Chapter 266: Chapter 164: The Great Destruction of the Sub-Branch (Part 2) Yiban Tower.
The name sounds ordinary, but it actually derives from the phrase ’Seeing the leopard through a partial glimpse’.
Years ago, the founder of Mirror of Sin personally named it as a place for gathering information.
However, the recorder mistakenly wrote ’partial glimpse’ as ’ordinary’.
By the time the Yiban Tower was built and its plaque hung high, the original leader of Mirror of Sin realized the mistake.
The recorder wanted to commit suicide to apologize.
But he was stopped, and the leader of Mirror of Sin laughed and said: ’Ordinary’ is even better than ’partial glimpse’.
"A tree standing out in the forest is always destroyed by the wind; an assassin should blend in with the crowd, appearing ordinary on the outside, hiding the extraordinary within. The term ’ordinary’ is just right."
Thus, Yiban Tower was retained.
The main branch of Mirror of Sin has one, and so does each local sub-branch.
The sub-branch leader brought Zhou Fu’an all the way to Yiban Tower, and the Mirror of Sin disciples who were busy here stopped their affairs one after another.
They looked up at the sub-branch leader.
The sub-branch leader frowned slightly; he was somewhat reluctant to set this place on fire.
After all, it was years of effort... If it weren’t for suspecting that the visitor’s martial arts were too high to withstand, he would never take such action.
However, after pondering, he still ordered the disciples busy inside to leave, and he himself fetched an oil lamp.
"If the visitors haven’t broken free from the Seventy-Two Fixed Yin Wind Array before the fire spreads, put out the fire immediately.
"Otherwise... let it burn!"
The lamp oil was splashed, and the flames caught fire.
The sub-branch leader and Zhou Fu’an walked out of Yiban Tower and stood still, waiting for a message here.
As the fire light behind them gradually spread... finally, figures appeared before them.
But it wasn’t the assassins from the sub-branch, it was Chu Qing and Gentle.
Chu Qing now held in his hand a sword not from the farmer’s disguise but seized from a Mirror of Sin assassin later.
This sword was much more decent than the previous one.
The sword tip pointed diagonally to the ground, and with each step forward, drops of fresh blood dripped onto the ground, soaking into the soil.
Gentle followed behind him, her eyes sweeping around, scanning each disciple coming out from Yiban Tower.
Finally, she looked at the sub-branch leader and Zhou Fu’an standing in front of the building.
Zhou Fu’an’s pupils shrank slightly:
"It’s you..."
Chu Qing ignored Zhou Fu’an and instead watched the spreading fire behind the sub-branch leader in Yiban Tower.
He spoke softly:
"Yiban Tower... you do act quickly.
"Had I known, I wouldn’t have been in such a hurry to break the Seventy-Two Fixed Yin Wind Array; I should have come here first."
This array has an air of mystery, but it actually relies on numbers.
There may be some dharma gates among them... but they mean little to Chu Qing.
Relying on the Undying Golden Body and Tai Chi Swordsmanship, he charged through and shattered the array effortlessly.
"Who are you?"
The sub-branch leader certainly couldn’t be like those ordinary Mirror of Sin assassins who rush up without a word, only knowing how to fight.
His heart was full of questions, so he naturally asked.
Chu Qing’s gaze shifted to Zhou Fu’an:
"Master Zhou should know the identity of us two brothers."
"...I know."
Zhou Fu’an replied coldly:
"Han San, Han Si... sounds not like real names, unknown origin, and highly skilled.
"The three from Separation Sword, Flowing Rain Needle, and Heaven-Breaking Palm seem to have died by your hands...
"Did you indeed follow me here?"
Chu Qing cupped his fists:
"Thanks to Master Zhou for leading the way; otherwise, finding such a hidden place would have indeed been troublesome for us brothers."
"What exactly did Mirror of Sin do to offend you two?
"The three experts on the Evil Extermination List went to Dingxing City to slay Liu Yulai.
"What does it have to do with you?