191: Langlang Mountain

Chapter 190 Langlang Mountain

Xu Jingzhe sat opposite Yinzi, looking at her expressionlessly.

It must be said that Yinzi was very pleasant to look at, her features carrying a touch of exotic charm.

Her long black hair fell on either side of her chest, and with her head slightly bowed and saying nothing, she was unrealistically beautiful.

"How is your consideration going?"

"Exchanging your life for the technique... I guarantee I won't lay a finger on you."

"If it were up to you, and you didn't hand over the Assassination Technique to me today, I couldn't guarantee what might happen." Xu Jingzhe tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table.

Yinzi’s lips were sealed tight; all kinds of threats and inducements had failed.

Xu Jingzhe’s patience was wearing thin; he couldn't wait any longer, as the pressure from the Adam Five was too great.

If Yinzi didn't hand over the ninjutsu today, she would have no choice but to die, because Xu Jingzhe had to leave to find bacteria that had survived for over a thousand years to thoroughly smelt the golden pollution core.

The road ahead was fraught with danger, and he couldn't bring Yinzi, this ticking time bomb, along with him.

"Hmph," Yinzi snorted coldly. "Men."

"Finally revealing your true colors? Isn't it just that you're thinking about that? Why bother making up so many excuses?"

Xu Jingzhe froze. What was she talking about?

These past few days, he hadn't even touched her with a single finger; how could she describe him so despicably?

"Ahem..." Xu Jingzhe said, masking his embarrassment. "Miss Yinzi, you may have misunderstood me."

"I have no improper thoughts toward you, it’s just... I can't guarantee that other contestants in Tark City won't be tempted when they see such a beauty."

"In a while, I’ll have people spread the word: one ten-year pollution core for two hours of pleasure."

"A twenty-year pollution core for three hours of pleasure..." Xu Jingzhe threatened.

Yinzi suddenly raised her head, a trace of panic appearing in her beautiful eyes as she cursed, "You shameless!"

Asking her to entertain guests—she would rather be killed and have it over with.

Xu Jingzhe shrugged. How was he shameless? She had assassinated him three times—a life-and-death feud. Treating an enemy who wanted to kill him like this, was it really too much?

He wasn't some Saint Mary, some great savior of the world.

After waiting for half an hour, Yinzi still hadn't agreed to teach Xu Jingzhe the Assassination Technique from her ninjutsu.

Xu Jingzhe stood up, his face indifferent. "I'm sorry, Miss Yinzi, please go entertain the guests!"

Suddenly, Yinzi couldn't hold on anymore, tears streaming down from her beautiful eyes.

"You, you stop! I... I promise you," Yinzi begged.

Xu Jingzhe turned his back to Yinzi, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. If she had known it would come to this, why act like that in the beginning?

Yinzi’s voice was choked, her nose red as she looked at Xu Jingzhe. "However, you have to promise me one thing."

"Speak," Xu Jingzhe said.

"I will teach you the ninjutsu, but you must accompany me to Langlang Mountain to find someone."

Xu Jingzhe gave Yinzi a meaningful look. Bullshit; he didn't believe her.

The more beautiful a woman was, the less believable her words were.

"You are in my hands; there is no room for bargaining," Xu Jingzhe laughed.

He was only one step away from success; a little pressure and it would be done.

"Then even if I... die, I won't teach you the ninjutsu!" Yinzi gritted her teeth, her tone firm and resolute.

There was no doubt that if Xu Jingzhe made her entertain guests, she would choose to die immediately.

Xu Jingzhe stood with his back to her, hands behind his back, and agreed.

"Fine. Then I will teach you part of the ninja's Assassination Technique first, and teach you the rest on the way to Langlang Mountain."

Yinzi wasn't stupid; she had to give Xu Jingzhe some sweetness first.

For the next three days, Xu Jingzhe didn't leave the house, eating and living with Yinzi, learning the Assassination Technique from scratch.

The ancient ninjutsu's Assassination Technique indeed had its unique wonders. After learning it, Xu Jingzhe felt light as a swallow and ethereal as the wind; he could walk without a sound, and the interval between his breaths could reach an hour.

"This is the first step of the Assassination Technique: Breath Holding."

"Breath Holding is not difficult to learn; just breathe according to a specific method."

Yinzi continued, "The second step of the Assassination Technique: Petrification."

"The so-called Petrification is to let your body temperature drop to match your surrounding environment, so that no matter if it is infrared or thermal detectors scanning your body, they cannot detect you."

"It is precisely this second step, Petrification, that allows an assassin to approach the enemy unnoticed and kill them in one strike."

Think about it—under normal circumstances, who would pay attention to a 'stone' or a 'big tree'?

Xu Jingzhe was a bit surprised; this actually had the same effect as the system's environmental simulation. However, Petrification had one advantage over the system: the state where the human body temperature reached a balance with the surrounding environment.

The system simulated the environment, allowing Xu Jingzhe to reach an 'invisible' state, but it couldn't change his body temperature.

Two days later, Xu Jingzhe had mastered the knack of 'Petrification', which shocked Yinzi.

She had originally thought that for this step of Petrification, Xu Jingzhe would need at least half a year or even longer to learn, but she hadn't expected it to only take two days—a full fifty-eight days faster than her.

Yinzi’s big eyes widened. Could this person... be a born killer?

Xu Jingzhe stood with his hands behind his back, his posture straight, looking very pretentious.

He couldn't do it, but 'someone' could.

Explaining and analyzing it for Xu Jingzhe word by word, and when necessary, taking over Xu Jingzhe's body while leaving part of his consciousness behind to demonstrate personally—if he still couldn't learn it, wouldn't he be a stupid pig?

In Qin Shuang's room, Xu Jingzhe had been standing by the door for half an hour, motionless, seemingly integrated with the surrounding environment; Qin Shuang hadn't noticed him for a long time.

Xu Jingzhe was very satisfied. He hadn't even learned the third step yet, and it already had this effect.

It had been the right choice not to impulsively slash Yinzi with a knife at the beginning.

"Ahem..." Xu Jingzhe made a sound.

Qin Shuang then looked toward the door with a gentle smile on her face and asked, "When did you arrive?"

"Just arrived, just arrived," Xu Jingzhe said without blushing.

"It's good that you're here; I have important things to tell you." Qin Shuang signaled for Xu Jingzhe to sit down. She sat beside him, leaning close to Xu Jingzhe, and casually brushed her long hair as she said, "The Adam Five notified Han Feng to hand over Xu Zhu to them, and they guaranteed that the Han Family Team could make it to the end of the competition."

"This enraged Han Feng; he wished he could tear the Adam Five apart."

"But you also know that the Adam Five are excessively powerful. So Han Feng came to me—the two teams are to combine into one, leave Tark City first, and head towards Musileke City."

"Half a year of the competition has passed, and there is half a year left. We should be able to make it back in time."

"As for the ranking... it's no longer important. So many core disciples of major families have died; staying alive is what's most important."

Qin Shuang's expression was a bit lonely as she continued, "Lu Fei, take me, right now."

Xu Jingzhe was shocked and flustered for a moment. This... was the leap in thought a bit too big?

He hadn't even kept up!

After calming down for two minutes, Xu Jingzhe explained his intention: "Sister Shuang, I came here today just to tell you that I am going to leave Tark City for a while."

"I can't go back to Musileke City with you for the time being!"

Once these words were spoken, the ambiguous atmosphere created by Qin Shuang disappeared without a trace.

Qin Shuang raised her head, the light in her eyes flashing and passing before instantly dimming and losing its luster as she stared fixedly at Xu Jingzhe.

Had he... decided to abandon the Qin Zhan Wushuang Squad?