Chapter 57 Assassins with Shields, Lacking Martial Morality

Gu Ye turned around slowly, his gaze landing on a beautiful figure—a woman dressed in a moon-white flowing dress. The fabric was luxurious, and the hem was embroidered with delicate silver threads.

The dress shimmered faintly in the dim light of the Black Market, accentuating her snow-white skin, gentle features, and refined temperament, making her look completely out of place in this chaotic environment.

She made no attempt to hide her identity, followed closely by two tall, expressionless men in black suits.

The bodyguards exuded a chilling aura, their hands clasped behind their backs. They were clearly quite powerful, remaining constantly alert to their surroundings.

"Miss, is there something I can help you with?" Gu Ye asked politely.

The woman's red lips parted, her voice gentle and soft, like a spring breeze brushing across a lake—a complete contrast to the cold shout from before.

"My name is Jiang Wan, and I am a Card Appraiser. I saw you purchase several unknown cards from that stall just now. I wonder if you would be willing to transfer them to me? I will pay triple the price."

Hearing Jiang Wan's offer, the nearby stall vendor's expression changed instantly. His eyes swirled with intense heartache and regret as he stared fixedly at Jiang Wan, his gaze seemingly shouting a silent accusation: 'Lady, why didn't you come sooner!'

If she had arrived one step earlier, that triple price would have been his!

But things had already reached this point; he had sold the cards to Gu Ye, the money and goods had changed hands, and there was no room for regret.

He had sold the cards to Gu Ye and the money was paid; the transaction was complete.

Gu Ye shook his head upon hearing this, indicating he would not sell.

One of the bodyguards behind Jiang Wan questioned sharply, "Kid, watch your status. Don't be ungrateful when you're being shown respect."

Judging by the tone, it was clear that the cold voice from earlier had come from him.

Psionic energy surged slightly around him, and a wave of Silver Rank pressure rushed forward. He clearly intended to use his strength to force Gu Ye to compromise.

Gu Ye's eyes narrowed dangerously as he stared at A'Da. "I'm just not selling. If you have the guts, kill me right here."

One must know that the Black Market had managers and did not allow anyone to cause trouble here, not even members of a Noble Families.

"You—"

"A'Da, don't be rude!" Jiang Wan's tone carried obvious annoyance. Her brows furrowed as she glared sternly at A'Da. "Who gave you permission to be so disrespectful to this gentleman?"

"Miss, I..." A'Da looked aggrieved and wanted to explain, wanting to say that Gu Ye didn't know what was good for him, but he was interrupted by Jiang Wan's even sterner gaze.

Jiang Wan glared at him angrily, her tone brooks no argument: "Apologize to this gentleman!"

Seeing this, the bodyguard felt humiliated but apologized to Gu Ye.

"I'm sorry!"

"Keep a leash on your dog!" Gu Ye dropped the cold remark and didn't spare them another glance, turning to walk out of the crowd with hurried steps.

A'Da glared angrily at Gu Ye's departing figure. "You—!!"

"A'Da!" Jiang Wan's cold voice rang out, instantly extinguishing his anger.

Jiang Wan's eyes were filled with doubt as she stared at the spot where Gu Ye had disappeared.

"Miss, do you need someone to search for him?" The large man behind Jiang Wan, who had been silent until now, asked her.

"No need. It might just be my imagination. How could there be high-level cards at a small stall like that?"

Jiang Wan shook her head and walked toward other stalls.

After walking a distance away, Gu Ye changed into a new set of equipment and went back.

"Kid, are you really that afraid of death?" Willow Crab said, speechless.

Hearing this, Gu Ye rolled his eyes. "As if you aren't."

"I am!" Willow Crab replied as if it were obvious.

"Then that's that. This is called being cautious; there's no harm in it."

"Tch..."

Over the next few hours, with Willow Crab's help, Gu Ye managed to find a few more Blue cards. Although they were all unknown cards, after taking them home for Willow Crab to appraise, they were basically guaranteed to be profitable.

That's right, Willow Crab's [Trail-Tracking Treasure Seeking] also had an appraisal effect; it had told Gu Ye this itself.

card: [Human-Head Willow Crab]

Quality: [Bronze Rank Nine]

Category: [Eerie]

Traits:

[Trail-Tracking Treasure Seeking]: Tracks all things, finds a thousand treasures. The eyes of the Human-Head Willow Crab can see through delusions, pointing directly to the source of all things and restoring the essence of objects.

[Thick Armor and Robustness]!@!#￥!#￥@@#%

Skills: @!#￥@￥%@#@#

Gu Ye could only see its first trait; he didn't understand any of the others.

However, to get Willow Crab's help with appraisal, Gu Ye had to let it play on the computer for a month as an exchange. After some bargaining, Willow Crab emerged victorious and got to play for a week.

Exiting the Black Market, the same man in sunglasses was still on guard.

Arriving at the roadside, Gu Ye prepared to hail a taxi home. Looking at the familiar scene, he couldn't help but scan his surroundings warily. There wasn't a soul in sight. Gu Ye was a bit puzzled; he had seen so many people inside the Black Market, yet out here, he couldn't see anyone. It was truly strange.

"The people from the Witch Society shouldn't be assassinating me here again, right?"

*Ceng—!!* The familiar ring of a sword suddenly exploded through the air.

Gu Ye's scalp went numb in an instant, and he cursed out loud.

"Damn it, is there no end to you Witch Society people?" Gu Ye reacted extremely quickly, instantly injecting psionic energy into his fingertips.

"tuanado of gale, the Power of the Cleaving Hurricane!"

"Fusion!" Gu Ye completed the fusion in an instant, but he was still a step too late. The assassin's sword qi slashed against the armor, sending Gu Ye flying. With a *bang*, he crashed into a wall.

"Those who insult the Church shall die!" The assassin's eyes held cold killing intent as they looked at Gu Ye as if he were already a dead man.

"If the tiger doesn't show its might, they really think I'm a sick cat." Gu Ye crawled out from the pile of rubble.

"Red Wolf, kill him!"

A red figure suddenly charged at the assassin's flank. Purple flames burned on Red Wolf's frying pan, appearing exceptionally bright in the night sky.

The assassin smiled contemptuously. With a flick of the wrist, the longsword collided with the frying pan. Purple flames dissipated into the surroundings as sparks flew in all directions.

[Dual Pan Union · Invincible Under Heaven]!

"Flame of Nava, the Power of the Devouring Fierce Flame!"

Fusion!

[Molten Flame Demon Split]!

Burning with purple flames, the two pans merged into one and charged toward him with an invincible momentum.

Meanwhile, Gu Ye held the ronglin blade, forming a giant flame blade that slashed toward the assassin with an aura that could tear through anything. The two attacks landed simultaneously.

Facing the pincer attack of the two major skills, the assassin let out a roar. The longsword in his hand grew layers of scales to block Red Wolf's attack, while a shield appeared in his left hand to catch Gu Ye's giant flame blade.

The purple flames from Red Wolf's dual pans only left a few scorch marks on the assassin's sleeve, while Gu Ye's flame blade failed to cause even a single point of damage.

"Are you kidding me? An assassin with a shield? Where's your sense of martial honor?"

[Moon Spirit Slaying Blade]!

The longsword in the assassin's hand emitted a shimmering white light, slashing out a crescent-shaped sword qi toward Gu Ye.

The attack was too fast; Gu Ye couldn't dodge it at all.

[Molten Flame Defense]!

Gu Ye spread his hands, forming a flame protective shield, but it shattered instantly before the sharp sword qi.

[Wolf Fort Guardian]!

Red Wolf suddenly appeared in front of Gu Ye. The 'Wolf Fort Barrier' she applied to herself and Gu Ye only managed to slow down the speed of the sword qi.

"Ah—!"

The sword qi finally slashed into Red Wolf, cutting a massive hole in her red robe.

Red Wolf took fatal damage and was in critical condition.

[Yin Guard Wolf Couple] triggered!