Chapter 298: Foolish and Rich—Come Quickly!

"Little Niuda, you are indeed clever!"

Wang Ping'an praised him, but he didn't, because of the age gap, directly call him "Brother Niuda"; if he dared to do so.

He would probably have to scare Niuda to death!

After all.

Its flattering, ingratiating expression could be seen even by a three‑year‑old.

"Daoist Li—no, Lord Li, you flatter me. I'm hardly clever; at most I can claim to be merely a little clever!"

When it heard Wang Ping'an call it "Little Niuda", Niuda's face was filled with an unmistakable surprise.

Wang Ping'an smiled, said nothing more; Niuda's petty cleverness and great cleverness were of little concern to him. What mattered to him was whether Niuda still had a backup plan.

As for what it did to Zhu wu, there was no need to think—it would certainly sow disaster.

If there were no backup…

Wang Ping'an looked oddly at Niuda, who was leading the way, fearing that this fellow would end up dying at Zhu wu's hands.

However.

He didn't warn Niuda; regardless of whether Niuda had considered this layer and prepared a backup, he said he was someone who liked to watch the excitement.

Before the excitement began, he naturally wouldn't be the kind of troublemaker.

"Daoist Li, you're back so quickly—what's the matter?"

At the Nine-headed Mountain Fox Clan merchants' headquarters, Wang Ping'an, under Niuda's guidance, had just approached when a Fox Demon came straight toward him, none other than Hu Rui, Miss Hu San, whom he had met not long ago.

Niuda opened his mouth, about to say something, when Hu Rui waved her hand.

Niuda, with a flattering smile, said, "Miss Hu San, just let me stay here; after Lord Li departs, I'll escort him to the North Gate, so that on the road we don't run into reckless people who would bother Lord Li!"

"Did you forget what I told you about Lord Li?"

Hu Rui said expressionlessly.

Niuda was first stunned; Hu Rui mentioned many things about Wang Ping'an, which he didn't know, and he didn't know which matter Hu Rui was referring to.

Suddenly.

Niuda saw Hu Rui's hostile gaze, a flash of insight flickered and vanished in his mind, his face turned pale, and he said, "Miss Hu San, the lesson is that my mind was muddled; I almost misunderstood Lord Li's proper business. I'll leave right now, so as not to delay Lord Li's affairs!"

It then recalled that Wang Ping'an has a penchant for slaughter; otherwise he wouldn't repeatedly lose money at the Jiu tou shan ji shi, luring one Evil Cultivator after another, and slaughtering them outside the market.

Taking Wang Ping'an away would ruin Wang Ping'an's fun.

"Wait!"

Hu Rui watched Niuda turn to leave; before he had taken a few steps, she suddenly called out, asking, "How are you doing with the task I gave you?"

Niuda trembled all over, about to speak but stopped, seeming unsure how to answer.

Hu Rui slightly frowned, angrily saying, "What, you didn't keep what I told you in mind?"

"Miss Hu San, even if my head were caught in a door, I still wouldn't dare not keep your matter in mind!"

Niuda, with a mournful expression, defended, "You instructed me to promote Lord Li widely, so that those bad elements in the Jiu tou shan ji shi would know that Lord Li is simple‑minded and rich, and even spread his portrait to lure people to assassinate Lord Li, but the effect was minimal."

Hu Rui did not explain to Wang Ping'an why it had done this, because it believed Wang Ping'an would understand and be satisfied with its method, and asked:

"Why was there no effect?"

Niuda's face turned deathly pale; although Hu Rui said little, there must have been another sentence left unsaid.

It was questioning whether it was sincere! Hu Rui had given it a task concerning Wang Ping'an; how could it possibly not be earnest?

Bluntly speaking, even if its parents were dead, it wouldn't have put such effort into arranging their funeral.

Niuda, fearing Hu Rui's misunderstanding, hurriedly explained, "Miss Hu San, how could I not be earnest about the matter you assigned me? It's just that the villains who do bad deeds in our Jiu tou shan ji shi, besides being lawless, also have brains."

They have, to varying degrees, channels of contact!

Most of them know that several groups of people or monsters have died at Lord Li's hands, know that Lord Li is not to be trifled with, so even if I keep promoting that Lord Li is simple‑minded and rich, it has little effect!

Of course.

There was another sentence he didn't dare utter: lately, rumors have been circulating that Wang Ping'an is involved with Hu Rui, with all sorts of outrageous gossip.

He didn't know where the wind had leaked!

Those scoundrels who dare to murder and loot are lawless, audacious brutes, but they survive on the Jiu tou shan ji shi and all know the might of the Nine-headed Mountain Fox Clan.

Putting aside whether they have the confidence to assassinate Wang Ping'an, even if they luckily manage to kill him, they could not escape the Nine-headed Mountain Fox Clan's pursuit.

Who doesn't know that the Nine-headed Mountain Fox Clan's connections span the world?

"You mean, blame Daoist Li?"

Hu Rui said with a dark expression and an unfriendly tone.

This novel you to

"I dare not!"

Niuda, with a trembling voice, hurriedly denied.

Hu Rui let out a cold snort, but did not unleash a tirade; first, she knew scolding was useless, second, she understood that this couldn't be blamed on Niuda, and she ordered again:

"Go down, think more about how to handle this matter, and let Daoist Li enjoy himself!"

Niuda dared not say more, and hurriedly got up to leave.

"Daoist Li, my subordinates have little ability, I've made you look foolish!"

Hu Rui, watching Niuda's embarrassed retreat, said apologetically, and led Wang Ping'an into the Nine-headed Mountain Fox Clan merchants' hall, speaking as she walked:

"Daoist Li, not long ago the Underworld Organization approached me and returned the spirit stone I gave them. Though they said nothing, I know they will no longer accept the task of assassinating you, Daoist Li.

No way.

I can only think of another way to satisfy your enjoyment, Daoist Li, but I didn't expect this stupid Niuda to be so useless, unable even to handle this small matter!"

"Miss Hu San, given the Underworld Organization's prowess, they take on multiple assassination contracts. I'm not a formidable figure either; why would they abandon it? Aren't they afraid the matter would get out and tarnish their reputation?"

Wang Ping'an said in surprise.

This time he came to Jiu tou shan ji shi, not only to see if he could buy on credit and purchase another Tiger Demon Skin, but also to look for a chance to lure out the Nether Realm Organization's assassin and slay him.

Earned Merit twice in a row!

Perhaps the Nether Realm Organization assassin he lures out this time will, like the previous one, thank him for his Soul Salvation.

Reward him with as many as ten thousand Merit!

Who could have known.

The matter ended abruptly as soon as it began, completely contrary to the Nether Realm Organization described by Hu Rui.

Is it just giving up after a single failure?

Hu Rui smiled awkwardly, shifted the topic and said, "I didn't know, Daoist Li, that you came to find me again so quickly. Is there something important you need me to do?"

It was, of course, embarrassed to tell Wang Ping'an that the Nether Realm Organization would target it, and gave up the repeated missions to assassinate Wang Ping'an because it had underestimated the Nether Realm Organization.

Did not expect to be discovered by the Nether Realm Organization so quickly; the one who truly issued the mission was it.

It even became clear that the so‑called repeated assassinations of Wang Ping'an were merely a pastime, using the lives of the Nether Realm Organization's assassins to amuse Wang Ping'an.

If it weren't for concerns about its origin, the Nether Realm Organization's members wouldn't be as simple as giving it a spirit‑warding stone.

(End of chapter)