The group of robust men had âlet goâ of You Tian Gui, and were instead surrounding Gu Qing Shan.
âYouâre an evil creature? Oh boy, Iâve never thought that there would be such a handsome evil creatureâ
ă Little brother, where do you work? Do you need anything? ă
âSo youâre an evil creature huh? Thatâs perfect, evil creatures are always full of malicious ideasââ how about you quit your job and join us?â
âThatâs right, we usually collect protection tax on these streets, no one dares go against us at allâ
ă Heâs right you know. Whenever little brother defects to our Ominous Demon Tower, let this big brother give you a street, youâll be the top dog of the entire place ă
âNow why would he do that? You donât need to bother with such a crude matter, just bring your big sister with you and be a guest at this big brotherâs place. Big brother will prepare nothing but the best for you to enjoyâ
All the robust men were excitedly advertising themselves.
They were all at least two meters tall, so when they surrounded him, they basically blocked out all the light.
Gu Qing Shan stood in their shades, the smile on his face a bit stiff, but still didnât say a single word.
âStop stop stop. Donât go surrounding my younger brother, heâs an upstanding Hitmanâ Xiao Die loudly called out.
The robust men regretfully stepped back, but were still talking without stopping:
âAhaha, so he was a Hitman, and here I was wondering why he looked so strongâ
ă Then he must be quite an expert at killing, what excellent talents while being so young! ă
ă Thatâs right. Bring big brother with you during the next job, your big brother will help you maintain peace ă
âMe as well, Iâll come with you, you wonât even need to actâ
âThatâs right, as a Hitman, you have to pay attention to safetyâ
âDonât worry, your brothers will cover for youâ
Xiao Die couldnât stand hearing them any longer and chased them away: âI merely reported the situation to the Tower Master in preparation for conflict, you didnât all have to comeââ- and now that everything is fine, just go back!â
She then told You Tian Gui: âAnd you, donât make any more visits to me unless there are actually serious issues next time, I canât stand your Wraith realm visitsâ
Seeing how big it had gotten, You Tian Gui naturally understood that he had poked a hornetâs nest and immediately nodded: âYes yes yes, donât worry Lady Die, definitelyâ
Xiao Die then pushed the robust men away:
âAlright, time to leave, everyone, leave!â
The robust men turned to Gu Qing Shan, lightly tapping their chest, winking, or giving him a thumbs up without actually leaving.
Gu Qing Shan waved them goodbye.
You Tian Gui also took the chance to leaveâââ he basically ran away like a comet across the dawn sky, disappearing somewhere.
The small brick house returned to silence.
Gu Qing Shan wiped the sweat off his forehead.
These ominous demons are scary, I didnât even have a chance to talk.
âSeems like youâre quite loved in the Ominous Demon Towerâ Gu Qing Shan said emotionally.
Xiao Die rubbed her temples: âIâll tell you first, Iâm actually just the teacher of their childrenâ
âTheyâre all married?â Gu Qing Shan asked in surprise.
If all of them are still bothering Xiao Die despite having already married, then I canât just stand still and do nothing.
Xiao Die appeared a bit troubled but still explained: âThatâs not it either. Theyâre all unique mutated demons, so they can all create offspring if they wishedââ however, after I arrived, according to them, they desire to obtain loveâ
Gu Qing Shan was speechless for a while.
âThat is... a bit...â he muttered to himself.
Since it was already morning, Gu Qing Shan also prepared to leave and return to the Hitman Guild.
Xiao Die held him back a bit and told him:
âThis matter has basically been resolved, so youâre safe for now. Remember, you have to seize your time and become a Titled Hitman, because that chance is only going to come once, and itâs getting closerâ
âWhat kind of chance is it exactly?â Gu Qing Shan curiously asked.
âI canât tell you yet, Iâve already signed a covenant of confidentiality, but youâll find out when that time comesâ Xiao Die replied.
Gu Qing Shan sighed and sincerely said: âAlright, Iâll do my bestâ
Xiao Die continued: âI heard that the Hitman Guild would occasionally host a few extremely large-scaled interworld missions, if you have the opportunity, you should definitely participate, as these kinds of mission make it extremely easy to be promotedâ
âReally? Alright, Iâll keep that in mind and check it when I return. If there are any available, Iâll accept it immediatelyâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
âThatâs how it should beâ Xiao Die nodded, âFor now, itâs most likely best to forget about the Wraith realmâs matter and fully focus yourself on becoming a Titled Hitmanâ
Gu Qing Shan hesitated a bit and didnât reply.
Forget about the Wraith realmâs matter?
No, it wonât be that easy.
The Wraith realm sent out a group of envoys to meet the City Lord but was wiped out as soon as they left the City Lordâs manor.
This was the same as slapping the Wraith realmâs face right in front of the entire Void City.
You Tian Gui only retreated on the surface because he had no evidence and was under the threat of the ominous demons, but he would definitely not stop there.
He would continue to investigate to catch the culprit.
Having fought the Wraith realm several times, Gu Qing Shan understood their style very well.
ââthey make sure to settle any grudges.
And will not give up without achieving their goal.
After this, if the Wraith realm humans are still suspicious of me, they will make sure itâs done in a more secretive and resolute manner to prevent any counter-preparations.
However, since this first stage has been resolved, I do in fact get a bit of time to improve my Hitman rank.
...this matter... I donât need to tell Xiao Die about it.
She had already helped me as much as she could.
Iâll have to do the rest myself.
With that thought in mind, Gu Qing Shan smiled: âThen, Iâll be going firstâ
âHm, take care of yourself, come find me if there are any issuesâ Xiao Die replied.
...
At another location.
You Tian Gui had left Void City, jumping down from the extremely tall city wall and entered a certain silent forest.
He took out a long stick of incense, lit it, then stuck it in front of a large tree.
He respectfully knelt down in front of the tree and spoke in a muttering voice: âSir, I ran into a bit of obstruction from the Ominous Demon Towerâ
A few moments later.
A voice responded from inside the tree:
[Ominous Demon Tower? Why did they get involved?]
You Tian Gui explained what happened.
The tree fell silent.
A few moments later, the voice spoke again:
[Dragon King of Atrocity Jail? What a loud personality. Do you think this person is the culprit?]
You Tian Gui pondered for a bit, then replied: âMy judgment so far told me that all evidence points to him not being the culpritâ
The voice asked: [How so?]
You Tian Gui replied: âHeâs a rampant and hot-tempered individual, immediately picking a fight at the slightest provocation. At the same time, heâs relying on Lady Die as a backing to act completely fearlessâ
That voice asked again: [Then, you believe that there is no further need to investigate him?]
You Tian Gui paused slightly, then clenched his teeth: âThis subordinate believes that it would be great if he isnât the culprit; but if he truly was the culprit, he would be a fearful enemyâ
[How so?]
âBecause such a seemingly simple individual would have been capable of eliminating our entire envoy group in a few seconds, perfectly avoid all suspicions, then not even give me a chance to test him. Such an individual would surely be a great threat to our Wraith realmâ
The tree stayed silent for a few moments before the voice spoke up again: [Your hypothesis is very interesting...]
[For now, you do not need to care about this Hitman, perhaps it really isnât him, follow the other leads first]
âUnderstoodâ You Tian Gui replied.
He didnât continue to ask, instead stood up and slowly retreated until he disappeared.
The forest returned to silence.
A few moments later, the voice asked again:
[Which one is the hidden pawn we put into the Hitman Guild?]
Another voice replied from the void of space: âSir, the pawn in the Hitman Guild is deadâ
[What happened?]
âThere is always a risk in assassination jobs. He happened to be countered by his target during a job, so he is now deadâ
The voice in the tree became stern: [Tsk, did we not send anyone else? I recall telling you that we must arrange our men in each of Void Cityâs organizations]
âSir, Poison Bee had only just died a few days ago, we were still in the process of preparing a replacement and their necessary tools, so we havenât made it in timeâ
Since that made sense, the Wraith Lord didnât really have much to say.
[Tsk, dying not too late or too early, just in time for us to need him that he diedââ what about the Bounty Hunter Guild? Do we still have someone there?] he asked.
A moment of silence.
The voice from before answered: âYes sir, this one is one of our core pieces. His personal strength is considerable, he had also reached the rank of Titled Hunterâ
The Wraith Lord sounded pleased: [Hm, very well. Let him test that âDragon King of Atrocity Jailâ, if there truly is a problem, kill that individual immediatelyââ Iâll grant him permission to immediately strip off his identity and return to the Wraith realm]
âUnderstoodâ