The rooftop of the unfinished building in the east of the city.
Jin Hailu watched the old man not far away with vigilance.
Although she was captured, the old man had not restrained her.
Jin Hailu was just an ordinary person; even if she were allowed to escape, could she?
What's more, this was the rooftop of a tall building.
A fall would be certain death!
The old man wore a grey Zhongshan suit. He held a gourd of wine, occasionally taking a sip with a look of satisfaction.
He looked much like a drunkard.
Suddenly, the old man's eyes became confused.
He had sensed someone approaching, but why was it only one person?
When he had abducted Jin Hailu earlier, he had already revealed his Grandmaster strength.
If Qin Hanchu were coming to rescue her, he wouldn't come alone.
The old man looked up towards the rooftop entrance, and saw Qin Hanchu walk out from within.
Qin Hanchu first glanced at Jin Hailu, "Are you alright?"
Seeing Qin Hanchu arrive alone, Jin Hailu said urgently, "Leave quickly! This person is very strong, you are no match for him."
"Just a Grandmaster, it's nothing." Seeing that Jin Hailu was unharmed, Qin Hanchu breathed a sigh of relief.
"What arrogance! You don't even respect Grandmasters?" After speaking, the old man tilted his head and took a drink from his gourd.
Qin Hanchu walked up to the old man and said, "How about a bet?"
"Bet on what?" The old man's eyes lit up at the mention of a bet.
"Let's have a fight. If you lose, you will pledge your loyalty to me."
The old man looked at Qin Hanchu in surprise, "I lose to you? Are you also a Grandmaster?"
"Guess." Qin Hanchu smiled.
"Reaching the peak of the ninth rank at twenty years old is already a rare genius in a century. I don't believe you've reached Grandmaster." The old man said solemnly.
"If I weren't a Grandmaster, would I dare challenge you?"
"Aren't you a poison master?" the old man asked.
"I won't use poison; I'll fight you with martial arts."
"Do you want to bet?"
Qin Hanchu asked.
"Alright, I'll bet with you." The old man stood up and chuckled, "If you are truly a Grandmaster, it's not impossible to pledge allegiance to you."
"I want this subordinate of yours!"
As the words fell, Qin Hanchu suddenly thrust out a palm.
Whoosh...
As his palm was pushed out, a gust of wind went towards the old man.
The old man's expression changed drastically, his eyes filled with shock!
At this moment, Qin Hanchu's palm transformed into a dragon's claw, and then he retracted his hand.
Under the old man's stunned gaze, the wine gourd in his hand was enveloped by the wind and flew towards Qin Hanchu.
In a flash, the wine gourd in the old man's hand landed in Qin Hanchu's grasp.
Grandmaster!
The old man shook his head in disbelief, thinking he was drunk.
To be a Grandmaster at twenty, how was this possible?
He had never dared to imagine such a thing in his dreams.
Jin Hailu, standing nearby, was even more dumbfounded.
Qin Hanchu's ability to retrieve objects from a distance was truly miraculous.
She had never imagined that a martial artist's techniques could be so refined.
At this moment, she felt a desire to learn martial arts.
"How are your sportsmanship?" Qin Hanchu waved his hand, and the wine gourd in his hand flew back to the old man.
Only then did the old man snap back to reality.
He caught the wine gourd and looked at Qin Hanchu in astonishment.
After a moment, he knelt on one knee and said, "I, the Drunkard, admit defeat. From now on, I will honor you as my master!"
The old man was a strong practitioner in the middle stage of Grandmaster, but that was no longer important.
In front of a Great Grandmaster, even a peak Grandmaster had to kneel obediently!
Qin Hanchu waved his hand, and a poison pill landed in the old man's hand.
"Take it." Although the Drunkard admitted defeat, Qin Hanchu still did not fully trust him.
He had to hold his life in his hands to have some confidence.
"This won't stop me from drinking, will it?" The Drunkard's first thought was this.
"It won't." Qin Hanchu replied.
"That's good."
With that, the Drunkard tilted his head and swallowed the poison pill.
"This is the contact information for Unit Di. Go and rendezvous with them."
"If your assistance is needed, I will contact you."
"As for the Swordsman, you don't need to contact them."
Qin Hanchu said.
Hearing that Unit Di had defected to Qin Hanchu, the Drunkard was not surprised.
He, a Grandmaster, had been subdued. How could Unit Di, only at the peak of the ninth rank, contend against a Great Grandmaster?
"The Swordsman's scouts are nearby. Should I eliminate them?" the Drunkard asked.
Qin Hanchu nodded, "Yes, go and deal with them."
The Drunkard said nothing further. He leaped and jumped off the rooftop.
"Let's go." Qin Hanchu said to Jin Hailu.
Jin Hailu awoke as if from a dream. She nodded blankly and followed Qin Hanchu down the stairs.
As the two of them went downstairs, the Drunkard moved through the surrounding area.
The Swordsman's hidden informants were all eliminated by him.
Qin Hanchu would never have too many Grandmaster subordinates.
The stronger his subordinates, the more formidable his foundation.
At the same time, Chen Feiyu led the assassins of Dark Star into a forest.
"Come out." Chen Feiyu turned and said to the person behind him.
A figure walked out from behind a large tree. He looked at Chen Feiyu and said coldly, "Shadow Kill, this is where your grave will be."
"Where are the others? You alone are no match for me." Chen Feiyu said.
"He's no match for you, then what about me?"
A voice came from afar. The leader of the branch faction walked towards them.
Chen Feiyu looked in other directions and saw people from Dark Star in every direction.
He had been surrounded.
"To kill me, you've made such a big display?"
"All the elites of the branch faction are here!"
Chen Feiyu looked at the leader of the branch faction and said in a deep voice.
"To kill you, we've already lost quite a few people. This time, I want to ensure there are no mistakes." The leader of the branch faction said.
"This isn't foolproof; it's walking into a trap." Chen Feiyu chuckled.
"Walking into a trap? Where is your trap?"
"Qin Hanchu is your reliance, isn't he?"
"You may not know it yet, but the Swordsman's Grandmaster experts are dealing with him. He's in no position to help himself."
The leader of the branch faction said with a sly smile.
"The people from Suspended Sword have surrounded this place. Do you think you're walking into a trap?" Chen Feiyu said.
Upon hearing this, the leader of the branch faction's expression changed drastically. He said coldly, "Don't forget, you are also on the Suspended Sword's wanted list."
"Therefore, my meritorious service can be pardoned."
As he spoke, the people from Dark Star had closed in.
Just then, Chen Feiyu secretly crushed the poison pellet given to him by Qin Hanchu.
"Is there anything unusual?" the Dark Star President hurriedly contacted the lookouts outside the forest.
"No abnormalities." A subordinate's report came through the earpiece.
"You're trying to scare us away, aren't you? Your acting is getting better and better." Since his sentries found no sign of the Suspended Sword, it meant Chen Feiyu was lying.
Chen Feiyu looked at the leader of the branch faction and smiled without speaking.
"What are you smiling about?" The leader of the branch faction frowned, having a bad feeling.
"You guys will lie down for a while. The Suspended Sword will be here to pick you up soon." Chen Feiyu said.