In the Simplicity Celestial Sect in the Profound Nether Mansion's territory.
Zheng Hong Yi and Wang Hong sat at the same stone table in a quiet valley, waiting for the assassin from the Blood Skull Gang to return with news.
"Why is he taking so long?"
Wang Hong frowned. "With his strength, it should be easy for him to kill Duan Lingtian. He should've returned by now."
"I think so too."
Zheng Hong Yi also felt that the Blood Skull Gang's assassin was too slow. "Don't tell me he's still suspicious after I sent him the message and spent some time to confirm that Duan Ling Tian didn't bring anyone with him?"
"That's possible."
Wang Hong nodded.
"Send him a message to hurry him up."
Wang Hong said.
Zheng Hong Yi nodded.
Wang Hong looked at Zheng Hong Yi, waiting for him to send a message to the assassin from the Blood Skull Gang. However, Zheng Hong Yi's expression suddenly changed.
"What's wrong?"
Wang Hong frowned, but an ominous premonition faintly rose in her heart.
"H-he's dead!"
Zheng Hong Yi said in a trembling voice. At the same time, his body also trembled slightly. His pupils shrank fiercely, as if he had discovered something shocking.
"What?!"
Wang Hong was shocked by Zheng Hong Yi's words. At this moment, she saw a shattered Soul Pearl in Zheng Hong Yi's hand.
At the same time, Zheng Hong Yi continued to say, "This … This is the Soul Pearl of the assassin from the Blood Skull Gang. I used it to contact him."
"D-dead? H-how's that possible? "
Wang Hong asked in disbelief. "Don't tell me Duan Lingtian really sent a message to your master asking for help? Your master didn't send a powerhouse from the sect to make a move. Instead, he sent a powerhouse from outside the sect to make a move? "
This was the only thing Wang Hong could think of.
Even in her wildest dreams, she did not expect the assassin from the Blood Skull Gang to be killed by Duan Lingtian.
"I don't know …" Zheng Hong Yi shook his head.
He was still in a daze. It took him a long time to regain his senses.
"Contact that Chen Ye you know … The Blood Skull's assassin organization will definitely know about the death of the Blood Skull's assassin. In addition, that assassin had most likely sent a message back before he died. "
Wang Hong calmed down before Zheng Hong Yi, reminding Zheng Hong Yi at the right time.
Hearing this, Zheng Hongyi immediately took out another Soul Pearl and used an Immortal Message Talisman to contact the owner of the soul imprint on the Soul Pearl.
The owner of the Soul Pearl was none other than the illegitimate son of the Vice Leader of the Blood Skull Gang, Chen Li.
"Young Master Chen, the soul orb of the Blood Skull's assassin has shattered. He's probably dead."
Zheng Hong Yi went straight to the point and asked, "Do you have any news from him?"
After the transmission, Zheng Hongyi and Wang Hong waited together.
"Zheng Hongyi, do you think that Blood Skull assassin killed Duan Lingtian before he died?"
Wang Hong looked at Zheng Hongyi and asked.
"I don't know."
Zheng Hong Yi shook his head. "We have to wait for Young Master Chen's reply to find out what happened before the Blood Skull Gang assassin died.
We can only hope that the assassin managed to send a message back to the Blood Skull Gang before he was killed. "
After Zheng Hong Yi finished speaking, he continued to wait.
Wang Hong nodded. She did not say anything and continued to wait.
As time passed, Zheng Hong Yi and Wang Hong's expressions gradually turned solemn.
"It's here!"
Suddenly, Zheng Hong Yi's eyes lit up. Wang Hong's eyes lit up as well as she looked at Zheng Hong Yi.
In the next moment, he saw Zheng Hongyi's face suddenly sink. At the same time, his eyes flickered, and then his face became even more uncertain.
"What's wrong?"
Wang Hong asked.
However, Zheng Hong Yi did not reply to her. He was still immersed in the shock that Chen Li's message had brought to him.
"Zheng Hong Yi, the Blood Skull Gang's assassin has failed. According to the Blood Skull Gang's rules, the mission will continue, but the reward will be halved.
"The assassin who failed has already received half of the original payment as a deposit. This is the full payment for this mission. You don't need to pay anything else."
As for Duan Lingtian, the Blood Skull Gang will continue to send assassins to deal with him. However, if necessary, we'll seek your help. "
This was Chen Li's message to Zheng Hong Yi.
"Young Master Chen, do you know who killed the assassin? Was it a powerhouse from the Simplicity Celestial Sect? "
Zheng Hong Yi asked as soon as he heard Chen Li's message.
"No," Chen Li replied indifferently.
"You don't need to know how he died. All you need to know is that we, the Blood Skull, will continue with this mission. That's all you need to know."
Zheng Hong Yi's expression darkened when he heard Chen Li's words. However, he did not dare to ask any questions.
"Zheng Hong Yi, did Young Master Chen reply to you?"
Wang Hong asked again.
"Yes."
At this moment, Zheng Hong Yi finally regained his senses and nodded. "Young Master Chen said that the assassin had failed. However, the Blood Skull Gang will continue to send assassins until Duan Lingtian is dead!"
"Failed?"
Wang Hong's expression darkened. "Did he say how he failed? Is the person who killed the assassin from the Blood Skull Gang a Celestial King from the Simplicity Celestial Sect? "
"I asked him about this, but he didn't say anything. He only told me that the Blood Skull Gang will continue to send assassins until Duan Lingtian is dead," Zheng Hong Yi said.
Wang Hong Yi nodded.
Then, he looked at Wang Hong and said, "Don't worry … Even if the assassin from the Blood Skull Gang is killed, he won't reveal our identities."
"Naturally, I believe in the reputation of the Blood Skull Gang."
Wang Hong looked at Zheng Hong Yi with a faint smile on her face as she said, "Zheng Hong Yi, as far as I know, there's a rule in the Blood Skull Gang …"
"If an assassin fails the first time, even if they continue to send assassins, their reward will be halved, right?"
Wang Hong looked at Zheng Hong Yi meaningfully as she spoke.
Upon hearing Wang Hong's words, Zheng Hong Yi knew he would have to pay a price no matter what. He sighed inwardly before he took out two purely defensive King Grade Celestial Weapons and gave them to Wang Hong.
Wang Hong accepted the King Grade Celestial Weapons with a satisfied expression on her face.
"Wang Hong, Young Master Chen said that it's very likely that the Blood Skull's assassins will ask for our help."
If you don't want to be involved in this matter, return the two King Grade Celestial Weapons to me. I'll cooperate with them. "
Zheng Hong Yi's heart ached for the two King Grade Celestial Weapons.
"Pfft!"
However, Wang Hong merely scoffed when she heard Zheng Hong Yi's words. "Zheng Hong Yi, the Blood Skull Gang won't betray me, and it's impossible for you to betray me as well. Why don't you cooperate with them to kill Duan Ling Tian to the best of your ability?"
Wang Hong said as she put the two King Grade Celestial Weapons away.
"Wang Hong, if I'm not mistaken …"
Zheng Hong Yi's expression changed drastically as though he had just recalled something. "The purely defensive King Grade Celestial Weapon you gave to the assassin from the Blood Skull Gang was obtained by the Grand Elder from the Profound Nether Mansion, right?"
"Hm?"
Wang Hong looked at Zheng Hong Yi in confusion. She did not know why Zheng Hong Yi's expression changed so drastically.
"Since the assassin is dead, there's a high chance that his Spatial Ring was taken by the person who killed him. If that person is a Celestial King from the Simplicity Celestial Sect, he might be able to recognize the grand elder's King Grade Celestial Weapon after discovering the King Grade Celestial Weapon inside, right?"
Zheng Hong Yi said in a deep voice as he looked at Wang Hong solemnly.
Upon hearing Zheng Hong Yi's words, Wang Hong's expression changed drastically. She realized how serious this matter was.
The King Grade Celestial Weapon she had given to the assassin from the Blood Skull Gang was a Celestial Weapon her grandfather had given her. Most of the Celestial Kings in the Simplicity Celestial Sect knew her grandfather possessed a King Grade Celestial Weapon.
"Wang Hong, I feel that … you should discuss this matter with your grandfather. If this matter is exposed, I'm afraid it'll be difficult for you to get out of this without your grandfather's help. "
Zheng Hong Yi said in a slightly flustered manner.
If Wang Hong failed to get out of this matter, based on her personality, she would definitely drag him into this matter as well.
This was something he did not want to see.
"I'll go look for my grandfather now …"
As soon as Zheng Hong Yi finished speaking, Wang Hong flew up into the air to look for her grandfather, the Grand Elder of the Simplicity Celestial Sect.
"I didn't expect there to be so many twists and turns in the process of killing a peak Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestial … If the assassin is really a Celestial King from the Simplicity Celestial Sect, he would've reported this matter to master by now, right?"
After Wang Hong left, Zheng Hong Yi's expression turned even grimmer.
Meanwhile.
After Duan Lingtian returned to the Simplicity Celestial Sect's estate, he immediately went to look for Sun Liang Peng, the Sect Leader of the Simplicity Celestial Sect.
"Duan Lingtian, is there a reason you're looking for me?"
Sun Liang Peng asked.
"Sect leader …"
Duan Ling Tian's eyes flashed as he told Sun Liang Peng about his encounter with the assassin from the Blood Skull Gang.
"What?!"
"The Blood Skull Gang?!"
…
Sun Liang Peng's expression changed drastically when he heard Duan Lingtian had been lured out by the Blood Skull Gang. Moreover, the Blood Skull Gang had tried to kill Duan Lingtian.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
Sun Liang Peng asked.
"I was worried that Huan 'er was really in his hands. If I told you about it, it'd be very likely that Huan' er would be in danger."
Duan Lingtian replied.
"What happened after that?"
Sun Liang Peng asked again.
Although he was worried for Duan Lingtian, since Duan Lingtian had returned safely, it meant Duan Lingtian was not in any danger.
"After that …"
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