One-Eyed Wanderer

Beneath a great tree in the wilderness.

"Same-World Shuttle needs fifteen minutes to recharge—twice as fast as Otherworld Shuttle."

After seeing that the shuttle function on the panel had finished charging, Shi Yi checked the time on his watch.

There had been no data on Same-World Shuttle before, so he had specifically timed it this time.

"I wonder whether Same-World Shuttle works the same way over on Blue Star."

"I'll test that data when I get the chance later."

Some data was shared between the two worlds, but some might not be.

Only personal experimentation could confirm it.

"Since it's already charged, I'll enter Anyuan Town with this identity."

"Once night falls, I'll see if there's a chance to make a move."

Shi Yi, with his delicate features, high nose bridge, and bright black eyes glittering with light, vanished. In his place stood a One-Eyed Wanderer with dark skin and a scar across his face.

His gray coarse-cloth clothes and disheveled wig made the air of the martial world around him even more pronounced.

With a mo dao in hand, he looked like no one to trifle with.

The mo dao had been unsharpened when he bought it; he had sharpened it himself.

Shi Yi had never learned blade techniques, so the sword was merely decoration. When it came to fighting, his true weapons were the sleeve arrows on his arm and the silenced pistol at his waist.

"I've seen Zhu Liang's Blood Essence. It's weaker than Zhao Cheng's, but stronger than that of a Martial Disciple in the Blood Essence Realm."

"He should be a Martial Scholar who has undergone Skin and Flesh Refinement, still at the first level of the Wood Skin Inscription. His skin and flesh are tougher than an ordinary person's, but they still can't stop bullets."

"According to Zhao Cheng, even someone at the third level of Skin and Flesh Refinement, the Copper Skin Inscription, can't withstand a Hundred Refinements Soldier. If one is strong enough, even an ordinary weapon can cut down an expert at the third level of the Copper Skin Inscription."

Before choosing to act, Shi Yi had naturally learned about Zhu Liang's circumstances.

With his current strength, having yet to break through to the Blood Essence Realm, he was naturally no match for Zhu Liang in a frontal clash. Thus, he had never considered close-range direct combat.

He had chosen the path of an assassin.

He would lie in wait in the shadows, wait for an opportunity, shoot his target dead, then leave with the power of shuttle travel.

Throughout the entire process, he would seek only a single chance to strike.

The One-Eyed Wanderer identity he was using now had also been specifically prepared to mislead others.

If, after Zhu Liang was killed, the Five Tigers Gang did not attribute it to a gang vendetta, then he would use this identity to draw the fire, keeping his current identity as a martial arts student at Anyang Martial Arts School safe.

Once he muddied the waters of Anyuan Town, naturally no one would have the leisure to bother with him.

Once his martial cultivation bore fruit, he could use Anyang Martial Arts School to join Anhe Martial Arts School in the county seat, escaping the chaotic whirlpool in Anyuan Town while gaining access to a higher level of the transcendent path.

Moreover, once his martial cultivation bore fruit, even if he encountered trouble, he would have the strength to protect himself.

After first simulating his route through Anyuan Town in his mind, Shi Yi rose directly to his feet.

During the days he had walked through Anyuan Town disguised as a blind beggar, he had already familiarized himself with every street and alley. The roads were naturally very familiar to him.

He had even drawn a detailed map on his Blue Star computer. He had not printed it out to bring with him because there was no need.

Someone with Eidetic Memory only needed to see something once to remember it.

He had drawn the map only to make it more intuitive.

Yihongyuan was the favorite place for men in Anyuan Town to seek amusement.

In the words of men, the girls here were pretty, knew how to sway, and understood how to serve people.

Every famous girl possessed her own unique skills. It was a man's paradise.

It was just that they charged a lot.

But that was not a flaw. You got what you paid for.

Therefore, even more men liked coming to Yihongyuan.

"Third Master, aren't you staying tonight?"

"My body is still feeling a little itchy!"

A graceful woman clad in a cool, gauzy silk outfit supported scar-faced Zhu Liang.

Her eyes smiled, her seductive charm flashed like lightning, and every word she spoke invited wild thoughts.

"You really need a lesson, woman."

"Third Master has important business tonight. Don't you run away tomorrow night—I'll let you know just how formidable I am."

Zhu Liang kneaded her body hard.

As the woman cried out in pain and pouted coquettishly, he left with a laugh.

Two subordinates left together with Zhu Liang.

Even when a man like him went out for pleasure, he would not go alone. He would usually bring his lackeys.

"Third Master, are we going home tonight, or heading to the hall?"

After walking for a while, one of the subordinates spoke up to ask.

"Home tonight!"

"That old woman at home keeps saying I never come back. I should return tonight, lest she make a fuss with me again."

As Zhu Liang walked, the wind cleared his head considerably.

Whenever he was out and about, he basically never let himself get drunk. Not to mention that he knew full well that Anyuan Town was unsettled now. The fact that he brought lackeys even when going out for pleasure was proof enough.

The two lackeys nodded at this, protecting Zhu Liang from front and back as they left.

"Just as expected, he came out of Yihongyuan."

"My luck tonight isn't too bad."

Seeing Zhu Liang and his lackeys walk out of Yihongyuan, a strange smile crossed Shi Yi's face.

After all, based on his previous observations, Zhu Liang did not visit Yihongyuan every day.

Tonight, he had merely been trying his luck.

When Shi Yi saw the three emerge, he did not choose to strike immediately.

After seeing the direction in which they left, Shi Yi already knew where they were going and had chosen the location to act.

He knew these roads too well.

Shi Yi turned and left. Before long, he was waiting beyond the corner of an intersection.

"Tap! Tap!"

Before long, footsteps sounded from afar.

Shi Yi's hearing was excellent. He heard them from a great distance away and could tell from the footsteps that there were three people.

From their conversation in the distance, he could determine that they were Zhu Liang and his two companions.

He raised the silenced pistol and aimed it at the corner intersection.

The Double Pupils hidden within his contact lenses shimmered with divine light, making Shi Yi even more focused.

Three figures appeared one after another. After confirming their identities, Shi Yi immediately pulled the trigger in rapid succession.

"Pewpewpewpewpewpew~"

Shi Yi emptied the pistol's magazine in one go.

Of the ten bullets, six were fired at Zhu Liang in the middle, while the remaining four gave each of the other two men two bullets.

Before the three could react, they all collapsed to the ground, unable even to cry for help.

Shi Yi had aimed at vital points on their heads—places where a single blow would kill.

To guard against the formidable vitality of Martial Artists, he had deliberately fired a few extra shots.

"Click!"

The pistol's magazine was swiftly replaced.

"Pewpewpew~"

Three bullets finished off the three fallen men with shots to the heart.

From beginning to end, the whole process had taken only ten short seconds.

Only after the Double Pupils saw the Blood Essence dissipate from the three bodies did Shi Yi take out the body bag.

After quickly checking the three corpses, he tossed them into the body bag and cleaned up the traces left on the ground.

Especially the bullets that had passed through their bodies.

As Shi Yi fired, he had also used his Double Pupils to keep track of the bullets' locations.

Possessing a divine ability like Heart Like Ice, Shi Yi remained exceptionally calm while acting and showed no panic as he dealt with the aftermath.

His movements were swift and orderly, as though he handled such matters often.

Who would have known that this was only Shi Yi's second time killing someone, and also his second time disposing of corpses.

After handling everything, Shi Yi carried the body bag and vanished from the intersection.

When he appeared again, he was already beneath that familiar great tree.

Shi Yi began digging another pit, adding nourishment for the tree.

It got reported and sent for review—what a pain.