freeallnovels Chapter 4126 Beware of Fire, Theft, and Hua Mei
Chapter 4126 Beware of Fire, Theft, and Hua Mei
Chapter 4126 Beware of Fire, Theft, and Hua Mei
【Marindor】, District 7, 【Anle】Princess's Palace.
"Have you heard? Lord Ryanham seems to have gone missing..."
"Another one has gone missing? What happened?"
"I don't know... Don't pry into the affairs of important people. I only overheard it by chance..."
Ryanham had only recently returned to the palace.
This person was originally a musician in the palace. Because of his proficiency in music, he was appreciated by Prince Anle and was later recruited into the male attendant troupe.
His sudden return to the palace led everyone to speculate whether he had lost power—two other talented individuals, also from the palace, returned with Ryanham.
How can someone disappear without a trace?
Paul was very puzzled, but he did not participate in the servants' discussion.
He lowered his head and quickly left the dining hall... After many twists and turns, he finally arrived at the tool shed in a courtyard of the manor—he had brought food for Brother Guevara.
Even though this guy said he didn't need it.
"Brother, you look much better today."
Thanks to Paul's successive successful searches for the necessary medicines in the Ghost Market, Brother Guevara's injuries have mostly healed, and even his tattered Eternal Divine Art has been slightly repaired.
Don't underestimate this small piece; its effects vary greatly—although it can't compare to the complete one, it at least restores some self-defense capabilities.
He gave Paul another list. "Brother, go to the Ghost Market one more time. If you can find everything on this list, you won't need to go again."
Paul exclaimed with delight, "Brother, are you about to make a full recovery?"
"For now," Guevara said calmly. His injuries should be mostly healed. As for the divine magic, that's not something a [Ghost Market] can handle. "Don't worry, helping you go back for revenge is no problem."
Paul nodded; this was exactly what he had been waiting for.
Brother Guevara suddenly shivered and frowned suspiciously.
……
Meanwhile, in a grove of trees outside the palace.
Musashi simply started a fire, roasting a bird he had casually shot, and muttered to himself.
"A princess's palace, where she enjoys herself, is hiding a severely injured [Radiant Moon]... What is she doing here?"
Out of boredom, Musashi had been following Paul for several days and, through the things Paul had secretly acquired, deduced that they were items for healing injuries—and that the injuries were quite severe.
Of course, he just wanted to have some fun.
After all, he had already met the people that the Mozi throne had instructed him to contact, but things hadn't started yet, and he didn't intend to officially appear in Marindo as a representative of the Transcendental organization.
Having finally managed to temporarily skip my shift as the gatekeeper of the [Eternal Night Palace], I should at least be able to enjoy this moment for a while, right?
This heavily injured [Radiant Moon] hidden in the palace seems like quite a bit of fun...
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"Brother, are you feeling unwell?" Paul asked with concern.
This guy is my hope for revenge, and I don't want anything to go wrong at this time.
Brother Guevara shook his head. "I was just thinking about some things."
After his [Stigmata] was stripped away and his divine magic was almost destroyed, Guevara really did have thoughts of leaving—mainly because there are too many powerful people in [Marindo] at this stage.
And it will only increase, he simply can't handle it, he can't even survive the chaos.
However, in the past two days, Brother Guevara has come up with a new idea... He's already in this state, why not make a move before leaving and recoup some of his losses?
That powerful minister of the empire, [Babylon], is currently in a real bind. He's been sanctioned by [Void Bank], his territory is in constant riots, and all sorts of rumors are flying around...
Such an unlucky guy, before leaving, he didn't even bother to "borrow" some travel money. Was he deliberately not going?
He planned to secretly "borrow" some travel expenses from Paul after he returned from his trip to the "ghost market".
However, in the past few days, Brother Guevara has had a feeling of unease, as if someone is watching him from the shadows, but upon closer inspection, he has found nothing.
He felt that he might be traumatized by the woman who stripped him of his "Holy Mark," and he had started to become paranoid.
Has that violent woman from the Free Army not left yet?
As Guevara thought to himself, he subconsciously began to recall the chaotic eyes he had seen when he used divine magic to steal the other party's memories, and his soul immediately felt a sharp pain.
What the hell is this?
I only briefly recalled it, and it felt like my soul had been pierced all over again...
Destroy it.
Why are there so many monsters in the void?!
Headache……
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The intelligence gatherer from "Black God's Blade" has left, but the Leo brothers have arrived and successfully infiltrated the upscale hotel owned by Melon Fox.
Over the past two days, the Leo brothers have figured out the situation inside the hotel and have also noticed that a strong military force is stationed outside the villa where their target is located.
The information provided by the sponsor mentioned this unit: the Jinxiu Special Operations Unit under Princess Anle.
The target was heavily guarded and had powerful [Radiant Moon] guards by his side. A direct assault was clearly not an option, and the reward for completing the assassination mission was not enough to make the two brothers risk their lives.
But assassination has always been a technical skill; the essence of assassination lies in killing the strong with the weak.
However, the target hadn't left the villa in the past few days, and the Leo brothers couldn't find an opportunity to make a move, so they could only continue to wait.
They didn't say anything for a few days, but the two brothers had tried years of infiltration to assassinate their targets—however, recently the two brothers were really short of money and wanted to upgrade their equipment.
Rao, the younger of the twins, pondered for a moment and said, "How about we create a disturbance to lure away the [Jinxiu] troops?"
Leo, the older brother, frowned and said, "It's too obvious. The people in the [Brocade] unit aren't stupid, and that [Radiant Moon] level guard is even less so."
The two brothers discussed it for most of the day but couldn't come up with a solution—but then, a turning point appeared.
The Leo brothers discovered that a guy living in the villa would sneak away from it quietly—he did it very discreetly, not leaving himself, but instead using a clone formed from yellow sand to secretly contact several guys staying at the hotel next door.
Rao, the twin brother, was extremely skilled at stealth. Through surveillance, he learned that this guy was called Shaq, and the strange-looking guys staying at the hotel next door were Shaq's men.
This Shaq is actually a space pirate!
Assassins, pirates, hunters, treasure hunters, mercenaries—these circles intertwine to create a vast, four-sided "jianghu" (martial arts world).
With just a little inquiry, the Leo brothers learned of Shaq's true identity.
He's quite a figure, being one of the notorious "Great Pirates" of the "Pirate Alliance," though he rarely operates within the "Science Side."
The target, Levi Titus, is the son of a second-rate deity, yet he is colluding with a great pirate. The Leo brothers sense that things are not so simple, which is why they have been unable to devise an assassination plan.
“Never mind, let’s start with Shaq. Since he always secretly sends his clones away, he must have a secret he doesn’t want the people in the villa to know.” The elder brother Leo pondered, “This is enough to prove that the people in the villa are not of one mind, but are only gathered together for some purpose.”
“This Shaq shouldn’t be weak,” Rao thought for a moment and said, “but his four henchmen are only so-so. We can capture one of them first…”
While the Leo brothers were plotting, two other pairs of eyes were secretly observing them.
A gaze came from the intelligence gatherer of [Black God's Blade].
Since the employer ultimately did not place the order, [Black God's Blade] naturally would not make another move, but was curious to know who the employer would hire to carry out the assassination.
Unexpectedly, they found a pair of twin assassins working alone.
In the world of assassins on the "scientific side," the "Leo Brothers" can only be described as having some fame. Compared to the "Black God's Blade," they are like ants compared to a dragon.
This employer is really stingy.
Do you not know how terrifying that high-ranking [Radiant Moon] next to the target is...? They actually hired such a second-rate pair of assassin brothers just to save money...
The intelligence officer secretly complained, intending to record the Leo brothers' actions as a task to be completed... It would also be a good opportunity to use the Leo brothers to test the strength of the defenses around the target.
Although the stingy employer didn't choose [Black God's Blade] this time, who knows, maybe there will be other generous employers in the future?
Doing more intelligence gathering will not be a loss.
In any case, [Black God's Blade] is very willing to spend money on intelligence gathering, which is one of the reasons why [Black God's Blade] has never failed a commission over the years.
……
Another gaze, secretly watching Leo, came from the second person Sherman had commissioned: the Fairy Linglong.
She was waiting for the Leo brothers to make their move.
Unfortunately, these two brothers have been hesitant to make a move for three days now... Where did the sugar daddy find such a useless piece of trash?
If I hadn't secretly intervened, this good-for-nothing brother wouldn't have even noticed that someone had secretly left the villa... that guy named Shaq something.
"However, how could there be such a powerful expert in the villa, and more than one at that..."
As a true disciple of the [Primordial Demonic Cult], Fairy Linglong possesses extremely powerful demonic thoughts, which are undetectable by almost all scientific methods.
However, the moment the demonic thought gets close, it will be instantly locked onto by a certain gaze.
That unfathomable man in a tuxedo...
The Fairy Linglong did not take any risks and retreated cautiously.
In this true discipleship trial, she needs to complete a certain number of assassination targets. Each assassination operation must be recorded in detail, and the more difficult the assassination target, the higher the final evaluation will be.
She didn't actually care about the reward for the task; what she cared about was the difficulty of the task.
"Finally, I've encountered a very difficult mission..." Fairy Linglong gazed into the distance at the villa that was secretly guarded by the [Jinxiu] troops.
Her training period was almost over. She had assassinated many challenging targets, but she was never satisfied with the final question that served as the "exam paper" for herself.
If she still can't find them in these last six months, she'll have to consider whether to assassinate some of the most famous members of the royal family of the [Abrier] Empire... or targets of the same level in the other two empires.
"New guy, table number five needs a Stargazing Pie, urgent!"
"Hey, here it comes!"
The graceful fairy swayed her hips as she walked lightly past the diners' burning gazes—this little tavern called "Qingya" was, in the prestigious "Marindo" district, only considered an affordable restaurant.
However, Fairy Linglong found the villa where her target lived, where she had ordered food twice before.
The target seems to have a great passion for food... and there's a woman in that villa who often comes here to buy drinks.
"The Stargazing Party is here! Please enjoy your meal..."
As Linglong Fairy put down the dishes and was about to turn and leave, her gaze suddenly sharpened slightly... She continued walking without making a sound, while simultaneously activating her hearing to its fullest extent.
At this moment, two women walked into the [Qingya] tavern.
"This is the place, it's quite close."
"Don't let the small size of this place fool you, the wine here is excellent! Especially the imported 'Immortal Brew,' it's much better than the Shenzhou Jinjiu I gave you last time! It's my treat today, so don't be shy!"
The two women chatted and laughed before heading down to a private room on the second floor of the tavern, where they appeared to have already made a reservation.
After waiting for a while, Fairy Linglong, having judged the time, found a male waiter who was about to go upstairs and said, "Leave those two female guests who just arrived to me."
“Okay, alright.” The waiter nodded.
Although he also wanted to take the opportunity to glance at the two pretty female customers in the upstairs private room a few more times—but the new part-time girl was the main course!
He'd been licking her for two days already, so naturally he wouldn't refuse now.
……
Upstairs private seating.
Seeing Long Xiruo skillfully start boiling water and making tea, Li Huamei knew that she had indeed come here several times before.
"Why did you suddenly call me out for drinks?" Li Huamei asked curiously.
Long Xiruo said irritably, "Couldn't I just ask you out for a drink? Why does it have to be something else?"
You can't exactly say that you haven't had a chance to practice archery etiquette these past few days... [Girlish heart] is just something that people are bad at but addicted to. They're incredibly timid when they meet someone, but feel extremely sad when they don't.
Under the same roof, Shenzhou Zhenlong couldn't stand it, so he simply dragged Li Huamei out to drink alone in silence.
"By the way, what's with your outfit?" Long Xiruo suddenly asked, glancing sideways.
Li Huamei glanced at her outfit subconsciously: a white short skirt suit paired with matte black stockings.
"These days I've been handling orders and contracts for the transformation potion. I feel like this makes me look more formal. I've noticed that many of the women in [Marindo] dress like this."
"...Don't you feel awkward?" Long Xiru couldn't help but complain—you'd better really be doing this for the convenience of doing business.
"It's alright, you'll get used to it." Li Huamei smiled and said, "Besides, [Luo] also said that this outfit suits me quite well."
The true dragon of Shenzhou felt a sudden jolt in his heart.
She knew that [Xiang Feihu] didn't have any strange thoughts, but the deadbeat might have some—last time they went to the [Freedom and Wildness] Gorge, didn't he "force" himself to change into a female pirate outfit...?
Or perhaps Li Huamei was doing something she considered ordinary, but it brought about extraordinary results, thus achieving an unintentional act of stealing the tower...
Fire prevention, theft prevention, and...
"It looks awful! The original was much more pleasing to the eye!" Long Xiruo said with a look of disgust.
"Since you think it looks bad, just change it back." Li Huamei smiled, not caring much. "By the way, Xi Ruo, what do you think of that new Mr. Venus?"
"That guy..."
Just as Long Xiruo was about to speak, a pretty waitress walked over with a menu.
Although the waitress was fairly pretty, in Long Xiruo's eyes she was only average—but while her looks were average, her figure was anything but.
This reminded Long Xiruo of a certain rule-breaking little butterfly fairy...
"Hello ladies, this is today's recommended menu. I'm Xiao Xiao, your waitress, and it's a pleasure to serve you..."