Chapter 41: The Shark Comes Prepared

Late at night.

In a private house in Jinyun City.

“Remember, our mission this time is mainly to lure out this unnamed night watchman and see who he is, so… no matter what happens, you must not show up or take action!”

The tall bounty hunter has now disguised himself as a simple and honest man.

He said solemnly to another bounty hunter beside him.

“Even if I am defeated or killed in battle, you must not show up, and you must bring the information back to the organization!”

Another bounty hunter nodded.

“Don’t worry, I know what to do.”

“From now on, I will hide around you and keep a close eye on your every move. As long as the mysterious night watchman takes action against you, I will know who he is!”

“But… if this person is disguised, you will need to remove his disguise during the battle.”

The tall bounty hunter smiled.

“Of course I know this. Don’t worry. As long as he attacks me, no matter how well he disguises himself, I will let you see his true appearance.”

…

In a blink of an eye.

It was already the seventh day that Xiao Shi had been patrolling the city.

This mission took ten days.

It would last until the next round of missions.

Xiao Shi was just like usual.

During the patrol, he kept an eye on the situation around Cen Qingci and kept an eye on whether this bait attracted any big fish.

I don’t know if it was because of my two kills that made Cen Qingci, like other night watchmen, feel that no bounty hunters dared to come to Jinyun City again, causing her to return to her initial lax state.

Xiao Shi was speechless about this.

I felt that this woman had experienced too few setbacks, had a smooth journey, and lacked the beatings of society!

However, this kind of bait is a high-quality bait that can easily attract big fish.

It’s a pity that the noise I made the first two times I caught fish was too loud.

It seemed that other fish didn’t dare to come again.

After a day of observation, no bounty hunters were seen lurking in. Xiao Shi couldn’t help but start thinking about breaking through the ninth level of the martial realm. According to his investigation and understanding these days, he has determined that different ninth levels of the martial realm will have completely different strengths and weaknesses. The ninth level of the martial realm represents the limit of the physical body. At least for martial artists who have not practiced their bodies, once they step into the ninth level of the martial realm, it means that they have reached the limit of the physical body. And everyone’s physical limit is often different. According to the practice of each person and their own physique, their physical limits will be different. Therefore, there will be obvious differences in strength at the ninth level of the martial realm. Among the many practices in Qixingzhou, the Red Tiger Art is not the top one, but it is also a relatively advanced practice. Therefore, the disciples who practice the Red Tiger Art and reach the ninth level of the martial realm are generally stronger than those mountain bandits outside. This also made Xiao Shi realize. The ninth-level martial artist in Liuyue Mountain whom he met for the first time was only the weakest ninth-level martial artist.

“With my current strength, I can only fight the weakest ninth-level martial artist, and the hope of winning is not great…”

“Although I should be able to kill him with the items on my body, there are far more than one ninth-level martial artist among the evil forces outside!”

Xiao Shi knew that killing a ninth-level martial artist and destroying an evil force with a ninth-level martial artist were two completely different concepts.

With his current strength, it was obviously difficult to do.

We have to wait.

It was evening.

Xiao Shi came to Cen Qingci and used the [Enemy Detection Talisman] to find fish as usual.

Although he didn’t have much hope, he still had to try.

As he put the [Enemy Detection Talisman] on his body.

Xiao Shi began to look around the crowd.

“Hmm?”

Suddenly he made a discovery.

He saw a big man with a red light ball on his head in the crowd.

This man, like the two bounty hunters before, had no flaws in disguise.

Unfortunately, under the effect of the [Enemy Detection Talisman], all his disguises were ineffective.

Xiao Shi saw through him at a glance.

But Xiao Shi found something different about this bounty hunter.

The red light ball on his head was not as bright and huge as the two previous bounty hunters.

This also means…

This man’s hostility towards Cen Qingci is far less than that of the two previous bounty hunters.

This made Xiao Shi narrow his eyes slightly.

He was alert in his heart.

He quietly condensed a blood mark on the other person.

Through the mark’s perception of his blood, he found that the blood fluctuations of this man were extremely terrifying!

This was obviously the blood fluctuations of the ninth level of the martial arts realm!

And it was even more amazing than the blood of the ninth level of the martial arts realm he first encountered!
Xiao Shi was not too surprised by this.

The Senluo Organization had lost two bounty hunters at the eighth level of the martial realm in succession, so it was naturally impossible for them to send bounty hunters below the eighth level of the martial realm to assassinate them. They would definitely send bounty hunters at the ninth level of the martial realm.

“A shark has come directly!”

Xiao Shi’s eyes flickered.

If he still had [Erosion Blood], he would have enough confidence to kill even such a shark.

Unfortunately, [Erosion Blood] did not drop again after it was used up.

“With the items I have now, plus sneak attacks, there should still be a chance to kill, but there will be certain risks…”

Xiao Shi fell into deep thought.

This person is not like the ninth level of the martial realm in Liuyue Mountain. Through the fluctuations of qi and blood he sensed, he could see that the other party was much stronger than the ninth level of the martial realm in Liuyue Mountain.

Facing such a strong man…

It is not easy to kill him.

In addition,

Through the red light ball above the opponent’s head showing his hostility, Xiao Shi also found that this person’s hostility towards Cen Qingci was not very strong.

It’s easy to know…

This bounty hunter is not here to assassinate Cen Qingci, he is here for me!

He is different from the two bounty hunters before.

The two bounty hunters before were completely for the purpose of assassinating Cen Qingci, but the bounty hunter who came this time is targeting me!
This makes Xiao Shi even more cautious.

The opponent is obviously well prepared.

He must be on guard at all times.

Even if it is a sneak attack, it is difficult to achieve the same effect as before.

“This is a… cautious shark, not easy to deal with.”

Xiao Shi shook his head.

In this case.

Then leave him alone for a while.

Anyway, I am in the dark and he is in the light.

The initiative is in my hands.

As long as I don’t take action, he can only wait.

“Then let him wait.”

Xiao Shi decided to ignore him.

Although he was eager to get the fish now, Xiao Shi also knew that he could not eat every fish.

A shark like this…

It would be too hard to eat.

Take it slow first.

When he has enough strength, he will eat him.

Anyway, this shark will stay in Jinyun City and will not leave in the short term.

(End)