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Chapter 45: Chapter 46: Tao Wenxuan’s Scheme, Stepping into the Second Level

”According to the information we received, this Wei Jie is a Protector of the Rebirth Sect. He boasts formidable strength and is highly likely to be a Power Training Martial Artist.

”Furthermore, his movements are stealthy, making him incredibly difficult to capture. If you, Yang the Warrior, can capture him, the County Magistrate’s Office is willing to offer two hundred taels.

”If you can kill him, I am personally willing to give you another one hundred taels!”

Tao Wenxuan shared this information about Wei Jie with Su Chen. He obviously hoped Su Chen would accept the mission, otherwise, he wouldn’t have increased the bounty. However, faced with the temptation of 300 taels, Su Chen didn’t agree immediately. High rewards meant high risks.

Tao Wenxuan had explicitly stated that Wei Jie was a Power Training Martial Artist. There were four stages for a Power Training Martial Artist, and the gap in strength between each stage was vast. With Su Chen’s current strength, he had to be cautious even when dealing with two martial artists of the same level, let alone one who was potentially stronger than him.

This wasn’t mere speculation. After all, the man was a Protector of the Rebirth Sect. Even if he hadn’t achieved mastery in Power Training, he was at least a martial artist with minor success in the realm. It was worth noting that even Zhu Ming, who hadn’t even entered the Power Training stage, was protected by two martial artists who had just crossed its threshold. This was enough to prove that martial artists of such a level might merely be slightly more capable thugs within the Rebirth Sect. As a Protector, no matter how weak Wei Jie was, he couldn’t possibly be worse than a common thug.

”I need to think about it,” Su Chen replied after a moment of contemplation. ”Is there a time limit for this bounty mission?”

These words made Tao Wenxuan breathe a sigh of relief. The lack of an immediate rejection meant there was still a chance. However, he was secretly astonished. The strength of Yang the Warrior seemed to be far greater than he had initially guessed.

”No!” Tao Wenxuan shook his head. This bounty mission was a spur-of-the-moment idea; naturally, there was no time limit.

Su Chen nodded, then looked at the two men. ”If there is nothing else, I will take my leave now!”

”Yang the Warrior, if you plan to deal with Wei Jie, I have a piece of information for you. He might appear in Lanye Town five days from now.” With that, Tao Wenxuan ordered his adviser to bring out a portrait of Wei Jie.

Su Chen studied it for a moment before saying, ”Alright!” He didn’t explicitly state whether he would go or not, and Tao Wenxuan didn’t press the matter, simply having the adviser see him out.

After seeing Su Chen off, the adviser returned to the main hall.

”Have the bodies of Zhu Ming and the others been brought back?” Tao Wenxuan asked.

”They have already been retrieved,” the adviser replied.

”Then have their corpses hung in the market to make an example out of them!”

Hearing this, the adviser hesitated for a moment but nodded anyway. ”Yes, sir!”

”Where do you think this Yang Guo is from?” Tao Wenxuan asked after a brief pause.

The adviser shook his head. ”He doesn’t seem to be a local of White Stone City. He appeared out of thin air. If my guess is correct, ’Yang Guo’ should be his alias. He is likely living incognito somewhere near the city.”

”That would make sense. This man’s strength is undeniably great; it’s a pity he cannot be used by me,” Tao Wenxuan muttered to himself, not overly concerned.

The adviser suggested, ”If you wish to recruit him, my lord, why not promise him a hefty sum of gold? From what I can tell, this man is extremely greedy for wealth. Such a move might just work.”

”No need. Let’s wait and see if he survives first,” Tao Wenxuan said, shaking his head.

Hearing this, the adviser rubbed his chin. Seeming to guess something, he asked, ”Are you worried that he’s no match for Wei Jie, my lord?”

Instead of answering, Tao Wenxuan asked, ”Do you think he will go to Lanye Town in five days?”

”Well...” The adviser thought for a moment. ”He might go, but he won’t necessarily make a move. He seems to follow his own code of conduct.” Speaking of this, he recalled the incident regarding Zhu Ming’s assassination. Su Chen had delayed taking action for five days, proving he wasn’t impulsive, but rather highly cautious.