Chapter 94

"Zhao Family!"

"I, Jing Yan, will never reconcile with you!"

Hatred surged in Jing Yan's heart!

For most people, they might be close to their grandparents, but grandparents would hardly compare to their parents.

However, Jing Yan was different. Jing Yan grew up with his grandfather, Jing Tian.

Jing Yan had never seen his mother; he only knew that her identity was very mysterious.

Because, in the entire Jing Family, many people would talk about his father, but no one ever mentioned his mother. Even his grandfather, Jing Tian, never talked about her, as if Jing Yan had never had a mother.

Jing Yan's memories of his father were also learned from some people in the family, such as Jing Chenxing.

Therefore, Jing Yan's feelings for his parents were actually far less than his feelings for his grandfather.

"You little rascal, you just know how to be lazy. If you want to master martial arts, you can't be like this!"

"Little guy, come here and let Grandpa see who bullied you. I'll teach him a lesson!"

"Jing Yan, you indeed have extremely high talent and your cultivation speed is faster than others. But you mustn't be arrogant. Your goal shouldn't be in Donglin City, but in a place much farther away."

"..."

Scenes of the past with his grandfather flashed through Jing Yan's mind.

His eyes, without him realizing it, became moist.

Jing Yan clenched his fists again and vowed in his heart to uproot the murderer who killed his grandfather!

Whether it was the Zhao Family or the Dark Night Organization, they were now Jing Yan's top enemies.

He would not rest until his enemies were eliminated.

In the night wind, Jing Yan stood on the empty wilderness.

After a full teacup of time, he finally calmed his thoughts.

"Top-grade weapon!" Jing Yan took the killer's weapon into his hands.

This short sword was one grade higher than Jing Yan's Flowing Light Sword, but it was a short sword, unsuitable as a main weapon.

"In special moments, it can also be used. This kind of short sword is best for sudden ambushes, and with my speed, most martial artists would find it hard to defend against." Jing Yan nodded and put the short sword away.

His gaze then fell on a ring on the killer's finger.

This was a Sumeru Ring, also known as a spatial ring. It looked small on the outside, but had its own internal space, making it a very convenient tool and extremely valuable. Even the lowest-grade Sumeru Ring was worth tens of thousands of spirit stones, which most martial artists couldn't afford.

"Hmm? Top-grade spirit stones? And a gold card with fifty thousand spirit stones?"

In the ring, there were only some simple black clothes, five top-grade spirit stones, and a spirit stone gold card, with fifty thousand spirit stones in it.

"Consider it a lucky find; I'm short on spirit stones." Jing Yan put the Sumeru Ring on his hand and threw away the clothes inside.

After confirming that the killer had no other valuable items, Jing Yan turned and quickly left, disappearing into the darkness.

Jing Yan didn't know that the killer's true wealth was much greater than what he had obtained. However, any qualified killer wouldn't carry too many resources on their person. They knew their lives could be lost at any time.

So, after obtaining resources, killers generally stored them somewhere and only took them out when needed.

The fifty thousand spirit stone gold card in the Sumeru Ring was the down payment the killer, Night Owl, had just received from the Zhao Family. The five top-grade spirit stones were for replenishing his energy in emergencies.

"Whoosh!"

Jing Yan sped towards Duanyang City. He even occasionally activated the Sky Wing martial art to increase his speed, eager to reach the Duanyang City area as soon as possible.

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Two days later!

In the Zhao Family's residence, in the Patriarch's courtyard.

Zhao Dangyuan and several elders of the Zhao Family sat in the room, somewhat anxious.

"Patriarch, could there be a problem? Why is there still no news?" one elder said anxiously.

"I received word that Jing Yan from the Jing Family left two days ago, and his whereabouts are unknown. Didn't the Dark Night people know this?" another elder said, frowning.

These elders were Zhao Dangyuan's confidants, so they knew that Zhao Dangyuan had contacted a killer from the Dark Night Organization to assassinate Jing Yan.

However, according to the agreement, the killer should have sent a message to the Zhao Family by now. It had been more than a day, and there was still no information.

If Zhao Dangyuan and the others weren't worried, that would be strange.

Zhao Dangyuan's face was dark, and he remained silent.

He didn't know what had happened or if there had been an accident.

Could the killer have taken the fifty thousand spirit stone down payment and run?

But given the Dark Night Organization's professionalism, such a thing shouldn't happen. If the Dark Night Organization were unreliable, they wouldn't have such a good reputation or have grown to their current size.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

At that moment, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside.

Everyone in the room turned to look.

Elder Zhao Zhen Shan walked in, his face showing a hint of panic.

"Patriarch, something's wrong!" Zhao Zhen Shan looked at Zhao Dangyuan, his voice trembling.

"What happened?" Zhao Dangyuan suppressed his anger and asked in a low, deep voice.

"The killer is dead! This morning, I took four trusted guards out of the city to search carefully and found the body." Zhao Zhen Shan shuddered as he recalled the scene.

The killer was supposed to kill Jing Yan, but they found the killer's body, not Jing Yan's.

What had happened?

When they heard Zhao Zhen Shan's words, everyone in the room's faces changed. They all realized that the killer not only failed to kill Jing Yan but was killed by Jing Yan. What kind of freak was this Jing Yan?

Although the killer was just a Bronze Killer from the Dark Night Organization, even a Bronze Killer should have been more than enough to deal with Jing Yan. A Bronze Killer could even assassinate martial artists at the middle-stage of the Innate realm. How could Jing Yan make a Bronze Killer fail and die?

"Patriarch, what should we do now?" Zhao Zhen Shan broke the silence in the room.

"Send a message to the Dark Night Organization and explain the situation." Zhao Dangyuan's voice was icy, as if it had lowered the temperature in the room.

"Yes!" Zhao Zhen Shan turned and quickly left.

He was in charge of intelligence for the Zhao Family, and the transmission and investigation of these messages were under his control.

"Patriarch, could there be some expert with Jing Yan?" an elder asked, unwilling to give up.

"If there were an expert with Jing Yan, the killer wouldn't have acted rashly and wouldn't have died. Unless there's a Dao Spirit Realm expert with Jing Yan, they might have detected the killer before they acted." Zhao Dangyuan took a breath and slowly said in a low voice.

The elders looked at each other, and they absolutely didn't believe that there was a Dao Spirit Realm expert with Jing Yan.

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