Chapter 158 Bring Zhan Hongyan to Heel (2/2)

That blood-drinking Jim was a heretic, whose religion was Satanism.

Satan was a fallen angel who rebelled against God, according to the Bible. In the mysteries of Europe, he was a six-winged angel who was a servant of God. But then, he became arrogant, so God sent him to hell, making him the Devil, who was regarded as the dark and evil counterpart of God.

Jim was a psychopathic heretic. He needed to drink a huge amount of blood every few days, believing that his power would increase by drinking warm blood. And the people from whom Jim drank the blood would be brutally killed by him.

Jim was the most wanted man in every country, even throughout Europe. Children would stop crying at midnight if their parents told them that the blood-thirsty Jim was coming.

He was ranked only fifth among the assassins, yet he was veritably the scariest.

The Ghost Nest was not even as well known as some third-rate organization of assassins. However, some assassins in it were much more powerful than the best assassins in some second-rate assassin organizations. As one of the elites of the Ghost Next, she had heard about Jim's story a long time ago. He was a legend in these assassins' minds.

Jim's death was already known among the assassins. But the story about how he died varied. Some people said that God descended from above and executed him. Some said that Jim died naturally and his soul went to hell. And others said that all countries united their special forces and killed Jim.

All of which deified Jim. Zhan Hongyan could never have imagined that this man, who was about the same age as her, could be able to kill Jim.

Xiao Bing asked, ”You don't believe me?”

”It's hard to imagine...”

Xiao Bing guffawed. ”I understand. Jim was good. But it was unfortunate for him that I was at my peak. I could kill him like it was a piece of cake.”

Zhan Hongyan opened her eyes wide. ”Like a piece of cake? You're just boasting.”

Though she was defeated by Xiao Bing, she was just an assassin at the early stage of Clear-strength. She was not even on the list of the elite assassins of China. Defeating her didn't mean that he was very powerful.

”Then you can just forget it if you don't believe it. Anyway, I know a lot about you assassins, and I have met many like you. You are the first that I can still talk to after I have known you for this long. You are merely a qualified assassin, not a good one.”

Zhan Hongyan gnashed her teeth. ”Are you insulting me?”

”No, I just mean that you still have a conscience,” said Xiao Bing. ”Sometimes I feel that killing is not the ultimate purpose. Like the underground world... we don't really mean that we should destroy them, instead, we're supposed to control them. We want their every action under our control, which is the same thing that I want to do with you.”

”Control me?” Zhan Hongyan asked.

There was a hint of vigilance on her aloof face.

”Haha. There's no need to be so prudent. You are just a sellsword, actually. It's just that now, you will serve a new master. The difference is not big, is it?”

”I see now. You want me to do things for you.”

”Good. You really are a smart woman. So now you can stop working for the Ghost Nest and work for me. What do you say?”

Seemingly cold, Zhan Hongyan snorted. Her face was overwhelmed with disdain.

”If you don't agree, I will strip you and whip you through the streets.”

”You are such a bastard!”

”Thanks for the compliment!”

”...” Zhan Hongyan was truly speechless in front of Xiao Bing. She suddenly felt that no matter if he had killed Jim or not, he was a veritable demon.

Zhan Hongyan nodded and said faintly, ”I agree.”

”Good. A clever choice for a clever woman.”

Xiao Bing had surmised that this woman would surrender because if she returned to the Ghost Nest now, she would definitely be regarded as a traitor and she would probably not die quickly at that time. She might be able to commit suicide because she was an emotionless woman before, but not after her soul and spirit were tortured by Xiao Bing consistently.

Xiao Bing believed that he was able to wear out the spirit of a top assassin, let alone Zhan Hongyan. He learned it from a colleague who specialized in this aspect in the Dragon Gate.

Zhan Hongyan became at ease because she had promised to work for him. But she still looked cold. ”What should I do now?” she questioned in an icy voice.

”Put your clothes on and follow me!”