The fifteenth strike was Little Black. The Rhino Dagger was incredibly sharp. Although Jin Wu's whole body was protected by True Qi, this True Qi was cut through like tofu under the Rhino Dagger.
"Ah!" Jin Wu screamed. He fell to the ground, his eyes wide open. Clearly, he died with some regrets.
It's no wonder, it is indeed a disgrace for a Martial King to die at the hands of a Great Martial Master.
"Congratulations Player Zhang Hao for killing Jin Wu, Experience Points 200000, True Qi 20000, Frenzy Energy 10."
"Ding dong! Congratulations Player Zhang Hao, you have obtained Heart of Alchemy +2."
Heart of Alchemy? Haha, I just got the Array Source, and now I've got the Heart of Alchemy. It seems like both Array Dao and Alchemy Dao are going to level up!
Zhang Hao became very happy.
After putting away the Phantom Killing Array, Ye Yun appeared from who knows where, looking at Zhang Hao and asking in surprise, "You just took care of them like that?"
"Yes! These two are indeed Sky Punishment's assassins, Jin Wu and Jin Liu," Zhang Hao said indifferently, as if he had just done something insignificant.
"Jin Wu and Jin Liu, it seems Sky Punishment will send out a second and third wave of assassins. These two waves of assassins will be very powerful, you need to be careful," Ye Yun said to Zhang Hao with concern.
Zhang Hao narrowed his eyes, the second and third wave, as if he remembered something, he looked at Ye Yun and asked with a half-smile, "It seems you know quite a bit about Sky Punishment?"
Ye Yun pursed his lips and said, "What's so strange about that? Can't I be incredibly resourceful?"
"Alright, let's leave first. We must go to Qinglin County now. By the way, what are you going to Qinglin County for, visiting relatives or sightseeing?" Zhang Hao asked Ye Yun casually.
Ye Yun's beautiful big eyes gazed at Zhang Hao, and he chuckled, "Originally I was going to visit relatives, but now, I've decided to follow you."
"Following me? Why? I don't cover food expenses, you know," Zhang Hao looked at Ye Yun warily.
"Hehe, because of your roasted meat! This is the first time I, Ye Yun, have eaten such delicious roasted meat in my life. If I don't follow you, where else can I eat it? Besides, I'm not just freeloading. Sky Punishment's gold-medal assassins will try to assassinate you two more times. My sense of smell is very sharp. I can help you with early warnings," Ye Yun said seriously to Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao looked at Ye Yun with some suspicion and asked, "Is that true or false? For some reason, I always feel like you're unreliable!"
"What do you mean! How am I unreliable? Didn't I warn you about Jin Wu and Jin Liu, those two gold-medal assassins from Sky Punishment? Now you're saying I'm unreliable," Ye Yun looked very angry at Zhang Hao.
"Alright!" Zhang Hao reluctantly agreed.
Just seeing Ye Yun inadvertently making feminine gestures made him feel a chill. He remembered a profession on Earth that seemed to be cross-dressing. Could this guy be one of them? Thinking of this, he got goosebumps all over.
Three days later, Zhang Hao and Ye Yun arrived at the county seat of Qinglin County, Baiyang City.
At an office of Tianwu Academy in Qinglin County, an Old Man personally received Zhang Hao and Ye Yun.
"Please show your identity token." The receptionist at the office was a middle-aged person in charge.
Zhang Hao immediately handed his identity token to the middle-aged person in charge.
"Mhm, since this mission was posted, seventeen students from Tianwu Academy have accepted it. Unfortunately, none of them completed it. Fifteen died... two were injured and disabled. Are you sure you want to accept it?" The person in charge looked at Zhang Hao and asked with burning eyes.
Zhang Hao said indifferently, "Give me all the information you have!"
"Mhm, okay."
Seeing that Zhang Hao was very determined, the person in charge nodded.
The person in charge handed the Thousand-Faced Noble's intelligence file to Zhang Hao.
After reading the intelligence on the Thousand-Faced Noble, Zhang Hao's face showed a hint of helplessness. This information was too general. The intelligence showed that the Thousand-Faced Noble had appeared in Tianhai City, Jinxing City, and Sifang City near Qinglin County in the past month. His whereabouts were uncertain. This information was as good as none.
Zhang Hao's heart stirred.
Since this mission to capture the Thousand-Faced Noble was also a System mission, there should be a hint! The reason there was no mission hint before was probably because the plot hadn't been triggered.
After thinking this through, Zhang Hao immediately entered the System's space and went to the mission bar to take a look. Looking at the mission bar, he indeed found a mission hint.
The mission hint was very simple.
Yue Lai Inn
This name was very common on Earth, he didn't expect it to be here too.
Zhang Hao asked the person in charge of the Intelligence Hall, "Sir, I'd like to ask, how many Yue Lai Inns are there in Qinglin County?"
The person in charge immediately checked for Zhang Hao and then said, "Just one, it's in Sifang City."
Just one?
Zhang Hao was secretly delighted. This way, he wouldn't have to trouble himself. If there were too many, he would have to investigate them one by one.
Ye Yun already knew about Zhang Hao's mission to Qinglin County this time. After looking at the intelligence given by the Mission Hall, he looked at Zhang Hao in confusion and asked, "Hey, Zhang Hao, why are you suddenly going to the Yue Lai Inn? Isn't that too much of a leap in logic? The intelligence the Mission Hall gave you didn't mention the Yue Lai Inn at all?"
Zhang Hao smiled mysteriously at Ye Yun and said, "Hehe, just follow along, I guarantee we'll catch him."
With the System's Heaven-Defying cheat tool, Zhang Hao was very confident.
Seeing that Zhang Hao wouldn't tell him, Ye Yun, whose heart had been itching for a while, gritted his teeth in anger. He snorted coldly, "Who cares!"
Thousands of miles away in the Balong Empire, the Nangong Family was currently shrouded in gloom. The Nangong Family was originally one of the three most powerful families in the Balong Empire. The Family was full of experts, and there was even a Half-Step Martial Ancestor. Nangong Jin had long been designated as the candidate for Young Master within the Family.
Originally, Nangong Jin could have easily entered Tianwu Academy through the Family's recommendation. However, the arrogant Nangong Jin wanted to enter the Three Great Academies based on his own abilities. Unexpectedly, this time he fell into Zhang Hao's hands and even lost his life.
"Family Head, news has arrived that the murderer who killed Jin'er has appeared. He is currently in Qinglin County," a middle-aged man who looked like a Butler stood before the Family Head, Nangong Ao.
"Hmph, Esteemed One might not dare to act within Tianwu Academy, but once you're out of Tianwu Academy, it will be your death day," Nangong Ao said coldly.
"Dechao, send out Black Smoke and take that person's head," Nangong Ao said.
"Yes! Family Head!" the middle-aged Butler said respectfully.
Two days later, Zhang Hao and Ye Yun arrived at Sifang City.
"Zhang Hao, how did you know the Thousand-Faced Noble was at the Yue Lai Inn?" Ye Yun couldn't help but ask.
Ye Yun had asked this question no less than a hundred times within two days.