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Chapter 222: The mission is complete only after you die!

Chapter 222: Chapter 222: The mission is complete only after you die!

In the car, after Leng Ruobing was dragged by Xiao Zheng, she didn’t speak, just gazing at him with both eyes.

Xiao Zheng touched his nose and smiled helplessly, "My wife, why are you staring at me like that? Could it be that my charm is so great you’ve been mesmerized by me?"

"Drop dead, don’t be so narcissistic."

Leng Ruobing was talked into a wry smile.

"Tell me, are you really the author of that Mountain Array painting?"

Right away, Leng Ruobing asked Xiao Zheng very seriously.

"What do you think?"

Xiao Zheng said with a smile that was not quite a smile.

"Before, you told me you were some myth in the art world, that one of your works had even sold for hundreds of millions of dollars at auction—I didn’t believe it.

But judging from your performance just now, it seems you really have that ability. Even if you’re not the author of the Mountain Array, your work entering an auction wouldn’t be undervalued!"

Leng Ruobing was analytical and very calm.

"Heh heh."

Xiao Zheng simply laughed.

"Xiao Zheng, who exactly are you? I always feel there’s a layer of mist around you, inscrutable," Leng Ruobing suddenly sighed.

Xiao Zheng was startled, then chuckled, "Things are getting dangerous."

"What danger?"

Leng Ruobing asked in confusion.

"When a woman gets curious about a man, it mostly means that she has fallen for him and wants to understand everything about him.

Otherwise, even if that man is a head of state, she wouldn’t have the slightest interest."

Xiao Zheng teased Leng Ruobing, "Wife, you’ve fallen for me, haven’t you?"

"Drop dead!"

Leng Ruobing snapped angrily.

Xiao Zheng chuckled, not caring at all.

After a while, Leng Ruobing suddenly called out, "Xiao Zheng."

"What’s up?" Xiao Zheng replied.

"That..." Leng Ruobing drove the car, eyes on the road, not looking at Xiao Zheng, "Would you teach me to paint? I mean, the way the Mountain Array is painted."

After saying this, Leng Ruobing felt her pretty face burning, a bit embarrassed.

The Mountain Array, mastering that painting method, would mean one could navigate the art world with ease!

In the current art scene, probably only Xiao Zheng had mastered it. With this technique, he could achieve tremendous fame and a steady stream of wealth—it was almost an esoteric secret.

Leng Ruobing’s request was naturally a bit excessive, but her love for the art of painting was so genuine she couldn’t resist the temptation.

"Sure."

Xiao Zheng answered.

"You agreed?" Leng Ruobing slammed on the brakes, turning her head to look at Xiao Zheng, her eyes shining with surprise.

"Of course, why would I lie to you?" Xiao Zheng rolled his eyes and said.

"Thank you."

Leng Ruobing pursed her lips, a faint, almost imperceptible smile playing at the corners of her mouth.

She normally did not display such expressions, appearing exceptionally cold. But when she smiled now, it was like a patch of tender green sprouts suddenly appearing on the land locked in ice and snow, so beautiful it was breathtaking, leaving even Xiao Zheng momentarily dazed.

...

Meanwhile.

In the suburbs of Zhonghai City, deep within a small forest where few tread, stood an ancient castle. Here, tall trees cast large shadows, and at night, tendrils of black mist wound around, with the eerie calls of owls from the distance!

Gloomy, terrifying!

This is the main theme here.

At this moment, within this ancient castle, an old man with a full head of gray hair stooped anxiously, pacing back and forth in the hall.

He was none other than Ouyang Lei, the steward of the Ouyang Family.

His original identity was a beggar, and during his time begging, he got into a fight over a piece of bread, offending a beggar king and was beaten viciously.

At that time, he was almost on the brink of death, but in such a moment, Ouyang Yunhai rushed out and saved him from the brutal beating of the group of beggars.

Since then, Ouyang Lei had been wholeheartedly and unwaveringly loyal to Ouyang Yunhai, and they gradually built up a massive undertaking together.

He also became the steward of the Ouyang Family and took on the Ouyang surname, calling himself Ouyang Lei.

On the day when Xiao Zheng forcefully entered Ouyang Family’s villa and slaughtered Ouyang Yunhai and the other two, Ouyang Lei had a narrow escape as he was out executing a task.

Since that time, he clenched his teeth in hatred, preparing for revenge, and rallied all of the Ouyang Family’s forces to hire the top Southeast Asian assassin, Killing Emperor!

He wanted Xiao Zheng to die without a complete corpse!

"Xiao Zheng, just you wait! I will kill all your family and friends one by one before I end your life!" Ouyang Lei thought with a cold gleam in his eyes.

Bang!

Just at this moment, the castle’s great door burst open with a loud noise as someone kicked it in.

A figure walked in from beyond the door, dressed in black, with a Jingang Soft Sword hanging on his left waist and a Death Scythe on his right, his expression indifferent.

Killing Emperor!

Ouyang Lei saw Killing Emperor walk in and, excited, approached quickly, asking anxiously, "Is the task complete?"

Killing Emperor said indifferently, "It’s done."

Ouyang Lei immediately burst into an excited laugh, "As expected of the top assassin famous in Southeast Asia, it seems I chose the right person."

"Heh."

But Killing Emperor let out a cold laugh.

"What’s wrong?"

Years of experience in fighting made Ouyang Lei suddenly sense something amiss. He took a step back and watched Killing Emperor with vigilance, asking coldly.

His hunched body straightened up in an instant, a formidable aura emanating from him, quite terrifying.

He was a master too!

Two beams of frigid light shot from Killing Emperor’s eyes as he said indifferently, "Do you know how this task was completed?"

"How was it completed?"

Ouyang Lei narrowed his eyes and asked.

"By killing you, the task is completed."

As soon as the words fell, Killing Emperor suddenly made his move. With a clang, he grasped the Jingang Soft Sword in his hand, flicking his wrist lightly and the sword swiftly struck towards Ouyang Lei’s throat like a Spirit Snake.

"What are you doing?!"

Ouyang Lei was a mix of shock and fear, retreating backwards.

However, Killing Emperor’s sword tip was faster. In the dimness of the ancient castle, it slashed a cold flash into Ouyang Lei’s throat and then pierced through.

Sheathing the sword, returning it to the scabbard.

Killing Emperor stood in place, looking at Ouyang Lei impassively.

"You... you..."

Ouyang Lei staggered, one hand clutching at his throat, blood gushing from between his fingers, while the other hand pointed at Killing Emperor, his eyes full of confusion.

After uttering those two words, the light in his eyes gradually faded until it was gone, and he collapsed onto the ground, dead.

"If you have to blame someone, it can only be that you’ve provoked a true monster," Killing Emperor said coldly to the corpse, then turned and left.

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