Chapter 681: Chapter 372: Poison

A person who knows the whereabouts of the Mirror of Sin’s Southern Domain Headquarters is indeed worth being pursued by the Mirror of Sin.

Furthermore, for the Mirror of Sin, this person must die regardless!

Chu Qing’s expression remained unchanged, but ripples arose in his heart:

"I see, it seems that you probably have no hope of survival.

"To prevent the headquarters’ location from being exposed, they will stop at nothing, using every possible means to ensure your death."

"..."

Wenren Qianluo was momentarily speechless. Although this was the truth, saying it so bluntly was somewhat excessive.

She gently let out a breath:

"You’ve already learned everything you wanted to know.

"Can you return my sword now?"

Chu Qing glanced again at the Hidden Dragon Sword in his hand, then sheathed it and with a flick of his hand, tossed the sword to Wenren Qianluo.

Holding the sword, Wenren Qianluo finally exhaled a long breath of relief.

Then Chu Qing spoke again:

"A dead person, no matter how good the sword is, it’s useless."

"..."

Wenren Qianluo looked up at Chu Qing, her eyes showing a hint of disapproval.

Chu Qing laughed and said:

"Am I wrong? You may be safe tonight, but what about tomorrow?

"Once we part ways, with your current severely wounded body, how many more pursuits from the Mirror of Sin can you withstand?

"Sooner or later, you’ll end up dead..."

Wenren Qianluo looked at Chu Qing without speaking. After a moment of silence, she finally said:

"If I tell you the location of the Southern Domain Headquarters, what will you do?"

"I’ll kill them all."

Chu Qing’s answer was without hesitation.

Wenren Qianluo was stunned for a moment, then pondered and asked:

"If... if I ask you to protect me, what will you do?"

"That depends on what kind of price you’re willing to pay, miss."

Chu Qing smiled slightly and sat back down.

At this point, bodies were strewn all around, and Su Ningzhen was dragging them away one by one.

Chu Qing grabbed the cooked food warming by the campfire, tore off half a chicken, and tossed it to Wenren Qianluo.

Wenren Qianluo quickly caught it, but it was so hot she gasped from the burning pain. She finally steadied it and frowned, saying:

"What do you want?"

"What I want is not the point. The point is, what can you afford to give, miss?"

Chu Qing broke off a chicken leg and handed it to Wu Qianhuan.

Wenren Qianluo watched this scene, glanced at herself, and gave a bitter smile:

"I possess nothing of value, only a Hidden Dragon Sword and myself.

"I wonder, which of these two can ensure your protection of my life?"

"Neither."

Chu Qing’s answer was straightforward and crisp.

"..."

Wenren Qianluo seriously doubted Chu Qing was toying with her.

He didn’t want the person nor the sword, leaving her with nothing.

She simply pursed her lips and stopped talking.

Yet Chu Qing smiled and asked:

"Do you have silver?"

"...Yes."

Wenren Qianluo nodded:

"But less than ten taels."

Less than ten taels of silver could perhaps cover traveling expenses, but it was clearly insufficient to hire a master like Chu Qing.

Chu Qing then said:

"How about this, you seem quite sincere.

"Why don’t we make a pact?

"Three thousand taels of patterned silver, plus the location of the Southern Domain Headquarters, in exchange for my protection along the way.

"The three thousand taels of silver don’t have to be paid immediately. You can repay me gradually over the next three years.

"But let’s agree upfront; no defaults allowed.

"Otherwise... I’ll pursue you to the ends of the earth to reclaim your life."

Wenren Qianluo looked sharply at Chu Qing and nodded without hesitation:

"Alright!"

"Words alone are not proof."

As Chu Qing spoke, he glanced at Gentle.

Gentle immediately took out a small notebook and a brush from his bosom.

Just as he was about to hand them to Chu Qing, Chu Qing said:

"Please do me the favor of writing it."

Gentle remembered Chu Qing’s poor handwriting and nodded, thinking he was likely afraid of being laughed at for that.

He promptly flipped open the notebook and transcribed their transaction onto a blank page.

Finally, he tore that page off and handed it to Chu Qing.

Chu Qing then flicked his hand, tossing it in front of Wenren Qianluo:

"Sign it."

Wenren Qianluo, finding herself amused and exasperated, bit her finger and pressed a fingerprint on it.

With the fingerprint in place, a prompt appeared in front of Chu Qing.

[Commission Triggered: Nameless on the List!]

Chu Qing raised an eyebrow, somewhat unexpectedly.

Just as he was about to take a closer look, he heard Wenren Qianluo say again:

"The Southern Domain Headquarters is quite far from here, within the Profound Mystery Sect’s influence range...

"I even suspect there are myriad connections between the Profound Mystery Sect and the Mirror of Sin."

The Profound Mystery Sect, one of the Three Mansions, Three Gates, and Three Sects, is the only one among the Nine Great Forces of Lingbei skilled in Mechanical Art.

Chu Qing’s expression remained unchanged:

"What do you mean by that?"

"I discovered the Mirror of Sin’s headquarters through extensive investigation before breaking in.

"Before then, I didn’t know what it was... It wasn’t until I disturbed the masters there that I learned from their mouths that it was the Southern Domain Headquarters.

"Although I managed to escape their siege at the time, I was constantly pursued.

"That’s not all... The key is, besides the experts of the Mirror of Sin, there were also people from the Profound Mystery Sect pursuing me.

"They tracked me with Wooden Kites, leaving nowhere to hide.

"It wasn’t until I left the Profound Mystery Sect’s influence that only the Mirror of Sin continued the chase."

Wenren Qianluo spoke simply, but the actual pursuit process was far from as light as she described.

Having experienced her entire clan’s destruction in her youth, she knew what kind of people she would face when she set out on her own.

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