Volume Four: Buddha Saves No One, Only I, the Demon, Shall Save Them - Competition (Part Two)

Luo Company's Storage Rings were clever and convenient, and sold widely throughout the Immortal Realm. Luo Qian had never expected this assassin to use one too. He would not follow America's example and install Listening Devices in Communication Conches, but that did not mean he had left no "back door" in his own products. The Storage Ring had one. After turning it over in his hands a few times, a modest Storage Space appeared before him.

Nothing inside could establish the assassin's identity, but one piece of Immortal Jade caught Luo Qian's attention. Unlike the others, it held information.

Luo Qian took it out and examined it. His expression changed at once: four large characters had been carved at the beginning—Death Net Evil Art! "You're one of Qian Tianbo's men?" Since ancient times, China had revered loyalty unto death. Even after their lord died, many sworn followers would sacrifice their lives to avenge him. Such people were hardly rare. Luo Qian simply had not expected a man like Qian Tianbo to have one.

Seeing that Luo Qian had uncovered his identity, the man struggled violently in the bodyguards' grip, trying to snatch back what was in the ring. A bodyguard behind him struck his neck with the edge of his hand, and the assassin went limp on the floor. Luo Qian glanced at him and said evenly, "Lock him up for now."

Holding the Immortal Jade, he told Xiao Xiangzi, "Ask Old Roughworker and the other two to come." Xiao Xiangzi nodded. Before long, all three arrived. Luo Qian handed over the jade. Old Roughworker's expression grew graver the longer he read, and Xin Yezi leaned in. "What is it?"

"Is it genuine?" Luo Qian asked. All three elders nodded. "It is." Luo Qian's heart gave a violent thump. Zhao