, her mind was quite mature. Looking at these people, she just spoke with a polite smile.
Then her gaze fell on the two women in the room.
"Speaking of which, Sister Wang and Sister Sun's big events are also approaching. The three of us can be considered quite fated."
"Yes, it is indeed fate."
Wang Hongli, dressed in green, said slowly with a graceful smile on her face.
As the legitimate daughter of the Wang Family, among these women present, besides Su Mei, she had the most noble status. Her relationship with the other party was not harmonious, but since the other party had mentioned her, she naturally couldn't remain unresponsive.
However, after saying one sentence, she didn't say anything more. Seeing the other party's reaction, Su Mei also just smiled and didn't say anything further, as if she had known it would be this way all along.
In the social circle of daughters in this Zhoushan County, she had always been a step ahead of the other party. Now she was getting married and leaving Zhoushan, and coincidentally, the other party was also leaving, and the groom's family background was quite a bit worse than her own, so she was naturally unhappy.
On the other hand, Sun Yu, with an excited look on her face, ran up to Su Mei.
"Sister Su, whenever I think that we won't be able to meet often in the future, I feel a bit reluctant. After you get married and move there, you must remember to write to me often."
"Don't worry, Xiao Yu, the Pingshan County you are marrying into is not far from the Fu City. Perhaps I will go there to see you in the future."
Unlike Wang Hongli, Su Mei had a good relationship with this little girl from the Sun Family. She greatly appreciated her innocent and romantic personality, and the two of them often went out to play together on weekdays.
"That's good. I will also go to the Fu City to visit Sister then."
Sun Yu said with a joyful expression on her face. Soon, as if she noticed something, she leaned close to Su Mei and sniffed lightly at her nose.
"Sister Su, what's that smell on you? It's so fragrant, it smells really good..."
"Is that so? It's probably because of this small sachet."
Su Mei took out an exquisite silk sachet from her waist. It emitted a pleasant fragrance that made one feel refreshed upon smelling it.
"What kind of sachet is this? I haven't seen it before."
Looking at the exquisite small sachet, Sun Yu's face showed curiosity.
"Indeed, I haven't seen it before. Speaking of which, I bought it from a vendor in front of the mansion yesterday. They said it was a secret sachet from Wanhua City, with effects like repelling insects and calming the mind. It looked good, so I bought it. If you like it, I'll give it to you. I have another one here."
Seeing that Sun Yu was interested, Su Mei said with a smile.
"Really? Thank you, Sister Su. Sister Su is the best..."
Sun Yu joyfully hung the sachet on her waist. Soon, as if she thought of something, she pulled Su Mei to talk about other topics.
