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Chapter 1082 - 1054: I Brought a Gun

Chapter 1082: Chapter 1054: I Brought a Gun

Li Chen’s question left the cloaked man stunned.

At that moment, he sighed once again at how unreliable the intel was.

Because, according to the intel, Li Chen was a ruthless killer, and once he deemed someone an enemy, there was no reason they would survive.

From the information he had, everyone who had attacked him, or attempted to harm him or those around him, and were deemed as his enemies, were already dead.

It was a shocking report.

So, when he came, he was prepared to achieve victory at all costs.

Because once he lost, what he would likely face was death.

There wasn’t even a chance to escape.

"Are you... trying to recruit me?" The cloaked man finally reacted, saying with a slight pause.

"Yes. You can think of it that way." Li Chen replied.

"I..." To be honest, the cloaked man wasn’t blind; he could see Li Chen’s strength and potential.

After Li Chen battled two Earth-Level Experts, he disappeared without achieving an Earth-level breakthrough.

And according to recent intel, the conclusion was that he was very likely to have just broken through to Earth-level, but at most, just barely crossed the Earth-level threshold. Sending someone of Black Rope Rank already showed considerable respect for Li Chen.

However, after he had actual contact with Li Chen, he fully understood.

What was this about barely crossing the Earth-level threshold?

Damn, this was clearly someone stronger than even himself, a Union Level Expert!

Cursing that group of idiotic intel agents within the organization again, he hesitated in response to Li Chen’s inquiry: "I... need to think about it."

He had to think, and couldn’t not think.

Although he was somewhat tempted, the others in the organization, although not much, but that one existence was...

"Alright, I’ll give you time to consider." Li Chen nodded and then reached out to tap a few places on the cloaked man’s body, sealing his cultivation.

"By the way, what’s your name?" Li Chen asked.

"Fan Bayin."

Li Chen sized up this man who resembled a monkey: "Your name really doesn’t match your looks."

Fan Bayin didn’t say anything because this wasn’t the first time his name and appearance had been mocked.

Quietly following behind Li Chen, he no longer thought about escaping because he knew very well that in front of a Zhonghe-level Warrior, with his cultivation sealed, trying to escape was simply courting death.

However, while walking toward the inn, Fan Bayin couldn’t help but voice his curiosity, "If I had refused you then, what would you have done?"

"Kill you." Li Chen answered concisely.

Fan Bayin was speechless for a moment at the simple and straightforward answer.

Then he thought for a moment and asked, "What if I had agreed?"

"I’d still kill you," Li Chen replied once more.

"Why?" This time, it was Fan Bayin’s turn to be confused. If he agreed to join him, why would he still be killed?

"Because if you agree too quickly, there are two reasons. One, your loyalty is inherently lacking, and you might betray at any time. Such a person is useless to me."

Li Chen patiently explained, "The second is if you never genuinely intended to switch sides and might stab me in the back at any time. If I don’t kill you, should I keep you by my side to wait for you to betray me?"

Fan Bayin: "..."

"You city folks have such deep schemes." Fan Bayin sighed genuinely.

"I grew up in the countryside," Li Chen said.

"Even rural roads are slippery, and human hearts more complicated."

Li Chen looked at him in surprise: "Didn’t expect you’re a bit of a jokester."

Fan Bayin scratched his head a bit embarrassed and said, "In recent years, I’ve been stuck at a cultivation bottleneck, so most of the time I just relax and go online."

Li Chen rolled his eyes. Damn earth-level Warrior, and he’s a net-addicted teenager... no wait, net-addicted middle-aged man.

Zhang Jing felt she had the best sleep in her life.

In the past, even after sleeping for a day, she’d wake up still feeling tired, but this time she woke up feeling unexpectedly full of energy.

Looking around, she found the room was already empty.

"Li Chen... Big Brother?"

"Brother Li Chen?!"

Seeing that Li Chen was not in the room, Zhang Jing panicked, immediately getting up from the bed, rushing towards the door.

But just as she reached the doorway, she bumped into someone head-on.

"Looks like you slept well, so full of energy early in the morning." Li Chen looked at the girl who had fallen into his arms, smiling unwittingly.

To prevent Zhang Jing from falling, Li Chen specifically steadied her by grabbing her waist with one hand.

However, Li Chen’s words didn’t get a response.

Looking down, he saw Zhang Jing’s eyes had unknowingly become moist.

"My dear sister, I didn’t mean to scare you! Don’t cry!" Always calm, he was most afraid of women’s tears, as he’d find that no matter how powerful, it was useless against a woman’s tears.

"Brother Li Chen, I... I thought you had left me alone!" sobbed Zhang Jing, embarrassedly explaining.

"Sorry, I’m really, really scared." Saying this, Zhang Jing unexpectedly held Li Chen tighter.

She was indeed very scared. Her companion’s situation already burdened her with too many things. And after meeting Li Chen, she felt these burdens lighten a little.

Li Chen seemed to have a magic about him that could miraculously calm her, making her stop thinking about those stressful things. Like grabbing onto a straw while drowning, she was really scared, scared that Li Chen would suddenly leave.

But Li Chen found himself stiffening.

Seeing and smelling the girl’s fragrance clearly, he couldn’t help his heart racing with thoughts.

"It’s okay, it’s okay, I won’t leave you," Li Chen comforted her like he was soothing a child.

Finally, after a while, Zhang Jing looked up with a red face: "Brother Li Chen, sorry, I was being impulsive."

Li Chen, enjoying the girl’s faint fragrance, casually replied, "It’s alright."

"Hmm?" Zhang Jing suddenly looked at Li Chen curiously, "Brother Li Chen, are you carrying something? Something’s poking me."

Upon hearing this, Li Chen froze, instantly regaining his senses.

"Ah haha..."

Releasing her, Li Chen quickly turned around, "You’re right, I have a gun. Didn’t they say there are many wolves around here? It’s for self-defense!"