“No way!”
Xiao Leng had returned to the Jiang Manor and heard what Jiang Yi had said about the mission. He immediately rejected it. He said coldly, “Jiang Yi, something almost happened to you last time; what am I supposed to tell Xiao Hong and Lord Mo if you died? We cannot take a risk again this time.”
“Wait!”
Jiang Yi gestured to placate Xiao Leng as he said, “You can rest assured this time that I will also bring along four peak-stage God Kings; this mission is in the wilderness this time. The most important thing is the target seems to have suffered a severe injury and has broken his leg! Old Xiao, based on your strength, it shouldn’t be hard to kill him, right?”
“His leg is broken?”
Xiao Leng’s eyes flashed coldly as he asked, “Where did you get this news from? Could it be a trap?”
“It shouldn’t be.”
Jiang Yi shook his head and said, “The Mission Office housekeeper had provided me with this information. His brother is now a commander of the Earth Emanations Army; he probably wants to get in my good books, right?”
Xiao Leng thought about it and still was not assured. He stretched his hand as he asked, “Where is the information regarding this mission?”
Jiang Yi retrieved a docket and gave it to Xiao Leng. Xiao Leng took a look and was shocked. “It’s him?”
“You know him?”
Jiang Yi was slightly stunned as Xiao Leng nodded and said, “There aren’t many within the Blue Eagle Prefecture who do not know him. This person was once a prominent and formidable member of the Blue Eagle Prefecture Demon-Killing Pavilion. During a conflict between the Demon-Killing Pavilion and the Earth Emanations Pavilion back then, he had single-handedly slaughtered five Heaven Emanations; one of whom was even stronger than me!”
“That incredible?”
Jiang Yi swallowed as his heart sank. It seemed like this mission was a no-go. He asked curiously, “Isn’t he just a low-tier Demon-Killing Battle God? How is he so strong?”
“He has two very powerful mystical abilities!”
Xiao Leng grew very serious as he explained. “One is an evasion art that allows him to walk like a shadow without making a single sound; unless one was an upper-tier Demon-Killing Battle God, one would be hard-pressed to locate him. If his strength is at its peak, even if he was only fifty thousand feet from me, I would not be able to detect him! Also, he has another mystical ability called the Poison Claw. Once he gets close to you, even if you’re wearing superior-grade divine artifact battle armor, he can tear through it easily; it is very terrifying.
“Everyone has forgotten his real name and only call him the Poison Spirit, meaning that he has a poisonous soul. This person is also known as the person with the most terrifying assassination skills outside the Phantom Race.”
“The Phantom Race!”
Jiang Yi’s heart ached as he thought about Yi Piaopiao. He said disappointedly, “If this mission is indeed that dangerous and you are not confident of killing him, let’s forget about it.”
“No!”
Xiao Leng motioned as he said, “If your intel is accurate, this mission is doable. If I really kill him, I can also be seen to have done my part for the Xiao Clan! You are actually quite a lucky star; you have survived so many ordeals and gotten lucky after. Perhaps if I continue following you, the good luck will follow me as well…”
The previous time, Xiao Leng had gotten a poisonous Emperor Toad because of Jiang Yi. Xiao Leng was feeling a little bad about it. He thought about it and said, “I will find some people to verify this news. If it is true, let’s make this trip. A Poison Spirit that has a broken leg; I might really be able to kill him.”
Xiao Leng turned and walked out to the Earth Emanations Pavilion to gather some information. Jiang Yi summoned Gu Mu on the other hand and asked him to go and find some powerful soul spirit cardinal treasures. Jiang Yi had to keep on taking new missions now; he had to deal with his weak soul spirit quickly. Now, after teleporting dozen-odd times, he always had to stop to rest. Xiao Leng was getting a little impatient.
Gu Mu went out and soon came back. He reported in a low voice, “Master, I have news that the Crazed God Castle had recently gotten its hands on a superior-grade soul spirit herb called the Pandan plant. However… the asking price is five million divine roots…”
“Crazed God Castle?”
Jiang Yi’s eyes turned cold as he recalled how he had almost died at their hands when he first came to the Divine Eagle City. For a while, he had forgotten about this Crazed God Castle. Now that Gu Mu had mentioned it, Jiang Yi finally remembered his encounter with it back then. Jiang Yi paused for a while, rose, and said, “Let’s go to the Crazed God Castle.”
Gu Mu was stunned. He held onto Jiang Yi and said, “Master, we do not have enough divine roots!”
“There is no need for that!” Jiang Yi smiled and replied, “When I buy things, I normally do not require divine roots.”
“This…”
Gu Mu’s face changed. He immediately said, “Master, please do not act rashly. The Crazed God Castle is not only present in the Divine Eagle City; it has a few hundred sister castles in the Earth Emanations Domain. They have a powerful backer behind them.”
“I know my limits.”
Jiang Yi did not bother to explain. He knew that the Crazed God Castle was very influential. If not, it would have long been destroyed or taken over. However, no matter how powerful the Crazed God Castle’s backer was, he could not be bigger than Mo Lingqiu, right? While Jiang Yi was not Mo Lingqiu’s man, everyone thought that he was. Since that was the case, why would Jiang Yi waste such an opportunity to make use of that fact? He had never created trouble for the Crazed God Castle since he became the city lord. It shouldn’t be too overboard trying to con them of a spirit herb, right?
The two left the city as Gu Mu took out a Divine Boat with uncertainty and flew north towards the Crazed God Mountain. The last time, Jiang Yi had taken a day and a night to reach it. This time, the Divine Boat was much faster. Within one hour, they had already reached Crazed God Mountain.
Buzz!
The Divine Boat stopped outside Crazed God Castle as Jiang Yi and Gu Mu flew down. There was a group of God General guards outside the castle. Seeing Jiang Yi, they vaguely felt him familiar for a moment. However, they then swiftly reacted as they genuflected and said, “Greetings to the City Lord.”
Jiang Yi ignored them as he brought Gu Mu inside without saying a word. He had just entered the central hall when Jiang Yi’s acquaintance, Commander He, walked towards him briskly. Commander He smiled from afar and said, “Hahaha, I saw the Wind Spirit Flower in my backyard bloom first thing this morning, and I had this feeling that something good was going to happen today! Indeed, the City Lord has graced the Crazed God Castle with his presence!”
Commander He seemed to have completely forgotten his feud with Jiang Yi that day as his white brows were raised slightly, his face smiling brightly. Jiang Yi also smiled very broadly as he said, “Commander He is too kind. I had just come for a walk.”
“Welcome, welcome!” Commander He gestured to invite Jiang Yi in as he said slightly begrudgingly, “My Lord, I had gone to pay my respects to you last time, but you did not summon me. I had thought that you were still bearing a grudge!”
“Why would that be so?”
Jiang Yi smiled affectionately as he said, “I was busy cultivating back then! Gu Mu knows this as well. I did not see a single person. Old He, you wouldn’t mind, right?”
Commander He hurriedly cupped his hands and said, “I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare!”
As the two bantered, Commander He brought Jiang Yi into a very lavishly decorated hall as two absolute beauties entered. They stood behind Jiang Yi and Gu Mu respectively as they poured tea for them. They also knelt down to massage Jiang Yi and Gu Mu’s thighs, giving off a sense that anything could be done to them.
Commander He pointed to the tea and started to introduce it. “City Lord, this is the Blue Tongue Tea. I only bear to take it out when my most distinguished guests are here. Please try it!”
Jiang Yi and Gu Mu drank a sip as they realized that it was indeed special. There was first a little bitterness and then a fragrance that slowly appeared. That fragrance was so pungent and beyond compare. Jiang Yi did not say anything anymore as he lowered his head and finished the tea. He then looked up at Commander He and said, “Not bad, not bad! Please help me to pack some when I’m leaving. Gu Mu, however much they cost, please remember to foot the bill!”
Commander He hurriedly laughed as he said, “My Lord is jesting! This is but some tea leaves; how could I make my Lord pay for it? That would be looking down on me!”
“Hear this, hear this!”
Jiang Yi pointed at Commander He as he said to Gu Mu very happily, “What is righteousness, and what is loyalty? That is Commander He! We are definitely going to be good friends!”
“Yes, Commander He’s chivalry is very well-known in the Divine Eagle City!” Gu Mu answered in response.
“Uh—”
Commander He suddenly had a premonition; something was not right with Jiang Yi’s words.
Indeed, in a short while; Jiang Yi stood up, cupped his hand, and said “Alright, Old He, I had just come to sit and chat for a while. I will head back now. If you have time, please go and visit me in the Divine Eagle City; I will take good care of you. Also… I am lacking a certain spirit herb recently for my cultivation, and I heard you guys have it here. Gu Mu, what is it called, a Pandan plant?
“Old He, please send it along with the tea leaves to my manor. This time, you must charge me for it! You guys are doing business after all; I cannot let you guys suffer a loss, right? Gu Mu, remember to give at least a thousand divine roots. While Old He might be a real brother to me, we cannot make things difficult for him!”
“Pfff!”
Commander He had just taken a sip of his tea, and at this moment, he spat it all out. Jiang Yi was actually only going to give a thousand divine roots for the soul-spirit cardinal treasure Pandan plant that was worth five million divine roots? This was daylight robbery.
