Zhuang Yong stood behind his stall in a daze for a while. He didn't come back to his senses until another newcomer came over and picked up another item from his stall. Zhuang Yong didn't come back to his senses until another newcomer came over and picked up another item from his stall. Zhuang Yong, who had been very polite to Lin Tianbiao and Lu Ping, appeared somewhat distracted. His gaze kept glancing in the direction where Lu Ping had left, as though he was trying to see where Lu Ping had gone.
Unfortunately, after Lin Tianbiao similarly gave way, the newcomers immediately swarmed forward and surrounded Zhuang Yong's stall, completely blocking his line of sight.
"I want that Amplification Bracelet!"
"Let me take a look at that Shengshou."
"Blazing Sun Stone. Is that the Blazing Sun Stone?"
The newcomers were completely out of order. Those at the front, back, and center were all shouting out the items they wanted. They never expected that the stall that Senior Brother Ji had introduced would be so reliable. There were actually so many items that suited their tastes. Now that they were afraid that they would be too late, they scrambled to be the first. Some newcomers who had their eyes on the same item even began bidding.
With business booming, Zhuang Yong's face was naturally filled with smiles. But behind the smile, there was still a hint of worry. His gaze would occasionally sweep in the direction where Lu Ping had left — although he could no longer find Lu Ping. But his hands were getting more and more efficient. He basically did not bargain with the newcomers and completed the transaction at an abnormally fast speed.
After leaving Zhuang Yong's stall, Lu Ping carefully kept the Illuminating Pearl.
"It's nothing new. If you like it, I'll give you a sack." Lin Tianbiao joked when he saw how careful Lu Ping was being.
"When I have the money, I'll return it to you." Lu Ping said.
"This bit of money … Forget it. Whatever you say." Lin Tianbiao said helplessly.
Hence, Lu Ping continued sizing up the bustling market. Lin Tianbiao took out a money sack and placed it in front of Lu Ping.
"Use it first. Return it to me in the future." Lin Tianbiao said.
"How many are there?" Lu Ping took it. It was quite heavy in his hand. When he opened it, he saw that it was no longer silver, but a neat stack of gold leaves.
"You can count it yourself." Lin Tianbiao didn't care about this problem and waved his hand at Lu Ping.
"I'll go over there to take a look." As he spoke, he had already walked away. It seemed that Lin Tianbiao wasn't completely uninterested in the things in Song Xi Town's market, but Zhuang Yong's stall simply wasn't worth his time. Lin Tianbiao's Three Physical and Spiritual Links realm far surpassed the standard of an ordinary freshman. Moreover, by relying on the Lin Family's unique Blood Inheritance ability, he wouldn't be obliterated in the entire North Style Academy. After all, the Four Physical Links weren't that cheap. Out of the four great academies, the highest number of students had reached this level.
After separating from Lu Ping, Lin Tianbiao strolled leisurely. He did not show much interest in the stalls along the way. Only when he reached the most eye-catching two-story building on the entire street did he stop in his tracks.
The building's door was wide open. The three words "Precious Treasure Pavilion" hung on the door. There were traces of soul force circulating around it. It was obvious that it wasn't an ordinary item.
Precious Treasure Pavilion. This name was rather vulgar. But to be able to use such a vulgar name as its name, it was clear that the Precious Treasure Pavilion had a considerable history and foundation.
It was said that the Precious Treasure Pavilion had a total of one hundred and forty-seven branches across the three great empires. It didn't even have a branch in the main city of the Black Army Empire's Canyon Peak City. But there was one in this tiny Song Xi Town. The reason was naturally because this town was backed by the North Style Academy. The Precious Treasure Pavilion served practitioners and sold all kinds of soul force items. How could the four great academies, which gathered a large number of high level practitioners, lack their existence?
Any item that could enter the Precious Treasure Pavilion wouldn't be ordinary. Only the Precious Treasure Pavilion was worthy of Lin Tianbiao's attention.
He didn't hesitate and walked towards the open door. Two people immediately appeared from the left and right side of the door. They were dressed like ordinary servants, but they revealed their strength at the Piercing realm. But after sizing up Lin Tianbiao for a moment, the two of them returned to the door without saying a word. They let Lin Tianbiao walk in without saying a word.
There was a screen behind the door. After going around it was the main hall. There weren't any decorations. There was only a row of four long shelves on the left, middle and right side. The shelves were filled with a dazzling array of items. There were medicines, weapons, and all kinds of auxiliary miscellaneous items and small tools. The six types of soul force were intersecting and circulating in this place. It was suffocating.
There were already three people in the hall. Two of them were actually wearing the uniform of the Big Dipper Seven Peaks. This was not a low status in the North Style Academy. They were also sizing up the goods on the shelves. Very quickly, a person came out from the inner room at the corner of the main hall. He respectfully arrived in front of one of the students and led him into the inner room. The transactions of the Precious Treasure Pavilion wouldn't be carried out in public.
Lin Tianbiao looked along the shelves on the right. After another person was led into the inner room, he stopped in front of the 938th shelf on the right. He raised his hand. He didn't touch the item on this shelf, but he already touched the custom-made barrier on the shelf. Very quickly, the person came out from the inner room and arrived in front of Lin Tianbiao. His expression was respectful. He didn't say a word and just led Lin Tianbiao into the inner room.
The inner room wasn't big. There was a desk and a chair in front of and behind the desk. There was nothing else. The person led Lin Tianbiao into the inner room, but he didn't stop and directly pushed open the door behind the desk. Lin Tianbiao didn't ask anything and walked out of the door. The person didn't follow him. After closing the door, he returned to his seat behind the desk as if nothing had happened.
There was a courtyard outside the inner room. Someone was already waiting for Lin Tianbiao. Seeing him walk out of the door, he immediately went forward and handed over an exquisite mask that was as thin as a cicada's wing. Lin Tianbiao took the mask and put it on his face. He activated the Rushing Soul and the mask disappeared. Lin Tianbiao had already changed his face.
After that, he walked towards the back of the courtyard and changed into the clothes that were already prepared by the person waiting for him.
"How many people?" Lin Tianbiao asked while walking.
"Eighty-seven people. I originally wanted to gather a hundred people … …" The person beside him answered.
"It's already too many." Lin Tianbiao interrupted him.
"Ah?" The person beside him was stunned. "But … … this is the North Style Academy!" He said.
"Precisely because it is the North Style Academy, we need quality and not quantity. Forty people." Lin Tianbiao said. After changing his face, he seemed to have changed into another person. He wasn't as humble and kind as he was in the academy. Every word he said seemed to be irrefutable. It instantly dispelled the doubt of his subordinate.
"This subordinate will go and simplify the list." That person said.
"Let's go together." Lin Tianbiao said.
The two of them passed through the courtyard hidden behind the Precious Treasure Pavilion. Behind the courtyard, there was a big house. It was very quiet, but when they pushed the door open and entered, eighty-seven people, not one more, not one less, were waiting quietly in this big house.
They were not very orderly. Instead, they used their own methods to occupy a small piece of territory that belonged to them in this big house. Then, they waited carefully and kept their guard up against the other 86 people in the house.
When Lin Tianbiao walked in, everyone's gaze immediately gathered on him. All kinds of discreet perception were innumerable. There were even some people who couldn't stop scanning his face. It was obvious that they had already noticed the mask on Lin Tianbiao's face.
Lin Tianbiao didn't pay too much attention to them. The mask he used was called "Traceless". It was specially made by the Lin family. Its purpose wasn't to disguise himself as someone special, it was only to hide his true identity. It wasn't something that could be seen through by just anyone.
And these few people who sensed the mask were the first to be noticed by Lin Tianbiao. They were all startled. Their method of perception was very subtle, but they had still been detected so accurately by the other party. The other party's perception was clearly above theirs. They instinctively wanted to feel out Lin Tianbiao's strength, but in the end, Lin Tianbiao followed the clues and found out their strength.
There were so many people in the big house, but they still maintained silence, silently testing each other.
Eighty-seven people had already been carefully selected, and now they had to filter out more than half of them. It wasn't an easy task. Lin Tianbiao's perception was only a preliminary understanding. He believed in his subordinates. He had thought that with such a simple perception, they wouldn't find any unsuitable candidates. Who would have thought that there would be one person who made Lin Tianbiao frown slightly. His subordinates immediately noticed Lin Tianbiao's reaction. They followed his gaze and immediately found the person Lin Tianbiao was looking at — a person sitting in the corner of the big house, wearing a straw hat that covered his face.
But Lin Tianbiao's subordinate immediately knew who it was, because he also had a very deep impression of this person.
"Your Spirit of Strength is very weak," he said before Lin Tianbiao could speak.
"It's not just weak." Lin Tianbiao said. From this person, he could not sense any Spirit of Strength. This kind of person, how could he be an outstanding assassin?
"He's an expert in using poison." The subordinate immediately explained why this person would appear among the eighty-seven people.
"Although the Spirit of Strength restricts his mobility, but his superpower … …" The subordinate said.
"What is it?" Lin Tianbiao asked. Just using perception, it was impossible to find out what a xiuzhe's superpower was.
"Move with the wind." The subordinate said.
"Oh, a very good choice." Lin Tianbiao nodded, and agreed with the subordinate's reason. And Move with the wind, the Spirit of Qi ability to move with the wind, for a person with a terrible Spirit of Strength, it was indeed a great ability to make up for his lack of mobility.
Eighty-seven people, as expected, they couldn't be filtered by perception.
"Bring me the detailed information." Lin Tianbiao said as he retreated from the big house. There was still no sound from the eighty-seven people in the house. They were patient, calm, and were all outstanding assassins. Before receiving the mission, before the right time appeared, they could continue to wait.
But Lin Tianbiao, from these eighty-seven people, wanted to select another forty people.
Hopefully, time would pass. He looked at the sky and thought to himself. Walking into the Treasure Pavilion, he intentionally let some people see him, but it was inevitable that he would be suspicious if he stayed in the Treasure Pavilion for too long. Although no one would notice this place, Lin Tianbiao was not prepared to take this risk.
"First, tell me about the forty people you suggested." Lin Tianbiao said. He believed that the subordinate who arranged everything should have an answer in his heart.
"First, the person you noticed just now should not be excluded." The subordinate had an answer in his heart and began to report.
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