150: Chapter 0150 Not Drinking a Drop of Alcohol

The moment he spoke, it was like a sudden clap of thunder on a clear day!

Hua Nongying and several gold and silver-ranked assassins all looked at Lin Xiao in disbelief, as if facing a formidable enemy!

"You... you're not drunk!?"

Hua Nongying felt like she had seen a ghost. Someone had actually watched her entire Intoxicated by the Mortal World-enhanced 'Graceful Swan Dance' and remained sober!?

She had even drunk alcohol before coming out, pushing the dance's effects to their absolute limit!

Even the Pavilion Master Shu Yelan or the second-in-command Lou Suifeng couldn't possibly withstand her entire dance head-on!

"Drunk?"

Lin Xiao let out a light chuckle. "When I am on official duty, I never touch a drop of alcohol. How could I be drunk?"

"On the other hand, you lot from the Yanyu Pavilion are here masquerading as courtesans. Could it be that you, like that Faceless Boy, are also planning to assassinate me!?"

Hua Nongying spat in frustration. She hadn't expected that a single mention of 'Pavilion Master' would expose their identities!

This Lin Xiao was incredibly shrewd!

"General Lin, is it possible that we are courtesans first and assassins second?"

"As for the third-in-command's assassination attempt, that was his personal doing and has nothing to do with Yanyu Pavilion."

Lin Xiao was dismissive: "He failed, so you want to wash your hands of it? How could there be such a convenient thing?"

Hua Nongying sighed. "The General is divinely brave and invincible, enough to make the third-in-command fail. We weak women are naturally no match for you."

"I, Hua Nongying, am indeed the Pavilion Master of the Yanyu Pavilion's Seventh Pavilion, but I have never participated in any assassination attempt against the General."

"I hope the General will spare my sisters. I am willing to bear all the blame."

At this moment, Hua Nongying had shed her seductive appearance, instead revealing a hint of pure and pitiable charm.

But Lin Xiao understood that this was just another form of charm technique—the principle of 'returning to simplicity'.

"Spare you? Until the matter of these two hundred thousand taels is cleared up, not a single one of you is leaving!"

Seeing that Lin Xiao was completely unmoved, Xian'er and the other female assassins were filled with indignation.

"Pavilion Master, this man is stubborn and impossible to reason with. We might as well fight him!"

"That's right, sisters, let's attack together!"

Xian'er was the first to strike, leaping forward as a dagger shot out from her sleeve!

Ling Lan and Yu'er from the flanks, along with several other female assassins, all closed in!

In Lin Xiao's eyes, these women were like children playing house. Fragile assassins taking on a heavy-armored warrior head-on? Wasn't that just throwing their lives away?

Watching the daggers thrusting toward him, Lin Xiao didn't dodge. He simply struck out a palm through the air!

*Boom!!*

He barely exerted any effort with the Great Mercy Hand, yet it sent Xian'er flying like a broken kite, spraying blood into the air!

Simultaneously, a wave of True Qi erupted from Lin Xiao, leaving no blind spots!

With the Heaven Grade Indestructible Golden Body, simply releasing four hundred years of True Qi cultivation in place was like detonating high explosives—it was devastating!

Ling Lan, Yu'er, and the other female assassins on both sides didn't even have time to react before they were blown back by the violent wave of True Qi!

[Kills +4, Cultivation +4]

Huh?

Lin Xiao hadn't even tried, yet he had actually shaken four female assassins to death with just a burst of True Qi?

He initially felt it was a bit absurd, but then he remembered the 'Great Grandmaster' tag and felt relieved.

This was exactly the level a Great Grandmaster should have!

Startled by the massive commotion, Qin He and the group of Zhenbei Army soldiers also woke up as if from a dream!

As soon as they regained their senses, they found people half-dead all over the brothel, while Yue Hong and the others were shivering in terror.

"General, just now... we were..." Qin He was dazed.

"You all fell under that woman's charm technique. You'll need to train harder in the future."

Lin Xiao smiled and didn't blame them; after all, it was just that he was too strong.

Qin He, however, looked defeated, his eyes filled with intense fear and self-reproach.

"Xian'er!"

Hua Nongying rushed to support the heavily injured Xian'er, her face full of shock.

She discovered that Xian'er's meridians were severely damaged. Forget about recovering her power; she would be lucky not to end up a complete cripple!

This was an elite of the Yanyu Pavilion, considered an expert in the martial world, yet she couldn't even withstand a single blow!?

"Pavilion Master... quick... run..."

Xian'er and the other female assassins only hoped that Hua Nongying wouldn't die.

They had fully realized that the martial arts of this "bastard" general before them were heaven-defying!

Hua Nongying's eyes reddened. She stood up and looked at Lin Xiao with a complex expression.

"General Lin, I admit defeat, but I truly cannot produce the two hundred thousand taels you want."

Before Lin Xiao could press her, Hua Nongying changed the subject:

"However, I can tell the General where those two hundred thousand taels went."

Lin Xiao found this interesting. "Oh? Where is it?"

Hua Nongying said, "The General only needs to send someone you trust to a certain place, and you will naturally understand."

Seeing the deep sisterly bond between Hua Nongying and the female assassins, Lin Xiao guessed there might be some hidden circumstances.

He then had Hua Nongying write a note. After handing it to Qin He, he sent his men straight to a village outside the city.

That was the secret base Hua Nongying had mentioned.

Lin Xiao himself wasn't in a hurry and began wandering around the brothel.

As a modern person, he had never seen such a place before and was somewhat curious.

He thought there would be some special gimmicks, like small props or various novelties...

In the end, Lin Xiao was greatly disappointed. It was really just like an inn or a tavern, with nothing fancy about it.

No wonder Xiao Qingxuan was so embarrassed just by wearing black stockings; this world was too backward!

The female assassins of the Seventh Pavilion were busy collecting the bodies of their fallen sisters while tending to the injured ones.

They were furious but didn't dare to speak out as they watched Lin Xiao strolling around the brothel.

"What is this General Lin looking for? Does he still think we've hidden the stolen silver?"

"Shh! Stop talking! He's a total demon king. We're just unlucky to have run into him!"

"What a pity for those sisters... to die so pointlessly..."

Hua Nongying frowned and watched for a long time. She felt that Lin Xiao wasn't looking for silver, but rather searching for something else.

Unable to resist her curiosity, Hua Nongying went up to the second floor and asked, "General Lin, what are you looking for? Do you need my help?"

"Help?"

Lin Xiao laughed in return. "I killed your sisters. You don't hate me, and you even want to help me?"

Hua Nongying was taken aback, then she lowered her head and gave a self-deprecating smile. "For the General to say such a thing, you really underestimate us."

"Which of the sisters here isn't a person of bitter fate? If we didn't rely on selling smiles and flattery to make a living, we would have been skeletons in a mass grave long ago."

"Once we enter Yanyu Pavilion, we put life and death aside, living every day as if it were our last."

"If we had to seek revenge every time one of us died, Yanyu Pavilion wouldn't need to take any jobs; we'd be busy seeking revenge every single day."

Lin Xiao thought about it and realized she actually had a point!

"What a broad perspective. No wonder someone like Lou Suifeng could emerge from here!"

Lin Xiao offered a seemingly casual compliment.

Hearing this, Hua Nongying's brow furrowed slightly, as if she felt uncomfortable. "Yes... the second-in-command is naturally a formidable character."

Lin Xiao captured this detail, confirming his suspicion.

It seemed Hua Nongying belonged to Shu Yelan's faction. This was something he could potentially exploit.

"Do you have a torture chamber here?"

Lin Xiao then asked.