Chapter 607 - 335: The Escaped Fish

Chapter 607: Chapter 335: The Escaped Fish

Despite the complaints, now that he’s encountered it, naturally, he can’t let the opportunity slip.

Chu Qing simply waited on the rooftop for a while.

Only when Li Shengxing silently walked out of the room, his figure gradually disappearing into the night, did Chu Qing follow him casually.

However, contrary to what Chu Qing expected, the direction Li Shengxing headed wasn’t within the Celestial Sound Mansion.

Instead, it was outward.

The Celestial Sound Mansion was heavily guarded, which was naturally no concern for Chu Qing, but for Li Shengxing, it was nothing short of a dragon’s den.

After a difficult journey, Li Shengxing finally exited the Celestial Sound Mansion and stepped onto the main road of Celestial Melody City, finally breathing a sigh of relief.

He then distinguished the direction, leaped up again, moving even faster.

Chu Qing followed behind Li Shengxing with a slight frown, surprised in his heart, "This guy is running around at night in night clothes... Turns out he wasn’t headed for an assassination?"

He assumed the target was someone inside the Celestial Sound Mansion...

Li Shengxing didn’t notice Chu Qing behind him, nor did he show much caution, occasionally stopping to test if anyone was following.

Thus, he arrived at the southern part of the city.

There was an inn in the southern part of the city, a century-old establishment named ’Sun Family Inn,’ straightforward and simple.

Li Shengxing identified the inn’s signboard, then jumped up, landed on the rooftop, walked a few steps as if confirming the room before rolling down and entering a room.

At this time, Chu Qing also descended from the sky and landed gently on the inn’s rooftop.

Then he heard Li Shengxing’s voice coming from the room:

"You know I’m currently in the Celestial Sound Mansion. Why didn’t you send the message earlier or later? Sending it suddenly now—what if the people from Celestial Sound Mansion find out?"

"Even if they find out, they’d just see you dressed in black, moving at night. Who knows what you were up to? You could easily make an excuse to fool them... After all, the Celestial Sound Mansion is in a mess right now, even if someone wants to investigate, it’s only natural.

"You think you’re the only one bouncing around in night clothes these past few days?

"The law doesn’t hold many accountable; the more chaotic the Celestial Sound Mansion is, the less it can do to you."

The person opposite opened their mouth slowly, their tone unhurried, clearly indifferent to Li Shengxing’s questioning.

Li Shengxing snorted:

"In such a rush to find me, is the Mirror of Sin without personnel?"

"The Mirror of Sin is teeming with experts; how could it be lacking? It’s simply because you’re the most suitable."

Soon after, the sound of something breaking through the wind was heard, eventually dissipating in front of Li Shengxing.

The person opposite spoke again:

"Lord Hei has taken on a commission, take a look."

Chu Qing finally understood what was happening...

After all this time, Li Shengxing wasn’t here to assassinate at night... but to meet a contact person.

They hadn’t had any tasks before, only receiving one at this moment.

This damn...

Chu Qing curled his lips, feeling speechless in his heart.

Thinking it was fortunate Li Shengxing went out tonight, allowing him to follow and learn the situation.

Following the original plan, if he had directly kidnapped Li Shengxing, even if he beat him senseless, he wouldn’t know who the assassination target was or how many accomplices he had.

Just as Chu Qing thought of this, Li Shengxing’s words suddenly widened his eyes.

He heard Li Shengxing’s puzzled voice:

"Han San? Who is this? Quite valuable! Three thousand taels of gold!?"

Chu Qing on the rooftop: "??"

If he remembers correctly, Han San should be his alias, right?

And judging by Liu Qingyan and others’ situation, there doesn’t seem to be any experts in the martial world with this name, right?

So, the target of the Mirror of Sin this time... is myself!?

Chu Qing curled his lips, "If the target is myself, how is the commission triggered?"

The triggering of a commission requires basic conditions.

Commissioner, target, and reward.

These are the most basic three elements...

Since Chu Qing is the target of the Mirror of Sin, he’d qualify as a commissioner, but if the commissioner commissions themselves, what’s the point?

While mulling over the dilemma, he heard the contact person in the room say:

"This person... is somewhat peculiar.

"He first appeared in Heaven-Reaching Town.

"The person he killed has some connection to you... One of the creatures you nurtured escaped, hoping to curry favor with you, and encountered Han San in Heaven-Reaching Town, intending to capture him, but Han San stopped him.

"Not only that, he used a pair of chopsticks to pierce the soles of their feet.

"It’s evident his inner power is extraordinary."

"And in Heaven-Reaching Town, he followed a caravan, traveled through Tongyao City, and reached Small Cold Valley."

"Indeed, the night he stayed in Tongyao City was the night your Qiushi Manor was razed to the ground."

"... So, was he the one who destroyed my Qiushi Manor?"

Li Shengxing’s voice was laced with killing intent.

It’s important to know that Qiushi Manor was not just a simple summer resort.

Once its secrets were exposed, he would go from being a revered hero to a universally condemned pervert.

And this is under the premise that Chu Qing doesn’t know about his cultivation of Demon Skill... If the opponent knew, he wouldn’t have a place left in the martial world to stand.

"I don’t know."

The contact person’s reply interrupted Li Shengxing’s thoughts: