Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 307 - 274: Awe-Inspired and Virtue-Embracing, Such a Breakthrough

Chapter 307: Chapter 274: Awe-Inspired and Virtue-Embracing, Such a Breakthrough

Interrogation room.

Roger, who had just been healed, sat in the chair, his face showing no trace of panic.

He believed that based on some of his professional knowledge,

they would need him.

So, he wasn’t too worried about his life being in danger.

Moreover, from his perspective, he could tell that they did not harbor much intent to kill.

Sure enough, not only did they not kill him, but they had also tended to his wounds.

"It’s useless, even if you get the details about the billion bounty, you can’t stop the mandate that’s already been issued."

"Hua Bei" Roger, thrilled, touched his wound, finding that it wasn’t a trick of the light or a hallucination.

He clicked his tongue repeatedly, and only after a while did he remember what Zhou Ping’an was asking and replied in a disheartened tone,

"A billion, that’s a billion Skyhawk Currency. Besides the top ten assassin teams on the Black List, who wouldn’t really care about the billion bounty, this time, the rest of the teams in the top hundred will probably go crazy."

"This raises an issue with how assassins operate.

Generally speaking, if the target is a tycoon, they’re particularly cautious about not touching their family members before eliminating the main target...

If they strike the snake but fail to kill it, they may provoke extremely dangerous retaliation."

Roger looked at Zhou Ping’an with resignation, spreading his hands, "Given the situation, if I were Officer Zhou, the only thing to do would be to enjoy life a bit more while there’s still time...

Perhaps find a hidden corner where no one can find you and hide away without showing your face again."

Roger’s words were morose.

But he believed that what he said was not wrong at all.

No matter how good you are at fighting, you might eliminate one or two assassin teams, but can you eradicate all assassins in the world?

As long as the bounty stands, there will always be daredevils, who value money over their lives, eager to test their skills.

Then, one can say, there will never be peace.

Roger didn’t feel any sense of hatred towards Zhou Ping’an for the fact that his "Nightingale Team" comrades, "Fox" and "Black Wolf", had all died at Zhou’s hands.

The bond he had with his teammates was not as deep as outsiders perceived.

Gathering together to form a team was just a means to earn money more effectively.

Each utilizing their strengths and working collaboratively.

Stripped of too much personal emotion...

If they enjoyed working together, they continued.

If they found it unsuitable, they parted ways amicably.

The so-called "assassination missions" were, after all, just a job.

Of course, while he didn’t have a burning desire for revenge, it wasn’t to that extent.

But if he could cause Zhou Ping’an some trouble,

And incidentally solve his predicament of being hunted,

When he heard from covert channels that the "Mad Lion Combat Team" was seeking methods to deal with Zhou Ping’an, he immediately saw the opportunity.

In his opinion, to deal with someone, what’s important is not the strength but whether the incentive is sufficient.

Could success be achieved?

It wasn’t solely dependent on power; sometimes a good plan was essential.

This was the self-awareness of the "Nightingale Team"’s greatest mind.

Well, the outcome proved.

His judgment was flawed.

Not only did their adversary have personal strength, but their covert influence also far exceeded his expectations.

Recalling how Tang Tang had led dozens of special police security officers, ready for battle, boldly pouncing on the "Wild Lion Team"...

And how they charged fearlessly into the front lines, each shot claiming a life.

A bitter taste rose again in Roger’s mouth.

Two consecutive plans, both miserably defeated.

Even he didn’t know where he had gone wrong, which was quite embarrassing.

’But, while you might have turned the tables the first two times, this time, with a billion bounty hanging over your head like a guillotine, what could you possibly do to resolve that? It ultimately leads to death.’

If not dead today, then rest forever.

"Are you saying that when I killed Chen Ziwen and attacked Chen Family’s hillside manor, I actually made a mistake?"

Zhou Ping’an furrowed his brows.

Although the other party didn’t say it outright,

The implications within his words,

All seemed to mock him...

Believing that his action back then was incredibly foolish.

Not dealing with the elder first and attacking Chen Ziwen instead, that move was utterly odious.

"Isn’t it though?"

Roger’s lips curled into a slight smirk, his face bearing an indescribable meaning, "Elder Yuan Chen Guangyuan was able to turn Taihe Pharmaceuticals from a nearly bankrupt small company into a market-leading pharmaceutical company valued at over ten billion Skyhawk Currency.

Moreover, he even forged a connection with the Sky Hawk Alliance’s Eternal Life Group; his intellect and methods are in no way lacking."

"Most importantly, he sensed the danger...

As the saying goes in Zhuxia, think of defeat before victory. He sent his youngest son abroad at the first sign of threat and immediately provided the Sky Wolf Fund with a billion in bounty money for revenge.

After doing these things, he changed the mode of maritime trade and went straight back to the port’s other residence, welcoming the two A-grade experts from the Eternal Life Group back to his home... What do you make of that?"

"Speak respectfully." Tang Tang’s expression turned cold.

She thought that this barbarian truly only feared might and lacked gratitude.

Her junior brother had just healed his wounds, showed him a bit of a kind face, and this fellow had already forgotten his status as a prisoner, starting to get cocky.

Though he answered every question,

The attitude in his responses and the subtle messages hidden within made her quite displeased.

You seem to have not realized.

Your life is still in our hands.

"Sister, don’t be upset."

Zhou Ping’an smiled, speaking softly, "It’s said that creatures like the Hua Bei are the most cunning and understand how to go with the wind. Mr. Roger’s professional skills and intellect must be excellent.

Maybe he just hasn’t grasped the situation, still having some lingering resentment over being shot twice and nearly dying."

As Zhou Ping’an spoke, he paused in his speech and stood up, "Actually, it’s quite easy to help him understand, sometimes, you have no choices in certain matters, and attitude is everything."

With his right hand, his fingers poised as if plucking a flower like a Buddha,

From his fingertips surged a radiant greenish glow, with a gentle flick, five green light spots, silently, entered Roger’s "Tiantu," "Huagai," "Danzhong," "Zhongwan," and "Shenque" acupoints...

Roger watched wide-eyed as the five points of light rushed into his body, feeling amazed while simultaneously sensing trouble.

He touched his chest and abdomen and then realized nothing had happened.

His complexion shifted unpredictably as he asked, "Damn it, what is this thing."

"Actually, it’s nothing much. I just infused Sword Qi into a few of your acupuncture points.

Rest assured, with the medical expertise of the Sky Hawk Alliance, it’s absolutely impossible to detect any anomalies...

They don’t believe True Qi exists in the world and haven’t invented any corresponding equipment."

"True Qi?"

Roger felt a bit more at ease in his heart.

He was a Zhuxia expert.

Moreover, he was obsessed with some online novels from within the Zhuxia country; how could he not know what "True Qi" was?

However, it’s boring to use some legendary fake things to scare people.

It’s alright to deceive others.

The thing that one should fear the most is deceiving others until you end up deceiving yourself.

Having graduated from an Ivy League University, although his major was computer science, he was not unfamiliar with biology, having taken some courses in it as well.

Can the human body generate True Qi? Others might not know, but how could he not?

Seeing the look on his face, Zhou Ping’an knew he surely didn’t believe it.

But, that’s okay.

His palm lit up with a hazy aquamarine glow, and he made a cutting motion toward his side.

A blade of Sword Qi "whooshed" out.

Three meters away, a stainless steel clothes rack suddenly snapped in the middle, and with a "clang," the top half fell to the ground.

"My Sword Qi isn’t too overpowering yet, and its attack falters beyond three meters.

However, it’s still achievable to have it lurking within the acupuncture points of your body, slowly releasing the Sword Qi after a month."

"Oh God..."

Roger tumbled out of his chair like a dog gnawing on a bone, nearly crawling as he picked up the severed half of the steel clothes rack from the ground.

Then he heard the sound of the wind, and a semi-transparent aquamarine blade of airflow grazed over the steel rod in his hands.

Ding...

It chopped off another small piece.

Trembling hands lifted the two segments of steel, gently clanging them together, producing a crisp, pleasant sound.

His complexion was as ghastly as a dead man’s.

His voice hoarse, he asked, "You’re tricking me, right? The thing inside my body won’t cause any adverse reactions?"

"I need your brain to think of solutions, and I need you to follow through with the tasks, so I had no choice but to do this. Oh, I forgot to let you have a taste of it."

Zhou Ping’an immediately shattered Roger’s illusion.

With a snap of his fingers and a thought, he manipulated the five strands of Sword Qi lying dormant within Roger’s body.

Buzz...

This time, even Tang Tang was jolted out of shock, redirecting her gaze from the clothes rack that had been severed into three pieces.

Rubbing her eyes vigorously, she saw the skin beneath Roger’s clothes tremble.

The Sky Hawk Country man who was relatively calm, suddenly contorted his face in excruciating pain.

The flesh twisted, and his eyes bulged as if they were about to pop out.

His mouth gaped widely, and he was about to scream in agony.

Zhou Ping’an pointed his finger.

The half-cry of misery that had begun to emerge from Roger’s throat vanished.

This was the Mute Acupoint being activated.

Though he could not cry out, the agony that felt like being slashed by thousands of knives did not diminish in the slightest.

He writhed on the floor in so much pain that he twisted and turned like a mud loach, desperately struggling and convulsing.

"Is this the Life and Death Talisman?"

Tang Tang was so shocked she almost couldn’t maintain her composure.

When legend became reality.

She could hardly tell what was fiction and what was accident anymore.

Could it be that everything described in the novels passed down by the elders is actually true?

"It’s similar."

Zhou Ping’an smiled and said, "It’s just that I condensed the Sword Qi into beads and struck them into his acupuncture points...

As long as the balance isn’t disturbed, there’s no harm to the body.

But this balance can only hold for a month at most, before it starts to act up. Is one month too short?"

"Is it a bit short?"

Tang Tang answered blankly, not even noticing what she had said.

Taking a deep breath, she finally accepted the ludicrous fact that her junior fellow student had cultivated True Qi and became a real master of the Martial World.

Yet her heart was incredibly exhilarated.

"Won’t such agony kill him?"

Tang Tang hesitated to ask.

She couldn’t care less about whether Roger would die.

The guy had the audacity to conspire with others against Zhou Ping’an.

He was indeed courting death.

If there wasn’t still a use for him.

Why bother with such trouble?

She would have taken care of him directly during the attack on the Wild Lion Team’s base.

"He won’t die just yet. With his life force, he should last about six or seven hours before the Sword Qi fully erupts and shreds him to pieces."

Zhou Ping’an waved his hand to suppress the Sword Qi vibrations within Roger’s acupoints.

Looking at the other man, who gradually calmed down and lay on the ground gasping for air like a fish on the brink of death, he kindly consoled, "As long as you cooperate well with the tasks and help me get out of this billion-dollar bounty predicament, the Sword Qi hidden in your body won’t act up.

At most, right before it’s due to act up after a month, I’ll help you reinforce the Sword Qi Beads again.

Or, you can also enjoy the experience more, and once you get used to it, it won’t hurt anymore."

Of course, this wasn’t the Life and Death Talisman but a "timebomb."

It’s just that the set time was a bit long.

"I’ll cooperate, I’ll definitely cooperate. It’s just a bounty after all. I have a way to break this killing scheme."

Roger’s mute point was released, and while gasping for air, he howled with a voice full of terror.

Fearing he might answer too slowly, and the devilish Officer Zhou would serve him another "set of pancakes and fruit,"

He couldn’t endure the torment.

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