Su Que pretended to browse the secret manual while keeping Fan Wuyang in his peripheral vision.
Fan Wuyang was a Three Blood Martial Artist.
With the Three Bloods Muscle Strengthening, he could crush stones with his strength.
In terms of strength alone, he was roughly comparable to him.
If he used lime and the Beast Trap, he could definitely defeat Fan Wuyang.
Therefore, he planned to keep following Fan Wuyang, waiting for him to be alone.
Time passed, and Su Que noticed the Library Pavilion gradually darkening, estimating it was already near dusk.
The servant in the Scripture Pavilion lifted the lamp covers in the corners and lit the candles inside.
The martial artists browsing the secret manuals in the Library Pavilion also gradually left.
They thought that the Lu Family Manor, for its self-preservation, would keep the Library Pavilion open for a long time.
They weren't in a rush to find and learn the martial arts they wanted in just one day.
After a while, Fan Wuyang also called on the members of the White Lotus Sect to leave.
Su Que observed them, placed the book back on the shelf, left the Library Pavilion, and followed from a distance behind Fan Wuyang and the others.
After leaving Lu Family Manor, Su Que found walking on the street with a mask too conspicuous, so he took off the mask, tied up his hair, and continued to follow the White Lotus Sect members from afar.
After a while, he saw the White Lotus Sect members heading towards the largest inn in the town.
"So this is where you're staying."
Su Que thought to himself and followed them.
Once the White Lotus Sect members entered the inn, Su Que quickened his steps slightly and also entered the inn.
The inn was a rare three-story building.
The first floor was for guests to dine.
The second and third floors were guest rooms.
Su Que's gaze caught Fan Wuyang entering a guest room on the third floor.
Outside Fan Wuyang's guest room, there were even two White Lotus Sect members standing guard.
"This is going to be tricky!"
Su Que scratched his head.
Although in a one-on-one with Fan Wuyang, his chances were high.
But if Fan Wuyang's sixteen subordinates were involved, his chances would decrease significantly.
Moreover, if he forced his way into Fan Wuyang's room, it would create quite a commotion.
Even if he killed Fan Wuyang quickly, there would be witnesses to his actions.
Some witnesses might have excellent memories, being able to remember and describe his appearance after seeing him just once.
If this were the case, the White Lotus Sect would soon hunt him down.
"I'll just see how this plays out."
Su Que rented a room in the inn under a false name.
This room was diagonally opposite to Fan Wuyang's room.
By poking a small hole in the paper on the door, he could see Fan Wuyang's room door.
Su Que pulled over a chair and peered through the small hole, keeping an eye on Fan Wuyang's room door.
Over the course of two hours, he saw Fan Wuyang's door open four times.
Twice, the inn delivered meals.
Twice, the waiter went in to change Fan Wuyang's chamber pot.
Su Que conceived two methods to obtain the "Marriage Robe Divine Skill" secret manual.
— Poison the food or disguise himself as the inn's waiter to enter.
As he pondered, he suddenly heard a faint creak, and saw Fan Wuyang, dressed in his inner clothes, opening the door and stepping out.
The two White Lotus Sect members guarding the door nodded and followed behind Fan Wuyang.
"Where are they going?"
Su Que wondered to himself.
But he quickly saw the direction Fan Wuyang was heading after going downstairs.
"Is he going to the outhouse?"
Su Que's eyes lit up, then looked towards Fan Wuyang's room.
"No matter what, Fan Wuyang's room is unguarded now. If I get the 'Marriage Robe Divine Skill' secret manual, I can leave directly!"
With this thought, Su Que opened his door and stealthily made his way to Fan Wuyang's room.
Arriving at the door, he saw that Fan Wuyang's room was secured with a copper lock.
But this could not stop him.
The Seven Injuries Fist Force was exceedingly adept at destroying the internal structures of objects.
Immediately, he supported the copper lock with his left hand and struck down with his right fist.
A faint cracking sound was heard, and the exterior of the copper lock remained intact while its interior shattered into several pieces.
With a "clack," Su Que removed the lock, pushed the door open just enough for one person to fit through, and quickly slipped in.
His liver was strong, granting him clear vision even in darkness.
After quickly closing the door, he swiftly searched all corners of the room.
There were few belongings of Fan Wuyang's, and the room was not large, so it didn't take long to search every corner.
Finding no sign of the "Marriage Robe Divine Skill" secret manual.
"Could it be that Fan Wuyang took the manual with him to pass the time?"
Su Que frowned, exited the room, closed the door, and loosely refastened the copper lock, then headed towards the inn's backyard outhouse.
From the upper floor of the inn, he could see the outhouse in the distance.
Two White Lotus Sect members were guarding outside the outhouse.
"It is dead quiet now, the perfect time to strike!"
Su Que pushed off against the railing with his foot and quickly pulled himself up onto the inn's roof.
Quietly, he moved towards the direction of the outhouse.
Reaching the back of the two White Lotus Sect members guarding the outhouse, he leapt down high.
As he swooped down towards them, he delivered two punches on their skulls.
Two muffled sounds echoed as the brains of the two men were instantly pulped by Su Que's Seven Injuries Fist Force.
Then, Su Que quickly grabbed their clothes, gently lowering them.
"Ah Wu, Ah Gou?"
Su Que hadn't practiced light body technique, so the sound of wind as he leaped down was heard by Fan Wuyang.
Plus, those two muffled sounds further alerted Fan Wuyang.
Thus, Fan Wuyang called out to his two underlings.
Seeing no response, Fan Wuyang tensed, hurried to pull up his pants.
But at that moment, he abruptly saw the outhouse's wooden boards splintering.
A man with a monkey mask and loose hair appeared outside the outhouse.
Su Que's gaze through the eye holes of the monkey mask focused on the "Marriage Robe Divine Skill" in Fan Wuyang's left hand.
"That guy indeed took the manual with him for amusement!"
The thought flashed through Su Que's mind as his fist already raised, Seven Injuries Fist Force charged into his arm, and struck towards Fan Wuyang.
Fan Wuyang, being an experienced Jianghu veteran, despite not having fully pulled up his pants, quickly regathered his composure and executed the "Yin Wind Claw."
With right fingers clawed sharply, an eerie wind surged towards Su Que's fist.
Bang!
Fist and claw clashed!
Su Que's Seven Injuries Fist Force erupted, destroying the flesh and bones of Fan Wuyang's right hand.
Fan Wuyang's right hand instantly became a twisted mess of blood and flesh, unable to stop Su Que's Seven Injuries Fist at all.
In the next moment, Su Que's Seven Injuries Fist landed squarely on Fan Wuyang's face!
A muffled sound emanated from Fan Wuyang's skull.
Not only did Fan Wuyang's facial bones shatter, but everything inside his skull was pulverized by the Seven Injuries Fist Force.
Fan Wuyang fell lifelessly, his body collapsing.
His left hand loosened, and the "Marriage Robe Divine Skill" secret manual dropped.
Su Que quickly reached out to catch, securely grabbing the "Marriage Robe Divine Skill" secret manual before it fell into the latrine.
Then, moving swiftly, he searched Fan Wuyang's corpse.
He found a folded, yellowed page and a pouch, uncertain of how much Silver Coins it contained.
Subsequently, he darted out of the outhouse, quickly frisked the bodies of the two White Lotus Sect members outside.
He found two money pouches.
Having completed all this, his figure blurred and he headed toward the wall, disappearing into the shadows.
Then, using the cover of darkness and the walls, he quietly returned to his room.