“Let’s hope they’ll find it a slap in the face to take the side door…” Tan Jin sighed, climbing into the window as three of his workers gently bowed to him as he passed. “if I’m right… at least one of them will have a fit when they’re told what to do..”
“I made sure to install them in the center of the doorway… Unless someone with tremendous strength pushes on the doors, it shouldn’t budge,” Huo Cheng said, pushing aside her red hair as she followed him inside… “However, shouldn’t we close up shop? What about the customers?”
Tan Jin shook his head… he knew that wouldn’t work. “Just trust me that there is no one more suspicious, prideful, or deceitful than an assassin…”
“We definitely trust you,” Lu Tu grabbed onto his arm, taking him into Lin Chen’s room. Her brother was sitting next to her with Li Tai… her green hair was draping down the side of her head, covering the worry in her eyes.
“Tan Jin… It’s so nice to finally see you here… not having sex… for a younger brother… I don’t know who has more mileage with the ladies… me or you?”
“I’m sure you could’ve been doing the same thing Lin Chen… Soon, I’ll even teach you how to Triple Cultivate… As long as you can promise not yo lose your other hand.” Tan Jin laughed, clapping his hands to call for the waitress. “Now, whatever you do… make sure you have fun the next few hours… it could be your last…”
“Yes, but only after you apologize,” Lin Chen slammed down a drink that the waitress put onto the table, grabbing her pale hands as she started to walk away. “Tell him… Tell him waitress that you shouldn’t get your friends killed.”
“Its obvious… only kill your enemies…” The lady laughed, thrusting her hand away… “That one touch will cost you 3.50… She rolled her eyes and walked off.
Tan Jin laughed as Lin Chen laughed as well.
“Well, look… they are actually acting like brother and sister again,” Lu Tu said, snidely replying as some footsteps sounded in the background. “I’m however, greatly pleased… you two have finally made up?”
“Who’s the sister?” Both said simultaneously before crossing their arms. “Forget it…” both said, still laughing… smacking the table before those footsteps got louder and louder.
“Quiet!” Tan Jin said, covering his mouth. “Don’t talk for the next two minutes… just listen…”
….
Outside the brothel doorway,
One large bouncer was standing in front of three small men.
All three of them had handsome appearance with similar triple braided bows falling down their shoulders.
The moonlight was just starting to peak out, and the last trail of the sun dragged their shadows half a block away. The Bouncer shook his head and pointed to the doorway to the side before the men growled with anger.
“Only commoners take side doors… we are men of honor… move aside or we’ll break your neck. It bothers me when a man that stands above me looks down at me like that.”
“Sir… if you try and go inside now, you’ll ruin the construction… I can’t let you go in there without at least getting a tip.” The man held out his hands, pinching them together as the small man sighed and took out a gold coin from his pocket.
Flicking it into the air, the bouncer reached amply into the air to catch it before a sword light appeared out of his holster, causing a strange sound to come out of the Bouncer’s throat.
“Ugh… what did you do to me?” The bouncer fell down to the floor as the small man moved his hand slightly, sending half of his body sliding to the ground.
“I gave you money for your funeral pig…” The small man laughed and jumped over his body, flicking back with his leg before two pieces of flesh spit open.
The girls in the window rushed out as the three men laughed… However, one of the assassin’s stepped in front of them before pointing towards the door.
In an alto voice, she smiled before shoving them back inside.
“I’ll keep these girls busy in the back room. You find Tan Jin and drag him out for me okay… There is nothing more than I love than women about to die…”
‘Sure,” The small man, Mo Xia said as he pushed hard against the door. “I’ll not only get him for you… I’ll give you his head in a basket—”
“Come on… open up door!” the man kicked it as hard as he could before a bright light flashed in front of his eyes.
Booom!
Debris spread out into the air, sending shrapnel into Tan Jin’s room.
Hundreds of men and women screamed as organs from a small man spread across the floor. Tan Jin picked up his sword and sighed, tossing aside a piece of debris he’d caught as his two beast souls appeared in front of him.
“Fusion… Looney… He…” Tan Jin cracked his neck as a fire spread across his body… “So… you couldn’t face walking in the side door eh?”
Tan Jin picked up the had on the floor, still looking as angry as it did ten seconds ago. The two assassins, who were with Mo Xia clapped as one of them kicked off the floor.
“Very good… That idiot always had too much disdain for those he killed. However, without him.. you’re still going to die…” the female assassin said, taking out two daggers swiftly from her satchel.
“I don’t plan on dying today…. However, I didn’t suspect you two to be in the peak of the Eight Mortal Realm…”
“We didn’t think you’d be in the seventh mortal realm… your worth doubled what we charged… quadruple now that Xia is dead now right?”
“I don’t even want to kill him,” The female assassin responded to her brother, Mo Yijun, as she immediately charged forward. “I want to R*pe him until his balls fall off! Then I want to feed them to the dogs, and… offer them to brother’s grave!”
Tan Jin laughed before he sprinted forward.
An arrow shot out towards him as he quickly dodged it and then dropped down from a dagger slash. On his other side, another arrow somehow appeared, bouncing off the walls.
Jumping up, he dodged six successive punches before a frightening energy manifested in his palm and sent out a terrifying wave of energy.
The girl, Mo Zexian, screamed as her body shot into a plank of wood, penetrating into her leg as she screamed.
Her brother, in disbelief, bit his finger before rubbing it against his sword… suddenly, a small little ferret hopped out of the hilt before being sucked up into his body.
“I’ll finish him, Zexian! Stay there…”
“I don’t really have a choice brother! If I move I might break an artery! Damn it! Jell… I should’ve fused with you…”
Tears came out of the female’s assassin eyes as she began laughing as her brother and Tan Jin fought. Slowly peeling off her leg from the wall, black blood burst out of it before a small little Devil Chimp appeared by her feet.
“Heal it for me, will you…” she bent over, blood seeping out of her leg as she walked forward and picked up a bow.
Tan Jin dodged to the side, at the same time, fighting off a flurry of shurikens before a set of fire balls crashed into his chest.
Bang!
Tan Jin skidded backwards and slid against the ground, cracking every tile he slid against before Lin chen rushed by his side with a brown fire burning in his eyes.
“Damn it! You can’t do all of this by yourself!” Lin chen rushed towards the injured assassin as the brother tried to reach out and grab him.
At the same time, Huo Chen tossed two small arrows off her back towards that hand, causing him to dodge before they exploded against the wall.
All the girls in the brothel screamed as more and more shards tore into their rooms.
Tan Jin could only hope to finish this soon… blood started pouring out his nose as the two fires on his body began to diminish.
“You are a fool Tan Jin… No one has mastered the three souls in a single jar in hundreds of thousands of years! When the gods died, they took it with them to heaven…”
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bsp; “All I have to do is make it complete enough to kill you,” Tan Jin sent out a series of kicks as more and more waves erratically came off of his body… Finally, Tan Jin smiled before snapping his fingers…
“Goodbye, dick head…”
At this time, the floor made a clicking sound, and a loud blast incinerated Mo Yujin.
When the rubble cleared, Mo Zexian fell to the floor as Tan Jin approached, laughing as he looked vehemently down on her.
‘You mind giving me a drink, and sparing me” She said with a smile… “I’ll tell you a little secret about Quill Province.”
Chapter 13: Broken Sun
“So, that’s the secret that’s worth sparing your life? You better have something better,” Tan Jin gave mo Zexian another drink as she was tied up, “Three more shots until I have to give you to the han Officers… So please… don’t play games Zexian.”
“You really don’t think it’s odd that Qui Jia is talking with Cai Dynasty officials? He’s the Eldest son of Qui Kang… He even came to the assassination league to try and hire someone to take out his father.”
“It’s not that the information isn’t worth something,” Tan Jin sighed, pulling up a chair in front of her and sitting down. “However, there is no reason the cai dynasty would want to replace Qui Kang… He gives over 1,000 new hands to the minds every year… Why would they want to replace him?”
“You’re saying it’s not good information, but you’re asking a follow up question…” Mo Zexian flared her eyes towards the cup of liquor, accepting another sip from Tan Jin, “Why do you look like you think I’m lying to you?”
“Because I knew Qui Jia since he was five years old and I was three… The only thing that guy would plot is how to make the muscles on his torso bigger… Unless you tell me something that I can actually believe, there is a nice room six feet beneath the ground for you after the Han officers execute you.”
“There is a girl involved… she’s very pretty and is the youngest daughter of the Cai dynasty… They even say her beast soul has control over men… if I tell you her name, then will you let me go?”
“Huh,” Tan Jin gave her one more sip of Vermillion Liquor, wiping off her mouth as he looked back at Lin Chen as he nodded. “Fine, if you give us her name and why she’s latching onto that idiot… I’ll find a way to keep you here…”
“Wait, that isn’t what you said! You said you’d let me go!” Zexian shook in her chair, trying to break free from the knots. “It’s not like I’d ever come back here! Why would you want to keep me?”
“It’s because he’s not an idiot,” Lu Tu said, leaning in and pushing aside the assassin’s black hair, “You’re lucky he has such a kind streak. If I were in his shoes, you’d be lucky if I even let you sip water.”
“Ugh, I really wouldn’t try to assassinate you again… I understand… The girls name is Cai Kun… she’s the daughter of the first cousin of the prince. I know a first cousin’s daughter isn’t a princess in most societies… however, the Cai Dynasty is in charge of the discovered world… She’s trying to make her own kingdom…”
“So you’re saying qui jia is being manipulated by a half-princess…? That I do believe… however, we need more information about her… If you give us enough information, in two weeks I’ll let you walk out of here… However, if in those two weeks you upset me, or harm anyone in this brothel, you’ll be killed without me blinking.” Tan Jin slowly cut her ropes, leaving only her hands behind her back.
“Geez, now I can hop around…. Thank you…” Zexian laughed, seeming quite happy, biting down on the bottle of liquor and pouring herself a glass. “She has two soldiers in the Foundation cleansing stage with her, and one in the peak of the Mortal Condensation Realm…”
“I’ve heard… from sources… that in a few days to a few weeks she plans on taking over this province… Even though her father doesn’t approve, nor does the Cai Emperor, it doesn’t mean they’ll punish her for it….”
Lin Chen grounded his fist, slamming it down. He looked angrily into the distance before he howled in a hoarse voice.
“Are you kidding me? The cai have everything,” Lin Chen said, a scorning expression emitting from his eyes. “however, now… they even want to take over our city… that Qui jia has always been an idiot! There are hundreds of brothels, and he has to pick the girl with the nicest dress?”
“She’s said to be one of the most beautiful girls in the Cai Kingdom,” Zexian said, gulping down the rest of her drink. “If you don’t believe me, you can find her in Quill Forest… I heard they already built a small town with funding from the capital city…”
“I believe you… unfortunately,” Tan Jin said, nonchalantly filling up her glass with Vermillion Wine. “However, the information you told us is still useless… Even if Qui Kang gets taken over, It won’t affect me… All you’ve done is earned yourself two weeks in a cage…”
“Do you really think she like gangsters? She’s going to send you all to the mines without a doubt in my mind! That little girl only cares about herself! She’ll immediately get people from the capital to come populate the city! With her resources, she has at least 10,000 years to live!”
“You don’t talk like an assassin…” Tan Jin sighed, giving her another sip from the glass with a turn of his wrist. “However, how do we know this information is real… As far as I’m concerned, you invented it just to get out of those shackles.”
“It’s because I came from her hometown…. I was her servant”
….
Qui Zhou went to the Noble house brothel and sat down in the back room.
There were hundreds of girls in lingerie dancing in the front room. The smell of beer was omnipresent, and countless moans could be heard around him.
The sunlight was flickering inside of the room as Zhou sat down and was poured a glass. The waitress in front of him then shut the door, lurching into his chest before awkwardly falling down.
“Wen Wen…. I only have a few minutes before Tao Bo comes and finds you… How are things going with Tan Jin?”
“He just killed the assassins… he says he has news for you he can only tell you in private.” Wen Wen said, massaging his groin with her waist. “I’ve got two of the other girls from your gang jobs in the Noble house… WE all miss you leader.”
“I’m just a man with a big gut, Wen Wen,” Qui Zhou said with a smile on his face. “Why would you miss me, when you could have anyone you want? I’m not sure how long it will be till father stops my trips here too.”
“I’m a noble too remember,” Wen Wen smiled, making sure her shadow looked seductive to those passing by, including Tao Bo. “Even if I have to work in this brothel for the next ten years… I’ll always stay by your side.”
“You’re too sweet!” zhou laughed, dragging her in for a kiss. “However, I’ve got a really bad feeling about the Han Officials… I saw Han Fen this morning… and he looked like his men were heading out of town.”
“Shouldn’t it just be a normal excursion?” Wen Wen said, “They train their men in quill forest all the time… Now… we only have a few minutes to Dual Cultivate… It’s been so long… she’s missed you so much!”
“You still want it?” Qui Zhou took his flaccid package out of his pants… “How about I talk to you as you ride it… it’s been so hard to train without going inside.”
Wen Wen turned around and slowly began to strip, granting him a kiss on the lips.
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