A cold wind mixed with a surge of water vapor poured into the room. The woman looked up and saw a man, clad in black, wearing a mask, and completely soaked, walking in.
"Welcome, how may I help you?"
Seeing the newcomer, the woman put on a professional smile, seemingly unfazed by the man's attire.
After all, although their establishment outwardly appeared to be an ordinary and moderately busy milk tea shop, it was actually involved in the business of bounty hunting.
Those who came to be assassins were all desperate individuals.
There were indeed people with strange appearances, so she didn't pay it any mind.
"I have a big order here, one you can't handle. Get your manager out here."
The man's gaze swept around the room, and he spoke slowly, his voice muffled.
"Alright, please wait a moment!"
Hearing about a big deal, the woman's eyes lit up slightly, and her tone even carried a hint of respect.
After all, with such lucrative business, she could also earn a considerable commission.
However, just as she turned to enter the break room to call out, she saw the slender man, who was the manager, open a door from the side room and walk out.
"I am the manager of this shop. You can tell me directly if you have anything."
The slender man slowly walked out, his eyes hazy as if he had just woken up, and looked at the masked man sitting there.
"You're the manager here?!" the masked man in the windbreaker asked.
"Of course!" The slender man smiled slightly.
He loved sleeping on rainy days, and being disturbed now, he was quite displeased.
If it weren't for the other party saying he had a big order for him, he would never have come out to deal with this person.
Although he thought this in his heart, he would not show it on his face.
Only a fool would show his thoughts and emotions on his face.
That was completely thankless and idiotic.
"That's good!"
The masked man in the windbreaker nodded.
Bang!
The next moment, without warning.
He stomped his foot heavily on the ground, and instantly...
The wooden floor seemed to have suffered an unimaginable heavy blow, directly cracking and scattering debris.
And under this recoil, his figure instantly crossed a distance of three or four meters, directly crashing through the wooden bar counter door, appearing before the two of them.
Raising his hand, he slammed a palm onto the woman's face.
Under an unimaginable immense force, the entire head exploded with a 'bang' on the spot.
The headless corpse fell to the ground.
His other hand formed a claw, tearing through the air, and lunged towards the man's face.
"Ah!"
This scene happened too quickly; by the time the slender man reacted, his companion was already dead.
At such close range, the powerful Qi from the masked man was fully revealed.
"Qi Blood Realm Perfection, damn it!"
His face changed drastically, but his hands didn't stop moving.
His reaction was also extremely fast, performing an agile somersault, narrowly dodging the claw.
However, even though he avoided the fatal blow, the sharp claw wind was like a physical entity, tearing a shocking wound on his body, and blood instantly stained his clothes.
Without time to ponder why this person dared to attack them, his figure darted out like a nimble rabbit.
He was fast, but the masked man behind him was even faster.
The violent punch wind approached the back of his head, sending a chill through the man's heart.
He understood that if he continued to flee, he would surely die.
He let out a low roar, veins bulging, mobilizing his Qi and blood, turning around and crossing his arms in front of him, trying to block the blow.
Bang!
Crack!
Almost simultaneously with the collision sound, there was a bone-chilling sound of bones breaking.
"—Ah!"
The slender man's arms were directly shattered by the masked man.
The gap between the two was too great, like an egg against a rock, breaking upon impact.
However, it was precisely because of this that the mask he was wearing shattered, revealing a middle-aged man's face covered in knife scars.
At this moment, the intense pain made the slender man's eyes bulge, and he was about to let out a desperate scream.
But as soon as it escaped his lips, it was interrupted by the scar-faced man's cold gaze and tone.
"Scream again, and I'll kill you directly."
Upon hearing this, the slender man's face turned even paler.
"Don't kill me, I am a Disciple of the Saint Rain Gate. If you kill me, you will surely be hunted down by the Saint Rain Gate's experts.
Even if you have great power and escape to the ends of the earth, you won't escape death.
As long as you let me go, everything today will be written off. What do you say...?"
The slender man's face was filled with terror.
"Shut up! You answer what I ask. As long as I'm satisfied, I'll spare your life, otherwise..."
The scar-faced man coldly barked.
"Okay, okay, ask whatever you want."
Under the threat of death, the slender man immediately agreed, which was normal.
After all, their Ice Arsenal was just an assassin platform.
Did they expect him to have any backbone?
For them, nothing was more important than their own lives.
A while later.
After obtaining the desired information, the scar-faced man cleanly and decisively twisted the other party's neck.
...
Ten minutes later.
Hu Qi emerged from a public restroom, his expression indifferent.
The scar-faced man earlier was his disguise, all to figure out who was stabbing him in the back.
Hu Qi was no saint with a forgiving heart; anyone who dared to provoke him would face his retribution.
"What a pity, isn't it better to live? Why seek death!" Thinking of the interrogation results, his eyes darkened.
It was no surprise to him; the person who posted the bounty was Xie Guang.
In addition, he also interrogated about the forces behind the Ice Arsenal assassin organization.
However, what he didn't expect was that this Ice Arsenal actually came from the Saint Rain Gate, one of the seven major upper-tier sects.
As one of the seven major upper-tier sects, the powerhouses within it were certainly far superior to the Snake Heart Gate.
This also explained why the other party dared to accept a mission to bounty a Snake Heart Gate student.
As long as the mission didn't involve the other six major upper-tier sects, and the price was right, they would dare to accept and issue bounties for any mission.
"What a hassle."
Hu Qi frowned.
However, he did not regret his actions.
...
In the ink-colored sky, dark clouds churned and tumbled, like enraged giant beasts fighting each other.
The dim streetlights in the residential area swayed in the rain, their faint yellow light struggling to penetrate the layers of rain, illuminating patches of splashing water.
Inside a towering residential building, a window emitted light.
Xie Guang stood motionless.
In front of him, there was a memorial tablet, and the photo on it was Xie Fei.
"Son, don't worry, I will send that person to accompany you."
Xie Guang's expression was grim; thinking of the previous events, the killing intent in his heart grew even stronger.
In fact, he understood in his heart that Xie Fei's death had little to do with the other party.
At least according to the traces found at the scene, the one who killed Xie Fei was merely the blood slave that was about to transform.
But then again, with the other party's strength, why didn't he save his son?
Moreover, there was no hint of guilt.
More importantly, the other party's Aptitude was very good. Now that enmity had been forged,
If the other party came to settle scores later, it would be a hidden danger.
Rather than that, it would be better to finish what he started and directly find someone to kill the other party.
For this, it cost him most of his accumulated wealth.
However, more than a month had passed, and there had been no news from Ice Arsenal, which made him somewhat annoyed.
Knock knock!
Just then, the door next to him was knocked.
"Hello, your takeout has arrived!"
At this moment, a man's voice sounded from outside.
Xie Guang frowned slightly, but he didn't open the door immediately. Instead, he stood by the door and looked out through the peephole.
Unfortunately, due to the angle, he couldn't see the other person's figure.
"I didn't order anything, you've delivered to the wrong address!"
Xie Guang frowned and, after speaking, prepared to turn and leave.
However, just then, the voice outside sounded again.
"Wrong address? No, no, it's not wrong. I'm here to send you on your way!"
The moment the voice sounded, there was a loud 'bang', as if the entire hallway trembled.
Amidst flying sparks, the anti-theft door was instantly split open with a huge crack, and the sound of twisting metal was sharp and piercing.
A huge opening appeared directly on the sturdy anti-theft door, a blue blade pierced straight through, and the lock and frame, unable to bear the weight, broke and flew apart.