Chapter 82

Jiang Chen nodded and asked, "How was your harvest?"

"It was good at first, but it was all taken by Yan Yiming and his gang!" Xuan Fatzi said with a face full of anger, gritting his teeth.

"If the spirit pearls were taken, we can hunt more. As long as you're safe, that's a great fortune."

Jiang Chen then turned to Ouyang Ping and said, "Ouyang Ping, I owe you for the warning. Here are two extra green spirit pearls as your reward."

Ouyang Ping scratched his head, "This... how can I accept this?"

"Take it!" Jiang Chen frowned.

"Hehe, then I'll accept it without further ado?" Ouyang Ping, timidly, bowed his back and cautiously walked over, taking the two green spirit pearls, repeatedly thanking, "Thank you, Brother Jiang Chen."

Xuan Fatzi exclaimed, "Brother Chen, my shoulder still hurts. Can you check if it's dislocated?"

"Is a dislocation such a big deal? You're a Six Pulse True Qi practitioner, can't you handle this?"

"Hehe, isn't Brother Chen here?" Xuan Fatzi had a thick skin.

"Fatso." Jiang Chen scolded, but still walked over, placing his hand on Xuan Fatzi's shoulder.

Suddenly, the Nine Pulse True Qi in Jiang Chen's body surged, and his hand, which was on Xuan Fatzi's shoulder, turned into a fist, smashing into Xuan Fatzi's chest with a loud bang!

Xuan Fatzi cried out, "Ah!" and tried to retreat, but it was too late.

Bang!

A punch containing the profound Four Wither Four Flourish technique hit solidly.

Xuan Fatzi's fat body crashed into the rock wall, spewing blood from his mouth.

Almost at the same moment Jiang Chen moved, Hu Qiu Yue beside him also acted, a short sword appearing in his hand, striking toward Jiang Chen's ribs like a venomous snake.

This sword strike was simple but deadly, aiming directly at the vital points.

Jiang Chen was clearly prepared. As he punched Xuan Fatzi, he used his other hand to block the sword with the unnamed treasure blade.

Jiang Chen quickly retreated, trying to move away.

At this moment, a force from the darkness shot out of nowhere.

An arrow!

"True Qi Stream, True Qi Master?" Jiang Chen was shocked, trying to dodge, but it was too late.

The arrow, like a meteor, hit Jiang Chen's back.

Bang!

A dull sound, the arrow was incredibly sharp and carried the momentum of a True Qi Master, but it did not pierce through his chest.

The arrow hit Jiang Chen's back, and with a dull sound, the powerful True Qi impact sent him flying diagonally for several meters, crashing into the opposite rock wall.

"Ugh..." A mouthful of blood spewed out.

The powerful True Qi impact, even with the protection of the Heavenly Silkworm Giant Whale Soft Armor, still nearly displaced his internal organs.

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Jiang Chen grabbed the unnamed treasure blade with his right hand, stood up, and his Heavenly Eye expanded to its limit, searching everywhere.

Jiang Chen was less concerned about the people in front of him; the hidden archer was what he feared most.

If he were hit by the arrow again, even if he didn't die, he would be severely injured.

And the opposing camp had a True Qi Master!

"Who are you?" Jiang Chen's voice was calm, but he remained vigilant, his Heavenly Eye scanning the area, seeing only strange rocks everywhere.

"No, there are too many distractions here. I need to use the Wind Listening Ear." The Heavenly Eye couldn't find the target, so Jiang Chen used the Wind Listening Ear.

This skill could detect any movement within a ten-mile radius.

East, nothing!

West, nothing!

South, only the sound of underground creatures stirring the swamp, nothing else!

North, Jiang Chen perked up his ears, listening carefully, and caught a faint breath, suppressed to the limit. If not for the Wind Listening Ear, he wouldn't have detected it.

"North, there's a True Qi Master-level archer!" Jiang Chen, having pinpointed the opponent's position, felt more confident.

"Jiang Chen, you're strong! A mere High Rank True Qi practitioner can spot our weakness, impressive, very impressive!"

The one pretending to be Ouyang Ping threw the two green spirit pearls, a sinister smile on his lips, "Unfortunately, you're going to die today."

"Die? I'll take a few of you with me if I die."

"Hmph, that punch of yours might have injured the Fourth Brother, but to kill him with your High Rank True Qi, it's impossible!"

"Is that so? Then you overestimate your companion's endurance." Jiang Chen smiled faintly.

A punch containing the profound Withering and Flourishing Divine Fist, even if the target was a True Qi Master, would be fatal if it hit the chest.

Jiang Chen had this confidence.

"Fourth Brother, how are you?" The killer pretending to be Ouyang Ping asked hoarsely.

The killer pretending to be Xuan Fatzi only groaned softly, his breath barely detectable.

"Don't bother calling him. Even a god couldn't save him."

The killer pretending to be Hu Qiu Yue, the Second Brother, emerged from the shadows, shouting, "Third Brother, let's attack him together. First Brother, lock him with your bow and finish him off!"

Jiang Chen's figure flickered, moving to the side of another rock wall, blocking himself from the hidden archer's attack range.

"Kid, don't hide. Even if we three attack you, you can't escape." The killer pretending to be Ouyang Ping sneered.

"Three against one? Are you sure you still have the strength to fight?" Jiang Chen laughed disdainfully.

"What do you mean?"

"Be careful, Third Brother. You took his green spirit pearls, they might be poisoned. According to the employer's information, this kid might be skilled in poison!"

The killer pretending to be Hu Qiu Yue, the Second Brother, immediately warned the killer pretending to be Ouyang Ping.

Taking advantage of their confusion, Jiang Chen's figure darted into the darkness like a ghost, disappearing in a few leaps.

"Bad, this kid is trying to escape!"

Although Jiang Chen fled, he didn't go far. First, these people had provoked him, and he wouldn't let it go easily.

Second, they were pretending to be Xuan Fatzi and Hu Qiu Yue, and Jiang Chen was worried about their safety, unsure if they were still alive or had been killed by these people.

"Judging by their skills, they must be professional assassins. But the entrance to the Endless Catacombs was sealed, how did they get in?"

Jiang Chen didn't know that these four assassins were hired by Lord Longteng with a large sum of money. They had targeted four heirs of the feudal lords from the start, secretly eliminating them on the first day, and then disguising themselves as the four heirs to infiltrate the Endless Catacombs.

All of this was arranged by Lord Longteng, his doing!

Originally, they used special means to work with the Long siblings to lure all the swordbirds from the first and second layers to the third layer.

This was to lure Jiang Chen to the third layer, where they had set their trap.

However, Jiang Chen's hunting skills were too high, and even with their efforts, he still managed to gather enough green spirit pearls.

He even completed his task and left without entering their trap area.

So, they started another plan, pretending to be Xuan Fatzi and Hu Qiu Yue, planning to use a feigned injury to launch a surprise attack when Jiang Chen checked Xuan Fatzi's shoulder.

But they never expected Jiang Chen to see through them, which was beyond their expectations.

After all, the assassins of the Chasing Fate Secret Gate were all masters of disguise, even for someone as fat as Xuan Fatzi, they could make it look real.

Initially, Jiang Chen didn't suspect it was a trap.

When the one pretending to be Ouyang Ping led the way, Jiang Chen only found it slightly strange that Ouyang Ping, a Six Pulse True Qi practitioner, could keep up with him.

This slight strangeness left a knot in Jiang Chen's mind, but it didn't make him suspicious.

What truly made Jiang Chen suspicious was the one pretending to be Xuan Fatzi, who claimed to be a Six Pulse True Qi practitioner.

Before entering the catacombs, Xuan Fatzi had excitedly told Jiang Chen that he had broken through to Seven Pulse True Qi.

Jiang Chen remembered this clearly.

But the breakthrough happened the night before entering the catacombs, how could the one pretending to be Xuan Fatzi know?

This one sentence made Jiang Chen suspicious, but he thought it might be a slip of the tongue due to injury.

However, when Jiang Chen asked, "Even as a Six Pulse True Qi practitioner, can't you handle this?" he emphasized the Six Pulse True Qi again, testing the waters.

The one pretending to be Xuan Fatzi didn't refute or correct him.

After two such instances, combined with Jiang Chen's Heavenly Eye, he finally noticed the subtle differences between the imposter and the real person.

These subtle differences were mostly hidden by the darkness, but Jiang Chen, with his Heavenly Eye, saw through them clearly.

Combined with the verbal slip, Jiang Chen realized it was a trap.

So, Jiang Chen played along, secretly poisoning the two green spirit pearls, and under the pretext of checking Xuan Fatzi's shoulder, delivered a fatal blow to the imposter.

Each step was aimed at eliminating the enemy's fighting power.

This way, he killed the Fourth Brother, who was pretending to be Xuan Fatzi, and poisoned the Third Brother, who was pretending to be Ouyang Ping.

Now, of the four assassins, only the First Brother, the hidden archer, and the Second Brother, who was pretending to be Hu Qiu Yue, remained.

"Ha, I was naive to think Lord Longteng wouldn't target me here. I didn't expect the Long family to go to such lengths to deal with me. They really respect me."

Jiang Chen's heart was filled with killing intent. Lord Longteng had crossed his line too many times.

"First Brother, this kid is strange. He killed the Fourth Brother with one punch and poisoned the Third Brother."

"Stay calm. He's injured by my True Qi, he can't go far. Remember, be cautious of his poison!"

"Hmph, the Third Brother was caught off guard. Knowing he's skilled in poison, I won't fall for it again." The Second Brother, pretending to be Hu Qiu Yue, was filled with hatred.