Dragon's Origin

Chapter 129: How Did He Die? (Part 2)

It was simply a huge joke. A dignified Elder of the Dai family in the seventh tier of cultivation, wearing protective inner armor, could not be killed by Wang Sheng's sniper rifle. He was no match in close combat, remote attacks had no effect, and even highly toxic substances were not fatal. Yet, he died by drowning. Who could believe it?

What the clan leader found even more unacceptable was that if Dai Wuji hadn't been wearing that protective inner armor, even if he had been paralyzed by the poison and unable to move, he could have at least stayed afloat. When the later guards arrived, they would have had enough time to rescue him.

However, wearing that heavy, highly protective inner armor caused Dai Wuji to sink into the water. The guards on the surface couldn't see him and had to search bit by bit, delaying the rescue. By the time they pulled him up, Dai Wuji was already dead.

Black bean spiders live in some extremely dangerous jungles, and the Dai family's ancestral home is not their habitat. There was no need to ask; Wang Sheng must have brought it. Including the explosive steel ball later, it wasn't meant to blow up Dai Wuji but to blast him into the water.

After carefully questioning the guards, the clan leader understood Wang Sheng's plan. From beginning to end, Wang Sheng had no intention of assassinating him up close or remotely. Instead, he prepared a black bean spider and placed it on the simple pier where Dai Wuji fished every day, succeeding in one fell swoop.

The forensic experts had already found the mark of a black bean spider bite on Dai Wuji's left calf, further proving their deduction. As for the origin of the black bean spider, everyone knew without thinking that it must have come from the Thousand Devil Valley; there was no other possibility. Wang Sheng could freely enter and exit the Thousand Devil Valley, and no one else could.

What a terrifying series of plans! What an exquisite series of designs! What a horrifying patience!

Learning about Dai Wuji's intellectual struggle with Wang Sheng over the past few days, the clan leader was filled with such emotion. Wang Sheng was able to endure without taking action for several days, continuously observing and finding a weakness in Dai Wuji's fishing habits to set up his trap, succeeding with one strike. He was simply a genius among assassins!

If such a terrifying genius assassin were to target him, anyone would feel chills. A seventh-tier master, who could have roamed freely on the ground of the entire dynasty, was killed just like that, and the assassin himself was at most at the peak of the second tier. How terrifying!

That day, the guards around the clan leader were doubled, and the Dai family, both high and low, were as if in mourning. The usually arrogant Dai family disciples were much more low-key in their own territory.

But the clan leader was still furious. Wang Sheng had repeatedly provoked the Dai family. If the Dai family didn't react, how could they stand among the five great families?

The Dai family issued a kill order for Wang Sheng that very day, offering a reward of 100,000 gold coins to anyone who killed Wang Sheng. Both the Divine Might Prison and Worry-Free City posted the reward the next day.

The Divine Might Prison and other places didn't know what to think, but as soon as this reward was posted in Worry-Free City, it was immediately despised.

You should know that Wang Sheng had a long-term mission in Worry-Free City, offering nearly a million gold coins to purchase Creation Pills. Compared to Wang Sheng's generosity, the 100,000 gold coin reward offered by the Dai family was simply a joke.

Especially when the reason for the Dai family's reward for Wang Sheng spread to Worry-Free City, the whole city was jubilant. A seventh-tier Dai family elder was successfully killed by a level-five assassin from Worry-Free City under heavy guard. What did this mean? Especially since Wang Sheng was only at the peak of the second tier, it was simply declaring to the various families that their reward hunts were a joke to Worry-Free City.

All the assassins in Worry-Free City felt honored. What a face-saver! So what if they were one of the five great families? Their core elders were still killed under heavy guard in the family's ancestral home. Satisfying! More wine was sold in Worry-Free City that day.

It was unknown what other assassin organizations thought, but at least the assassins in Worry-Free City didn't accept the task of hunting down Wang Sheng for a month.

Many assassins were forced into Worry-Free City and had no good feelings toward these aristocratic families. Furthermore, with a mere 100,000 reward, it would be better to let Wang Sheng go if there was a real chance to kill him. Wang Sheng might give them even more in return.

The Dai family's experts went crazy that day, mobilizing in full force to hunt down Wang Sheng. However, although many experts were dispatched, they couldn't even find a hair on Wang Sheng's head.

Besides Dai Wuji, no one present at the time knew that Wang Sheng was hiding on the opposite bank of the river. Searching aimlessly without a tracking direction was a joke to someone as meticulously planned as Wang Sheng. By the time they remembered to cross the river to search, Wang Sheng had already left for several hours.

This wasn't the city gate of Thousand Devil Valley in Worry-Free City, where there was only one direction to enter and exit. Several hours were enough for Wang Sheng to disappear silently into the Dai family's territory.

When the news spread, the other forces were also in an uproar. However, the Dai family had been too arrogant in the past year, and no other forces had any good feelings toward them. There were many people who celebrated with drinks when they heard that Dai Wuji had been killed.

In addition to celebrating, all parties were once again impressed with Wang Sheng. Who would have thought that a junior at the peak of the second tier could kill a seventh-tier elder of the Dai family?

The Dai family's information blockade was still effective. At least, no outsiders knew how Dai Wuji really died, but everyone knew that Wang Sheng didn't use the divine weapon that could take a person's head from miles away. Countless people were curious about how Wang Sheng did it, and many people racked their brains without finding an answer.

Wang Sheng didn't care what the consequences would be after he killed Dai Wuji. Anyway, he had experienced being hunted down all over the world. Could there be worse treatment than this?

After seeing Dai Wuji fall into the water, Wang Sheng left without even confirming whether Dai Wuji was dead or not. Regardless of whether Dai Wuji was alive or dead, Wang Sheng's actions had already placed a sword hanging over the heads of the Dai family, not knowing when it would strike.

Sometimes, not being dead can be more terrifying than being dead. Fortunately, Dai Wuji was dead, and he died quickly.

Wang Sheng had already found a way out. After wading through several streams and making a few detours in the mountains, avoiding populated cities, Wang Sheng embarked on the road to his second target.

Next, Wang Sheng was going to the Linglong Pavilion's shop, which was possibly the only one. Even if it was just for show, Wang Sheng wanted the people from Linglong Pavilion to help him open the Two-Sided Exquisite Seal Box.

However, just after crossing a few mountains, Wang Sheng stopped suddenly as he was about to pass through a valley.

There was a faint trace of killing intent here.