Free Web NovelNight fell, the moon was dark, the wind was high, and all was silent.
In the woodshed, a katydid kept chirping, its calls rising and falling with a snore, as if they were exchanging signals.
Splash—
A basin of water splashed on his face, Xu Yi shivered and stood up abruptly, opening his eyes to see three pairs of eyes looking at him, blocking the candlelight.
“Shopkeeper?”
Xu Yi shivered uncontrollably as he looked at the three pairs of eyes:
“Is this... a black inn?”
Three people stood opposite him.
The cold, fairy-like woman was expressionless, but the scrutiny in her eyes pierced through to the bottom of one’s heart, making people afraid to meet her gaze.
Another woman in palace attire was playing with her trophy—a boning knife, taken from a killer who had scored zero points in diving.
Only the Shopkeeper seemed relatively normal, still wearing that genial smile.
But upon realizing he was tied up like a pig, he immediately felt that smile transform from benevolent to nuclear.
“He’s awake.”
Ying Bing was expressionless.
“He’s awake, but not fully awake.”
Li Mo squinted and shook his head.
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Shang Wu was a bit impatient.
Xu Yi: “!”
Do it?
Connecting it to something bad, his hair stood on end in an instant:
“Boss, don’t make me into human meat buns!”
“I can join too, I can also open a black inn!”
“What are you thinking about?”
Li Mo didn’t quite understand.
Behind him, a wisp of clear light emerged, shining on Xu Yi.
After much exploration, Xiao Li discovered that his Yi Soul not only had the effect of slightly altering the flow of time, but also could calm the mind and allow one to return to their true self.
Uh...
Xu Yi’s head was wrapped like a mummy, so his expression couldn’t be clearly seen, but from his eyes, he had seamlessly switched to that Money-Adding King of Hell.
“I was indeed preparing to send a message to the Rain Listening Pavilion that day, but it wasn’t for...”
“No need to explain.”
“......Then do it.”
Xu Yi’s eyes dimmed. How could a killer from the Rain Listening Pavilion hope for others’ trust...
Swoosh—
The knife light fell upon him.
He closed his eyes, yet after a long time, the expected pain did not come.
“I believe you.”
The ropes were untied, and Xu Yi stood frozen in place, a trace of emotion surfacing on his stone-like face.
He wasn’t a very curious person, but he still couldn’t help but ask:
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“I recognize your greed.”
The obscurity in Li Mo’s eyes dissipated.
“......Thank you.”
Xu Yi wasn’t sure if he should be happy.
Li Mo then said, “Also, when you killed Zou Gong and Luo Wubing together that day, it wasn’t because your Yi Soul had a problem, was it?”
Xu Yi’s eyelids twitched, and he lowered his head in silence.
“Alright, everything will proceed as we discussed earlier. You’ll take us to the Black Tower.”
Li Mo casually tossed aside the ropes and clapped his hands.
Xu Xiaoer was also someone who had entered ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ the wrong line of work.
Otherwise, becoming an Executioners wouldn’t be bad.
Xu Yi did not elaborate on this question, turning to pick up his tools, leaving the three with his back:
As he changed into his night clothes and picked up his weapons, he said:
“Just having the Hall Courtyard Swallow isn’t enough; we still need to disguise ourselves.”
“I have some experience in this area and can help you.”
The boss and the boss’s wife are too prominent, too big of targets.
“There’s no need for that (bubble sound).”
“Hmm?”
The voice was wrong, Xu Yi turned his head.
At some point, Li Mo behind him had already changed into a tight-fitting outfit, wearing an Azure Dragon head mask, looking solemn and mysterious.
Ying Bing also changed into the attire she wore during the Wu Jian Trial.
Limited edition skin, limited-time rerun, it seems...
It wasn’t just the three of them.
The Elders, Senior Brothers, and Senior Sisters of the Qingyuan Sect had also changed their attire at some point, standing quietly outside the woodshed.
A full cast of villains.
Xiao Li, wearing the Azure Dragon head mask, stood at the very front.
A living, breathing evil boss.
Xu Yi: “......”
Who exactly is the professional killer?
He suddenly felt that he wasn’t very professional.
.......
Baili Street in the East City of Yunzhou City belongs to the old district. Like most cities, Yunzhou also has its mixed, intertwined gray areas of local forces.
Where there is light, there is darkness; it is better to channel than to block.
“The latest edition of ‘the overbearing female emperor falls in love with me’, 200 taels of silver per copy.”
“Two hundred taels? Is the cover made of gold or are the pages made of gold?”
“Do you want it or not?”
“If this were genuine, I’d definitely want it. Look, no genuine watermark.”
White knife in, red knife out.
But the onlookers were unperturbed, all doing their own business, and no one made a fuss or shouted in surprise.
The group stepped onto Baili Street.
Shang Wu’s heart stirred, and she said with a smile:
“This place is quite nice, I like it.”
“The main task is important,” Qian Bufan reminded her.
You like it?
Then this place is quite pitiful.
The group dispersed like a ladle of water poured into the sea, breaking into smaller units according to the original plan.
Only Li Mo, the three of them, went to the Black Tower with Xu Yi.
That place was deep within Baili Street; the further they walked into it, the more rugged and murderous people they encountered.
They reached the end of the street before they saw a building larger than a restaurant, with a plaque that read ‘Rain Listening Pavilion’.
In the middle of the night, this Rain Listening Pavilion was quite lively, with people coming and going in an endless stream.
“Are you sure no one is allowed to make a move inside the Rain Listening Pavilion?”
“That’s right, that’s the rule set by the Tower Lord.”
“And you can also post multi-person tasks, allowing multiple killers to accept orders simultaneously?”
“Yes, because some jobs can’t be done by one person.”
“Then it’s settled.”
Li Mo learned another piece of knowledge about the Rain Listening Pavilion.
It seemed he wasn’t truly a person of the Rain Listening Pavilion before, not being very familiar with the details.
But overall, it did not affect his plan.
So, they walked into the building together.
For a moment, Li Mo had the illusion of walking into the Qingyuan Sect’s Foreign Affairs Hall, except the place was much larger, and the people coming and going were no longer fellow disciples, but killers who distrusted each other and walked in the darkness.
“Ten xuan crystals, one hundred thousand taels of gold, three bottles of six-pattern Medicinal Pills?”
Li Mo saw his bounty.
Xu Yi took a deep breath: “Hmm, Boss, you know why killers flock to you now, right...”
Li Mo nodded and sighed, “So killers are all this poor.”
Xu Yi: “......”
This bounty was already equivalent to the wealth of an Inner Scenery expert, okay?
“You two also want to take Li Mo’s order?”
The person responsible for reception at the front desk was a thin, withered old man with a blue birthmark on his face.
Li Mo didn’t answer, he just stared at the tasks one by one.
“Even Inner Scenery failed today, so Li Mo must have strong protectors by his side.”
“What if someone protects him? There will always be those they cannot resist who will make a move.”
“Heh heh, Qianlong Ranking nineteenth, what a big reputation.”
“There was once a Qianlong Ranking twelfth, didn’t he also fall under the endless targeted attacks of the Rain Listening Pavilion?”
“That time, the Saintess personally made a move.”
“I like killing Geniuses the most. I’ll take that task and try it!”
“I wonder if he’ll hide. If he disappears without a trace, I’ll have to spend money to buy his information...”
There were also killers eager to try, planning to come up and take the bounty.
Clearly, this was not a single-person task either.
Li Mo just wanted to resolve this matter quickly, so he suddenly raised both hands, removing his faceless glazed gauze.
“All eyes on me!”
“I am Li Mo!”
