135: Another murder has occurred; a storm is brewing!
Li Qing's voice was calm and cold, every word like a heavy hammer, striking Ghost Rat's heart.
How... how could he know so much?!
Ghost Rat felt his scalp almost explode!
In front of the other party, he felt like a naked man; all his secrets were seen clearly!
This feeling filled him with fear from the depths of his Soul!
"You... who exactly are you?" he asked, trembling.
"I'm here to collect interest."
Li Qing walked towards him, step by step.
"Originally, I just wanted to take out your stronghold, but I didn't expect to find such a big fish here."
"A Gold-Medal Assassin in the Early Stage of Spirit Transformation Realm should have quite a fortune, right?"
Fortune?
What does that mean?
Killing for wealth??
"No, don't kill me!"
The fear of death made him break down.
He endured the severe pain in his body, crawled up from the ground, and without thinking, directly smashed through the window behind him, leaping down from the third floor!
Escape!
He now had only one thought: escape!
The further away from this Demonic Youth, the better!
This youth was terrifying!
However, he was fast, but Li Qing was even faster!
The moment his body leaped into mid-air, a black shadow, like a ghost, had already appeared before him.
"I told you, you're here to deliver a package."
Li Qing looked at him and extended a hand.
"Since you're here, leave the 'package' before you go."
Ghost Rat looked at the hand that was constantly enlarging in his pupils, his eyes filled with despair.
He wanted to resist, to activate his Yuan Qi.
But an invisible Qi Mechanism locked him down completely, making him unable to even move a finger!
"Crack!"
Li Qing's hand gripped his neck.
The feeling was like being crushed by a mountain, instantly suffocating him.
"Tell me, who is 'Shadow Kill's' next target? Or, what major operations do you have recently?"
Li Qing asked calmly.
Since he encountered a survivor, and a Gold-Medal Assassin at that, it would be a waste not to extract more information.
Ghost Rat's face had turned a purplish-red, and he squeezed out a few words with difficulty from his throat.
"I, I'll tell you, if, if you... let me go?"
"I can consider it," Li Qing said indifferently.
Hearing this, a strong desire to survive instantly erupted in Ghost Rat's eyes.
He dared not hide anything, using all his strength to speak intermittently.
"Earth-Grade mission, the target is you..."
"The bounty is doubled, Director wants... wants your life..."
"Also... Your Highness Grand Princess, she, she mobilized the Shadow Guards..."
Shadow Guards?
Li Qing's brows furrowed.
He had heard of this term.
Experts cultivated by the Great General!
Even more terrifying than the experts of 'Shadow Kill'?
It seems that woman has been pushed to her limit.
"Very good." Li Qing nodded.
"Your information is very useful."
"Then, then you can..." Ghost Rat's eyes were filled with hope.
"Crack!"
Li Qing's hand exerted a slight force.
Ghost Rat's throat bone shattered instantly. The vitality in his eyes rapidly dissipated, and his twisted face was forever frozen in disbelief and boundless malice.
Li Qing casually threw his corpse down, letting it fall from the third floor, making a dull thud on the silent street.
"I said 'consider'."
Li Qing looked at the corpse below, muttering to himself.
"The result of the consideration is that you still have to die."
He never showed any mercy to those who wanted to kill him.
He didn't linger at the inn; his figure flickered, merging back into the night.
He had collected enough interest for tonight.
It was time to go back and get some good sleep.
Less than an incense stick's time after he left.
"Bang!"
The door of Tongfu Inn was kicked open.
A large number of Royal City Guard soldiers, holding torches, swarmed in.
When they saw the miserably dead body downstairs and the large hole violently broken open on the third floor, everyone's expressions became incredibly solemn.
The Royal City, it's about to change again!
The Royal City, which was originally peaceful in all directions.
Murder cases appeared one after another!
"Another person died!"
"Did you hear? Last night at Tongfu Inn, a Martial Artist died."
"I heard he was even a Spirit Transformation Realm expert!"
"My heavens! Is that true? Was it that mysterious person again?"
"Most likely! It's said the death was similar to those assassins on Vermilion Bird Avenue, all killed with one strike, and the scene was completely ruined!"
"What's wrong with the Royal City lately? First 'Shadow Kill' suffered a setback, and now another Spirit Transformation Realm expert is dead. Who exactly is causing trouble?"
Early the next morning, the entire Royal City's streets and alleys were once again ignited by astonishing news.
The bloody case at Tongfu Inn was like a giant rock thrown into an already turbulent lake, stirring up a thousand waves.
Ordinary citizens merely watched it as a spectacle, discussing the mysterious assassin's power and ruthlessness.
However, the major forces in the Royal City sensed an unusual scent from these successive bloody cases.
This was definitely not a simple Jianghu vendetta!
Behind this, there must be a deeper game at play!
...In the Eastern Palace, inside the study.
Crown Prince Xia Yuan looked at the secret report that had just arrived in his hand, and the gentle smile on his face grew even wider.
"Tongfu Inn, Ghost Rat, dead?"
"Good riddance, good riddance!"
He clapped his hands and chuckled softly, his mood extremely joyful.
He was naturally no stranger to the 'Shadow Kill' organization.
This assassin organization, operating in the shadows, though not presentable, possessed strength that could not be underestimated; even he sometimes had to be wary.
And this Ghost Rat, he had also heard of him, one of 'Shadow Kill's' important figures responsible for intelligence transmission in the Royal City.
Now, he was also dead.
Moreover, he died the night after Li Qing became his Guest Elder.
What did all this mean?
It meant that he, Xia Yuan, had not misjudged the person!
This Li Qing was not only unfathomably strong, but also decisive and ruthless in his actions, completely unrestrained!
He didn't care about the 'Shadow Kill' organization or the Grand Princess.
He acted purely on his own will; whoever provoked him, he would deal with them!
"Hahaha, my dear sister, she's probably too angry to sleep now, isn't she?"
Xia Yuan's mood became even more cheerful.
He could even imagine Xia Qingyue's face, twisted with anger, upon hearing this news.
First Vermilion Bird Avenue, then Tongfu Inn.
Li Qing was using the most direct and violent methods, time and again, to slap her face hard.
"Elder Xuan," Xia Yuan softly called out to the shadow behind him.