nChapter 89: The Son of the County Governor

nTranslator: KurazyTolanzuraytor Editor: Lucas

nFaster! Faster! Faster!

nAt this instant, Duan Ling Tian wished he could attach wings to himself and fly straight into Triumph City.

nAs long as he entered the city, he would be safe.

nEventually, under Duan Ling Tian’s perturbed and fearful gaze, the old man stopped, obviously going to look at the youth’s injuries.

n“Hu!”

nDuan Ling Tian heaved a sigh of relief. Only now did he realize that his clothes had long been drenched with cold sweat.

nAt this moment, he felt like he had abruptly risen to the heavens from hell.

nEven though the old man didn’t continue to pursue him, Duan Ling Tian didn’t dare to hesitate as he rode his Ferghana Horse directly into the city.

nHe heard the exclamations of bystanders the instant he entered the city.

n“Look!”

n“Another Ferghana Horse!”

n“Could it be that the Ferghana Horse that passed by earlier was his?”

n……

nDuan Ling Tian heard the discussions of the crowd.

nHe frowned as he directly jumped off the steed, and while everyone present had their gazes on the Ferghana Horse, he seized the opportunity and left.

nHe concealed himself inside the crowded streets and vanished.

n“Could it be that the trend nowadays is to throw Ferghana Horses about?”

n“This is a Ferghana Horse that’s worth 10,000 gold… But that youth seemed to throw it away like throwing trash.”

nMany people were dumbstruck.

nWhoosh!

nJust at this moment, the gazes of everyone present moved towards the direction of the city’s gate.

nAn elderly figure dragged out a string of afterimages as he instantly arrived before the Ferghana Horse.

n“Did anyone see the violet-clothed youth that galloped into the city?”

nThe old man’s eyes were like lightning as they swept past the crowd, causing them to feel chills running down their spines.

n“He went that way!”

nSomeone pointed out the direction that Duan Ling Tian left in.

nWhoosh!

nThe old man’s figure disappeared into the crowd.

n“So fast!”

n“Too fast, I’m a Core Formation martial artist, but I couldn’t even catch the shadow of his figure.”

n“Probably an Origin Core Stage powerhouse.”

n“I’ve seen the Zhong Clan’s Second Elder, Zhong Ying, battle; Zhong Ying is a martial artist at the seventh level of the Origin Core Stage, but his speed didn’t seem to be as fast as this.

n……

nThe crowd was in an uproar.

nDuan Ling Tian twisted and turned, circling around more than half of Triumph City, until night fell. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief.

nDuan Ling Tian glanced at the clothes on his body as he said to himself, “Now I need to change my clothes, or else it will be too obvious.”

n“Huh?”

nSuddenly, Duan Ling Tian noticed a figure walking towards him.

nLooking at the figure, it was a youth that had a similar height as him.

n“Mom and Dad will surely be very happy. From tomorrow onwards, I’ll be a servant of the Zhong Clan, and my monthly pay will be ten silver,“ the youth muttered to himself, and then he started humming a song as he walked into the alley.

nBut he quickly quieted down because his throat seemed to be gripped.

nUnder the moonlight, the dark violet sharp sword flickered with an icy cold brilliance.

nThe youth was so scared that he shut his eyes and fearfully said, “Spare my life, sir. I don’t have any money, I really don’t have any money.”

nDuan Ling Tian was slightly speechless.

nWho wants your money!?

n“Take off your clothes,” Duan Ling Tian said.

n“Ah! Sir, you…you want to…”

nThe youth’s body shivered, even his voice started to tremble.

n“Cut the crap, take off your clothes!” Duan Ling Tian said slightly impatiently.

n“Yes, yes.”

nThe youth nodded as he quickly removed his clothes.

nDuan Ling Tian removed the clothes on his body and changed into the youth’s clothes.

nBut when Duan Ling Tian finished changing, he noticed that the youth had removed his own pants and was leaning against the wall with his bare butt facing him. The youth’s body was incessantly trembling. “Sir, you must be more gentle, I…I’m still a virgin…”

nDuan Ling Tian was utterly dumbfounded.

nThis guy, what did he take him for?

nEven if he wanted to rape someone, he wouldn’t need to go to the extent of finding a man, right?

n“F**k off! I only want your clothes.”

nDuan Ling Tian withdrew his sword and gave the youth a kick on the butt.

nThe youth cried out in pain and said, with a wronged expression, “Sir, why didn’t you say that earlier…Wuwu…My innocence…”

n“Do I look like that sort of person?” Duan Ling Tian muttered to himself while giving the youth a glare. He then left the alley.

nThe night market of Triumph City was similar to Aurora City, bustling with noise and excitement.

nAfter buying a mask at one of the night market stalls and putting it on in a secluded place, Duan Ling Tian headed to Ghastly Shadow’s point of operation in Triumph City.

nTang Ying had told him beforehand of the location of Ghastly Shadows point of operations, so he quickly located it.

nHe walked in with large strides and arrived before the counter.

nBehind the counter was a young woman around the age of 22 or 23. Her seductive body, which was like a water serpent, a pair of magnificent jade hills that seemed ready to burst out at any moment, combined with her icy cold face, it formed a striking contrast.

nNoticing Duan Ling Tian wearing a mask, the woman wasn’t surprised; it was as if it was a common occurrence.

n“Wang Clan, outer court disciple, Wang Zhen.”

nDuan Ling Tian looked at the young woman, suppressed his voice to a low degree, and faked a husky voice as he spoke.

n“10,000 silver deposit, confirmation after three days.”

nThe young woman’s voice was incomparably icy cold without a shred of feeling.

nDuan Ling Tian laid on the counter the silver bills he withdrew from his Spatial Ring before coming here, he then turned around and left.

nHe had already been informed by Tang Ying about the Ghastly Shadow’s rules.

nAfter leaving Ghastly Shadows point of operations, Duan Ling Tian took a few circles in the surrounding area. After confirming that he wasn’t followed, he took off his mask and shattered it to pieces.

nSubsequently, he returned to the noisy night market and had some barbeque. Only then did he look for a nearby inn to stay at.

n“Two Ferghana Horses and a Nascent Soul powerhouse.”

nRecalling the incident that took place this morning, Duan Ling Tian’s heart sunk.

nTo have a Nascent Soul Stage powerhouse as an escort, the youth and young girl’s identities would certainly not be simple. It was extremely likely that they were members of one of the large clans in the County City.

n“But only the youth and the young girl can recognize my appearance.”

nThinking up to this point, he heaved a sigh of relief.

nAfter pondering for a moment, he went out once more and bought some makeup.

nIn his previous lifetime, as a mercenary, Duan Ling Tian was skilled in various concealment and infiltration techniques, and that included disguising.

nAfter spending half an hour, Duan Ling Tian’s handsome cheeks had undergone a change, becoming extremely ordinary.

n“Not bad, my skills haven’t deteriorated.”

nLooking in the mirror, Duan Ling Tian nodded in satisfaction.

nWith these ordinary cheeks, no matter how one looked at them, it was utterly impossible to notice any traces of having put on makeup…

nThis face was one of those faces that if thrown into a crowd, no one would be able to find it anymore.

n“Now, even if they see me once more, it will be impossible for them to recognize me.”

nAfter he finished putting on his makeup, Duan Ling Tian felt at ease for the moment.

nAt dawn the next day, seizing the opportunity of when the manager was still in a daze from drowsiness, he directly checked-out.

nIf he wanted to completely conceal himself, then he must not leave any trace behind.

nThis manager had seen his real appearance.

nAfter walking out of the inn, Duan Ling Tian went to a restaurant for breakfast in the open.

nThe steaming hot breakfast allowed him to enjoy it to his heart’s content.

n“I wonder who it was. So ruthless. Swallow Mountain County is above our Triumph City, and he even dared to cut off the arm of the County Governor’s son.

n“I heard the Patriarch say that they went to the Wang Clan and the Zhong Clan early this morning, probably wanting to use their power to find the assailant.”

n“Allegedly, the assailant is a sword-cultivating youth around the age of sixteen who is at the third level of the Core Formation Stage, he was wearing violet clothes, and had a handsome appearance… But how would they search for him based on only that?”

nDuan Ling Tian was just gulping down some milk and eating his breakfast when he heard the discussion from the nearby table.

nThat were three twenty-over-year-old young men.

nDuan Ling Tian’s heart shook.

nHe naturally could figure out that the assailant they were speaking of was none other than himself.

nBut even though he guessed that the three people from yesterday had prominent a background, he didn’t expect it to be that prominent.

nSwallow Mountain County, its lands were vast, encompassing 81 cities.

nAmong them were Aurora City, Triumph City, and Aqua Mist City.

nSwallow Mountain County was one of the 18 counties of Crimson Sky Kingdom, and the Governors of the 18 counties were figures that held the power to wield large numbers of troops. They had a decisive position in the kingdom.

nAllegedly, the 18 Governors were all Void Stage powerhouses.

nVoid Stage powerhouses, they were existences that were above Nascent Soul martial artists, also known as ‘Immortals of the Land,’ as they could use the strength of their fleshly bodies to control the air and fly.

n“That youth is the son of Swallow Mountain County’s Governor?”

nDuan Ling Tian realized that he had gotten into trouble, and it was big trouble.

nBut he didn’t regret it.

nEven if he could turn back time and be in that position once more, he would still do it the same way.

nDuan Ling Tian’s heart jerked as he thought to himself, “Luckily, this is Triumph City, and it is far away from Aurora City… There shouldn’t be anyone who would think to suspect me.”

nFor the next three days, the entirety of Triumph City was startled by the large movements of the three great clans.

nThey only had one objective: find the assailant that cut of the arm of the County Governor’s son.

nDuring this time, Duan Ling Tian saw that young girl once again.

nThe young girl had an icy cold expression and was following the crowd as they searched for his tracks.

nBut even when he looked at the young girl face to face, she didn’t recognize him.

nDuan Ling Tian was confident that besides Ke Er and his mother, no one else, not even Li Fei, could recognize the current him, even if they met face to face.

nHe was extremely confident in his disguise techniques.

nDeep in the night.

nDuan Ling Tian once again bought a mask in the night market before putting it on and once again arrived at the Ghastly Shadow’s point of operations in Triumph City.

nIt was still that seductive and icy cold young woman that attended to him.

n“Wang Clan, Wang Zhen, how’s the confirmation?”

nDuan Ling Tian went straight to the point.

n“200,000 silver.”

nThe young woman said, in an icy cold voice.

n“A mere Body Tempering martial artist is so expensive?”

nDuan Ling Tian was stunned.

nBased on the prices Tang Ying informed him off, a ninth level Body Tempering martial artist would at most cost 100,000 silver.

n“Infiltrating deep into the Wang Clan Estate has a high risk.”

nThe young woman’s icy cold voice sounded once more.

n“This is 190,000 silver.”

nDuan Ling Tian didn’t ask any further. He withdrew the silver bills he had prepared earlier and passed them to the young woman.

nThe young woman received the silver bills and nodded.

n“When will the mission be conducted?”

nDuan Ling Tian couldn’t stop himself from asking.

n“Tonight, the target will surely die.”

nHearing what the young woman said, the corners of Duan Ling Tian’s mouth curled into a smile, but it was concealed under his mask.

nHe left the Ghastly Shadow’s point of operations and found another inn to stay in.

nHe had already made a decision in his mind.

nTomorrow morning, after breakfast, he would leave Triumph City.

nThe next day.

nDuan Ling Tian found a restaurant to have some breakfast.

nHe originally thought that he would be able to hear some news, but he didn’t expect that the hot topic currently was still the matter regarding the County Governor’s son.

n“According to Tang Ying, as long as it’s an assignment accepted by Ghastly Shadow, they have never failed, so there shouldn’t be any problems.”

nAfter eating and drinking his fill, Duan Ling Tian prepared to leave the restaurant.

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