I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

Xue Jing blinked.

Does he really have a skill?

Now the assassin archetype is fully activated...

Xue Jing silently reached out and placed his hand on Zong Shichan's shoulder.

The little girl shuddered and instinctively grabbed Xue Jing's hand, wanting to give him an over-the-shoulder throw.

But as soon as she grasped Xue Jing's hand, he immediately flicked it with his finger, striking the back of her hand.

"what!"

Zong Shichan rubbed her little hand in pain, turned around and saw that it was her master standing behind her. She immediately said angrily:

"Master!! Where have you been? I've been looking for you for ages!"

The little girl, unaware that she had been turned into a tool for leveling up skills, looked resentful.

"I almost called the police!"

Xue Jing smiled at her and casually said, "I just lost my way on the path of life..."

Zong Shichan put her hands on her hips and said with displeasure, "Are you trying to fool a child?"

Xue Jing reached out and patted her head: "...I'll teach you something new today."

……

Chapter 198: A Commission from the Government, Only Xue Jing is Qualified (4K)

In the Hidden Dragon Dojo, in the Nourishing Heart Room, Xue Jing knelt in a very inconspicuous corner, his head slightly lowered, not a trace of his aura leaking out.

This corner was the 'most suitable hiding place' he subconsciously chose after entering and looking around.

After [Concealment] was activated, he instinctively learned this technique.

He could tell at a glance which spot in a space had the least noticeable lighting, which spot was most easily overlooked, and which spot would make people instinctively avoid looking at him.

He seemed to have transformed into a sculpture that blended perfectly into the room, without the slightest sense of incongruity.

Like cardboard boxes in a warehouse, mops and plastic buckets in the corner of a toilet, and books on a bookshelf, there's a natural sense that 'it belongs here by nature'.

Therefore, when Li Qi opened the door to the Yangxin Room and wheeled himself in, he didn't notice at all that one of his own disciples was squatting in the corner of the room.

Chen Fuguang, who followed Li Qi into the room, naturally didn't notice either.

And so the two of them began to chat in front of Xue Jing.

"...If we can't find it soon, things will get really bad. The government is getting anxious. Chief Councilor Chi Liangyun is retiring next year and just wants a peaceful transition. Under his control, Qingcheng has been relatively peaceful for the past few years. He hasn't done anything particularly outstanding, but he hasn't made any major mistakes either. I never expected that in the end..."

Chen Fuguang was reporting something to Li Qi.

Li Qi's old, cloudy eyes narrowed slightly: "...I know a little bit about this. Qingcheng is probably already a pawn in the power struggle between the two groups above. Not only Qingcheng, but the outer cities of the Fifth Metropolitan Area have all started to have problems recently."

"The Golden Wind Dojo has been completely disbanded. Most of its direct disciples have been killed by Xiao Jing. Only that old bastard Jiao Hongyuan, his eldest disciple Yan Xiangweng, and that Li Chengxuan are still around, and we don't know where they are hiding..."

"It's too suspicious that such a city-wide, carpet-bombing search could find nothing..."

Chen Fuguang thought for a moment and said, "Although it's a city-wide search, there are still some places..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Qi suddenly raised his hand to interrupt him, turned his head sharply to look at the corner, and a sharp glint flashed in his cloudy old eyes:

"who!?"

He had barely finished speaking when he saw the hidden person's face clearly and was stunned for a moment:

"Xiao Jing?"

Xue Jing glanced at the notification on the panel that showed "[Hidden Experience Points +366]", stood up, and patted the dust off his knees.

"Master, Senior Brother Chen."

He reached out his hand in greeting.

"Junior brother, what are you doing hiding there?" Chen Fuguang scratched his head and asked in confusion.

"...You hid really well. My master and I have been in here for so long and we still haven't found you."

Xue Jing laughed and said, "I just learned a little about how to conceal my aura, and I was just thinking of playing around with it. I didn't expect that even my master couldn't detect me directly."

Li Qi glared at him, "No murderous aura, no hostility, and he doesn't move at all, like a ghost. I'm not a god, how could I see him?"

Xue Jing flattered, "What are you saying? In my eyes, you are like an old immortal."

Upon hearing this, Chen Fuguang winked and gave Xue Jing a thumbs-up, expressing his admiration.

Li Qi raised an eyebrow, modestly scratched his smooth bald spot, and sighed, "I've always said you can't be too honest. You should speak less of these blunt truths in the future."

Xue Jing mimicked his tone and said, "You're right, sir."

After a long chatter, Chen Fuguang said to Xue Jing, "By the way, junior brother, you've come at the perfect time."

"The dojo just received a request specifically asking you to go. See if you want to go."

Xue Jing asked in confusion, "A specific commission?"

Since he became famous in the Maple City elimination tournament, the Hidden Dragon Dojo has received many requests specifically asking him to go, but... the vast majority of these requests are not entirely pure in purpose.

Moreover, the rewards weren't much, so Xue Jing asked the dojo to refuse them all on his behalf.

Now Chen Fuguang says he has a request for his opinion, which must be something special.

"Didn't you take on a sparring job last time? This time the client is the same as last time, and the fee is even higher..."

Chen Fuguang explained.

"Last time..." Xue Jing thought for a while before remembering what had happened last time.

Previously, Pei Youguang's older brother, Pei Tiancheng, sent him to their home through a sparring arrangement, where he came into contact with Bai Ya's mountain demon.

So, this time it was also a commission from the Pei brothers?

Xue Jing thought for a moment, then took out his phone from his pocket, opened his contacts, searched for Pei Youguang's name, and made a call.

Just like holding my phone waiting for his call, the call was answered immediately after the first ring.

"Hey, there's light!"

Xue Jing spoke up.

"Ah, yes, Brother Jing, it's me."

Pei Youguang's slightly nervous voice came through the receiver.

Xue Jing smiled and said, "Why are you panicking? Speak properly."

"I think I received a request from you at the dojo. What, is there something I can't just call directly and have to say in a roundabout way?"

he asked curiously.

“Brother Jing, it’s not me, it’s my father who wants to see you,” Pei Youguang said in a low voice.

"He said he had something important to ask you for help with and wanted to see you, but he didn't want to just show up at your door or ask you to come over, so he was thinking of doing it like last time, by entrusting you with something..."

Xue Jing put down his phone, turned to Chen Fuguang, and asked, "Senior Brother Chen, how much is the commission they're offering?"

Chen Fuguang held up one index finger: "Ten million."

Xue Jing raised an eyebrow, picked up his phone, and said, "Looks like this is a big deal."

Pei Youguang said, "I'm not quite sure either, but my dad does seem to be in a hurry."

Xue Jing thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I will go to your house to see your father this afternoon, but I will decide whether or not to accept this commission after I hear the details."

Pei Youguang nodded repeatedly: "That's how it should be... There won't be any problem this afternoon, then I'll have my dad wait for you at home."

After chatting for a few more minutes, Xue Jing hung up the phone.

……

In the afternoon.

Xue Jing maintained his aura concealment, taking a route that would not be detected by anyone, and practiced his concealment skills all the way towards Pei Youguang's house in the North District.

He spent almost the entire day practicing [concealment], aside from his daily martial arts training.

The exercise began in the morning after activation, through teaching the young apprentice, followed by hiding and eavesdropping in the meditation room.

Upon arriving at Pei Youguang's villa, a notification appeared indicating that the concealment level had been raised to Lv4 (76/1200), with an additional 311 experience points.

This skill not only granted him the ability to 'conceal his presence', but also gave him considerable spatial concealment skills.

In addition, there is an increase in control over one's own body and an increase in the sensitivity of the senses—especially hearing and smell.

It can be said to be a very useful skill, second only to fundamental skills such as fitness and health preservation.

Xue Jing arrived at the entrance of the villa silently, and then walked straight in.

The two security guards at the door were clearly paying attention to their surroundings, but they only noticed Xue Jing's presence after he had entered the door and taken three steps.

"Eh?"

"Mr. Xue!"

"Mr. Xue!"

They had seen Xue Jing before, and Pei Youguang had mentioned beforehand that Xue Jing was coming, so they immediately recognized him and greeted him respectfully.

Hearing the commotion, the two people chatting in the front yard immediately looked over.

One of them was Pei Youguang, and the other was a thin, middle-aged man with a refined appearance and a slicked-back hairstyle.

"Brother Jing!"

Pei Youguang quickly blinked to signal the middle-aged man beside him.

Without needing any prompting, the middle-aged man quickly walked over to Xue Jing the moment he saw him, extended his hand, and said with a smile:

"Brother Xue, hello, hello! We finally meet. Wow, you're really handsome. No wonder ever since you came last time, I've been hearing my maids talking in their sleep and calling your name whenever I get up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. It scared me so much that I thought they were possessed."

"But now that I've seen you in person, I completely understand why they acted that way!"

Xue Jing shook hands with him, neither accepting nor denying his compliments, but simply smiled and said, "You are Youguang's father, may I call you Uncle Pei?"