Moon Night Merchant Guild

"Eh!"

Having recovered from her surprise, Lin Yun replied hesitantly, "You said you're here to register as non-staff personnel?"

Under Lin Yun's disbelieving gaze, Lin Feng took out the letter of recommendation.

Seeing the Assassin Temple's distinctive seal on the envelope, Lin Yun rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

"Th-this... this is actually real? How old are you two...?"

Realizing she had lost her composure in front of two children, Lin Yun hurriedly composed herself.

"Um, please come with me, you two."

Accompanied by Lin Yun, the two of them were quickly brought to a private room on the second floor. In the middle of the room stood a Spiritual Power Test Pillar.

"Um, please rest here for a moment. I'll go get my superior."

With that, she hurried out.

Lin Feng could not help but regard the recommendation letter in his hand more highly. This identity seemed even more impressive than he had imagined.

Lin Yun jogged all the way to an office.

Inside sat a plump, bespectacled middle-aged man in his forties—the superior Lin Yun had mentioned.

Across from him stood a Shadow Warrior wearing a black hood.

The two communicated through spiritual power. It seemed the Shadow Warrior was giving him instructions one-sidedly.

Once the instructions were finished, the Shadow Warrior vanished from the room as though he had never been there.

After the other party left, the fat man took a long while to recover. He had never dreamed that someone from Xia Ying Hall would come looking for him.

This was the Assassin Temple's most mysterious and powerful organization. Every member was an Eighth Rank or above powerhouse. He could not afford to offend any one of them.

Just then, another knock sounded from outside, startling the fat man.

"Come in."

When he saw who it was, the fat man immediately said, "Lin Yun, you came at the right time. Keep an eye out over the next couple of days and see whether two children come by."

Seeing the anxious look on his face, Lin Yun asked curiously, "Are these two children important?"

At that, the fat man's expression tightened, and he snapped at her, "Don't ask what you shouldn't. Just do your job properly."

The fat man had been frightened too. The Shadow Warrior had specifically emphasized that this matter was not to be disclosed.

Lin Yun realized she had asked something she should not have, but she still explained, "Sir, two children with a letter of recommendation are already in the Spiritual Power Testing Hall."

"Why didn't you say so sooner?" The fat man shot her an angry glare.

Then he dragged his bulky body and rushed toward the Spiritual Power Testing Hall.

Not long after Lin Yun left, footsteps sounded outside. However, the person who entered was not Lin Yun, but someone who had previously ordered her around.

Beside him stood a man with a scar across his face. He looked vicious, and his eyes even held a contempt for life itself.

He was probably around the Third Rank.

What caught Lin Feng's attention, however, was the scroll in the man's hand. It seemed to be a map.

Lin Feng merely glanced at it before withdrawing his gaze.

The two men who entered clearly had not expected anyone to be inside. The instant they saw Lin Feng and Cai'er, panic flashed in their eyes, but they relaxed after realizing they were only two children.

"Didn't you say there wouldn't be anyone here? Why are there two little brats?" Scarface demanded viciously.

Faced with Scarface's questioning, the other man panicked and hurriedly explained, "This place is specifically for non-staff personnel to test their spiritual power. Hardly anyone ever comes here.

Sorry, I'll throw them out right away."

Just as the staff member was about to drive Lin Feng and Cai'er out—

Scarface stopped him, then looked at Lin Feng and asked, "Kid, what did you just see?"

Lin Feng glanced at him and said calmly, "You mean the map in your hand?"

The moment Lin Feng said that, both men's expressions changed.

Seeing their reactions, Lin Feng was no fool. These two definitely had something shady going on.

"What, are you planning to kill us to keep us quiet?" Lin Feng narrowed his eyes slightly.

At that moment, Cai'er also sensed the killing intent coming from the two men.

"Kid, you know a little too much." Scarface twisted his neck, his clenched fists cracking loudly.

Scarface gave the man beside him a look.

The other man immediately understood. He silently left the room and shut the door behind him.

As the door closed—

Scarface revealed a sinister smile.

"Kid, don't blame me when you get down there. Blame yourself for seeing something you shouldn't have."

A moment later.

Dull thudding sounds came from inside the room, like fists striking flesh.

The sounds continued for a while before finally stopping.

After some more time passed and there was no movement inside, the man guarding the door opened it again.

He happened to see Lin Feng sitting on a chair he had apparently brought from somewhere, pinning Scarface—whose face had been beaten into a pig's head—to the ground. Lin Feng was studying the map he had just seized from Scarface.

The man froze, his brows knitting together. He could not help wondering whether he had opened the door the wrong way.

The Scarface who had just been so fierce was now being pinned to the ground by a child?

The man shut the door, then opened it again.

This time, before he could see what was happening inside, a chair flew straight at his forehead.

Before he could make sense of the situation, he passed out.

Looking at the map in his hand, Lin Feng nudged the head of the man who had gone from Scarface to Pigface with his foot.

"Say, this seems to contain a map of the city's defensive force distribution in certain areas."

"What are you planning to do with this?"

"Don't tell me you're planning to sell it to the Demon Race?"

The area covered by the map was very small, probably only one-twentieth of the city. Yet it clearly marked the locations and territories of several major merchant guilds within the city.

Having been beaten up, Scarface was much more honest now. He said ingratiatingly, "Little brother, what are you talking about? Selling something like this to the Demon Race is a Death Sentence. I'm not that stupid."

"Then who are you giving this to?"

"I can tell you, little brother. Can you let me go? I'm really just doing a small business."

"If it weren't for my broken family, my gambling wife, my sick daughter, and my young son..."

Hearing Scarface's pitiful tale, Lin Feng frowned slightly. Hadn't he heard these words somewhere before?

Forget it. The important matter came first.

"Tell me first. If I'm satisfied with your answer, I can consider letting you off."

"Really?"

"If you don't believe me, then you can die right now."

Scarface hurriedly said, "It's the Moon Night Merchant Guild. They've been collecting information on other merchant guilds recently. The more comprehensive the map information, the higher the price."

The Moon Night Merchant Guild?

Lin Feng was a little surprised. He had not expected this matter to involve the Moon Night Merchant Guild.

According to the timeline, Yue Ye was around twenty when she appeared in the original story, after Long Haochen formed his Demon Hunt Squad.

Didn't that mean Yue Ye was around fifteen now?

Compared to him, she was already a mature older sister.

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