NOVEL WEB chapter 166
166. Found You
Lin Nuo felt that the idea of joining a four or five-star group and then approaching the altar was completely impractical, even less so than advancing directly to the pinnacle of the demonic path.
He always felt that the righteous group’s star rating system was somewhat brain-dead.
Ranking by merit wasn’t wrong, after all, your organization is called the righteous group, and accumulating merit to rise in rank is justifiable.
But the subsequent promotions were unreasonable. Logically, rising to a high-star group required high merit, and now the fastest way to accumulate high merit was to enter dangerous battlefields. With some luck, one might encounter a heavenly beast, allowing Ling Meng to unleash her skills and send it away, and then he, Lin, would collect the soul fragments and immediately rise in rank.
But in this foolish place, low-star groups were not allowed to enter dangerous battlefields, and soldiers on the outskirts, citing public safety, prevented people from low-star groups from entering.
This created a vicious cycle: unable to enter dangerous battlefields, unable to kill heavenly beasts, merit couldn’t increase, and without an increase, one couldn’t advance, leaving no choice but to continue fighting lesser monsters.
However, there was another way to quickly establish high merit.
Capturing or eliminating the “Poison Bee” assassin.
Of course, Lin Nuo thought this was impossible. This week, Ling City issued a golden paper conscription order, attracting a wave of experts, none of whom could handle the “Poison Bee.” How could he, an old man, make a move?
Feeling like a working stiff, Lin Nuo thought he’d been tricked.
“Master, where are we going to hunt beasts today?”
“We’re not going, we’re not rising in rank anymore.”
“Ah, why so sudden? Didn’t we agree to join a five-star group, then approach the altar, and then steal…”
Ling Meng didn’t finish her sentence when Lin Nuo quickly covered her mouth.
This female disciple, with no filter, was she planning to broadcast my plans to the world? Should I give you a megaphone to shout it out?
“The plan is canceled, we’re not going anymore. Rising up takes too much time, if I go for another rank, I’m a dog.”
Lin Nuo said firmly, “Prepare to withdraw from the city, let’s go. Do you need to buy anything? After you’re done, we’ll leave.”
“I want to go to the clothing store to buy some clothes, is that okay, Master?”
“Sure, go ahead.”
Then Lin Nuo took Ling Meng to the clothing store.
And then he regretted it.
The girl looked like a country bumpkin entering the city for the first time, her eyes lighting up as she entered the clothing store, trying on various outfits. Lino had been waiting for her to finish trying on clothes for over half an hour.
He thought it was more interesting to go outside and fight monsters.
“How much longer are you going to try on clothes?” Lino asked.
“Just a little longer,” she replied.
In reality, she had said the same thing half an hour ago.
“Then wait for me in the store after you’re done, I’m going to buy something.”
“Okay, okay, sure.”
With that, Ling Meng picked out a few more dresses and ran off to try them on, full of excitement.
Lino rubbed his forehead.
How come Ling Meng gradually lost the imposing aura of the Heavenly Witch? She wasn’t like this before she joined.
Forget it, better to take a walk outside, to avoid people thinking he’s really Ling Meng’s husband or boyfriend, or even worse, some oddballs might think he’s into cross-dressing.
“Excuse me, is there a Seasonal Canned Brand pastry shop in the city?”
“Yes, sir, just go out, turn left, and keep walking. The fifth shop you see will be it.”
“Oh? That close, thank you.”
He hadn’t expected that a casual inquiry would actually yield results.
When it comes to where the most famous pork floss cakes are, it’s the Seasonal Canned Brand.
With branches nationwide and support from a certain princess, the brand’s reputation has soared. That princess has done this one good deed in her life.
Lino stepped out, turned left, and headed towards the fifth shop.
…
“Hmph, after killing one more, only Lino will be left.”
The assassin “Poison Bee” thought to himself, currently tracking his last assassination target.
This was a wealthy man, not particularly difficult to assassinate. The bounty was naturally not high compared to assassinating generals or other combat-capable celebrities, so he saved him for last, taking out the more challenging ones first.
As for Lino, it would be great if he happened to come to Zhou Ling City. But according to the current news, he hadn’t come to Zhou Ling City. The city was full of people who held him in high esteem, spreading his legend everywhere, but he hadn’t shown up in Zhou Ling City.
He’ll see when to eliminate him.
He spotted the wealthy man entering a pastry shop.
Seasonal Canned.
In previous assassination missions, “Poison Bee” preferred to operate at night, mainly because it was difficult to assassinate those targets during the day, choosing the evening which suited his activities.
But this wealthy man had no combat ability, and was too stingy to hire bodyguards. Such a person, assassinating him unseen, was naturally as easy as flipping a hand.
His plan was simple: hold a spirit charm in hand, drop some money on the ground, then take the opportunity to pat the wealthy man’s shoulder to alert him. In that instant of contact, the spirit spell would take effect, the slow poison would invade the body, and after a while, he would naturally drop dead.
There was no need for the hassle of moving around late at night, a simple shoulder pat was enough to take his life.
Swiftly, “Poison Bee” entered the pastry shop where the tycoon was haggling with the shopkeeper.
“Why are your pastries so expensive, much more than other places?”
“Esteemed customer, our shop is nationally renowned for the best quality, and if you inquire elsewhere, you’ll find the price difference is minimal.”
“No, no, it’s too pricey, too extortionate.”
Over a mere copper or two, the tycoon even started arguing with the shopkeeper.
“Poison Bee” paid no mind to their quarrel, focusing instead on his task at hand.
Casually, he dropped some coins on the ground, then tapped the tycoon on the shoulder:
“Brother, did you drop your money?”
The tycoon glanced down, spotted the coins, and readily claimed:
“Yes, yes, that’s mine, oh my, thank you.”
Blinded by greed, the tycoon didn’t care whether it was his or not; he just bent down to pick them up.
A slight smirk played on “Poison Bee’s” lips; the slow-acting poison had already seeped into the tycoon’s body, though he hadn’t noticed yet. “Poison Bee” wanted to leave, eager to watch from a corner as panic ensued from the tycoon’s sudden demise, those expressions of fear, absolutely intriguing.
With that thought, he mused that killing by daylight was indeed much more enjoyable than at night.
Time to go, to step out, to strike off the tycoon’s name from the assassination list, leaving only Lin Nuo. Another batch of assassination tasks perfectly completed.
“Oh, found you, so you were here.”
In an instant, a man cloaked in a pale grey cape with a dark face appeared at the entrance of the pastry shop, his gaze fixed on “Poison Bee.”
“Poison Bee” felt a shiver in his heart, recalling the assassination that night, and the breakfast earlier, he had been there.
Now, as “Poison Bee” was about to strike his target, this man had appeared again.
Moreover, he seemed to have said something.
“Found you, so you were here”?
Could it be, this man had deliberately followed, watched the assassination without exposing it, scrutinizing me from a superior vantage point?
That’s too arrogant.
Well, if that’s the case, I can’t swallow this insult; today, I must cross hands with you.
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