Lin Yan leaped forward with a grin. âItâs not a misunderstanding. Iâm Lin Yan.â
A member of the Hunterâs Guild shook his head. âNo, no, no. Youâre not.â
Lin Yan furrowed her eyebrows. âWho says that Iâm not?â
âYeah, I am her witness!â He Lefeng added.
âShe is my employee. Go back and tell the management. The next time you look for her, come look for me,â the man said.
âMay I ask who you are?â
The man replied expressionlessly, âMy surname is Xiao.â
âXiao?â
The leaderâs expression faltered when he heard him. âXiao... What?â
âXiao as in yuánxiÄo,â[1] He Lefeng instinctively answered.
âShut up.â Lin Yan glared at He Lefeng.
âBeyond the ninth heaven are only clouds,â the man replied calmly.
âJiÇchóngxiÄo?â[2] Fear filled the leaderâs eyes.
Beyond the ninth heaven... were only clouds... JiÇchóngxiÄo!
âDo you need me to help you out?â asked the man.
âLetâs go!â
The leader scrambled out of the room.
After they left, Lin Yan stared at the man in shock.
Who was this man? The people from the Hunterâs Guild had looked terrified when theyâd heard his name.
His surname was Xiao...
Was there anything special about this surname?
âBoss, youâre amazing! What do you think of me? I think I have a rare talent for martial arts! Do you need any apprentices?â He Lefeng glanced at the man excitedly.
âNo.â The man glanced at He Lefeng before he turned around to leave. He then interjected. âDonât provoke them.â
Lin Yan was speechless...
Who had provoked who?
...
At the headquarters of the Hunterâs Guild...
A huge macaw landed on the left shoulder of the man in the hall.
âReturn the money! Return the money!â
âScum!â
âScum! Return the money!â
A few middle-aged men walked in.
âSi Bai...â
A middle-aged man glanced at the exceptionally handsome man.
âWhatâs the matter? Are you sure you canât handle the person youâve hired?â Si Bai sneered coldly.
âItâs not that... Itâs just a little tricky. The people we sent out previously said that they are with her,â one of the middle-aged men said with a frown.
âOh, there are clouds outside the ninth heaven. This is the ninth level of heaven.â Si Baiâs lips curled up. âHa! Itâs getting more and more interesting. That woman is indeed extraordinary. She even showed that she is in the ninth heaven.â
âSi Bai, you should know that weâre just a branch. Itâs impossible for us to deal with the ninth heaven... Besides, sheâs just a woman. There are all kinds of women in this world. Why did you insist on snatching a woman whoâs in the ninth heaven? The ninth heaven...â
Before the middle-aged man could finish his sentence, Si Bai turned to him with a pair of crescent-shaped eyes.
The middle-aged man didnât dare say anything.
All these years, the branches of the Hunterâs Guild had been maintaining the order in the capital. They had always been calm and composed. Who would have thought that they would attract so many masters just because of a woman?
It was because of Si Bai and the Pei Family. She had even reached the ninth heaven!
What was she trying to do? Was she trying to tear the sky apart?
[1] The Spring Lantern Festival is known as yuánxiÄo jié
[2] The Ninth Heaven