Chapter 146

"Yunqing, why did you come back!?"

Jiang Yunqing's eyes were dazed, her face full of despair.

"Sorry... I was caught by the Zhang family."

A look of desolation was on her face, and after speaking, she knelt to the ground, unable to rise.

She sobbed uncontrollably.

The next instant, more than a dozen Zhang family assassins appeared from the shadows.

They had already surrounded this ruined hut!

The leader was a middle-aged man with a strange circular disk on his back, inlaid with countless ancient characters.

This person's profession was Ancient Language Programmer... and he was at the Fourth-Turn realm!

He possessed the ability to manipulate everything and could even briefly influence the physical laws within a certain area.

This profession was very rare, a hidden profession among hidden professions, and its strength was extremely high!

Jiang Yunqing hadn't even run a few steps before she was caught red-handed.

The Zhang family assassins saw her running out of the ruined hut and captured her on the spot.

"Very good, everyone is here."

The Ancient Language Programmer's voice was devoid of emotional fluctuation as he said coldly.

"It wasn't in vain that I spent time and energy setting up a regional blockade."

At this moment, Wu Meng's expression flickered, and he stepped forward!

He had originally wanted to kill Jiang Yunqing alone to get the bounty.

As it turned out, the Zhang family had also heard the commotion here and rushed over.

It seemed the noise from the battle just now had been too loud!

"W-wait, esteemed experts of the Zhang family!"

Wu Meng bit the bullet and said.

"I was the one who found Jiang Yunqing first; you all can't just seize the credit!"

The Ancient Language Programmer was named Geng Zheng.

He just smiled indifferently.

"Hehe, that is natural; I will report your contribution truthfully."

Wu Meng immediately smiled like a flower and scratched his head.

"Hehe, that's good."

"I've long heard that the Zhang family is majestic and vast, with clear rewards and punishments; you are truly one of the three great families of the Dragon Kingdom. Seeing it today, it is indeed so!"

He flattered and fawned.

Then he trotted forward a few steps and stood beside Geng Zheng.

He looked at Ji Yao and Yan Ze, his eyes full of triumph.

Now that the Zhang family experts had arrived and set up a net from which there was no escape!

These three little animals were definitely going to die!

Pfft!

Suddenly, a dark red phantom blade condensed in mid-air.

It pierced directly through Wu Meng's chest from behind.

His vision blurred in an instant, and he fell to his knees, staring blankly at his side.

Geng Zheng looked down from above, manipulating his disk.

"M-my lord."

"Why..." He spat out a mouthful of blood, unable to believe it.

Geng Zheng's expression was cold as he stared down at him.

In his eyes, there was only the disdain one has for an ant.

"A bottom-feeder, and you want to collect a bounty?"

"The Zhang family arriving here has nothing to do with you."

"It was all thanks to my Great Yellow Rain that their location was locked."

"Did you really think I would hand over such a heavy reward to a bottom-feeding rat like you?!"

After saying this, Geng Zheng sneered and kicked Wu Meng directly in the face.

Wu Meng flew backward on the spot, vomiting blood, and didn't even have the strength to stand up!

Geng Zheng shook his hands and wiped his disk, as if he had mysophobia.

Then his gaze turned cold as he looked at Ji Yao, Yan Ze, and Jiang Yunqing.

Jiang Yunqing's eyes were stubborn as she met his gaze, neither humble nor pushy.

At this moment, Jiang Yunqing's heart was filled with unwillingness.

In her impression, her father had always been a symbol of intelligence, strength, and dignity.

Could it be that her father really hadn't left any contingency plans?

Why hadn't she received any inheritance or treasures?

If there had been an Epic-grade life-saving item, perhaps she could have broken the deadlock and saved her companions.

But her father... hadn't left her anything at all.

Even if the other side could block letters, they couldn't have blocked news from over ten days ago, right?!

She clenched her fists so hard her nails drew blood.

Geng Zheng looked at her appearance and smiled indifferently.

"Hehe, Miss Jiang."

"I know what you're thinking."

He walked forward slowly, a mocking smile on his face.

His next words would completely crush Jiang Yunqing's will.

"Your father did indeed leave a contingency plan."

"Before he died, he scattered his family wealth, distributing countless equipment, items, and money."

"Even the worst of the heirlooms were Platinum-grade items!"

"Hundreds of people received his inheritance, and he only had one request!"

Geng Zheng said slowly.

"That was for them to protect you and your sister after taking the gifts."

"Among those people were your classmates, teachers, and former friends."

"There were old business friends of Jiang Yongli, and strong class-changers he was familiar with..."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"And guess where those people are now?!"

"Hahahaha!!"

"After they got your father's gifts, they all rushed to the Zhang family, demanding your location so they could get a piece of the bounty!"

"Now they are all in the dungeon, helping us find you!"

"Everyone only wants the bounty; the gifts Jiang Yongli gave them were completely meaningless. He really overestimated human nature!"

"Hahahaha."

At this point, Geng Zheng couldn't help but double over with laughter.

He noticed he was acting somewhat unseemly, so his expression suddenly calmed down and became extremely serious.

He had a somewhat neurotic personality, so he quickly straightened his clothes and cleared his throat.

It seemed he was extremely demanding of his own appearance, hoping to blend into the upper class of the Zhang family.

After all, he didn't have the surname Zhang; he was just a dog of the Zhang family.

A dog that wants its master to like it must blend in, and not let them see the stench of the lower class on it...

Hearing all this, Jiang Yunqing turned pale and involuntarily took two steps back.

"How could... how could it be like this..."

In this instant, she felt despair for the whole world.