
"So how?" Le Jun, the young man with a double sword at his waist asked.
They were all currently gathered on the ground floor of a tavern, there were quite a number of people drinking there and most of them were Cultivators.
"The matter of the inn will be taken care of by the city's security, while Shin Yu will be enlisted as a city soldier so that he can get decent facilities." Ma Hong replied calmly.
"So then, when will he be called?"
"Tomorrow."
Le Yun nodded a few times, "Shin Yu, do you not mind if you have to become a soldier?"
"No problem." Shin Yu shook her head slowly, "In addition it is suitable for me who is not too talented to be a Cultivator."
"Eh, what does that mean?" the three young men slightly wore curious expressions.
"Uncle said that I have an orange dantian, the lowest dantian on the level." Shin Yu replied with a flat expression.
Shin Yu deliberately lied so that they did not check the color of her dantian, it would be even more troublesome if they knew that she had a gold dantian.
The three of them looked at each other after hearing that, the atmosphere became silent for a while before finally a waiter came and brought three bottles of beer.
"Please enjoy, gentlemen." the waiter smiled, then left.
"Finally there!" Le Yun instantly broke the silent atmosphere, then took out a bottle of beer and drank it.
Le Jun also did the same, while Ma Hong looked at Shin Yu and said with a smile, "Although you have an orange dantian but that doesn't mean your future will be bleak, because there are other talents that can be seen and make you a respected Cultivator. Even if there isn't, you don't need to be discouraged because not all talented Cultivators have happy lives."
"I understand." Shin Yu gave a small nod, she clearly knew that it was just comfort words.
Ma Hong smiled faintly, "By the way, what do you want to drink? Just order it, I'll pay for it..."
Shin Yu was silent for a moment then ordered a drink for her. They all chatted and enjoyed their drinks at the tavern.
After nightfall, Ma Hong rented two rooms at the inn not far from the tavern. Le Jun and Le Yun slept in the same room, while Ma Hong would sleep with Shin Yu.
***
Next day.
Before returning to the City Building Center, Ma Hong took Shin Yu and his two colleagues for breakfast. The four of them went to a food store that was located opposite the inn.
Although it was still early in the morning but there were quite a number of customers who came to eat, most of them were immigrants from out of town.
Ma Hong and the others sat at the very back table, then started ordering the food available at the tavern.
While they were still waiting for the food to come, a large-bodied man hit his desk and got up. Of course the actions taken by that person attracted the attention of all the visitors who were there.
"Oi, motherfucker! You hit me on purpose, huh?!" the large-bodied man looked angry at someone in a black coat with a skull covering his head.
"Ups, sorry." said the man in black coat after raising his head.
"uh? Are you crazy?!" the big-bodied man touched the shoulder of his interlocutor, "I'll forgive you if you apologize properly and pay for all the food I've ordered."
"Woah, now the crazy one is you, huh?" the man in black laughed.
"This bastard." the big-bodied man clenched his right hand and was about to punch the black-coated man, but his fist instantly stopped as he felt a great Killing Intent coming out of that person.
One tavern was also made to be shocked by the Killing Intent that seeped out from the black-coated man's body, because his Killing Intent was so thick that it made anyone who felt it sure that the person was from a black stream.
The large-bodied man took a few steps back with cold sweat that had soaked his body, he immediately lowered his head and returned to sitting in his place after knowing this interlocutor was a dangerous person.
"Basic crazy, that Killing Intent momentarily gave me goosebumps..." Le Jun who first made a comment.
"Tsk, I don't like that kind of bastard nature." Le Yun slightly put on an unhappy expression.
"Already, already... Don't look at him anymore, it's no good to be involved with someone like him." Ma Hong calmed Le Yun down so that nothing unwanted happened, "Shin Yu, are you okay?"
"Yes." Yeah." Shin Yu gave a small nod, "What was that just called Killing Intent?"
"Right, it was a Killing Intent. Have you ever felt that before?" Ma Hong asked, his tone sounding curious.
Shin Yu had felt it twice, the first time a Tiger was about to pounce on him while the second when a bandit entered his room while at the inn and was killed by Liu Kang.
"Yes, I've felt it before." replied Shin Yu calmly.
Ma Hong nodded several times hearing that and did not intend to discuss it any further, his brows then slightly furrowed and his gaze shifted towards a black-coated man who was standing not far from his desk.
"What's wrong?" Ma Hong asked, he put on a cautious attitude.
The black-coated man opened his skull and revealed the face of a young man in his 20s, "My name is Fang Lin, I'm here to chat with the boy." said Fang Lin while pointing towards Shin Yu.
"Huh...?" Ma Hong and his two comrades further furrowed their brows, Shin Yu also felt astonishment but her expression still remained flat as usual.
"What's your business with him?" Le Yun rose to his feet, his large body making Fang Lin have to slightly raise his head.
"It's nothing special, I just wanted to get her to join me." Fang Lin smiled faintly, his smile seemed to mean many things.
"join? What does that mean?" Ma Hong asked as he stood up, he gave a sign for Le Yun to return to his seat so as not to attract the attention of the other visitors any further.
Fang Lin did not immediately reply but rather took a chair not far from him and sat down with them.
"To put it bluntly, I want to take the boy to the assassin organization and train him. He has a talent for expressionlessness, just like he did when he felt My Killing Intent." Fang Lin told his goal unceremoniously while smiling.
Brakk!
"Basic crazy bastard!" Le Yun hit the table hard, "You've gone crazy huh?"
Le Yun's Killing Intent came out from his body, but it didn't last long after Ma Hong tried to calm him down.
"Since the beginning of this world has indeed gone mad, it is only natural that the people who live in it also go crazy." Fang Lin looked calm and chuckled as usual.
"It's a pity, but we can't let you take the boy." Ma Hong shook his head lightly, "He's already registered to be a soldier of this city, besides he's not at all suited to be an assassin because his cultivation talent is so low."
"Very low? Oren, huh?" Fang Lin looked at Shin Yu, then raised the corner of his lips, "That's fine, cultivation talent isn't everything even though everything is seen from there."
"But still we can't allow you..." Ma Hong replied quickly.
"Oh, come... You have no right to ban it. He's the kid you found on the escort trip, isn't he? His uncle had died when the bandits attacked the inn they occupied, then his parents were gone as well. That means, he is a child without having a guardian" Fang Lin said casually.
"Hey, don't cross the line." Le Jun who had been listening in silence showed an angry reaction, not only him but Ma Hong and his brother were the same.
"Crossed the line? It's funny, I'm just telling you the truth, besides he doesn't seem to care about me either." Fang Lin looked at Shin Yu whose expression kept flat, "I'm sure you've heard everything, how did you respond?"
Shin Yu did not immediately reply but thought for a moment so that there was no mistake in her words.