Chapter 3235 — Asking for Help
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Moreover, the Blood-Clad Yellow Springs Sect was a long way from Songshan City. Even if those two Great Perfection Ancestors of the peak late Heaven tier set out, by the time they arrived he would have escaped the Heaven-and-Earth Net. Nothing to worry about!
Still, the Black Horse Society's Grand Elder was plainly a cunning and cautious man who would not tolerate any deviation. So while Wei Zhao was on the phone, he began struggling inside the Heaven-and-Earth Net!
He had to break free of the Heaven-and-Earth Net as early as possible, lest Wei Zhao really did bring in assassins to finish him off! By his estimate, about three hours of struggling would be enough to work his way out, and it would take the Blood-Clad Yellow Springs Sect at least seven or eight hours to get here. Weighing it all up, he was in no danger.
"Oh? Kill someone? Kill who? You wish to hire our Blood-Clad Yellow Springs Sect to assassinate someone, Mr. Lin?" The Sinister Ancestor was slightly taken aback—he had not expected Wei Zhao to come to them for a killing! Still, to make it look convincing, the Sinister Ancestor could not appear too eager. He could not simply say "Sure, sure!" the moment Wei Zhao called about a killing—that would be too affected, and liable to give the game away.
"Yes. The man is the Black Horse Society's Grand Elder, at the peak of the late Heaven tier and at Great Perfection. I've already got him trapped under the Heaven-and-Earth Net, but I can't kill him. All your Blood-Clad Yellow Springs Sect needs to do is send the Blood-Clad Ancestor and the Yellow Springs Ancestor to join forces and strike him down!" Wei Zhao spoke swiftly and in detail. He had already seen the Black Horse Society's Grand Elder struggling inside the Heaven-and-Earth Net and dared not delay—if the man actually broke free, that would be a right mess. So he kept it brief: "The assignment carries no danger, and it's fairly easy. What do you say? Is the Sinister Ancestor interested?"
Wei Zhao had been an assassin before and knew the tricks of the trade: the simpler the assignment, the lower the fee. But given the extraordinary level of the target, two heavyweights had to be sent.
And the reason Wei Zhao called the Blood-Clad Yellow Springs Sect was that they were cultivators and could come running at speed, whereas Old Man Wei and Ergoudan could only take the train. By comparison, the Blood-Clad Yellow Springs Sect could arrive far more quickly.
"Ah, the Black Horse Society's Grand Elder! Splendid—Mr. Lin, we were just agonizing over whether to take this assignment. You've done us a huge favor!" The moment the Sinister Ancestor heard it was the Black Horse Society's Grand Elder, his heart lurched and cold sweat broke out on his forehead!
Dereliction of duty, sheer dereliction! The three Ancestors were stationed in Donghai City, studying Wei Zhao's movements, his character, and his circle, so naturally they paid closer attention to matters in the area! With an expert at the peak of the late Heaven tier and at Great Perfection appearing right under their noses, of course they would take note.
But when they learned that the Black Horse Society's Grand Elder had only come to kill an old orphanage director, they had paid it no mind. After all, the Black Horse Society and the Blood-Clad Yellow Springs Sect were in a sense in the same line of work, both at the ancient level; there was no need to sour relations over such a trifle.
Besides, it was only an old orphanage director—whether he lived or died had nothing whatsoever to do with the Blood-Clad Yellow Springs Sect!