Trade Assassination

Trade Assassination

"This kid runs pretty fast, huh." The three of them laughed when they saw it. Since he had already come out, what was wrong with having a little fun? Unlike them, however, the two people behind them were somewhat cautious.

"Damn, just who is that kid? Even Huangpu Shop has sent people out. Looks like he's carrying quite a few treasures!" Though he spoke with a smile, his eyes brimmed with caution, the kind that made people afraid to approach. Since they had come, he would not be getting away.

Lin Yu stretched lazily and walked into the distance, saying mildly, "Poison lies below; the poison of assassination hides within the body, difficult to detect." Lin Yu had already begun slowly poisoning them along the way. He just did not know whether those fools had noticed.

Lin Yu's Poison Body was itself intensely toxic. As long as he controlled his breathing, the poisonous aura within his body could erupt. Killing one or two cultivators would take no effort at all.

What those cultivators had not expected was that Lin Yu would enter a forest. There was a main road, yet he chose not to take it and instead walked such a narrow path. Could he have discovered them? They believed they had concealed themselves well and should never have been noticed, much less by a minor cultivator who had only just stepped into cultivation.

Lin Yu drew in a deep breath. A fierce battle had clearly begun. A flying dagger streaked in from afar, and Lin Yu flashed aside, dodging the attack. Looking at the greenish ground, Lin Yu smiled again. Using poison against a cultivator with the Myriad-Poison Physique—what a joke.

He halted his moving steps, narrowed his eyes, and said calmly, "Why will you not come out and meet me, sir, and fight me openly and fairly?"

Hearing this, the three of them found it rather laughable. If they went out now, they would not be assassins anymore. Besides, Lin Yu himself had chosen this scenic mountain-and-river paradise. No matter what happened, he could not blame them.

"If that is the case, then let us continue." Lin Yu turned and ran. Since they were unwilling to come out and meet him, that was even better. The poison could remain hidden in their bodies a while longer.

Concealed weapons came flying one after another, yet Lin Yu dodged them all. The three even began to wonder whether Lin Yu was a spirit array master or an alchemist. His spiritual sense was simply too powerful. If he had been an ordinary cultivator, he should at least have suffered some injuries. Yet Lin Yu had not.

There were several marks on his clothes where sharp weapons had sliced past. The killing intent Lin Yu gave off along the way kept even the animals from daring to run in this direction. Lin Yu glanced over again and said, "This really never ends. Just how many concealed weapons do you have left?" As soon as the words fell, three figures stepped out.

Only then did Lin Yu smile and say, "You finally could not hold back and came out. Hehe, looks like this journey has tired you out quite a bit too!"

His words reached their ears, and in an instant, they knew Lin Yu had discovered them long ago. Yet they could not tell where they had given themselves away.

"Tch, brat, there is a road to heaven, but you refuse to take it; hell has no gate, yet you barge right in. You cannot blame us for this. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for meddling with Huangpu Shop's things." Hearing this, Lin Yu smiled knowingly. He had long guessed it was that shop. As for the other two behind them, they were likely after the Superior Dark Iron.

With their strength, they could have found good work for themselves. Yet they were willing to become lackeys like this. That was no longer for Lin Yu to decide. Since that was the case, what was wrong with killing them?

"An Earth-Rank Spirit Weapon—not bad..." The three of them knew their stuff and naturally recognized what Lin Yu held in his hand. Their eyes burned with desire. Across the Four Seas and Eight Wastes, such a weapon was a peerless treasure, rarely seen by anyone.

The great Lineages of the Four Seas and Eight Wastes did possess quite a few of them, but ordinary cultivators could not afford such things. They could only use iron swords without rank.

"Third Brother, if you got this sword, how confident would you be in controlling it?"

Lin Yu rolled his eyes at him and thought, Before we have even started fighting, they are already discussing how to divide the spoils. They really think too highly of themselves.

Third Brother, however, said without the slightest modesty, "Big Brother, this sword is indeed of fine quality. If it were given to me, I could control it completely." Lin Yu laughed at that. This sword had no spirit to begin with, so controlling it was not difficult at all.

"Slash." Lin Yu spoke that single word and swung his sword down again. The three men were instantly startled and scattered in every direction. A century-old tree was cleaved apart just like that.

"Tch, with strength like yours, you dare covet my spirit weapon? If a Netherpassage expert came, that would be more like it!" He truly thought too highly of himself. One of the cultivators immediately launched a sweeping kick, striking Lin Yu squarely in the body.

"Heh, I'll remember that kick. I'll let you live a little longer for it." Blood leaked from the corner of Lin Yu's mouth as he glared viciously at Second Brother. Yet at that very moment, all three of them thought that this yellow-haired brat could not even withstand one exchange, so they were happy to play with him a while longer.

Unfortunately, their master could not wait any longer! Lin Yu glanced at them and said, "It was merely a kick infused with spiritual power. Now, do you feel a trace of heat filling your bodies?"

The three exchanged glances and nodded. Lin Yu continued, "The poison has entered your six viscera. You are certain to die." The three looked at each other again, their eyes filled with fury.

Big Brother suddenly cried out, "The Myriad-Poison Physique! It cannot be wrong! Only the Myriad-Poison Physique can do this!" Lin Yu's smile froze instantly. Poison cultivators were already rejected by the cultivation world. If they spread this matter, the consequences would be unimaginable. Yet someone in the Four Seas and Eight Wastes actually knew of the Myriad-Poison Physique.

"You talk far too much. You should die." In an instant, Big Brother coughed up black blood. His eyes bulged grotesquely as he collapsed to the ground. A powerful cultivator had fallen in that instant.

Lin Yu looked at Third Brother and said, "Just now, you confidently claimed that you could control my sword. So now, I will let you experience what it feels like to have my sword pierce your heart." In a flash, the sword pierced two holes through Third Brother's body. He opened his mouth and fell to the ground.

Then Lin Yu walked up to Second Brother and said coolly, "One kick for three kicks. If you survive, I will spare your life."