Chapter 1663: Blind Fish

That afternoon, Su Xiao put on Lilith and left the Redemption Highlands. Having gained the identity of an Asaka member, things were indeed much more convenient. Now, apart from the central area and a certain area on the outskirts (the Black Marsh base camp), he could enter and exit all other locations freely.

The first commission Su Xiao accepted was the one with the Epic-grade sniper rifle as a reward. There was no need to mention the remuneration for this task; the content was simple and brutal: he only needed to kill one person.

Not only that, if Su Xiao successfully killed this person, he would definitely be able to make a name for himself in a short time, allowing the codename "Assassin: Bai Ye" to spread within a certain range.

The task content was very simple: kill Ster Tu'er.

Ster Tu'er, human male, 157 years old (middle-aged to elderly stage), Blind Saint Blade, extremely strong.

"The target is him?"

Lilith, who was driving the tactical assault vehicle, turned her head to examine the photo in Su Xiao's hand, completely disregarding the mountain range rapidly approaching in front of them.

"If you dare to crash into it, I'll make you sleep in the sand worm nest tonight."

As soon as Su Xiao finished speaking, Lilith jerked the steering wheel. After a crisp *crack*, a large section of the assault vehicle's side armor caved in. Driving without looking at the road was something Lilith often did.

"Don't underestimate this old guy."

Su Xiao closed Ster Tu'er's file. To be called the Blind Saint Blade, the opponent was definitely not simple.

After an hour of travel, Su Xiao arrived at a hilly area. Strange rocks stood among the hills, which could be called a spectacular sight.

On a porch-shaped strange rock, Su Xiao lay on his back, crossing his legs, looking like he was taking a nap. Lilith was nowhere to be seen.

A gale swept through, and the grass waves on the hills surged like a verdant ocean.

*Jingle—*

A bell chimed. A pair of pitch-black horns poked out from the hills, and then, a creature resembling a wild ox came into view.

On the back of this wild ox sat a little *luoli* around 10 years old, carved from pink jade. Her pitch-black eyes seemed to hold curiosity for everything.

Beside the wild ox covered in long brown hair, an old man was leading it. Behind him followed a youth whose eyes, scanning left and right, were clearly impatient. Judging from the high-tech items he wore, he was definitely a wealthy tycoon; at least his family was a tycoon within the Black Abyss or the Void.

"Old man, are you sure we can find that thing nearby?"

The youth spoke. Although he looked arrogant, his speech was actually quite measured. The address "old man" not only didn't seem rude, but instead made the two sides feel more familiar and intimate.

"It won't be wrong."

The old man leading the ox had his left eye tightly closed; the sunken eyelid indicated the eyeball was already gone. His right eye was indeed open, but the pupil was entirely pale, clearly already blind.

It was hard to imagine that someone would be willing to offer an Epic-grade piece of equipment to kill such a one-eyed blind old man.

The old man was very inconspicuous. His head was bald, his eyebrows were gone, his forehead wrinkles were extremely deep, and he wore loose robes that revealed a skeletal chest. He looked like he could be blown away by the wind wherever he stood.

However, this old man had one very special thing: the rectangular wooden box on his back. This thing was about 1.2 meters long and 30 centimeters wide. Judging from the corrosion and insect-eaten marks, this thing might have existed for hundreds of years. A blood-colored "mental power," or rather a magnetic field, had formed on it, suppressing something inside the wooden box.

"If there are no accidents, we will be there soon."

The old man leading the ox stopped. Not far in front of him was the porch-shaped strange rock where Su Xiao was.

"Then hurry up. The wilderness of the Black Abyss is very dangerous. The young lady cannot have anything happen to her."

The youth was clearly not very familiar with the old man; he cared more about the safety of the little *luoli*.

"Although this is also what this old man thinks, but..."

The old man didn't continue. He looked up at the porch-shaped strange rock. The youth looked suspicious and also followed the old man's gaze.

A demon girl with slightly dark skin and a wild aesthetic was sitting on top of the porch-shaped rock. Seemingly noticing the youth's gaze, the female demon glared at him. The meaning of that look was very clear: dare to look at me again, and I'll slaughter you.

"Don't stare at me, he's the one who wants to kill you."

Perhaps feeling annoyed by being stared at, Lilith spoke, but she was chewing on a wild fruit, so her words were slurred.

"I'll deal with the old one, handle the small one as you see fit."

Su Xiao sat up. This nap was truly refreshing; since entering the Black Abyss, he hadn't rested so comfortably.

"Mm."

Lilith responded perfunctorily and continued eating the wild fruit that looked like a cantaloupe.

"It seems your fate with this old man ends here."

The old man below spoke. His tone was unhurried, and he was full of smiles while speaking. The smile wasn't gentle, but it didn't make people feel fake either. This old man was exactly Ster Tu'er.

"That commission..."

"They will pay you several times over."

Ster Tu'er stepped forward as he spoke, which made the youth's face look even uglier.

"Young lady, we..."

The youth had just looked up when he saw the little *luoli* on the ox's back looking at Su Xiao, Lilith, and Ster Tu'er with red-glowing eyes.

"We'll wait here."

"But..."

"That's decided."

Although the little girl hadn't said much, once she made a decision, it wasn't something the youth could defy.

"Feather Clan princess syndrome."

Lilith muttered. Judging from her gaze, she seemed to recognize the little girl's identity.

Compared to those watching the battle from the back, Su Xiao and Ster Tu'er were both silent.

*Whoosh—* Su Xiao leaped down from the strange rock, drawing his blade while walking slowly. The moment he saw Ster Tu'er, he felt that this old guy was not simple, until he detected one of the opponent's abilities: Blade Mastery Lv. 17.

What was even more troublesome was that none of Ster Tu'er's melee attributes were lower than 98 points; they were all between 98 and 100 points, among which the Agility attribute was exactly stuck at 100 points, clearly having broken through the extreme value.

100 points of real Agility attribute, Blade Mastery Lv. 17—just these two abilities were enough to imagine how strong Ster Tu'er was.

More importantly, Su Xiao felt a turbid "Nen" on the opponent—not the Nen energy of the Hunter world, but a kind of intent or magnetic field.

"Slaughter always needs a reason."

Ster Tu'er smiled and "looked" at Su Xiao, as if Su Xiao was not an opponent he was about to fight to the death with, but an old friend he hadn't seen for many years.

"Asaka, no reason."

"So it's Asaka. You aren't wearing masks, so this old man truly didn't recognize you. That woman still hasn't given up; it's been decades, hasn't it? Truly persistent."

Ster Tu'er untied the wooden box from his back. With a crisp *click*, the wooden box was planted in front of him. The front and back panels popped open immediately, and blade hilts popped out in a fan shape like a peacock spreading its tail.

Ster Tu'er's wrinkled hands stroked the wooden blade hilts. Soon, he gripped one of the hilts.

"Blind Fish, this old man's life is entrusted to you today."

*Zheng—*

A long blade about 1.1 meters long was drawn from the wooden box by Ster Tu'er. The wooden box slammed shut, and blood-colored chains gradually emerged on it. Blind Fish did not return to its sheath without killing; it also could not return to its sheath. ===== CHAPTER 1664 =====