“We have to trouble Young Master Han again to hide us sisters,” Liu Feng Er said with a smile. This youngster was so calm and collected, completely unlike a teen, making her feel an indescribable sense of safety.
“Tsk, we don’t even know whom you offended and ran to such a remote town for refuge yet you still want to protect us?” Liu Ru Er was as before—uncomfortable without saying a few provoking words.
Ling Han curled his lip and said, “Well, I’m truly sorry, please go wherever you came from.”
“Cheap, I was just saying. Do you really have to be so serious?” Liu Ru Er pouted.
“Seriously, whom did you guys offend this time?” Ling Han sighed.
Liu Ru Er instantly looked self-satisfied, and said, “We tried to assassinate Fire Country’s significant minister, Na Zhi Yan!”
“W-w-what, what sort of weird name is that?” Ling Han interjected.
“Na Zhi Yan, a dirty man actually named such a sissy name.” Liu Ru Er seemed to have found mutual understanding with him, her face filled with approval. “That’s right, like I said, this person’s name is terrible 1 .”
Liu Feng Er was speechless, and said, “The name doesn’t matter, the key is that Na Zhi Yan suddenly appeared in the recent half a year and became Fire Emperor’s most highly regarded. He bewitched Fire Emperor to mine an extremely strange mineshaft. Every time the workers returned from mining, they’d die suddenly on the second day.
“However, Fire Emperor didn’t give up, and assembled manpower from all over the country, excavating that mineshaft. Whoever dared to disobey would be killed; now, countless people in the country are frightened, so we’re killing Na Zhi Yan to exterminate an evil for the country!”
“Tsk, being assassins, you still get a feeling of nobility?” Ling Han said with a smile.
“Don’t you look down on us. We do have three no-kills!” Liu Ru Er said proudly. “Don’t kill kids, don’t kill the old, and don’t kill those who do good.”
Ling Han nodded as he smiled, and said, “And then what, you guys tried to assassinate Na Zhi Yan and ended up failing and being chased for a ten thousand miles?”
Liu Ru Er pouted, and said, “Can’t you estimate us a bit grander? Like, after we successfully assassinated him, then successfully broke away from the chasing soldiers?”
“Hehe.”
“What does hehe mean?” Liu Ru Er stuck her hands on her hips and appeared extremely discontent.
Hong!
A heavy sound came from the outside—a house was probably torn down. That voice from earlier sounded again. “The Imperial Guard’s handling affairs, we can react first and report later. If everyone in this town isn’t at the town’s east gate in fifteen minutes, the rest will be killed!”
Ling Han nodded and said, “Looks like Na Zhi Yan certainly is quite spoiled. An assassination attempt was made on him and he actually sortied the Imperial Guard to chase the culprit.”
“Heng, heng, there are seven high level Spiritual Ocean Tier warriors chasing us. Thankfully we were quick-witted, running away quickly!” Liu Ru Er said proudly.
“Young Master Han!” Zhu Wu Jiu’s voice sounded from outside the door.
Ling Han pondered, and said, “Dismiss and suitably teach those people a lesson, but no need to kill.”
“Yes!” Zhu Wu Jiu accepted the orders and left. He was now at the third layer of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier and refined the Heavenly Luck Stone. His battle prowess rocketed to eleven stars, and he definitely belonged to the elite in the Fire Country.
Ling Han, however, sighed. With this disturbance, looks like the Ling Family had to move again.
These sisters truly caused nothing but trouble for him!
“Hey, hey, hey, your little attendant can settle those Imperial Guards outside? Those are high level Spiritual Ocean Tier warriors!” Liu Ru Er said in disbelief.
“Don’t make a fuss.” Ling Han pressed his hand in gesture and said thoughtlessly, “How’s Yun Shuang Shuang?”
“Unbelievably good. She’s a famous entertainer in the Imperial City; everyone is honored to listen to Lady Shuang Shuang play a piece of music. Countless people want to marry her!” Liu Ru Er said and looked wickedly at Ling Han, hoping to see a disappointed expression.
How could Ling Han possibly care about Yun Shuang Shuang? He only recalled her after seeing these sisters and so asked thoughtlessly.
In a short while, Zhu Wu Jiu returned and spoke by the door, “Young Master Han, the matter’s taken care of. Are there any other commands?”
Ling Han nodded and said, “Go rest.”
“Yes!” Only then did Zhu Wu Jiu leave.
The sisters’ expressions were filled with shock. After a while, Liu Ru Er finally said, “Hey, hey, hey, is your attendant bullsh*tting?”
Ling Han shrugged and said, “Can you still hear the dogs bark?”
Liu Ru Er was first startled, then finally reacted to Ling Han calling the Imperial Guards as dogs, giggling involuntarily, but immediately covered her small mouth with her hands, and said, “I really can’t hear them anymore!”
Liu Feng Er’s expression was also filled with shock. “Young Master Han, those are high level Spiritual Ocean Tier cultivators!”
Ling Han laughed loudly and said, “The trouble’s taken care of, you guys can leave now. May we never meet again. Sigh, encountering you guys is never a good thing.”
“Pah, we aren’t bearers of bad luck!” Liu Ru Er’s expression was full of annoyance, but immediately continued, “Since your attendant is so impressive, why not lend him to us for a few days and help us kill that Na Zhi Yan!”
Ling Han sneered and said, “You have the nerve to say such a thing? Being an assassin to your degree, that’s truly embarrassing!”
“Tsk, we’re exterminating evil for the people!” Liu Ru Er grabbed onto Ling Han and said, “Since you’re now in the Fire Country, and bumped into us as luck would have it, it means heavens ordained so! You need to give it effort.”
Ling Han declined to comment, but it couldn’t be denied that this matter was too coincidental. Of all the places the sisters could run, they ran into his place of seclusion.
He stroked his chin; if Fire Emperor was bent on having his way, then no matter where the Ling Family moved, they might suffer the Imperial Family’s coercion to go dig those ores.
Unless they left the Fire Country.
However, what exactly were those mines that would make Fire Emperor act so crazily, personally destroying the basis of this country?
Ling Han asked, “Do you guys know what mineshaft that is?”
“We don’t know. We only know that strange ores can be dug out every day and sent to the Imperial Family.” Liu Feng Er shook her head.
A shred of curiosity welled up in Ling Han.
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For a person like Ling Han, once his curiosity was piqued, it couldn’t be stopped.
He certainly thought it strange. Those who entered the mineshaft—whether or not they’d ever cultivated before or if their cultivation was high or low—would definitely die suddenly on the following day as long they entered… unless one never came out.
What sort of power was this?
And what effects did the excavated ores have that would make Fire Emperor place such great importance on them, not hesitating to force the citizens to die to excavate it for him?
He decided to take a trip to the Imperial City. With his cultivation of the Flower Blossom Tier and battle prowess of thirteen stars, who in the entire Rain Country could pose a threat to him?
Finding out that Ling Han was headed to the Imperial City, the sisters obviously exulted. But Ling Han didn’t bring that powerful subordinate—when only Hu Niu followed, they were dumbfounded.
What were you two going to do, sightseeing?
“Young Master Han, will you bring your precious subordinate?” Liu Feng Er suggested.
“That’s ri
ght, that’s right. That’s the Imperial City: no shortage of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier elites, and the royal family even has Flower Blossom Tier elites keeping watch, enough to put you in your place within a second!” Liu Ru Er said impetuously.
“Heng, heng, Niu can fight ten!” Hu Niu said, unconvinced.
The sisters knew that Hu NIu was somewhat freakish, but definitely didn’t think that this little girl could compare with them, let alone a Spiritual Pedestal or Flower Blossom Tier warrior. They urged Ling Han to bring Zhu Wu Jiu along.
“I said no need,” Ling Han said smilingly. With a snap, he said, “Let’s go.”
The sisters were helpless and could only set out, believing that after Ling Han bumped into a nail, he would still return to bring Zhu Wu Jiu; at the worst, it was just making one more trip.
The four set out, hastening towards the Imperial City.
For Ling Han, this was only a small trip. Hence, he didn’t bring Liu Yu Tong and the others, believing that the matter would be settled within a few days.
After a few days, they arrived at the Imperial City.
Ling Han learned about Na Zhi Yan. He was an extremely mysterious person, suddenly appearing half a year ago, then becoming Fire Emperor’s favorite, managing the excavation of the mineshaft.
Originally, no one took it to heart, but once the excavation began, problems arose; the miners would die suddenly the second day after coming out!
After flipping through historic records, they discovered that the mineshaft actually had problems long ago, so it was sealed up, yet it was reopened with Na Zhi Yan’s suggestion. No one knew exactly what was produced inside the mineshafts, but crimson red rocks were send endlessly into the royal palace.
Although large amounts of miners suddenly died every few days, drawing the repeated objections of the courtiers, Fire Emperor was bent on having his way; he definitely wouldn’t seal the mineshaft, and instead assembled citizens all over the country to enter the mineshaft.
First were convicts on death row, then normal convicts, and now those who were caught were sent right to the mineshaft. Those who didn’t enter were executed on spot, making the people around the Imperial City on edge, living in fear.
“This Na Zhi Yan, who exactly is he, and what is he conspiring?” Ling Han couldn’t help but be curious, but he decided to first go see the mineshaft.
“Let’s go, we’ll bring you to see an old love first!” Liu Ru Er grabbed onto Ling Han, bringing him to see Yun Shuang Shuang.
Yun Shuang Shuang was born at Cherishing Flower Pavilion, and so she also walked the old path in Fire Country. She bought an elegant manor in the Imperial City and would entertain some nobility, collecting a considerable entry fee. However, don’t think of getting intimate with her—she only sold her art and not her body.
Her status was rising steadily, and countless people were willing to spend a great amount of money to hear her play a musical piece, verifying an old saying: what could not be acquired was the best.
Now, quite a few sons of nobility were going all out to marry this enchanting beauty, fighting openly and maneuvering covertly. All of them were generous, gifting a house today and gifting jewelry tomorrow; Yun Shuang Shuang’s current possessions were definitely shocking.
The four arrived at Yun Shuang Shuang’s manor. It was built alongside a lake, the environment extremely graceful.
Na Zhi Yan might have made Fire Country on edge, but for high-level figures, their easy and comfortable lives weren’t sent into disorder as they continued to lead a life of debauchery.
No surprise there—a long line was already in front of the manor’s entrance.
Shuang Yun’s Small Manor didn’t accept reservations. If you wanted to listen to Shuang Shuang sing, you had to come early to line up. However, Lady Shuang Shuang also had the habit of sleeping in and would open her doors to greet guests in the afternoon, stringing everyone along.
Ling Han nodded. If Forget Not and Pill King Pavilion were handed to Yun Shuang Shuang for operation, maybe the business could still have been several times better.
“What are you guys doing, line up! Know how to line up?” Seeing Ling Han head straight for the entrance, everyone was in a bad mood.
The sisters paid no heed and came to the entrance, taking out a black token and dangling it. The old servant at the entrance immediately let them in. Ling Han obviously held Hu Niu’s hand and followed inside.
These made many people displeased and harbor suspicions. A young man entered lady Shuang Shuang’s manor, and a man with many women at that—what good could possibly happen?
What a beast, even bringing such a small lady!
“Young Master Han!” Shortly after Ling Han entered the manor, Yun Shuang Shuang walked over hastily. She was covered in thin clothing and her hair was disheveled; evidently, she was sleeping, and after knowing Ling Han had come, she immediately ran out.
Ling Han smiled slightly and said, “Long time no see.”
Yun Shuang Shuang hurriedly nodded, stirred up with tears in her beautiful eyes. For her, Ling Han was her savior who helped her selflessly without seeking reciprocation, unlike other people who targeted her beauty.
“Let’s go!” Hu Niu shook Ling Han’s hand; her jealousy was great as usual.
Ling Han nodded, and said to Yun Shuang Shuang, “You’re doing well, keep taking good care of yourself.”
Yun Shuang Shuang couldn’t help but be disappointed and said, “Young Master Han won’t stay for a while longer?”
“I’m occupied.” Ling Han said with a smile, looked at the sisters, and went on, “Regarding Na Zhi Yan’s matter, I have my own plan. You guys do whatever you need to do. Else, if you’re chased down once more, I won’t intervene again.”
“Tsk, saying it as if you’re really impressive.” Liu Ru er stuck her tongue out.
Ling Han obviously wouldn’t argue with the likes of her and left with Hu Niu to visit the mineshaft and find Na Zhi Yan; he would kill or cripple Na Zhi Yan if the man deserved it—he did not want to waste time here.
An adult and a child left. Those people outside immediately glared over, appearing extremely unfriendly.
“Stop!” A youngster jumped out. Twenty-three or twenty-four years of age, with the seventh layer of the Gushing Spring Tier cultivation… placed in the desolate north, that was genius level.
Ling Han sighed; why did people always have to ask for trouble?
“What’s your relationship with Lady Shuang Shuang?” that youngster asked, his face full of jealousy.
A man entered Lady Shuang Shuang’s manor alone 1 —Ling Han was the first such case. Although he’d only entered for a short while, and nothing could have happened at all, it still made these men outside burn with jealousy.
“None of your business!” Ling Han said in a terrible mood. “Step aside, don’t ask for trouble.”
“How arrogant!” That youngster sneered and pulled out the long sword at his hips, shaking it slightly. Its chilling glare was piercing. “Daring to be disrespectful towards Bo family’s descendant? Die!”
He brazenly attacked with his sword, venting personal hate under fake righteousness. The sword struck towards Ling Han’s vital parts, evidently aiming to take Ling Han’s life.
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“Haha, that’s Bo Family’s seventh young master, known for being domineering.”
“After not seeing Lady Shuang Shuang for three consecutive days, Bo Yong Feng’s mood was terrible to begin with. This guy’s hit the muzzle.”
“Bo Family’s one of the seven great familiess in the Imperial City, with a Spiritual Pedestal Tier elite keeping watch. Even the royal family has to give some face… so what if they kill someone?”
“It’s over, it’s over for this guy.”
Everyone discussed animatedly, delighting in Ling Han’s misfortune. They were in a bad mood that Ling Han could enter Yun Shuang Shuang’s manor by himself. They sim
ply didn’t have guts like Bo Yong Feng, daring to attack publicly.
Xiu , a sword came; the chilling Qi was like a sharp saber.
Ling Han shook his head. He originally only wanted to teach the other party a lesson, but since this person attacked aiming to take his life, he obviously would show no mercy. With a casual flick of a finger, a forceful gust of wind was fired out, and with a pu , the sword that immediately reversed and pierced Bo Yong Feng’s forehead, coming right out the other end.
The head was pierced thoroughly, so the person was definitely dead.
Bo Yong Feng looked blankly at Ling Han, as if unable to believe that he would die in such a way. Two streams of blood tears flowed from his eyes as his body fell towards the ground, pa , raising the dust off the ground.
Instantly, all voices disappeared, and only the sound of heavy breathing was left.
Bo Yong Feng definitely didn’t count as an elite in the Imperial City, but cultivation of the seventh layer of the Gushing Spring Tier wasn’t low, either. Moreover, Ling Han was young, looking eighteen to nineteen years old, so how strong could he possibly be?
However, as it happened, he killed Bo Yong Feng with a single finger!
Bo Yong Feng, an outstanding figure amongst the younger generation in the Bo Family. Although he pursued carnal pleasures, wasn’t this normal for youngsters? Bo Family had placed high expectations on this family member that was extremely likely to become a Spiritual Pedestal Tier being.
However, it was obviously all void now.
Such great nerve, to kill even Bo Family’s young master. This thing was serious; Bo Family’s rage would shake the entire Imperial City.
In the manor, on the balcony, Yun Shuang Shuang and the sisters were watching Ling Han leave, but after seeing this scene, they were also shocked, with their small mouths open wide… this guy attacked too viciously, killing the person right away.
“This guy can stir up trouble better than me!” Liu Ru Er muttered.
Ling Han cracked a smile, and said, “Anyone else wants to stop me?”
Everyone hurriedly shook their heads in unison. Amongst the younger generation, Spiritual Ocean Tier experts hadn’t appeared, so no one dared to make an enemy of Ling Han.
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