83: Isn't it said that there aren't that many viewers in this world?

Like other cities in Daxia, Cangnan City’s Old City was particularly vibrant and full of life.

It was currently night market hours, with various stalls lining the streets, and all sorts of grilled skewers and stinky tofu were a nightmare for night runners.

The Scorpion Mercenary Group’s modified car slowly made its way through the night market area; they had already wasted nearly 20 minutes here.

“Scorpion Six, just floor it and rush through,” Scorpion Three said.

“Shut up, you idiot! If we alert the enemy and ruin Medusa’s plan, neither of us will get away with it,” the leader, Scorpion One, snapped harshly.

“Hmph, I never thought our Scorpion Mercenary Group would stoop to being a woman’s dog,” Scorpion Three sneered.

“Scorpion Three, shut your stinking mouth! Your arrogance will bring disaster to the entire mercenary group,” Scorpion One warned again.

“Once we’re past this, let the brothers who are already in ambush make their move. Just put the hostage in the car and take them back, and it’ll be over. Don’t cause any extra trouble.”

Scorpion Three stopped talking. Ever since Scorpion One decided to lead the entire mercenary group to join the Ancient God Church, Scorpion Three had been constantly opposing him.

Scorpion One closed his eyes, having already made up his mind: he would find an opportunity to get rid of Scorpion Three during this mission.

After moving slowly for a while, the car finally passed through the night market area.

Soon, following the provided location, the Scorpion Mercenary Group arrived at Lin Qi Ye’s Aunt’s house.

“We finally made it!” Scorpion One said.

“Then what are we waiting for? Let’s just go in, tie them up, and get out of here,” Scorpion Three’s impatience flared up again.

Suddenly, an alarm sounded from the car.

“What’s going on?” Scorpion One asked.

Scorpion Six, who was driving, replied, “Boss, tire pressure alarm. It seems like the tire has been punctured.”

“The tire’s been punctured? How is that possible?” Scorpion One roared in anger.

“I don’t know either. Logically speaking, it shouldn’t be possible!”

Just as the few of them were wondering, there was a sudden knock on the car door from outside.

“Gentlemen, what are you doing at my house so late?”

Scorpion One instantly reacted. The voice came from Scorpion Three’s side, so he immediately opened the car door and jumped out.

Scorpion Three also understood that they had been targeted long ago. It seemed the punctured tire was also due to someone deliberately placing something on the road.

Bang!

The car window glass was directly shattered by Lin Qi Ye with a dagger.

Scorpion Three pulled out his pistol, just about to fire, but the dagger had already slashed across his throat.

Blood spurted out, splattering onto Lin Qi Ye.

Originally, the 136 Squad members had planned to have a hot pot together at the Peacekeeping Bureau to have a good get-together.

But just as they were about to order delivery, a bat suddenly crashed into the Peacekeeping Bureau’s window.

At first, no one paid attention, but the bat seemed to go crazy, continuously hitting the Peacekeeping Bureau’s window.

Leng Xuan opened the window, and the bat flew directly inside, then quietly landed beside Lin Qi Ye.

A note was tied to the bat’s wing. Lin Qi Ye opened it, and a few words were clearly written on it.

“Someone is going to attack your family.”

The handwriting was crooked and messy, looking like a random scribble by a primary school student who had just learned to write.

Aunt and Yang Jin were the people Lin Qi Ye cared about most. If someone were to harm them, it would be touching his inverse scale.

Chen Muye and the others knew that the Ancient God Church wanted to target Lin Qi Ye.

However, they didn’t expect the other party to use such underhanded tactics, and so quickly.

“Depart immediately. No one stays at home. Everyone keep a safe distance from Lin Qi Ye. If the other party is so blatant, they probably have other tricks up their sleeve,” Chen Muye immediately judged.

Fortunately, the night market in the Old City bought them time. Lin Qi Ye and the others arrived early and set up many three-edged cones on the road.

Just as Lin Qi Ye dealt with Scorpion Three with thunderous means, Scorpion Six, sitting in the driver’s seat, had already picked up a pistol and aimed it at Lin Qi Ye’s forehead.

Even if the opponent was a God’s Proxy, at such close range, it would be impossible to withstand a bullet’s attack.

“Goodbye, young God’s Proxy,” Scorpion Six pulled the trigger.

Clang!

A faint metallic sound broke the silence.

Scorpion Six’s face changed. On the battlefield, this sound was the most hated sound for mercenaries.

The gun jammed.

Lin Qi Ye smiled slightly, “Why didn’t you check properly before firing?”

Even before Scorpion Six made his move, a hint of darkness had already encroached upon the pistol.

Under the effect of the God Ruins, Lin Qi Ye changed the shape of the bullet.

If his strength advanced further, he could directly tear metal, without needing to scheme in small ways.

Lin Qi Ye yanked Scorpion Six out of the car.

“Speak, who sent you here?”

It was night, and Lin Qi Ye’s strength was immense.

Scorpion Six stammered, “It… it was Medusa who sent us.”

Next, Scorpion Six, like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, spilled all the tasks the Ancient God Church had given them.

“So, everything is the Medusa Proxy’s plan, and you are her followers?”

Lin Qi Ye’s eyebrows furrowed. This was the second time he had been so angry since personally killing Li Yifei.

“Yes, her task for us was to kidnap your family. We don’t know anything else. I’ve told you everything, please let me go,” Scorpion Six begged for mercy.

“Let you go? Heh heh!” Lin Qi Ye directly slit Scorpion Six’s throat with his dagger.

At this moment, Scorpion One, who had already run to a desolate area in the distance, looked at the corpses on the ground, his face extremely grim.

Just now, as soon as he ran here and met up with his ambushing brothers, a sniper bullet shot from a distance.

Scorpion One was agile and experienced, avoiding the attack in advance, but the others were not so lucky.

At this point, he finally understood that the other side definitely didn’t just have Lin Qi Ye alone.

They had a sniper on their side. The reason they let him come over was to use him as a lantern to scout the way.

“Damn it, they’re treating me like a monkey!”

This feeling of being watched was truly unpleasant. Didn’t they say there weren’t that many spectators in this world?

But at this moment, what Scorpion One didn’t know was that Lv Liang, the sixteenth seat of the believers, was watching this grand play from the entrance of Lin Qi Ye’s Aunt’s house.

“I knew Lin Qi Ye wouldn’t come alone. Those idiots from Scorpion Mercenary Group, attracting attention for me, can be considered to have died for a good cause.”

And what Lv Liang didn’t know was that Yang Jin was coldly watching him from the window of Lin Qi Ye’s Aunt’s house.

What no one knew was that Han Shaoyun was hiding further away, muttering, “I hope something unexpected happens on Lv Liang’s side.”

Meanwhile, Medusa looked at the 136 Squad members through binoculars. “The Night Watchers don’t seem so impressive, do they? For this grand play, counting myself, I’ve arranged four cards. Oh no, counting Whisper’s secret weapon, there are a total of five cards, and only one has been played so far.”

Even further away, Song Zhong held a packed lamb kidney from the night market, eating with relish, “Oh my, this is so much fun. The grand play is finally about to begin.”

PS: I’ve been moving these past two days, so I’ve been busy. The update is late.