Chapter 4: Newcomers to the Universe Chapter 51: Receiving the Bounty
Xu Jingming looked at the body of the Sword Master on the ground and thought to himself, "The Red Lotus Sect is bent on rebellion, and all the high-ranking figures are wanted criminals. If I offer the body of the Sword Master, I can at least be promoted to a hundred households of the Blood Rain Guard, and maybe there will be other rewards! It's a pity that offering the body of the Sword Master will make the empire suspect that I am the murderer who killed Cheng Yanran."
Suddenly, Xu Jingming had an idea.
"The Sword King is such a powerful figure, the Seven Killing Tower should have a bounty on him." Thinking of this, Xu Jingming immediately took off the Sword King's coat and wrapped the Sword King's head with layer by layer.
"Take away the mutilated bodies of both of them." Xu Jingming pointed at the mutilated bodies of Jian Fa Wang and Cheng Yanran on the ground, "Dispose of them according to the plan."
"yes."
A detachment immediately took action.
The original plan was to deal with Cheng Yanran's body, so that the Blood Rain Guards would find out Cheng Yanran was dead as late as possible, so that there would be fewer twists and turns in collecting the bounty. But now they had to deal with the mutilated bodies of Cheng Yanran and the Sword Master.
"The Blood Rain Guards are coming." Xu Jingming glanced at the distance, "Retreat!"
Xu Jingming immediately led everyone and they all turned into afterimages and evacuated quickly in the dark!
The first few Blood Rain Guards who arrived, looking at the densely packed figures of thieves, did not dare to get close and let the thieves leave.
Those who dare to attack the Prince of Yan's Mansion must not be ordinary thieves. Looking at the number of thieves...these Blood Rain Guards know very well that if they rush forward with just a few people, they will die.
"I'm leaving."
"The thieves are gone."
Several Blood Rain Guards then approached timidly and carefully examined the corpses on the ground.
Among those who died were some second-rate masters who were responsible for interception, as well as the Sword Master King and Cheng Yanran's many subordinates.
"Who are these people?" The Blood Rain Guards looked at the numerous corpses, finding it difficult to identify their identities. "The ones that were fired earlier were signal arrows from Prince Yan's Palace. They should be people from Prince Yan's Palace. Some of them might be thieves."
“No.”
“No one I know.”
The Blood Rain Guards carefully examined dozens of corpses, but they did not recognize any of them.
The most powerful one among them was Xun Shengshi, who was a top-notch master, but because he was too low-key, the Blood Rain Guards still did not recognize him.
"Go inside the house."
It can be seen at a glance that someone rushed out of the house and blew up the walls along the way.
These Blood Rain Guards entered the mansion to investigate and finally saw the twelve guards dead at the door of the hall.
"The twelve guards of Prince Cheng Yanran, the Prince of Yan! I know them."
"It's the Twelve Guards."
However, two Blood Rain Guards recognized him.
Cheng Yanran is so famous in the imperial capital that he is always surrounded by twelve guards when he travels in the imperial capital! Not many people have seen Cheng Yanran, but many have seen the twelve guards.
"It can be seen that the fighting spread all the way from the mansion to the outside. The twelve guards of Prince Yan's Mansion were killed first, and then the rest of them were killed outside the mansion."
"The twelve guards are following the Prince of Yan's Mansion, right?"
"Where is the Prince of Yan?"
“I didn’t see it!”
These Blood Rain Guards looked at each other and felt something was wrong.
As time went on, one Blood Rain Guard after another arrived and surrounded the crime scene, and investigative experts also arrived.
…
After the team led by Xu Jingming evacuated, most of the people went to some secluded places and went offline directly.
Xu Jingming, however, was carrying two packages, and under the protection of three eighth-rank masters, he headed straight for the Seven Killings Tower's imperial capital headquarters. One of his two packages contained the spoils of his search, and the other contained the head of the Sword Master.
"I hope I can collect the reward without any trouble." Xu Jingming thought.
"Master, after receiving the bounty, check to see if there is any bounty for the Sword King. If there is, take it." While Xu Jingming was running, he hung up for a few seconds, entered the virtual world network with his consciousness, sent a notification to his master, and then returned to the Blood Rain World to continue moving forward.
…
In the darkness of night, Liu Hai, wearing a bamboo hat and carrying a package, had already arrived at the imperial capital headquarters of Qisha Tower.
"We're here." Liu Hai looked at the ordinary inn in front of him. From the outside, one couldn't tell that this was the headquarters of Qishalou in the imperial capital.
This inn is doing good business, with guests coming in one after another.
After Liu Hai walked in and showed his token, the waiter led him into a secret corridor in a familiar manner. The corridor was over a hundred meters long and led to a huge hall.
"This corridor is over a hundred meters long and contains many hidden mechanisms and traps. Even if a large army comes and rushes into the corridor, there will be heavy casualties." Liu Hai observed without saying a word and came to the huge hall.
There were more than ten assassins in the hall, and there were also quite a few reception staff in the Qisha Building.
Liu Hai walked to a place.
"Is there any bounty mission for the Sword Master of the Red Lotus Sect?" Liu Hai asked softly.
The young man from Qishalou who was in charge of reception was startled and nodded: "Yes." Then he took out a thick book from his side in a familiar manner, turned to a page, and handed it to Liu Hai to read.
The sword master Pang Cheng of the Red Lotus Sect offers a reward of fifty-nine thousand taels!
Only killers with at least five kills can accept the mission. The mission period does not exceed one month, and the bounty must be verified by head.
Liu Hai nodded slightly.
"I'm here to hand in the task." Liu Hai handed the token to the receptionist in front of him.
"Which mission?" the receptionist asked casually.
"A mission to offer a bounty to Prince Cheng Yanran, the Prince of Yan." Liu Hai said.
The receptionist was stunned, but after all, he was a staff member of the Imperial Capital Headquarters. What storms and waves had he not seen? There were also people with more noble status than Cheng Yanran who were assassinated. The receptionist immediately took out one of the books and turned to one of the pages.
"Cheng Yanran..." The receptionist checked the token and confirmed that it was the token for receiving the task.
"It needs to be verified by the head or left ear." The receptionist said with some anticipation. Every time he offered a reward to a big shot, he looked forward to it.
Liu Hai then put the package over.
"Master." The receptionist called out, and immediately an old man in a black robe came over.
"Cheng Yanran?" The old man in black robe became much more serious after understanding the situation. He opened the package, looked at the head in the box, and then looked at the left ear.
The old man in black robe looked at Liu Hai in surprise and said, "Great! It is indeed Cheng Yanran. Sir, please wait a moment. I will bring the bounty. Also... your token can also be upgraded to Pentakill level."
The task of killing Cheng Yanran was much more difficult than all the tasks Xu Jingming had taken before combined. With this one task, he was immediately upgraded to the pentakill level.
Liu Hai nodded and waited silently.
The hall was huge, and their voices were very low. In fact, every killer who came to deliver a mission was very low-key, and they would naturally keep their distance and not disturb each other.
In just a minute or two, the old man in black robe came over with the gold.
"Three hundred and twenty-six taels of gold, check it!" The old man in black robe handed over a bag of gold. Liu Hai checked it, then weighed the package. With his precise control over strength, he could confirm that the weight of the gold was correct.
"Lord Wusha, this is your new token." The old man in black robe handed the token to Liu Hai.
Liu Hai was carrying a package and holding a new token: "I want to take another mission, a mission to reward the Sword Master of the Red Lotus Sect."
"A mission from the Sword Master?" The old man in black robe was a little surprised. "I'll help you register right away."
The King of Swordsmanship is extremely powerful and is followed by many experts.
Most importantly, he has been rebelling for many years, so he is naturally elusive! It is very difficult to find his whereabouts.
…
Liu Hai left the inn and suddenly heard the sound of birds singing. He quickly followed the sound into an alley and saw Xu Jingming and three eighth-level masters.
"What a coincidence. After completing Cheng Yanran's mission, your token is upgraded to Pentakill level! You are just qualified to take on Sword King's mission." Liu Hai said.
"Cheng Yanran's mission is very difficult. If you complete a few similar missions, you can reach the Six Killing Level." Xu Jingming said, handing a package to his master, "This is the head of the Sword Master. Please make another trip, Master."
"This is the bounty." Liu Hai handed the package to Xu Jingming.
Carrying the package, Liu Hai went to the inn again.
…
"Um?"
The same receptionist looked at Liu Hai in astonishment, and the old man in black robe also walked over.
"I'm here to hand in the task." Liu Hai said, opening the package and revealing the head of the Sword King.
The old man in black robe also looked at it in surprise.
"The King of Swords?" The old man in black robe identified the head.
"I admire you, Master Wusha." The old man in black robe said. He guessed that the assassin in front of him should kill the Sword Master first and then receive the mission. But Qishalou didn't care too much about these...
As long as the task is not cancelled! Once you have received the task and can verify that you have completed the task, you can receive the reward.
Unless there are special circumstances, Qishalou still attaches great importance to reputation.
Soon, Liu Hai collected the bounty and left.
"He killed Prince Yan and the King of Swordsmanship. What is his origin?" The receptionist whispered after Liu Hai left.
"Maybe it's a top-notch master." The old man in black robe didn't care. The six-kill and seven-kill level killers in the Seven Kills Building were almost all top-notch masters! However, these top-notch masters were only part-timers, and their identities could not be fully confirmed, so the Seven Kills Building could not really control them.
The killers trained by Qishalou themselves are a minority after all.
It is precisely because of the loose management of killers that the Seven Killings Building can really grow and rank among the top three killer organizations in the Blood Rain World.
Many players of the Universe Citizens are also willing to work part-time in the Seven Killings Building because it is lenient and has a good reputation! Some other assassin organizations have much stricter management. Some assassin organizations even train their own assassins.
…
Liu Hai is responsible for collecting the bounty in case of any accidents.
After all, Xu Jingming's identity is more important, and he can't die easily. In the Blood Rain World, Liu Hai can create a new character after dying once.
"Jingming, be careful." Liu Hai gave the bounty to Xu Jingming.
"rest assured."
Xu Jingming nodded.
The two bounties totaled nine hundred and sixteen taels of gold, which, if converted into gold knife coins, would be nine thousand one hundred and sixty.
According to the rules of the Seven Killings Building, if the bounty exceeds 5,000 taels of silver, only the Imperial Capital Headquarters can claim it within the Imperial Capital! Because other ordinary branches will not have much gold and silver in reserve after all.
Carrying the bounty and other items, Xu Jingming moved forward under the protection of three eighth-level masters and quietly returned to South City.
"I hope nothing unexpected happens." Xu Jingming was also very nervous. This was the most gold he had ever carried! He was also afraid that the world would target him.
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Late at night, Fei Mansion.
"Sir, sir." The silver-haired old man knocked gently on the door, waking up Fei Qing who was already fast asleep.
"What's wrong?"
Fei Qing put on his clothes, opened the door and came out, looking at his personal guard Lu Shao and a captain of the Blood Rain Guard.
"Captain Zeng." Fei Qing looked at him.
Zeng Qianhu's face was solemn, and he whispered, "Master Fei, we have just confirmed the news that the Prince of Yan, Cheng Yanran, and the Sword Master of the Red Lotus Sect are both dead, and the killer has also gone to the headquarters of the Seven Killings Building to collect the bounty."
"Cheng Yanran and the Sword Master of the Red Lotus Sect?" Fei Qing shuddered, "Are you sure that Cheng Yanran, the Prince of Yan, is dead?"
"Yes." Zeng Qianhu nodded, "I'm sure!"
"Does Your Majesty know?" Fei Qing asked.
"My eldest brother has set off for the palace. When he left, he sent me here to tell the adults." Captain Zeng said.
Fei Qing nodded.
"Cheng Yanran is dead..." Fei Qing thought, "Will the King of Yan in the north take this opportunity to rebel completely?"
