Drunken Cloud House’s interior decor was filled with elegance and had no hint of vulgarness at all. The servers were beautiful, dressed in thin silk, and were polite and refined when they spoke.
Even most of the customers looked classy, making it completely different from an ordinary brothel.
When Lin Xun entered, he saw a stage at the center of the building bordered by white jade railings and paved with flowers. There was a group of musicians on the stage playing an assortment of musical instruments such as drums, harps, pipes, flutes, and guqins. They produced calm and soothing music that gently echoed around the building.
The seats in front of the stage were already filled with guests that seemed to be waiting for something.
A servant girl with her hair combed up into twin buns smiled and asked in a cute manner, “Young Master, are you acquainted with any of our young ladies?”
Lin Xun shook his head. “I am not here for the girls.”
The servant girl winked flirtatiously and said, “Without the company of a girl, eating, drinking, or listening to music will be very boring. How about this humble servant introduce you to one of our kind-hearted girls?”
In her view, although this young man seemed calm and confident, it was clearly his first time here. He was likely embarrassed to openly ask for the company of one of their girls.
She had seen many young men like him without any experience in such establishments and did not find it strange.
To the servant girl’s surprise, Lin Xun merely smiled and said, “I’m here to look for someone.”He pointed at a room on the second floor. “He’s up there.”
The servant girl glanced at the room and her expression immediately turned much more respectful. “Oh, you’re elder Yuan Shan’s friend. Please go ahead.”
Lin Xun nodded. Just as he was about to climb up the stairs, he suddenly heard the sound of cheering and turned his head to look. A girl dressed in white had appeared on the stage. She had a graceful body and her long, jet-black hair hung over her shoulder and ended at her waist, revealing a refreshingly beautiful face like a lotus emerging from the water.
There was also a pipa in her arms. It was her appearance that had drawn cheers from numerous people present. Adoration could be seen on the faces of many cultivators.
“Miss Luo Xiaoyi has finally appeared. She’s a popular art cultivator from Haze Academy and is amazingly talented with the pipa. Our boss paid a huge price to invite her here to perform.”
The servant girl looked at Luo Xiaoyi in reverence.
Lin Xun acknowledged her comment, withdrew his gaze, and began walking up the steps to the second floor.
……
Yuan Shi had a huge smile on his face and a beauty in one arm. Amidst the eating and drinking, he sighed comfortably and said, “Viewing mountains from a tall building, looking at the snow from the city walls, gazing up at the moon from a boat, or watching the sunset by the lake are great but all of them can’t compare to admiring a beauty.”
The beauty in his arms giggled flirtatiously and said, “What a sweet tongue.”
Yuan Shan laughed heartily and suddenly kissed the beauty’s rosy lips. “It’s regrettable that I have something urgent to attend to tonight. Otherwise, I would have definitely let you experience how formidable my tongue truly is.”
The tightly shut doors were suddenly pushed open and a young man walked in.
The young man very naturally closed the doors behind him before he smiled and asked, “Yuan Shan?”
“Who let you in?” Yuan Shan frowned, growing slightly angry.
The young man smiled warmly, displaying a look of pure innocence. “Looks like you’re Yuan Shan. It’s good that I found the right person.”
Yuan Shan suddenly became alert. He pushed away the beauty in his arms, stood up, and said in an unfriendly tone, “Little fellow, you’re here to cause trouble?”
The young man only smiled and raised his hand as a black blur suddenly shot from his sleeve.
Omm!
A rushed, piercing buzzing noise rang out.
Yuan Shan’s expression abruptly changed. Before he could try to avoid it, he felt a sudden pain in his neck and a large bloody hole appeared on it. His vision went dark and he lost consciousness.
Crash~
Yuan Shan’s body fell to the ground as a stream of blood spurted from his neck, splattering red all over the room.
The beauty’s face had already turned deathly pale in terror. Yuan Shan’s death was the final trigger, causing her to open her mouth to scream.
However, something suddenly struck the back of her head knocking her unconscious.
The young man muttered, “Can’t even recognize the person he was preparing to kill. What an idiot.”
The young man was naturally Lin Xun. The small crossbow he had used earlier was called Soul Fang and was given to him by Chu Feng. It was worth three hundred gold coins and boasted tremendous power. When used at close quarters, it could even kill a Spirit Sea expert who was caught off guard!
The only flaw was that it would be rendered useless after being used once.
“At least your life is worth three hundred gold coins.”
Lin Xun turned around and left. He closed the door behind him and called over an attendant. “Make sure not to disturb this room tonight. If you spoil Big Brother Yuan Shan’s fun, you’ll be in a lot of trouble!”
The attendant hurriedly nodded and promised.
Lin Xun walked back down to the first floor. When he arrived at the main entrance, music suddenly blasted behind him.
It sounded like armored troops galloping through the sandy battlefield. The music filled one with excitement and the impulse to charge into battle to kill the enemy.
Lin Xun could not help but turn his head and found that the girl called Luo Xiaoyi had started to sing.
An intense and rousing battle song thundered in the pleasure establishment, instantly silencing the place.
Numerous customers were shocked, clearly not expecting a lovely young lady like Luo Xiaoyi to sing such a heroic song.
Many cultivators were also infected by the music and felt their blood surge in excitement. They suddenly had an impulse to join the army and kill enemies on the frontlines.
Lin Xun was also stunned and his heart stirred a little in response. He could not help but ask a passing attendant, “Who wrote this song?”
The attendant proudly answered, “Who else can it be but Steel-Blood King Ning Bugui!”
Lin Xun nodded and finally left the Drunken Cloud House.
Rumble~
Thunder suddenly boomed across the night sky as silver serpents seemed to rip through the darkness.
Pitter-patter pitter-patter~
The wind howled as torrential rain fell. The originally busy streets suddenly descended into chaos as figures hurriedly moved to shelter.
Lin Xun’s clothes were soon drenched as he walked amidst the rain. However, he seemed oblivious to it all.
He was recalling the latest update Chu Feng had sent.
The man he had just killed, Yuan Shan, was a Spirit Dipper expert from the Yuan Clan. Although he was not strong, he played an important role in issuing instructions.
According to the information Chu Feng had given, Yuan Shan had been tasked to gather forces belonging to the Yuan Clan and launch an ambush on Lin Xun.
However, Yuan Shan probably never imagined that he would lose his life to Lin Xun before the operation could begin.
“Waiting till it's too late will only result in regret. The circumstances tonight make it an excellent chance to kill people. I cannot afford to fail.”
Lin Xun took a deep breath. His black eyes were filled with cold indifference.
It was not long before he turned into an alley. A small, dim light wavered deep in the alley, unable to chase away the darkness.
Lin Xun stopped in front of the small, dim light. The door was not closed completely, allowing the occupant’s lively laughter to be heard amidst the pouring rain.
He laughed noiselessly as a pitch-black saber appeared in his hand. It was two feet and three inches in length and three fingers wide. The blade was simple but sharp.
This saber was called Black Spirit and was a high-quality article among human-grade mid-tier aeth weapons. It was also from Chu Feng.
Creak~
The door was pushed open and Lin Xun walked in.
Inside was a decent-sized courtyard. A large old building could be seen deep in the courtyard and was currently lit by lantern light. It was where the laughter had originated from.
Lin Xun walked up the steps and arrived in front of the building. He hesitated whether he should go right in or hide first and wait for a chance. At this moment, a figure suddenly walked out.
It was a thin middle-aged man. He was clearly stunned by the sight of Lin Xun and instinctively asked, “Who are you?”
Lin Xun raised his head, revealing a faint smile as rainwater flowed down his face. “I’m here to take your lives!”
Swish!
Before his words faded, Lin Xun had already dashed forward like a black flash and swung his blade at the middle-aged man.
To his surprise, the thin middle-aged man’s response was lightning-quick. Black light rushed out of his body as a copper shield appeared in front of him.
However, the thin middle-aged man had clearly underestimated Lin Xun’s attack. With a loud clang, the copper shield shattered as he was knocked back. Several of his bones were fractured as he screamed in pain.
The scream immediately elicited furious shouts from the building.
“That’s Old Three’s voice!”
“Our enemies must have come!”
“Damnit, there are people who still dare to attack us in Haze City? I want to see which blind idiot dares to cause trouble at this time!”
A spear emerged, quickly followed by a muscular figure. However, he was greeted by a saber that seemed to appear from nowhere like a phantom!
Swish!
The saber slashed at an inconceivable speed. Soft sky-blue light seemed to rise from the blade, creating a bizarre sight amidst the rain.
The muscular figure failed to avoid the attack and was bisected through the waist. The two halves of his body fell to the ground as blood splashed everywhere.
“Old Nine!”
Amidst the enraged roar, four figures charged out and saw Lin Xun beside the stone pillar at the door.