Chapter Thirty: Hunting and Killing

  "Third Master! It's getting dark and that old man hasn't returned!" The servant reported to Wu Renjie with an uncertain expression.

  "Good, well done. This 300 taels of silver is your reward." Wu Renjie handed over the silver ticket he had prepared earlier to the servant and then said to him, "Now there's one more thing I need you to take care of."

  "Young master, just give the order, I'll die for it, die for it!" The servant who had just received the reward was overjoyed and thought that if he helped the young master to do this well, not only would the reward be substantial, but also gain the favor of the third young master, then a happy life would no longer be a dream!

  "You, take this token and go to the mercenary guild's nearby ore stall. Find a person wearing gray clothes and a conical hat, and hand the token over to him. Remember, there is a bunch of red flowers on that stall, got it?" Wu Renjie said seriously to the servant, then casually handed over another 200 taels of silver note.

  "Ah, ah! Understood, young master! I've got it, the Mercenary Guild, the ore stall, the grey-robed man with a bamboo hat, there's a bunch of red flowers on the stall. Don't worry, young master, just delivering a message, I'll take care of it right away!" The servant, overjoyed by the silver note, repeated himself before turning to run out the door.

  Watching the figure of his subordinate disappear, Wu Renjie's face relaxed and he let out a long sigh. A feeling of relief washed over him, as if all the pent-up emotions that had been accumulating in his heart for days were suddenly released from his body. It felt wonderful! That feeling was incredibly wonderful!

  "Hmm, hmm, hmm! A great revenge has been taken, and I'm feeling so relieved! We should go celebrate now! Hmm, let's head to the Fragrant Pavilion!" Wu Renjie led two servants with a light step towards the direction of the Fragrant Pavilion.

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  On the other hand, Wu Yeyu, who was armed to the teeth, looked at the remaining minute or so and couldn't help but feel a little tense. However, even if he was tense, he didn't idle around. He found a dark corner in the courtyard, dug a small hole, crawled inside, and connected it with the outside of the courtyard wall for easy access. Then, he quietly waited for the assassin's arrival. With the effect of the mid-grade Introspection Pill he had taken, as long as no one saw him directly, he was quite safe. If there were few people, he would directly take out the assassin; if there were many, hehe, continuing to dig holes was also a good option. If they dared to follow him down the hole, even escaping wouldn't be possible, so don't blame him for being ruthless. After taking care of them, he could still escape in time.

  "Ding! Preparation time is up, the task officially begins! Open the task-exclusive map." The system transmitted the signal that the task had started.

  Then Wu Yeru heard a sharp whistle, looked up and saw that a firework was rapidly rising into the sky. When it reached its highest point, it burst open, with red smoke and flames very conspicuous, and I believe that even ten or more miles away, people could see it.

  "This is the signal flare? I feel like it's celebrating in advance for me." Wu Ye Yu lay on his back in the cave, looking at the fireworks that were slowly disappearing in the sky.

  Then Wu Ye Yu shifted his attention to the map in front of him, and saw that the task map was bounded by the Wu family, with nothing visible outside the Wu family. He and his own personnel were all marked with green light points, the only difference being the size of the light points.

  Wu Ye Yu believed that this should be related to the strength of the parties involved, and after finding his own distinct light point, Wu Ye Yu was speechless for a moment. "This is also too crushing, does the Wu family have so many experts? I'm just slightly stronger than the small soldiers participating in the patrol, and even the team leaders are inferior to me? Hmm, the largest light point should be my cheap old man Wu Zong Yue. The other batch of bright green lights should be people from the Wen family. Oh! Even the little loli hiding underground is displayed, tsk tsk! This system is indeed omnipotent." After discovering the effectiveness of the system's map, Wu Ye Yu was elated for a moment. With this, how can those assassins still mix around? I can see you, but you can't see me, what value does this stealth attack have?

  "You're just waiting to get shot!"

  The location where I am is close to the outer area of Wu's house, even if it's not leaning against the edge wall, it should be almost there. When the time comes, there should be assassins entering from here, right? Wu Ye Yu's heart was a bit uncertain, and he tightened his grip on the gun in his hand, which was the laser assault rifle that he had spent 100,000 energy points to buy again. It only had 120 rounds, and after using them up, he would have to buy more magazines, one million each. Wu Ye Yu bought three of them in one breath, fortunately, they came with smart aiming, otherwise, who knows if these bullets could even be used for practice?

  "Alas! This time, at least twenty or more people must be killed to make a profit. I hope these things are effective, they're so expensive! Don't let me down later!" Wu Yeyu started daydreaming again before the battle, "I hope the incoming assassins aren't less than twenty, or else I'll suffer a huge loss."

  It seemed to be in response to Wu Ye Yu's idea, and at this time, a red light spot appeared on the task map, roughly counting about 40 or 50 people. "Hmm~ some have played!" One of the light spots was even bigger than Wu Zongyue, the head of the Wu family, but it's unknown whether that cheap old man can hold on. However, thinking about it temporarily dragging on shouldn't be a problem. With the strong players in the family and the Wen family, they should be able to withstand it without major issues.

  The assassins entered the Wu household from all sides, of course they wouldn't be foolish enough to go through the front door, and instead climbed over the walls. For an assassination, it's naturally better to make as little noise as possible, otherwise if they were to alert other powers or guards in the town, that would be troublesome. From the mission map, these assassins are all agile and nimble, when climbing over the wall there was almost no pause, very calmly crossing over the perimeter wall, and when landing on the ground, they made almost no sound, quickly dispersing in all directions.

  Wu Yeru had relatively good luck, with only three assassins passing by outside the wall. Wu Yeru quietly crawled through a hole and came to the outside of the wall, hiding in a dark corner, watching the path that the assassins must take.

  "It's said that if one is a master, even if their gaze falls on the opponent, they will be detected. Hmm! I wonder if the Introspection Pill I took has any effect. If it doesn't work at all despite being so expensive, then it's useless. Ah! They're coming!" Wu Yeru placed his eyes on the scope, and his mind was racing non-stop. Suddenly, he discovered that several red dots on the map were moving towards him, and he quickly cleared his mind, focusing his spirit.

  The light was already very weak in the dark night, and tonight's sky was also dimly lit with stars, with large clusters of dark clouds floating in the distance. "What a killing good weather!"

  The first thing these assassins did when they arrived at the Wu's house was to extinguish all the lights around, darkness is an important protective umbrella for these evil professions. The keen eyesight and hearing that have been trained in this environment for a long time are the reliance of these assassins' actions. However, for Wu Ye Yu who wore optical night vision goggles, the darkness was no different from daytime, and even the targets became more conspicuous. At least the line of sight could penetrate the wall to determine the location of the heat source, which made it even more like a fish in water. "Hehe, I just need to snipe them outside my line of sight, haha! Is cleverness being outsmarted by cleverness?"

  "Ghost Twenty-Five, our master's orders this time include not only kidnapping the young lady of the Wen family but also another small task, which is to kill Wu Jia's illegitimate son, Wu Ye Yu. However, it's said that he's been a useless person since childhood and doesn't know any martial arts. You go take care of him!" Just as Wu Ye Yu was about to make his move against the assassin who had stopped to set up an ambush, a faint voice that was almost imperceptible reached his ear. If one wasn't paying attention, it would be easy to overlook, but at this moment, Wu Ye Yu's spirit was highly concentrated, and these words naturally entered his ears.

  "But won't that be going off on a tangent? This operation concerns the Wen family, isn't it a bit risky?" The ghost twenty-five said in a low voice.

  "You can quietly take him out, a little fatty who doesn't know any martial arts, what are you afraid of? Besides, this is also the master's order, it must be done. It's said to be one of the conditions for this operation."

  "Since it's the master's decision, then Ghost Twenty-Five naturally won't be a problem. You two go first, I'll follow right after!" As soon as he finished speaking, that assassin rushed towards Wu Ye Yu's small courtyard, while the other two assassins went off in different directions.

  "Damn it, is there a traitor?! Someone in my household with a grudge against me and the guts to take revenge... Besides Wu Renjie, who else could it be?! This little bastard actually dares to infiltrate and wait for an opportunity... Just you wait, once I'm done with my leisure activities, I'll deal with this scoundrel! Wu Yeru's body quickly descended back into the courtyard, while the assassin also jumped down from the wall at the same time, landing silently and swiftly getting up after a quick roll. His movements were agile and nimble... Looks like he's an expert..."

  "Damn it! I've been waiting for you!" Wu Ye Yu quickly aimed at the figure that jumped down, and with a pull of the trigger, a deep red light flashed from the gun muzzle, swift yet silent, directly piercing through the assassin's thigh and then through the courtyard wall, disappearing into the unknown. Hopefully, he didn't hit any of his own people.

  "Damn it! I actually missed! Luckily, the smart sight adjusted itself, or else I wouldn't have even touched a feather! Wu Yeru cursed under his breath, then drew out his steel sword and sprang out of the pit with a twist. He kicked off the wall and silently sprinted towards the assassin."

  The assassin, due to the sudden impact, felt a sharp pain and burning sensation in his body, and subconsciously covered the wound with both hands. Being able to endure without making a sound was already a testament to his rigorous training over the years. His eyes, closed tightly due to the pain, only managed to catch a glimpse of a distorted black shadow rapidly pouncing towards him. Realizing it was a moment of life and death, he ignored the pain on his body, pulled out the poisonous dagger, and attempted to get up and defend himself, but it was already too late.

  Wu Yeru discovered that the fallen assassin could still see himself, so he hurriedly twisted his body and used the stabbing technique. His steel sword was swift and fast, like a poisonous snake suddenly launching an attack, stabbing towards the assassin's neck. The assassin relied on years of combat experience to raise his hand and block it, but Wu Yeru twisted his wrist, and with a "hiss" sound, he smoothly wrapped the steel sword around the dagger and stabbed it into the opponent's throat, passing through without any obstruction. Then, with a swift movement, he retreated quickly. The assassin only managed to let out a few low-volume "coughs" before dying.

  It's hard to describe, but the first time killing someone feels quite strange, my throat is a bit sore, my chest is burning and stuffy, but other than that, I'm fine. Wu Ye Yu shook his head, took a few deep breaths, picked up the gun in his hand, and twisted his body out of the courtyard.

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