Chrysanthemum Hall

With only one Yellow Rank Late Stage Gu Worm, there was no way to refine Gu.

Jiang Yiming had no choice but to let the Single-Horned Wandering Snake continue cultivating.

A single Gu Strengthening Pill raised the Single-Horned Wandering Snake from nearly Yellow Rank Middle Stage straight to Yellow Rank Late Stage.

Seeing the result, Jiang Yiming grew thoughtful.

"The reason I can't refine a Mystic-Tier Gu Worm right now is that Yellow-Rank Gu Worms have to reach the late stage before they can be used to refine Gu. And Yellow-Rank Gu Worms level up slowly."

"Now that I have Gu Strengthening Pills, the time it takes Yellow-Rank Gu Worms to level up has been greatly reduced."

"In the future, as long as I have enough Gu Refining Points to buy enough Gu Strengthening Pills, I can quickly raise Yellow-Rank Gu Worms to the late stage. I might even be able to refine a Mystic-Tier Gu Worm!"

Now that he had a plan, all he needed to do was catch as many Gu as possible and earn Gu Refining Points.

The sky outside the window gradually darkened. It was time to go up the mountain and catch Gu again!

The bright moon hung high overhead as a giant snake over thirty meters long slithered through the woods on Sunless Mountain.

As Jiang Yiming grew more and more skilled at catching Gu, he finished his task early again that night.

He checked the time. It was only a little after two in the morning—even faster than yesterday!

With the cool mountain breeze blowing against him, he said to himself, "I'll go take another look around Rainbow Shopping Mall..."

His only goal in staying in Qiuyang City was to deal with Tu Ming and avenge the uncle. Dropping by to plunder the mall whenever he had the chance would keep the pressure on Tu Ming.

It would let him experience what it had felt like for the uncle to be oppressed by him.

When he arrived at Rainbow Shopping Mall, the sight before him was somewhat unusual.

The mall was pitch-dark, yet its doors stood wide open.

Was he afraid I'd smash the doors, so he left them open for me to go in?

With that question in mind, Jiang Yiming released Red Tail to scout inside. Red Tail found no one there, and the surveillance cameras were all broken, with no one repairing them.

Has Tu Ming given in? Given up?

Though that was what he suspected, Jiang Yiming still walked in cautiously.

He made it all the way to the underground supermarket without noticing anything unusual.

The meat in the dozen or so freezers had been fully restocked.

To be safe, Jiang Yiming sent Ghost Face and the Iron-Backed Black Scorpion to scout around. Only after confirming there were no surveillance cameras did he release the Primordial Gu Worm.

Even after the Gu Worm had eaten all the meat, there was still no sign of activity in the supermarket.

"Looks like I was overly cautious." Jiang Yiming finally breathed a sigh of relief, put away all his Gu Worms, and prepared to leave.

When he reached the entrance, the doors that had been open just moments ago were now shut!

Did someone close the doors?!

Has someone been watching my every move?

By the time he realized this, it was already too late.

Several red dots of light were already trained on his forehead and back.

They were lights from infrared sights. He had seen them on television before, but he had never expected to have them trained on him one day.

Just then, a calm, cold voice rang out. "If you don't want to turn into a hornet's nest, put your hands up."

The other party's tone was flat, but Jiang Yiming knew that if he didn't comply, they really would shoot!

So he slowly raised both hands while secretly releasing the Red Tail Centipede.

Red Tail had the Earth Escape skill, making Red Tail best suited to pinpoint the enemies' positions.

At the center of the entire mall was a circular hall, surrounded by shops of all kinds. The space above was open, extending all the way up through five floors. From the fifth-floor walkway, one could see the hall on the first floor.

Jiang Yiming stood at the exit of the first-floor hall.

Two at three o'clock... one at six o'clock... three at nine o'clock...

Before the other party opened fire, Jiang Yiming memorized each person's position.

"Turn around!" the voice commanded again.

Jiang Yiming did as he was told.

"Take off your mask," the other party ordered.

Jiang Yiming hesitated briefly, then lowered one hand to pull off his mask.

Just as his hand was about to touch the ear loop, a golden toad suddenly appeared on the back of his hand. Immediately afterward, ignoring the infrared dots on his body, he leaped into the air.

"Kill him!" The other party was decisive and gave the order at once.

"Bang! Bang, bang, bang!"

A string of gunshots rang out. Although they all had silencers fitted, some sound could still be heard.

The people lying in ambush were all veterans, and they worked together seamlessly. They appeared to fire at random, but in fact, each of them had practiced where to shoot countless times.

Some were responsible for blocking off the space above, some for cutting off the rear, and some for shooting at the target. Although there were only six of them, they fired as though there were dozens, their bullets converging into a great net!

Jiang Yiming had already used Ten Thousand Gu Communication to gain the Three-Legged Golden Toad's five senses.

With his dynamic vision, he could see the bullets' trajectories, and he watched as they drew closer and closer.

Jiang Yiming suddenly called out, "Chasing Stars and Pursuing the Moon!"

With a flash of thought, he unleashed the first move of Moon-Treading Footwork.

In an instant, his figure became elusive. Like a dragonfly skimming the surface of water, he leaped over five meters high and caught the railing along the second-floor walkway with both hands.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Several more shots rang out.

With his dynamic vision, Jiang Yiming casually shifted to the side and easily dodged them. Then he pushed off again, leaping straight to the third floor. This time he didn't stop, jumping twice more to reach the fifth floor in an instant.

The others were all lying in ambush on the second and third floors. By the time Jiang Yiming vaulted over the fifth-floor railing, they had lost their chance.

"What incredible skills! Even special forces soldiers aren't that good!" The man's tone finally sounded less flat. "We're from Chrysanthemum Hall. Brother, who might you be? Could we be friends?"

The speaker was probably the leader of the group.

Seeing that Jiang Yiming had reached the fifth floor, he hurried to draw his attention with conversation and stall for time. His subordinates had already begun secretly changing positions, running up toward the fifth floor.

How could that escape Jiang Yiming's notice?

He didn't know what Chrysanthemum Hall was, but he could tell friend from foe!

These people were obviously professional killers who had come to take his life. They were certainly no friends!

These people work together seamlessly. I can't let them all come up!

With that thought, Jiang Yiming released the Ghost-Faced Spider and the Red Tail Centipede to guard the two stairwell entrances.

Two unlucky killers happened to be coming up those two stairwells.

When they reached the exits, they were each bitten twice on the ankle before they could react. But when they looked back, they saw nothing.

Before long, both killers felt a little dizzy, their legs too weak to take another step.

After slowly sitting down, one of the killers tried to speak into the headset microphone at his collar, but his tongue felt as though it had been numbed, and he couldn't get the words out!

Soon, his heart beat violently a few times before falling completely still.

By then, Red Tail and Ghost Face had already gone to ambush the other killers.

Although the others had found places to lie in wait and had even assumed positions to shoot, they still couldn't escape their fate.

Jiang Yiming would never show mercy to people who wanted his life.