Chapter 231 - 230, I feel like you’re insulting my intelligence

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Chapter 231: Chapter 230, I feel like you’re insulting my intelligence "The intelligence was spot on, you truly are a master." Accompanied by a deep voice. A burly figure appeared under the moonlit night, looking to be in his forties, shirtless, but with a blood-stained apron around his waist and a gleaming boning knife in hand. At first glance, he seemed like a butcher in a slaughterhouse. Indeed. His name was also the Butcher, ranked tenth among the assassins of the Life-Seeking Sect. "You managed to get within ten meters of me without a sound, quite impressive, not an ordinary person." Xu Wendong wore a smile, "However, whether you can kill me depends on your skills!" With that, he leaped off the flat roof, darting towards the back mountain. Although it was dark now, many people in the village were still awake, and he didn’t want to attract their attention. The Butcher followed closely behind Xu Wendong, chasing him to the back mountain, panting, "If you keep running, I won’t be able to kill you, but you shouldn’t have stopped." Xu Wendong’s lips curled slightly, "Have you thought that I ran to lure you here and then finish you off?" "Let’s see if you have the strength for that." The Butcher snorted coldly, and the boning knife in his hand shot through the air like a laser aimed at Xu Wendong. Feeling the chill from the boning knife, Xu Wendong didn’t dare be careless, quickly dodging, but was shocked to discover that the knife turned mid-air, continuing to pursue him. "Sword Control Technique?" Xu Wendong was taken aback, but soon realized things were not as he imagined. There was a fine metal wire attached to the boning knife, the other end in the Butcher’s hand, allowing him to control the knife’s continued assault. Realizing this, Xu Wendong breathed a sigh of relief and immediately dodged through the forest, hoping to tangle the metal wire with the surrounding trees. Once that happened, the threat of the boning knife would be nullified. But the next scene shocked his eyes. The metal wire, as if imbued with magical power, effortlessly sliced through the trees despite being entangled, under the Butcher’s control. The tree trunks, as thick as barrels, seemed like soft tofu before the wire. For a moment. The back mountain resounded with rumbling noises. "This wire in your hand is quite something!" Xu Wendong’s eyes lit up, intrigued by it. The Butcher sneered, "This is the silk of a Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm, extremely hard, saying it cuts iron like mud is no exaggeration. More than enough to kill you!" With that, he retracted the boning knife and lunged at Xu Wendong with a swift step. His knife-wielding speed was unusually fast, to the point where the blade was indistinguishable to the naked eye, reaching a level of impenetrability. Across the martial world, he was undoubtedly a master of knife play. "Your strength is certainly formidable, but you shouldn’t come close to me." Xu Wendong showed a hint of disdain before kicking a fist-sized stone into the air. The stone, enhanced by True Qi, shot forth like a cannonball, not only swift as lightning but also incredibly hard. Clang! The Butcher was no average person, sensing the terror of that strike, knowing if it hit him, he’d lose half his life, if not die. In a split second, he swung his knife to chop the stone. But at the moment the boning knife clashed with the stone in his hand. A horrifying force, like a seal breaking, surged through his boning knife into his arm, penetrating his internal organs, delivering a fatal blow. He let out a scream, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, stumbling back more than ten meters before steadying himself. "How is your strength this strong?" The Butcher stared at Xu Wendong, shocked. Even if Han Qing and Du Qiu’s mission failed, he considered the couple mere names with no substance, not worth being alarmed even in death. Yet now he realized he was wrong. Xu Wendong’s strength was something he couldn’t contend with. Xu Wendong asked calmly, "Did you ever think it wasn’t that my strength is too strong, but that you all are too weak?" Gush! The Butcher was so infuriated that his Vital Energy reversed, uncontrollably spurting out a mouthful of fresh blood. Just as he was about to speak, his gaze locked onto Xu Wendong’s right thumb. His pupils widened in disbelief, as if seeing a ghost, "You... you... how do you have this Obsidian Ring?" Xu Wendong raised an eyebrow, "You recognize this Obsidian Ring?" The Butcher gulped nervously, trying hard to calm his emotions, "I not only recognize this Obsidian Ring, but I’m also its owner." "Ah-ha?" Xu Wendong was completely stunned, "You’re its owner?" "Yes." The Butcher replied, "This ring is a family heirloom of mine, but it was stolen over twenty years ago, and its whereabouts were unknown until now. I never thought I’d see it again in this life!" His face was full of excitement as he spoke. Xu Wendong looked at him with a haunting gaze, "How can you prove this Obsidian Ring is your family heirloom?" The Butcher asked, "Does it have an ancient script ’Eight’ character on it?" Xu Wendong nodded, "Yes!" "See, I can tell there’s an ancient ’Eight’ on the ring, so I must be its owner!" The Butcher said, suppressing his excitement, "Xu Wendong, we have no grudges, right? I’m here to kill you to complete someone else’s bounty mission, though I admit your strength is impressive." "But you have no idea of the terror of the Life-Seeking Sect." "Even if you kill me, it’ll provoke those few monsters from the Life-Seeking Sect, and if they act, you will undoubtedly die." "How about we make a deal?" "As long as you return this ring to its rightful owner, I’ll ensure your lifetime safety." Xu Wendong chuckled, "Isn’t one of your Life-Seeking Sect’s rules to thoroughly execute a task once it’s taken from the employer? Then I have a bit of confusion, since your Life-Seeking Sect has taken the task to kill me, how can you ensure my safety?" "Aren’t you contradicting yourself?" The Butcher hurriedly said, "No, no, not at all. Even though our Life-Seeking Sect accepted the task to kill you, we can also kill others." "For example, kill the person who put the bounty on you. In doing so, won’t the problem be solved?" Xu Wendong paused, then smiled intriguingly, "Is this the so-called solving the problem by solving the person who raised the problem?" The Butcher grinned, "That’s pretty much the idea. Besides, I’ll give you a fortune worth millions, ensuring your life of glory and wealth." Xu Wendong clicked his tongue, "Since you’re so sincere, I should indeed return this Obsidian Ring to its rightful owner. But... I feel you’re insulting my intelligence!" "This Obsidian Ring was entrusted to me by an elder, how could it have been stolen from you over twenty years ago?" The Butcher’s pupils trembled violently, "Who is this elder you’re speaking of? Where is he now?"

Chapter 231 - 230, I feel like you’re insulting my intelligence

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