Chapter 439
Tianji Armour (1)
âIâll offer you one million gold coins. Kill the people who hired you to assassinate the chief, then kill all the people who are related to the job too!â Ye Langâs words fell like an asteroid into a calm lake, sending huge waves across the bank.
One million gold coins was a huge sum. On the other hand, no one had ever heard of reverse-hiring an assassin like this.
âUhâŠâ The assassin hesitated. He had never heard of such a request, he wasnât sure if this was against the rules.
âDonât worry, this doesnât go against any of the principles of the First Assassins! You just have to come like how you usually meet your clients, take the money then kill the people I want to kill. This is the only time I will ask! I have offered my conditions, I wonder if you will accept it?â offered Ye Lang calmly.
âIâll have to think about it. Iâll come back in a few days for your answer!â The assassin couldnât confirm not because he thought it was against the rules- with that sum of money, rules could be bent.
As an assassin, he was very clear about how emotional people could be when they realise they had been targets for assassination. His job was to only receive the money then kill, he didnât care if it was right or wrong.
However, this job was still a peculiar case, he had to ask for a second opinion.
âAlright, Iâll be here for a few days but I hope you can make a decision soon. Iâll be leaving this place!â said Ye Lang.
âI understand, we will give you an answer as soon as possible. Can I ask you a question before I leave?â asked Shadow.
âAsk away!â
âHow do you know the God of Assassins so well?â he asked.
âThis number one assassin is sort of⊠my subordinateâŠâ Ye Lang didnât know how to describe the relationship so he picked a random identity.
ââŠâ The assassin fell silent. With such a casual tone, he thought Ye Lang must be lying.
Whatever, perhaps Ye Lang had once met the number one assassin. He was sure he wasnât going to get more information from Ye Lang. Then again, knowing more might not even benefit him. Assassins never probe into each otherâs business.
Why didnât he ask about Ye Langâs identity? Well, that was unnecessary because Ye Lang was no hidden character. Searching up information about him would be easy and he neednât waste time here.
âGoodbye!â With a flash, he disappeared before everyoneâs eyes.
âMaster, will my father be okay?â Tigress asked worriedly, grabbing Ye Langâs arm.
He patted her hands, comforting her. âItâll be alright. With me here, he will definitely be okay. Although itâs going to take a while, he can be saved. The problem is that I need something and Iâve got to go get it.â
âWhat is it? Master, just tell us and weâll definitely get it for you!â volunteered the crowd. The way they said âMasterâ was filled with respect now, truly recognising Ye Lang as Tigressâ master.
âItâs called Tianji armourâŠâ Ye Lang stared at them as if embarrassed to be a wet blanket.
âTianji armour?! What IS that?â asked Athena.
Athena had arrived a while ago. Although she was slower than Ye Lang, she wasnât THAT slow. Sheâd already been here since Ye Langâs conversation with the assassin. From their dialogue, she realised how intelligent the kid actually was to think of counter-hiring the assassin to kill the other client. This way, he could strike the other party even though he didnât know them. Even she wouldnât have thought of this.
However, the cost of this plan was astronomical too. A million gold coins had to be offered, though he didnât seem to be affected at all.
No matter what, Athena realised she liked Ye Lang more now. He was sometimes intelligent, sometimes dumb but she liked it.
âTianji armour, isnât that the precious heirloom of the Li clan? Right, Ye Lang, didnât you make one too? Can you use that instead?â On the other hand, Tigress was familiar with this treasure. However, this was a suit of armour with alchemy properties. While it was a unique piece of equipment, it didnât seem to be related to treating a poisoned patient.
âYep, thatâs the one! The one I made might be able to help but I left it in my lab. And itâs not completely done, I didnât have time to bring it with meâŠâ
âYou didnât bring it⊠That means itâs still at the Ye Residence! The Li clan lives in the Imperial City of the Soaring Sky Empire too⊠Master, it would be difficult for us to get inâŠâ Tigress said worriedly. âCan you make another suit?â
Ye Lang shook his head. âI canât! The materials required are extremely rare. We might not be able to find them even if we search the entire mainland. Iâve already collected most of it years ago, I donât think thereâs any left anywhere! Making a new suit would definitely be more difficult than entering the Soaring Sky empire! I think it would be better for me to go get it myselfâŠâ
âNo! You entering Soaring Sky now would be the same as a goat walking into the tigerâs jaws! Why must it be the Tianji armour, isnât it just a suit of alchemy armour?â asked Tigress, puzzled.
âYeah but itâs special because the armour can be absorbed into the wearerâs body. If we use it well, it can absorb the Call of Hades from the chiefâs system. Not only will the chief be well again, but the poison would also reinforce the armour!â answered Ye Lang.
One neednât use only herbs and medicine to solve medical problems, anything else can be used too!
âWhat if I get it myself? You wait here, Iâm not important to them anyway!â Tigress thought for a moment and decided to go in Ye Langâs place.
âYouâre not important to them but youâre important to your father! Although heâs now sealed in ice crystal, I think you should still stay by his side to tend to him. Iâll go to the city myself, it wonât be a problem!â objected Ye Lang.
To be honest, other than the reason he stated, he was also very worried for Tigress. When he left Soaring Sky years ago, people like Liu Feiyan were harassed by the eighth princess due to their relations to himself. If Tigress were to enter the empire herself, he wasnât sure what the eighth princess would do to her.
âBut youâre a wanted criminal there, isnât that suicide?â Tigress asked anxiously.
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