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Chu Qing paid no attention to the question.

He continued to search through Mei Qianluo's clothes and, after a moment, found a needle pouch tucked into his sleeve.

He finally smiled:

"Found it."

"Plum Blossom Needles."

Xia Wanshuang's expression changed.

Chu Qing glanced at her:

"You know them? Do you know which one is the antidote?"

"...I don't know."

Xia Wanshuang shook her head. It wasn't because Chu Qing hadn't answered her question that she felt resentful.

She truly didn't know.

The Plum Blossom Needles were a hidden weapon Mei Qianluo would never speak of. If she hadn't been constantly watching the Divine Sand Gang, she wouldn't have known about them.

Chu Qing wasn't disappointed. Before coming, he had considered various possibilities. The most direct method was originally to force Mei Qianluo to hand over the antidote.

But when he saw Ge Jingchun, he knew this would likely be difficult to achieve.

Ge Jingchun was Mystic Staff Crouching Dragon, full of endless schemes and tricks, speaking half-truths and half-lies. Trusting him rashly was not a wise choice.

As the third boss of the Divine Sand Gang, Mei Qianluo wouldn't easily hand over the antidote either.

Rather than wasting time stalling here and ending up with an antidote that might be fake, it was better to restrain them first, and then...

Chu Qing took the needle pouch over to Ge Jingchun and pulled open one of his hands:

"Don't be scared, I'll be gentle."

Gentle doing what?

Ge Jingchun's surprise lasted only a moment before the Plum Blossom Needle pricked his palm.

His face instantly paled:

"You actually used the Plum Blossom Needles on me!

"Quick, the one in the green bottle is the antidote!!"

Hearing this, Chu Qing looked at the bottles in his hand and immediately set the green bottle aside:

"You're going to die tonight without a doubt. How could you be so afraid of death?

"You'd rather die than tell me Cheng Sihai's location, and now you want me to give you a quick death?"

"..."

A look of ashen despair spread across Ge Jingchun's face.

"Looks like I guessed right."

Chu Qing let out a breath:

"You people, your hearts are all too wicked..."

Mei Qianluo had a total of three bottles. Excluding the green one, that left two.

He took out the red bottle, poured out a pill, and stuffed it into Ge Jingchun's mouth.

Ge Jingchun swallowed the pill expressionlessly.

A moment later, the black color on his hand began to fade at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Chu Qing smiled:

"Looks like my luck is good tonight. I got it on the first try.

"Oh, right, what's this for?"

He picked up the last small bottle, which contained ointment.

Chu Qing thought for a moment, then used his knife to make a small cut on Ge Jingchun's body. After the blood had flowed sufficiently, he took some of the ointment and applied it to the wound.

However, after observing for a moment, he didn't see any signs of pain from Ge Jingchun.

"For regenerating flesh and stopping bleeding?"

This type of thing usually doesn't show immediate effects in a short time.

Moreover, this small bottle was too little. For injuries like Ge Jingchun's and Mei Qianluo's, this amount was like a drop in the bucket and completely useless.

Mei Qianluo had an arm severed by Chu Qing and didn't intend to use this to stop the bleeding.

Afterward, Chu Qing searched Ge Jingchun again. He was much more straightforward than Mei Qianluo and didn't have any bottles or jars on him.

He didn't have any banknotes, but he had a lot of silver.

Chu Qing unceremoniously accepted these with a smile, then put away the Plum Blossom Needle antidote and looked at Xia Wanshuang:

"You have a grudge against Cheng Sihai?"

"...Yes."

"You want me to help you kill him?"

Chu Qing's question was simple and direct.

Xia Wanshuang's eyes shifted several times before she finally nodded deeply:

"You killed Ge Jingchun and Mei Qianluo. You and he are already mortal enemies."

"That's not how you calculate things. We need to keep things separate."

Chu Qing said softly:

"I can help you kill Cheng Sihai, but if you want me to act, you'll have to pay a price."

"A price..."

Xia Wanshuang didn't understand why things had suddenly turned out this way.

Even if I hadn't said anything, he probably would have gone to kill Cheng Sihai anyway, right?

Why is it that now I'm the one who has to pay a price?

"What do you want?"

Xia Wanshuang asked softly.

"Silver, gold, either is fine."

Chu Qing's answer was somewhat vulgar.

"...Are you an assassin?"

Xia Wanshuang looked at Chu Qing in surprise.

Chu Qing touched his mask:

"Can't you tell?"

A hint of dimness appeared in Xia Wanshuang's eyes. Assassins only killed for money.

And after she had said those words just now, even if this assassin was originally at odds with Cheng Sihai, he might not kill him anymore.

After all, this could bring him benefits.

Thinking this, Xia Wanshuang didn't know why, but she blurted out:

"I don't have much money... but my appearance is decent. If silver isn't enough, maybe I can make up the difference with myself?"

The atmosphere seemed to freeze for a moment.

Xia Wanshuang had already spoken, and she couldn't take it back.

She just saw Chu Qing glance at her stiffly, then mutter in a low voice:

"Crazy..."

What did he say?

Xia Wanshuang's eyes widened, unable to believe her ears.

Meanwhile, Chu Qing looked at the prompt in front of him.

[Triggered Commission: Assassinate Divine Sand Gang Leader Cheng Sihai!]

[Accept?]

Although he felt like the system was causing trouble, Chu Qing didn't hesitate and accepted it directly.

Actually, Chu Qing had always felt that his system was probably very rudimentary.

It had no AI, couldn't communicate with him, and the trigger conditions were very rigid... It didn't even have any requirements for the commissioner, and the commission rewards could be completely arbitrary.

Of course, whether or not Chu Qing ultimately took these rewards was his own business.

The system never interfered with this; it was only responsible for triggering commissions and providing rewards.

In a way, it was rudimentary... but it was hassle-free.

Xia Wanshuang was still reeling from Chu Qing's words when she heard him speak softly:

"Deal."

"???"

He called me crazy, but then agreed to my condition?

Is this assassin schizophrenic?

But regardless of whether he was or not, at least this guy agreed.

Killing Cheng Sihai was very difficult... When he was in the Divine Sand Gang, Xia Wanshuang had no chance at all.

This time, Cheng Sihai brought the Four Great Protectors and several leaders to Heavenly Dance City, which was truly the best opportunity for an assassination.

Unfortunately, she was now seriously injured and couldn't act at all.

Otherwise, why would she need to ask this person of unknown origin and background in front of her?

Now I just hope this person can keep his word... and isn't just spouting nonsense.

With his martial arts, if he truly goes through with it, perhaps I can really get my revenge.

As for the payment...

Xia Wanshuang bit her lip, a stubborn glint flashing in her eyes.

"Just consider it being bitten by a dog!"