Chapter 71 Parting

Qingyu put the letter into her bosom, looked at Xu Jingming and Zi Teng beside her, and smiled, "Let's part here! Tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock, please be on time at Dawn Alley. We'll meet there."

"Okay." Xu Jingming and Zi Teng nodded, then disappeared, having left the Blood Rain World.

Qingyu then quietly left. She was cautious along the way. After all, she was also a second-rate expert, and soon arrived at a civilian residence more than ten miles away, where she met with Gongzi Chang Yi.

Inside the house.

"What? A first-rate expert hidden among my guards?" Chang Yi was very surprised.

"Yes," Qingyu nodded. "The Hua Yue Gang is coming on fiercely this time, and the leader is a first-rate expert! Only Mr. Jing can barely withstand some of his moves, but we are ultimately too weak. Under normal circumstances, not many of us could escape. At a critical moment, the hidden first-rate expert suddenly ambushed! He broke off the Hua Yue Gang leader's arm, and quickly pursued and killed him, which frightened the rest of the Hua Yue Gang. That's how we were able to escape safely. However, that first-rate expert should have been arranged by the late Master Chang, and there's also a letter from Master Chang! He said it was to be handed over to you, Gongzi."

"What about that first-rate expert?" Chang Yi asked.

If he could manage the relationship well, he could continue to make a name for himself in the Blood Rain World.

"He's gone." Qingyu shook her head. "He said he was repaying a debt of gratitude and was leaving Lan Yue City. I don't know if what he said is true or false. This is the letter!"

Chang Yi took the letter, glanced at the handwriting, and nodded. "It's Master Chang's own handwriting! That first-rate expert doesn't need to lie; if he really wanted to harm me, he could kill me at any time."

He tore open the envelope, took out the letter, and unfolded it.

It was a long, densely written letter.

Chang Yi read the letter.

"...The world is chaotic, and people's hearts are unpredictable..."

"...My son has suffered, and should now understand the meaning of my warnings..."

"Do you remember my three favorite places? In each place, I have left you a chance to make a comeback. As for the coded writing, I taught it to you long ago."

"Your father only spent a few months with you, and was very happy. I only regret that you suffered for so many years before I found you."

"If you encounter difficulties that you cannot solve in the future, you can go to Zhao Jiu, the owner of Jiu Tian Lou (Nine Heavens Pavilion) in Nan Fu City. Knowing you are my son, he will definitely protect you."

"..."

The letter was full of concern and advice for his son.

Chang Yi's expression was complicated as he read. He pretended to be that illegitimate son when he came to the Chang family, and he did serve Master Chang faithfully at his bedside for several months in order to gain Master Chang's trust. He was extremely 'filial,' but it was all an act.

But he could feel that Master Chang was truly happy to have found his son before his death.

"He was worried that I didn't have experience, would ruin the family, or even encounter a great disaster. So he hired a first-rate expert to protect me secretly. And he left three chances for me to make a comeback?" Chang Yi knew at a glance which three places they were. He also knew the coded writing.

"He even arranged where I could go if I had nowhere else to turn? My father was really good to me!"

Chang Yi was in a complicated mood.

For those few months, he had been pretending to be filial! To 'pretend' well enough, he even hypnotized himself, convincing himself that the man in front of him was his own deceased father!

But Master Chang truly loved this son.

"For Master Chang, everything in the Blood Rain World is real." Chang Yi sighed. "Most of these aborigines are planetary lifeforms who have had their memories obscured and are playing a role. A lifetime in the Blood Rain World is less than a hundred years! But the lifespan of planetary lifeforms is also less than two hundred years."

Just like ordinary people, who have a lifespan of a hundred years, but in reality, living to seventy or eighty is already good.

And planetary lifeforms also have difficulty living to their theoretical two hundred years.

"A planetary lifeform may spend two lifetimes in the 'Blood Rain World,' and that's all that's left of their life." Chang Yi looked at the letter in his hand. "The 'Blood Rain World,' which accounts for nearly half of their real life, is a real lifetime for Master Chang."

Chang Yi put away the letter. Hundreds of years after his father died in reality, he felt fatherly love in the Blood Rain World.

...

Chang Family Mansion.

At this time, many high-level members of the Hua Yue Gang and even more elites had arrived here, surrounding the entire Chang Family Mansion layer upon layer.

"Gang Leader," Captain Chi Yue (Red Moon) led the way. "Elder Feng's body is right here."

The white-haired old man walked forward and looked down.

Elder Feng, with his severed arm, lay there. He had been simply cleaned up, and bloodstains could still be seen on his neck. The severed arm was also placed to the side.

"A first-rate expert ambushed him?" The white-haired old man looked at Captain Chi Yue.

"It was an ambush."

Captain Chi Yue nodded. "That first-rate expert disguised himself as an ordinary guard of the Chang family, found an opportunity, and ambushed him at close range, which ultimately killed Elder Feng."

The white-haired old man's face was gloomy. "What about that Gongzi Chang?"

"Hall Master Cui is leading people to investigate," Captain Chi Yue said. At this moment, Feng Hu (Phoenix Lake) Hall Master 'Cui Xiao Dao' was running over quickly, and said respectfully, "Gang Leader! When we besieged the mansion earlier, Chang Yi was hiding in the house. We couldn't find him later. We found a tunnel in the house that connects to an ordinary civilian residence next to the Chang Family Mansion. During our siege, Chang Yi must have escaped through the tunnel long ago."

"He escaped through the tunnel?" The white-haired old man's face became even more gloomy. "In other words, Elder Feng died this time, many brothers of the Red Moon Team died, and we didn't even catch Chang Yi?"

Captain Chi Yue and Feng Hu Hall Master both lowered their heads.

"Clean up the Chang Family Mansion and properly handle the aftermath of the deaths of our brothers as soon as possible." The white-haired old man was indeed very angry. It was a great loss to have so many people die! The death of a 'first-rate expert' made the white-haired old man feel even more distressed! Because this shook the foundation of the entire Hua Yue Gang.

Large gangs cannot arrange for tens of thousands of people to fight. The environment of the city streets is destined for only small-scale elite battles!

Even the battles between large gangs are mainly fights between experts! For example, a first-rate expert leads the way, with second-rate and third-rate experts as assistants, and then they lead some elite gang members! They directly carry out 'beheadings,' killing the heads of the opposing gang. This is the most common way for large gangs to fight.

Ordinary gang members? In front of experts who have entered the ranks, they are really meaningless.

And the Hua Yue Gang lost a 'first-rate expert' this time, a truly pillar-level expert.

******

The next morning.

Xu Jingming, Zi Teng, and 'Mr. Lu,' who had changed his appearance, reunited with Gongzi Chang Yi and the others.

"Brother Lu, your appearance this time is much more handsome than before." Xu Jingming praised with a smile.

"It's okay." Mr. Lu's appearance and hairstyle had changed, becoming thinner, and his weapon had also been changed to two curved sabers. Even Xu Jingming and Zi Teng couldn't recognize him, but after chatting for a few words, they became familiar, because his eyes and tone of voice were still the same Mr. Lu.

Xu Jingming and the other two were protecting an ordinary carriage, and the coachman was driving. The coachman's appearance and hairstyle had also changed, and his clothes had all been changed.

Soon, they arrived at the official tooth shop!

Chang Yi and Qingyu got out of the carriage and saw 'Zhang Kui,' Master Zhang, who was tall and stout, at a glance. Behind Zhang Kui were also a group of fierce men.

"Hahaha, Gongzi Chang, I admire you, I admire you." Zhang Kui stepped forward with a smile and cupped his hands. "Last night's battle made Gongzi Chang famous in Lan Yue City! Elder Feng of the Hua Yue Gang lost his life because of it."

Chang Yi shook his head and sighed. "Alas, I don't want to be an enemy of the Hua Yue Gang, but the Hua Yue Gang killed my ancestral home. What could I do? I can only fight back! I was forced to!"

"Yes, yes, yes, Gongzi Chang was forced to." Zhang Kui nodded. Those with a little background in this city would know the information about last night's battle early in the morning! News about the 'Blood Rain Guards' and the 'Three Great Gangs' has always been the first thing that the various forces in the city collect.

Chang Yi apologized and said, "Master Zhang, I'm very sorry about the ancestral home. Last night's battle damaged many places in my ancestral home. I can't let Master Zhang suffer! I'll reduce the price we agreed on earlier by another 200 taels of silver."

"No need, no need." Zhang Kui said boldly, "I value the land when I buy your ancestral home! I was going to rebuild it anyway, so it doesn't matter if it's damaged."

Zhang Kui was so generous because he wanted to befriend Chang Yi.

Because of last night's battle… Chang Yi had truly proven himself!

"Thank you, Master Zhang," Chang Yi said.

"Let's go, let's go, let's go into the official tooth shop." Zhang Kui pulled Chang Yi and enthusiastically walked inside.

Xu Jingming and the others were just waiting at the entrance of the official tooth shop, and only Qingyu was following closely.

...

Hua Yue Gang.

"Gang Leader, that Gongzi Chang has arrived at the official tooth shop with his men and is trading with Zhang Kui." A scout reported.

The white-haired old man asked, "Who are the people following Chang Yi?"

"There are very few people this time." The scout said, "In addition to his personal maid Qingyu, his guard Mr. Jing, and his guard Zi Teng, there are two more people! One is a coachman, and the other has a curved saber around his waist. These two are strangers. The maids and servants of the Chang family don't know them."

"Two more strangers have appeared?" The white-haired old man frowned. "Did another expert pop up overnight? Where's that first-rate expert?"

"I didn't see him," the scout shook his head.

"Two strangers have appeared, but the first-rate expert didn't show up." The white-haired old man shook his head gently. "Forget it, don't worry about that Chang Yi. Whoever wants to deal with him, let them go."

It was time to stop the losses!

Running a gang requires a cool head. If they continued to fight the Chang family and lost another 'first-rate expert,' the weakened Hua Yue Gang would probably be devoured by other forces and fall from its position as one of the three great gangs.

...

Fei Family.

"Master, this is the intelligence record of what happened in the Chang family last night." Butler Zhang Bo handed a dossier to his master.

Master Fei had just gotten up and was looking at the dossier lazily.

Because his son's position was too high, he didn't care much about the battles in Lan Yue City, because he was too detached! No matter what Commander Wu and the three great gangs did, they didn't dare to provoke him in the slightest, otherwise he would get angry… His son was the commander-in-chief of the Blood Rain Guards in the entire eastern region of the empire. With just a word from him, Commander Wu or the three great gangs would be wiped out!

"A first-rate expert appeared in the Chang family?" Master Fei didn't care, because the experts sent by his son were all first-rate experts.

"Guard Jing is still good." Master Fei looked at the dossier and nodded with satisfaction. "He didn't betray the Chang family when faced with the threat of the Hua Yue Gang! He even exchanged some moves with Elder Feng of the Hua Yue Gang? He has strength and is a loyal person."

The butler also nodded. "According to the intelligence we have investigated, one of Chang Yi's three guards, the one who uses the round wheel, died on the spot! And the other one who is good at flying needles and saber techniques is a little inferior in frontal combat. Only Guard Jing, with his spear, is quite good at frontal combat and can resist Elder Feng for many moves!"

"It seems that his strength is close to first-rate." Elder Fei nodded. "In this case, the cost of hiring Guard Jing should also be increased. The Fei family can't treat people unfairly."

"Yes," the butler nodded immediately.

******

Outside the official tooth shop.

Gongzi Chang Yi said goodbye to Zhang Kui, and the two boarded their respective carriages.

"Let's go," Qingyu said.

The coachman drove the carriage, and Xu Jingming and the other two followed, leaving the official tooth shop.

They traveled all the way, and the ordinary carriage, which took up less space, turned into a wider alley.

"Zi Teng, if anyone is following us, force them back," Qingyu ordered from inside the carriage.

"Okay."

Zi Teng nodded. Because it was a remote alley, there weren't many people.

Zi Teng flashed to the top of the alley wall and casually threw out flying needles, which frightened the two scouts who were following them, and they didn't dare to move forward. They watched helplessly as the carriage turned and disappeared from their sight.

A moment later.

At the end of an alley, there was no one else here.

Chang Yi and Qingyu got out of the carriage and looked at the coachman, Xu Jingming, Zi Teng, and Mr. Lu.

"Everyone," Chang Yi said with a smile, "Although I hired you for three months, everything has gone smoothly and everything has been completed. So from today onwards! Your mission is over! Let's part here."

"It's over?"

Xu Jingming, Mr. Lu, and Zi Teng were all surprised and happy.

"I just came back to life," Mr. Lu said.

"It's also to prevent accidents," Chang Yi said with a smile.

"Then we'll take our leave."

Xu Jingming and Zi Teng both said, and then disappeared out of thin air, having logged off.

"Gongzi Chang is a man of his word. If you have any missions in the future, feel free to contact me." Mr. Lu also logged off.

"Let's three of us part ways as well," Chang Yi said to Qingyu and the coachman.

"Congratulations, and congratulations to Sister-in-law," the coachman said with a smile.

"You've made a great sacrifice for Sister-in-law," Qingyu also said with a sigh.

Chang Yi smiled. "I'll bring you and your Sister-in-law together again in the future."

Then the three of them also logged off and disappeared, leaving only the carriage parked alone at the end of the alley.

******

In reality, on Blue Star, in Xu Jingming's home.

Li Miaomiao's belly was becoming more and more obvious.

"Jingming, you're having a leisurely day today," Li Miaomiao said, looking at her husband sitting in the living room, watching the news.

"Haha, my mission in the Blood Rain World is over," Xu Jingming said with a smile. "The next mission I'm taking won't start for more than a month. I'm on vacation now."

"How did you feel about this mission?" Li Miaomiao asked.

"It was good, not difficult," Xu Jingming said with a smile. "I'm considered a transcendent genius, and I have enough strength to take on the mission. In that Blood Rain World, the higher the combat power, the higher the strength. If I can reach the realm of a first-rate expert, my income will be much higher."

Xu Jingming looked at his wife. "The more I come into contact with the virtual world network, the more I realize that I'm really poor."

The path of evolution becomes more and more terrifying as it goes on.

Later on, personal strength can 'destroy stars'! Such a powerful body, in addition to having a high realm and other aspects, also requires incredibly terrifying resources to cultivate. Otherwise, simply relying on 'absorbing light,' one would not be able to reach the level of 'destroying stars' even if one exhausted one's lifespan.

"And I checked before, and most cosmic citizens are cultivated through external forces," Xu Jingming said. "And to transform a planetary lifeform into a cosmic lifeform! The cost of cultivation through external forces is not small, it requires 100 million cosmic dollars."

"One hundred million?" Li Miaomiao was shocked. "You said that a life-bearing planet like Blue Star is only worth about 100 billion cosmic dollars."

"Yes, it's about one-thousandth of the value of a life-bearing planet," Xu Jingming nodded.

...

In a distant galaxy, on a prosperous tourist planet.

A man with white scales on his face was looking at a sleeping woman. The sleeping woman had pale scales on her face, and many wrinkles, making her look old.

"I've been in the Blood Rain World for so many years, and I finally encountered the opportunity with Chang's illegitimate son. I've poured all my wealth and even gone into debt, all for this one gamble. I've never liked gambling in my life, but this time I gambled, and I won," the man looked at the sleeping woman with affection.

"Duoyu La, my wife! I've been waiting for you for 630 years."

The man gently tapped the light curtain that appeared.

"Pay the fee."

"100 million cosmic dollars."

The man tapped lightly, and the 100 million cosmic dollars that had just been credited to his personal account less than half a day ago were deducted. His evolutionary talent was not high, and he had only remained at the sixth level for more than 700 years! His skills were very proficient, but he was only a second-rate expert in the Blood Rain World.

He had tried many methods and worked in many industries! In the end, he achieved his goal in the Blood Rain World.

"Soon, you will wake up, and we will be together, and we will have a very long life," the man looked forward to. "We can drift in the universe, and we can go to many tourist planets."

******

Virtual World Network.

Xu Jingming sat leisurely in the flying ship's hall, browsing through virtual worlds one by one.

"There's still more than a month before the time agreed upon with the Fei family. In this month, I can also explore other virtual worlds." Xu Jingming looked around, also collecting information. In the virtual world network, the most popular virtual worlds are those that can be entered without a fee.