Lin Jin's expression darkened.
It was extremely ugly.
The Demonic Appraisal Association was truly vicious. If Lin Jin hadn't coincidentally stumbled upon those scammers and happened to be here, he would never have known that they were plotting against him.
When that happened, Lin Jin would definitely be at a disadvantage.
Although they might not necessarily succeed, there was no doubt that some of his friends and family in Maple City would be in trouble.
This was something Lin Jin didn't wish to see.
And so, Lin Jin smiled.
Since he had coincidentally stumbled upon this scene, it must be fate. Truth be told, he had wanted to make a move earlier but he didn't.
It was simple. The four members of the Demonic Appraisal Association weren't simple people.
Lin Jin wasn't confident that he could take on all four of them at the same time. Moreover, if things got out of hand, the other experts in Merak City might be alerted.
This was a premium country after all.
Hence, he had to be cautious.
Fortunately, Lin Jin didn't move a muscle throughout the entire process. He held his breath and focused, using a well-practiced Camouflage technique to fool the four without exposing himself.
Otherwise, if he was exposed, he would have to make a move.
Now, the initiative was in Lin Jin's hands. He had a large amount of information and he was in the dark while the enemies were out in the open. If he still didn't take action, Lin Jin might as well kill himself with a piece of tofu.
He had made up his mind.
He would kill these four people.
Of course, he would take them down one by one. The first one he had to eliminate was Hall Master Chu.
Among the four of them, Lin Jin had to kill this man.
At this, Lin Jin got up and hurried out. The four people hadn't left Green Willow Alley yet. Once they did, they would surely split up and go their separate ways.
But now, there was another problem. Since he had to take them down one by one, Lin Jin could only deal with one person at a time. That way, he would definitely lose track of the others.
This was a problem. These four people weren't like minions. If Lin Jin used his needles, he was afraid that they would notice. If they did, Lin Jin's plan would immediately fail.
After some thought, Lin Jin figured that he could follow one of them and the first one had to be Hall Master Chu. The culprit was the one who wanted to deal with Lin Jin. The needles he left on the bald shopkeeper could help Lin Jin locate that young master. At the very least, he could follow this clue. With this, Lin Jin could lock onto the other two's whereabouts.
But that Elder Ye and Zhou Weng were in trouble.
Both of them weren't to be trifled with. Both of them had Rank 4 pet beasts. Zhou Weng had completely fused with his pet beast, becoming a half-human, half-beast monster.
Elder Ye was even more impressive. Lin Jin could sense the presence of two Rank 4 beasts on him. In other words, other than the Rank 4 snake staff in his hand, he had another Rank 4 beast.
I really don't know how this old fellow controls it.
The demonic appraisers' skills were indeed impressive. Many of them were mysterious and inexplicable. As an expert in beast appraising, Lin Jin could clearly sense that Elder Ye had formed a blood pact with two Rank 4 pet beasts.
It wasn't control or suppression, but a blood contract.
However, blood contracts could only be formed with one ferocious beast. How did the other party do it?
Even Lin Jin couldn't figure out what was going on.
Perhaps by probing with the needle and touching Elder Ye with his hand, he would be able to uncover this secret. Lin Jin trusted the Museum of Deadly Beasts.
But Lin Jin couldn't do that back then. Again, if he had acted rashly, he would have been discovered by those four.
'This secret can only be slowly explored in the future. ' Lin Jin wasn't an indecisive person. After realizing that he might not be able to kill all four of them today, he made up his mind.
He would kill two of them first.
Kill one, kill one.
Most importantly, Hall Master Chu had to die.
After Chu Chi exited Green Willow Alley, he immediately boarded a carriage that had been parked at the entrance of the alley. The carriage soon left. Somewhere in Tianxuan Royal City, Chu Chi alighted and blended into the crowd.
By now, Chu Chi had changed his appearance.
He had changed his clothes, changed his hat, and even grew a thick beard.
He looked like a completely different person.
Chu Chi was a cautious person. When he joined the Demonic Appraisal Association, he was just an ordinary member with nothing special about him. However, he was smart and ruthless enough to quickly gain a foothold in the association. Back in the Jade Dragon Kingdom's Reed City branch, he was an influential figure.
And Chu Chi wanted to be careful.
Hence, he never stayed in the branch. Instead, he hid among the people like an ordinary person.
Because he knew that being ordinary was the best thing he could rely on.
Moreover, Chu Chi kept a low profile. He didn't care about fame and fortune. All he cared about was practical benefits.
Back at Reed City, after learning that the branch had been destroyed by Lin Jin, he kept his composure and continued to lie low, waiting for an opportunity to strike. And sure enough, the opportunity came. He encountered a monk from Daluo Temple and used the tactic of borrowing someone else's knife to successfully obtain the Daolord's wooden token from the Qiao family.
After he succeeded, he began to flee. Although he was almost caught and killed, he was lucky enough to escape in the end.
Using the Daolord's wooden token, Chu Chi made great contributions to the Demonic Appraisal Association. Now, his status skyrocketed and he became the hall master of the Dark Hall. However, he still kept a low profile.
Because he knew that no matter what he did, the more he kept a low profile, the longer he could live.
He had a place to stay in Tianxuan Royal City. Other than himself, no one else knew about it. Not even his brothers in the Dark Hall knew about it.
This had always been Chu Chi's way of doing things.
He could not be more careful.
He spent some time making twists and turns before finally arriving at an extremely inconspicuous house. Then, he entered through the back door.
This was where he lived.
It was just like any other house in Tianxuan City.
Chu Chi kept a hound beast in the yard. It was also an ordinary beast. Chu Chi kept this pet to warn him if someone tried to sneak in.
After entering the house, Chu Chi lay down comfortably and began to think about what to do tomorrow.
Suddenly, Chu Chi sensed that something was off. He hadn't heard the hound beast barking since the beginning. Logically speaking, a hound beast that had been starving for an entire day should be making some noise.
"Where's the dog? Bark at me! " Chu Chi shouted. Under normal circumstances, the dogs outside would bark, but at this time, there was no movement outside at all.
"Sh * t!"
Chu Chi was a cautious person so how could he not know that something was wrong?
He immediately got up. But as soon as he did so, he felt as if his neck was being pricked by a needle. Then, he couldn't move.
Upon closer inspection, one could see snake scales moving on his body as if he was casting some kind of spell. Unfortunately, he was one step too slow.
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