Eternal Sword

Chapter 284: Someone from the Wu Dynasty?

Seeing that the man didn't speak, Yin Da reached out and pinched his throat. Just as he was about to continue questioning him, he found that the hermit's pupils had gradually become dilated and their light had disappeared.

Not long after, a trickle of black blood flowed from the corner of this person's mouth, and he had died of poisoning.

Shen Yu patted his chest with lingering fear and said, "I heard that hermits have their own rules, one of which is to keep secrets and not reveal the identity of the employer. You can't ask about it."

The hermit knew he couldn't escape, so he was quite happy. He probably hid the poison pill in his mouth and chewed it to release the poison.

In fact, when Chen Tang saw this person, he realized that there must be ships traveling between Shenzhou and Hermit Island.

Otherwise, this hermit would not have appeared here.

Since it happened in the cabin and the process was extremely short, it did not cause much fluctuation.

General Yin threw the man's body casually outside the cargo ship without any intention of cleaning it up.

According to what they said, in the Hermit Island, there are people in the Hermit Organization who specialize in dealing with the corpses of hermits.

"Brother Chen, thank you so much for what you did just now."

Shen Yu clasped his fists.

Chen Tang asked, "Can helping you find this person offset the favor I just gave you?"

Xiao Pu blushed when he heard this.

She had just used the issue of food and clothing to bully Chen Tang.

Unexpectedly, Chen Tang caught the assassin hiding on the cargo ship in a blink of an eye!

This favor is much more important than food and clothing!

This could even be called a favor.

Shen Yu glanced at Xiao Pu and said seriously, "Brother Chen, you are joking. This is a life-saving favor. If it weren't for Brother Chen's help, we wouldn't have noticed the flaw in that man."

Chen Tang smiled and had no intention of continuing to argue with a little girl.

Shen Yu saw Chen Tang preparing to get off the boat, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Brother Chen, I actually want to keep you here because I think your boxing skills are somewhat familiar."

"Oh?"

As Chen Tang walked, he asked, "Do you recognize my boxing skills?"

"Well, it's called the Subduing Tiger Fist."

Shen Yu nodded and said, "I can practice it too."

Chen Tang smiled and said, "Almost everyone in Shenzhou knows a few moves of this boxing technique. It's nothing surprising."

"But this is the Three States of the East China Sea. Not many people here know this kind of boxing."

Shen Yu took a few quick steps and called Chen Tang, saying, "Brother Chen, can you please tell me what's wrong with my Fu Hu Quan? I hope you can give me some advice."

As he spoke, Shen Yu took up his stance and practiced the rising and falling tiger fist moves in the cabin.

Whoosh!

Hearing Shen Yu's vigorous boxing skills behind him, Chen Tang glanced back and couldn't help but feel moved.

He originally thought that Shen Yu's Subduing Tiger Fist was just a trick that was circulated in the market in Shenzhou.

That kind of Subduing Tiger Fist had long lost its essence, and my predecessor had been practicing it since childhood.

But in fact, no matter how long you practice, the effect is not great and it can only be regarded as fancy moves.

Chen Tang had never expected that in this foreign land of the East China Sea, he would see someone performing the Subduing Tiger Fist so skillfully and standardly.

He has already reached the realm of 'knowing its form' and has even touched the threshold of 'understanding its changes'.

The Subduing Tiger Fist that Shen Yu practiced was obviously a true art!

She has already entered the imperial ranks at a young age.

Could it be that there is someone from the Wu Dynasty in Shen Yu's family?

Chen Tang stopped and waited for Shen Yu to finish practicing a set of boxing before asking, "Who taught you this boxing technique?"

Shen Yu had just finished a set of boxing. After calming his breath, he said with a smile, "It was taught by a senior in the family. If Brother Chen is willing to go back with me, I can introduce him to you." Chen Tang smiled secretly in his heart.

The girl went to great lengths to get him to stay.

Chen Tang had other things to do and didn't want to get involved too much, so he shook his head and said, "That's not necessary."

After saying that, he jumped off the cargo ship and came to the port.

"Hey!"

Shen Yu hurriedly followed him and said, "Brother Chen, you haven't taught me how to use the Subduing Tiger Fist yet."

Chen Tang said: "You practiced very well, there is nothing to teach you."

This is not a perfunctory move on his part. Shen Yu's Subduing Tiger Fist was indeed passed down from generation to generation, so it was no different from asking him to teach.

When Yin Da and Xiao Pu saw Shen Yu get off the cargo ship, they were afraid that their young lady might be in danger, so they hurriedly followed.

"Miss, let's go back to the cargo ship."

Xiao Pu said with some concern: "The appearance of an assassin means that someone must have issued a bounty mission for you in the Shadow Building. If this hermit fails, there may be other hermits who will take action."

Shen Yu said casually: "With Brother Chen and Yin Da here, nothing will happen."

In fact, this was her first time to Hermit Island, and she was a little curious about this place.

There were people coming and going near the port, and it looked no different from the port where her home was.

There were peddlers, cart pullers, and people from all walks of life.

However, these people looked expressionless, with numb eyes, and a cold aura emanated from their entire bodies.

No one knows how many hermits there are on Hermit Island.

Some people even say that everyone on the Hermit Continent can be a hermit at any time!
Leaving the port is equivalent to entering Qianzhu City.

There is no city wall on the seaside pier, but there are stretches of bamboo on both sides.

The streets in Qianzhu City are relatively narrow, even narrower than those in Qianguo County, and the alleys are even darker.

There are also some common hotels, inns, pharmacies, teahouses on both sides of the street... It can be said that there are thousands of shops with everything you need. It looks no different from the counties of Qian Kingdom.

However, as soon as Chen Tang and his three companions entered the city, they attracted a lot of people's attention.

Not to mention Chen Tang, one can tell at a glance that he is not from the three states of the East China Sea.

Shen Yu and the other two were obviously not from Hermit Island.

Seeing Shen Yu following him, Chen Tang did not stop him. After entering the city, he asked, "The hermit just now is dead. Will there be another hermit who will continue to attack you?"

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Shen Yu nodded and said, "Generally speaking, if the bounty is not withdrawn, there will be hermits coming to the door until the target dies."

"What if the target never dies?"

Chen Tang asked.

Shen Yu said: "If the target has not died, it means that the assassination has failed too many times, and the level of the bounty will be increased. In the Shadow Building, there will be special people who will make corresponding judgments based on the target's information and divide the bounty missions into five levels: normal, difficult, dangerous, nightmare and purgatory."

"For example, the bounty for me should only be of the normal level. But if I keep failing, it will be upgraded to the difficult level."

"Once you advance to a higher level, if the employer does not increase the reward, not many hermits will take action. After all, the difficulty of taking action increases, but the benefits gained are not much."

"For example, in a dangerous level, the hermit has a high probability of dying if he attacks. If there is not enough reward, the hermit is not willing to risk his life."

Chen Tang asked again: "What about the nightmare and purgatory that follow?"

"Generally, when a mission reaches the dangerous level, it ends."

Shen Yu shook his head and said, "If the bounty is high enough, not many targets can survive to the danger level. After all, once targeted by the hermit, danger is everywhere and there is only one ending."

"There are very few bounties that can reach the nightmare level. As for Purgatory, I heard that the mission of Emperor Wu of Shenzhou was once at this level, but he was later assassinated by the Hidden Sect and has died."

"Oh, by the way, there is someone in Hermit Continent who has triggered a Purgatory-level bounty recently. I heard that she is from Shenzhou. However, I don't think she can hold on for long."

(End of this chapter)