RBCT Chapter 247 - 155: Selling Myself to Kill (2)
Chapter 247 - 155: Selling Myself to Kill (2)
"Just got injured, borrowing it to replenish myself."
"...Even stealing a beggar’s chicken leg, as an assassin, you might as well switch professions."
The beggar rolled his eyes dramatically, waved his hand to chase him away, and the assassin laughed heartily at this, leaped out of the ruined temple, and vanished in an instant.
The beggar left behind sat there for a while in contemplation, wrapped up the leftover snacks from the ground, and stuffed them into his arms.
He picked up his wine gourd and left the Mountain God Temple, heading straight towards Dingxing City.
Only until the beggar’s figure disappeared from sight.
Did Gentle and Chu Qing step out from the shadows, and in Chu Qing’s hand, he was dragging a corpse.
The corpse of that assassin just now.
Gentle looked at the corpse in Chu Qing’s hand:
"Average inner strength?"
Chu Qing smiled:
"Bait, you see. It can’t be too strong; otherwise, the fish won’t dare bite."
He paused for a moment and looked at Gentle:
"Don’t you have anything you want to ask?"
For instance, about the Sword Ghost, or the Mirror of Sin...
Gentle shook her head:
"I don’t want to ask."
This was exactly what people liked about Gentle, she never missed out on what needs to be done, and never pried into what shouldn’t be inquired.
The past matters, Chu Qing didn’t really want to talk about, but he still offered an explanation:
"I have some grievances with the Mirror of Sin, and the primary danger on our current journey stems from this.
"The title of Night Emperor and the Third Young Master, we should avoid using for now.
"We have some downtime now, let’s do a disguise and see where that beggar went."
"Okay."
Gentle nodded, though feeling a bit troubled:
"But I don’t know how..."
"Leave it to me."
In Chu Qing’s bundle, everything was already prepared, he laid out the bundle, took out some items, and started applying them to Gentle’s face.
Gentle felt the situation was a bit odd, watching Chu Qing so focused right in front of her, even her breathing seemed to have gone out of rhythm...
She simply closed her eyes, not looking anymore.
Chu Qing didn’t mind, starting to mentally review today’s events, feeling the overall process didn’t have too much problem.
Mainly because today’s event happened so suddenly...
Chu Qing originally planned to first go to Dingxing City, investigate Liu Yulai, and figure out what’s going on with this person.
In this world, unless someone is crazy, nobody would kill another person for no reason...
There has to be some kind of vendetta.
Life is at stake; some matters cannot be decided lightly.
Chu Qing thought to himself, if Liu Yulai really deserved to die, then by using this person to bring out the Mirror of Sin, although it would disrupt the assassination plan, the worst that could happen is after everything ends, he personally kills Liu Yulai.
Conversely, if Liu Yulai doesn’t deserve to die, he could warn him, lest he falls into someone’s trap, still ignorant.
Unexpectedly, these things hadn’t been addressed yet, and they encountered the Lianshan Seven Strongholds, which wanted to attack Dingxing City.
Because they were blocked by the two sisters from Bodhi Temple, it led to Liu Yulai leading an assault.
The assassins from the Mirror of Sin seized the opportunity to strike... if he wasn’t there today, Liu Yulai would surely be dead.
Under such circumstances, he could only save people first.
The subsequent situation would be investigated further after reaching Dingxing City.
As for dealing with today’s assassin... Chu Qing actually did not only know how to harm.
With the Mirror of Sin’s methods, identifying the perpetrator from the wound was not difficult...
The reason he showed mercy was because Chu Qing didn’t possess the ability to predict.
He couldn’t be sure if this person today was truly an assassin from the Mirror of Sin, or just an impatient client who wanted to act personally.
With everything being so ambiguous, Chu Qing simply injured without killing.
Later, using Gentle’s Celestial Fragrance Body, he tracked this person to the Mountain God Temple, where he confirmed their identity.
Not only that, he also obtained unexpected information.
"The Night Emperor has backing..."
While applying the disguise on Gentle, Chu Qing pondered this matter in his heart.
From the beggar’s words, he gathered that the investigation by the Mirror of Sin on the Night Emperor was quite detailed, knowing that the Night Emperor possessed exceptional Flying Knife Technique.
In Celestial Dance City, although Chu Qing killed Chu Yan with a flying knife.
That incident should have been covered up by Wu Ganqi, so the people from Celestial Dance City only knew about the Night Emperor’s unparalleled sword technique, but were unaware of his flying knife skills.
Being aware of the flying knife... indicated that the investigation on Chu Qing extended all the way to Divine Blade City.
The matter ended abruptly there.
If there had to be any unforeseen change, it would be the shepherd boy whom he accidentally saved.
"She once said to her two subordinates to send someone to protect me...
"And on that night, I was disguised as the ’Night Emperor’ dealing with Qi Guan, and saved the shepherd boy.
"Could it be that this matter is really related to her? This girl... what is her origin?"
First, there was a father capable of capturing Youzong and intended to break Youzong’s legs.
Also able to make the Mirror of Sin back off, no longer daring to pursue the ’Night Emperor’s’ background...
Chu Qing thought to himself, the origins of this shepherd boy might be even more terrifying than he imagined.
For a ’father’ to achieve such things, he must be on the same level as the Three Emperors and the Five Sovereigns.
Otherwise, such abilities defying the heavens are simply impossible.
"But among the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns, there really is no one with the surname Mu... could it be, he took his mother’s surname?"
Chu Qing shook his head, a thought circled in his mind, and he stopped pondering further.
This girl is enigmatic; whether there’s a chance to meet again is uncertain, so why delve deep?
Thinking in his heart, his hands kept moving; moments later, Chu Qing took out a small Copper Mirror and handed it to Gentle:
"How do you look?"
Gentle took the mirror and glanced, seeing reflected in the Copper Mirror was the appearance of a young man, with a small mustache on his lips.
His eyes radiated pure indifference, and his facial structure seemed to have been sculpted by a certain technique, becoming robust.
He looked like a well-built young master.
With curiosity filling her eyes, Gentle examined the self in the Copper Mirror:
"Very good, Brother San, how did you do this? Can I learn it too?"
"Of course, when there’s time, I’ll teach you."
Chu Qing agreed with a smile, then also fiddled with his disguise in the mirror.
Due to the Mingyu Scripture, currently, Chu Qing’s complexion was too fair, needed darkening, and his facial structure had the delicate features common to a playboy, giving him the appearance of an inexperienced young master.
Thus, he emphasized on his facial structure, making the lines more pronounced, and finally stuck on a large beard.
After adjusting the details, standing side by side with Gentle, comparing in the Copper Mirror, both seemed very satisfied.
Exchanging a look, they couldn’t help but smile, Chu Qing thought for a moment and said:
"I heard that in Lingbei, the Han surname is quite common, from now on, I’ll be Han San."
"Then I’ll be Han Si."
Gentle cupped her fists:
"Brother San."
"Fourth Brother!"
Then both simultaneously thought of Wen Pingce, feeling quite helpless.
With the new identities disguised, they could act more freely; otherwise, the Mad Saber Third Young Master would be the focal point wherever he went after leaving Luochun Manor, making secret investigations impossible.
Thus, the two of them packed up, disposed of the body, and Gentle smelled the beggar’s scent, following the trail.
It wasn’t long before they entered Dingxing City.
Gentle led Chu Qing around for a bit, finally stopping at the back gate of a large courtyard.
They didn’t linger here but walked straight past.
"The person is inside that courtyard, hasn’t left Dingxing City."
Gentle said in a low voice to Chu Qing.
Chu Qing glanced at the plaque of the courtyard, seeing it hanging high, with two large characters written upon it: Zhou Residence!
Thinking carefully, Chu Qing couldn’t recall any master under the surname Zhou in Dingxing City.
Yet judging by the courtyard, it was evidently a place of a wealthy family.
As he pondered, Gentle’s voice came again by his ear:
"Brother San, what should we do next?"
Chu Qing glanced at her and saw that deep within her clear eyes, there was a hint of excitement.
He couldn’t help but find it amusing. The little girl, growing up in Taiyi Sect, rarely had the chance to venture outside, and now she was clearly intrigued.
So he said:
"Let’s find a place to stay first, rest up a bit, then plan from there."
Just as they were about to find an inn, they saw a dejected figure curled up on the bustling street, with a blade of grass stuck in his hair, and beside him was a sign, with four characters written on it: Selling Myself for Murder!