On the bank, Qin Hanchu cast his fishing bait again.
Holding the fishing rod, Qin Hanchu asked, "Are the fish here yet?"
"Three groups, a total of fifteen Grandmasters," Old Ghost replied.
Qin Hanchu said dejectedly, "Can't you send a few Great Grandmasters my way?"
Hearing this, Old Ghost and the other four looked embarrassed.
Weren't they the fish sent to him back then?
In comparison, they were lucky.
The current Qin Hanchu no longer cared about the Grandmaster realm; the assassins' fate was to die!
"Should we reel in the net now?" Old Ghost asked.
Qin Hanchu nodded, "Mm, let's reel it in."
Receiving Qin Hanchu's reply, Old Ghost picked up his phone and dialed a number.
In the woods, scouts on patrol returned.
"Proceed according to plan!" As one person commanded, everyone walked towards Qin Hanchu.
But at this moment, a masked elder descended from a tree.
The appearance of the Jin family's ancestor startled everyone.
"Who are you? Friend or foe?" everyone angrily demanded of the Jin family's ancestor.
The Jin family's ancestor sneered, "You are enemies with the Marquis of Victory, thus you are my enemy."
Hearing this, everyone's gaze turned fierce.
"We've been exposed, no more nonsense, kill him!"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately pounced on the Jin family's ancestor.
Fifteen Grandmasters attacking together exerted a terrifying pressure that made it difficult to breathe.
But they were facing a Great Grandmaster.
The Jin family's ancestor thrust out his palms, and a terrifying surge of energy directly sent the foremost martial artist flying.
This scene shocked everyone.
They hadn't expected the Jin family's ancestor to be a Great Grandmaster.
As everyone was in shock, the Jin family's ancestor suddenly smashed a green bottle.
As the bottle shattered, the green liquid immediately turned invisible.
The Jin family's ancestor struck out again, his energy creating a gale that blew the airborne liquid towards the crowd before him.
This green liquid was the biochemical weapon used by the Starry Merchant Guild to deal with Qin Hanchu.
Having done this, the Jin family's ancestor immediately retreated and quickly departed.
"What is that?"
"Could it be poison!"
"Ah!"
At this moment, the foremost Grandmaster suddenly cried out.
He clutched his throat and fell to the ground with a contorted expression.
As this person fell, others began to succumb.
Those martial artists who hadn't yet shown symptoms trembled in terror.
They hadn't expected to die in such a manner in Great Yan.
In less than a minute, all fifteen Grandmasters were dead.
As for the poisonous gas, it would lose its effect after a few minutes, thus not harming innocents.
The Jin family's ancestor watched from afar. Only after everyone had died did he leave and disappear.
For a Great Grandmaster to hide, it would be impossible to detect unless one's strength surpassed his.
The Jin family's ancestor evaded the surveillance of the Suspended Sword Department, and even the Marquis of Divine Sword was unaware that the Jin family's ancestor had entered the capital.
As for the informants monitoring Qin Hanchu, they had already been knocked unconscious by Old Ghost and the other four.
Having settled everything, Qin Hanchu packed up his fishing gear, then picked up the bucket and said, "Let's go back and eat fish."
An hour later, Marquis of Divine Sword's Mansion.
"What did you say? Fifteen Grandmasters died in the woods?" The Marquis of Divine Sword was shocked to hear the report from the Commander of the Sharp Sword Division.
"Yes, and their deaths were horrific, as if poisoned."
"Were they the ones who assassinated Qin Hanchu?" the Marquis of Divine Sword asked coldly.
"Mm, they were all foreign martial artists."
"Did your men discover anything?" the Marquis of Divine Sword continued to ask.
The Commander of the Sharp Sword Division said with a grim face, "Our men were all knocked unconscious, so we found nothing."
"This Qin Hanchu truly has many secrets. Fifteen Grandmaster powerhouses were all killed by him at once."
"With him doing this, which forces would dare send people to their deaths?"
"Even if they send people, it will be Great Grandmasters."
The Marquis of Divine Sword mused.
"Once Great Grandmasters from abroad enter the capital, the capital will surely descend into chaos."
The Marquis of Divine Sword nodded, "Spread the word: whoever dares send Great Grandmasters into the capital will be swiftly executed without mercy."
At Prince Zhong's mansion, Prince Shun hurried into the garden.
"Dad." Seeing Prince Zhong, Prince Shun quickly called out.
"What's the matter that you're in such a hurry?" Prince Zhong asked while practicing his punches.
"I just received news that fifteen Grandmasters were killed outside the city."
"These people were assassins from foreign powers."
"Their target was the Marquis of Victory."
Prince Shun's tone was filled with shock.
"He has Great Grandmasters by his side?" Prince Zhong appeared slightly surprised.
"Those Grandmasters died from chemical weapons."
Hearing this, Prince Zhong chuckled, "Are you sure it's related to the Marquis of Victory?"
"The Marquis of Victory was fishing near that forest."
"Fishing?" Prince Zhong was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Caught fifteen big fish in one go. This kid has quite the methods."
Meanwhile, various foreign powers heard about the incident.
The death of fifteen Grandmasters simultaneously shocked all the forces.
Grandmasters were not common vegetables.
The Great Grandmasters of each force were their top combat power.
In a short period, over twenty Grandmasters had died because of Qin Hanchu.
These forces believed that Great Yan must have sent Great Grandmasters to protect Qin Hanchu.
They would never have imagined that all of this was Qin Hanchu's own doing.
Just as these forces were about to arrange for Great Grandmasters to enter the country, they received a warning from the Marquis of Divine Sword.
Although the Marquis of Divine Sword was only at the middle stage of Great Grandmaster, he controlled armed forces.
No one dared to underestimate the power of arms unless they were at the late stage of Great Grandmaster.
Great Grandmasters dared not enter the country, while Grandmasters attempting to act were simply sending themselves to their deaths.
Despite the difficulties, these forces would not give up.
They had already crossed Qin Hanchu, so they had to kill him.
Once Qin Hanchu reached the late stage or even the peak of Great Grandmaster, they would be the ones in trouble.
Time passed, and two more months went by.
The capital had now entered winter, with snowflakes often falling from the sky.
The Military Martial Academy also welcomed its first holiday.
During these two months, Qin Hanchu rarely left the Military Martial Academy.
His life was very regular; besides attending classes, he guided Qin Yun and others in their cultivation.
After their efforts over these days, Qin Yun had already reached the late stage of the eighth rank.
Even Tang Siwei and Jin Hailu had reached the sixth rank.
To enhance the strength of the three, Qin Hanchu had spent hundreds of millions on precious medicinal herbs.
The path of martial arts was like playing a game; ordinary players could not compare to those who spent money.
A realm that ordinary people would need twenty years of effort to reach, Tang Siwei and Jin Hailu had achieved in just four months.
On the second day of the holiday, Qin Hanchu and the others arrived at Jiangdong Prefecture.
Their purpose for this trip was to celebrate Lin Ying's grandfather's birthday.
"I'm going back to see my master, so I won't be going with you," Xue Lingxian said to Qin Hanchu as they exited the airport.
"I have to go home first too. I'll come over on the day of the birthday celebration," Xin Xin said, as the guards from the Situ family were waiting outside the airport, and she got into the family car.
After Xue Lingxian and Xin Xin left, Qin Hanchu and the other four got into the car sent by Lin Long.