Chapter 1717

"What do you want, sir?"

When the black-robed cultivator heard Gu Chen's words, he looked hopeful, as though he had found his last hope.

Just as Gu Chen was about to reply, a gust of wind came from the side.

Swish!

The Unbounded Tyrannosaurus Rex was the fastest to react. It swung its tail and a black dagger flew out with a clang, landing on a tree trunk not far away!

"There's someone else."

Gu Chen raised his brows. His senses had been greatly reduced in the Dao World and he had actually been ambushed.

He looked calmly at the dense forest. Even after a while, he still could not find where the other party was hiding.

Sizzle ~

The dagger that landed on the tree trunk suddenly emitted a rolling gray fog that spread in all directions in the blink of an eye.

All the trees in the vicinity of the gray fog rotted instantly and an intense pungent smell spread.

Gu Chen's pupils constricted. He did not dare to take on the attack without knowing the might of the gray fog. He kicked the dragon's back and the Unbounded Tyrannosaurus Rex let go of the black-robed cultivator's claw and fled in the blink of an eye.

"They're here to silence me! Don't leave me behind! "

The black-robed cultivator was terrified and tried to get up to escape. However, he was a step too late and was drowned by the gray fog instantly. A tragic scream came from within.

Gu Chen escaped from the gray fog in time and his expression changed when he heard the tragic scream behind him.

He did not dare to be careless since he was not sure if the person in the dark would attack again. The man and dragon stood in the dense forest and looked around coldly.

Before long, his companions arrived one after another with the Tang siblings following closely behind.

The gray fog in the forest dissipated as well, leaving behind an ash zone.

"Where is he?"

His companions looked at Gu Chen in surprise. The insect cultivator who ambushed them couldn't possibly be alive now that their leader had made a move.

Gu Chen did not say anything and walked into the ash zone. Soon, he saw the corpse of the black-robed cultivator.

The man's flesh was completely corroded by the gray fog, leaving behind only a pool of blood and tattered robes.

Without needing Gu Chen to say anything, Elder Xiao stepped forward and carefully searched through the other party's robes. Soon, he found a token.

Then, he removed the Storage Ring and the Cosmos Sack left on the man's body, walked back, and handed them to Gu Chen along with the token.

Gu Chen took the token and scanned it. He found that there were runes and patterns on it that he didn't recognize.

The Tang siblings also noticed the corpse on the ground. Tang Gaolan couldn't help but glance at the token in Gu Chen's hand.

Her expression changed drastically as she cried out involuntarily. "The token of Modest Pavilion? This person is an assassin from the Pavilion of Honesty? "

Everyone couldn't help but look at her. Gu Chen threw the token to her and said in a low voice. "What's the Hall of Honesty?"

Gu Chen initially thought that the person who attacked him was coming for him, but after the insect cultivator on the ground died, Gu Chen quickly realized that the other party only wanted to silence him.

After the insect cultivator died, he didn't encounter any more attacks. The person in the dark left quietly, which further proved this point.

The insect cultivator was obviously coming for the Tang siblings, and Tang Gaolan probably guessed from the start that there would be an attack along the way.

Gu Chen couldn't be bothered to argue with this woman for using them, but he had to figure out the identity of the person in the dark, lest they didn't even know who the enemy was when more trouble arose.

"Modest Pavilion is a famous assassin organization in the Dacheng Dynasty. Only their assassins carry this token with them."

Tang Gaolan's expression was solemn. She flipped the token over and examined it carefully. Suddenly, her expression relaxed quite a bit. "Fortunately, this is an apprentice token. I'm afraid that the fellow who died wasn't an official assassin of the Hall of Honesty."

"Fortunately? You might not know this, but I wasn't the one who killed him. Someone attacked him secretly just now, "Gu Chen said coldly.

"You didn't kill him, Brother Chen?"

Tang Gaolan had thought that the tragic scene in front of her was caused by Gu Chen and was secretly wary of his ruthlessness. Hearing this, her expression froze.

"That's right. This person was probably carrying out an assessment mission arranged by the Hall of Honesty. It's normal for someone from the Hall of Honesty to monitor him in secret."

"The Hall of Honesty is an assassin organization that places great emphasis on secrecy. This person failed his mission, so to prevent him from divulging information about the Hall of Honesty, it's normal for him to be killed."

Tang Gaolan's eyes flickered. There was something she didn't say.

It was extremely expensive to hire an official assassin of the Hall of Honesty. As far as she knew, the Tang Family's enemies couldn't afford it at all.

It wasn't that they couldn't afford it at all, but the price was too high. There was no need to do it just for the two of them.

But it was different for an assassin apprentice. Because they weren't an official member of the Hall of Honesty, there was no guarantee that the mission would be completed, so the price was much lower.

It was just that this dead insect cultivator could actually control so many butterfly rakshasas. This kind of ability was quite shocking.

The Hall of Honesty was indeed the Hall of Honesty. Even their assassin apprentices weren't simple. Fortunately, she suddenly thought of inviting this group of people along the way. Otherwise, it would have been a disaster!

The more Tang Gaolan thought about it, the more fearful she became.

"In that case, we're in trouble. Will the assassins keep coming all the way?"

Feng Yaya's pretty face turned cold. At this point, how could she not understand that she had been used by Tang Gaolan?

The other companions also looked at the two of them coldly. They must have eaten a bear's heart and a leopard's heart. How dare they use them as weapons?

"No, it won't. This is just an assassin apprentice. The Hall of Honesty didn't make any promises, so they won't go all out for this."

"To put it bluntly, the Hall of Honesty is open for business. It won't make a loss."

Tang Gaolan sensed a faint murderous aura and felt a chill in her heart. She hurriedly explained.

From the way they fought just now, how could she not understand that this group of itinerant cultivators was much stronger than she had imagined? They couldn't be offended at all!

"How do you know they'll make a loss?" Gu Chen teased.

Tang Gaolan's heart skipped a beat. She knew that her previous thoughts had been completely seen through.

She sighed and didn't dare to lie anymore. She said honestly, "I roughly know who hired the Hall of Honesty. It's an enemy of the Tang Family. Given their ability, they can't afford to hire an official assassin from the Hall of Honesty."

"Sister …" Tang Jianqing looked at his sister in shock. He didn't know anything about this.

"I see. I won't argue with you about this. But I won't return those drakes to you."

Gu Chen glanced at her coldly and said bluntly.

Tang Gaolan had used them, but she had also provided them with some convenience. Gu Chen was a person who could distinguish between kindness and hatred. Since he had taken the drakes, they were even.

As for whether more assassins would come later, he didn't want to care. He decided to part ways with this group of people.

"Brother Chen and the rest of you have helped us greatly. That's a life-saving grace. What are a few drakes to us?"

Tang Gaolan answered hurriedly. These were words from the bottom of her heart, but Gu Chen obviously didn't intend to ask for her permission. He turned and left after he finished speaking.

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