Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

He Teng immediately turned the tables on him.

His hatred for Gu Chen had reached the point where it had become a demon in his heart.

He knew that with his own talent and strength, it would be difficult for him to have the opportunity to personally defeat Gu Chen in the future.

His master couldn't possibly do that for him on the Night Watch side.

Now the islanders are coming to him.

This is his only chance.

As long as the islanders are willing to kill Gu Chen for him.

So cooperating with the island nation isn't out of the question.

After all, collaborating with island nations to smuggle military supplies and rare minerals from the Divine Dynasty would harm the Divine Dynasty's interests.

It's not his.

Can the interests of officials really be called interests?

Will it affect his monthly salary?

If he doesn't do these shady things, how can he cultivate himself?

Moreover, the Yamamoto family was willing to give him a first-grade spiritual medicine to repair his hidden injuries and foundation.

It's worth the risk for him.

Furthermore, since he is cooperating with the islanders, the first thing he needs to do is eliminate Gu Chen.

This guy is too good at investigating cases. If we don't take him down, he might find out about us.

Yamamoto Yota pondered for a moment and said, "I can't make this decision myself. I need to consult with my superiors and give you an answer tomorrow."

Sha Guchen, a seventh-rank official of the Night Watch, is the personal disciple of a high-ranking decision-maker in the Night Watch's Earthly Venerable Realm.

Not trivial.

Gu Chen's three senior brothers all hold high positions in the Night Watch of the Desolate State.

If things aren't handled properly, it could lead to the Yamamoto family's base being completely destroyed within the territory of the desolate state.

With Gu Chen dead, everyone from his master Shangguan Wuqing to his three senior brothers will do everything in their power to find the murderer.

This is no joke.

If they weren't wary of the powerful figures behind Gu Chen, they would have attacked him long ago.

"Okay." He Teng wasn't in a hurry to force Yamamoto Yota. Indeed, he was going to kill Gu Chen.

This is no small matter.

His background is extraordinary.

The island nation won't agree to something so easily; it's a delicate matter.

If the islander agreed to his request so easily, he would feel that the islander was just trying to appease him.

He Teng cautioned, "If we want to achieve cooperation, eliminating Gu Chen is a must, because his investigative abilities are too strong."

"I want you to kill him, not just because of my personal grudge against him. His ability to track down pirates, investigate murderers, and track smuggling cases is beyond comprehension. He was the one who found out all the information about your Yamamoto family's strongholds." He Teng explained Gu Chen's prowess.

"If he doesn't die, even if we cooperate, he will find out soon. When he joins forces with his senior brothers, we will be in deep trouble too." He Teng's eyes flashed with killing intent.

"Understood. I'll go back and ask for instructions, and I'll give you an answer tomorrow." Yamamoto Yota nodded and turned to leave.

Watching Yamamoto Yota leave.

He Teng narrowed his eyes.

These are island people.

I should grant his request.

They were probably also aware of Gu Chen's investigative abilities.

If the Yamamoto family wants to operate a base in the Etsukyo County in the future, they can rely on his connections to smuggle goods to the island nation for a long time.

Ancient dust is a hurdle.

We must get rid of this person.

It's easy to end up with nothing.

Although Gu Chen has a special background, if the Night Watch is killed, the people may not be able to trace it back to the island nation.

Even if it's done discreetly enough.

The Night Watch might not be able to find out even a single piece of information.

After killing Gu Chen, wait for the Night Watch to investigate frantically for a while.

If they keep a low profile, they can avoid future troubles.

Gu Chen only possesses the strength of the mid-stage of the Breaking Aperture Realm, so he sent a fifth-grade expert.

That would be enough to kill him.

The Yamamoto family has that kind of power.

Yamamoto Yota returned to the Yamamoto family's secret stronghold.

After telling Yamamoto Jiro about He Teng's request to kill Gu Chen.

Yamamoto Jiro fell into deep thought.

They were aware of Gu Chen's information.

He Teng's words make sense.

According to the information previously provided by Yamamoto Okamura, this Kou Chen has an incredibly strong tracking ability and uses bizarre methods.

You might not have noticed, or you might have exposed yourself somewhere, and that's how he found out.

Even the most skilled member of the Mining Gang, who was extremely well-hidden, was discovered to be an undercover agent of the Drowning Cult.

The fact that Gu Chen is still alive does indeed increase the risk of their cooperation with He Teng.

"Go and tell He Teng tomorrow that we've agreed to his request," Yamamoto Jiro said. "I will plan the assassination of Gu Chen within the next month, so he can wait for news without worry."

"At the same time, tell him that we need to transfer the first-grade spiritual medicine, Peiyuan Ginseng, that we promised him from Japan. It will take about three months. Tell him to wait patiently. Also, this month, he needs to start cooperating with us and find a way to help us cover up the situation by transporting a batch of rare iron ore to Japan first," Yamamoto Jiro said to Yamamoto Yota.

"Yes." Yamamoto Yoda accepted the order.

Three more days passed.

Here in Jiuwan City of Guchen.

These three days.

Everything was peaceful.

Nothing unusual.

None of the geniuses who came from other states of the Divine Dynasty to challenge him have yet arrived in Jiuwan City.

After all, each state in the dynasty was incredibly vast in area.

If you don't know how to fly, it would take a long time to get here from other states.

Even if you fly through the air, it will take several days.

It won't come that quickly.

He wasn't in a hurry.

Just wait patiently.

He had already made Liang Xiaoyun publicize the fact that anyone who wanted to challenge him had to pay 30,000 taels of silver first.

After leaving Jiuwan City, he also instructed Cheng Mengling to spread the news wherever the Cheng family's caravan went.

It can be said that now everyone in the entire desolate state knows that if you want to challenge him, you have to give him 30,000 taels of silver first.

No geniuses have arrived yet, but once they do, he'll have money coming in.

this time.

As his spiritual power increased, his understanding of his soul-piercing attack technique, Soul Piercing Cone, also improved.

In addition to the insights gained over the past two and a half months.

In another half month at most, he will be able to grasp the basics and experience this method of attacking the soul.

The headquarters of the Night Watch in the desolate state.

Chen Lei received the information that Gu Chen had sent out from within the desolate state.

He frowned slightly at the matter of making those who wanted to challenge him pay him 30,000 taels of silver first.

During this period, Gu Chen had really disgusted him, defeating two of his disciples in a row.

Now, he has climbed to a high position on the Heavenly Pride Ranking by stepping on the reputation of his disciple, and now he wants to use this method to amass wealth and earn cultivation resources.

This won't do.

Gu Chen's move was an open strategy, requiring those who came to challenge him to first pay him 30,000 taels of silver.

With these 30,000 taels of silver, he would make a profit regardless of whether he won or lost in the end.

If he obtains a large amount of silver to purchase cultivation resources, wouldn't that rapidly improve his cultivation level?

In the future, they will completely surpass his skills.

Gu Chen is dreaming if he thinks he can do that.

He was determined not to let Gu Chen have his way.

"Go and fetch my second disciple, Yan Xiu," Chen Lei said to a Night Watchman beside him.

"Yes, sir." The man received the order and turned to leave.

Yan Xiu was summoned soon.

"Master, may I ask what brings this disciple here?" Yan Xiu inquired.

"That Gu Chen rose to power by stepping on your fifth and sixth junior brothers, and now he wants to use his ranking on the Prodigy Ranking to make money. He wants those prodigies who come to challenge him to pay money first. We must not let him have his way," Chen Lei said.

"Go and warn him that he is the head of the Night Watch of the city, representing not only himself but also the officials of the Night Watch. It is unacceptable for him to force members of the Prodigy Ranking who want to challenge him to pay him 30,000 taels of silver based on his own ranking. This will damage the image of our Night Watch and ruin the reputation of our Night Watch officials, making people think that the people of our Night Watch are all greedy and irresponsible villains. His behavior is unacceptable."

Chen Lei sneered, "Tell him that everyone on the Prodigy Ranking has the right to challenge him. If he thinks he is no match for him, he can admit defeat and be removed from the Prodigy Ranking. Don't make a fuss about having to give him money before challenging him. That would be a disgrace to the Night Watch."

"If he doesn't listen, warn him that I haven't settled accounts with him for the cases I've been investigating. If he does something that disgraces my Night Watch again, he can forget about being the head of the Nine Bays City Night Watch."

"Yes." Yan Xiu sneered upon hearing this, "Master is wise, I will go and do it right away."

Gu Chen wanted to take advantage of this period when he was popular.

The ranking on the list of prodigies has sparked controversy, with some claiming they want to use it to make money by charging those who challenge them.

He knew.

He was naturally very unhappy; why should his lineage be the one to lose face so badly?

Gu Chen was able to make a fortune from this.

Now his master suggested that he use the excuse that Gu Chen was an official and that his every word and action represented the face of the government.

They prevented Gu Chen from using the opportunity to make money.

He would be very happy to do it.

Gu Chen will definitely not agree then and will continue to do things his own way.

They would then have an excuse to remove the head of the Night Watch of Guchen Jiuwan City from his post.

If you don't want to maintain the dignity of your official position, then don't do it.

If Gu Chen loses his position as the head of the Night Watch of Jiuwan City, the Cheng family, who are dependent on him, will be affected and their businesses will be disrupted.

After all, with the Cheng family's patron dismissed from his post, their businesses would naturally be targeted.

The Wen family can also secretly send people to suppress them.

He would like to see.

What will Gu Chen choose?

The choice is between ignoring advice and accumulating wealth, or preserving one's official position.

No matter what he does, Gu Chen will feel both pain and frustration.

Gu Chen was happy to do things that made him uncomfortable and disgusted.