Chu Mo sensed someone watching him. A glimmer of spiritual light appeared in his eyes as he quietly activated the Spirit-Seeking Qi-Appraisal Art.
He swept his gaze toward the source of that sensation, seemingly by chance, only to pause in surprise.
A hundred zhang beyond his cave abode, three rocks stood in a triangle amid the woods, mostly hidden by the trees. They looked utterly unremarkable, no different from the other mountain rocks.
But in Chu Mo's eyes, three scarlet health bars floated above them.
In the mountain woods, the three "rocks" were secretly communicating through Divine Sense.
"Boss, our employer is really generous this time! And the job's easy, too. All we have to do is watch a few people," the rock nearer the middle said casually.
The eastern rock replied in a low voice, "Don't get careless. Second, Third, keep your eyes on the target. Don't expose yourselves."
"Relax, Boss." Second sounded unconcerned. "How could our Obscuring Art be so easy to see through?
"Besides, there are three of us at the Middle Qi Refining stage. How could we fail to take down one man at the same stage?"
"If he really dares come our way, we'll let him taste our combined attack technique and make a little extra money. The employer never said the target had to stay alive, anyway."
Boss offered no further objection. Though vigilance was a habit of his, he had great confidence in his Obscuring Art.
With this art and their exquisite combined attack technique, no small number of cultivators had fallen at their hands.
Strange, really. They had been assassins for years, yet this was their first long-term surveillance job. Their employer had even demanded that they record every detail of the targets' activities.
At first, he had been reluctant-they were assassins,