"What?!"

"So strong?!"

"How is that possible?!"

"A commercial tycoon has such a powerful expert by his side?!"

The faces of the four men turned pale as they cried out in shock.

"Since you've come to claim the Young Master's bounty, then all of you can die!"

Spirit You chuckled coldly, slowly drawing a dagger from his waist.

The four men's hearts trembled fiercely. They couldn't gauge Spirit You's strength from his aura but could only sense the immense gap between them, so vast it crushed any desire to make a move!

"Fight!"

One man yelled softly, brandishing a triangular military dagger as he shot toward Spirit You like a flash.

"Fight!"

"Slaughter the world!"

"Slaughter the world!"

The other three followed suit, rushing at Jiang Chen while fully channeling their Inner Qi and deploying their ultimate secret techniques!

Spirit You's eyes flickered with an icy glint as his figure darted forward to meet them.

"Spirit You, don't injure them!"

Suddenly, a shout came from inside the car.

Spirit You paused briefly. With a twist of his dagger, he weaved among the four men as if in a dance.

The four men froze in place simultaneously, their eyes filled with shock.

They hadn't been able to track Spirit You's movements at all before feeling a chill on their necks.

Touching their necks with trembling hands, they found shallow cuts on their skin, light enough to avoid severing their throat bones.

Crack!

The car door swung open, and Jiang Chen stepped out, glancing casually at the four men as he spoke in a quiet voice, "Which faction are you from?"

"Kill us!"

One man responded softly, while all four wore expressions of resolute determination.

Jiang Chen paused for a moment before shaking his head helplessly. From their movements and demeanor, he could tell they were professional assassins, the kind who would rarely expose their affiliations under normal circumstances.

"Hold on!"

Jiang Chen softly instructed, pulling out his phone to make a call.

The four men froze briefly, their brows furrowing as they mentally prepared to end their own lives if necessary.

Spirit You cast a glance at Jiang Chen and silently stood behind the four men to prevent their escape.

"Doo... Doo... Hello, Young Jiang." The call connected, and a slightly puzzled voice came through the receiver.

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "Elder Hei, let me ask you something. Is your family the sole keeper of the 'Slaughter the World' secret technique? Has it ever leaked out?"

The four men were taken aback, collectively staring at Jiang Chen with surprise in their eyes.

"The 'Slaughter the World' technique is unique to our family and could never be leaked. Why do you ask?"

Jiang Chen chuckled, "Elder Hei, is your family an assassin organization?"

"Uh... How did you know?" Elder Hei's voice sounded astonished through the phone.

Jiang Chen looked at the four assassins helplessly and replied, "Right now, I'm standing in front of four killers hoping to trade me in for bounty money. Two of them used 'Slaughter the World'!"

"What? A bounty? You've been targeted? And it's members of my family who accepted the bounty?!"

"Exactly! It's a good thing I witnessed your 'Slaughter the World' technique back in Haojiang; otherwise, these four would already be dead at Spirit You's hands!" Jiang Chen shook his head lightly, laughing bitterly.

"I... Put me on speaker; I want to talk to them!"

Elder Hei's voice came through, slightly embarrassed. After all, the family's patriarch had gone to great lengths to protect Jiang Chen, and now part of the family was trying to claim a bounty on him. This truly was a case of the flood washing into the Dragon King's temple!

"Alright!"

Jiang Chen nodded, enabling the speaker option and holding the phone out toward the four killers.

"Night descends—endless night illuminated by courtyard lights. Noble men arrive, their cries resounding like a phoenix's song!"

A verse drifted from the phone's speaker.

"Ancestor?!"

"Ancestor?!"

Two shocked voices cried out simultaneously, as two of the killers showed stunned expressions. Meanwhile, the other two trembled all over and directly knelt before the phone.

Thud! Thud!

"Greetings, Blood Venerate!"

"Greetings, Blood Venerate!"

Spirit You was baffled by the sight of the four killers' reactions, and exclaimed sharply, "What the—what's going on here?!"

"Elder Hei's family members!" Jiang Chen chuckled softly, raising an amused brow.

"Uh..."

Spirit You froze for a moment, speechless, and shrugged as he tucked his dagger away.

"Xue Huai? Xue Xun? Is that you?"

Elder Hei's shocked voice echoed from the phone, followed by an angry, scolding tone, "Who told you to accept a bounty for Young Jiang? What's behind this bounty?"

"Ancestor, our family doesn't have a non-kill edict concerning Jiang Chen!"

Xue Huai replied fretfully, "The bounty was issued by the Sanzan Association in Beihai National. Capture Jiang Chen alive for the Association and receive a hundred billion reward!"

"Haha!"

Laughter burst from Elder Hei's end, thunderous and hearty, "Eight-Headed Serpent must be really riled up by Young Jiang! Young Jiang, your handiwork this time in Beihai National—splendid! Absolutely splendid!"

The four killers stood in stunned silence, staring blankly at Jiang Chen's phone in disbelief.

Was this the ancestor they knew? The same taciturn ancestor laughing so freely—and so brilliantly?

Jiang Chen chuckled at Elder Hei's words and replied, "Elder Hei, save the praise. Let's deal with these four first!"

"Oh, right! You four, return at once and inform Xue Zheng that I'll issue a non-kill edict for Young Jiang immediately. Have him declare the mission failed!"

"Yes!" The four killers answered in unison.

"Young Jiang, this was my oversight. Don't hold it against them!" Elder Hei's apologetic voice came through the speaker.

The four assassins froze once again.

What... What was happening?

Their ancestor was apologizing to this Jiang Chen?!

The ancestor was actually apologizing to a young man?!

"Elder Hei, it's alright. Clearing up misunderstandings is enough. I'll end the call now!" Jiang Chen said with a light smile.

"Alright!"

Jiang Chen disconnected the call and glanced at the four assassins with a faint smile before turning back to the car.

"Why didn't you just say earlier you were Elder Hei's descendants? We nearly killed you!" Spirit You rolled his eyes as he strode toward the driver's seat.

Vroom vroom...

The engine roared, and the car drove off into the alley.

Xue Huai and the others stood up, staring toward the alley exit as cold sweat trickled down their backs.

It wasn't the fear of dying at Spirit You's hands; it was the terrifying thought of what might have happened had they harmed Jiang Chen. Knowing Elder Hei's attitude toward Jiang Chen, they'd face extremely harsh punishment upon returning!

"Crap! We need to call Grandpa right away. There's still people lying in wait near Dingyun Lake!" Xue Huai suddenly remembered something and exclaimed urgently.

Whoosh!

Xue Xun dashed to their car and yanked the door open, grabbing his phone from inside and hastily dialing.

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