Chapter Thirty-Five: Dog Skin Plaster

  When Lin Yun heard about the forces backing Gu Tian, his expression also turned solemn.

  Being able to rank first in the Dark Empire's lineup is enough to show how powerful Shadow Gate is. This time, the Lord of Heaven's Punishment City, Ye Xuán, who is also Mèi'ér's father, has become a scapegoat. His luck has simply gone bad, and it's all because this treasure happened to appear in Heaven's Punishment City.

  "Phantom Big Brother, I want to know, does this treasure really belong to the Shadow Gate? Also, since the treasure is going to be unearthed, why didn't the Shadow Gate wait until it was unearthed before making a move, and instead killed Ye Xuan to scare away the birds?"

  As for this point, Lin Yun really couldn't understand it. If that's really the case, then wouldn't the Shadow Gate be brain-damaged?

  "It doesn't matter who the treasure originally belonged to, what's important is that it has appeared within the borders of my Dragon Empire, so it should belong to us. As for why Shadow Gate didn't make a move when the treasure was unearthed, the reason is simple: the treasure wouldn't have been unearthed in the first place, and even now, I believe Shadow Gate still hasn't found its exact location."

  "Desiring to conceal, but inadvertently revealing?"

  "It's exactly as you said, 'the more one tries to conceal something, the more it becomes apparent'. This time, Shadow Gate leaked the information to our Dragon Alliance organization, they want us to take the lead, find the treasure for them, and then Shadow Gate can swoop in and reap the benefits, like a mantis catching a cicada, with the yellow sparrow waiting in the wings."

  What a mantis catching cicadas, with a yellow sparrow in the back, and then another one comes to reap the benefits of the fishing net. Are you trying to make a fool of the Dragon Alliance organization of the Dragon Empire?

  "Phantom Lord, what do you mean?"

  Lin Yun's heart was clear that this time, the Phantom had urgently summoned him back, and it was definitely not just to discuss this matter. If nothing unexpected happened, the Phantom must have important things to entrust to him. After all, when he agreed to join the Dragon Alliance Intelligence Organization, he already knew that once he joined, there would be many troubles coming one after another.

  But Lin Yun would not regret it, since he had chosen to join the Long Meng Intelligence Organization, then he should bear the due responsibilities, let alone this matter was related to the Shadow Gate, especially Gu Tian.

  "Lin Yun, this time I've come to find you is to assign a task to you. The organization has already decided that this matter will be handled discreetly and doesn't want to have too much trouble with the Dark Empire. Moreover, since it involves the Shadow Gate, the organization won't send anyone to Tianfa City."

  What does this mean? Lin Yun didn't say a word and waited quietly for what was to come next.

  "In the Heavenly Punishment City, you have the most potential. This time, I'm going to entrust this task to you. As long as you can help find that treasure, next time I'll promote you to Earth Level One Star, how about it?"

  Indeed, some people despise the phantom. Now it seems to be seeking its own advice, but in fact, it has already made a decision and even put a high hat on itself. Can't help but wonder, can one not agree with oneself?

  "Phantom Lord, this point is indeed not a problem, but I'd like to ask, where should I start?"

  Damn it, without telling anything, just let yourself find the treasure, he hasn't even seen what the treasure looks like, how can you find it? Are you Sun Wukong with 72 transformations?

  "The message we received is that the treasure that Shadow Gate is looking for is likely to be within a hundred miles of Tianfa City, and this treasure is a black seal."

  After hearing this, Lin Yun was thoroughly depressed. The area around Tianfa City within a hundred miles in all directions? This is simply like finding a needle in the ocean, wanting to find a black mark in such a large place is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

  "Phantom Lord, I still don't know where to start?"

  Where to start? Upon hearing this, the Phantom's face also showed some bitterness. In fact, he didn't know how to proceed either. After all, the information obtained from the Shadow Gate was limited. If there were enough clues, the Dragon Alliance wouldn't have been so cautious and would have sent someone directly. It was precisely because of this that the Dragon Alliance decided not to disturb the mountain and water, but instead prepare to investigate the matter quietly.

  "Lin Yun, I'm afraid I can't help you with this, because the information we got from the Shadow Gate is all we have. If we knew the location of the treasure, I believe Tian Xing City would have been in chaos by now. Go ahead, I know this task won't be easy, but that's exactly why it's your best chance to hone your skills."

  Exercise?

  If it weren't for the fact that the other party was his superior and he wasn't as capable, Lin Yun might have already lashed out at Huan Ying by now. After all, what he said was utterly shameless. What's the meaning of "no assistance"? What's the meaning of this being the best training opportunity? All nonsense.

  "With an endless curse in his heart, Lin Yun said: 'Master Phantom, I'll try my best, after all, the Heaven Punishment City is too vast, it's like looking for a black mark in the sky.'"

  "Uh, I know this, I won't force you, just do your best."

  "In that case, I'll leave first and come back to inform Phantom-sama when there's good news."

  "Uh-huh, I'll be staying in Tianfa City for a while."

  "Phantom Lord, I'll take my leave then," Lin Yun said before leaving the inn and heading towards the Academy. Along the way, his mind kept thinking about what Phantom had told him earlier - the Dark Empire, Shadow Gate, Gutan, treasures, Black Seal... everything seemed a bit off.

  This time, the Shadow Gate deliberately leaked the message to the Dragon Alliance organization. What is the reason? Nobody knows. And since the Dragon Alliance has received this message, why aren't they making a big fuss about it? Similarly, nobody knows. And this time, Phantom entrusted the task to him. If nothing unexpected happens, he will only be going through the motions. Otherwise, with so many people in the Dragon Alliance, why did they choose him specifically?

  Hei Se Yin? Lin Yun was very interested in this Hei Se Yin that both the Shadow Gate and the Dragon Alliance were looking for. He also wanted to know, so he had decided that this time, while taking on the task given by Huan Ying, he would also search for the so-called Seal of Life and Death, and see what this Hei Se Yin actually was.

  Returning to the college, Lin Yun looked around cautiously and only when he was certain that the beautiful teacher was not in the thatched hut did he dare to return inside. He had a feeling that the beautiful teacher must be furious about what happened earlier, and if she were to catch him now, the consequences would be disastrous.

  Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo...

  The night fell, and the dark night seemed unusually quiet, especially in the thatched cottage, where there was not even a ghostly figure around.

  At this moment, three black figures shot out from the surroundings, and the speed of the three people was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, they had already arrived in front of the thatched cottage. The three people were all shrouded in black clothes, with only a pair of icy eyes exposed outside.

  Three men in black looked at me, I looked at them. One of the men in black gently waved his hand towards the thatched hut in front of him. The other two men in black understood and nodded, then the three men in black shot at the thatched hut simultaneously.

  Gently pushing open the grass door, three black figures silently entered the thatched hut, looking at the young man still sleeping soundly on the broken stone slab, each of the three men in black holding a gleaming cold sword.

  Three sharp swords emitted a cold, eerie glow and stabbed fiercely at the young man on the broken stone slab. Under normal circumstances, no matter who it was, no matter how strong their abilities were, if they were stabbed by three sharp swords at the same time, they would be 100% dead, with no chance of survival.

  Just as the three sharp swords were approaching quickly, only a moment away, Lin Yun, who was lying on the broken stone slab and snoring loudly, suddenly opened his eyes, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Without any warning, a purple light shot out from between his eyebrows, and in the same instant that the three black-clad men were shocked, the purple light had already flashed across their throats.

  The power of the purple sword is not to be mentioned, but the three black-clad men were truly depressed. After all, the three black-clad men were genuine martial artists, and if it were a normal situation, Lin Yun would have found it difficult to kill the three martial artists. However, in this case, the three black-clad martial artists had no idea that their opponent would suddenly open his eyes, and under unprepared circumstances, the three martial artists were caught off guard.

  Three cold corpses lay quietly on the ground, Lin Yun did not immediately enter the sword prison to interrogate the souls of the three people, but instead handled their bodies first, after all, he didn't know if anyone would come to the thatched cottage, what if someone discovered the corpses on the ground?

  Murderer?

  He didn't want to be a murderer, so Lin Yun quickly disposed of the three corpses on the ground. After solving the problem of the corpses, he released his soul into the Sword Prison and looked at the three black souls in front of him, smiling and saying: "Friends, I now want to ask you, where are you three from?"

  "Whether to kill or skin is up to your honor's convenience, so you'd better save your breath, we won't say anything."

  "Really?"

  With a cold smile, Lin Yun's mind stirred, and immediately, two of the three black-robed souls surrounding him suddenly burst into emerald green flames. The two black-robed souls let out mournful cries, and in an instant, they had completely disappeared within the Sword Prison. Feeling the burning of his two companions' souls beside him, the last remaining soul's face changed color, and he said, "Sir, I'll say anything, ask me whatever you want, as long as it's something I know, I'll tell you everything."

  Grass, cheap bones, don't give some color to see, basically don't know how many eyes the horse king has. He asked: "What kind of people are you? Why do you want to come and kill me?"

  "Adults, we are from the Yomi no Kuroba organization, and this time our mission is ordered from above, it seems that the royal family wants to kill you."

  Ghostly Reaper Organization?

  The Wang family?

  This royal family is like a dog skin plaster, can't get rid of it no matter what. Last time they hired the Dark Assassins Organization, but the Dark Assassins Organization was stopped by Phantom. Now, the royal family has even hired the Underworld Assassins Organization. It seems that the royal family won't stop until they kill themselves.