Chapter 556 Attending the Banquet
During dinner, Chen Xuan ate only a couple of bites and then slipped outside.
A moment later, a blinding car light cut through the night, and a car appeared around the corner, slowly approaching.
Soon, the car stopped. The driver got out and respectfully opened the door for Chen Xuan. On the other side, Master Bai personally got out of the car and waved to Chen Xuan, "Mr. Chen, please get in."
"Alright." kanshu5.xia
Chen Xuan nodded, got into the car, and then the car slowly drove away from the Su family villa.
Master Bai said with a wry smile, "Mr. Chen, the Assassin Hall has been giving me quite a headache lately."
Chen Xuan frowned, "Is the conflict between the White Dragon Chamber of Commerce and the Chang Le Chamber of Commerce very deep?"
Both the White Dragon Chamber of Commerce and the Chang Le Chamber of Commerce were top powers in the provincial capital and were in a competitive relationship. Conflicts were normal, but judging by Master Bai's tone, the conflict between the two families was very deep.
Master Bai said, "It can be said that they are like fire and water, with deep historical roots... there have been countless conflicts. Since I and the Chang Le Chamber of Commerce's Assassin Hall occupy the same territory, conflicts are commonplace. The most recent one was particularly severe."
"Please elaborate," Chen Xuan said.
It turned out that a few days prior, the forces of the Chang Le Chamber of Commerce's Assassin Hall had trashed several of Master Bai's establishments. Not only that, but they had left a note insulting Master Bai and declaring their intention to drive Master Bai's branch out of the area.
How could Master Bai back down? So he sent people to trash their establishments. However, he didn't expect them to be prepared. Master Bai suffered heavy losses. Following that, there were several more clashes. Master Bai had more men, but they were all elite fighters, including assassins skilled in assassination, resulting in huge casualties. kanδん
"Dad, I'll continue from here."
Bai Shao, sitting in the passenger seat, took over the conversation. "Later, the Chang Le Chamber of Commerce's Assassin Hall became very arrogant. In order to drive us out of the East District, they organized this feast today, calling it 'discussing heroes over wine.' In plain terms, they want to put us in our place and make us obediently leave the East District."
Chen Xuan understood what was going on.
Suddenly, Master Bai clasped his hands and said sincerely, "Mr. Chen, although I have no shortage of skilled men, few can match the assassins of the Chang Le Chamber of Commerce's Assassin Hall. I will be relying on you this time. Regardless of whether the task succeeds or fails, I will present you with a great gift!"
"A duel?" Chen Xuan frowned.
Duels were the most direct means for martial forces to decide the victor.
"Exactly," Master Bai said with a smile.
"Oh."
"Mr. Chen, what do you think..." Master Bai looked up at Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan narrowed his eyes and nodded, "I was just looking for an excuse to deal with the Chang Le Chamber of Commerce's Assassin Hall. Since I can deal with them openly, that's naturally good."
Master Bai was overjoyed.
With Chen Xuan, he felt even more confident.
Bai Shao was also filled with joy.
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Chang Le Chamber of Commerce, Assassin Hall.
"How did the mission fail again? What do I feed you guys for?"
A majestic middle-aged man sat on the sofa, crossing his legs, holding a cup of fragrant tea with both hands, exuding an imposing aura, but his face was extremely unpleasant.
This person was Sha Zhenghao, the Hall Master of the Chang Le Chamber of Commerce's Assassin Hall.
He was also a renowned overlord in the provincial capital's underworld!
He was once a fearsome assassin, but ten years ago, he was severely injured while on a mission and began to retreat behind the scenes. Seven years ago, he took charge of the entire Assassin Hall.
In seven years, he had executed three hundred and eighty-two missions, with only five failures. These five were not that they weren't killed, but that they had fled abroad and their whereabouts were unknown.
He absolutely did not allow missions to fail, and it was precisely because of this strict requirement that the Assassin Hall possessed a name that inspired fear.
The Wolf Star brothers standing opposite him, their faces pale and bruised, trembled all over at these words.
"Hall Master Sha, that guy's strength is just too great. My brother and I are simply no match for him."
Sky Wolf Star took a breath and could only speak the truth.
"Are you learning to inflate others' prestige?" Sha Zhenghao's voice turned cold.
The Wolf Star brothers' faces turned pale, and cold sweat streamed down their faces as they stammered no.
"Alright, go down and tend to your wounds!" Sha Zhenghao waved them away with disgust.
The two men supported each other and turned to leave. Suddenly, Sky Wolf Star stopped and couldn't help but remind, "Hall Master Sha, that fellow is not easy to deal with. Please consider abandoning the mission carefully..."
It wasn't that Sky Wolf Star was admitting defeat, but that the guy could easily summon someone to defeat them both, which showed how terrifying that guy's strength was.
"Go down."
Sha Zhenghao's face turned cold, and he slammed the teacup in his hand onto the table.
Sky Wolf Star knew he had said the wrong thing and quickly pulled his brother's arm, leaving with a limp.
"My dictionary, Sha Zhenghao, never contains the word 'failure'!"
In the quietened room, Sha Zhenghao's gnashing teeth could be heard.
The old butler who was serving beside him frowned, "Hall Master Sha, please calm down. The Gu family boy asked us to kill someone, and even the Wolf Star brothers and the Shentong Duo failed. I'm afraid he's not easy to deal with."
"You want me to abandon this mission too?" Sha Zhenghao's face showed a hint of displeasure.
The old butler smiled, "Of course not, but Hall Master Sha, I'm afraid no one in our Assassin Hall can deal with him."
"How can there be no one?"
Sha Zhenghao's eyes narrowed, emitting a glimmer of excitement.
The old butler stiffened all over, "You want to use that guy?"
Sha Zhenghao's expression turned cold, and he slowly nodded.
"But..." The old butler's expression was somewhat strange.
"Old Butler, do you have an opinion of me?"
A cold laugh suddenly rang out.
The old butler stiffened all over and slowly turned his head to look.
At some unknown time, a figure had silently entered and was getting closer. A face was revealed.
It was the face of a young man, an ordinary face, looking no more than twenty years old. Apart from a hint of coldness on his face, there was no other expression.
However, an icy aura emanated from him, as if even his blood was cold.
The moment he appeared, the temperature in the living room seemed to drop several degrees.
"No, no opinion."
The overwhelming coldness made the old butler tremble like a sieve, his lips pale and his voice quivering.
"It's best you have no opinion." The young man stared at the old butler and smiled wickedly.
The old butler, terrified, sat down on the floor.
"Old Wang, you can go down now." Sha Zhenghao said with a smile.
The old butler felt like he had been granted a great pardon. He got up from the floor and stumbled out, leaving some foul-smelling liquid on the floor.
"Stone Coffin, I didn't expect you to be so early. Sit down, sit down quickly!"
Sha Zhenghao personally poured tea for the young man.
It was probably only the previous number one assassin of the Assassin Hall who could be treated with such courtesy by Sha Zhenghao.
It was a pity that the former was killed while protecting Sha Zhenghao, and by chance, this Stone Coffin was present and killed the person who killed the number one assassin, saving Sha Zhenghao's life.
This showed that Stone Coffin's skills were even superior to the former number one assassin of the Assassin Hall.
"Just say what you need directly!" Stone Coffin was blunt.
"I invited you here today to help me with the situation," Sha Zhenghao said with a smile.
Stone Coffin said directly, "Five million if you don't act, ten million if you do."
Sha Zhenghao's mouth twitched.
This guy, who called himself Stone Coffin, had extraordinary skills, but the only downside was that his prices were outrageous.
Because of this, Sha Zhenghao dared not use him easily. Otherwise, the money from employers wouldn't be enough. The only thing that made Sha Zhenghao happy was that this guy was powerful and could solve things that couldn't be solved.
Right now, this matter was of great importance, so he could only use Stone Coffin.
"Alright, I promise you."
Sha Zhenghao said with a smile.
"A deposit of two million."
"You know, we're old friends..."
"I'm more familiar with money."
"......"
As if already familiar with Stone Coffin's nature, Sha Zhenghao immediately gave Stone Coffin a check for two million.