Free Web NovelChapter 2575: Chapter 125: The Commoner Who Failed Fate (3)
Yu Liangfu casually tore off a strip of cloth and simply wrapped it around the wound on his left arm a few times, then leaned his head against the cabin wall, half-closing his eyes, regulating his breath and conserving his energy.
Who would have thought that he, sometimes blending in as part of a caravan, other times disguised as a beggar, had already escaped all the way to the Long River and was now hiding under the most broken and old cargo ship?
This cargo ship was so run-down it was about to fall apart, creaking as it moved on the river, carrying only worthless items. He stuffed in around ten ring money and was tucked into the bottom cabin.
The smell here was not pleasant, with all kinds of strange odors mixed together, enough to make a horse faint.
Although the original personality was somewhat clumsy and careless, after he assumed the identity, he wasn’t as picky as the original body. However, this kind of environment was still something he would not normally tolerate.
But to survive, no matter how unbearable, he had to endure...
What was the phrase often quoted at the Academy? To endure the hardest hardships is to stand above men!
"Cough!"
Yu Liangfu suddenly heard a light cough in his ears, as if to remind him of something.
Immediately after, there came a complaint mixed with doubt: "What kind of lousy place did you choose, it’s so stinky? Didn’t they say that the Unborn Sect Founder, Zhang Linchuan, was a person of taste?"
Only then did he notice a terrifying aura beside him!
He suddenly clenched his fists!
But the muscles and bones in his fists dissolved in an instant.
He watched helplessly as his left and right hands grew limp, hanging like noodles.
He wanted to ram his knee upwards, but as soon as he met a pair of eyes glowing green, his kneecap also dissolved under some unknown force.
This scene was too terrifying, this power too bizarre.
Even with the perception of his own body, he couldn’t discern what kind of power this was!
At this point, with his External Building Environment cultivation, his perception that should have been sharp was now confused, finally noticing that more than one person had entered the bottom cabin.
One person, two people.
And even more people kept crawling in!
Is this goddamn place some sort of feng shui treasure land?
"I say, boss, did we need so many people just to kill someone like this?"
Yu Liangfu heard someone ask.
This was also the question he wanted to ask.
The person with glowing green eyes, wielding strange power, was referred to as ’boss’, and replied while covering his nose: "Just in case, they say this guy is very formidable. Besides... why not do such a lucrative job?"
"But nobody gave us this job order." the previous person said.
The leader replied: "Bounty! Do you understand what a bounty means? It’s a public bounty, anyone can take it. Let the capable take it!"
"This is a bounty from Qi Country." Another person squeezed into the cabin, speaking with a muffled voice: "Boss, you’re also on the list."
A cold female voice replied for the boss: "You can collect from Chu as well!"
Yet another very impatient, somewhat irritable voice said: "Hey, I say, it’s just such a broken ship and such a worthless target, why not just chop through it all from top to bottom? Wouldn’t that be simple? Why waste time crawling in?"
"Cough." The leader replied at this moment: "First, we have professional ethics; if we chopped everything into bits, how would we prove that we completed the bounty? Second, the King of Bian City believes assassins should maintain their dignity and dislikes when you kill without being paid."
"Why is his hand in so many things anyway?" the irritable voice said: "You are the boss!"
"I’m indifferent," the leader said calmly: "As a principle, I am willing to respect your preferences, no matter how unique. If you have any dissatisfaction with the King of Bian City, I can arrange a meeting for you to speak with him yourself. Honestly, I find him quite bothersome; I hope you can help him with his issues."
Yu Liangfu silently listened to this conversation, frantically analyzing the information in his mind, searching for a possible breakthrough; he felt he might be able to talk...
He struggled to speak: "I have a substantial amount of wealth, if you—"
A flash of a blade interrupted his words, severing his neck.
The last thing he heard was this conversation—
"Almost forgot he wasn’t dead yet... Right, what was he saying just now?"
"Couldn’t hear clearly, just take the head and let’s go quickly. Can’t stand it, this place stinks too much!
