The Devil Sword Swordsman
Ch. 88 - Xin Fai vs Killer Pay
Huang Kun's condition improved the next morning after the snake jewel was placed overnight on his forehead. Before taking back the jewel, Xin Fai asked Li Yong for permission. He said that he needed a stealth gem to perfect his Human Demon body.
After obtaining the demon gems, Xin Fai took a short break while thinking. In a relatively short time he had managed to get 7 stealth gems, meaning that currently Xin Fai only needed to find 26 more gems.
Huang Kun had just regained consciousness when the sunlight hit his face, the young man looked healthy, his face looked very fresh.
"What's going on? Instantly my body felt so fit..." Huang Kun stretched his muscles while yawning, Li Yong explained what happened last night and made Huang Kun open his mouth.
"For my sake you defeated two demons? Yeah-that's right! Two demons?!" Huang Kun was the one whose response was exaggerated, Shen Xuemei was initially distrustful of Li Yong's words but on the other hand Li Yong was the famous most honest priest in the Lotus Temple sect.
Not yet finished his shocked event, Xin Fai instantly prepared to leave. Li Yong did the same and they immediately resumed the delayed journey.
After traveling for three days in a row they finally reached the next city.
The first time Xin Fai was looking for clothes to change his already unfit robe, he immediately entered the clothes seller's shop and bought clothes according to Shen Xuemei's direction. According to them right now, the one who understood the most about the performance was Shen Xuemei.
The red-colored clothes were Shen Xuemei's choice, he suggested the clothes as they fit Xin Fai's character.
"Well, this suits you. Wear it, I'm sure a lot of girls will fall in love with you."
Huang Kun laughed out loud hearing a figure like Shen Xuemei think so. "Huhhhhhh, my stomach is like being lit up with butterflies."
"E... Your assumption pisses me off, Senior." Xin Fai flatly said, he accepted Shen Xuemei's suggestion. Because he doesn't care much about his appearance. I don't know which clothes to choose.
Shen Xuemei's words did not prove correct, but the attention of the girls fell on Shen Xuemei as they passed through the city road.
Huang Kun chuckled. "Fai'er, take it easy you don't have to worry. There's still one woman who's glancing at you."
"Where?"
"That," Huang Kun's chin pointed towards an old grandmother. His teeth are no longer even. Xin Fai put on a bland face, she did not expect to be noticed by the girl, but from earlier she was looking for a housing made of glass in order to see her own reflection.
Huang Kun was still loyal to his laughter, it felt like being ridiculed by Xin Fai was part of his life starting today.
Li Yong shook his head at the behavior of the two of them, completely insane. Huang Kun and Xin Fai were indeed suitable partners in terms of mock taunts.
Originally Xin Fai did not care so much about her appearance that one of the girls looked at her from a distance, the girl had pale skin as well as black clothes that were very contrasting on her skin.
The gazes of the two clashed against each other for a moment, Xin Fai felt a strangeness afterwards. Because the girl was blatantly staring at him not even having the intention to turn away.
Feeling awkward at last Xin Fai first turned her face, she did not want to deal any further with the girl.
Li Yong had just booked a room and heard little of the conversation around him, as the priest approached his students with a sharp eye.
"I've just heard the news from the people here, it's very bad news." Li Yong rubbed his face roughly, he swallowed bitter saliva.
"What's up, Senior?" asked Huang Kun.
"The sect representatives who brought disciples to attend the Young Swordsman Tournament are currently the targets of serial killers."
Then Xin Fai, Shen Xuemei and Huang Kun were the most panicked standing up. The threat directly scared them. Because they are now being targeted for murder.
"I mean, a hit man?"
"really. I've guessed, with the current state of our Empire many members of the black stream are moving. They wanted to destroy the candidates for the Imperial Pillars in the future."
Xin Fai put on an attitude as calm as possible, he did not want to jump to conclusions too quickly. "A hit man, huh?"
Bounty killers are shadow warriors who work for certain people, they carry out tasks and get a large amount of rewards after doing so. People like this are dominant in the black stream, because serial killers who are on average have the equivalent strength of medium, large to great warriors who like to kill others. They are bloodthirsty people.
Xin Fai recalled the girl who was staring at him on the city road earlier, although she could not be sure yet but she was sure they were now the target of the hitmen.
They began to put up a high level of vigilance, considering that on the trip people were also talking about the same thing. It was even said that there were already tournament representative disciples who had lost their lives before reaching Renwu City, where the Young Swordsman Tournament was held.
Until the night began to dissolve, Xin Fai did not dare to close his eyes, his ears were installed well to detect enemy movements.
In the instant that there was a commotion out there, Xin Fai then got up and came out of his room to pay attention to the situation. At that moment, it turned out that Li Yong and Shen Xuemei had followed because they had expected this to happen.
Upon arriving in the front room, they had been greeted by two warriors with relatively weak strength.
Of course it made Xin Fai's brows furrow deeply, she felt that something was wrong. It should be that hitmen like them have clever tactics and already know for sure that among them there is a great swordsman, Li Yong.
The two hitmen advanced without waiting any longer, they were equivalent to a stage 2 intermediate swordsman and had no other privileges.
A few seconds later Xin Fai realized something was wrong. He could only snitch annoyance.
"Damn!"
Xin Fai left as fast as lightning, Li Yong and Shen Xuemei tried to guess what had happened while the two hitmen in front of them looked annoyed. They attacked Li Yong and Shen Xuemei in unison.
"In front of the inn they only brought in middle warriors. And if it's true, my guess..."
Brakk!
The door of Huang Kun's room was smashed down so hard, it even shocked a man with strength equivalent to a great swordsman who had just entered stage 1 there. He was preparing to stab Huang Kun who was asleep.
"Senior Huang! Above you!"
Huang Kun woke up still gathering his life, he was aghast when he saw an assassin now wielding a sword at him.
Immediately Xin Fai ran with Lightning Steps, he drew the sword and held back the rate of the hitman's attack.
The two swords met right before Huang Kun's eyes, the young man rolled his body to the side to keep his distance.
The grouchy doomsday assassins were upset, should their plan have gone smoothly but everything changed when Xin Fai came to derail him.
"Coward! Attacking when people are asleep!" Huang Kun covered his body with an angry face, Xin Fai looked at him strangely. His senior one was indeed strange, after hearing the news that they hunted the killers he could still sleep soundly in his room.
Xin Fai took a few steps back as the assassin drew his sword.
"Currently, fighting an amateur like you who rarely holds a sword will not scare me! I've killed dozens of lives in my hands!" The assassin bragged himself to bully Xin Fai but the response he got was the opposite.
"Haha... Dozens, it looks like I should say that you're an amateur." The smile on Xin Fai's face turned like a demonic smile.
"On my hands were almost hundreds of dead people, you know? Now these seven demons have also died at my hands."
Instantly the air slumped sharply, the assassin gulped trying to inedible the words of his enemy. Yet the murderous laughter from Xin Fai's body did not lie to him at all.
"Omong empty! You're just a snot kid who doesn't know anything about the world! Don't talk like you've killed anyone, boy!"
The rarity from Xin Fai's mouth even made Huang Kun shudder in horror.
"In one second I can make you scream, want to try?"
"Bole-"
An unexpected attack came, the assassin swung the sword upwards but Xin Fai first ducked down.
Xin Fai slashed his sword at the foot of the assassin while flowing as much power in as possible making the sword in his hand extremely sharp and could even cut through human bones.
"The Book of Seven Keys - The Path of a Thousand Spirits."
As soon as the assassin's ankle was cut off, the man could not stand his ground anymore and his body began to fall.
"Aarray!"
"I told you, in one second I can make you scream! Huhah!" Xin Fai laughed in satisfaction as she left her waist, the atmosphere gradually quietened until Xin Fai could hear Huang Kun gulping down behind her.
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