Chapter 187: Going After Easy Prey
Translator: KurazyTolanzuraytor Editor: Lucas
"Wang Da Hu!" Just at this time, Duan Ling Tian looked at Wang Da Hu, and Duan Ling Tianās gaze focused on him as he spoke in a slightly cold voice. "Iāll give you a chanceā¦ Take the 200,000 silver in your hands and leave. As for the lives of your four brothers, they must remain here! Or else all of you must die!"
Duan Ling Tian abruptly turning hostile completely exceeded the expectations of Wang Da Huās group of five, and their faces all went pale.
"Youā¦ Youāre going back on your words!" Wang Da Huās face went grim. He stared furiously at Duan Ling Tian, as he never thought that Duan Ling Tian wouldnāt keep to his word.
"Youāre courting death!" Zhang Qianās icy-cold voice sounded as he kicked out his leg in a flash, kicking Wang Da Hu flying into the wall. He fell to the ground with a crash.
Wang Da Hu spat out a few mouthful of bloods in succession, and his rage-filled gaze that still had unwillingness mixed within descended onto Duan Ling Tian.
"Boss." The other four members of the Crimson Northās Five Tigers were incomparably grievous and indignant.
"Wang Da Hu, this is the last chance Iām giving you. I hope you cherish it." Duan Ling Tianās gaze descended onto Wang Da Hu as he spoke indifferently.
"Even if I, Wang Da Hu, died, I would still not abandon my brothers!" Wang Da Hu gnashed his teeth. Although he was afraid of death, when he thought about how he had to use the lives of his brothers whoād gone through thick and thin with him in exchange for his own life, he refused Duan Ling Tian.
Even if he were to survive out of luck, his heart wouldnāt be at ease for the rest of his life.
"Boss, we know youāre loyalā¦ but we still hope that you can live on and help take care of our families!"
The other four seemed to have realized that they were faced with imminent danger now and hurriedly persuaded him.
"Second brother, third brother, fourth brother, fifth brother!" Wang Da Huās eyes were filled with blood as he looked at the four men before him.
Zhang Qianās and Zhao Gangās brows twitched. As members of the army, they were particular about loyalty towards friends and family. When they saw Wang Da Huās group of five like this, admiration couldnāt help but be aroused within their hearts, and they felt sympathy.
Right when they were about to speak and ask Duan Ling Tian to show mercy.
"Congratulations, Wang Da Hu, youāve passed my test!" The icy-cold expression on Duan Ling Tianās face instantly melted, and he picked up the 2,800,000 silver Hammer Seven took out and put away 2,000,000 silver before tossing over the other 800,000 silver to Wang Da Hu. "After youāve cleaned this place up, take this 1,000,000 silver and leave the Imperial City with your four brothers."
The sudden change caused Wang Da Huās group of five to be stupefied.
Zhang Qian and Zhao Gang had smiles on their faces instead, and the gazes with which they looked at Duan Ling Tian were even more full of admiration.
"Thank you, Young Master, thank you, Young Master!" Wang Da Huās group of five once again knelt down and repeatedly kowtowed. This time they truly were grateful to Duan Ling Tian.
"Iāll leave this place for you to deal with. I still have matters to attend to. Iāll be leaving first." Duan Ling Tian swept Wang Da Huās group of five with his gaze, the corners of his mouth curled into a smile. He left with Zhang Qian and Zhao Gang.
"Young Master, if Wang Da Hu had abandoned his four brothers and left, what would happen?" Outside the inn, Zhang Qian followed behind Duan Ling Tian and couldnāt help himself from asking.
"If he chose to abandon his brothers, then they would all die!" Duan Ling Tian tone was calm. It was as if he was talking about an extremely normal matter.
In his heart, if Wang Da Hu were to choose in that way, then even he couldnāt convince himself to let Wang Da Huās group goā¦.
Zhang Qian and Zhao Gang exhaled a deep breath of cold air when they heard what Duan Ling Tian said, They glanced at Duan Ling Tian in tacit understanding and with profound gazes.
They didnāt have a shred of doubt that once this youth matured, he would surely be an outstanding person!
Duan Ling Tianās gaze focused as he looked at Zhang Qian. "Zhang Qian, do you know where Hong Ji usually is?"
Zhang Qian was rather acquainted with Hong Ji, and before long, Duan Ling Tian sought out Hong Ji.
After some time of coercion and threats, Duan Ling Tian pried open Hong Jiās mouth and gave him over to be taken care of by Zhang Qian and Zhao Gangā¦.
Unexpectedly, the two of them directly killed Hong Ji!
"You twoā¦." Duan Ling Tian was stunned.
Zhang Qian laughed slyly. "Young Master, this Hong Jiās committed all sorts of wicked deeds, and Iāve wanted to teach him a lesson since long ago."
"Then why didnāt you two teach him a lesson before?"
"We were afraid of his relationship with the Xiao Clanās Patriarch before thisā¦."
"Why arenāt you afraid now?"
"Weāve already killed two Su Clan direct descendant disciples, and weāve already put everything on the line. This Hong Ji doesnāt make a difference."
Duan Ling Tian was slightly speechless towards the reason Zhang Qian and Zhao Gang provided.
Why did it sound like it was he who led Zhang Qian and Zhao Gang astray?
"This Hong Ji actually has a Spatial Ring as wellā¦ 30,000,000 silver?" After Duan Ling Tian established ownership over Hong Jiās Spatial Ring and saw the huge pile of silver within, he couldnāt help but be stunned for a moment.
"Logically speaking, itās impossible for this Hong Ji to be so richā¦ Itās probably the money that that Duan Clan member gave him." Zhang Qian guessed.
"Humph! This Hong Ji said he only received 5,000,000 silverā¦ We were nearly cheated by him." Duan Ling Tian snorted coldly. "The inner city gates are going to close soon. Letās go!"
Now that he had achieved his objective, the remaining matters were within the inner city.
"Duan Ru Lei!" Duan Ling Tianās gaze focused as a breathtaking killing intent arose within him.
Duan Ling Tian found out from Hong Ji that the Duan Clanās second masterās men were the ones that sought his helpā¦ And the person behind the scenes became obvious.
It was precisely the Duan Clanās second master, Duan Ru Lei!
After entering the inner city, Duan Ling Tian said to Zhang Qian and Zhao Gang, "You two observe Duan Ru Lei tonight. I want to know if heās returned to the Duan Clan Estate or gone to another placeā¦ After youāve finished your investigation, return and report to me."
"Yes, Young Master." Zhao Gang and Zhang Qian hurriedly nodded.
They had already guessed what the Young Master had planned. The Young Master intends to kill that Duan Ru Lei!
Even though they knew that Duan Ru Lei was the Duan Clanās second master and had an extraordinary identity, they had already killed two Su Clan direct descendants, thus they didnāt feel like anything was wrong with itā¦.
According to what the Young Master said, as long itās done cleanly and no clues are left behind, then thereās no danger of anything going wrong.
The night was dark with strong gusts of wind. It was a perfect night to kill someone.
Outside a courtyard house within the inner city, three black-clothed and masked figures silently leapt over the wall and snuck into the courtyard house. They were precisely Duan Ling Tian, Zhang Qian, and Zhao Gang.
After Zhang Qian and Zhao Gang tracked him for an entire night, they confirmed that Duan Ru Lei had arrived at this courtyard house and didnāt return to the Duan Clan estate.
This courtyard house was double the size of the one Duan Ling Tian possessed. Presently, the lights within were completely extinguished, and it was extremely quietā¦.
"Seems slightly off." Suddenly, Duan Ling Tianās sensitive Spiritual Force trembled, as he had vaguely perceived something.
Not only that, he even noticed that the two little pythons inside his sleeve were now restless as if they had noticed somethingā¦.
After taking a deep breath, Duan Ling Tian brought Zhang Qian and Zhao Gang along as he continued forward.
Since heād come, he didnāt wish to return empty-handed!
Moreover, as far as he was concerned, what threat could a cripple pose?! Even if he had someone protecting him, Duan Ling Tian wasnāt afraid of it!
As long as it wasnāt a Half-step Void Stage expert, he could deal with it by relying on his Bone Corrosion Inscription.
Right when Duan Ling Tian, Zhang Qian, and Zhao Gang had just arrived at the center of the front courtyard, a clear sound echoed out and lights were lit in an instant, illuminating the entire front courtyard.
At the same time, three figures flashed out and surrounded Duan Ling Tianās group of three.
When these three people moved, there were 1,000 ancient mammoth silhouettes above each of themā¦ three seventh level Nascent Soul martial artists!
The three men who appeared were three old men, and they looked at Duan Ling Tianās group of three with a burning gaze.
Duan Ling Tianās pupils constricted and his face went grim, but because his face was covered, nobody was able to notice it.
Never had he imagined that he would actually be noticed!
However, he didnāt mind three seventh level Nascent Soul martial artists. As long as he could get Zhang Qian and Zhao Gang to join forces and kill one of them, he could use the Bone Corrosion Inscription on his Spatial Ring and the one on Violet Myrtle Flexible Sword to instantly kill the other two.
"Duan Ling Tian, needless to say, Iāve underestimated you." Right at this moment, accompanied by an icy-cold voice, a middle-aged man with a dignified expression walked out slowly from the houseās main building.
A green-clothed old man followed by the side of the middle-aged man.
Although it was the first time he had seen this middle-aged man, when he looked the middle-aged manās brow, Duan Ling Tian was able to notice a similarity to Duan Ling Xing, and thus Duan Ling Tian guessed his identityā¦.
However, Duan Ling Tianās attention wasnāt on Duan Ru Lei but on the green-clothed old man beside Duan Ru Lei.
The green-clothed old man had a thin figure, and his entire body seemed scrawny, but he gave Duan Ling Tian a very profound feeling, an extremely dangerous feeling.
Based on the experiences of Rebirth Martial Emperor, Duan Ling Tian knew that this old man wasnāt ordinaryā¦.
The old manās strength might even surpass an ordinary ninth level Nascent Soul martial artist.
Duan Ling Tian took a deep breath.At this moment, he could feel his heartbeat getting faster.
"Probably isnāt a Half-step Void Stageā¦." Duan Ling Tian consoled himself.
"What? Duan Ling Tian, youāre still unwilling to be frank and meet this second uncle of yours?" Duan Ru Leiās gaze descended onto Duan Ling Tianās figure as he spoke indifferently.
Duan Ling Tian took a deep breath and removed his mask to reveal his faceā¦
Since heād been recognized, there was no reason to continue wearing it.
Now he could almost be certain that heād been entrapped by Duan Ru Lei tonight.
Duan Ru Lei obviously provided him with the illusion of going after easy prey!
"As expected, he slightly resembles Duan Ru Feng ā¦." Duan Ru Leiās gaze focused when he saw Duan Ling Tianās appearance, and a sense of rage seemed to arise within him. It was as if he had returned to the past and once again recalled the scene that year when Duan Ru Feng crippled his Dantian.
"Iām extremely curious, howād you know I was coming?" Duan Ling Tian looked at Duan Ru Lei as he asked.
"It can only be said that those two beside you were unprofessional when trailing me. They were see through by Senior Ku since the beginning." As he spoke up to this point, Duan Ru Lei slightly stopped for a moment and smiled to the green-clothed old man beside him with a smile that seemed to contain a sense of reverence mixed within.
"Young Master, weāre sorry." Zhang Qian and Zhao Gang never expected that the problem arose because of them, and their pupils constricted as they apologized with bitter tones.
Duan Ling Tian glanced deeply at the green-clothed old man.
Zhang Qian and Zhao Gang had followed him for some time and had improved their tracking skills. Duan Ling Tian was certain that even if they were to go trail an ordinary ninth level Nascent Soul martial artist, they might not be noticed.
Could it be that this green-clothed old man was really a Half-step Void Stage powerhouse?
A trace of coldness abruptly arose within Duan Ling Tianās heart.