Chapter 120 Killing Two Birds with One Stone

Xu Jingming looked at the Sword Arts King's corpse on the ground and thought to himself, "The Crimson Lotus Sect, which is bent on rebelling, has high-ranking members who are all wanted criminals. If I offer up the Sword Arts King's corpse, I can at least be promoted to commander of the Blood Rain Guard, and maybe there will be other rewards! It's a pity that offering up the Sword Arts King's corpse will make the empire suspect that I am the murderer who killed Cheng Yanran."

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Xu Jingming.

"Such a powerful figure as the Sword Arts King should have a bounty from the Seven Kill Tower," Xu Jingming thought, and immediately took off the Sword Arts King's coat, wrapped the Sword Arts King's head, and wrapped it up layer by layer.

"Take away their incomplete corpses," Xu Jingming pointed to the incomplete corpses of the Sword Arts King and Cheng Yanran on the ground, "and dispose of them according to the plan."

"Yes."

A detachment immediately took action.

The original plan was to dispose of Cheng Yanran's corpse to delay the Blood Rain Guard's discovery of Cheng Yanran's death as much as possible and reduce the twists and turns in collecting the bounty. Now, however, they were dealing with the incomplete corpses of Cheng Yanran and the Sword Arts King.

"The Blood Rain Guard is coming," Xu Jingming glanced into the distance, "retreat!"

Xu Jingming immediately led the crowd, each transforming into afterimages, quickly retreating into the night!

The first few Blood Rain Guards who arrived looked at the densely packed figures of the thieves and dared not approach at all, allowing the thieves to leave.

Daring to attack the Prince Yan's mansion was definitely not an ordinary gang of thieves. Looking at the number of thieves... these Blood Rain Guards were very clear that with just a few of them? Rushing up would be suicide.

"They're gone."

"That group of thieves is gone."

The Blood Rain Guards then cautiously approached, carefully observing the corpses on the ground.

Among the dead were some second-rate experts responsible for intercepting, as well as many subordinates of the Sword Arts King and Cheng Yanran.

"Who are these people?" The Blood Rain Guards looked at the many corpses, unable to identify them. "The signal arrow from the Prince Yan's mansion was released earlier, so it should be people from the Prince Yan's mansion, and maybe some are thieves."

"Don't recognize them."

"Don't recognize a single one."

The Blood Rain Guards carefully identified them, but did not recognize any of the dozens of corpses.

Xun Shengshi, the strongest among them, was a top-tier expert, but because he was too low-key, these Blood Rain Guards still didn't recognize him.

"Go into the residence."

It was obvious that someone had rushed out of the residence, and the courtyard walls along the way had been blasted open.

The Blood Rain Guards entered the residence to investigate and finally saw the twelve guards who had died at the entrance of the main hall.

"The Prince Yan's heir Cheng Yanran's twelve guards! I recognize them."

"It's the twelve guards."

Two Blood Rain Guards recognized them.

Cheng Yanran was too famous in the imperial capital, and the twelve guards always accompanied him when he traveled in the imperial capital! Not many people had seen Cheng Yanran, but many had seen the twelve guards.

"It can be seen that the fighting went all the way from the residence to the outside. The Prince Yan's twelve guards were killed first, and then the rest of the people were killed outside the residence."

"The twelve guards were following the Prince Yan's heir, right?"

"Where's the Prince Yan's heir?"

"Didn't see him!"

The Blood Rain Guards looked at each other, vaguely feeling something was wrong.

As time passed, one Blood Rain Guard after another arrived, heavily surrounding the scene of the crime, and investigation experts also arrived.

...

After the team led by Xu Jingming retreated, most of the people went offline directly in some remote places.

Xu Jingming, however, carried two packages, protected by three eighth-order experts, heading straight for the headquarters of the Seven Kill Tower in the imperial capital. One of his packages contained the spoils he had collected, and the other contained the head of the Sword Arts King.

"I hope there won't be any problems with collecting the bounty," Xu Jingming thought.

"Master, after collecting the bounty, see if there is a bounty for the Sword Arts King. If there is, take it," Xu Jingming ran, intelligently hanging up for a few seconds, and entered the virtual world network to send a notice to his master, and then returned to the Blood Rain World to continue moving forward.

******

In the night, Liu Hai, wearing a bamboo hat and carrying a package, had already arrived at the imperial capital headquarters of the Seven Kill Tower.

"We're here." Liu Hai looked at the ordinary-looking inn in front of him. From the outside, one couldn't tell that this was the Seven Kill Tower's headquarters in the imperial capital.

The inn had a good business, and guests were constantly walking in.

After Liu Hai walked in and showed his token, the waiter familiarly led him into a secret corridor. The corridor was more than a hundred meters long and led to a huge hall.

"This corridor is more than a hundred meters long and has many hidden traps. Even if a large army were to attack, they would suffer heavy casualties if they rushed into the corridor," Liu Hai observed, without saying a word, and came to the huge hall.

In the hall, there were more than a dozen assassins, and there were also many Seven Kill Tower receptionists.

Liu Hai walked to a place.

"Is there a bounty mission for the Crimson Lotus Sect's Sword Arts King?" Liu Hai asked softly.

The young man in charge of the reception at the Seven Kill Tower was stunned and nodded, "Yes." He said, familiarly taking out one of the thick books from his side, turning to one of the pages, and handing it to Liu Hai to read.

Crimson Lotus Sect, Sword Arts King Pang Cheng, bounty amount 59,000 taels!

Only fifth-kill level assassins or higher can receive the mission. The mission period is no more than one month, and the head must be verified to receive the bounty.

Liu Hai nodded slightly.

"I'm here to turn in a mission." Liu Hai handed his token to the receptionist in front of him.

"Which mission?" the receptionist asked casually.

"The mission to assassinate Prince Yan's heir, Cheng Yanran," Liu Hai said.

The receptionist was stunned, but after all, he was a staff member of the imperial capital headquarters, and he had seen all kinds of big waves. There were even assassinations of people with more noble status than Cheng Yanran. The receptionist immediately took out one of the books and turned to one of the pages.

"Cheng Yanran..." The receptionist compared the token and confirmed that it was the token for receiving the mission.

"Requires verification with the head or left ear," the receptionist said with some anticipation. Every time there was a mission to assassinate a big figure, he was quite excited.

Liu Hai put the package over.

"Master." The receptionist called out, and a black-robed old man immediately walked over.

"Cheng Yanran?" The black-robed old man understood and became much more serious. He opened the package and looked at the head in the box, and then looked at the left ear.

The black-robed old man looked at Liu Hai with some surprise and said, "Amazing! It is indeed Cheng Yanran. Please wait a moment, sir, and I will bring the bounty. Also... your token can also be upgraded to the fifth-kill level."

The mission to kill Cheng Yanran was much more difficult than all the missions Xu Jingming had taken before combined. With this one mission, he would immediately be promoted to the fifth-kill level.

Liu Hai nodded and waited silently.

The hall was huge, and their conversation was very quiet. In fact, every assassin who came to turn in a mission was very low-key and would naturally keep their distance without disturbing each other.

In just a minute or two, the black-robed old man came over with the gold.

"Three hundred and twenty-six taels of gold, please check it!" The black-robed old man handed over a package of gold. Liu Hai checked it and weighed the package. With his precise control of power, he could confirm that the weight of the gold was correct.

"Fifth-kill Lord, this is your new token." The black-robed old man handed the token to Liu Hai.

Liu Hai carried the package, holding the new token, "I want to take another mission, the mission to offer a bounty for the Crimson Lotus Sect's Sword Arts King."

"The Sword Arts King's mission?" The black-robed old man was a little surprised, "I'll register it for you right away."

The Sword Arts King was terrifyingly strong and had many experts following him.

Most importantly, he had been rebelling for many years and was naturally elusive! It was very difficult to find his踪迹trace.

...

Liu Hai left the inn and suddenly heard a bird call. He quickly followed the sound into an alley and saw Xu Jingming and three eighth-order experts.

"What a coincidence, after completing the Cheng Yanran mission, your token has been upgraded to the fifth-kill level! You happen to be qualified to take the Sword Arts King's mission," Liu Hai said.

"The Cheng Yanran mission was very difficult. Completing a few similar missions would be enough to upgrade to the sixth-kill level," Xu Jingming said, handing a package to his master, "This is the Sword Arts King's head. I'll trouble you to make another trip."

"This is the bounty." Liu Hai handed the package to Xu Jingming.

Carrying the package, Liu Hai went to the inn again.

...

"Hmm?"

The same receptionist looked at Liu Hai in shock, and the black-robed old man also walked over.

"I'm here to turn in a mission," Liu Hai said, opening the package and revealing the head of the Sword Arts King.

The black-robed old man also looked at him in surprise.

"The Sword Arts King?" The black-robed old man identified the head.

"Fifth-kill Lord, I admire you," the black-robed old man said. He could guess that the assassin in front of him had probably killed the Sword Arts King first and then claimed the mission. But the Seven Kill Tower didn't care too much about these things...

As long as the mission hadn't been withdrawn! If you received the mission and were able to verify that you had completed the mission, you could receive the bounty.

The Seven Kill Tower valued its reputation very much unless there were special circumstances.

Soon, Liu Hai received the bounty and left.

"Killed Prince Yan's heir and the Sword Arts King, what is the origin of this person?" The receptionist muttered in a low voice after Liu Hai left.

"Probably a top-tier expert," the black-robed old man didn't care. The sixth-kill and seventh-kill assassins in the Seven Kill Tower were almost all top-tier experts! It was just that these top-tier experts were only working part-time, and their identities could not be completely determined. The Seven Kill Tower could not truly control them.

The assassins trained by the Seven Kill Tower itself were ultimately a minority.

It was precisely because of the lax management of assassins that the Seven Kill Tower was able to truly grow! It was able to rank among the top three assassin organizations in the Blood Rain World.

Many universe citizen players were also willing to work part-time in the Seven Kill Tower because it was loosely managed and had a good reputation! Other assassin organizations had much stricter management. Some assassin organizations even trained their assassins entirely on their own.

******

Liu Hai was responsible for collecting the bounty because he was afraid of accidents.

After all, Xu Jingming's identity was more important and he could not die easily. Liu Hai could rebuild a new character in the Blood Rain World even if he died once.

"Jingming, be careful." Liu Hai gave the bounty to Xu Jingming.

"Don't worry."

Xu Jingming nodded.

The two bounties totaled nine hundred and sixteen taels of gold. If converted into gold knife coins, it would be nine thousand one hundred and sixty coins.

According to the rules of the Seven Kill Tower, bounties exceeding five thousand taels of silver could only be collected at the imperial capital headquarters within the imperial capital! Because other ordinary branches would not have too much gold and silver prepared.

Carrying the bounty and other items, Xu Jingming traveled all the way back to the South City under the protection of three eighth-order experts.

"I hope there won't be any accidents." Xu Jingming was also very nervous. This was the most gold he had ever carried! He was also afraid that the world would target him.

...

Late at night, the Fei residence.

"Lord, Lord." The silver-haired old man gently knocked on the door outside, waking up Fei Qing, who was already asleep.

"What's wrong?"

Fei Qing put on his clothes, opened the door, and came out, looking at his guard, Lu Shao, and a Blood Rain Guard commander.

"Commander Zeng." Fei Qing looked at him.

Commander Zeng looked solemn and said in a low voice, "Lord Fei, we have just confirmed the news that Prince Yan's heir Cheng Yanran and the Crimson Lotus Sect's Sword Arts King are dead, and the assassin has also gone to the Seven Kill Tower headquarters to collect the bounty."

"Cheng Yanran and the Crimson Lotus Sect's Sword Arts King?" Fei Qing was startled, "Are you sure that Prince Yan's heir Cheng Yanran is dead?"

"Yes." Commander Zeng nodded, "Very sure!"

"Does His Majesty know?" Fei Qing asked.

"My eldest brother has set off for the palace. When he set off, he sent me to tell you, Lord," Commander Zeng said.

Fei Qing nodded.

"Cheng Yanran is dead..." Fei Qing's thoughts flashed in his mind, "Will the Prince of Yan in the north take the opportunity to completely rebel?"

(End of chapter)