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“Hidden Thorn” Organization, the most mysterious and powerful assassin organization in the Flying Cloud Kingdom.

In recent years, even members of the royal family have died at their hands; yet, the Hidden Thorn Organization has not only stood firm in the Flying Cloud Kingdom, but has become even more prosperous.

Within the Hidden Thorn Organization, there can only be two reasons for a failed assassination: first, the employer didn't offer a high enough price; second, the target was already dead.

The Hidden Thorn Organization even advertises: as long as you can afford the price, we'll kill even the Emperor of the Flying Cloud Kingdom for you!

"Boss, you've been put on the Hidden Thorn's bounty list?" Sun Ji asked worriedly, "Then you shouldn't participate in this Hunting Competition, it's too dangerous!"

"It's not dangerous for me!" Xu Ming said, "I have a life-saving trump card; even a Xiantian expert would have difficulty killing me!"

"Really?"

"Of course! Absolutely certain!"

Xu Ming was indeed absolutely certain of his safety. If he encountered an opponent too strong to fight, he could simply turn invisible and run; no one would be able to find him.

"Boss, don't be reckless. It's just the rewards from a Hunting Competition; I know you don't lack that little bit!" Sun Ji was still worried.

"Don't worry, your boss isn't stupid; I wouldn't joke with my own life!" Xu Ming said, "It's you… if I were to take you into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, it would be even more dangerous!"

"I understand!" Sun Ji knew that with his strength, if his boss encountered a strong enemy, he wouldn't be able to help at all and would only be a burden. "I'll go to the hunting area myself! Boss, if you have to go, be careful!"

"So naggy!" Xu Ming felt a warmth in his heart, "I know!"

"Then, Boss…"

"You go first! I'll set off after you've gone a bit further!" Xu Ming said, "When I get to the hunting area, I'll find you through the Sound Transmission Talisman."

"Okay!" Sun Ji was a straightforward man; without further ado, he reminded Xu Ming once again to be careful and then left directly.

Xu Ming wasn't in a hurry to leave.

The reason he didn't attend the Martial Mansion's meeting and had Sun Ji relay the matters of the Hunting Competition was actually to deliberately stall for time.

Since he knew assassins were after him, even though Xu Ming had absolute confidence in his safety, he wouldn't stupidly walk into the line of fire, would he?

He was waiting!

Waiting for a suitable opportunity to sneak out of the city. If he could directly avoid the assassins, that would be even better.

"Who would put a bounty on me with the Hidden Thorn?" Xu Ming had a general idea of who the likely suspects were.

Xu Ming hadn't offended many people in Cloud Arise City; or rather, he had only offended a few people in this world.

And the ones who hated him enough to want him dead, even to the point of putting a bounty on him with the Hidden Thorn Organization, should only be two people—Lin Muqing and Wen Man.

Xu Ming directly eliminated Wen Man.

In Wen Shuai's words, if Wen Man really wanted to kill him, he wouldn't need to waste money on the Hidden Thorn Organization; Wen Man had plenty of experts under his command, and killing Xu Ming wouldn't be difficult.

Thinking it over, Xu Ming couldn't think of anyone else besides Lin Muqing.

"Bounty on me?"

To be honest, Xu Ming wasn't afraid of being bountied.

With the invisibility cheat in hand, as long as he didn't encounter a super expert who could instantly kill him, Xu Ming could fight or leave as he pleased. And someone who could instantly kill Xu Ming would probably have to be a relatively strong existence among the Xiantian experts, such as Du Yu De, Old Master Du; Lin Muqing couldn't afford that level of expert.

Therefore, this bounty was painless and harmless to Xu Ming.

"But, you dare to put a bounty on me? Is it only you who can put a bounty on me, and I can't put a bounty on you?"

Without anyone noticing, Xu Ming quietly left the Wild Martial Mansion.

While walking aimlessly, Xu Ming bought some disguise items from the Artifact Shop; as he walked, Xu Ming's appearance and temperament changed drastically, and at this time, he also arrived at a tavern located in a remote corner of the capital.

Because it was daytime, the tavern hadn't started operating yet; several waiters were listlessly趴 on the table, waiting for nightfall.

When Xu Ming walked in, one of the waiters lazily shouted, "We don't sell alcohol during the day, come back at night!"

"I'm buying alcohol for someone else," Xu Ming said.

"Oh?" The talking waiter's eyes lit up, and he asked, "How strong is the alcohol?"

Xu Ming only said three words: "Drunken Inner Training!"

These three words translated to—I want to kill an Inner Training martial artist.

"Come with me!" The waiter sized Xu Ming up several times before speaking.

After all, Xu Ming was a new face; even if the password was correct, he still had to be a little cautious.

Xu Ming followed the waiter through several secret doors, leading to the tavern's basement.

Although the Hidden Thorn Organization was arrogant, an assassin organization couldn't be exposed to the light of day; at least, it couldn't be made known to everyone, even ordinary people—that would greatly reduce the assassin organization's sense of mystery; this was definitely not a good thing for the assassin organization.

Entering the dimly lit basement, Xu Ming didn't see a single person.

The waiter casually left Xu Ming at a table, put down a glass of wine, and then left directly.

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Xu Ming flicked a probe towards the wine glass, confirmed that there was nothing wrong with it, and then drank it calmly. Xu Ming wasn't trying to taste the wine in the glass, but drinking it for the eyes hidden in the dark to see.

Soon, a charming woman wearing a black veil walked out of the darkness. The woman's eyes were as sharp as a wolf's; under her right eye, there was also a hideous scar.

"Whose life are you buying?" The charming woman opened the record book and got straight to the point.

"Lin family, Lin Muqing," Xu Ming said.

"Lin Muqing, the heir to the Lin family, and also a personal disciple of the Flying Cloud Martial Pavilion's elder, is that right?" The woman was obviously familiar with the slightly famous figures in the capital.

"Yes, what's the price?" Xu Ming felt as if he was asking for prices when buying vegetables at the market.

"The base price is two million taels of gold; I can help you put up the bounty," the charming woman said. "But I don't guarantee a successful assassination; it depends on whether anyone takes the task. If no one completes the task within a year, you can come back and get a refund."

"Two million taels; Lin Muqing is only at the early stage of Inner Training, and he's worth so much?"

"Although Lin Muqing's cultivation is low, his background is astonishing; killing him means offending both the Lin family and the Flying Cloud Martial Pavilion at the same time, so it's worth this base price. If you want to hire our Hidden Thorn's internal assassins, it's five million taels; guaranteed kill, guaranteed efficiency!"

Xu Ming thought for a while and asked, "I want to sell some Illusion Sea Magic Worms; I have a large quantity; what price can your Hidden Thorn give me?"

The Hidden Thorn Organization's main business was killing people; they also did some black market transactions as a side job.

"Illusion Sea Magic Worms?" The charming woman seemed to have guessed Xu Ming's identity at once, but she didn't show it. "Thirty thousand taels per worm!"

Xu Ming took out fifty Illusion Sea Magic Worms, which he had always treated as a gambling chip, from his storage ring, and then bought twenty more from the Artifact Shop.

"Seventy Illusion Sea Magic Worms; use two million and one hundred thousand to put a bounty on Lin Muqing!"

"Deal!"

Xu Ming was just getting up to leave, when he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Can you help me see how much Xu Ming is worth?"

The charming woman was expressionless: "Xu Ming of the Wild Martial Mansion? Base price is one million and two hundred thousand; guaranteed kill is three million and five hundred thousand!"

"Uh, my worth isn't as high as Lin Muqing's…" Xu Ming muttered to himself, "I wonder which package Lin Muqing bought to deal with me—base price? Guaranteed kill?"

Xu Ming still didn't believe in the so-called guaranteed kill. After all, the Hidden Thorn Organization's information might not be completely accurate; if they encountered a well-hidden assassination target, they might completely abort the assassination operation.

After finishing his business, Xu Ming left the tavern directly.

"Hmph, bounty on me? Then I'll let you taste what it's like to be bountied!" Xu Ming sneered, "Lin Muqing, I hope you're already dead by the time I come back from the Hunting Competition; otherwise, I'll take my own task and kill you myself!"

However, just as Xu Ming left the tavern, the charming woman who had met with Xu Ming sent out a message: "Code name 'White Water', assassination target Xu Ming has appeared, suspected to be leaving the city soon; suitable for executing the mission."

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