The Dry Hall Master acted with full force, grabbing the fox fur scarf with one hand! At the same time, his other hand delivered a heavy blow to the back of Yellow Coward’s head, knocking him out cold on the spot!
“Still pretending?” The Dry Hall Master sneered, pinching the fox fur scarf’s ‘neck’ tightly as he ordered his subordinates, “Call the Kun Hall people over with the Soul-Mirroring Mirror! Verify this fake Alchemy Immortal’s identity!”
He slammed the fox fur scarf down onto the table, drew his sword with a clang, and pointed it at the scarf’s neck area, sneering coldly, “A clumsy disguise! It’s nothing more than a minor Bone-Shrinking Skill. Keep pretending, and see if I don’t chop you into pieces!”
The fox fur scarf remained motionless, its sparkling eyes fixed on him unblinkingly.
As if looking down on him.
“Since you persist in your delusion, don’t blame me for being ruthless! Die!”
His sword descended, heavily chopping off the scarf’s head!
Bang—
A sky full of cotton wadding fell like a heavy snow inside the room.
Clearly, there was no Jiang Ke’er here at all.
This was just an ordinary decorative item, not even made of real fox fur.
At the same time, a Kun Hall disciple hurried over with the Soul-Mirroring Mirror and shone it on Yellow Coward.
Yellow Coward’s naked soul was clearly visible, obviously the real person.
“Reporting to the Hall Master, it’s genuine.”
The Dry Hall Master covered his face in pain.
He had guessed wrong!
This was terrible.
Yellow Coward was a major financial backer known as the Alchemy Immortal.
Not only had he failed to serve him properly, but he had also torn the man’s scarf and knocked him out with a blow to the head!
The man would definitely explode with rage!
He needed to think carefully about how to apologize…
“Hmm?”
However, amidst the fluttering cotton wadding, a small, slowly drifting white piece of paper was quite conspicuous.
The Dry Hall Master frowned, his heart growing wary once more.
He gently pinched the paper slip between two fingers.
The pattern on the paper was strange: a somewhat sharp, thin, and large claw print, inside of which was nested a plum blossom-shaped smaller claw print.
It looked as if two paws had been pressed down, one overlapping the other.
He didn’t recognize the small claw print inside; it was just an ordinary small feline or canine paw print…
He could only vaguely recognize the large outer claw print, judging it to likely be a dragon’s claw print.
But these two claw prints were minor details. The terrifying part was the familiar symbol on the back of the paper!
The willow-leaf-shaped tail icon—Blue Shadow’s Assassination Notice!
“Seal all entrances and exits immediately! Recall all disciples above the Seven Luminaries Realm from across the Chamber of Commerce to guard the Main Hall!” The Dry Hall Master broke out in a cold sweat, “Tell all Hall Masters to be on high alert! I’m going to the Supreme Treasure Vault to check the inventory right now!”
The Dry Hall Master wasn’t afraid of Blue Shadow herself, but the legends about her were just too bizarre. He had no choice but to go all out in defense.
Over all these years, not a single person targeted by Blue Shadow had survived the day.
The moment Blue Shadow issued an Assassination Notice, it meant she was fully prepared, unafraid of any defensive measures the target might take.
Of course, most people didn’t believe the rumors, as they sounded far too exaggerated.
The Dry Hall Master also thought the legends about Blue Shadow were likely exaggerated, probably just boasts by the idiots she had played to save face.
However, he wouldn’t let his guard down.
He knew Blue Shadow was the one who had once stolen an entire National Treasury!
This time, she probably wasn’t here to kill, but to infiltrate the Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce’s Supreme Treasure Vault.
“Heh, an ignorant little brat who got arrogant after stealing a national treasury? This time, I’ll let you witness the might of the Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce!”
The Dry Hall Master was extremely prudent.
He even sent a communication to Yu Wenhua Ji, wanting to understand the details of the National Treasury Theft Case to judge Blue Shadow’s capabilities.
Upon learning of Blue Shadow’s notice, Yu Wenhua Ji immediately rushed over with the entire Imperial City’s army in a great hurry.
First, to prevent the Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce from monopolizing any treasure Blue Shadow might have.
Second, to protect his Imperial Seal.
“Where is Blue Shadow?” Yu Wenhua Ji anxiously questioned the Dry Hall Master.
“Don’t rush. We’ve only received the notice for now,” the Dry Hall Master said.
“Just a notice has you this scared? Is it worth such a massive mobilization? What if it’s just some fool’s prank? Wouldn’t that be a huge joke?” Yu Wenhua Ji was both exasperated and amused.
“Blue Shadow’s notices have a unique drawing technique, involving skills ordinary people can’t replicate. They can’t be forged,” the Dry Hall Master shook his head.
“We’ve compared this notice with previous ones. It’s genuine. And Blue Shadow never issues notices randomly. If she sends one, she will definitely act… It’s equivalent to a declaration of war.”
“That bizarre?” Yu Wenhua Ji couldn’t help but grow tense as well.
The legends about that Blue Shadow had always been quite bizarre.
“Tell me everything you know about Blue Shadow, immediately!” the Dry Hall Master said solemnly.
“I don’t know much about Blue Shadow,” Yu Wenhua Ji fell into thought. “But there’s one thing I’ve always been puzzled about. You’d better pay attention…”
“Oh?”
“I have repeatedly used the Soul-Mirroring Mirror on Prince Hao of Qin, but the mirror has never shown anything abnormal,” Yu Wenhua Ji said. “I’m afraid Blue Shadow has some method to evade the Soul-Mirroring Mirror’s detection.”
The Dry Hall Master instantly felt a chill run down his spine.
“You’re saying Blue Shadow’s Disguise Technique can even fool the Soul-Mirroring Mirror?” The Dry Hall Master’s voice trembled.
“That’s a big problem. I’ve severely underestimated Blue Shadow… No, I must go seal off the Supreme Treasure Vault immediately!”
“I’m coming with you. I need to retrieve the Imperial Seal!” Yu Wenhua Ji said urgently.
“No!” The Dry Hall Master suddenly looked up, took a step back, and stared warily at Yu Wenhua Ji. “How do I know you’re not Blue Shadow in disguise?”
“Me? Why suspect me?” Yu Wenhua Ji was furious.
“If Blue Shadow had a chance to target me, the Great Sima Nation would have been finished long ago!”
“No, sorry. I can’t trust you right now. I can only trust our own Chamber of Commerce people,” the Dry Hall Master took another step back, ordering Chamber of Commerce disciples to surround Yu Wenhua Ji and securely tie up the unconscious Alchemy Immortal, Yellow Coward.
“I must immediately go check the Supreme Treasure Vault’s security, activate all restriction barriers to ensure the vault’s safety. We can talk about anything else after I’m done.”
The Dry Hall Master hurriedly opened the door and left.
Afterwards, he urgently summoned all the Hall Masters from the other seven halls, excluding the Central Hall.
“What matter requires summoning all of us Hall Masters at once?” the Li Hall Master asked discontentedly.
“I just received Blue Shadow’s notice,” the Dry Hall Master explained.
“That still doesn’t warrant calling all of us here, does it?”
“Because Blue Shadow’s Disguise Technique cannot be detected. She could be any one of us,” the Dry Hall Master explained rapidly at high speed.
“If Blue Shadow is already hidden inside the Supreme Treasure Vault, I’m not confident facing her alone, especially since she has the Shenzhou Tripod to aid her. So I must call for backup. But the backup I call could be a fake Hall Master disguised by Blue Shadow… Therefore, I must call all of you together. Blue Shadow can only disguise herself as one of you. When the time comes, she’ll be outnumbered. That’s the safer approach.”
So prudent.
The other seven Hall Masters were instantly convinced by the Dry Hall Master’s logic… Truly worthy of being called the Chamber of Commerce’s strategist, the Dry Hall.
His considerations were indeed thorough. Blue Shadow would probably be caught this time.