In the darkness, a crow perched on a rooftop, its crimson eyes fixed on the transaction below.
Luo Ling finally realized what was amiss.
He hadn't expected Dai Mubai to hire someone to kill him?
Why? Was he planning to use Bu Le and his two companions to kill him?
Luo Ling thought Dai Mubai was somewhat naive.
...
"You can rest assured, the person I'm having you kill is only a Soul Master, and his accomplice is at most a Soul Grandmaster."
"After it's done, you can do whatever you want with those three women; I only want the corpse of one of them."
"That person's martial soul is Blue Silver Grass."
Dai Mubai stared intently at Bu Le and continued.
With Tang San's corpse, he could dig out the Eight Spider Lances.
Bu Le stood in the shadows of the alleyway, silent for a long while before laughing.
"My friend, my brothers and I can take this job, but you only verbally mentioned the reward; we find it hard to believe." Bu Le said with a wicked grin.
Dai Mubai gritted his teeth, took a package from his soul tool, and tossed it to Bu Le.
"Here's a thousand gold soul coins. I'll give you another two thousand after it's done."
Taking the package, Bu Le eagerly opened it and smiled upon seeing the abundance of gold soul coins inside.
A thousand gold soul coins would be enough for him to squander for a long time!
"Alright! I accept your commission!" Bu Le said, putting the package away.
"I hope you won't disappoint me." Dai Mubai finally breathed a sigh of relief, uttering his last words before hoisting the unconscious Ma Hongjun onto his shoulder and turning to leave.
Only after Dai Mubai left did Bu Le smirk as he counted the gold soul coins in his hand, muttering to himself:
"So, when you're broke, someone gives you money. You want us to help you kill someone? We'll kill you too, and all your money and those women will be ours!"
Bu Le smiled sinisterly, then slowly walked into the darkness.
...
In the restaurant, Luo Ling's lips twitched slightly.
He never imagined that Dai Mubai had hired someone to kill someone just to get Tang San's corpse. He
probably had his eye on Tang San's soul bone.
He shook his head slightly, only able to laugh at Dai Mubai for being a fool.
Tang San's soul bone wasn't so easy to obtain; Tang Hao was watching it from somewhere.
And the three Bu Le brothers—they wouldn't keep their promise, so in the end, it would all be for naught.
They might even lose their lives.
Would the Shrek Seven Devils break up then? Luo Ling suddenly felt a sense of anticipation.
...
The next day, Ma Hongjun woke up in pain.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he felt a sharp pain on his face.
"Ah..."
"Fatty! You're awake." A familiar voice came from beside him.
Ma Hongjun turned his head and saw Dai Mubai, whose eyes and lips were bruised.
"Boss Dai, it's you?" Ma Hongjun asked in surprise.
"Didn't we go to avenge you last night? I'm really sorry, I couldn't beat that bastard!"
Dai Mubai said, his teeth slowly hardening.
Ma Hongjun also remembered.
Last night, the two of them followed that lewd middle-aged man into the alley, and then he suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his head and finally fainted.
Looking at the injuries on Dai Mubai's face, Ma Hongjun felt a little guilty, after all, it was he who led Dai Mubai to seek revenge.
Both of them had somewhat gloomy expressions. After getting ready, they went out together.
Yu Xiaogang hadn't arranged any training sessions today, so the Shrek Seven Devils were choosing their own training.
They hadn't gone far when they saw the other trainees.
Seeing their bruised and swollen faces, Tang San frowned. "Who beat you up like this?"
After several days of training, Tang San's relationship with the others had become very close; they could practically be called brothers. Now that his brothers had been beaten, he was naturally angry.
"Beatn up by a creepy old man!" Ma Hongjun said viciously.
"What kind of old man is so powerful?" Oscar also came up.
Dai Mubai stood behind, feeling somewhat guilty.
He and Ma Hongjun had inflicted their injuries themselves after returning, just to garner sympathy from the others and encourage them to seek revenge.
While everyone was talking animatedly, Luo Ling and Ning Rongrong, along with two other women, walked over.
Seeing Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun's appearance, he almost laughed, after all, he knew exactly what had happened last night. "
...
The one who attacked you was just a Soul Master? What's his name?"
"I heard the brothel madam call him something like 'Bu Le,' but that might not be his real name."
Listening to Ma Hongjun's description, Tang San felt a surge of murderous intent towards Bu Le. He glanced cautiously at Xiao Wu beside him, making a silent decision.
It was time to show his strength!
"A Soul Master dares to bully my brothers? Fatty, lead the way, we'll go together! Yesterday you and Boss Dai were ambushed, but this time, together we can handle a Soul Master!"
he said righteously, trying to elevate his standing in Xiao Wu's eyes.
"Third Brother..." Ma Hongjun almost cried upon seeing this.
Dai Mubai stood to the side, his eyes twitching slightly, a sense of guilt rising within him.
Tang San wanted to stand up for them, while he wanted to extract Tang San's soul bone.
But thinking of his own arm, Dai Mubai hardened his heart.
Great men don't concern themselves with trifles! He had to get Tang San's soul bone!
"Let's go, we'll go with you!" Tang San patted Ma Hongjun on the shoulder.
"Little San, those brothels over there usually only open at night, so I'm afraid that Bu Le won't go there until then." Dai Mubai stood up and said in a deep voice.
"Night? Then let's go tonight! I'll go with you!" Tang San nodded.
"Take me with you." Oscar also joined in, then looked at Luo Ling and Ning Rongrong and the other two girls.
"Brother Ling, are you coming with us?" he asked.
Luo Ling looked up and glanced at Oscar and the other three.
At Shrek Academy, Luo Ling and Ning Rongrong and the other two girls were often together, while Tang San and Oscar and the other three were in another group.
Tang San and Dai Mubai were hostile towards Luo Ling, while Oscar and Ma Hongjun were neutral.
Ma Hongjun also looked up at Luo Ling. Luo Ling's strength was obvious to all; he was the only Soul Master among them, and with Luo Ling's help, the chances of revenge were much greater.
Dai Mubai also looked at Luo Ling, his heart filled with mixed feelings of wanting Luo Ling to go and not wanting him to go.
If Luo Ling didn't go, Ning Rongrong and the other two girls might not go either, and he had made a promise to Bu Le. But if Luo Ling went, the opponent's strength was a big problem.
Dai Mubai remembered that Luo Ling's soul skill had an invisibility effect, which had even fooled Zhao Wuji. If he managed to escape with his people, it would be disastrous.
Under everyone's gaze, Luo Ling smiled slightly and nodded, "Then I'll go and take a look."
Luo Ling didn't refuse; he also wanted to see this show. How could he miss the battle between Dai Mubai and Tang San?
(End of Chapter)