Chapter 095 Midnight Assassin (Third Update)

  Within a day, 140 spiritual stones were credited to his account. Yang Fan secretly rejoiced in his heart and saw off the few people from the Rainy Mist Mountain Villa as they left the medical hall.

  It's worth noting that since "Xiū Yù Gé" purchased a large quantity of medicinal materials, the number of spiritual stones left in Yang Fan's hands is not many.

  Lin Zhong stood behind him and said with a hint of worry, "Young Master, you've extorted the Eldest Miss of Rainy Mist Manor, aren't you afraid she'll take revenge in the future?"

  "Revenge?" Yang Fan smiled leisurely: "Their trip here, treating the illness is secondary, but for me, they have another request. Three months later, I will follow the third generation disciples of 'Rainy Mist Manor' to 'Ghost Corpse Mountain'."

  "Ghost Corpse Mountain?" Lin Zhong was slightly startled: "That's a forbidden place nearby."

  "Taboo?" Yang Fan said disapprovingly: "It can barely be considered as such."

  "For one or two lone low-ranking cultivators, 'Ghost Corpse Mountain' is indeed a bit dangerous. However, the 'Rain and Fog Manor' has been holding trials for generations, every few years, and naturally won't let the disciples of the family get too seriously injured or killed. Most likely, there are seniors from the family secretly protecting them. As a medicine cultivator, I'll be going with them, my task is just to heal wounds and treat illnesses, reduce casualties, not participate in battles, much safer."

  In Yang Fan's heart, the truly terrifying forbidden land was that nameless dark forest in the deep mountains and valleys near "Xiuyu Pavilion", where two Condensation Period powerhouses fell without any resistance.

  Before leaving, the surging devilish energy in "Nameless Secluded Forest" gradually awakened, and to this day, whenever Yang Fan thinks about it, he still feels a chill run down his spine.

  "This makes me feel at ease, with your quick wit, Young Master, there shouldn't be any problems. I suppose you must have extorted a lot of spirit stones from the 'Rainy Mist Manor' again?"

  Lin Zhong smiled and said, with a hint of mockery in his tone.

  "Hehe."

  Yang Fan smiled lightly, feeling a great relief, and immediately changed the subject, saying: "Within these three months, there is one thing that we must resolve urgently, otherwise, I will also find it difficult to set my mind at ease before heading to 'Ghost Corpse Mountain'."

  "I understand what you mean, sir."

  The smile on Lin Zhong's face also disappeared.

  Yang Fan suddenly closed his eyes, and his spirit merged with the thin mist of life inside his body. In an instant, he blended into the surrounding area, controlling any movement within a radius of two hundred zhang.

  A moment later, Yang Fan opened his eyes, with a few strands of cold smile and sarcasm at the corner of his mouth.

  "Let's get started tonight!"

  Yang Fan directly transmitted his divine sense to Lin Zhong.

  "Get moving?!"

  Lin Zhong's heart skipped a beat.

  "Exactly speaking, it should be 'guarding the tree stump and waiting for the rabbit'."

  Yang Fan said, then his whereabouts became suspicious and unknown, as if he was brewing something.

  ……

  That night, with the darkness and strong winds, the air in Wuliu Town seemed to become bleak and desolate.

  At night, you can occasionally hear a few barks of dogs, and there are very few pedestrians.

  The whole town, under the faint moonlight, looks quiet and peaceful, like a sleeping beauty.

  In this mysterious and dark night, some unknown hookups are happening from time to time.

  Liu's mansion is located in the central area of Wuliuyi Town, and the courtyard is relatively large, with dozens of rooms.

  Under the cover of night, four figures flashed near the Liu family's mansion.

  One fat and one thin, two people jumped to the edge of the courtyard wall on an old big tree, another two, one bright and one dark, patrolling near the Liu family's mansion, with piercing eyes, flashing from time to time.

  Under the big tree beside the courtyard wall, Li Baozi said faintly, "Almost everyone in the Liu family's mansion has fallen asleep."

  Hu Banzhen's eyes scanned the surroundings, but his face was filled with suspicion as he said: "I feel something is off, it's too quiet, a complete darkness."

  "Hey, isn't this just perfect? A cool breeze started tonight and the temperature dropped, so all these ordinary people are sleeping early. I suppose that little Liu Man Xiang won't be an exception either..."

  Li Baozi's nonchalant tone, a pair of small eyes embedded in his fat face, shot out a sly glint, which was quite eerie in the night.

  "Not right!" Hu Banzhen suddenly sensed something and said with great vigilance: "Tonight, even the old man responsible for guarding the Liu residence is not there."

  At ordinary times, no matter how cold the weather is, a big house like Liu's would have someone responsible for keeping watch at night and couldn't sleep.

  At this moment, the entire mansion was pitch black, and indeed it was somewhat unusual.

  Hu Banzhen is older in age, but he is exceptionally cautious and has rich experience.

  "Pah! Nonsense!" Li Pangzi was impatient, and as soon as he thought of Liu Manxiang's seductive face and figure, his lust rose, so he pushed Hu Banzhen away: "Get out!"

  Hu Banshen was caught off guard and was forcibly pushed into the Liu family's mansion by Li Pangzi. His body somersaulted in mid-air, barely landing on the ground without making a sound.

  "You...!" Hu Banshen was furious, his face filled with anger as he glared at Li Kuai Zi.

  "Hey, you're still quite robust, but you're too cautious in your actions." Li Pangzi said decisively: "With our strength, even if Yang Fan and Lin Zhong were to come in person, we would only need to retreat. Whether it's strength or numbers, we have an absolute advantage, what are you afraid of?"

  Li Baozi had the upper hand, even if there were any tricks, he didn't need to be afraid of two Qi-refining stage cultivators, let alone one of them was just a mere pharmacist.

  "Alright, I'll cooperate with you one last time. After it's done, give me a mid-grade magic artifact."

  Hu Banzhen thought for a moment and felt that Li Pangzi's words also made sense, so he gritted his teeth and agreed.

  Moreover, at this moment it is also a situation where the arrow is on the string and cannot be retracted.

  Wow!

  Li Baozi also jumped down from the tree, and his movements were surprisingly familiar and agile. It seemed that this was not his first time doing such a thing either.

  After both of them entered the mansion, they went their separate ways. Li Baozi sneaked towards Liu Manxiang's room.

  As for Hu Bànxiān, he had a cautious expression and lowered his voice to say: "I'll help you spread the word, this package of 'Suì Chūn Sàn' is for you to enjoy."

  Li Baozi took over a small paper package, his eyes lit up: "Hehe, you this thieving way, actually still privately stored such good stuff."

  After that, he became more and more dissolute, walking cautiously towards the target's room in the dark of night.

  Just as the two of them broke into Liu's house, two figures appeared in a shadowy area shrouded in darkness.

  It was Yang Fan and Lin Zhong.

  "I didn't expect this Hu Banzhen to be so cautious, and yet he still managed to spot some weaknesses. I had Liu DeGui order all the servants to go to bed early at night, no matter what happened, not to come out, but I overlooked the watchman, old ginger is still spicy..."

  Yang Fan said in a low voice, as if he was reflecting.

  Lin Zhong smiled and said, "I also overlooked this point, it's not your fault, Master Hu has lived dozens of years more than us, he is cunning and experienced, it's normal that his experience is richer than ours."

  "Moreover, up until now, everything has been under Young Master's control..."

  Yang Fan nodded: "In the future, we must consider our actions more thoroughly."

  "Act at once!"

  Yang Fan waved his hand, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes. His body was like the wind, merging into the night.

  Lin Zhong smiled slightly and dodged the gaze of the night watchman, then surprisingly crawled through the dog hole into the Liu residence!

  He lurked in a corner of the Liu residence, his eyes like an eagle's, coldly watching Li Baozi and Hu Banshan's every move.

  On the other side, Yang Fan quietly approached two monks who were on sentry duty.

  These two monks were both Qi-refining cultivators in their early stages, one bright and one dark, hiding near the Liu residence, with extremely special positions.

  Yang Fan's primary target was that dark sentinel, a monk crouching in the dark corner, whose eyes sparkled from time to time, scanning all directions, with almost no shortcuts leading to him.

  Yang Fan held his breath, his whole body's energy concentrated to the extreme, inching closer bit by bit.

  Ten jō... Seven jō... Three jō...

  Suddenly, a crisp bell sound came, like the god of death urging him on, making Yang Fan's heart skip a beat.

  That dark guard's expression suddenly changed, his eyes flashing with a fierce light as he scanned the position where Yang Fan was.

  It's three o'clock, and I've got a ticket...