Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 212 - 212 161 Conscience Lost in Hardship

Chapter 212: Chapter 161: Conscience Lost in Hardship Chapter 212: Chapter 161: Conscience Lost in Hardship One three eight left, leaving without the slightest trace, as if he was as light as a cloud, leaving no footprints behind.

Yet Mo Yuantu and He Bibiqu’s faces turned green like the bottom of a pot!

“He’s rebelling!”

He Bibiqu was furious, slapping the table with his palm: “A minor Dark Guard, so rude to me, I must find his superior for an explanation! Such serious disrespect, how could we take it lightly, I, He Bibiqu, must kill him!”

Seeing He Bibiqu’s outburst, Mo Yuantu, who had wanted to flare up initially, instead had to console him: “Lord He, there’s no need to lower yourself to the level of such a minor person.”

“No! I must teach him a lesson! If not, how can I save face!”

After many attempts of trying to soothe He Bibiqu, finally, the three men including Mo Yuantu walked out of the government office, looking gloomy.

They sighed, full of resentment but found nowhere to vent.

“Did we come here just to comfort He Bibiqu?”

Madam Mo’s words were icy cold.

“If this path is blocked, we will go to Capital City, among the Dark Guards, we still know a few people!”

Mo Yuantu said resentfully: “Anyway, we must uncover the backgrounds of all these people!”

After coming to this world, this was the first time Feng Yin could truly relax, body and soul.

Even, he wanted to take Feng Ying out of the city for a stroll.

A little outing, a spring walk?

Although it’s almost autumn now, walking in the autumn scenery seems nice too.

The high autumn sky is the perfect time for an outdoor trip.

His mind and body were relaxed, he was making great progress in his cultivation, and had the golden finger in hand.

He could see the animals and plants he had cultivated all over.

His wallet was bulging, the wind of gold was fluttering in his sleeves, he had everything he wanted, both fame and fortune!

The famous doctor Feng Yin was well-known far and wide.

The assassin, Gentle, had also been promoted to the rank of gold, and his name was known all over the world, the day would soon come.

And there was Beast Taming Master Ling Yunduan, who had just made a small attempt but was already a big success!

As batches of pets went out, his reputation soared, which was only to be expected.

Even Feng Yin’s beloved pet, Feng Ying, had made great progress, even though she had just been born a few days ago, she already had two tails.

This rate of growth in life form, must be quite rare in their species, right?

The only weak point was his own cultivation, but after he had completed the training of the gold rank of the “Heavenly Judge,” it would be a great leap forward, as one could imagine.

From renting a house when he first came to Yuezhou to now being the owner of two large courtyards, and the billions of silver notes in his wallet.

As well as all kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, all kinds of pills, and the network of contacts that was obviously expanding.

The heavenly clothes, the army, Beast Taming Sect, plus Uncle Zhuang and Aunt Zhuang, two super bodyguards to protect him.

It was more than safe, it was promising.

Feng Yin genuinely felt that he had become a winner in life; he could retire and enjoy life just based on these achievements alone, never mind converting them into future lifetimes.

With these resources converted into RMB, even if he squandered through seven or eight lifetimes, even ten or twenty, he would still have plenty left!

“Hehehe…”

Feng Yin squinted, reclined on the rocking chair next to the big tree, enjoying the afternoon sun. The branches of the Iron Heart Tree provided shade for him, blocking the blazing sun.

Feng Ying lay on his belly, her fur slightly moving, a clear wind blowing back and forth on Feng Yin’s body as if cool little hands were gently caressing him, dispelling the last bit of heat of summer, the environment was just perfect.

These truly were divine days!

The previous days where he was busy with tasks, engaged with danger, and faced bloody fights… all seemed to have become things of the past at this moment.

Feng Yin closed his eyes and said to himself in his heart.

“Dad, mom, your son is doing very well now. According to our level… at least he can be called a high-level executive, or Part of the nouveau riche who just tore down his house, in addition to having his own business and a beloved pet. Anyway, he is definitely a successful person!”

His face was full of smiles while specks of sunlight fell gently on his face through the leaves.

Feng Yin fell asleep.

This was probably the first time in ten years that he had slept so soundly, so peacefully, so free of stress, not sleeping for rest, not sleeping for sleeping, but simply because he was relaxed and satisfied.

Feng Ying also closed her eyes and entered a tranquil dreamland…

…

Compared to the comfortable Feng Yin and Feng Ying, Yuezhou was already in chaos.

Mo Yuantu inquired about Feng Yin to no avail, leaving his younger brother in Yuezhou to take charge of the situation and waiting for the arrival of the Supreme Mountain Sect. He devoted himself to searching for possible clues, while he and his wife boarded a giant bird, flying towards Capital City.

If he couldn’t find out in Yuezhou, would he still not be able to find out in Capital City?

Remote territories, far away from superior authorities, it’s always difficult to get things done.

…

For a time, everyone was looking for the assassin called Gentle, searching for clues to his whereabouts.

This assassin was ruthless to the extreme. To achieve a mission target, they would stop at nothing, even killing bystanders, their acts of violence were often in multitude.

Their methods could only be described as extreme and inhuman…

Mo Sanshao, situated in Yuezhou, was making a big show of hiring an assassin from the Heavenly Judge; as long as you possess a Heavenly Judgment, you are qualified to negotiate with me. Your task is simply to stay with me until the person named Tender is captured.

The bounty he offered was considerably generous, including a set of Supreme Mountain’s knife technique, a set of Supreme Mountain’s sword technique, a set of Supreme Mountain’s footwork, ten bottles of high-grade elixirs, and ten thousand taels of silver snowflakes!

You don’t need to fight, nor to take risks; you just need to hold the Heavenly Judgment, refresh the task list every day, and let us see the corresponding activity of Tender.

This offer, extravagant, dominant, superior, but not contrary to the corresponding rules of the Heavenly Judge, was practically a bargain.

But after the recruitment was posted, an entire day passed with no one coming forward.

Although the Heavenly Judge’s assassins are known for their occupation, they are fundamentally different from common killers, the higher the rank of the killer, the stronger their self-convictions.

They do not allow themselves to be known as someone who eradicates evil in the world, yet carries the stigma of betraying their comrades.

Even if they are strangers, even if they occasionally steal from each other, even if they have not violated the rules of the Heavenly Judge.

But under such inherent principles, none of the silver rank assassins took action to apply, although that does not mean that none were moved by the offer.

A fellow Heavenly Judge assassin is intended to be an ally in removing all the bad people. How could they betray each other?

Nevertheless, there is an adage: there can never be perfect unity anywhere, loyalty may simply be due to insufficient enticement to betray.

Faith is not for everyone to have.

Among the assassins of Heavenly Judge, there might be rotten apples who could betray their faith for profit–

As night fell, a figure slipped into the courtyard.

“Iron rank?”

Mo Sanshao was dissatisfied with the candidate. His generous reward had only attracted a mere iron rank?

Blushing with embarrassment and guilt from betrayal, the Iron rank assassin said, “If Lord Mo thinks I am not qualified, I will leave.”

“But I must tell you the truth. Given the price you have offered, even if a Jade rank assassin is hired, it would still be affordable. But to achieve what you expect, no silver rank or above would apply.”

“Even I…”

The face of the Heavenly Judge’s Iron rank assassin was filled with indignation. He gritted his teeth and said, “If it wasn’t for my wife’s serious illness, and our children have poor constitution from birth, and I dare not risk myself due to our financial difficulties, I…I wouldn’t have come.”

His face was a mix of guilt, longing, abjection, and shame.

It only made his weathered face seem even more weatherworn.

Hardships could indeed reduce one’s principles and faiths, and this was a perfect example!

“Life…really can crush one’s integrity and faith…”

His lips trembled, “… even though I am here now, but for the rest of my life, I won’t be able to hold up my head…”

“No one will know about it.”

Mo Yuanqing comforted, “What’s your name?”

“My name … is not important.” The Iron Rank smiled bitterly and shook his head, “Just call me traitor.”

“Okay.”

Mo Yuanqing gave a faint smile, “Traitor, it’s just a code name anyway.”

‘Traitor’ trembled and asked, “When will you give me the materials? Can you give it to me now?”

“Of course, I can fulfill my promise now, but once I do, you will lose your freedom until we catch Tender.”

“No problem!”

‘Traitor’ gritted his teeth and said, “Just give me the silver and elixirs for now. I need half an hour to sort out my family matters. You can send someone to follow me.”

Mo Yuanqing laughed, “I dare to pay you first because I’m not afraid of you running away. With your situation, you are not qualified to cheat me.”

He casually pushed out the promised bounty, and indifferently said, “Traitor, you can go and attend to your family matters.”

‘Traitor’ took a deep breath, his eyes reddened.

However, thinking of his dying wife and two children with poor constitutions at home, he finally swallowed his pride.

He reached out, clutched the stuff tight, and stored them in his arms.

“Excuse me, I will be back in half an hour.”

He rushed out of the door, clutching the items closely.

He was in a rush, worried about his own possible mishaps, leaving his family unattended. He hadn’t taken on any assignments for a long time, and his family was on the verge of utter destitution. His wife and children were relying on this money for their survival.

“Should we follow him?” A guard asked Mo Yuanqing.

“No need.”

Mo Yuanqing gave a scornful laugh, saying, “Such a poor wretch, selling his soul for money, annihilating his conscience; even if he runs away, where can he go? As I said, he’s not qualified to cheat me!”

The guard didn’t respond, stepping back to his position.

Mo Yuanqing played with two golden orbs in his hands, producing a crisp collision sound, murmuring, “Traitor? Traitor…hehe, interesting, very interesting.”

As promised, ‘Traitor’ returned after half an hour. He produced his own Heavenly Judgment almost resignedly.

As per Mo Yuanqing’s instruction, he kept refreshing the messages of the Heavenly Judge, especially keeping a close watch on Tender’s movements.