The spring tide is bringing the rain in late.
It is late spring and nearing the time of the plum rains, and the rain is pouring down on the town of Li Chi at night.
The tavern in Li Chi Town is particularly lively during this heavy rain. In this kind of weather, all the idle people gather in the tavern to gossip and talk about the recent events.
Old General Zhao Zhonglin, about whom there was some gossip the month before, is now less talked about. The most notable recent event in the jianghu was the breakthrough to the Divine Origin realm ten days ago by the world’s number one of the younger generation – Qing Xu, the great disciple of the True Martial Sect.
Never mind what other people think of Qing Xu’s breakthrough, these ordinary people in the Jianghu only see the surface, only see what is in front of them, the only person who has broken through to the Divine Origin realm is Qing Xu, then he is the number one person of the younger generation.
It was because recently the True Martial Sect had also gained a great reputation, if someone said now that he had defeated Qing Xu, he would surely be dismissed by others as blowing off steam.
In a small corner of this tavern, there were two people who were a bit out of place with the other casual drinkers.
One of them was just like the other drinkers, a bit una*suming and unremarkable. The one opposite him, however, was very conspicuous. Other than that, his stature alone reminded one of four words – “It’s hard to fly with wings”.
However, it was strange that no one noticed him with such a conspicuous figure. This was a strange thing.
Qing Yu casually played with the wine cup in his hand and asked the man opposite, “What, Lord Meng is not going to explore the market of Northern Zhou, asking me to come to such a small town without an escort, is there something unseemly going on?”
In the face of the other party’s teasing, Meng Yunfei nodded directly, “There is indeed something unseen. I heard that the Green Dragon a*sociation robbed a dart from the Wan Tong Bodyguard Bureau a few days ago.”
Upon hearing this, Qing Yu’s eyebrows rose lightly and he said, “That was the dart that you had entrusted? Master Meng, that’s a bit uninteresting, isn’t it?”
The tone of his voice was aggravated, and the meaning of his questioning was clear.
“We didn’t order the dart,” Meng Yunfei said, shaking his head slowly and denying it.
But then he went on, “But we hope that Gong Zi Yu will take the dart.”
To take the dart, naturally, was not to take the hand of the Wantong Dart Company and continue to escort this dart, but to take a certain letter attached to the dart and take that deal, the deal to kill Xie Lang.
“After the deed is done, Gong Zi Yu will not only get the reward for that deal, we, too, will pay a corresponding gift as a thank you.”
“Why?”
Qing Yu was a little confused as to what Meng Yunfei meant by this, there was no reason for the Shadow House to kill Xie Lang. The storm of searching the world could only affect those who did not have a strong enough background, a power with a background like the Shadow Tower would not only not be affected, but could take advantage of the opportunity to gain some advantage and take a bigger market share when those unlucky people were implicated.
“This is the Shadow King’s intention, we must do it.” Meng Yunfei said.
‘The Shadow King, the master of the Shadow Tower, such a great man wants to kill Xie Lang, why?’
Qing Yu smiled and became suspicious. A great person like the Shadow King, if he wanted Xie Lang to die, he could move his finger and there would be millions of people willing to serve him. Why would he need to resort to an a*sa*sin organisation that had not long appeared.
The problem was that it also involved the person who had secretly sent a letter to Qing Yu for hire before, and from Meng Yunfei’s words, it was clear that the Shadow House should have nothing to do with that sneaky guy.
“I still need reasons, the employer of that dart trip from Wan Tong Dart Company is not well intentioned and has the idea of tearing down the bridge over the river, we don’t have the heart to go through this mess.” Qing Yu once again stressed the need for a reason, he would never make a move until a proper reason was given out.
He hesitated for a moment before finally saying, “All I can say is that the people who hired you are our enemies. After this is done, there is no need to worry that someone will use the Green Dragon Society as a shield. Because the real murderer will be brought to justice, and no one will go to the trouble of finding a sword after catching the real killer with great fanfare.”
Bringing to justice, that’s an interesting statement. It seemed that this unseemly employer was, in all probability, someone from the imperial court and, moreover, an enemy of the Shadow King.
This was going to be a pitfall.
If Qing Yu had guessed correctly, after Xie Lang’s death, the Shadow King’s people in the imperial court would simply reveal who had bought the murder of Xie Lang, and pit that unknown employer against him. Zhao Zhonglin’s old men and others involved in the incident with the Easterners would all point the finger at that employer.
In that case, no one would indeed have time to dig rats in the ground and find trouble with a small character hiding in the shadows when the time came.
“How much is the gift money?” Qing Yu didn’t care what the employer would pay, the other party hadn’t intended to pay a reward, but to silence them.
And when the Shadow King took a shot at screwing them over, there would be even less reward, people were dying, you’d go to hell to ask them for a reward.
When Meng Yunfei saw that there was a way out, he smiled happily and said, “You will not be asked to suffer, the Shadow King will not treat those who serve him badly. I heard that the Green Dragon Society has been plundering all kinds of treasures that help in cultivation. So this time, the Shadow King has given one ‘Xuan Gui Jade Crystal’ as a thank you for the Green Dragon a*sociation’s help.”
The ‘Xuan Gui Jade Crystal’ is a spiritual treasure of heaven and earth, gathering the spiritual energy of mountains, rivers and streams, which is hard to find in the world. With the help of this ‘Xuangui Jade Crystal’, Qing Yu was able to quickly advance to the ninth level of the Ascendant. Even after reaching the Divine Origin realm, the ‘Xuan Gui Jade Crystal’ would still be of great benefit.
What’s more, the ‘Gui Gui Jade Crystal’ is made from the pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and does not produce the same medicinal poison as a pill, which requires Qing Yu to use the secret method of the Yin Yang Clan to get rid of it.
Needless to say, this made Qing Yu’s heart flutter.
“Yes, but we need to be paid before we strike, after all, the matter is important. And we also need to prevent you from holding the same thoughts as that employer.”
“That won’t work, no,” Meng Yunfei’s head shook like a rattle, “Xie Lang is not comparable to Tian Bohu or Lin Teng Yuan. You have not shown the strength to absolutely kill him.”
Then, Meng Yunfei said with an explanation, “The Northern Zhou market has not yet been successfully explored, so even if the Shadow House has mischievous intentions, it will not make a move at this time. Besides, the ‘Xuan Gui Jade Crystal’ may be a supreme treasure to you and me, but to the Shadow King, it is an insignificant trinket. You need not worry at all that the Shadow King will break his promise.”
“You have also said that to the Shadow King, it is an insignificant trinket. But Xie Lang’s death is a matter of great interest to the Shadow King, otherwise he wouldn’t be so careful as to not even use the experts of the Shadow Tower’s power. So what if such a trifle is paid for in advance?
The studio needs our help to develop the Northern Zhou market, and we can’t afford to pay the price of offending the studio. There’s absolutely no need to worry that we’ll receive a reward and not do any work. ”
“Besides, we can show the strength that should be there ——“
