27. Training

“Come on!” Ye Lan stared at the large crowd of killers with a provoking smile, her hand totally empty. “Do you dare?”

Clad in white robe, Ye Lan wedged swiftly into the killers in black as a sheep enveloped by wolves. However, to Xiao Hei, it was too slow! Even at such a speed, the killers were not able to get near to her body!

With her spiritual power conjured at her fingertips as a silver needle, Ye Lan skimmed before their eyes, too fast for them to raise their knives to attack.

Ye Lan left the large crowd easily and withdrew her spiritual power. Taking her hint, all the killers lowered their heads at the same time. They couldn’t help gasping in astonishment at the X pattern cut squarely at their hearts!

How was it possible that the one right before your eyes just then would vanish somehow! Though in silence, all the killers had been persuaded of the fact that this girl was unique.

Suddenly, someone remembered it was this girl who wiped out the Ye family. It seemed that she had gained another rapid progress in martial art.

How did she do it on earth?

“Master, please accept our respect!”

To the thundering shout, all the people knelt down respectfully, a proof that they had accepted her as their true leader. Ye Lan nodded in satisfaction.

Ye Lan scanned them with her cold eyes authoritatively before flying upward to the veranda on the third floor. “From now on, you are the first batch of Storm Assassin! There will be more joining you in the future! Each of you is independent and unique. I hope you can show your talents during the task.”

“We can! We can! We can!” The morale was highly promoted!

The valuable pills forged by Ye Lan could enhance the operation of their meridian, thus doing good to the cultivation. For a spiritual cultivator, besides the talent, physical quality also played an important part.

Unsurprisingly, after taking the pills, all the trainees had made some progress in the cultivation, many of them even reaching the seventh stage!

As excited as they were, all the trainees held a more sincere respect to Ye Lan. With a mix of carrots and sticks, the Storm Assassin turned more united and energetic.

In such a group, Ye Lan had a sense of belonging.

“This will be my territory from now on!’ Ye Lan thought to herself. As a leader, she must make detailed plans ahead of time, including intelligence platforms establishment and figuring out how to earn money, such as opening hotels, pubs, and jewellery shops, the most lucrative businesses.

“Xiao Hei, give me the most detailed layout of the capital in a month, including streets’ names and the population distribution!” Though confused about Ye Lan’s order, Xiao Hei still nodded without a hesitation.

The training plan drafted by Ye Lan was totally strange to the people at that time. She asked the smith to forge the most deadly weapons for the killers, such as the arrows hidden in the sleeve. If three arrows could be shot each time, their killers would surely be unbeatable!

The killers had never seen such well-designed weapons, the majority of which were for remote and sneak attacks. What’s more, she also re-designed the traditional weapons, like knives and swords. The handle of the long knives were separated from the blade, which could be used as hidden weapons when necessary. Two tiny bags filled with poisonous needles were set on both sides of the short knives. How creative Ye Lan was!

The killers whose cultivation were above the seventh stage went to attend the mock battles with Ye Lan. There were enough people to kill in the capital as long as you have enough money. But they must obey two rules, not killing good officials or kindhearted ones.

They could take one life for 100,000 liang of gold, and half of it would be returned if they failed. Ye Lan directly followed the rule of the black market without changing anything. There were several volunteers intending to exchange the money with their lives.

After surveying them in discreetness, Ye Lan picked out the suitable ones to attend the battle. Money was needed if she wanted to establish an independent organization in the capital.

On a dark night, Ye Lan and five killers hiding on the roof were overlooking the empty street. Suddenly, a sedan was carried out from the yard of a brothel with someone singing in a low voice within.

As the curtain was lifted by the breeze, Ye Lan caught a fat man flirting with a prostitute.

“Go!” At Ye Lan’s signal, the killers flied downward at once and besieged the sedan. Even before the guards could defend themselves, they were beheaded already. With the bearers passing out due to the attack to their acupoints, the sedan crashed to the ground immediately. In great astonishment, the man sitting inside cursed savagely before lifting the curtain in anger. “Who, who are you? What is your intention?”

“Slay you!” Ye Lan murmured before lunging at him swiftly. Merely within a second, the frightened man had fallen to the ground, his hand covering the wound on his neck.

“Ah!” To the shrill scream, the prostitute was also run through by Ye Lan.

“Done!”

Got 300,000 liang pf gold by killing three people! What a profitable business!

Within ten days, Xiao Hei had finished drafting the layout of the capital, not only including the name of each street, as well as the population distribution according to their wealth, but the detailed information about the dwellers in each block, only lacking the sketch on each citizen’s appearance!

Ye Lan was very gratified by Xiao Hei’s high efficiency in work.

After a thorough study of the map, Ye Lan decided to speculate in building land, especially the slum. She swore to make there the most popular and expensive land in the capital!

Doing business in the brand new way of the 21st century was indeed eye-catching!

At the relatively popular streets, Ye Lan bought several shops nearly in bankruptcy at a very low price, including restaurants, brothels and jewellery shops. After redecoration, they were open again and still continued their old business. Besides, Ye Lan also bought another fifty shops at densely populated streets. All the future employees would be her spies!

Merely within a month, Ye Lan had gained a reputation, but the Stormy Assassin still remained a secret to the public.

Though it was far from enough, Ye Lan could concentrate on her new plan as the business run smoothly!

Since they never failed a single task, the killers could easily get the jobs.

At night, Ye Lan was forging pills in her practice room with her eyes closed when Xiao Hei suddenly knocked the door in a hurry. Upon seeing his gloomy face, Ye Lan knew something unusual had happened. “What’s wrong?” She asked coldly.

“Someone came here to challenge us!”

“Who?”

“Old acquaintance!”

“Acquaintance!” Ye Lan realized something at once. Since she knew nobody here, the challenger must have come here for Xiao Hei. He had never told her about his past since they met, and Ye Lan didn’t intend to ask him either. Everyone had his own secret. It was embarrassing to force them to tell you something that they didn’t want to.

“Since they are here, we mustn’t show weakness.” Ye Lan answered lazily.

“Now?” Xiao Hei frowned.

“Of course. Go with me?”

“Yes! I will follow you no matter where you go.” Xiao Hei said with a tender smile, which gave Ye Lan a sense of security.

On their way, Xiao Hei told her about the troubles the killers met during the task. Someone was in their way, even injuring them unexpectedly.

“How bold they are to injure my killers!” Ye Lan said in a soft voice. Upon hearing her tone, Xiao Hei knew all the training before was in vain!

“Boom!” The gates were destroyed in the explosion. In the cold weapon era, there was merely low-quality dynamite used to make cracker. As a top-level agent in the 21st century, Ye Lan could make even the most advanced dynamite, not no mention these small gadgets! It was a pity that the materials at hand were far from enough.

All the people inside were shocked by the explosion. Upon seeing Xiao Hei, one of his followers before, and Ye Lan step inside, the leader came up unhurriedly with a provoking laugh, his face toward the ceiling. “Good boy! How dare you come back! You should know the rules. Spare no traitors! There is no need for me to seek for you any more!”

“Never think about it.” Ye Lan shouted, her aura full of homicide intention scaring enough to the killers. “Oh! You got a little beauty by your side?!” The leader looked down at Ye Lan and Xiao Hei with his hand holding the rail.