Ten Thousand Sword Masters

"What do you mean? Do you want me to pay again to hire a hitman?" Zhao Dalong asked in a gloomy tone.

"Guest, since we have already lost two assassins at the History Sea Realm, we will not be sending any more at that level to assassinate Zhang Jianyun. We will return the commission you paid in full," Liu Jiangwu said. "We suggest you hire assassins at the Wheel Realm to assassinate Zhang Jianyun."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dalong's face turned ashen. He wanted to lash out and order the Eight Gods Palace to send more assassins to kill Zhang Jianyun, but considering that assassins in the Shi Hai realm were indeed helpless against Zhang Jianyun, he ultimately suppressed his anger.

"How much does it cost to hire an assassin at the Golden Wheel Realm?" Zhao Dalong asked, frowning.

"The starting price is 300,000 taels of silver, and there's no guarantee anyone will take it," Liu Jiangwu said.

"Three hundred thousand taels?" Zhao Dalong asked, his body trembling.

"This is the starting price. The final price will often exceed 35 taels, and there's no guarantee that anyone will take it. After all, Venerables in the Golden Wheel Realm are very arrogant and rarely go on missions," Liu Jiangwu said.

Zhao Dalong was pale and weak. Not to mention that he couldn't come up with 30 taels of silver, even if he could, the price would be too high.

"Xiao Lei, go and get the money the customer paid and return it to them," Liu Jiangwu instructed Lei Zhen.

"Alright." Lei Zhen said as he walked into the inner room, and soon returned with a stack of silver notes.

Zhao Dalong took the silver notes without counting them and left the Yagami Palace branch in a daze.

"Go and withdraw Qi Tianfu's commission as well, and return it to him. Our Eight Gods Palace will not accept this assassination attempt," Liu Jiangwu instructed again.

Black Horse Town, the headquarters of the Beast Gang.

Qi Tian was extremely frustrated today. He had failed to extort money from the Fish-Dragon Gang, leaving the Beast Gang to bear the commission of 130,000 taels of silver alone. This large sum of cash severely hampered the development of the Beast Gang.

Just as Qi Tian was drunk and about to fall asleep, Lei Zhen from the Kaiyang City branch of the Eight Gods Temple came to visit.

"What? You're not going to do the assassination mission?" Qi Tian was shocked to see that Lei Zhen had come to return the commission.

"Chief Qi, our Eight Gods Hall has already lost two assassins at the Sea of ​​History Realm. We can't continue. If you insist on assassinating Zhang Jianyun, we suggest you hire assassins at the Wheel of Fortune Realm," Lei Zhen said.

"How much does it cost to hire a killer at the Wheel Realm?" Qi Tian asked, his face ashen.

"The starting price is 30 silver coins, and there's no guarantee anyone will take it," Lei Zhen said.

"Hmph, they can't even assassinate people of the same realm. The Eight Gods Palace is just a name without substance." Qi Tian cursed angrily.

The next morning, after getting up and washing up, Zhang Jianyun went to the slaughterhouse as usual to collect hostility points.

Despite the two assassination attempts yesterday, Zhang Jianyun did not feel particularly nervous; he simply observed his surroundings more carefully than usual.

After successfully accumulating 2000 hostility points at the slaughterhouse, Zhang Jianyun went to the pavilion and headed straight for the martial arts arena, where he began practicing his swordsmanship on the arena.

Yesterday's two battles with the assassins were very fruitful for him, and he needs time to process them.

Zhang Jianyun practiced his sword on the training platform until noon, and only stopped practicing when they arrived at the restaurant.

Back in the office, I wiped the sweat off my body and then went to the cafeteria for lunch.

"Master, I saw you practicing your swordsmanship on the training stage today. You seem to have improved a lot. Shall we practice together this afternoon?" Zhou Wei asked with a smile as he sat down next to Zhang Jianyun with a plate of rice.

"Let's practice then. Even without using crystal power, I can easily defeat you," Zhang Jianyun laughed.

"That's not necessarily true. I become stronger when facing stronger opponents and weaker when facing weaker ones. Even if you become stronger, I won't be at a disadvantage. Of course, I'm talking about situations where our cultivation levels are similar," Zhou Wei said.

"Then I'll see if you really are stronger when facing a stronger opponent," Zhang Jianyun said with a smile.

"Sect Master, I'd also like to spar with you." At this moment, Sun Dang seized the opportunity to interject.

Zhang Jianyun glanced at Sun Dang, "Okay, I haven't fought you yet."

"Then thank you, Pavilion Master," Sun Dang said happily.

After Zhang Jianyun finished eating and left the cafeteria, Gan Qiang immediately approached Sun Dang: "Brother Sun, you'd better put on a good performance later and try to make a deeper impression on the Pavilion Master."

"I know this is a rare opportunity, and I will definitely give it my all," Sun said solemnly.

Back in his office, Zhang Jianyun went into the inner room, took off his coat, and prepared to rest.

Doo!

Suddenly, the sound of a throwing knife hitting the door was heard.

Zhang Jianyun hurriedly went out and saw a throwing knife stuck in the door, with a crumpled piece of paper tied to it.

Remove the throwing knife and unfold the crumpled paper.

"Lou Qingluan is in my hands. Come to Yihezhuang immediately."

Upon seeing this line of text, Zhang Jianyun was furious. Who dared to touch his maid?

On the outskirts of Cangxi Town, lies the abandoned Yihezhuang.

After kidnapping Lou Qingluan, Zhao Dalong tied her to a pillar in the living room of Yihezhuang. He then began setting up gunpowder inside and outside the living room, intending to die together with Zhang Jianyun.

With the gunpowder set up and the fuse in hand, Zhao Dalong waited for Zhang Jianyun to step into the living room of Yihezhuang.

As soon as Zhang Jianyun appears, Zhao Dalong will immediately detonate the gunpowder.

"You've kidnapped the wrong person. You've overestimated my value. Brother Yun won't come to save me. Your plan is doomed to fail." Lou Qingluan kept provoking Zhao Dalong with her words.

"Impossible. You're so beautiful, and you live in the Zhang residence. Your relationship with Zhang Jianyun is definitely not ordinary. He couldn't possibly sit idly by and do nothing," Zhao Dalong said confidently.

"I am just a maid of Brother Yun. My life and death are meaningless to Brother Yun," Lou Qingluan said.

"Stop talking nonsense, or I'll cut your tongue out!" Zhao Dalong said angrily.

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"If you've got the guts, then kill me. What kind of skill is it to kidnap a weak woman?" Lou Qingluan said without fear.

"You—" Zhao Dalong was furious and reached out to grab Zhu Lou Qingluan by the neck.

"I'll fucking kill you right now, and when Zhang Jianyun comes, I'll make him pay with his life," Zhao Dalong said furiously.

With Zhao Dalong choking her, Lou Qingluan's breathing became rapid, and she subsequently fainted.

Seeing that Lou Qingluan had fainted, Zhao Dalong finally let go.

Just then, Zhu Lan and Mo Dun flew into Yihezhuang. Before Zhao Dalong could notice them, the two of them drew their swords and attacked.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

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After a brief exchange of blows, the two killed Zhao Dalong.

"This must be the master's maid; she's fainted," Zhu Lan said, looking at Lou Qingluan.

After untying the ropes binding Lou Qingluan and laying her flat on the ground, Zhu Lan breathed into Lou Qingluan's mouth. After coughing a few times, Lou Qingluan regained her strength, but she was still not fully awake.

Shortly after, Zhang Jianyun arrived.

"Master, your maid was choked and passed out by the kidnappers. I just gave her some breathing, and she has regained her strength. She should wake up in a little while," Zhu Lan said.

Zhang Jianyun took a few breaths and smelled gunpowder in the air: "Search around here. There should be gunpowder buried nearby. Clean it up."

"Yes."

After receiving their orders, Zhu Lan and Mo Dun began searching for gunpowder in the manor.

Zhang Jianyun glanced at the already dead Zhao Dalong, unsure of his identity, and sent a message to Wang Chaoyang of the White Tiger Gang, asking him to investigate the man's identity.

After Zhu Lan and Mo Dun cleared away the gunpowder that Zhao Dalong had buried, Zhang Jianyun carried Lou Qingluan out of Yihezhuang.

I like the Ten Thousand Swords Master.