The Beacon of Kyushu

Yun Zixiao's martial arts skills might not be inferior to that of the girl, but under the girl's cold and sharp gaze, he still felt a chill on his neck. "You didn't even want to tell me your name, so how could I know that there is such a person as you in the world?"

The girl nodded slightly, her voice still calm, "I am the world's number one killer, Shadow Broken Soul. In my eyes, as long as the reward is high enough, there is no one in the world who cannot be killed, and no one who can escape the ascension. However, since you killed Tiansha, I don't want to take the reward for killing you, you can die in peace!"

Yun Zixiao tried hard to recall, then said in surprise: "You...you are Phantom Soul! The only Phantom Soul who has killed countless people in the past hundred years without leaving any clues, not even a piece of strange story in the martial arts world!"

Shadow Broken Soul said: "That's right, I killed people too quickly, no one has ever seen me, so naturally there are no clues or legends. If it weren't for the purpose of asking for more rewards and killing a few more trash that others dare not kill, there would be no need to deliberately spread such a legend."

Yun Zixiao stared at the ghostly figure and spoke slowly and steadily, "Now that you are here, I know who I should hire to get rid of Wan Jianfeng for me. As for the reward, you can name your own price. I will never let you down."

Ghost Broken Soul said disapprovingly: "It's true that I'm short of money and I love killing people, but I don't take money from just anyone. For example, even if a dog official like you brings me a mountain of gold, I won't even look at it."

Yun Zixiao asked, "If I insist on hiring you, what will you do?"

Shadow Broken Soul said: "You want to force me to do something? You are very brave!"

Yun Zixiao said: "I have always been very courageous, otherwise I would not have come here today."

The Ghostly Soul-Broken glanced at the bodies of Tiansha, Gulang and Yinshe one by one with a cold smile on his face, "Mr. Yun, you dared to kill three people from Lihentian in a row. You are really brave, but you seem to have forgotten one thing."

Yun Zixiao asked in confusion: "What's the matter?"

Shadow Broken Soul said confidently: "I can kill you at any time!"

Yun Zixiao was puzzled and asked, "You love money and love killing people. I can satisfy your needs. Why do you want to kill me? Is it because I am a member of the imperial court, or because I killed them?"

Ghost Broken Soul shook his head and said, "Neither."

Yun Zixiao was more and more surprised, "Why?"

Shadow Broken Soul said: "You must have been here for a long time. I think you all know who you are going to kill. If I kill you now and then kill the person you can't kill, I will definitely be looked up to by the world. The next time someone hires me, the reward will definitely be higher than now."

Yun Zixiao looked at Youying Duanhun with a look of confusion and helplessness, as if he was looking at a madman. It's not like he hasn't seen people who are greedy for money before, and he has also seen many people with absurd and ridiculous logic, but it's rare to see someone who is so greedy for money and can make a completely unreasonable logic sound convincing.

The Ghost Broken Soul didn't care whether his logic was absurd or not. His body instantly became a shadow. Before Yun Zixiao could see clearly, the sharp dagger had already stabbed his throat. Yun Zixiao's heart trembled violently, and his hand holding the sword was a little unstable. He almost instinctively thrust out a sword randomly, trying to block the sharp blade in front of him that he couldn't see clearly.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!" The Liuyun Sword and the dagger collided, making loud noises and countless sparks in the air, but Xue Chuhan's dagger was not damaged at all. Yun Zixiao didn't believe that someone could use an ordinary dagger to be sharper than a sword just by strength and speed, but the facts were in front of him and he couldn't help but believe it.

The Shadow Soul-Breaking Lady exerted a little force with her two fingers, and the small dagger seemed to suddenly come to life, flexibly turning four or five times in her palm. When the sharp blade was aimed at Yun Zixiao again, she was ready to attack again.

Yun Zixiao had never fought with a woman in his life, let alone a girl so cold and deadly. He was a little bit at a loss for a moment, "Miss Xue, do you really want to kill me? Why don't we calm down and discuss this deal properly?"

Shadow Broken Soul twirled the dagger in one hand and made a one sign with the other, "If you insist on negotiating the price, don't even think about it unless it's this amount."

Yun Zixiao guessed, "You only want ten taels?"

Shadow Broken Soul shook his head, "Too little."

Yun Zixiao asked, "One hundred taels?" Ghostly Soul Broken shook his head again, "It's still too little."

Yun Zixiao's eyes showed a hint of anger, "Could it be one thousand taels?"

Ghostly Soul-Broken stared at Yun Zixiao and said coldly, "Ten thousand taels! How about it, are you willing?"

Yun Zixiao tightly grasped the sword, his eyes sharper than the sword, wishing to skin this greedy and shameless killer alive. Unfortunately, it was difficult for him to barely avoid defeat with his sword skills, so how could he really torture her to death?
Many assassins were acting out of character at this moment, and started to make a noise: "That's right, if you are really willing to give us 10,000 taels, we don't care about the rules or not!"

"Ten thousand taels..." Yun Zixiao's deep eyes turned a few times, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I promise you! But I don't have so much money on me. Can you give me a month? After you complete the task, we will exchange the money and the goods."

Just as Ghost Broken Soul was about to shake his head, a strange light suddenly appeared from somewhere behind the stone chair, making the already gloomy Soul-stealing Tower look strange and unusual. Then, an old man in his sixties suddenly appeared on the stone chair, clapped his hands and laughed, "Hahaha, Master Yun is so generous!"

Yun Zixiao turned his head to look at this man, only to see that he was wearing a loose black robe, with several deep wrinkles on his weather-beaten face, and his eyes were sinister but also shone with a hint of a king's aura, which was obviously a result of having been in control of power for many years.

"Who are you?" Yun Zixiao looked at the old man and asked vigilantly.

The old man smiled and said, "I have traveled thousands of miles to capture the soul of Jia Guixi."

Yun Zixiao nodded, "So it's the Lord of Lihentian. I'm so sorry."

Jia Guixi waved his hand and said, "Lord Yun, as you all said just now, we in Lihentian have never done anything related to the court. Whether it is someone from the court who comes to hire a killer, or someone from the underworld who hires a killer to kill a court official, we will refuse. But people die for money, and birds die for food. If Lord Yun can really give us 5,000 taels first, even if we have to pay for the entire Lihentian, we will definitely fulfill Lord Yun's wish."

"Okay, but if you dare to deceive me, I will kill Li Hentian without a single mortal left!" Yun Zixiao took out a five thousand tael flying coin from his sleeve and threw it straight at Jia Guixi who was sitting upright. The flying coin was made of ordinary paper and was very light and thin. It should have fallen quietly to the ground the moment it left his hand, but it flew steadily in front of Jia Guixi.

Jia Guixi glanced at the flying money, twisted it lightly with his two fingers, and shot it towards Xue Chuhan. When it got close, Youying Duanhun took it without hesitation and stuffed it into his sleeve, "Master Yun, who do you want to kill? I will leave immediately."

Yun Zixiao said, "The person I want to kill is a beggar named Wan Jianfeng. I am now going to Quyue with Wang Shize and Gao Chujun to negotiate peace. I don't want him to arrive in Quyue alive. As for where to start, it's up to you."

"Does he have any token to prove his identity?"

"The Beggars' Sect's most precious treasure - the handsome stick!"

Shadow Broken Soul nodded slightly, "I understand. I will kill Wan Jianfeng within a month and bring the handsome stick back to you to report. I hope you will not break your promise when the time comes, otherwise I will use your head to pay for the five thousand taels of silver."

As she was about to leave the Soul Stealing Tower, Yun Zixiao stopped her, "Wait! I think there is one thing I'd better explain in advance."

Ghost Broken Soul turned around and said, "Master Yun, are you asking how Lihentian should compensate you if my assassination fails?"

Yun Zixiao said: "Everything has its success and failure, no one can guarantee that there will be no mistakes."

Youying Duanhun had never been questioned in her life. A hint of anger appeared under her cold eyes, as if two blazing fires were burning under the thick ice. Jia Guixi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lord Yun. She will only succeed, not fail. If she fails, the worst that can happen is that she will compensate you with 10,000 taels of silver."

Yun Zixiao said, "Then I am relieved."

Ghostly Soul-Broken casually twirled the dagger in his hand and said firmly, "Success or failure will be clear next month. By then, I will make Lord Yun hand over the five thousand taels without hesitation." (End of this chapter)