Blind Ghostwriter: Starts with the full level of Nine Yang Magic Skill

Chapter 171 Three Star Wanted Mission
"However, Brother Zhuo, if you, the Six Gates, want to make a name for yourself, the targets you choose must not be small figures. I can't guarantee that I can cover them up!" Gu Mo said.

"You can't even keep it to yourself, are you kidding me?" Zhuo Qingfeng said, "Everyone in the martial arts world knows that when it comes to hunting down wanted criminals, Brother Gu, you have a certain amount of metaphysical knowledge. No matter how powerful a wanted criminal is, once you've got your sights on them, they're bound to be unable to escape. You're a wanted criminal nemesis, a reputation known throughout the martial arts world. I recently negotiated with high-ranking officials from the Six Gates in Qingzhou and Hongzhou, and many people were talking about this. Some detectives were even considering whether to pay you a visit before going out to apprehend a wanted criminal!"

Gu Mo: “…”

The rumor that no wanted criminal could escape his clutches was becoming increasingly outrageous.

Gu Chudong asked doubtfully, "But, Brother Zhuo, if my brother takes action, will it steal the limelight from your Mobei Six Gates?"

"Don't worry." Zhuo Qingfeng waved his hand and said, "It will only make our reputation even greater. After all, not everyone can hire your brother. Besides, the Six Gates don't need the limelight. Simply put, whether it's Brother Gu or us who are in the limelight, what we want is for the evil to be suppressed."

"Oh, is that so? Then I feel relieved." Gu Chudong asked again: "Then... the reward will still be paid, right?"

Zhuo Qingfeng smiled and said, "Of course. In addition, I will arrange for the Zhuifeng Tower to help you collect the private bounty from the outside world." Having said that, Zhuo Qingfeng looked at Gu Mo and said, "However, Brother Gu, let me make it clear first, the bounty is a matter of bounty. I ask for your help, but I will not give you any personal reward."

"You have to provide meals, right?"

"That's still no problem!"

"Then there's the reward, right?"

"Ha ha……"

……

The headquarters of the Mobei Six Gates was established in Changling County.

Although the environment in Changling County is harsh, its location is relatively central compared to the entire Mobei region, making it most convenient for communication and management with surrounding counties.

After Gu Mo arrived at the Six Gates, he was warmly welcomed by the Six Gates, and the senior officials in the yamen came to meet him.

Gu Mo also knew the second and third most important figures of the Mobei Six Gates. Captain Zhong Lianshan was a top archer. Although his face was covered with scars and looked creepy, his eyes could always catch clues that ordinary people could not see, and he was called the Four Eyes in the world.

The deputy captain is called Chen Yin, a top-notch tracking expert with exceptionally high Qinggong skills and exceptionally skilled in the art of hiding, capable of bringing criminals to their knees like a thorn in their flesh. He is known in the underworld as the Night Owl.

Here, Gu Mo also met an unexpected person - Tietou.

Previously, in the melee at the Shenbing Villa in Qingzhou City, Tietou took three punches from Lu Canyang and was seriously injured, but this also made Zhuo Qingfeng's eyes light up and he became interested.

You know, on that day, except for the five masters, no one among the many masters of the Six Gates could withstand a single punch from Lu Canyang, but Tietou was able to withstand three punches and survived, which made Zhuo Qingfeng realize the strength of Tietou.

Afterwards, he took the seriously injured Tietou to Liushenmen for treatment. He also learned that Tietou was the only descendant of the military saint Tiezhu, so he persuaded Tietou to join his army. Relying on his excellent background, he secured an eighth-rank official position for Tietou, who is now specifically responsible for the maintenance of weapons in Liushenmen.

Arrived in Changling County early the next morning,

Gu Mo and Gu Chudong were still eating when Zhuo Qingfeng arrived and ate with them. While eating, he said, "Brother Gu, how about we take action today?"

"Okay." Gu Mo nodded and said, "Tell me, where are we going? Who do we want to catch?"

Zhuo Qingfeng took out a few sheets of rice paper, handed them to Gu Chudong, and said, "We have four or five main targets, all of whom are extremely famous evil masters in the Northern Desert. The one whose whereabouts have been confirmed so far is the Impermanent Ghost Old Man Sang Guhong. He is a true evil person, an evil person without any reason."

"How evil is it?" Gu Mo asked.

Zhuo Qingfeng said, "Sang Guhong was an orphan, homeless and wandering around. When he was a teenager, he stole something from a master and was caught red-handed. The master was a well-known kind-hearted man in the martial arts world. After learning about Sang Guhong's experience, he felt sympathy for him and took him in as his apprentice, treating him like his own son.

However, after achieving great success in martial arts, Sang Guhong secretly murdered his master because he fell in love with his master's wife. After killing his master, he took possession of his master's wife and daughter, but after a few months he got tired of them and killed his master's wife and sister.

Later, he went out into the world and met the woman he loved. When he went to propose marriage, the woman's father forgot that he was an orphan and asked about his family background. He felt that the father was deliberately humiliating him, so he killed the woman's entire family.

From then on, he began killing people indiscriminately. Other evil masters always had a reason for killing, perhaps because someone had offended them, perhaps to practice their skills, or simply for fame and fortune. But this Impermanence Ghost Old Man was different. He killed people simply for the sheer pleasure of killing, without any ulterior motive. He might just walk down the street and suddenly attack a passerby.

"About twenty years ago, many of the enemies of the Impermanent Ghost Old Man gathered to hunt him down. However, they vanished without a trace, leaving the building empty. This disappearance lasted twenty years. Many of the Impermanent Ghost Old Man's former enemies are now renowned martial artists or wealthy merchants across the Northern Desert. If our Six Gates can capture the Impermanent Ghost Old Man, the establishment of the Six Gates will face much less resistance in the Northern Desert."

At this moment,
A system notification sounded in Gu Mo's mind:

【New target detected】

[Wanted Target——Impermanence Ghost Old Man]

[Mission Level—Three Stars]

[Quest Reward—Maximum Level Lightfoot Steps]

……

Gu Mo was quite satisfied with the system's reward this time. Lingbo Weibu was a supremely advanced form of Qinggong. For Gu Mo now, it greatly made up for his shortcomings. His Qinggong was primarily based on the Tiyunzong technique, which focused on climbing mountains, cliffs, and other treacherous terrain, as well as rapidly moving through urban environments. This gave him unique advantages in one-on-one or small-scale combat, allowing him to quickly adjust his position and seize the initiative.

However, in a group attack, the disadvantage of Tiyunzong is very obvious, while Lingbo Weibu is both a light skill and a body movement, with a variety of steps. In complex terrain and multi-person combat scenes, it can better play its advantages in dodging and maneuvering, and is also suitable for long-distance raids and tracking.

Another unique feature of Lingbo Weibu is that it can increase internal strength while using it.

……

"Do you have the exact whereabouts of this person now?" Gu Mo asked.

"Yes," Zhuo Qingfeng said, "This matter is somewhat coincidental. We at the Six Gates have been focusing on a group of lone travelers who may be recruited. One of them is a flying swordsman who has become famous in Mobei in the past two years.

This flying swordsman is very similar to you, Brother Gu. He is a sword fanatic and travels around Mobei all year round to challenge masters from all over the place. However, he always looks for evil masters such as horse thieves and bandits, because he believes in determining both superiority and inferiority and deciding life and death. He is a sword fanatic but also has a chivalrous heart, and never challenges masters of the righteous path.

Some time ago, for unknown reasons, this flying swordsman wandered into a small village. As a result, he accidentally discovered that an old man in the village was the long-lost ghost Sang Guhong.

The Impermanent Ghost Old Man had bad luck, having been in hiding for twenty years. Not only were young masters like the Flying Swordsman forgotten about him, but even many of the older generation of the martial arts world had forgotten him. Unfortunately, the Flying Swordsman had a friend who happened to be an enemy of the Impermanent Ghost Old Man and had asked the Flying Swordsman to avenge him if the opportunity arose. Therefore, the Flying Swordsman was very familiar with the Impermanent Ghost Old Man's characteristics, weapons, and techniques.

The Impermanent Ghost Old Man only revealed a slight flaw when he demonstrated his whip skills while playing with children in the village. In that instant, the Flying Swordsman recognized him and attacked him on the spot, severely wounding him. Now, the Impermanent Ghost Old Man has fled to the area around Ghost Crying Ridge.

"Flying Swordsman, what a coincidence?" Gu Chudong asked in surprise.

Zhuo Qingfeng asked doubtfully: "Why, do you know him?"

Gu Chudong shook his head and said, "I don't recognize him, but I know him. When my brother first became a ghostwriter, the first bounty he took was for Feilong, the leader of the Pegasus Gang. It was Feilong who escaped from the Northern Desert to Linjiang County because he was being hunted by the Flying Swordsman."

Zhuo Qingfeng smiled and said, "That's quite a coincidence indeed."

Gu Chudong nodded and said, "I heard Sister Yan say before that this is a master of swordsmanship."

Zhuo Qingfeng nodded and said, "Speaking of Yan Sanniang, I have some news about her."

Gu Chudong asked quickly, "What's the news?"

Zhuo Qingfeng said, "Three months ago, Guangyang Marquis Bai Chaoxian died. The court then appointed Bai Chaoxian's eldest son, Bai Jingrui, as the heir to the title. Unexpectedly, Bai Jingrui turned out to be an arrogant and domineering person. Once in power, he became arrogant and, because of a quarrel, kidnapped a wealthy businessman and his family of over 30 people and burned them all alive.

The matter became a major issue, and the Yunzhou government launched an investigation. As it turned out, the investigation uncovered several old cases involving Bai Chaoxian, including one major one: Bai Chaoxian had exploited his position to secretly sell imperial military supplies and embezzled military funds. Over the years, he had embezzled and resold more than 300,000 taels of silver.

Gu Mo asked, "How is the Bai family doing now?"

Zhuo Qingfeng said, "The entire family of over forty people was arrested. Because of their special status, they were sent to the Dali Temple in the capital, stripped of their titles, and sentenced to execution." At this point, Zhuo Qingfeng sighed and said, "Bai Chaoxian is also a legend. He went from being a slave to becoming the world-renowned Marquis of Guangyang. Countless people from commoner and slave backgrounds once regarded him as their life goal. But they didn't expect that in the end, he would become the kind of person he hated most in his youth."

Gu Mo remained silent. Gu Chudong sighed slightly.

They both knew the inside story of the Bai family. Although they had been mentally prepared, when they heard that the Bai family had been wiped out, they felt sad for Bai Chaoxian.

They knew that the Bai family was going to fall, but they didn't expect that the emperor would even deprive Bai Chaoxian of all his life's achievements.

As for the story that Bai Jingrui killed an entire family and that led to the Bai family being investigated, Gu Mo and Gu Chudong naturally didn't believe it. It was just a reason to attack the Bai family.

"So, what about Sister Yan? Didn't you say there was news about Sister Yan?"

Zhuo Qingfeng said, "When the Bai family was sentenced, someone in the court mentioned that Bai Chaoxian had an illegitimate daughter. However, the Dali Temple investigated and found that Yan Sanniang was not included in the Bai family tree and had a grudge against Bai Chaoxian. Therefore, the court stopped pursuing the case. So, you don't have to worry about Yan Sanniang. No one will bother her because of the Bai family's affairs in the future, and the Bai family will not treat her harshly anymore."

Gu Mo nodded slightly and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about how you plan to capture the Impermanence Ghost Old Man."

"We'll be in the open, and you brothers and sisters will be in the dark." Zhuo Qingfeng said, "I'll arrange a guide for you. You'll go to Ghost Crying Ridge in secret, while we from the Six Gates will go openly. We can't help it. If the Impermanence Ghost Old Man knew that you, the hero Gu, were there in person, he would probably run away even if he was seriously injured."

"By the way, Brother Gu," Zhuo Qingfeng continued, "I have one more thing to tell you."

"What's the matter?" Gu Mo asked.

Zhuo Qingfeng said, "It's best to capture the Impermanence Ghost Old Man alive. You should understand what I mean, right? A live Impermanence Ghost Old Man, publicly tried and executed, will have a much better effect on establishing authority. Of course, if the situation is urgent, just ignore what I said. Your own safety is more important, so there's no need to force it."

Gu Mo nodded and said, "I understand."

This is a very normal thing. In fact, many wanted posters in the underworld have this requirement, requiring a ghostwriter to capture the person alive. It's just that Gu Mo has never accepted this kind of bounty business.

In addition to not having come across the right one, another reason is that it is rather troublesome. The system's settlement conditions require catching the wanted criminal and then obtaining an official letter from the government before it is completed. The process may require escort, which is much more troublesome than simply killing him.

(End of this chapter)