Chapter 4162: Murderous Intent in the Darkness (Seventh Update)

Chapter 4162: Chapter 4162: Murderous Intent in the Darkness (Seventh Update)

Dark Domain, Jing Province.

Deep beneath the gloomy earth, there was actually a vast hollow hidden away.

Inside this hollow, countless strangely shaped buildings had been constructed, forming what was practically an underground kingdom.

At this moment, a man in a black cloak was walking along the outer edge of this kingdom, heading toward a tower built in a concealed location.

Before long, he arrived in front of the tower, pushed the door open, and stepped inside. Within the building sat several men with dark complexions and unusually long, pointed ears.

A few among them stood up the instant the black‑robed man entered, powerful auras surging around them. These men were all at least Late-stage Qiankun Realm or even at the peak, and there was even a Primordial Origin Realm expert among them!

The bald young man seated in the center, with a pair of violet eyes, however, curled his lips in amusement and said, "Didn’t expect someone from the famous Gu Family of Jing Province to come all the way to this Dark Territory."

The man in the black robe slowly took off his hood, revealing a grim, chilling face. It was none other than Gu Han!

Gu Han swept a cold gaze over the several bizarre‑looking men around him. Faced with such a group of existences, he was utterly fearless. He glared at the bald man sitting in the middle and said, "You’re Jia Lei?"

The bald man made an exaggerated bow and said, "Indeed. I am the leader of the Mosuo Assassination Team, Jia Lei."

Cold flames burned in Gu Han’s eyes. Ye Chen had made him lose all face during that agent assessment, and this debt—no matter the price—he was determined to settle!

Originally, Gu Han had wanted to mobilize the Gu Family’s influence, but because of Gu Xuan, the strongest among the younger generation of the Gu Family, Gu Jun, was actually faintly inclined to protect Ye Chen!

Although Gu Han enjoyed a certain degree of favor in the Gu Family, his status was still far from being on par with Gu Jun’s...

Using the Gu Family’s power to deal with Ye Chen was already an impossibility.

But how could Gu Han possibly swallow this humiliation?

He had first wanted the Dead Spirit Hall in the Bright Territory to take care of Ye Chen. After all, Ye Chen came from the Bright Territory, and the Dead Spirit Hall had Qing Wanji sitting in town, with assassins under him whose strength was monstrous. Yet since Gu Han couldn’t enter or leave the Bright Territory, he naturally had no way to contact the hall’s assassins!

He pulled every string he could and finally dug up information that in the Dark Territory beneath the Dark Domain, there was a powerful organization renowned for assassination!

Its name: the Mosuo Assassination Team!

Gu Han fixed his gaze on Jia Lei and said, "I heard the Mosuo Assassination Team also takes commissions from within the Bright Territory. Is that true?"

Jia Lei smiled and nodded. "Correct. Of course, the price for such jobs is far higher than for ordinary ones."

Gu Han snorted coldly and flicked his hand. A storage bag dropped in front of Jia Lei.

Jia Lei accepted the storage bag, scanned it with his divine soul, and a trace of odd light flashed in his eyes. He quietly put the bag away and said with a smile, "Young Master Gu is truly generous. Does Young Master perhaps have information on the target?"

Pain flashed in Gu Han’s eyes. He had dumped all his savings into this, then added a full year’s worth of Martial Cultivation Resources advanced to him by the family head, just to scrape together this amount. But as long as Ye Chen could be killed and this grievance vented, then it was all worth it!

Moreover, this move wasn’t a losing business. As long as Ye Chen died, Gu Han would inevitably become the Chief among the agents!

In the long run, this deal was a massive profit!

Gu Han waved his hand and tossed over a jade scroll.

Jia Lei skimmed the jade scroll with his divine soul, his expression turning strange. "Holy Ancestor Realm level of cultivation, yet possesses at least Early-stage Qiankun Realm combat strength? Young Master Gu, you’re not joking with me, are you?"

Gu Han snorted. "Have you ever seen someone use that much money just to joke around?"

Jia Lei gave an awkward smile, but his eyes grew a shade more serious. From experience, targets like this, who could fight across realms and were extremely abnormal, were often the hardest to handle.

A moment later, Jia Lei lifted his gaze and stared at Gu Han. "Young Master Gu, the amount you’ve offered is indeed enough to hire an Early-stage Qiankun assassin. It’s just..."

Hearing this, Gu Han’s expression showed clear satisfaction. An Early-stage Qiankun assassin from the Mosuo Assassination Team, someone who was an Expert in assassination techniques—even if Ye Chen was heaven‑defying, he would surely find death hard to escape, right?

He chuckled. "Just what?"

Jia Lei said seriously, "It’s just that I recommend you continue to add more money."

"Add money!"

Gu Han’s face changed at once, blazing fury erupting in his eyes. "Do you know how much you’ve already taken!? And you still dare ask me to add more? I’m having you kill a brat whose strength merely rivals Early-stage Qiankun. Do you take him for some Late-stage Qiankun powerhouse?"

He had heard that these Dark Spirit Clan folk in the Dark Territory were vicious and greedy, that they’d fleece you down to the bone if given the chance. But Gu Han had no intention of being slaughtered like a pig, and he felt that the price he’d given was already more than enough!

Jia Lei was not surprised by Gu Han’s outburst. He kept his polite smile and said, "Young Master Gu, please stay calm. First, I want to ask you a question. Back then, this Ye Chen’s strength was only equivalent to Early-stage Qiankun, no more than the Nine Nether Sky. But now? Can you still guarantee that his strength remains at Early-stage Qiankun?"

Gu Han froze for a moment, then his expression instantly darkened...

Originally, with his bloodline awakened and the Gu Family’s support, he’d believed his cultivation speed was already shockingly fast. Yet during the agent assessment, he had still lost to Ye Chen!

In that case, after all this time, it was entirely possible that Ye Chen had undergone another considerable leap...

But surely he hadn’t gone beyond the Sixth Level of Qiankun Realm, right?

Jia Lei smiled. "Young Master Gu, you can try imagining what would happen if we fail to kill this Ye Chen."

Gu Han’s body shuddered violently as an immense fear surged into his heart. He understood better than anyone how ruthless Ye Chen was! If Ye Chen were to seek revenge...

He stared at Jia Lei, killing intent flaring, and snarled, "What do you mean? Are you threatening me?"

Jia Lei burst out laughing and waved his hands repeatedly. "Young Master Gu misunderstands. The Mosuo Assassination Team does have that much integrity. Even if a job fails, we will never reveal the employer’s information... However, Young Master Gu should know Ye Chen’s capabilities even better than I do, correct?

Even if we say nothing, if he goes all out to investigate, are you confident that he won’t trace it back to you?"

Gu Han’s expression grew uglier and uglier. He truly couldn’t guarantee that Ye Chen wouldn’t find out he’d hired people to come after him...

Seeing Gu Han’s look, a trace of triumphant light flashed in Jia Lei’s eyes, and he smiled. "If Young Master Gu insists on hiring an Early-stage Qiankun assassin, that’s certainly fine. I only need to remind you of one thing: right now, with Ye Chen off guard, this is the best time to strike at him.

If this assassination fails, and Young Master Ye devotes himself to hiding, or seeks Gu Xuan’s protection, then even for the Mosuo Assassination Team, it will be difficult to act...

And after that, if—this is only an if—Ye Chen discovers what Young Master Gu has done, you can imagine just how much trouble that would bring you."