“Good work, everyone! How’s the situation?” asked Billy.
“From what we’ve gathered, there has been a surge of martial artists from the ancient martial ARTS world in City L these past few days. Skilled fighters can be seen everywhere in the small city.” One of the brothers responded loudly. “In addition, a large mansion on the eastern side of the city has been under strict control since yesterday. No one is allowed inside without an invitation. It is said that the mansion is usually used by the Wind & Cloud Holy Sect to receive important guests. I asked one of the staff members inside, and there have been several martial artists from the ancient martial arts world staying there these past few days.”
“Do they need an invitation?” Bob pondered briefly before continuing, “Are there people who just arrived in City L today and haven’t been to the mansion?”
“Yes!” the SHADOW guard hesitated for a moment before nodding. “Since early this morning, several waves of people have arrived. They are still in the city having breakfast and haven’t made their way to the mansion yet.”
“Great.” Bob nodded in response. Then, he looked at Billy and said, “Boss, you guys go into the city and find a place to eat. Stout and I will come find you later.” After finishing his sentence, he turned to the SHADOW guard and said, “Let’s go, we need to get an invitation.”
“What… what do you mean?”the guard was taken aback by Bob’s words.
“Lead the way!” Bob smiled at him. “Just find a group of people who haven’t entered the venue yet.”
“Alright!” the guard seemed to have understood.
Then, the group of them bid farewell to Billy and turned away.
“Let’s go, find a place to eat first.” Billy said, leading the others towards the small city.
As the SHADOW guard mentioned earlier, the city was bustling. Martial artists dressed in Daoist robes could be seen on the streets, each with a proud expression and a powerful aura. Billy and the others found a breakfast shop that looked relatively clean and sat down.
“Boss!”
Less than twenty minutes later, Bob and Stout walked over.
“Is it done?” Ian asked the two of them.
“Of course!” Bob shrugged and took out an invitation from his pocket.
“That was fast!” Night Orchid smiled and asked, “How did you manage to get it?”
“A so-called elder from a top sect, accompanied by seven or eight sect members, was having breakfast.” Bob casually replied. “Stout just put a little bug in their breakfast, and they cooperatively handed over the invitation to us.”
“Stout, what kind of bug did you make them eat?” Night Orchid asked with a smile, looking at Stout.
“Nothing special, just something that gives them the feeling of ants gnawing on their bones,” Stout shrugged, wearing an indifferent expression.
Night Orchid chuckled and continued asking, “And what happened next? Did you let them go?”
“Yes!” Stout shrugged again. “But from now on, they are done with martial arts!”
“These small-time martial artists deserve to be eliminated!” Ian spoke up while getting up from his seat. “Where are they now? Give me the address, I’ll take care of them!”
Cough! Bob coughed. “Knife Cool, are you serious? Didn’t the boss tell us not to alert them just yet?”
“Fine!” Ian pouted and sat back down.
“Ian, can’t you be less violent?” Stout’s mouth twitched at the same time.
“Boss, there’s no name on this invitation. They say it’s a ‘release upon receipt’ invitation, and each invitation can bring in ten people.” Billy said, looking at the invitation.
“So casual? Are they that confident in themselves?” Ian responded to Stout’s comment.
“Boss, could it be a trap?” Night Orchid asked after a moment of thought.
“Let’s go see for ourselves!” Billy stood up and headed towards the door, with Casey and the others following closely behind.
As they stepped onto the street, the sound of a car horn blared urgently. A Maybach sped past them without any signs of braking. At that moment, a child’s ball slipped out of their hands and rolled onto the road not far in front of Billy and the others.
“My ball!” the child shouted and ran after the ball.
“Huh?!” Billy furrowed his brows slightly as he watched the Maybach continue without any signs of stopping. “Stop it!”
“I got it!” Ian said in a deep voice, flipping his wrist and unleashing a three-foot-long sword that emitted a chilling glow.
The razor-sharp sword energy sliced through the roof of the Maybach, effortlessly cutting it open. In the next moment, a crisp sound rang out, and the entire Maybach was sliced into an open-top convertible. The roof flew into the air, leaving behind a smooth cut like a mirror. Fortunately, Ian showed restraint in his attack. Otherwise, not only would the roof have flown into the air, but the heads of the three people inside would have been in danger as well.
Startled by the sudden turn of events, the driver instinctively slammed on the brakes. The Maybach slid forward for a short distance due to inertia before coming to a stop, less than a meter away from the child. The child stood there, pale with fear, motionless.
“Theo!”
A cry of surprise rang out, and a middle-aged woman, equally pale, ran over to pick up the child. Witnessing the roof of the car sliced open with a casual swing of the sword, pedestrians on the road took a deep breath, their eyes wide open in shock.
At the same time, the three people inside the Maybach pushed open the door and got out. There was a driver, an old man, and a young woman. The old man, in his seventies or eighties, was dressed in a black robe, with sharp eyes and a swirling aura around him. The young woman, in her mid-twenties, had a well-proportioned figure and a noble temperament. It was evident that she was not an ordinary person. However, the expressions on the faces of the three were not pleasant at the moment. They looked as if they had just experienced a disaster. That sword energy had almost grazed their scalps. If it had come down just a few centimeters lower, all three of them would have been in hell. Compared to the others, the young woman had the worst expression on her face. Besides the fear, there was also an extremely angry look. As someone of her status, when had she ever encountered such a situation? In her heart, she had already sentenced the person who attacked to death. Causing her to be in such a sorry state, whoever it was, they must die.
“So it’s her car. No wonder she’s so arrogant, disregarding even a child’s life.”
“Who is she? Do you know her?”
“Don’t you recognize her? She’s quite influential. She’s the daughter of the sect master of Wind & Cloud Holy Sect up in the mountains, the young lady of the Wind & Cloud Holy Sect!”
“…”
As they saw the woman, pedestrians on the roadside began to whisper and discuss.
“You insolent fool! Who do you think you are? How dare you destroy our car? Are you tired of living?” the driver shouted angrily, pointing his finger at Ian.
“Boss, should I cut him down?” Ian turned his head to look at Billy.