Chapter 205 (2/2)

That man in a green robe was reading an ancient book.

The man sat there casually, with a scholar’s temperament, charming and cultivated.

But his face was covered with a dark golden mask, with only a pair of black eyes as cold as ice and snow exposed, which added a touch of mystery to his temperament.

His name was Ting Yu (It means “listening to the rain” literally in English).

The name was poetic and picturesque. But in the mind of most big shots in the Mist City, it was as chilling as the Devil.

For what the name stood for was the most mysterious wirepuller in Tingyu Tower.

Suddenly, a burst of ethereal sound of an aeolian bell came.

“Say it.”

Ting Yu said, with a low and pleasant voice. Although he just uttered one word, one could not help but be attracted to it as if his voice had kind of magic.

“Master, there is a special task waiting for you to make the decision.”

Outside the door, there was a voice with respect.

“Well, tell me about it,” Ting Yu slowly rolled up the scroll, picked up the tea and gently sipped at his tea.

“Half an hour ago, someone posted a task to assassinate a young man of Human-gang Realm with a reward of 3,000 imperial gold coins. The employer asked for sending Residual Snow, Ghost Moon and Gray Mink together to do it.”

Ting Yu said “yes”, and continued, “Residual Snow is a first-class assassin of Heaven-gang Realm. He has carried out 73 missions since he came here, and never failed.”

“Ghost Moon and Gray Mink are the best co-operative assassins of Earth-gang Realm. If together with Residual Snow, they could carry out a perfect assassination. It seems that this employer is quite familiar with our condition.”

Then, he put down the teacup and looked at the bamboos dancing in the breeze out of the window. He continued, “3,000 gold coins is indeed a lot of money. But I think they are making a fuss over killing a young man of Human-gang Realm.”

“Master, we have made it clear that the young man, 14 years old, named Lin Xun, is from Donglin Town, Green-maple County. He just signed up for the Province Test this morning in Mist College.”

Someone outside the door said in a courteous tone quickly, “It’s said that he has strong power. And today, he defeated Yuan Shu, the young master of Yuan Family, and Qi Yunxiao, the young master of Azure-light Pavilion, outside Mist College.”

Ting Yu smiled gently, “No wonder they would like to pay so much. It turns out they are trying to kill a young talent qualified for the Province Test.”

“Master, there’s something you don’t know. According to our intelligence, the news that this young man defeated Yuan Shu and Qi Yunxiao in public has irritated many young masters of the great forces in Mist City. It’s expected that there will be a lot of forces trying to kill him from today on.”

“Under such circumstances, we don’t know if we should take on the task,” said that person outside the door.

Ting Yu said, “Interesting… The young man named Lin Xun is so special. So many people want to kill him although he is only 14 years old.”

As he spoke, he tapped his fingers on the tea table. It seemed that he was thinking about something. Then he said, “Sometimes, the special people are also very dangerous. Now that he dares to do so, he must have thought about the result and prepared for it. Tell the employer that we can take on the task, but we need to wait for a proper time.”

“A proper time?”

“Yes. After the great forces deal with this person, we just need to take action accordingly. If he is dead, we don’t have to meddle in this. If he’s still alive…”

After a long pause, Ting Yu continued, “If he is not dead, tell the employer if he wants us to do it, the reward of 3,000 gold coins is not enough. It should be…at least 10,000 gold coins.”

“I got it!”

The person outside the door left. Ting Yu heaved a sigh, overlooking the hill in the distance.

After a long time, he said, “It’s hard for a practitioner from a poor family to stand out. That’s quite right. Nowadays, what these great forces can’t tolerate is the challenge from those practitioners from poor families.”

His low voice reverberated in the quiet room.

Out of the window, somewhen it drizzled, such as the smoke or fog, wetting the bamboos.

…

The registration for Province Test lasted till the evening on the first day. Over 800 practitioners in total signed up.

Of course, it was just the first day. More practitioners would sign up in the next few days.

Also on this day, the news that Yuan Shu and Qi Yunxiao, young masters of Yuan Family and Green-light Pavilion respectively, both got defeated by a young man named Lin Xun spread all over the city and caused a great stir.

On hearing that Lin Xun was probably a practitioner from a poor family, most of other practitioners were astonished.

His identity was too sensitive!

Since when a practitioner from a poor family could challenge practitioners from noble families? The point was that he won!

It might be pleasing to those from poor families. But for those great forces, it was no doubt that Lin Xun had touched their bottom lines.

Many people realized that Lin Xun would be in great danger!