Chapter 622 — Division of Labor
Years of Heartflutter · Page 1 of 2
"Me? Didn't I already tell you that I've fallen out with my family and I'm on my own now? What's there to tell? I've cut ties with the clan. Whatever the clan is like has nothing to do with me anymore. Telling you or not makes no difference." Feng Yan shrugged.
"Fallen out? What happened?" Yang Ce turned to look at Feng Yan, somewhat curious. "You don't strike me as the reckless type. In our line of work, a reckless temperament won't do."
"Heh... well..." Feng Yan suddenly grew a little embarrassed at Yang Juehuan's words.
"I know about this. Let me tell it—look at him, he's too embarrassed to speak!" Liu Yu perked up. "Tianlong's family is huge. What kind of family exactly, I'm not too clear, but they seem to be one of those hidden clans, the kind few people know about. You understand, Boss?"
"Yes, I understand." Yang Yuting nodded. This world had far too many great families, unlike those that appeared on the surface. But these families generally kept a very low profile. If Yang Ce himself hadn't been an assassin, he might never have heard of the Butterfly Clan and the Chace Clan. That was exactly the point.
"And Tianlong, as the outstanding one of his generation, is very capable. By their ranking system, he's a young achiever... I think it's called the Yellow Rank? I'm not too sure exactly, but anyway, he's supposed to be very formidable!" Liu Yu said. "Then his family arranged a marriage for him, but this boy Tianlong only loves Susu and refused the match tooth and nail. And Susu's situation—you know it too, Boss—Tianlong's family was dead set against her. So in the end, Tianlong broke away from his family..."
Liu Yu briefly recounted the situation at the time. Brief as it was, Yang Ce could feel just how complicated it must have been in practice! To sacrifice so much for love—this Feng Yan was a man of deep devotion.
"All right, Yezi, enough of that. There's no point to it! I think I'm the happiest man alive right now!" Feng Yan waved a hand. "Let's get back to the main topic."
"It was only a bit of chat. Next, let's continue with each person's abilities and specialties. Since Yezi has spoken, it's your turn, Tianlong. Do you carry any heaven-defying artifact on you?" Yang Yanchuan asked.
"That, I don't have!" Feng Yan shook his head. "But I'm good at fighting. Assassination, of course, is out of the question..."
At this, Feng Yan scratched his head, a little embarrassed. The earlier incident in which Yang Ce had nearly assassinated him still made him uncomfortable.
"Being good at fighting is an advantage too!" Yang Yanzhou said. "My combat skills are certainly no problem against ordinary people, but against someone more formidable, I'm afraid they won't hold up. If assassination and trickery don't work, Tianlong can make up for that shortfall! The spirit of teamwork is what matters!"
Yang Ce recalled the difficulty of fighting Tianlong earlier, and the steel-bodied Jetterson. If Yang Ce hadn't possessed his special ability, in a head-on clash he would have been no match for them at all!
"I know. So if it comes to facing the enemy directly, I'll shoulder that without hesitation!" Feng Yan nodded.
"Susu is skilled in the study of gu poison—that goes without saying. Now it's Xia Xue's turn. What about you?" Yang Ce turned to look at Xia Xue.
Xia Xue felt a little embarrassed now. She had come here for training. Seeing that everyone else had their specialties while she had nothing worth praising, she said somewhat awkwardly, "My hand-to-hand combat and assassination skills aren't very high... I can only assist and support everyone! I'm really just here for training!"