hotmtlnovel Chapter 135 Murder
Chapter 135 Murder
Chapter 135 Murder
"Boss, do you think we should really make a move? They look like they're rich and powerful. What if we cause trouble and their backers retaliate?"
In an empty room, three people huddled by the window, staring intently at the narrow passageway outside.
One of the shifty-eyed fellows cautiously spoke to a burly man with a ferocious appearance.
"You don't know anything! You think we'll be fine as long as you don't lay a hand on them?"
If they target us, we'll be in trouble no matter what. If they can't handle us, they'll call our elders to cause us trouble. In that case, we'll lose both our business and our lives.
"But if we deal with them, then take a break from business for a while, and keep a tight rein on things, who knows who will kill them?"
The burly man revealed a ferocious smile, his eyes particularly chilling.
Those of them in this line of work know all too well the consequences of not eradicating the problem completely.
You either shouldn't offend a young lady like Dugu Yan, or if you do, you should silence everyone who knows about her.
That would be the safest method.
"Hmph, if Fa Cai and the others hadn't been caught drinking and giving themselves away, how would we have been targeted by these two little vixens!"
Another one, with squinting eyes, said just as viciously.
"That good-for-nothing! I'm going to give Prince Avalanche a piece of my mind after this is all over!"
The burly, menacing man clenched his fist and said in a low voice.
They were originally a slave-catching team under Xue Xing's command. Their mission was to select good-looking young men and women from among the common people and then sell them in the Heavenly Dou Imperial City through various channels.
However, now that Xuexing has been captured and sent to the tribe's land to farm, these industries have naturally fallen into Xue Beng's hands.
Because of Avalanche's leadership, these slave hunters became increasingly reckless and unruly.
When Xuexing was around, she would try her best to cover it up, showing that she had done a good job and trying her best not to get involved with these scumbags.
But Avalanche was different; he wasn't so sensible, and without Snowstar's restraint, his spending was like water flowing away.
Although the prince's monthly stipend was high, it couldn't keep up with the extravagant spending of the avalanche.
In addition, a portion of every penny earned would be automatically deducted for the use of those "private soldiers," so Avalanche naturally had to find ways to make money.
But where would a prince get his money before leaving his residence?
Expanding the slave-catching team was the only solution Avalanche could think of.
"They're here!"
Just as the burly man and the squinty-eyed man were about to say something, the rat-headed creature, whose ears were pressed against the wall, twitched slightly and whispered something.
"superior!"
Three spirit rings, one white and one yellow, appeared on the ferocious-looking man's body, causing his entire body to swell. He then smashed through the window and rushed out.
Following closely behind, the squinty-eyed man and the rat-headed man also broke through the window and escaped.
Meanwhile, from the other direction, the six people who heard the big man's roar also jumped down from the wall and rushed towards Gu Xuan and the others while yelling.
All nine of them were Soul Venerables, yet even so, they couldn't gather a single purple thousand-year soul ring.
This is the standard configuration for ordinary commoner Soul Masters.
The rat-headed man's pupils constricted sharply the moment he jumped out.
Because when he listened, he only heard the footsteps of two people, but now he saw three people.
And there was no trace of panic in his eyes as he looked at them.
"Oh no, retreat now!"
The burly man finally realized what was happening and, without the slightest hesitation, forcibly twisted his body in mid-air, attempting to escape.
"Since we're already here, why not take a look around?"
Gu Xuan looked at the nine people with terrified expressions and took a small step forward.
boom!
The entire alleyway trembled violently in an instant, with the faint sound of a dragon's roar echoing around it.
The nine people who had originally wanted to escape felt as if a mountain was pressing down on them, and they collapsed to the ground.
The internal organs ruptured under this shock.
"Spare me, spare my life!"
The burly man, coughing up blood, was a far cry from his previous terrifying appearance; now he was as pitiful as could be.
Even as his consciousness began to fade, he still subconsciously wanted to beg for mercy from the person who could save his life.
He felt the whole world spinning, and in the last second before he fainted, what he saw was a pair of exquisite shoes.
"Young Master, thank goodness you arrived in time, otherwise we would have been in grave danger!"
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling leaned against Gu Xuan and looked at the nine miserable people in front of them, and spoke.
Although Dugu Yan is also a Soul Master, and even a Soul Master with a thousand-year-old Soul Ring, there are simply too many of them.
"If you're bad at the game, practice more. If you can't find someone to fight against someone of a higher level, and you can't fight ten people of the same level, then it doesn't count as hard work."
Gu Xuan's words were like a sharp knife stabbing into Dugu Yan's heart.
Fighting someone of a higher level, and even having to fight ten of them, she and the young master are definitely not from the same world.
"Young Master, they're dying. Should I stabilize them? Otherwise, we'll have to find new test subjects again."
"No need. He's just about to die, not really dead. Why waste your soul power?"
With a wave of his hand, Gu Xuan unleashed a fiery space, directly absorbing the nine scumbags into it.
"Young Master, should we still go to their lair?"
Dugu Yan cautiously looked at Gu Xuan and asked.
"Let's go."
Gu Xuan wasn't a saint, but he wasn't heartless either.
Since we've decided to take action, let's go all the way.
"Young Master, it's inside!"
Dugu Yan and Ye Lengling led Gu Xuan to a dilapidated courtyard and began to speak.
Gu Xuan glanced at the closed door and instantly saw the scene inside.
A flash of ferocity crossed his eyes, but it eventually subsided.
"There's another Soul Master inside. This time, it's up to you. Kill him!"
Gu Xuan spoke coldly to Dugu Yan and Ye Leng.
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Dugu Yan and Ye Lingleng turned around at the same time to look at Gu Xuan, their eyes filled with shock and confusion.
But what she met was Gu Xuan's calm and indifferent gaze.
The words that were on the tip of their tongues were swallowed back down. Both Dugu Yan and Ye Lengleng's faces paled, but neither dared to utter a word of refusal.
"Yes, young master!"
Dugu Yan gritted her teeth, clenched her fist, and turned to walk towards the courtyard, keeping in mind the Martial Soul Possession technique as she walked.
She knew that Gu Xuan wanted to train them.
After all, killing someone is inevitable in the world of Soul Masters.
And all she wanted to kill was a scumbag!
Dugu Yan kept comforting herself, but she had already completed the spirit possession, with three spirit rings—yellow, yellow, and purple—flashing.
As it swims, it leaves a shallow trail of frost on the ground.
Seeing this, Ye Lengling could only grit her teeth and follow. When she caught up with Dugu Yan, she took out a small dagger from her soul tool.
Although those who stayed behind were also Soul Masters, there were differences between them.
After an adaptation period, Dugu Yan revealed the enormous advantage of her martial spirit, directly defeating the scum guarding her with overwhelming strength.
But he hesitated for a long time before actually killing her.
Finally, after agonizing for three minutes, Dugu Yan ended the scumbag's life amidst his terrified expression.
Instantly, Dugu Yan felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from her heart.
I felt completely refreshed.
"So killing someone isn't that difficult after all!"
Perhaps because the freezing didn't cause blood to splatter everywhere, Dugu Yan didn't feel nauseous.
Meanwhile, Ye Lengleng also used a dagger to rescue the imprisoned person.
There were more than twenty of them, all six or seven-year-old boys and girls, but they were under excessive mental stress due to the torture they had endured.
"Huh?"
What should we do next?
Dugu Yan turned her head and saw a flock of quails, and was instantly dumbfounded.