"No, that doesn't count." Ye Xingchen shook his head: "The so-called 'cultivation only begins after one has attained sainthood' refers to the situation where one enters the Dao through martial arts."
"In fact, many hidden sects in China are sects of cultivators. They start by practicing the orthodox scriptures of ascension, but in terms of strength, they are not even as good as the celestial experts of martial arts."
"The same goes for the Domain Refiners. These Domain Refiners range in strength from the first to the ninth rank. The ones sent this time are at most small fry, so you don't need to worry."
"Okay." Gu Manyun nodded slightly, Ye Xingchen's words really relieved her.
"You seem quite worried about your future. Do you lack confidence in me?" Ye Xingchen asked with a smile.
“No.” Gu Manyun shook her head.
"Ha, you should have some faith in me," Ye Xingchen said with a smile. "I never do anything I'm not sure I can do."
"Okay, I was overthinking it." Gu Manyun breathed a sigh of relief. She realized that she had indeed been overthinking things. After all, she had known Ye Xingchen for so long and had never seen him make a mistake.
Jiu Li, on the other hand, seemed carefree. She simply threw down her chopsticks and started grabbing food with her hands, enjoying a bite of barbecue and a sip of beer.
"How did you meet Jiu Li?" Gu Manyun asked, looking Jiu Li up and down with curiosity.
"I met her at a boxing gym on the border," Ye Xingchen said. "Her background is unknown, but she has a natural superhuman strength."
"This power is not innate, but acquired. Moreover, her pulse is different from that of ordinary people, so her body is very likely to have undergone some kind of modification to become like this."
“Modification.” Gu Manyun’s brows furrowed deeply. “Has someone experimented on her?”
"Maybe so, I'm not sure. I'll try to find out about her background when I have the chance," Ye Xingchen said.
Gu Manyun nodded. She couldn't help but take a deep look at Jiu Li. Suddenly, she felt that it was actually quite good for someone as carefree as Jiu Li, at least he wouldn't worry about things that hadn't happened yet.
After finishing the barbecue, Ye Xingchen put down his wine glass and said with a smile, "There are still some leftovers. Let's save them for the friends who couldn't make it. This might be their last meal."
"Has the person arrived?" Gu Manyun was startled. Her hand instinctively went to her waist, reaching into her waistband and touching the gun behind her back.
As the courtyard gate slowly opened, there was no one outside.
As Gu Manyun was wondering what was going on, suddenly a person appeared on the table—a blond, blue-eyed foreigner.
Gu Manyun was taken aback. She drew her gun and pointed it at the foreigner, her palms sweating nervously.
"No, no, beautiful lady, I really don't recommend you do that." The foreigner spoke fluent Chinese. He picked up a plate of grilled fish without any politeness, and with a flick of his right hand, the fish automatically separated and was cut into several pieces.
He picked up a chopstick, took a piece of fish, and elegantly and calmly put it into his mouth, then slowly chewed it.
"It tastes good, hehe. Let me introduce myself. My name is Billy, an international friend from the Western world." The foreigner took a few bites and then put down his chopsticks.
He chuckled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you are my targets today, right?"
"If you haven't come to the wrong place, then you must be right. We are your target tonight." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly.
"Hehe, your surname is Ye?" Bill still smiled as he looked at Ye Xingchen.
"My surname is Ye." Ye Xingchen nodded slightly.
“Ha, that’s right, I didn’t come to the wrong person.” Billy said with a smile, “My teammates and I received a request today.”
"Oh, what kind of request is it?" Ye Xingchen asked curiously.
“One hundred million US dollars, for your head.” Billy stared at Ye Xingchen.
"One hundred million US dollars? Is my head really worth that little?" Ye Xingchen muttered to himself, "Or is Liang Chenghu just too stingy and only giving you the lowest possible commission?"
"Hehe, there's a reason why we charge higher fees," Billy said with a slight smile. "Once we accept this commission, we're committed to seeing it through to the end, so please understand."
"This guy is quite polite," he said, bowing slightly to Ye Xingchen.
"I admire you self-proclaimed gentlemen the most," Ye Xingchen laughed. "You're about to take someone's head, yet you insist on putting on a polite act. Do you know how hypocritical you are?"
“Of course, you’re not the first person to call us hypocritical, nor will you be the last.” Billy nodded, and with a flick of his wrist, two crimson daggers appeared in his hands.
The dagger actually only had a handle, and the blade was a light blade formed from some kind of energy. He casually slashed the dagger lightly across the table, and with a loud bang, the table full of barbecue split in two.
The cut in the middle was perfectly intact, and it was even emitting bluish smoke.
Ye Xingchen frowned: "You're wasting too much food, and this is the last meal I'm preparing for your team. You really can't just waste it like this."
"Heh, friend, this is your last meal. Besides, my teammates only eat steak and drink red wine. We don't like this kind of junk food from China at all." Bill grinned maliciously. "Don't waste time. Everyone's time is precious."
"Obey the head of the person who came out, my teammates and I have other things to do."
"Alright, do you have any last words?" Ye Xingchen perked up.
"We? Last words?" Bill looked at Ye Xingchen in confusion, he really doubted that he had heard correctly.
“That’s right, your last words.” Ye Xingchen nodded firmly: “Honestly, you really shouldn’t have taken this job. You could have lived a carefree life in the Western world, with more money than you could ever spend in a lifetime, and abilities beyond the reach of ordinary people.”
"It's a pity. You have a path to heaven but choose not to take it, and you have no way to hell but choose to walk into it. I feel sorry for you."
"Hehe..." Bill grinned: "You Chinese have a saying, 'Stubborn as a mule'..."
"I didn't know what this sentence meant before, but now I do. Thank you, my friend, for helping me understand its meaning."
Bill brandished his knife and said leisurely, "In that case, let's begin. The sooner we finish you off, the sooner we can go back and report."
"Are you sure you want to start with me?" Ye Xingchen asked with a smile. "Why don't you take a look at the two women beside you? If you pick the strongest one from the beginning, you might not have a chance to make a move later."
"Heh, as long as I kill you, the other two will be easy to deal with." Bill grinned, slowly kneeling down on one knee, his hand splitting the dagger in two.
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