After dealing with the assassin, Xian He stuffed the spoils into his clothes, righted the little cart, put the bloodstained clothes on it, and then pulled it out of the alley.
He didn't dispose of the body.
As the adrenaline in his system wore off, his mind gradually cleared and his reactions returned to normal. If he had to touch the corpse now, he would definitely throw up from disgust.
"I'm ninety percent sure that bastard Xiao Yang hired someone to kill me," Xian He guessed to himself as he headed toward his neighbor's house.
Among all his enemies, Xiao Yang was the richest, and they'd recently had a falling-out.
First, he'd sent Li Zhen to beat him up. Then he'd bought up all the rice seeds Xian He wanted. Now he'd sent someone to assassinate him. He was opposing him at every turn, determined to kill him.
With his personality, the kind that wouldn't stop until he got what he wanted, he would definitely send another assassin.
A sense of danger welled up inside him. Xian He glanced down at the spot where One-Eyed Dragon had just kicked him and thought, Baby, whether I live or die is all up to you!
On his way to his neighbor's house, Xian He found a secluded corner and threw away One-Eyed Dragon's torn, bloodstained clothes.
The pungent smell of blood made his stomach churn, and he couldn't help retching.
"Even dead, he's still making me sick. For an assassin, he was certainly dedicated to his job," Xian He grumbled as he pushed the cart along. "I'd better not go to Ji Bochang's place yet. I'll go home, take a shower, and change into clean clothes first."
Fortunately, the blood hadn't gotten on the handcart. Otherwise, he'd have to put a lot of effort into cleaning it.
He couldn't use someone else's things and then leave them dirty. If he did, borrowing anything from them again would be difficult.
After going home to shower and returning the little cart to his neighbor, Xian He entered the Inner World of the Mountain River Society Diagram.
He had barely left Tianyun Plateau when the corpse was discovered by a patrolling security team.
The body was lying stark naked on the ground. It would've been hard not to notice.
"What happened here?"
"Probably those scum from Greedy Wolf again."
"No, I know him. His name's Du Feng. Years ago, he tried to molest a widow, and she blinded one of his eyes with an awl she used for sewing soles."
"Now that you mention it, I remember. Wasn't he the one who massacred that family a few years back? He killed the widow and her month-old baby, then set their house on fire. What a despicable scumbag."
"I heard he fled the tribe afterward and joined Greedy Wolf. What was he doing here? Did they turn on each other?"
The security patrol members discussed it among themselves.
After finishing his examination, the patrol captain stood up with a stern expression. "He died from blood loss. He must have fought to the death with someone before he died. There are several black wounds on his body, so the weapon was probably a poisoned dagger or short blade."
"However, the killer was very inexperienced with a blade. Since the deceased was a member of Greedy Wolf, I suspect he tried to assassinate someone, underestimated his opponent, and got killed instead."
"The killer was probably around Five-star Azure Obsidian strength. There are chaotic wheel tracks on the ground, so he was pushing a handcart. That means if we find the handcart, we can find the killer," the patrol captain explained.
"The deceased was a wanted criminal who'd committed heinous crimes. Do we really need to hold the killer responsible?"
"Yeah, Captain. Greedy Wolf has murdered so many innocent people. They all deserve to die. Killing them is a public service!"
The patrol members all spoke up on the killer's behalf.
The captain waved a hand. "I'm just curious who killed Du Feng. If someone takes out a scumbag like him, we ought to reward them. Why would we hold them responsible? You two rookies—did you swallow the security regulations I told you to memorize along with your Wood Powder Porridge? Go back and recite them a hundred times!"
"Yes!" The young patrol members grinned foolishly.
The Righteous Gathering Hall.
For the second time, Li Zhen sat here waiting for someone's head.
This time, one arrived.
But it wasn't Xian He's head. It was Du Feng's.
The Security Patrol had chopped off Du Feng's head and hung it on a tree outside the western gate of Sky Fortune Tribe for public display. A passing member of Greedy Wolf had stolen it back.
"Useless!" Xiao Lang was so furious that his eyes turned red and his eyebrows shot up.
They'd sent him to assassinate a useless Two-star Azure Obsidian, and he'd gotten killed instead. Then they'd chopped off his head and put it on display. He was worse than useless!
That old geezer Xiao Wu actually dared to oppose him. Did he think he'd lived too long?
"Xiao Hou!"
"Here!"
Xiao Lang ordered furiously, "The mission to take out Xian He is yours. If you don't bring back Xian He's head, don't come back!"
"Yes!" Xiao Hou accepted the order.
After issuing the command, Xiao Lang glanced sideways at Li Zhen and said coldly, "Go back and tell Xiao Yang that Greedy Wolf will definitely deliver Xian He's head with both hands. Tell him to have the money ready!"
"Y-yes, Boss Xiao Lang." Li Zhen swallowed.
He couldn't believe a Five-star Azure Obsidian assassin had been killed by that useless Xian He. Had Xian He been hiding his strength all along?
No! Most likely, Xiao Wu and Xiao Kuang had secretly helped him.
Fortunately, he hadn't made a move. Otherwise, Chief Xiao Wu would probably have locked him up or driven him out of the tribe.
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