Mr. Pei was silent for a while and suddenly looked at Skinny Dog.
"Have fun," he said.
"Huh?" Skinny Dog was stunned.
"It means you can leave now," Tie Tou said.
"Oh … Thank you." Skinny Dog was the one who had provided the information, but he couldn't help but thank Mr. Pei and leave in a hurry.
Tie Tou watched Skinny Dog leave. When he was far away, Tie Tou said, "Get someone to keep an eye on him?"
"Yes." Mr. Pei nodded and didn't say much. They had dealt with similar situations many times. If it wasn't necessary, they wouldn't make things difficult for Merry Forest's guests. But if Skinny Dog wanted to harm them, they wouldn't be so polite.
Mister Pei turned around and walked back to his bamboo house. Tie Tou followed closely behind him, and not long after, the two of them returned to the bamboo house's balcony. Mr. Pei folded his hands in front of him and looked at the bright light. Tie Tou was standing behind him with his head slightly lowered.
The two didn't talk. After a while, someone suddenly appeared at the bottom of the bamboo house.
"Come up and talk," Mr. Pei said.
The person below bowed slightly and walked up the stairs. He stopped at the top of the stairs and said, "They asked for six guest rooms, but they changed it to one big room."
"Six people sharing a big room?"
"I think so," the subordinate said.
Mr. Pei looked back at Tie Tou and said, "You startled them, but they didn't want to leave. They just changed the six rooms to one. It's not that they aren't wary, but they aren't worried. It seems that they have some strength. "
"Yes," Tie Tou said.
"How many people can we mobilize now?" Mr. Pei asked.
"Seventeen," Tie Tou replied.
"I'm afraid that's not enough," Mr. Pei said.
"Yes." Tie Tou nodded.
"What do you think of their strength after interacting with them?" Mr. Pei asked.
"There are six of them, but I can't figure out one of them," Tie Tou said.
"Kill the one with the incense."
"Yes."
Mr. Pei fell silent. Tie Tou didn't disturb him. He knew that Mr. Pei was thinking. After a while, Mr. Pei spoke again. "How many people can we gather as soon as possible?"
"Before dawn, there should be about 28 people," Tie Tou said after thinking about it.
"Twenty-eight …" Mister Pei muttered to himself. Then, he shook his head. "I don't have much confidence before I know how strong they are."
"Yes." Tie Tou nodded. Twenty-eight people were just numbers. In reality, there weren't many experts guarding Merry Forest. Merry Forest's main goal was to deal with the guests from the Treasure Forest and suppress them. Having a few Four Spirits experts like Hidden Fragrance was already enough, there wouldn't be too many. But now, Hidden Fragrance had been killed by her opponent without a care even after her little trick of "diverting the opponent's attention" had succeeded. She really didn't dare to take this opponent lightly.
"No matter what, gather everyone first," Mr. Pei said.
"Yes." Tie Tou only accepted the order and did not question it.
"I'll think about the rest," said Mr. Pei.
"Yes." Tie Tou received the order and was just about to execute it when suddenly the sound of hurried footsteps came from the forest, causing the two of them to be alarmed. They hurriedly looked in that direction and saw a subordinate hurriedly running out of the forest.
"Mister Pei." Upon seeing Mister Pei, the subordinate immediately slowed down his footsteps and stood under the balcony to greet him.
"What happened?" Mr. Pei asked.
"Someone came." The subordinate said.
"Who made you so flustered?" Mr. Pei asked.
"That person's sword is a bamboo sword, green in color." The subordinate said.
"Oh?" Mr. Pei's expression froze as he exchanged a glance with Tie Tou.
"The assassin One Sword Azure?" Tie Tou asked.
"There shouldn't be anyone who dares to impersonate him. There's no point in impersonating him," Mr. Pei said.
Tie Tou nodded.
Assassins should be low-key. Ostentatious assassins wouldn't live long. Even people who weren't in this line of work understood this. But One Sword Azure was an exception. He never cared about the rules of an assassin. He was always ostentatious and ostentatious. With just a bamboo sword, people could confirm his identity. Just like that, he became the most famous assassin, but he was still alive and well. Some people said that because of this, he was perhaps the strongest assassin. There was no way for him to be recruited, because assassins who followed that rule would never compete with Solitary Sword in Green for this title. But no matter what, there had to be a reason why One Sword Azure could become such a unique assassin. Even if he wasn't the strongest, his strength was definitely top-notch. Such an expert shouldn't be in the Treasure Forest or Merry Forest. But now, he was here. Was he just passing by? Or what?
Mr. Pei and the others couldn't ignore such a dangerous person. That was why the subordinate had hurried over to report. Mr. Pei muttered to himself for a moment before walking to the stairs. "I'll go meet him."
"You mean?" Tie Tou thought of a possibility and hurried over.
"He's an assassin, isn't he?" Mr. Pei smiled and said, "Continue gathering people."
"Yes." Tie Tou obeyed the order and left. Mister Pei was led by his subordinate back to the Merry Forest's most lively place. However, the current atmosphere was the same as when Lu Ping and the others had just arrived. It was gloomy and oppressive, and the atmosphere was centered around people. That person sat alone at a table with a conical hat on his head. There were already four exquisite dishes and a jug of wine on the table. His sword was placed vertically on the table. Just as his subordinate had reported, it was a bamboo sword, green in color.
Those who came out of the Treasure Forest were all experts in divine weapons. Who wouldn't know this famous sword? So the moment this person sat there and placed the sword on the table, the atmosphere became oppressive.
One Sword Azure was an assassin. No matter where an assassin appeared, there was a possibility that he was going to kill someone. Although no one present felt that they were qualified to ask for One Sword Azure's help, who knew? Who knew if the person who hired an assassin would consider the cost-effectiveness of the job?
So everyone was apprehensive, but they didn't dare to act rashly. Perhaps they could be protected in Merry Forest, but if they left, wouldn't they be at the mercy of others?
When Mr. Pei arrived at the boundary, he glanced around. Lu Ping and the others were no longer there, so he walked straight to Yi Jianqing's table. When he reached the table, he cupped his hands towards Yi Jianqing, who hadn't even raised his head.
"Do you have a business here, sir?" Mr. Pei asked.
Yi Jianqing didn't answer. He didn't even raise his head.
"Regardless, I have a business here. Would you be willing to accept it?" Mr. Pei continued.
This time, Yi Jianqing finally reacted. He reached out and swiped the bamboo sword on the table, and a green barrier enveloped them. He gestured to Mr. Pei across the table and said, "Please take a seat."
Mr. Pei sat across from him and said, "Quick room one, there are six guests."
"Six people?"
"Yes."
"One million two hundred thousand gold," Yi Jianqing said.
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