Chapter 148 The Killer is Out
Chapter 148 The Killer is Out
Walking out of the cave tavern, Li Yuan immediately saw the snake-faced old man who was modifying the "task list".
He stepped forward and jumped more than ten meters. He grabbed the edge of the stone tablet with one hand and raised the other hand like a knife to scrape off large pieces of stone chips.
"Ok?"
Li Yuan took a few steps closer and discovered that the bounty that the old man was modifying was that of Valley Master Gong Yangyu.
"The one who assassinates Gong Yangyu can choose any of the four secret martial arts of Qianjun Cave, a top-grade famous weapon, 80,000 taels of gold, and can choose any county to establish a sect..."
Such a big deal?!
Li Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he guessed that the Divine Weapon Valley must have already taken action against Qianjun Cave.
Sure enough, after Gong Yangyu was modified, the rewards offered by the snake-faced old man all the way down, including Han Chuijun, to all the true elders of the Divine Weapon Valley, were raised by several times.
"Whoever assassinates Li Yuan will be rewarded with three thousand taels of gold, three famous weapons, and ten Minor Rejuvenating Pills..."
Seeing that even his own bounty had been raised so much, Li Yuan was almost certain that Qianjun Cave must have suffered a huge loss.
call!
When the snake-faced old man landed on the ground, Li Yuan came forward and asked in a pinched voice:
"Old Snake, I don't know what happened. The bounties on all the True Elders of the Divine Weapon Valley have been raised?"
"A few days ago, at the Grand Canal in Dechang Prefecture, Gong Yangyu and Han Chuijun teamed up to ambush and kill Qianjundong.
In the first battle, Qianjun Cave suffered heavy casualties."
The old man with the snake face did not hide it: "This matter will spread all over Huizhou and even the world in a few days."
"Did the Divine Weapon Valley attack the Qianjun Cave?"
Li Yuan pretended to be shocked.
"It's expected, why be surprised?"
The snake-faced old man said in a hoarse voice: "For thousands of years, these four major sects have fought from time to time, but this time the fight was more intense."
"These rewards?"
Li Yuan glanced at the stone tablet.
Qianjun Cave has invested a huge amount of money, not only elders and true disciples, but also a large number of inner disciples.
"Feel free to accept it. Even if Qianjun Cave is defeated, they will not delay our payment."
As the snake-faced old man spoke, he took off the token from his waist and threw it upwards, leaving a mark on Gong Yangyu's bounty:
"Such a generous reward has already tempted me."
After taking the token, the old man turned around and left, still trembling, but his movements were extremely fast. After a few ups and downs, he disappeared into the tunnel.
"Opening the meridians, or refining the organs?"
Looking at his departing back, Li Yuan's face was solemn. This skyrocketing reward would inevitably stimulate a large number of killers to assassinate the disciples of the Divine Weapon Valley.
"Anyone can take these tasks, which is very troublesome..."
The assassination missions in Zhaixing Tower are not exclusive, which means that there may be many killers who take on the same mission.
Huhu~
Before Li Yuan left, there was a sound of wind coming from the surrounding tunnels, and masked killers came into the cave one by one.
"They are all well-informed people."
Li Yuan glanced around and saw that in just a short while, dozens of killers had gathered in the cave, including Linghu Baiwan.
The bald man disguised himself very well, even changing his mask, but the top-grade scimitar on his waist could not be hidden from his eyes.
"Well, I have to remember the weapons of these killers."
Li Yuan was about to leave, but he stopped and pretended to accept the task, circling around the stone tablet.
With the help of the Weapon Control Scroll, the weapons and armor of the killers all glowed. After memorizing them, he could recognize them directly whenever he saw them.
"Luckily my memory has improved a lot."
After taking note of the soldiers of the hundreds of assassins coming and going, especially the big assassins who were armed with famous weapons or above, Li Yuan turned around and left.
……
"Junior Brother Zhang!"
As soon as he returned to the inner island, Li Yuan heard a scream. He turned around suddenly and saw ripples in the cold pond and someone diving into the water with his head lifted.
"There is an assassin trying to kill Junior Brother Zhang!"
It was just daybreak and there were already many small boats on the cold pond. Hearing the roar, the inner disciples passing by all changed color.
"Be bold!"
A light rebuke was heard from the lake, and a man rushed into the lake with a sword. In the distance, waves were seen surging and there were sounds of weapons clashing.
Wow!
Not long after, someone jumped out of the water, holding a sword in one hand and the body of a masked man in black in the other.
"Senior Sister Fang, it's Senior Sister Fang!"
The inner disciples around recognized that the person who killed the assassin was Fang Yunxiu.
"Senior Sister Fang's swordsmanship has become more and more powerful."
Li Yuan also paddled over. He had good eyesight and could see the sword light from a long distance away.
Compared with his fellow disciples who seldom go out of the mountain, Fang Yunxiu travels outside all year round, and his swordsmanship is full of murderous aura.
"This person is the ghostwriter of the city!"
On the boat, Fang Yunxiu took off the killer's mask and frowned: "He dared to come to the inner island to assassinate, is he crazy?"
"Thank you, Senior Sister Fang."
On the boat, a pale-faced inner sect disciple bowed to express his gratitude, his heart still filled with lingering fear and his eyes filled with anger.
Li Yuan recognized this disciple, whose name was Zhang Yuke. He had been a disciple for more than ten years. Although he was not considered elite, he had already become strong and accomplished.
As for the man in black.
There are many assassins in Zhaixing Tower, including some desperate criminals. This person might want to kill a few of them before the news spreads...
"This beast is so cunning! When I saw the float move, I thought a big fish was hooked, so I pulled hard and almost got my head chopped off by this beast!"
Zhang Yuke's face looked extremely ugly. If his fellow disciples had not been by his side, he would have almost died!
"Report this matter to the Supervisory Hall!"
Fang Yunxiu searched the body but found nothing in the end, but she seemed to have guessed something.
"Yes!"
A disciple responded, picked up the man's body and headed towards the inner island.
"Senior Sister Fang!"
Li Yuan then bowed. "Junior Brother Li, why are you here too?"
Fang Yunxiu responded, frowning immediately: "Come back to the island with me!"
She seemed to have guessed something, but couldn't be sure at this time. She turned and headed towards the inner island, and Li Yuan followed by paddling the boat.
There were more and more boats on the Cold Pond, and many inner disciples flocked there, and disciples from the Law Enforcement Hall also came to inquire.
"what!"
Just then, another scream was heard, this time from the other side of the river.
Fang Yunxiu's face darkened. Many law enforcement disciples on the lake had already hurried away, and Li Yuan followed Fang Yunxiu and caught up with them.
There was a bloody scene at the outer sect dock, and several outer sect disciples were beheaded.
"brute!"
Several law enforcement disciples looked unhappy.
The killer at least had achieved internal strength, while the two outer disciples who were killed had only achieved physical strength. They died without any chance to fight back, and they had no time to catch up.
"All disciples, return to your residences for now!"
He came hurriedly in the wind, his face ashen, and first persuaded the frightened outer disciples to return to their residence, and then gathered the patrolling disciples.
For a moment, there was panic outside the gate.
Fang Yunxiu wanted to go up and take a look, but after taking a glance at Li Yuan, she immediately turned back, feeling a little heavy in her heart.
"That assassin is probably the assassin from Zhaixing Tower!"
The two boats moved slowly towards each other. Fang Yunxiu turned her wrist and a wooden token with a tiger head painted on it appeared in her palm.
"Star Reaching Tower?"
Li Yuan couldn't help but frown.
Assassination is not a martial arts competition. The main purpose of a killer's assassination is to be defenseless. There are many rumours of famous heroes dying in assassinations.
If there really was a veteran killer secretly assassinating him, Li Yuan felt that he would not be able to sleep well.
"Zhaixinglou is one of the largest assassin organizations in the martial arts world. They act recklessly and have assassinated many emperors."
Fang Yunxiu frowned and said, "Junior Brother Li, don't leave the island these days. Wait a few days to see if there is any news..."
She hesitated to speak, and Li Yuan was much more decisive: "Senior Sister Fang, what you mean is that Master has taken action against Qianjun Cave?"
"……Um."
Fang Yunxiu didn't expect him to react so quickly, and nodded: "I'm just guessing, I can't be sure.
Anyway, don't leave the island for the time being. If you have any problems, please let me know."
Very accurate.
Li Yuan muttered to himself and bowed to express his gratitude.
He really had no intention of leaving the island.
"In everything, it is best to be cautious. If Mr. Han really takes action, I am afraid that this period of time will not be peaceful."
Fang Yunxiu was weighed down with worries. She sent Li Yuan back to the inner island, gave him a few instructions, and then hurried back to the island.
She has no plans to leave the island in the near future.
"Senior Sister Fang has grown a lot."
Li Yuan watched her go away, suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind, and thinking about his reward, he decided to move out of the Hammer Soldier Hall temporarily.
The hands of those killers and assassins are dirtier than his. To be on the safe side, he even wants to move to Chirong Cave.
"Well, I have enough medicinal pills. If I can control three pieces of red dragon fish leather armor, I think living in the Red Rong Cave won't be a problem."
Li Yuan felt a little anxious. People always need to sleep. What if someone stabbed him while he was sleeping...
Just thinking about it, Li Yuan, who hadn't slept all night, felt a little sleepless.
……
……
In the next three days, twenty-six disciples from the inner and outer islands of the Divine Weapon Valley were assassinated, causing an uproar.
Although Feng Zhong had captured and killed most of the killers, many disciples were still worried.
"Desperado!"
In the small courtyard of the Hammer Soldier Hall, several law enforcement disciples covered their noses. Li Yuan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and his back felt a little cold.
He still underestimated the bottom line of these professional killers.
The assassin he had killed with his hammer had actually been hiding in the toilet for a whole day. If he hadn't seen the light of the weapon, he would have been hit by a sword from below...
"audacious in the extreme!"
Feng Zhong came in shock and anger: "Where's Li Yuan? Is he okay?"
"Disciple is fine."
Li Yuan responded and saw Feng Zhongyi and several old men behind him whom he had never met before.
Even the veteran soldiers of the Divine Guard were mobilized?
Li Yuan was slightly surprised.
These veteran soldiers of the Shape-Change Realm who have survived hundreds of battles are the true foundation of the Divine Weapon Valley, and are also the reason why Gong Yangyu dares to leave the valley.
The fact that all the old soldiers were mobilized showed that the assassination in Zhaixing Tower was more intense than he had imagined.
"It's okay."
The wind has breathed a sigh of relief:
"These two are my junior brothers. After retiring from the Divine Guards, they have been living in the outer sect for retirement. From now on, they will protect you closely!"
"Thank you, Elder Feng!"
Li Yuan first bowed to express his gratitude, and then talked about his plans.
"You, you plan to live underground in the Weapon Forge Valley?"
Feng Zhong was a little surprised, but he agreed with her: "That's a good idea, why didn't I think of it?"
After giving a few instructions, he left quickly in the wind.
Li Yuan packed his bags and went to the Weapon Casting Valley with two old soldiers who looked strange.
(End of this chapter)