Inauspicious Person

Pfft!

At the same time, Xiao Ding finished off the woman who looked the same even with the lights off. She was truly an assault on the eyes; the powder on her face could have been used as a smoke bomb.

"My lord, I'm an undercover agent! Don't kill me!"

Xiao Li saw that there was still one person left and casually moved to kill him, but Fang Chang immediately dropped to his knees and hurriedly explained.

"Third Brother, is what he said true?"

Xiao Li held his spear against Fang Chang's throat as he looked at Xiao Lang. He was not surprised by Xiao Lang's methods in the slightest, since they had witnessed them long ago.

The reason they had reached the level of Da Dou Shi so quickly was also thanks to Xiao Lang's pills and strange water. Of course, it was inseparable from their diligent cultivation as well.

"Yes. He's one of my subordinates. He has decent character, a good head on his shoulders, and can be trusted. I'll leave him to you from now on." Xiao Lang nodded.

He immediately began absorbing the bearded man's Dou Qi. He was only one person away from becoming a five-star Dou Master. Once he water-buried the other three and completed the system mission, he could rise another star. Then, he would be a six-star Dou Master!

"What is this?"

Xiao Li and Xiao Ding's eyes widened when they saw Xiao Lang use a method they had never seen before. They had not expected such a bizarre Dou Technique to exist—one that could absorb another person's Dou Qi for one's own use!

But soon, concern appeared in their eyes. They feared that Dou Qi obtained this way would have severe side effects and might harm their third brother's body.

"Don't worry, Big Brother, Second Brother. There are no side effects." After finishing the absorption, Xiao Lang saw their concern and explained.

He was even less worried that advancing too quickly would leave his foundation unstable. Eighteen years had made his foundation firmer than anyone else's.

Besides, the absorbed Dou Qi was purified by the system and had no side effects whatsoever, unless he became addicted to this path and kept killing and absorbing people.

But as a scumbag and a player, if he were not afraid of dying, he would not even have gone out to train during those three years. Bedding all the beautiful women in the world was his lifelong wish!

What Xiao Lang had not expected was that the purified Dou Qi from a five-star Da Dou Shi had actually raised him by a full star!

As he secretly rejoiced, he could not help but sigh. A five-star Da Dou Shi, someone a whole major realm above him, had only raised him one star. Didn't that mean that if he wanted to use the Star Absorbing Great Law to advance one star from the Dou Saint realm, he would have to kill a Dou Emperor?

At that thought, Xiao Lang fell silent. As expected, making choices was still the fastest way to improve.

Absorbing Dou Qi was only a minor aid.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Is this the benefit of having a Dou Emperor master?" Only after Xiao Li spoke did he realize what he had said. There was still an outsider present, after all. His eyes immediately narrowed, and killing intent surged.

Normally, he would not have been so careless. Mainly because seeing his third brother had relaxed him somewhat.

"My lord, I didn't hear anything! Please don't kill me!"

Fang Chang's expression changed drastically. At the same time, he was deeply shocked. He could not even imagine that a Dou Emperor stood behind the man he followed!

Even a Dou Emperor was an existence he could never hope to reach, much less a Dou Emperor.

Are there still Dou Emperors in this world?

Of course, that was not something he could think about right now. All he wanted was to preserve his life.

"Second Brother, stop scaring him."

Xiao Lang smiled. Fang Chang could be said to be the most cowardly assassin he had ever seen.

"You really are the most afraid-of-death assassin I've ever seen." Xiao Li also smiled. "Don't worry. Since my third brother says you can be trusted, I won't make a move against you. But you're a smart man. You should know what can be said and what cannot."

"Rest assured, my lord. I understand." Fang Chang heaved a sigh of relief and said helplessly, "Actually, I only became an assassin not long ago. I just wanted to increase my strength quickly, and becoming an assassin was my only option."

"Who says you can only be an assassin? Couldn't you join a mercenary group?" Xiao Li looked disdainful. Clearly, he disliked assassins who slaughtered innocents indiscriminately.

"I tried joining mercenary groups too, but for some reason, every group I joined was quickly wiped out. I was always the only one who survived. In the end, I was blacklisted by the mercenary groups and regarded as an Inauspicious Person." Fang Chang's expression became even more bitter. After saying that, he carefully watched the expressions of Xiao Lang and the other two.

"An Inauspicious Person? Interesting. I didn't expect to encounter someone so interesting the moment I returned." Xiao Lang smiled. "In that case, stay by my side from now on. Let me see just how inauspicious you are."

Xiao Lang happened to need someone like this to help him trigger system choices. After all, he had spent three years training outside without triggering a single system choice. That was simply bad luck upon bad luck—unbelievably unlucky!

He even wondered whether this time's system choice had been triggered because of Fang Chang's "inauspiciousness."

If that was truly the case, then keeping him around as a tool was not a bad choice.

"This lowly one swears to follow you to the death, my lord!"

Not only were Xiao Lang and Xiao Ding stunned, even Fang Chang himself was dumbfounded. Was there really someone who went looking for trouble?

Yet he was deeply moved inside.

After so many years, someone had finally accepted him.

What a bitter fate!

He secretly swore that he would never betray Xiao Lang!

Even Xiao Lang had not expected that he had merely regarded the other man as a tool for triggering system choices, yet he had unexpectedly gained his loyalty.

"All right. Find somewhere near the Xiao Family to stay for now. I'll come to you if I need anything. These ten bottles of Foundation Building Spirit Liquid are enough to restore you to the Dou Master realm."

To be safe, Xiao Lang did not allow him to stay in the Xiao Family, lest he affect its members. At the same time, he gave him ten bottles of Foundation Building Spirit Liquid and hoped he would recover his strength soon. Otherwise, he would only be a burden at Xiao Lang's side.

"Yes, my lord!"

Fang Chang lowered his head, gratitude visible on his face.

Xiao Lang then whispered a few words into Fang Chang's ear. Patting him on the shoulder, he said, "You know what to do now, right?"

"Rest assured, my lord. This lowly one will definitely do it well!" Fang Chang's expression turned excited after hearing him, though he was secretly startled as well. This scheme was truly vicious.

Of all people, the Jia Lie Family had chosen to provoke his lord.

Still, thanks to the Jia Lie Family, he had been able to meet his lord. He really ought to thank them properly.

A year passed in the blink of an eye.

During that time, Xiao Lang spent most of his days visiting brothels and listening to music. But after Xiao Xun'er sternly warned him half a year ago, he became much more restrained, using the God-Tier Disguise Technique to visit brothels and listen to music.

Even the system could only shake its head at the sight.

Is that really how you use the God-Tier Disguise Technique?

What left him speechless was that Fang Chang's inauspiciousness seemed to have improved over the past year. Nothing happened at all, while Xiao Lang spent the year consolidating the gains from the Dou Qi he had previously absorbed.

After directly water-burying the three people, Xiao Lang had reached the peak of six-star Dou Master. After another year of cultivation, he was still at the peak of six-star Dou Master.

Under Fang Chang's instigation, the Jia Lie Family suffered the Assassin Organization's frenzied retaliation. Fang Chang had told the Assassin Organization that the Jia Lie Family had set a trap to kill assassins.

The Jia Lie Family did not dare admit that they had truly wanted to kill Xiao Lang either. Otherwise, Xiao Zhan would definitely use it against them and strike while they were down.

Jia Lie Bi could only swallow his broken teeth and pay a huge sum of money to calm the Assassin Organization's fury.

The entire Jia Lie Family fell into decline until they encountered an alchemist.

Around this time, Xiao Yan also began to rise. Ya Fei even came to Xiao Lang and said, "Your younger brother is just like you. The first time he sold medicine, he disguised himself as an old man."

Xiao Lang could not help but laugh. He also remembered that tomorrow would be Xiao Yan's coming-of-age ceremony and retest.

I should be able to trigger another choice, right?

Just as Xiao Lang was preparing to get out of bed, Xiao Yu's voice sounded from outside the door. "Xiao Lang, are you in there? I have something to tell you!"