Chapter 48: Back to Mission

"Do you know your father was the same as you? He also didn't kill me back than and asked me to help him in his mission. He said he will release me after that mission but the destiny wanted something else and we are still together." Her mother said. Smilling the whole time while telling her kidnapping-forced love story.

Zeng Xin was confused after listening to her love story. 'Was that forced love or what? Whatever, not my problem.'

After talking about other odd stuffs till night he went back to sleep. The next morning he went to the Elder hall and found his father there. Waiting for him.

"Good morning, Clan Elder."

"Good morning. I knew you would come here today. Here, this is your mission. The mission is easy but the location is difficult."

Zeng Xin nodded and took the mission parchment. THe mission contents were:

Assassination of a Spirit Saint who has gone against the Spirit Hall. The last known location was near Slaughter City.

'Slaughter City, well it would be fun there. It is perfect place for me.'

He accepted the mission and went back to Shrek Academy to ask for a long leave.

After getting the permission he found Zhu Zhuqing waiting on the academy gate.

"Where are you going this time?" Zhuqing asked.

"I will be back soon, Then we will continue." Zeng Xin said but he was not cold like previous times. Both have lost their coldness toward each other.

"CanI come with you? I don't want to leave behind others and only you can help me." Zhu Zhuqing said with a sweet voice. This was the first time he has heart her talk like this.

"This… The place I am going is very dangerous." Zeng Xin said.

"I promise I will make up for it after coming back and then we will re-enter the Arena Together." Zeng Xin said with a smile.

Zhu Zhuqing came near him and kissed him on his cheek and ran inside. "I will be waiting for you"

While all this was going on. Dai Mubai was looking at them from the distance. He was filled with rage this time but he couldn't do anything. HE had tried many underhanded methods but they always failed.

Somehow, Zuqing came to know about Dai Mubai's practises. From then, she had broke his relation with him. Dai Mubai is really furious this time.

"This will be the last time you will come back to this academy, Zeng Xin."

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{One week ago}

After his breakup with Zhu Zhuqing. Dai Mubai went back to the empire and investigated about Lin Fan. First he found nothing but after some more investigation he found his real identity Zeng Xin, the youngest master of Zeng Commerce.

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Zeng Xin walked inside the forest near there and changed into his uniform. a three-piece suit with a mask on his face. He flew in the direction of Slaughter city. They was no change n the scenery. Only the atmosphere gradually grew colder.

Zeng Xin still followed the trails between the mountains. To him, the cold of the outside world didn't count as anything.

After eating the wind and sleeping outside for three days. He still can't fly with light speed..

Ahead was a small town. This was the first time Zeng Xin had seen a town since starting of this mission. Inwardly he couldn't help be suffused with a different kind of feeling.

This little town wasn't large, but just as they entered, Zeng Xin felt an odd atmosphere in their surroundings. He couldn't say why, but he always thought the people around them had a kind of unusual coldness. The same he feels in his clan.

Zeng Xin went to a tavern in the small town and entered.

The atmosphere in the tavern was extremely turbid. Zeng Xin noted that the decorations here were unexpectedly all black. Even though it was daytime outside, inside this place was a gloomy and cold dark feeling.

Right now the tavern was about thirty percent full or so. Even though the atmosphere was turbid, people rarely spoke, giving an extremely quiet impression.

Zeng Xin's arrival attracted a lot of gazes, but for the most part they were only quick glances flitting across them.

Zeng Xin found a place to sit in the corner. A waiter in black clothes and apathetic expression walked over.

"What do you want?"

Zeng Xin coldly said:

"Give me a Bloody Mary."

The waiter's face changed slightly,

"You sure?"

Swept with Zeng Xin's ice cold gaze, he didn't dare say anything else, turned his head and left.

After a moment, a cup of muddy liquid were carried over. The liquid seemed dark red, distributing a strong stink, as if the nose was assaulted by blood.

Zeng Xin frowned. He hesitated a moment, slowly raising the cup. He surely have killed humans but drinking their blood.

Zeng Xin drew a deep breath, suddenly closing his eyes, pouring the liquid in the cup into his stomach in one mouthful.

His face instantly turned pale. The next moment, he couldn't help leaning his head over to the side, throwing up.

The violent vomiting broke the calm within the tavern, and also attracted the eyes of all the people there. Roaring laughter rose.

"Where did this chick come from? Fuck off back home. This isn't a place you should be."

"Can't even enjoy a cup of Bloody Mary, and still wants to gain the qualifications to enter?"

"Haha, go back home and suck your mommy's tits."

All kinds of vile voices filled the tavern. The restrained emotions of those customers seemed to have found an outlet, and struck Zeng Xin without restraint.

Zeng Xin raised his hand, pointing at those jeering people,

"You all are dead."

The jeering voices screeched to a stop, each person looking at Zeng Xin with suddenly monstrous gazes.

Drawing a deep breath, constraining the nauseous feeling, he slowly stood.

Before Zeng Xin could move, a big man nearby had already stood suddenly,

"I'll kill you first."

A horn handled dagger thrust out in a tricky angle, straight at Zeng Xin's heart. This person was clearly very experienced, and he aimed the dagger just where it could pierce the cracks between Zeng Xin's ribs.