New Order

Chu Qing ignored the question.

He continued searching through Mei Qianluo's clothes. After a moment, he found a needle pouch inside his sleeve.

He then smiled:

"Found it."

"Plum Blossom Needles."

Xia Wanshuang's eyes changed.

Chu Qing glanced at her:

"You recognize 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, which made her resentful.

It was because she genuinely didn't know.

The Plum Blossom Needles were a hidden weapon Mei Qianluo would never speak of. If she hadn't been keeping tabs on the Shashen 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 to force Mei Qianluo to hand over the antidote.

However, upon seeing Ge Jingchun, he knew that would likely be difficult.

Ge Jingchun was Guizhang Fulong, full of endless schemes and tricks. His words were a mix of truth and falsehood, reality and illusion. Taking him at his word rashly would not be a wise choice.

As the Third Boss of the Shashen Gang, Mei Qianluo wouldn't easily hand over the antidote either.

Instead of wasting time here with them, only to receive an antidote of uncertain authenticity, it was better to subdue the person first, and then...

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

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

Gentle with what?

Ge Jingchun's shock lasted only a moment before his palm was pricked by the Plum Blossom Needles.

His expression changed drastically:

"You actually used Plum Blossom Needles to stab me!

"Quick, the Green Bottle contains the antidote!!"

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

"You're going to die tonight, how can you still be so afraid of death?

"You'd rather die than tell me where Cheng Sihai is. Are you trying to use me to put you out of your misery now?"

"..."

Ge Jingchun's face turned ashen.

"It seems I guessed right."

Chu Qing exhaled:

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

Mei Qianluo had three bottles in total. After setting aside the green one, two remained.

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 recede at a visible rate.

Chu Qing smiled:

"Looks like I got lucky tonight, I figured out one of them.

"By the way, what is this for?"

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

Chu Qing pondered for a moment, then made a small cut on Ge Jingchun's body with his knife. Once enough blood had flowed, he took some of the ointment and applied it to his wound.

However, after observing for a while, he saw no sign of pain from Ge Jingchun.

"Muscle regeneration and hemostasis?"

Generally, it's not easy to see the effects of such things in a short period.

Moreover, this small bottle was too little. For the injuries of Ge Jingchun and Mei Qianluo, this amount was like a drop in the ocean, not worth using at all.

Mei Qianluo, having had an arm severed by Chu Qing, 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, with no bottles or jars on him.

There were no silver notes either, but there was a lot of silver.

After Chu Qing unceremoniously accepted the silver, he put away the antidote for the Plum Blossom Needles and looked at Xia Wanshuang:

"Do 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 gaze shifted several times, and finally, she nodded deeply:

"You killed Ge Jingchun and Mei Qianluo, so you're already mortal enemies with him."

"That's not how you calculate things. We have to settle each debt separately."

Chu Qing said softly:

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

"Price..."

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

If she hadn't spoken, this person would probably have gone to kill Cheng Sihai anyway, right?

How come now, it was she who had to pay a price?

"What do you want?"

Xia Wanshuang asked softly.

"Silver, gold, either is fine."

Chu Qing's answer was rather vulgar.

"...Are you an assassin?"

Xia Wanshuang looked at Chu Qing in astonishment.

Chu Qing touched his mask:

"Can't you tell?"

A hint of dimness flickered in Xia Wanshuang's eyes. Assassins always killed for money.

And after what she had just said, even if this assassin was originally at odds with Cheng Sihai, he might not have gone to kill him.

After all, this could bring him benefits.

Thinking this, Xia Wanshuang, for some reason, blurted out:

"I don't have much money... My looks are decent. If money isn't enough, I can make up the difference myself?"

The atmosphere seemed to freeze for a moment.

Xia Wanshuang had already spoken, and there was no taking back her words.

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

"Crazy..."

What did he say?

Xia Wanshuang's eyes widened, she couldn't believe her ears.

Meanwhile, Chu Qing looked at the prompt before him.

[Quest Triggered: Assassinate Cheng Sihai, leader of the Shashen Gang!]

[Accept?]

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

Actually, Chu Qing had always felt his System was quite rudimentary.

No artificial intelligence, couldn't communicate with him, the trigger conditions were rigid... it didn't even have any requirements for the quest giver, and the rewards could be anything.

Of course, whether Chu Qing wanted these rewards in the end was his own business.

The System never asked about it; it was only responsible for triggering quests and providing rewards.

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

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

"Deal."

"??"

He called her crazy and then agreed to her terms?

Was this assassin bipolar?

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

Killing Cheng Sihai was difficult... when he was with the Shashen Gang, Xia Wanshuang had no opportunity.

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

Unfortunately, she was currently severely injured and unable to act.

Otherwise, why would she have to beg this person of unknown origin and background?

Now, I can only hope this person keeps his word... and isn't just talking nonsense.

With his martial arts skills, if he really goes through with it, perhaps my revenge can finally be achieved.

As for the reward...

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

"Consider it a dog bite!"