I Am A Corpse Collector In The World Of Cultivating Immortals

Chapter 16: Midnight Assassination

PS: Update first, revise later.

"We haven't been with the Han Army for long, but we have developed some feelings for each other. That bastard Han Army seemed righteous when he entered the inner gate, and his way of doing things was quite pleasing to us. But we didn't know his true intentions."

Lu Changqing was furious, his face red with anger caused by Han Army.

Chen Shen patted his shoulder and asked, "Why did that elite disciple want to distance himself from Han Army? Was it because of the disciple he was competing with? If those two had a relationship, as an elite disciple, he could have easily prevented Han Army from getting third place."

Lu Changqing shook his head, puzzled. "We had set up a feast and sent a disciple to invite Han Army to the inner gate. But he turned against us and sided with the other side. I'm not sure of the exact reason."

"People can be treacherous. Brother Lu, you should be cautious in your interactions with others in the future. Don't reveal your true feelings easily. It's like walking on a knife's edge." Chen Shen advised.

Lu Changqing looked up, staring at him with teary eyes.

"Cough." Chen Shen coughed, covering his face, and said seriously, "I have a gentleman's friendship with Brother Lu. We have shared our thoughts and concerns. Moreover, there are no personal interests involved. You can trust me."

Lu Changqing nodded. "You're right, Brother Chen."

"Brother, your injuries haven't fully healed, and it's getting late. You should rest and not let this Han Army person trouble your mind."

After three rounds, they each returned to their rooms to rest.

The next afternoon, two disciples came to visit the injured Lu Changqing and told him the whole story.

"That bastard Feng Chen has nothing to do with the elite disciple in the inner gate. He knew that he had no hope in the inner gate, so he knew that someone like Han Army would definitely seek revenge. So he took the initiative to find someone to mediate and gather the wealth of a group of people to give to the elite disciple, in order to resolve the grudge."

The disciple who explained the reason gritted his teeth, filled with anger.

"So, it was because of a single sentence from the elite disciple that Han Army agreed?" Lu Changqing's fingernails almost dug into his flesh as he asked with a bitter smile.

"Yes, during the conflict, Han Army came out unscathed. Since he could make friends with the elite disciple, why not take advantage of the situation and let others fight and sacrifice for him? He doesn't care. I also heard that the elite disciple was afraid of Han Army's secret retaliation, so he sent him many gifts."

Hearing this, Lu Changqing almost had a brain hemorrhage. His blood pressure rose rapidly, and he trembled as he gasped for breath.

Chen Shen shook his head gently beside him.

It's true that when there's trouble, everyone bears it together, but when there's good fortune, I enjoy it alone.

He didn't express his opinion and quietly listened to their revenge-related conversation.

"We have a deep hatred with Feng Chen, who is at the sixth level of Qi Refining. Let's keep a low profile and try to avoid them in the future." Lu Changqing reminded.

Night fell.

The moon was bright, and the night was quiet.

Six suspicious figures suddenly appeared not far from the two buildings in front of the attic.

They stopped when they saw the attic in front of them, illuminated by the moonlight.

"Three of you, cut off Lu Changqing's head for me." The apparent leader whispered.

"Boss, there are two buildings. What if we make a mistake and alert them?" one of them looked ahead and worriedly said.

"Fool!" The person called Boss slapped the man's head and said, "I've already inquired. One of them is an ordinary person. If we make a mistake, just kill him. Can he resist?"

Then, the three of them quietly set off, while the Boss and the other two stayed behind.

As they approached the attic, they began to assess which building Lu Changqing might be living in.

"This one looks more luxurious. Lu Changqing must be living here!" someone whispered, pointing at Chen Shen's room.

At the same time, in a room on the ground floor of the attic, a corner of the curtain was quietly pulled open, revealing a pair of eyes watching them.

"Two at the fourth level of Qi Refining, and one at the fifth level. They must be here to kill Lu Changqing."

Chen Shen murmured, awakened by their faint footsteps.

"Should I take action?" he pondered, lowering his head.

Taking action would expose himself. Chen Shen wasn't worried about these people escaping from his hands; it was just that the other party had planned this assassination.

There must be more than just these people. It should be the person who had a grudge with Han Jun before.

If he found out that his men hadn't returned, he would definitely become suspicious. In that case, things wouldn't end well.

"Uh-oh!" At this moment, Chen Shen noticed that these people were approaching his attic.

He quickly turned off the running illusion formation and the killing formation.

The three assassins narrowly entered the attic and arrived in the room.

"It's not Lu Changqing, it should be that ordinary person." One assassin pointed at the unfamiliar sleeping teenager on the bed and whispered.

"What should we do, kill him?" the person asked.

"Kill him directly. It's his fault for living in such a nice house, causing us to go to the wrong building. It's just his bad luck." Another person nodded.

Clearly, it was your bad luck for going to the wrong place, but you blame me? Chen Shen, lying on the bed, thought to himself.

Originally, he planned to let these people go back after realizing their mistake and then kill Lu Changqing. He would secretly assist them a little, so they could still save their lives.

But!

The assassin gripped the sword with both hands and stabbed towards Chen Shen's chest.

At this moment, Chen Shen suddenly opened his eyes, startling the assassin. "Oh no!"

The latter quickly stabbed downwards, but to his surprise, the seemingly ordinary teenager caught the blade barehanded.

In the astonished eyes of the assassin, he forcefully snapped the sharp sword in half.

"Oh no, it's a trap! He's not an ordinary person!" The assassin screamed in horror and retreated, but Chen Shen, who had sat up, had deep and mysterious eyes. He directly shot the broken sword towards the assassin.

Bang!

The assassin was impaled through the chest by the broken sword and nailed to the opposite wall, dying on the spot.

The other two had also noticed this scene long ago. Although they were surprised, it wasn't the time to communicate. They all drew their weapons and attacked Chen Shen.

Clang!

One person swung a large cleaver towards Chen Shen's shoulder, but instead of the expected splattering of blood and flesh, when the cleaver collided with Chen Shen's body, it made a sharp sound resembling metal clashing.

"Body Refining?" The person gasped.

There's such a terrifying Body Refining disciple in the outer sect? His weapon is even a half-grade spiritual weapon!

Then, this person entered the underworld with such doubts.

The last person was about to attack, but seeing his companion being slapped into a pulp, he suddenly knelt down.

"Great hero, spare my life."

"If you can withstand my technique, I'll spare your life." Chen Shen immediately displayed Zhou Zheng's soul-searching technique, probing the other person's memories.

But obviously, this disciple assassin couldn't withstand it and had his soul destroyed on the spot.

On the other side, a man named Qiang felt that something was off. "Why haven't we received any news from those three for so long?"

"They must be counting Lu Changqing's inheritance, afraid that we'll take more than our share." The person next to him laughed, not taking it seriously.

Qiang nodded, thinking it made sense.

But he was a high-level Qi Refining cultivator at the fifth stage, not caring about the wealth of a fourth-stage cultivator.

(End of this chapter)