PDLP Chapter 206 Hiring an Assassin, A Desperate Counterattack
Chapter 206 Hiring an Assassin, A Desperate Counterattack
Wenwen suddenly opened her eyes. "Father, there's movement in the southwest corner. Should we move away from here?"
"Ah."
After Wen Qilin finished speaking, he took the lead and left.
Wenwen, Wenchengjian, and Wenchengbin followed closely behind.
The group used their ability to shed their skins, and with the support of spiritual energy, they quickly disappeared into the vicinity.
In the pitch-black night, it was impossible to see anything for miles around, with only a sliver of moonlight shining down from the sky.
Fortunately, the group possessed extraordinary eyesight.
Sure enough, two people were riding horses galloping towards them from the southwest corner.
Not far from the depression, the two men suddenly stopped and lit a fire.
By the light of the fire, I could see that the horse's hooves were covered with thick animal hide.
That's why the horse's hooves made a dull, muffled sound when they hit the ground.
The two chatted while warming themselves by the fire.
"Hey, tell me, why did the boss send us here to guard this low-lying area?"
"How should I know? I'll just do whatever the boss tells me to do."
"You mean, those guys really do live in the low-lying area?"
"Are you stupid? Besides the low-lying area, where else can you find shelter from the sandstorm? Look at those bonfires near the low-lying area, and look at those neatly made shacks. If they don't live here, where would they live? Use your brain."
"I really want to go over and get something to eat first; they have so much delicious food..."
Wenwen was puzzled when she heard these words.
Were they trying to steal food? Does stealing food require such cruelty?
She wasn't sure.
In the darkness, they locked eyes with Wen Chengjian. The brother and sister rushed over and, using the sleeping potion in their hands, instantly subdued the two men.
Tie the two of them up tightly and throw them on the ground.
Who is their leader?
"Whoever it is, let's go check it out first."
Looking at the two men, Wenwen guessed that they were just scouting ahead and probably didn't even know their specific purpose.
"Father, let's head towards the southwest corner and take a look first."
"Okay, be careful."
Wen Qilin led his siblings and made their way there.
Sure enough, ten miles away from the depression, in the southwest corner, a large bonfire was burning.
Thick smoke rose, and a sudden burst of flames illuminated the scene.
There were a dozen or so people, each carrying a bow and arrow, and behind them were a dozen or so tall horses, their hooves covered with thick animal hides.
This group of people were tall and burly, dressed in fur coats, with fierce and menacing faces. The leader was the most robust, wearing a felt hat and with a pair of hawk-like eyes that exuded a sense of malevolence.
Under the cover of darkness, Wenwen and her group slowly approached.
Ha, these dozen or so people, in the dead of night, are actually grilling meat and drinking in this open space with no shelter.
"Guys, this is the last bit of food we have. After we've eaten and drunk our fill, let's go and do a good job."
"Hey, I see that group of people up ahead have a good supply of food."
"Yes, coming out of Shi'an City, there were horse-drawn carriages and oxcarts, several carts full of grain."
"Tell me, how much have they expended while we've been following them all this way?"
"Tch, look how stingy he is, he probably didn't eat much, he's probably saving it for us."
"Hehehe, it's definitely going to happen. Once we get our hands on it, all that grain will be ours, enough to last us a long time."
"Boss, you still haven't told us what that big order we got is all about. Can you tell us now?" someone shouted from the darkness to the hawk-eyed man.
"Yeah, boss, we've been following them all the way from Shi'an City, we should know our destination!" someone chimed in, adding another question.
His hawk-like eyes swept over the dozen or so people present, and after a while he said in a deep voice, "Our big customer demands that the entire Wen family be killed, leaving no one alive, for a reward of ten thousand taels of silver!"
"Ten thousand taels?"
"so much!"
"Everyone in the Wen family?"
"Leave no one behind!"
This group of people immediately burst into different kinds of surprise and astonishment!
The Wen family members who were eavesdropping nearby turned even darker than the night.
Wen Qilin's face was gloomy, and suppressed anger surged from the bottom of his heart, his fists clenched tightly.
Wen Chengjian and Wen Chengbin didn't look much better either, their chests heaving.
As for Wenwen, her anger was even more direct. She gritted her teeth and asked, "Father, is the big customer the Luo family or that damned tyrant?"
"The Luo family has many members, and it cannot be ruled out that the incompetent ruler listened to slander."
Wen Qilin suppressed his anger and replied, signaling to the three siblings not to alert the enemy.
The group surrounded Wan Jin, offering their opinions and engaging in a lively, rambling conversation.
"Boss, the Wen family members are skilled in martial arts. It might be difficult to eliminate them all?"
Hawkeye said casually, "The customer said it's better to kill a thousand innocent people than to let one guilty person go free. Besides, the Wen family's best fighter is already seriously injured. They've been dragging this out since leaving the capital, so they're probably close to death."
“That’s true. It’s more than 2,000 miles from Kyoto to here. Even a minor illness can be fatal if left untreated, let alone a serious injury.”
"Xiayou City isn't far ahead, and once we leave the city, we won't be far from the northern desert. Boss, where do you plan to make your move?"
“The depression not far ahead is a good place; I reckon they’ll camp there tonight.”
"Boss, so that's why you sent Pockmarked Guy and Slender Guy out to guard that low-lying area. Brilliant!"
"Sure enough, following the boss means you get to eat meat and make money!"
"We're determined to land this big order!"
These dozen or so people suddenly became incredibly powerful, each holding a hawk-eye cup and cheering wildly.
That's it!
The Wen family was utterly enraged.
"Father, should we use a sleeping potion and poison together?"
"Uncle, what are you still hesitating about?"
"Father, I'll take their horses and bows and arrows first, then you can take advantage of the situation to do this... and that..."
Since the goal is to exterminate the Wen family, there is no need to show them any mercy whatsoever.
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Wenwen took the lead, channeled her spiritual power, and instantly changed her footwork, taking away all the flattery and arrows.
Faced with the sudden change, these thieves were completely oblivious, each one lost in their own fantasy.
"Hehe, I'll post it after I finish this order."
"Yes, yes, the boss would never treat us unfairly."
"After I get my share of the bounty, I'm going to Xiayou City to enjoy myself."
Whoosh!
Whizzing!
Several figures darted around the thieves, and a cloud of powder fell from the sky.
"puff!"
"Oh dear, is this it?"
boom!
Bang bang bang!
More than a dozen people collapsed instantly.
Some people had a piece of meat in their mouths, while others had spilled their wine all over the ground; all sorts of unexpected situations occurred frequently.
Several strong-willed and quick-thinking individuals drew their swords, ready for battle, and shouted at the top of their lungs, "Whoever it is, come out if you dare!"
These people were already at their limit; those sleeping pills weren't something an ordinary person could make.
This is a new drug that Wenwen recently developed.
Although alchemy requires reaching the fourth level of Qi Refining, it is not necessary to refine some medicinal powders.
Using the spiritual herbs in her space, and following the instructions in the book, she used her spiritual power to guide the herbs and create this potion, which can be said to be unique and one of a kind in the mortal realm.
Wen Qilin emerged from the darkness with Wen Wen and her siblings, and walked step by step toward them in the light of the fire.
He said, slowly and deliberately, "We are literary people."