Almighty Genius

Chapter 1937 - 1495: Stealth Investigation

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Qin Fang knew almost nothing about Kitatori Kazuo. Besides the little bit of information from Hattori Sanzo, he was completely unfamiliar.

A completely unfamiliar opponent, one about whom he knew nothing, posed a huge challenge for Qin Fang.

However, Qin Fang wasn't worried or afraid of such a challenge; he was even a bit excited...

Because this opponent was worth Qin Fang's anticipation...

These candidates for the Great Priests, Qin Fang originally thought were just some powerful, exceptionally talented young experts.

But after interacting with Hattori Hisanari, Qin Fang realized none of these people were simple... even Sakura, who seemed easy for Qin Fang to capture, wasn't as simple as she appeared.

Though Sakura appeared ordinary, slightly stronger than a typical young person, it was because Qin Fang had unexpectedly subdued her, sealed her meridians at the start, and blocked her skills, giving her no chance to resist, so she naturally calmed down.

But now, she's unsealed and as free as a dragon in the sea or a tiger in the forest; her hidden potential could erupt at any moment.

For instance, this operation was entirely instigated and utilized by Sakura... otherwise, why did she purposefully leave such a message for Qin Fang?

Qin Fang was aware that Sakura was using him, but the problem couldn't be seen from just one side. From another perspective, it was originally something Qin Fang planned to do.

Since both had the same objective, whether it was being used was not as important... and through this use, Qin Fang became more wary of this woman, Sakura!

Qin Fang had blood on his hands, making him not much of a good person, but this beautiful Sakura, her heart... might not be any better than Qin Fang's! She might even be darker...

"Kitatori Kazuo, what tricks do you have hidden?"

Others had gone out to gather information, leaving only Qin Fang and Qin Zi in the room. It wasn't for some interaction between a man and a woman, but he was waiting for the right moment!

With little information on Kitatori Kazuo, yet he was as notable as Hattori Hisanari, he was surely not simple.

Hattori Hisanari's strength reached the Grandmaster level, and he held the Demon Blade Muramasa, possibly the legendary one.

For Kitatori Kazuo to be as renowned as Hattori Hisanari, he must have some unknown tricks, just unnecessary to show normally.

Hattori Hisanari could suppress Kawada Musashi with the Demon Blade Muramasa's sinister power, and Kitatori Kazuo likely wouldn't be much worse.

"Grandmaster Mid-Stage..."

Qin Fang calculated and felt a slight chill. Such level experts were formidable opponents indeed.

"Young Master, it's about time; we should go out..."

After quietly pondering for a while, Qin Zi came to inform Qin Fang.

"Let's go~~"

Qin Fang nodded and held Qin Zi's slender waist like water, leaving the room together.

They weren't leaving the hotel but planned to soak in the hotel's hot spring pool, something Qin Fang had the waiter arrange earlier. Now was the time.

"Young Master Kitatori, I'll be outside. If you need anything, just call me..."

Throwing a stack of cash, the waiter was eager to please and readily left the suite of the hot spring pool.

This VIP suite was the best in the hotel, and generally, even the wealthy couldn't enjoy it unless they were of status like Kitatori Kojirou.

Qin Fang benefitted from the face he was currently using... unfortunately, he wasn't interested in the hot spring, as he had other intentions.

"Young Master, let me scrub your back..."

Since they were here, Qin Fang didn't mind soaking for a while; it wouldn't affect his plans. So, Qin Zi offered to scrub Qin Fang's back.

In this private room, only a man and woman remained. People might imagine what could happen.

Especially in a country like Japan, not having something happen would be truly strange...

Unfortunately, Qin Fang didn't plan to have anything happen!

Even though he and Qin Zi were close to the point of breaking through their relationship, he didn't intend to drain his energy before getting down to business.

Qin Zi was quite well-behaved, knowing it wasn't the right moment, so she just diligently scrubbed Qin Fang's back... not with her hand, but with her voluptuous and perky figure!

This way of scrubbing the back was truly too seductive. An average man probably couldn't hold back... Qin Fang, being a normal man, could only helplessly roll his eyes at Qin Zi, without taking things further, merely enduring Qin Zi's teasing in silence.

Leaning against the edge of the hot spring, Qin Fang closed his eyes, his breathing became even, as if he had fallen asleep.

However, judging from his physical reaction, he was clearly still quite "awake," but Qin Fang was actually doing something else at the moment...

What was he doing?

Reconnaissance!

Almost next door to Qin Fang's private room, there were also people soaking in the hot spring, similarly a man and a woman.

The man's identity was not simple at all, surprisingly he was Kitatori Kojirou's older brother, the future heir of Anping Shrine, and a hot candidate for Great Priest, Kitatori Kazuo.

As for the woman... although she was almost unknown, Kitatori Kojirou clearly knew her!

Of course he would know her, because that woman, who was at least over fifty years old, turned out to be Kitatori Kojirou's mother...

Though Kitatori Kojirou and Kitatori Kazuo were biological brothers, they were of the same father but different mothers... However, the two grew up together and had a quite good relationship.

Kitatori Kojirou almost always considered Kitatori Kazuo his greatest support, even closer than his grandfather, Kitatori Shinichi.

Kitatori Kazuo also deeply cared for Kitatori Kojirou, being very protective of him... The reason Red Devil Asakura Ken was arranged as Kitatori Kojirou's bodyguard, although ordered by Kitatori Shinichi, was facilitated by Kitatori Kazuo!

As for the reason behind it, part of it was because of their brotherly bond, but more so it was because of Kitatori Kazuo's illicit love affair with Kitatori Kojirou's mother...

This was the inside information Sakura shared with Qin Fang before leaving, about Kitatori Kazuo... about his special relationship with this woman.

Kitatori Kazuo's mother passed away early, and it's unknown what kind of trauma he suffered, but his temperament became very twisted.

When it came to young women, he never gave them a second glance, and even to beauties who threw themselves at him, he would directly snap their necks.

On the contrary, he was very interested in older women, and his tastes grew heavier... until over a decade ago when he got involved with his half-brother Kitatori Kojirou's mother.

This illicit relationship lasted for over a decade and was known only to a very few people, and Sakura found out about it under extremely coincidental circumstances.

Originally, she planned to keep this as her trump card, whether it was to deal with Kitatori Kazuo or to secretly ally with him, this was a good leverage!

However, given the Japanese's inherently perverted tastes, this kind of illicit love affair was quite abnormal but it wasn't enough to bring down Kitatori Kazuo; at most, it would just trash his reputation.

Still, the selection for Great Priest would never involve moral issues. Without enough strength, even a Saint shouldn't expect to become a Great Priest.

Let alone the fact that in the Dao Shen Sect, almost no nice guy could ascend to the position of Great Priest... in fact, it was almost always occupied by people with extremely radical characters!

With a scandal like Kitatori Kazuo's illicit affair, it was simply impossible to bring him down, so Sakura resolutely decided to have Qin Fang take out Kitatori Kazuo.

Providing this information to Qin Fang wasn't meant for him to reveal the scandal, but to emphasize one key point.

"Kitatori Kazuo's cultivation is an extremely rare art. When he releases his energy, during those three to five minutes, he is at his most vulnerable..."

This was the real inside information Sakura wanted to convey to Qin Fang.

Kitatori Kazuo was extremely cautious. Though he had many women, none besides this older woman could make him let his guard down.

Thus, to kill Kitatori Kazuo, one must seize the perfect timing! This old woman... was a crucial key!

"Not much in terms of combat skills..."

Although Qin Fang was lying in the hot spring, half-squinting his eyes and resting, seemingly completely relaxed, he was monitoring Kitatori Kazuo next door using a mini-map.

After a simple calculation, he realized that although Kitatori Kazuo was a Grandmaster-level martial artist, his combat skills in certain areas truly followed the Japanese's usual quick-gunman style.

The foreplay lasted over half an hour, but when it came to the real action, it didn't even last three minutes before immediately surrendering...

Perhaps it was partly due to the ferocity of the old woman, but Kitatori Kazuo couldn't escape Qin Fang's disdain!

After all, every martial artist's endurance and control were stronger than the average person. A fight lasting a couple of hours was not too difficult...

"Oh..."

Yet, just as Qin Fang was lamenting Kitatori Kazuo's pitiful combat skills, he suddenly noticed something unusual about the old woman...(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)