The majestic and powerful dragon-shaped Qi, wrapped in endless cold aura, spread to all directions in the blink of an eye.

The azure dragon roared lowly, its explosive voice resonating everywhere.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!!!

Those caught by this force were either instantly killed by the palm force, or first frozen by the frost Qi before being shattered into pieces by the palm force.

The white dragon-shaped Qi charged forward, crashing into an ordinary building.

The entire building quickly froze over with a layer of frost, extinguishing the flames, and the structure collapsed with a loud crash.

On top of the building, Zhou Fu’an had not yet recovered from the shock of seeing the Red Feathered Dove being knocked down gently by a single finger, and fell from mid-air, screaming miserably.

His body was injured by the frost Qi, and despite his considerable martial arts skills, he was unable to move around swiftly, and was further affected by the palm force, leading to severe injuries.

By the time he hit the ground, he was already dead.

After this palm strike, all chaos subsided completely.

Chu Qing withdrew his palm and stood, surveying the area again.

After confirming there were no survivors nearby, he then took the dove from Gentle’s hands.

He looked at the ’blood book’ written by Zhou Fu’an in the message tube, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then put it back, saying to Gentle:

"How about I buy you some roasted squab pigeons later?"

"Just let this one fly away."

"The contents inside won’t be harmful to you?"

Gentle asked.

Chu Qing smiled:

"Zhou Fu’an truly deserves to be a master of diversion; this letter is enough to keep the Mirror of Sin busy for a long time."

In comparison, the first letter Gentle received was the critical one.

This second one was entirely for confusion.

The important letter was kept, while this confusing one... it’s perfect to let it fly.

And the special nature of the Mirror of Sin also ensured that none of the assassins in the branch chose to escape, rushing forward to die one after another.

If I’m not mistaken, the information in this Red Feathered Dove was the only message sent out from this branch.

It ensured that their focus was locked onto the identity of ’Han San’, and temporarily wouldn’t connect ’Han San’ with ’Sword Ghost’.

In this respect, Chu Qing had to thank Zhou Fu’an for his help.

Gentle, upon hearing this, nodded:

"That’s good."

With the young girl’s approval, Chu Qing flicked his hand, letting the Red Feathered Dove fly away.

The dove shot up into the sky and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.

Only then did Chu Qing and Gentle start to get busy.

First, they needed to check if there were any survivors in the village, and deal with them if there were.

Secondly, although the ordinary building was burned down, the flames were extinguished by the frost Qi.

There should be some things inside that can be organized.

These are the two most important tasks, besides gathering the corpses and burning both the bodies and the village to ensure no trace remains.

These tasks seem simple, but they’re mostly manual labor...

It’s quite exhausting once you start working.

However, the gains were not bad. Chu Qing killed cleanly, leaving no survivors in the branch. But during the search for survivors, he unexpectedly found a cave behind the waterfall.

This natural cave was used by the Mirror of Sin branch as a depository.

Inside, there was a considerable pile of gold, silver, and jewelry, as well as silver notes from the Wanbao Money Shop.

From a rough estimate, there must be at least a hundred thousand taels.

This accumulation wasn’t from years of gathering; it’s likely they moved these riches periodically, but it’s unknown how long it took to accumulate them now.

Killing... it has always been a very profitable business.

Gold and silver jewelry were not easy to carry, so Chu Qing and Gentle moved them out of the village and buried them in a hidden location.

They left an empty box, dug a pit in that cave, placed the box inside, and evenly spread the poison they collected from the Hundred Corpses Demon Monarch disciples over the box.

Then buried it again...

The branch’s destruction would definitely be quickly discovered by the Mirror of Sin.

Someone would surely come to investigate and find the traces were suspicious, so they will dig it up to check.

Then, let’s see how many they can poison...

Of course, one dead is one counted... one dead is not too few, ten dead is not too many.

But what they obtained from the ordinary building took even Chu Qing by surprise.

A half-burned roster, recording the true identities of many assassins from the Mirror of Sin.

Unfortunately, half of it was burnt, and it was the half with the real identities recorded, rendering the roster useless.

But another item was well preserved.

This was a roll of parchment with large characters at the top saying [South Ridge Branch Distribution Map].

This item was stored extremely securely, so it was not burned up during the fire.

Although some parts were blackened, it did not affect viewing.

"With this, we can trace it like finding a horse by its hoof prints, visiting them one by one!"

Gentle’s expression was understated, and her tone calm, but Chu Qing could already discern the excitement beneath the girl’s composed voice.

However, Chu Qing shook his head:

"Doing that would be too cumbersome..."

Roughly estimating, there are no less than a hundred branches of the Mirror of Sin in South Ridge.

Chu Qing taking Gentle to pick one or two is okay, picking five or six not too many... But beyond that, manpower would become limited, and the other branches would definitely notice something wrong, and then relocate the branches, making them hard to find again.

Moreover, by that time, the Mirror of Sin’s main focus would surely be on himself and Gentle.

Consequently, the following actions would not be easy to carry out.