Rainy Day Assassination!

Inside a private room.

Han Ming asked with a smile, "You two came to the tavern to make money, didn't you?"

"What makes you say that?" Wu Qi asked.

Han Ming was about to speak, but seeing that they did not seem to be pretending, he said, "Don't tell me you don't know what this tavern is for?"

Put simply, this tavern was an Assassin Gathering Place.

Death Canyon appeared sealed off, but powerful figures from the outside world could still reach into it.

Any criminal sentenced to exile must have committed a serious crime.

Some victims' families sought revenge and used Special Channels to post missions here.

The tavern they were in was one of the places where such missions were issued.

Those people guarding the entrance were waiting for assassins to hire them.

In such a vast canyon, finding a mission target was no easy task.

Assassins could not expose themselves before making a move, so they could only outsource such work to the weaklings waiting outside.

However, missions were only posted at the tavern once in a long while. Many people chose to wait here so they could take a mission at the first opportunity.

As for the Third Master mentioned by the Waiter, Han Ming guessed that he was some High Official of Spirit Hall.

No one would dare post Assassination Missions in Slaughter Canyon so openly unless Spirit Hall was backing them.

After hearing him out, Wu Qi gained a certain understanding of this place.

To complete their mission, they had to kill either one Soul Ancestor or ten Soul Elders.

It would be best to finish within a month so that both of them could complete their training at the same time.

Han Ming's words had contained no small amount of probing. After Wu Qi sold him the White Badge, they hurriedly left.

Outside the tavern.

Qiāngǔ Chángfēng could not help complaining, "That guy doesn't look like a good person. We should stay away from him."

With three hundred Trading Coins, their subsequent actions would go much more smoothly.

Wu Qi nodded. "But his information should be correct. We're only in the outer region right now. If we want to find experts above Soul Elder rank, we'll have to enter the Inner City."

Entering the Inner City was easy, but they could not withstand inspection.

Therefore, before entering the city, they decided to find another White Badge and Yellow Badge to conceal their identities as criminals.

Furthermore, the Inner City was not the core area of this place. Soul Ancestors and stronger experts generally would not appear there. Otherwise, Wu Qi would not be willing to enter so casually and risk his life.

Following the route into the Inner City, Wu Qi and the others found a concealed place to hide.

Using their Soul Power senses, they probed the strength of every passerby.

At noon, a storm swept through the canyon, and torrential rain poured from the sky.

Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong held Rain Covers over themselves to avoid getting soaked.

"I like killing on rainy days." A faint smile appeared at the corner of Qiangu Changkong's mouth.

Douluo Continent had no shortage of novels, and killing on rainy days was a classic scene in them.

"Focus. Don't get yourself killed instead." Wu Qi could not help reminding him.

Stormy weather gave the Qing Luan Martial Soul an environmental boost, but the rain also created a certain amount of resistance.

Especially in heavy rain, the boost and resistance offset each other, so his strength did not increase by much.

Before long, a group of three entered their field of vision.

The leader was a thin, small man named Hu Erhan.

Wu Qi knew him. Three years ago, this man had killed someone in the street in Spirit City.

Because the victim had been an ordinary person and no family members pursued the matter afterward, he had only been sentenced to exile, considering that he was a Soul Master.

Now that they had encountered him, there was no reason to let him go!

"This damned weather is really a pain in the ass." Hu Erhan cursed, then barked, "Didn't you say two Trainees entered the canyon? Why can't I find them?"

The two henchmen behind him hurriedly explained, "Big Brother, we saw them with our own eyes. But those two left their original spot early this morning. We got up too late and lost them."

Through his perception of the wind speed and its currents, Wu Qi could roughly hear what they were saying, and his heart tightened.

They had entered the canyon under cover of night, yet someone had still noticed them.

Hu Erhan's group probably waited near the place where Trainees arrived all year round.

No normal person wanted to stay in a hellhole like this. Obtaining a Gold Badge was their only chance to leave.

For freedom, these people truly stopped at nothing.

At the same time, it sounded an alarm for Wu Qi.

They had to keep an even lower profile from now on!

"Brother Wu, should we make a move?" Qiangu Changkong clenched his fists, battle intent gleaming in his eyes.

"Wait!"

With that response, Wu Qi pulled him a few steps back.

As a High-level Soul Elder, Hu Erhan possessed astonishing perception. Noticing movement where the two had been hiding, he immediately stopped.

The two henchmen behind him stumbled and nearly fell.

"Big Brother, what—"

Hu Erhan said in a deep voice, "Someone's nearby. We're being watched."

People were killed in Death Canyon every day. Especially in the wilderness, slaughter occurred almost without pause.

Hu Erhan had been here for three years and had long become an Old Hand.

Many people here wanted to kill him, but none had ever succeeded.

His own strength was solid enough that he had no reason to worry.

The two henchmen stood one before and one behind him, their gazes alert.

Suddenly, a Great Saber formed from Feather Blades flew down from above them.

It was Wu Qi's First Soul Skill, Wind Blade.

Hu Erhan reacted quickly, grabbing one of the henchmen behind him and using him to block the strike.

That henchman was only a Soul Grandmaster, and he had been completely unprepared. How could he withstand an attack from a Soul Elder?

The henchman's body was severed at the waist. Blood mixed with rainwater, and a pungent stench of blood filled the air.

Hu Erhan activated his Magic Bear Martial Soul. Muscles bulged across his body, brimming with power.

The other henchman was stunned by the sudden scene. He hid behind Hu Erhan, not daring to make any rash moves.

"I'd say, you dare launch a sneak attack but don't dare show yourselves. Are you cowards?" Hu Erhan smiled.

From that attack just now, he had already judged Wu Qi's strength, so naturally he was unafraid.

Qiangu Changkong rested the Coiling Dragon Staff across the back of his neck and walked out with a smile. "What? You came all the way here, and you're still afraid of dying?"

The henchman pointed at him and said excitedly, "Big Brother, it-it's him! He's one of the Trainees!"

"Oh?" Hu Erhan's eyes lit up.

He had originally planned to enter the Inner City to search for the Trainees, but they had come to him without any effort.

He knew Qiangu Changkong was not the one who had attacked just now.

Two people meant two Gold Badges!

"A Ming, get ready to fight. Kill them, and the two Gold Badges will be just enough for us to get out."

With the other henchman dead, A Ming had no more concerns. The opportunity for freedom was right before his eyes—how could he not be tempted?

"Heh. Then let's see whether you have the strength." Wu Qi landed beside Qiangu Changkong and stared coldly at them.

"I'll deal with Hu Erhan. Leave A Ming to you, but be careful. He isn't weak."

Qiangu Changkong grinned. "Don't worry. I want to experience the 'pleasure' of killing too."

Those who killed would eventually be killed themselves.

Especially after learning of Hu Erhan's deeds, they felt no psychological burden whatsoever in killing him.