However, there were some things that he did not feel comfortable saying, fearful that Ye Yuan might misunderstand. That was where did Ye Yuan learn all of these from? Regardless of that nameless medicinal pill used to treat his father or that Exploding Yuan Pill which Ye Yuan possessed, all of those could not possibly be refined by Ye Hang.
However, he could only let all these suspicions remained in his stomach. Unless Ye Yuan took the initiative to tell him, he would not overstep his boundaries.
“The Dan Wu Academy is still a place where the elites of the State of Qin congregate. Such a place where the wind meets the clouds; how can I, Ye Yuan, pass up this opportunity?”
“Hahaha. In my opinion, those so-called elites and geniuses, they are all just clay chickens and pottery dogs when compared to Brother Ye.”
Ye Yuan shook his head and replied, “The heroes under the heavens cannot be underestimated. I think you’ve guessed it, but these few days, I’ve had a lucky encounter, which was why my changes were so big. However, my strength is still too weak. A genius who cannot grow stronger will only become stepping stones for others.”
Nodding his head, Tang Yu faintly understood the reason why Ye Yuan wanted to go to the Dan Wu Academy, and at the same time, he was full of admiration towards Ye Yuan.
It went without saying that the lucky encounter which Ye Yuan came across was absolutely extraordinary. But for Ye Yuan to not be conceited or rash and remained clear of his position, it was truly hard to come by.
Among those geniuses in the academy, which one of them did not have eyes growing on top of their heads? Those people looked down upon others with ordinary backgrounds.
Tang Yu believed that soon enough, Ye Yuan would be able to display his own brilliance within the Dan Wu Academy, and those so-called geniuses would be outshone by him.
“Come on out. I believe Mister is tired after following us all the way. Am I right?” Ye Yuan suddenly shouted out loud while Tang Yu was still lost in his own thoughts.
Chapter 21
Translator: celefoata_ Editor: RegiusProfessor
Chou Ying was gloomy these past two days.
As a Bronze Rank assassin from Mosha, his assassination targets were mostly martial artists of the Seventh Level Essence Qi Realm and above. Yet this time around, the mission he received was actually to assassinate a First Level Essence Qi Realm rookie.
To have obtained the title of a Bronze Rank assassin showed that his abilities had already received preliminary recognition from the organization. Chou Ying’s strength was at the Seventh Level Essence Qi Realm, meaning the missions he received were mostly corresponding to his level; sometimes even against martial artists who were stronger than him. Asking him to assassinate a First Level Essence Qi Realm rookie was simply a form of humiliation to him.
Chou Ying was an ambitious assassin. His goal was to become a Gold Rank assassin. Hence, the training he received back in Mosha was rather severe. Concealment, disguising appearances, and one hit certain kill; he studied all of these very diligently which was why his strength grew very quickly as well.
In order to stimulate his potential, Chou Ying frequently accepted quite challenging missions. There was even an occasion where he accepted a mission to assassinate a Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm target which he barely managed to complete by the skin of his teeth. Ever since then, he received more attention from the organization, and the resources allocated to him also increased by a lot.
This time around, the assassination target was said to be a reckless silkpants who did not have any abilities. A 15-year-old but only at the First Level Essence Qi Realm; he was definitely akin to rotten mud which cannot hold up the wall. Supposedly, the employer spent a large sum of money to request for a Bronze Rank killer to move out.
Facing a target like that, Chou Ying only needed to use a single finger to crush him.
However, Chou Ying was an extremely professional killer. Although he completely dismissed the employer’s repeated cautioning, he still made adequate preparations.
Many of those in the same profession used their blood to teach Chou Ying one particular truth; a lion would go all out even when hunting a rabbit.
In the past, many rookies, even Bronze Rank assassins from Mosha, tried to kill their targets out in the open just because the targets were too weak, but ended up losing their own lives.
Additionally, it was expected that the target’s father had planned for two experts to escort him, which would make things very troublesome for Chou Ying.
However, Chou Ying was extremely confident in his assassination techniques. As long as he made use of the favorable climate and geographical advantage, he would definitely be able to assassinate the target successfully even while under the protection of the two experts.
But who would have thought that the retarded silkpants actually chose not to bring along those two followers. Instead, he left the city with only another punk and a young lady with him.
Hehehe. Since you are courting death, then I won’t hold back.
Chou Ying who was looking from far away was so excited that his heart was about to jump out.
After leaving the city, Chou Ying had been following the three of them from far behind, without any intention of making any move. He had already investigated the route leading from the capital to the Dan Wu Academy and already had a place in mind where he will make his strike.
These three people did not seem to be anxious. They took their time while enjoying the scenery.
Ha, you guys just have fun a little while longer. After all, this is the last bit of fun you guys will enjoy in your lives.
Chou Ying laughed coldly in his heart.
Seeing as they were about to arrive at the Dan Wu Academy, Chou Ying circled around and went ahead of them, and then laid in ambush among the rocky terrain. He had long predetermined that this was the best location for him to strike. Here, the rocks formed an uneven terrain which was advantageous for concealing himself. He was prepared to kill Ye Yuan in a single blow.
Right when Ye Yuan and his entourage were about to enter his certain-kill range, the three of them stopped, leaving Chou Ying stunned.
. . . . . .
“Come on out. I believe Mister is tired after following us all the way. Am I right?” Ye Yuan’s words slowly drifted into Chou Ying’s ears.
No one answered . . .
This brat . . . is he making a blind guess?
Trying to trick me to go out? Hehehe. That must be it!
But he seemed to have underestimated this brat. To think he actually guessed that someone would send people here to kill him. Since Ye Yuan managed to predict this, then why he did not bring along followers? Unless those two followers had been following them all along, and even he himself did not discover it?
But how was that possible?
The strength of those two followers was at best about the same as him. If they had been following these three people all the way, it would be impossible for him to not have spotted them!
As a Bronze Rank assassin from Mosha, Chou Ying had considerable confidence in his abilities to conceal and tail people. If it had been a Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist who followed them, then it would be reasonable for him to not have noticed anything. But those two followers were just Essence Qi Realm martial artists. There was no way he could not discover them.
No matter what, as long as they entered his attack range, he would just send that Ye Yuan to see King Yama.
. . . . . .
“Young Master, what’s wrong?” Lu-er did not understand why Ye Yuan would suddenly blurt out something like that and asked him in puzzlement.
Rather, it was Tang Yu whose vigilance was quite high. The moment Ye Yuan said those words, Tang Yu entire body went on alert.
“Hahaha. It’s just a small thief. No big deal,” Ye Yuan said without any care.
Lu-er, upon seeing Ye Yuan’s casual attitude, took things even less seriously. “But Young Master, where is that bad guy
hiding?”
“Oh. Right behind that big boulder. My guess is that he is waiting for us to go over before ambushing us.” Ye Yuan gestured with his mouth and gave a smile.
Chou Ying’s emotions which had just relaxed, once again tightened with Ye Yuan’s words. Wasn’t he behind a big boulder right now?
However, this place was filled with piles of rocks and stones; even gigantic boulders were everywhere. How would that guy know which boulder he was hiding behind?
Still trying to draw me out?
I, Chou Ying, am a professional killer. How could I possibly be goaded out using this super weak goading technique?
“Hey, the state of your heart is in disorder. That’s not good.” Ye Yuan’s voice drifted over once again.
Chou Ying reacted with a violent shudder.
As an assassin, Chou Ying always felt that the state of his heart had already been trained to a realm where he was unaffected by any disturbances. However, those two sentences by Ye Yuan really disrupted the state of his heart.
How was this possible?! The other party is only a First Level Essence Qi Realm rookie!
Could it be that he really discovered me? He wasn’t bluffing?
Right at this moment, Ye Yuan’s demon-like voice drifted into his ears once again. “How about this? I will throw a rock over. If I hit the correct one, you come out; if I hit wrongly, then I will carry on walking. How’s that?”
The moment the voice stopped, Chou Yin heard a whoosh, followed by the crisp sound of a small rock hitting a boulder. The boulder that he was leaning against . . .
Chou Ying realized that he was out of luck. Ye Yuan truly knew that he was hiding here and was not trying to trick him.
Revealing himself, Chou Ying discovered three youths staring right at him. Among them, one of the youths had a weird smile on his face, who also happened to be the target he was sent to assassinate: Ye Yuan.
“How did you discover me?” Chou Ying asked with a dark face.
He was unable to understand how a First Level Essence Qi Realm rookie could discover him. Right now, what he wanted to know the most was where his concealment went wrong, in order to make improvements after today’s mission.
As for whether or not these three people in front of him posed a threat, that was something he had never even considered!
How was it possible for a Mosha’s Bronze Rank assassin to be defeated by three rookies?
“Want to know how? Not going to tell you!” Ye Yuan looked as if he was not willing to, and it was also impossible for him to answer Chou Ying’s question.
He could not possibly tell Chou Ying that this body contained a super amazing soul.
“Courting death!” Right when Chou Ying was about to strike, he suddenly stopped. “Yii? To think he’s actually at the Third Level Essence Qi Realm? The information doesn’t match!”
Chapter 22
Translator: celefoata_ Editor: RegiusProfessor
Chou Ying spent the past two days observing Ye Yuan from afar, so he was not aware of Ye Yuan’s transformation. Now that he was facing Ye Yuan, he realized that his assassination target was already at the Third Level Essence Qi Realm.
To Chou Ying, there was not much difference between the First Level Essence Qi Realm and the Third Level Essence Qi Realm. An opponent like this was basically an instant kill for him.
Every three levels in the Essence Qi Realm was considered as one stage. Even though there was only a difference of one stage between the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm and the Third Level Essence Qi Realm, one should not underestimate it, as the difference in strength was huge. It was not difficult for a person at the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm to face off against five or six people at the Third Level Essence Qi Realm.
As Chou Ying was two stages above Ye Yuan, he did not feel that Ye Yuan posed any threat to him.
What made Chou Ying uncertain was whether the employer’s information was wrong, or it was this youth in front of him that was too monstrous?
Chou Ying would rather choose to believe the former. After all, only two to three days had passed since the mission was issued. To train from the First Level Essence Qi Realm to the Third Level Essence Qi Realm in two to three days?
Was this a joke?
“Brother Ye, this person is very troublesome to deal with. In a while, I will delay him; you and Lu-er quickly rush off! The academy is only around ten miles from here. The two of you quickly go and get help!” Wielding his sword, Tang Yu positioned himself in front of Ye Yuan and Lu-er.
He could feel the killing intent emanating out of Chou Ying, yet he could not see through Chou Ying’s abilities. He knew that this time around, they had met a tough character. Not only did Ye Yuan save Tang Zonghuai’s life, but he also gave him a high-level medicinal pill. It could be said that Tang Yu owed Ye Yuan a great debt of gratitude. What Tang Yu was doing now was risking his life to repay the debt.
Although Tang Yu was also a genius student from the Dan Wu Academy, when compared to Chou Yin who had been through hundreds of battles, regardless whether it was strength or experience, he was too lacking. Staying behind naturally meant certain death.
Among the three of them, Tang Yu’s strength was the greatest. Hence, he did not hesitate at all to stand out.
Seeing Tang Yu’s appearance as if he was about to face a great enemy, Lu-er also started to become nervous. “Young Master, run away first! Big Brother Tang and I will cover your retreat!”
When Ye Yuan saw Lu-er standing in front of him, he could not help but to laugh. “Silly girl, what can you do by staying behind. Move away.”
“No way! I’m not moving!” Lu-er said stubbornly.
Looking at Tang Yu’s and Lu-er’s actions, Ye Yuan found it hilarious, yet he was extremely touched in his heart.
One can only see true feelings during a crisis. Lu-er’s actions were within Ye Yuan’s expectations. However, he had only just met Tang Yu a few days ago. Even if he had saved Tang Yu’s father and gave him an Exploding Yuan Pill, someone who lacked resolution would have long fled for his life.
One had to know, with Chou Ying’s strength, without any accident, the three of them would undoubtedly die.
“Hahaha. What a touching scene! Ye Yuan, it is fine if you don’t say anything. But this young lady looks rather ravishing, in a while . . .” Chou Ying started laughing wildly.
At this point, Chou Ying was confident that this Ye Yuan definitely cultivated some technique, or he had some treasure on him, which was how Ye Yuan found his location.
Such a technique or even a treasure like that was tremendously useful to him. Hence, he felt that no matter what, he had to force an answer out.
Furthermore, Lu-er was indeed tempting. Why would he let go of this chance?
“You guys, make way!” Ye Yuan pushed Lu-er and Tang Yu aside and stood in front. He still had a smile on his face, except now, that smile became ice-cold.
An inexplicable chill suddenly filled his heart. It made Chou Ying shuddered.
What’s going on?
Chou Ying had killed at least a hundred, if not eighty people. He initially already had an ice-cold air around his body. Even if a Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist were to stand in front of him right now, it would be impossible to make him shudder. Yet when he was facing this Third Level Essence Qi Realm brat, he actually felt a chill?
Chou Ying felt that everything that had happened today was too abnormal. This was supposedly a mission that was simple without a doubt. Why did things become so bizarre?
“You and I originally had no grudges. Initially, I only wanted to try things out with you seeing as you are helping others avert disaster by taking their money. But since you dare to have ideas about Lu-er, then don’t blame me for taking your life.”
Ye Yuan’s words revealed a bone-piercing chill.
At this point, Ye Yuan swallowed a medicinal pill; something that he refined before setting off.
Since he knew that this journey would be dange
rous, Ye Yuan naturally would not be unprepared.
This medicinal pill was named Five Elements Spirit Link Pill; it was refined using medicinal herbs having five different attributes being metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. An Essence Qi Realm martial artist, after consuming it, could directly raise their strength by an entire stage for a period of time!
“Hahaha. This is hilarious! I want to see how a Third Level Essence Qi Realm brat like you can take my life!”
Chou Ying’s emotion was nowhere as calm as what he was showing on his face currently. In reality, he only used these words to encourage himself, to chase away the shadow that was shrouding his heart.
At this moment, schwing! Chou Ying’s sword left its scabbard.
As a killer, Chou Ying would stoop to anything to kill his opponent. Nobody said that you could not do a sneak attack during a frontal battle. A moment ago, Chou Ying was still talking and laughing, and the next moment, his sword already reached in front of Ye Yuan.
“Brother Ye (Young Master), be careful!” Tang Yu and Lu-er shouted in unison.
However, their cries were not faster than Chou Ying’s sword. By the time they reacted, Chou Ying’s sword had already stabbed through Ye Yuan’s body.
“Young Master!”
“Brother Ye!”
Looking at this scene, Tang Yu and Lu-er gave a heart-piercing cry.
Chou Ying felt that something was wrong. His sword obviously passed through Ye Yuan’s body, but why his hand did not feel anything?
The reason why Chou Ying drew his sword so quickly was not only because he was cautious, but also because the uneasiness in his heart had become increasingly stronger.
He watched as Ye Yuan swallowed that medicinal pill. Although he did not believe that Ye Yuan could threaten him just by eating some pills, as a person who had always been cautious, he did not hesitate at all before drawing his sword.
Only a dead person could make one rest easy.
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