Chapter 154: The Scholar and the Assassin

Chapter 154: The Scholar and the Assassin

Chapter 154: The Scholar and the Assassin

As soon as the scholar opened his mouth, the entire inn fell silent for a moment.

Chu Qing was somewhat surprised at the scholar's audacity... These guys had thick faces and looked evil and vicious. It would be more appropriate to describe them as bandits than businessmen.

Everyone has this idea, but he is the only one who says it so openly.

I think he must have something to rely on, and he is not just an ordinary scholar.

As I was thinking this, I heard one of the people in the group speak angrily:
"Poor, what nonsense are you talking about? Who is the bandit?"

"Aren't you?"

The scholar looked at them with a frown on his face, not giving in at all:

"I'm telling you, this is the Iron Blood Hall's sphere of influence. If you want to do anything wrong here, you've come to the wrong place.

"When Master Tie gets angry, you will have no way to go up to heaven or enter the earth!!"

The villain who had just spoken looked even more ferocious upon hearing this, but the leader waved his hand to shut him up, then said with a smile:
"My dear brother, you have misunderstood. We are all honest businessmen, not bandits or thugs.

"I came here and wanted to stay overnight. I'm definitely not a troublemaker."

The scholar glanced at them doubtfully and snorted:
"That's better. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

When these words were spoken, those people were so angry that they fumed. However, the leader stopped them and they did not dare to get angry in the end.

The leader no longer paid any attention to the scholar, but chatted with the shopkeeper and opened a few rooms for them to stay in.

The group went upstairs in a mighty procession.

The scholar still stared at them, as if he would report to the Iron Blood Hall if they dared to make any rash moves.

Chu Qing retracted his gaze and casually opened the purse in his hand.

No one knew how Wenrou picked up this purse, but there were exactly two hundred taels of silver and banknotes in it.

Just as he was about to pull it shut, he saw a note in the purse.

Not knowing if there was any clue to the owner, Chu Qing unfolded the note, and there were only six words written on it: 'Qingyang Hand' Liu Yu is here!

Chu Qing's face changed slightly and he closed the purse.

Wenrou asked in a low voice:

"what happened?"

"We'll talk about it later."

Chu Qing put the purse into his arms: "Would you like to give this to me?"

"……it is good."

Although Wenrou still wanted to return the purse to the owner, she nodded when she saw Chu Qing wanted it. She believed that Chu Qing must have a purpose for doing so.

The two continued to eat and drink, and then went upstairs after they finished.

As luck would have it, the scholar had also finished his meal. He carried his book basket and followed Chu Qing and Wen Rou upstairs.

His room was right next to Chu Qing's.

Wenrou didn't go back to her room, but followed Chu Qing into the house.

Sitting down at the table, Chu Qing took out the purse and placed it on the table, then found the note and handed it to Wenrou.

Wenrou tilted her head and looked twice:
"Could this money bag be from this Liu Yu?"

"...No, the owner of this money bag might want to kill Liu Yulai. This is most likely a deposit for hiring someone to kill him."

Wenrou was stunned:
"I see."

Chu Qing touched his chin.

Others don't know the ins and outs of this money bag, but Chu Qing was born in Nie Jingtai, so he naturally knows the mystery.

If someone wants to find the Nie Jingtai to kill people, they can gradually contact them through scattered channels.

When the time is right, you can put the deposit and the target's name together and place it in the designated place on the Mirror Table to make a deposit.

After receiving the silver and the target, the people from Niejingtai began to investigate and understand the target's situation.

Then give a more reasonable price...

If the person hiring the killer thinks the price is too high and the deal falls through, the deposit will not be refunded.

On the contrary, as long as the person who hires the assassin agrees to the price, the assassination can be arranged.

Remuneration is often paid after the work is completed.

The entire contact process in front of the head seems simple, but it is actually meticulous. If the evil mirror smells a slightly different smell, the contact will terminate.

This is also the reason why the Tianxie Cult could not find the headquarters of Niejingtai and actually impersonated Niejingtai to carry out assassinations.

Because the former can only attract some small figures, and it is very likely that even small figures cannot be attracted, and the effort and reward are not proportional... The latter can directly attract the people who are being pursued by the Nie Jingtai. Even if they are not masters on the Zhuxie List, they must be core figures of the Nie Jingtai, and are naturally more efficient.

If an ordinary person loses money, there is no way he can't get it back.

Two hundred taels of silver is not a small amount.

After picking up the purse with his gentle nose, he couldn't find the owner...

It is very likely that the other party is worried that someone will discover the trick and directly capture it during the search process, thus causing the matter to be exposed.

Chu Qing thought in his heart, and suddenly said:
“I remember this Qingyang Hand Liu Yulai seemed to be a man of Lu Zhiwei, the third master of the Tiexue Hall.

"And this Third Hall Master is sitting in Dingxing City?"

Lu Zhiwei has three generals under his command.

Liu Yulai with Qingyang Hand, Guo Wang with Zhuixing Sword, and Jiang Chunhua with Feiyu Hand.

A pair of gentle eyes blinked, revealing a clear confusion.

Chu Qing smiled silently, knowing that he was asking a blind man for advice.

If you ask Wen Fusheng, Wen Kaiyuan and others, you can naturally get this information easily.

Wenrou left home when she was young, and after coming back, she hadn't lived a peaceful life for two days before she ran here again... She doesn't know as much as I do.

Thinking of this, Chu Qing put away the purse again:
"Okay, don't think too much. Let's set off early tomorrow morning and go to Dingxing City first."

If the other party really wants to hire the killer from the Mirror Table to kill someone, after losing the deposit, they will just make preparations again and will not stop there.

I can take this opportunity to let the Sword Ghost flash and lure these people to show up...

Having said that, Wenrou returned to her room, and the two of them rested.

But this sleep was not a restful one.

At midnight, Chu Qing, who was meditating, was awakened by a sound from the roof.

The person who came was not very smart. The roof made a crackling sound when he stepped on it, as if he was afraid that people didn't know there was someone on the roof.

Chu Qing frowned slightly. In Tianwu City, someone ran to his roof and came and went. Now here, there are still people running back and forth on the roof...

Can't these martial artists who don't have good martial arts skills just walk on the roof?

The coming and going is very disturbing to others.

Just as I was thinking about it, I found that the man had stopped and was on the roof next door.

The other party's method of concealing his breath was also extremely crude. Squatting on the roof, to Chu Qing it sounded like the other party's breathing was like thunder.

"What is this for?"

Chu Qing was a little puzzled. It seemed that they were going after the scholar. Could it be that the group of men with thick faces at night were planning to murder the scholar because of his outrageous words? Thinking of this, he opened the window, and Wenrou also opened the window.

Apparently she heard it too... and was ready to come out with sleepy eyes to see what was going on.

The two men immediately flew onto the roof, and saw a man in black lying on the roof, carefully removing the tiles from the roof, looking inside, and smiling smugly...

From the laughter, it can be heard that this is a woman, and she should have nothing to do with the group of ferocious monsters in the daytime.

But this made Chu Qing and Wen Rou even more confused.

Could it be that she was tempted by the beauty of the down-and-out scholar and wanted to steal his beauty?

Chu Qing's brows were knitted into a frown. He had never seen anything like this in his entire life.

If he is called a killer, it is obvious that his skills are not up to par. He has only barely mastered the basics of lightness skills and the art of concealing his breath. With such little ability, how can he kill people?
But when it comes to stealing someone's love, it's rare to find someone so stupid.

Then he saw the woman took something out of her arms, and spun around the gap between the tiles, sliding the thing in her hand down.

It turned out to be a silk thread.

Chu Qing suddenly realized that this was a plan to poison!

Hang a silk thread from the roof and touch the mouth of the target cup. Then pour poison into the cup along the thread. The target will die after drinking it.

This is an extremely common assassination tactic.

But this woman was probably suffering from some serious illness, for she continued to smile smugly while threading the silk thread downwards.

The laughter was a little loud, and Chu Qing felt a little anxious for her.

How can you laugh before committing murder?
Aren’t you afraid that the target will hear it?
What kind of approach is this?
Moreover, she was moving in circles, and now she was almost face to face with Chu Qing Wenrou, but she didn't even notice that there were two living people standing here...

Should we say that she is focused?

Or should we say that she is arrogant?
I watched her take out a bottle of poison from her bosom, carefully open the lid, and pour it down along the thread.

As a result, he accidentally poured too much, not only contaminated the silk thread, but also a large pool of poison spilled directly on it... Chu Qing could even hear the sound of the poison splashing onto the table.

This time, Chu Qing really couldn't bear it anymore.

He himself is an assassin, and seeing the other party acting like this is really an insult to the word assassin.

Just as I was about to speak up to stop them, I suddenly heard a commotion coming from the street.

Wenrou and he immediately looked towards the source of the sound, and saw a group of bandits who had come into the town at some point in time, showing off their power, shouting loudly, and wanting to kill and rob.

"Who is so bold? How dare you act so recklessly within the sphere of influence of the Iron Blood Hall?"

Just as I was stunned, I heard a galloping horse appear in front of the inn, and several figures rushed through the window and landed on the horse.

It was those guys with ferocious faces... From the looks of it, they were not businessmen, they were just bandits.

But there was one person missing. From the sound of footsteps, it was clear that the person did not fly out of the window. Instead, he walked slowly to the scholar's room and kicked the door open.

Then I heard the woman in black on the roof suddenly curse:
"Damn it, you ruined my plan!"

Chu Qing and Wen Rou were speechless. Did she think that without this incident, her assassination would be successful?

Things have come to this point, Chu Qing naturally can't just watch these bandits do whatever they want.

Just as he was about to step forward and take action, he stopped.

Then a scream was heard from the scholar's room, followed by a loud bang, and the window was smashed by a figure, who fell on the street.

But it was not the scholar, but the bandit who had confronted the scholar in broad daylight.

His chest and abdomen collapsed, his face was as pale as paper, and he was gushing out blood in large mouthfuls. It was obvious that he was dying!
"How could this be? Who is it?!"

The leader of the bandits' face changed and he looked up suddenly.

Then a figure floated out from the window, it was the scholar.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his brows stern:
"I have already said, don't do anything wrong here!

"Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"You...who are you?"

The leader of the bandits' face changed drastically, and he wanted to say something when he saw the scholar flash and land on his horse.

He stood on one foot on the horse's head and kicked it high. The bandit's head cracked and turned several times on his neck. He was kicked to death.

"Big Brother!!"

The remaining bandits woke up as if from a dream and couldn't help crying out in grief.

However, the scholar was ruthless. He rode very fast on his horse and wherever he passed, the bandits had no chance to stop him. In the blink of an eye, the ground was littered with corpses.

The scholar turned around and glanced at Chu Qing and Wen Rou, then nodded slightly.

Looking at the female assassin in black again, there was a hint of helplessness in her eyes. The next moment, she jumped up and headed towards the other bandits in Tiehuan Town.

"Stop, don't run!!"

The woman in black suddenly stood up and flew over to chase him.

However, her martial arts skills were mediocre and she couldn't catch up with the scholar at all.

After running two steps, he lost sight of the scholar, so he stood on the roof and stamped his feet anxiously.

Chu Qing mourned for the people in the room... He didn't know what happened to the scholar and the woman, but it was obvious that the people in the room had suffered a disaster for no reason.

Out of nowhere, someone ran up to the roof and stomped on it. Who could stand that?
And at this moment, the scholar actually came back.

He floated up to the front of the woman in black and stood not too far away.

The woman in black was immediately cheered up when she saw this:
"Don't run!!"

The scholar then turned and ran away, and the woman quickly chased after him.

Chu Qing and Wen Rou witnessed the whole process and felt their minds were in a mess... What a mess!

However, this is not the time to figure out the details. There are many bandits coming to Tiehuan Town this time. Although the scholar is very skilled in martial arts, it will take time to kill them all by himself.

In order to prevent ordinary people from being slaughtered by this group of people, Chu Qing and Wen Rou also took action quickly.

This gang of bandits were experts in dealing with ordinary people, but when it came to a master like Chu Qing, they were like an egg hitting a rock and were no match at all.

But in just a few moments, countless people were killed and injured.

The remaining bandits knew that there were other experts in the town, so they had no intention of fighting and fled in all directions.

A disaster was eliminated in the blink of an eye.

Chu Qing arrested a bandit who was still alive and asked:
"Who gave you the courage to break into the Iron Blood Hall territory and kill and rob?"

The bandit had already been frightened by Chu Qing. He watched helplessly as Chu Qing pushed out a palm and killed more than ten of his brothers. He did not dare to hide anything at this time and said tremblingly:
"Yes... the boss said that the Fiery Flame Hall launched a massive attack, and the Iron Blood Hall is now unable to take care of itself...

"We can't take care of Dingxing City, nor the surrounding towns. We...we can't eat a big piece of fat meat, but we can eat enough in these corners..."

Chu Qing's face darkened. The Fiery Hall was launching a massive attack?

The two gangs, three halls, five sects and one village have not always lived in peace for many years and have fought with each other many times, but most of them were minor fights.

Both the Fiery Hall and the Iron Blood Hall are giants, how could they launch a massive attack so easily?

I'm afraid something unexpected happened during this period.

Chu Qing was not too worried about other unexpected events. The key point was that Liu Yulai from Dingxing City must not cause any trouble at this critical moment!

(End of this chapter)