Can diligence compensate for lack of talent? But I'm a martial arts genius!

Manager Xue hesitated and said, "More difficult tasks... require a ghostwriter with a silver rank or higher to accept... If the task fails, it will be a loss for our Mingxin Tower."

Manager Xue's words were reasonable. You see, Mingxin Tower's missions require intelligence gathering. If the ghostwriter accepts the mission and fails, it will not only damage Mingxin Tower's reputation, but also cause the manpower and resources invested by Mingxin Tower to go to waste.

Therefore, a ghostwriter of a certain level can only accept missions of that level, unless their strength is truly enough to break this rule!

"You attacked me."

Su Changqing naturally understood this. Without saying a word, he adopted a detached and aloof demeanor and spoke to the blue-clad man beside him.

The man in blue, with a sword at his waist, was a martial artist from Mingxin Tower, and his strength was considerable.

The man in blue looked at Steward Xue, who nodded slightly. Only then did the man in blue utter a low shout: "Be careful, sir!"

"Clang!"

After speaking, the man in blue suddenly drew his long sword from his waist, making a clanging sound of metal scraping against metal. The tip of the sword was like a cold star, shining brightly as it pierced straight towards Su Changqing's shoulder.

This sword strike was quite swift and sharp. The man in blue had obviously put in a lot of hard work in swordsmanship. However, in the eyes of Su Changqing, who had cultivated internal strength and officially entered the Divine Power Realm and whose five senses were sharp, this sword strike was like slow motion!

Su Changqing's right index finger seemed to slowly open, but it precisely gripped the tip of the sword.

"bass!"

The force was so great that the sword bent and seemed about to break, but it could not advance even an inch further!

"Deng Xue is an elite martial artist who has already begun to refine his essence. Anyone who can so easily catch his sword must undoubtedly be at the Divine Strength Realm!"

A hint of joy appeared in Steward Xue's eyes. With his keen eyesight, he could tell that the unassuming man in front of him was a martial artist at the Divine Power Realm!

A person at the Divine Power Realm could serve as an officer or general in the army, achieving merit and establishing a career, and could make a name for themselves even in the vast Dafeng County area.

"Excellent! Your martial arts skills are truly admirable!"

A sound of admiration rang out, and from the second-floor staircase, a beautiful woman in a long red silk dress, with a graceful figure, walked down the stairs, her every smile and gesture exuding charm.

"OP."

Manager Xue and the man in blue both looked respectful.

The woman smiled at Su Changqing and said, "I am Xu Hongyi, the owner of Mingxin Tower. May I ask your honorable name, sir?"

"Is she the owner of Mingxin Tower?"

Su Changqing was secretly surprised. In this world, it is even more difficult for women to stand out. This woman in red, Xu Hongyi, must have extraordinary strength and background to be able to serve as the head of Mingxin Tower!

My surname is Niu (牛).

Su Changqing's voice was low and hoarse, so it was impossible for him to reveal his true identity.

"ox?"

This ordinary surname caused a thoughtful look to flash deep in the eyes of Xu Hongyi, the woman in red.

Xu Hongyi then said, "It is an honor for our Mingxin Tower to have such a master as Mr. Niu willing to join us. If Mr. Niu has any other requests, please feel free to speak up."

People with ability will receive preferential treatment wherever they go.

"I need a secret medicine to aid the cultivation of martial artists at the Divine Power Realm."

Su Changqing got straight to the point.

Xu Hongyi agreed without much hesitation: "If Mr. Niu is willing to be affiliated with Mingxinlou, we at Mingxinlou will provide a certain amount of secret medicine and supply it to Mr. Niu at cost price."

Secret medicines that assist martial artists in cultivating at the Divine Power Realm are very difficult to buy on the market, and are almost entirely controlled by major forces, but Mingxin Tower has access to them.

Xu Hongyi agreed immediately because she valued Su Changqing's strength.

It's important to know that in Dafeng County, there's more than just Mingxin Tower among the Zhuifeng Towers. There are other, more established Zhuifeng Towers that compete with each other. With Su Changqing's strength, he could gain the same respect in any of the other Zhuifeng Towers! Therefore, Xu Hongyi directly agreed to Su Changqing's request and supplied him with a certain amount of the secret medicine at an extremely favorable cost price!

Su Changqing nodded in satisfaction: "Are there any suitable tasks for me now?"

"Mr. Niu, please take a look." Xu Hongyi didn't waste any words and handed a scroll to Su Changqing directly.

Su Changqing opened the scroll and began to examine the information inside.

"The leader of the Blood Cloud Bandits, 'Blood Without Edge,' is a martial artist at the Divine Power Realm. He is a demonic martial artist who cultivates evil arts. He also has several martial artists under his command who are quite powerful. He kills people to practice his skills and commits all kinds of evil deeds. A bounty of 1,000 taels of silver is offered. The bounties for the other members of the Blood Cloud Bandits will be calculated based on the number of people killed and their strength."

The scroll contains information about a martial artist named "Blood Without Edge," along with a portrait of a man in his thirties with triangular eyes and a cold demeanor.

Xu Hongyi, who was standing to the side, said, "Mr. Niu, Xue Wuyai is very strong and ruthless. If you are willing to accept this mission, our Mingxin Tower can find a few strong ghostwriters to assist you. The reward for this mission will be split 50/50, and all other spoils and gains will belong to Mr. Niu."

Most ghostwriters are江湖人 (jianghu people), mostly working alone, and some even have some murder cases on their hands. Therefore, they will be affiliated with Zhuifenglou. Zhuifenglou will act as an intermediary to help ghostwriters get tasks from the government and provide intelligence or other assistance.

Of course, this is not free; Chasing Wind Tower will take 50% of the bounty earned!

It seems very high, but that's normal. The intelligence from Zhuifenglou requires a lot of manpower and resources to obtain. Without the intelligence from Zhuifenglou, the swindler alone would not be able to find out the whereabouts of the wanted criminals.

In his previous life, Su Changqing's platforms typically took about 50% of the profits, and Su Changqing had no objection to this; professionals should do what they are good at.

"Blood Without Boundaries? Is the guild master planning to assign this task to this Mr. Niu?"

When Steward Xue heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Xue Wuyai is no ordinary wanted criminal. He is a genuine Divine Power Realm martial artist with many elite subordinates. More than one Divine Power Realm martial artist has died at Xue Wuyai's hands. He is a truly ruthless person!

Su Changqing slowly spoke: "I'll take this mission, but I'm used to working alone and don't need any help."

"What?"

These words caused Steward Xue's lips to twitch slightly.

To deal with a vicious person like Xue Wuyai, it would take the combined efforts of several elite swordsmen to possibly subdue him; otherwise, it would just be suicide. But this "Mr. Niu" directly refused to join forces with others.

Manager Xue couldn't help but look at Xu Hongyi. If the mission failed, it would not only damage the reputation of Mingxin Tower, but it would also alert the enemy. Xue Wuyai would definitely hide his whereabouts again, making it difficult to find out where he was. All the previous investment would be wasted!