Oh no! I, the weakling, have become the villain!

Chen Feng glanced around and broke out in a cold sweat at the sight of the room full of skulls. He turned to look at Xu Yao with a displeased expression.

"Tell me, are all the people in Shadow Tower psychopaths? It's one thing to leave those skulls outside, but why are there more inside? What, are they sleeping soundly with their spoils of war in their sight?"

Who would randomly place skulls in their room? Wouldn't you wake up to find so many skulls staring at you? Wouldn't you have nightmares?

Xu Yao glanced at Chen Feng and said, "Don't forget this is an assassin organization. They are all emotionless and make a living by killing. Why would they be afraid of this?"

"That's true."

Chen Feng sighed, his face full of helplessness.

Why did he have to come here? Although he could smell blood and see people living a life worse than death every day in that prison, at least they were still living people.

That's good, now he's living with a bunch of skulls.

It's terrifying to even think about.

However, having seen his share of big events, Chen Feng quickly put those aside and looked at Xu Yao with great curiosity.

"What did they send you here for? It can't be that they really wanted to treat and save lives, can it?"

Assassin organizations are emotionless; they wouldn't shed a tear even if their own father died. How could they possibly do something as righteous as saving someone?

They even went so far as to invite Xu Yao, a seventh-grade alchemist, to come over.

No matter how he thought about it, Chen Feng felt that something was wrong.

Xu Yao nodded and explained the general situation to them, including the matter of the ten thousand taels of gold.

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng's eyes widened instantly. This was more than what they had earned at the Ghost Market yesterday—ten thousand taels of gold!

Chen Feng stood up and looked at Xu Yao with great excitement.

"Really?"

Xu Yao hummed in agreement, then looked at Chen Feng speechlessly.

"Really, but those are all mine. This has nothing to do with you. Why are you so agitated? I'm not giving any to you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng's smile froze on his face, and he looked at Xu Yao with resentment.

He risked his life to come here with Xu Yao, and Xu Yao still wouldn't share even a little bit with him. What a stingy guy!

Chen Feng snorted and turned to leave.

Before he even reached the door, there was a knock.

Before Chen Feng could go over and open the door, it was opened, and Chong Yu looked at Xu Yao with a cold face.

"We're going out on a mission tonight, and you'll be coming with us."

"I?"

Xu Yao stood up and looked at Chong Yu with the same look he had given a fool.

"Brother, I'm an alchemist, not an assassin. Why are you asking me to come along? Are you just there to make up the numbers?"

Swords have no eyes. If he didn't die in the Blood Demon Hall but was killed by someone else, wouldn't that be a tragedy?

Seeing Xu Yao's cowardly appearance, Chong Yu became impatient and said coldly, "Revenge, ten thousand taels of gold. Meet in the hall tonight. If they don't arrive, they will all die here."

After saying that, Chongyu turned and left, not giving Xu Yao a chance to refute her.

Before Chen Feng could even get excited about the ten thousand taels of gold, he heard what followed.

What do you mean by saying Xu Yao can't get there and they all have to die here? Why?

Chen Feng wanted to chase after him, but when he saw the skull on the wall outside, he turned back to his room.

Xu Yao gritted his teeth and weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

He already had 10,000 taels of gold, and Chongfeng is currently waiting for him to save Fengyao, so he shouldn't let anything happen to him at this time.

All that 10,000 taels of gold was essentially a reward for him!

Xu Yao raised the corners of his mouth as he mentally calculated his savings, and even thought about his plans to leave the Blood Demon Hall in the future.

After a long while, Xu Yao finally snapped out of his reverie.

As soon as he sat down, he felt a strange gaze. Xu Yao turned his head and saw Cheng Feng looking at him with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot.

Xu Yao coughed twice awkwardly and said, "What are you still doing here? Chen Feng is gone. Are you here to sleep with me?"

Chengfeng didn't say anything, but stood up and walked towards the door.

She stopped just before reaching the door and turned to look at Xu Yao.

Do you need my help?

"Don't!"

Upon hearing Chengfeng's words, Xu Yao quickly stopped him.

“I know your capabilities. If you help us, none of us might be able to leave. Let me go with them instead.”

Chengfeng clenched his fist, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he stopped himself and walked out.

……

That evening, as soon as it got dark, Xu Yao went to the lobby.

He hadn't even gone downstairs when he saw a group of people dressed in black, all wearing black veils, so he couldn't see what they looked like.

There was also a person wearing a ghost mask next to him, Chong Yu!

Seeing Chongyu reminded Xu Yao of the people in the Ghost Market for some reason. Chongyu and the person who collected money seemed to be exactly the same except for their masks.

Shadow Tower, Ghost Market?

Impossible! Xu Yao immediately banished the thought from his mind.

Whether it's possible or not, whether it's true or not, it has nothing to do with him.

The more you know, the faster you die!

Seeing that Xu Yao had stopped, Chong Yu said with displeasure, "What, do you want me to go and invite you?"

Xu Yao rolled his eyes at Chong Yu and walked over. Before he even got to Chong Yu's side, Chong Yu grabbed him by the collar and flew him toward the door, with the others following closely behind.

Before long, the lobby of the Shadow Tower was completely empty.

Half an hour later, Chong Yu and the others stopped near a wealthy family's house. Xu Yao raised his hand and placed it on the wall next to him, shaking his head with a pained expression.

Damn it, he's still a human being. Chong Yu ran so fast and he was just swinging around like that. Doesn't he know about the psychological trauma he has?

Chongyu glanced at Xu Yao with disdain. If the host hadn't told them to bring Xu Yao along, he really wouldn't have wanted to.

He's clearly a burden, yet we're supposed to protect his safety?!

Chong Yu took a deep breath, glanced at the assassins, and with a wave of his hand, the assassins scattered and surrounded the area.

Chong Yu grabbed Xu Yao and jumped directly into the courtyard.

The people in the courtyard also sensed something was wrong and all rushed over.

Seeing someone approaching, Xu Yao disregarded whether he was dizzy or not, turned his back, took the mask out of his storage bag, and put it on his face.

Fortunately, he hadn't thrown away the mask he bought earlier, otherwise he would have really lost face.

Chongyu knows he has a sense of shame, so why shouldn't we prepare something for him?

Soon a group of people rushed out, these servants were holding sticks, and they looked at Chongyu and Xu Yao with great vigilance.

As soon as Xu Yao turned around, he saw an old man. When he saw the old man, Xu Yao raised his eyebrows and his face was full of surprise.

The Grand Elder of the Mingyang Sect, what is this old fellow doing here instead of at the Mingyang Sect?

The Shadow Tower's mission was to kill this old man?

The elder glanced at the two of them, then turned his gaze back to Chongyu.