Now the assassin template is fully activated...
Xue Jing silently stretched out his hand and placed it on Zong Shichan's shoulder.
The little girl shuddered all over and instinctively grabbed Xue Jing's hand, wanting to give him a shoulder throw.
But just as she held Xue Jing's hand, he immediately slapped her on the back of her hand with a snap of his fingers.
"ah!"
Zong Shichan rubbed his hands in pain, turned around and saw that it was his master standing behind him. He immediately said angrily:
"Master! Where have you been? I've been looking for you for a long time!"
The little girl, who had no idea that she had become a tool for brushing skills, looked resentful:
“I almost called the police!”
Xue Jing smiled at her and said casually: "I just lost my way on the road of life..."
Zong Shichan put his hands on his hips and said unhappily, "Are you lying to a child?"
Xue Jing reached out and touched her head: "... I will teach you a new skill today."
…
Chapter 198 Commission from the government, only Xue Jing is qualified (4K)
In the Canglong Dojo, in the Yangxin Room, Xue Jing knelt in a very inconspicuous corner, with his head slightly lowered, without a single breath leaking from his body.
This corner was the 'best place to hide' that he subconsciously chose after looking around after entering the door.
After activating [Hide], he instinctively learned this technique.
In a space, he can tell clearly at a glance which position has the least obvious lighting, which position is most easily overlooked, and which position people will instinctively avoid looking at.
He seemed to have turned into a sculpture that blended perfectly with the entire room, without any sense of incongruity.
Just like the cardboard boxes in the warehouse, the mops and plastic buckets in the corner of the toilet, and the books on the bookshelf, there is a natural sense that "he belongs to this place".
Therefore, when Li Qi opened the door of the Yangxin Room and came in in his wheelchair, he did not notice at all that one of his disciples was squatting in the corner of the room.
Chen Fuguang, who followed Li Qi into the room, naturally didn't notice it either.
The two of them started chatting in front of Xue Jing.
"…If we can't find it, something terrible will happen. The government is getting anxious. Chief Councillor Chi Liangyun will retire next year and just wants a smooth transition. In the past few years, under his control, Qingcheng has been basically peaceful. Although he has not made any achievements, he has also not made any mistakes. I didn't expect that in the end, it would still be…"
Chen Fuguang was reporting something to Li Qi.
Li Qi's old and cloudy eyes narrowed slightly: "... I know something. Qingcheng should have become a pawn in the fight between the two gangs above. Not only Qingcheng, but also the outer ring cities of the fifth metropolitan area have started to have problems recently."
"The Jinfeng Dojo has been completely disbanded. Most of the disciples have been killed by Xiao Jing. Only Jiao Hongyuan, his eldest disciple Yan Xiangweng, and Li Chengxuan are left. No one knows where they are now..."
"It's a little strange that this city-wide search turned up nothing..."
Chen Fuguang thought for a moment and said, "Although it is a city-wide search, there are still some places..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Qi suddenly raised his hand to interrupt him, turned his head and looked towards the corner, a sharp light flashing in his cloudy old eyes:
"who!?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the hidden person clearly and was stunned for a moment:
"Xiao Jing?"
Xue Jing glanced at the prompt [Hidden Experience +366] on the panel, stood up, and brushed the dust off his knees.
"Master, Brother Chen."
He extended his hand in greeting.
"Junior brother, what are you doing hiding there?" Chen Fuguang scratched his head and asked puzzledly.
“… You’re really good at hiding. My master and I have been here for such a long time and we haven’t discovered you yet.”
Xue Jing smiled and said, "I just figured out a way to hide my aura, so I thought I'd just play around with it. I didn't expect that even my master couldn't find me directly."
Li Qi glared at him. "There is no murderous intent or hostility, and he is not moving, just like a ghost. I am not a god, how can I see it?"
Xue Jing flattered: "That's not true. In my eyes, you are an old immortal."
Upon hearing this, Chen Fuguang winked and gave Xue Jing a thumbs up to express his admiration.
Li Qi raised his eyebrows, scratched his smooth baldness modestly, and sighed: "It's said that people can't be too honest. Kid, you should speak less such truths in the future."
Xue Jing imitated him and sighed, saying, "You are right, old man."
After a bunch of nonsense, Chen Fuguang said to Xue Jing: "By the way, Junior Brother, you came at the right time."
"The dojo just received a request for you to go. See if you want to go."
Xue Jing asked in confusion: "A specific entrustment?"
Ever since he became famous in the Maple City elimination tournament, Canglong Dojo has received many commissions requesting him to go, but... the purpose of most of the commissions is not pure.
And the reward was not much, so Xue Jing asked the dojo to help him reject all the offers.
Now Chen Fuguang said that there was a commission asking for his opinion, which must be something special.
"Didn't you accept a commission as a sparring partner last time? The client this time is the same as last time, and the commission amount is also higher..."
Chen Fuguang explained.
"Last time..." Xue Jing thought for a while before remembering what happened last time.
Previously, Pei Youguang's elder brother Pei Tiancheng asked him to go to their home as a sparring partner, where he came into contact with the White Crow's mandrill.
So, this time it was also the Pei brothers who commissioned him
Xue Jing thought about it, took out his cell phone from his pocket, opened the address book, searched for Pei Youguang's name, and called him.
It was as if she had been holding her phone and waiting for his call. As soon as there was a beep, the call was immediately picked up.
"Hey, there's light."
Xue Jing spoke.
"Ah, yes, Brother Jing, it's me."
Pei Youguang's somewhat nervous voice came from the receiver.
Xue Jing smiled and said, "Why are you panicking? Speak properly."
"I seem to have received a request from you guys at the dojo. Why can't you just call me directly for something, but have to go through so much trouble to talk about it?"
He asked curiously.
"Brother Jing, it's not me, it's my father who wants to see you." Pei Youguang whispered.
"He said he needed your help with something important and wanted to see you, but he didn't want to just come to your house or ask you to come over, so he thought of doing it in the form of a commission, just like last time..."
Xue Jing put down his phone, turned to look at Chen Fuguang, and asked, "Brother Chen, how much is the commission given over there?"
Chen Fuguang extended his index finger: "Ten million."
Xue Jing raised his eyebrows, picked up his phone, and said, "It looks like this is a big deal."
Pei Youguang said: "I'm not sure, but my dad does look very anxious."
Xue Jing thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I will go to your house to meet your father this afternoon, but I will decide whether to accept this commission after I hear the details."
Pei Youguang nodded repeatedly: "That's how it should be... It's okay in the afternoon, then I'll let my dad wait for you at home."
After chatting for a few more words, Xue Jing hung up the phone.
…
In the afternoon.
Xue Jing kept his breath blocked, and took a route that would avoid being discovered by anyone as much as possible, practicing [Hiding] all the way, and moved towards Pei Youguang's home in the North City District.
Today, apart from his daily martial arts training, he spent almost the entire day practicing [Hiding].
From being activated in the morning, training began by teaching the little apprentice, to hiding and eavesdropping in the mind-nourishing room.
When arriving at Pei Youguang's villa, accompanied by the prompt [Experience Value +311], the hiding level has been upgraded to Lv4 (76/1200).
This skill not only gave him the ability to "block the breath", but also gave him a very powerful space hiding technique.
In addition, there is increased control over one's own body and increased sensitivity of the senses - especially hearing and smell.
It can be said to be a very useful skill, second only to the first-tier basic skills such as [Fitness] and [Health Preservation].
Xue Jing came to the door of the villa quietly and walked in openly.
The two security guards at the door were clearly paying attention to their surroundings, but they didn't notice Xue Jing's presence until he walked in and took three steps.
"Huh?"
"Mr. Xue!"
"Mr. Xue!"
They had met Xue Jing before, and Pei Youguang had told them in advance that Xue Jing would be coming, so they recognized him immediately and greeted him respectfully.
Hearing the noise here, the two people who were chatting in the front yard immediately looked over.
One of them was Pei Youguang, and the other was a thin middle-aged man with an elegant appearance and a slicked-back hair.
"Brother Jing!"
Pei Youguang quickly blinked and signaled the middle-aged man next to him.
Without his prompting, the middle-aged man walked over quickly the moment he saw Xue Jing, stretched out his hand, and said with a smile:
"Brother Xue, hello, hello, we finally meet. You are so pretty. No wonder since the last time you came, I always hear my maids calling your name in their sleep when I get up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. I was so scared that I thought they were possessed."
"But now that I see you in person, I completely understand why they act this way!"
Xue Jing shook hands with him, but didn't respond to his compliment. He just smiled and said, "You are Youguang's father. Can I call you Uncle Pei?"
The man held his hand and nodded repeatedly: "Sure, of course, then I will shamelessly take advantage of you and call you Xiao Jing."
The man named Pei Xiaoen seemed to have a voice that was carefully trained. It was deep, magnetic, and quite nice to hear.
"Come on, Xiaojing, let's go in and talk."
Pei Xiaoen stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation.
The group walked into the villa. When Xue Jing passed by Pei Youguang, he smiled and patted his shoulder:
"Come on, Guang, let's go in together."
Pei Youguang was stunned for a moment and said, "Oh, okay."
Seeing this scene, Pei Xiaoen's eyes flashed, as if thinking about something.
Then he walked forward a few steps quickly, patted Pei Youguang on the shoulder, and said in a gentle tone: "Youguang, go and arrange some tea. Use the tea in the top cabinet in my room. Bring it to my study room after it's brewed."
It had been a long time since he had seen his father treat him so gently. Pei Youguang's wealthy face showed an expression of flattery, and he nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I understand!"
"This way, please." Pei Xiaoen turned and led Xue Jing in the direction.
The two turned left and right and came to an antique room with four large bookshelves.
After sitting down on the wooden chairs, the two chatted for a while. Pei Xiaoen was quite good at chatting and seemed to know a little bit about everything under the sun. He even had a considerable degree of professional knowledge on martial arts. He chatted with Xue Jing in a very serious manner and always maintained a kind of attitude of seeking advice, which satisfied Xue Jing's desire to talk and made him quite happy.
Xue Jing was somewhat of a talkative person, but facing Pei Xiaoen, he couldn't help but secretly sigh that he was inferior to him.
After Pei Youguang brought in two cups of tea, the two of them tasted tea for a while. Pei Xiaoen used vivid words to explain some knowledge about tea. He vaguely mentioned how precious the tea they were drinking was to show his respect for Xue Jing, and then he started to talk about business.
"...Xiao Jing, to be honest, I asked you to come here this time because I have something very important that may even affect the survival of Qingcheng. I want to ask you for a favor."
Pei Xiaoen put down the teacup and spoke solemnly.
Xue Jing raised his eyebrows: "Please speak."
After considering the words for a while, Pei Xiaoen said:
"I am the secretary of Councillor Chu Minyi. This commission to you was actually Councillor Chu's idea..."
"Xiao Jing, you should also know that there is a 'Tianxu Insect Mother' in Qingcheng. After all, you personally dealt with the several 'cockroaches' born by the Insect Mother."
Xue Jing nodded.
Pei Xiaoen lowered his voice a little: "In fact, the origin of this Tianxu Worm Mother involves quite complicated things. Even I have no idea of the specific situation. Regardless of these, the current situation is... We can't find the Worm Mother."