Chapter 1 The First Task

Xu Jingming's first task in the Blood Rain World was quite easy. For six consecutive days, he lived a leisurely life, enjoying the delicacies of this world. In terms of food and drink, that Young Master Chang was quite generous.

In the blink of an eye, it was the seventh day.

"Lunch is early today." Qing Yu came with the maids, bringing the food. She stood in the courtyard with an umbrella and said, "In half an hour, we will be protecting the young master out."

"Oh?"

Xu Jingming stopped his mind-refining technique, got up and opened the door. The maids placed the food on the table and retreated. Qing Yu walked in and reminded him, "This is the first time the young master has gone out in the past few days, so there may be danger! We'll be relying on you three, Mr. Jing."

"Don't worry, Miss Qing Yu." Xu Jingming sat down and began to eat. Today's meal was larger than usual. Although experts like them could achieve 'cellular-level control' of their bodies, instantly unleashing extraordinary power and speed, the energy consumption was also very high. In the Blood Rain World, the only way to replenish that consumption was by eating!

Half an hour later, a wide carriage stopped outside the Chang residence. Xu Jingming and the others escorted Young Master Chang out.

"Young master." Qing Yu, holding an umbrella, accompanied Young Master Chang as he boarded the carriage.

Xu Jingming and the other two were around the carriage, surrounded by more than a dozen guards, all wearing raincoats.

It was still drizzling. Xu Jingming was also wearing a raincoat, with two sections of a long spear strapped to his back. The two sections of the spear were inside the gun case, tightly bound to his body. His bracers also held throwing knives inside his sleeves. Mr. Lü was carrying peculiar circular knife wheels, five of them fitted together and carried on his back. As for Miss Zi Teng, she only had her twin sabers at her waist.

The other fifteen guards were each carrying a saber and shield, looking quite fierce and brave, protecting the surroundings.

"Let's go." Qing Yu's voice came from inside the carriage.

"Giddy up!" The coachman immediately drove the carriage forward. On the street, there were also spies from the Flowery Moon Gang (Hua Yue Bang) watching this scene.

"Young Master Chang has finally come out. Quickly report to the hall master." One spy instructed his companion, while he himself continued to watch.

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The Flowery Moon Gang, one of the three major gangs in Lanyue City, had eight branch halls. Each branch hall had at least several thousand members, and as many as tens of thousands. In their territory, they were the de facto local emperors, with more influence than the government.

Even the government and the Blood Rain Guards had to give face to these numerous gangs.

Flowery Moon Gang, Phoenix Lake Hall.

Inside a house by Phoenix Lake, the Phoenix Lake Hall Master resided.

"Hall master, Young Master Chang has finally come out." A spy reported.

"This Young Master Chang is really timid. After being assassinated once, he's been hiding like a tortoise." The Phoenix Lake Hall Master, dressed in a golden robe, looked at the book and said with a smile, "How many people did he bring with him?"

"Including the maids, coachman, and guards, there are only about twenty people," the spy said. "But those guards are holding sabers and shields, and they don't look easy to mess with."

"As a mere illegitimate son, the best he could do is gather three or five mid-level experts."

The Phoenix Lake Hall Master scoffed and casually ordered, "Old Five, you personally lead the team and take action according to the original plan."

"Yes." A burly man outside the house cupped his fist excitedly.

"This operation must succeed. I don't want to go through this a second time." The Phoenix Lake Hall Master said coldly, "If word gets out that my Flowery Moon Gang's Phoenix Lake Hall can't even deal with an illegitimate son of the Chang family, it would be a great joke."

"My law enforcement team are all elites, three hundred elites! They can easily hack them to death." The burly man said confidently.

"Okay, go ahead." The Phoenix Lake Hall Master was also quite confident.

The law enforcement team was the elite force of a branch hall! With three hundred elites taking action, even if Chang Yi had some mid-level experts by his side, they would be crushed to death.

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Xu Jingming and the others escorted the carriage all the way forward, constantly watching the surroundings. After a while, they finally arrived at a large restaurant.

"You two gentlemen and Miss Zi Teng, please come in with me," Chang Yi said, as he stepped into the restaurant. The other guards and others prepared some wine and dishes on the first floor and began to eat lunch.

Xu Jingming and the other two followed Chang Yi to the third floor of the restaurant.

"You two gentlemen wait outside, Miss Zi Teng, come in with me," Chang Yi said.

"Okay."

Xu Jingming and Mr. Lü stood guard outside the private room, one on the left and one on the right.

A moment later, the guest arrived.

"Haha, Young Master Chang is early." A portly old man walked over with a smile. He also had two subordinates with him, and he signaled with his eyes, one of the men waited outside the door. The other steward stayed close to him.

"Master Wang, please!" Chang Yi greeted him warmly, "Serve the dishes."

"Yes, Young Master Chang." The waiter immediately responded and began to serve the dishes.

This lunch lasted for more than an hour. Xu Jingming, Mr. Lü, and Master Wang's guard waited patiently outside the door.

"Young Master Chang is indeed a straightforward person." Master Wang came out after a good meal and said with a smile, "Then it's settled, according to what we agreed today! We'll go to the government office tomorrow to transfer the ownership!"

"I will have the brokers draft the transfer contract before dark and send it to Master Wang's residence for your review," Chang Yi said with a smile.

"Good."

Master Wang then left with his subordinates.

After watching them leave, Chang Yi smiled and looked at Xu Jingming and the other two, "The three of you, our departure was very sudden! Our hidden enemies didn't have time to act, but our return… is the best time for them to strike. There's more than one group eyeing my Chang family's assets. Today is the first time the three of you are taking action, so you must deter those greedy people. If you can't deter them, more wolves will come."

"Don't worry, we took Young Master Chang's money, we will certainly do a good job." Mr. Lü said, Xu Jingming and Zi Teng both nodded.

"I believe in the three of you." Chang Yi nodded and walked downstairs.

Soon, at the entrance of the restaurant, Chang Yi and Qing Yu boarded the carriage, and the others protected the carriage and began to return!

The rain was heavier than when they came.

Xu Jingming, Mr. Lü, and Miss Zi Teng were around the carriage, paying attention to the surroundings.

After walking for a while, they turned onto a street…

"Hmm?" Xu Jingming and the others' expressions changed slightly, because a dense crowd of people appeared in front of them, all wearing raincoats, mostly holding sabers and shields, and some holding chains. Others had throwing axes at their waists, and they were approaching step by step.

With a rustling sound, Xu Jingming and the others heard the sound of orderly movement of people behind them. They turned their heads and looked behind them.

Behind them was also a dense crowd of people, all looking at them with murderous intent, also approaching.

Blocked from the front and rear! No escape!

"This, this…"

"Not good."

The other pedestrians on the street were frightened and some were dumbfounded.

"The Flowery Moon Gang is handling matters, unrelated people leave immediately!" A brawny man wearing a raincoat said coldly. The other people were frightened and immediately fled to the distance. These Flowery Moon Gang members did not stop them, letting these people leave from beside them.

Soon, in the center of the encirclement of these two groups of gang members, only Chang Yi's carriage and guards remained.

The atmosphere was very tense.

Among the guards beside the carriage, many of them holding sabers and shields, their faces were pale with tension. Among them were some 'third-rate experts' who had been hired, who were much stronger than ordinary people. But facing hundreds of elite members of the Flowery Moon Gang, they were also a little scared.

"Lay down your weapons and kneel, and you may be spared." The leading man roared, "Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, some saber and shield guards began to hesitate. Although they took the money, they only had one life! Looking at the dense crowd of gang members in front and behind them, they had no confidence at all.

"The young master has ordered!"

Qing Yu's crisp and pleasant voice came from the carriage, "Those who block the carriage will be killed without mercy!"

Xu Jingming, Mr. Lü, Zi Teng and others were more solemn and observed these opponents. Since the employer gave the order, they naturally had to carry it out!

"Hahaha…" The leading man laughed, "The Chang family's illegitimate son really has courage, attack!"

As soon as he finished speaking.

Whizzing whizzing!!! Immediately, a large group of gang members in front and behind suddenly threw out the throwing axes in their hands. Countless throwing axes, rotating and cutting through the rain, shrouded the entire area where the carriage was located.