617: Chapter 577 The Number One Assassin Ranking_1 617: Chapter 577 The Number One Assassin Ranking_1 A few people walked through the bamboo forest, searching for the so-called Spirit Communication Bamboo.
However, after looking for a long time, they couldn’t accurately find the Spirit Communication Bamboo amidst the vast sea of bamboo.
Perhaps, as Hua Qianwu said, there was no chance to find the Spirit Communication Bamboo until nightfall.
And even at night, it would still be a matter of luck to encounter it.
“Let’s rest here for a bit, there’s only an hour or two left until dark, we can just wait,”
Having said this, Hua Qianwu found a bamboo chair nearby and sat down.
The people of Flower City often came to this bamboo forest; the bamboo chair might have been fashioned by some kind-hearted person.
Gu Xiaorou and Gu Xiaosang sat down beside Hua Qianwu on the bamboo chairs.
A breeze blew through, and the entire bamboo sea began to gently sway, with the bamboo leaves rustling down like a downpour of leafy rain.
Just then, a man in black, wearing a broad-brimmed hat, walked quickly through the bamboo forest.
At that moment, the man approached Hua Qianwu.
“Miss Hua, I didn’t expect to encounter you here, such a rare sight indeed,”
He stepped forward and took off his mask, revealing a friendly smile.
He was relatively young in appearance, but with a deep scar on his brow, he involuntarily exuded a killing aura.
“Zhao Changjun, what are you doing here?”
“I’m here training, quite a few martial artists train here, and I’m no exception,”
He looked up at the sky and said, “See these bamboo leaves?
I can assure you that I can remain untouched by a single leaf amidst this leafy shower.”
Gu Xiaosang’s eyes widened in amazement, looking at him incredulously, “Really?
With such dense bamboo leaves, you can dodge them all?”
She felt that was simply impossible, way too difficult!
Yet Zhao Changjun simply smiled confidently and said, “Of course, I wouldn’t say this without being sure of my abilities.”
“How about I show you?”
Hua Qianwu quickly raised her hand to stop him, “No need, continue your training, we are here looking for materials.”
“Alright then, I wish you luck,”
Lu Chuan looked at him curiously and asked, “What do you usually use such impressive evasion skills for?”
Zhao Changjun looked at Lu Chuan and said, “To be honest, I am the second-ranked assassin on Flower City’s assassin list, and I’ve served the Hua family many times, we’re quite familiar with each other.”
“So, you should understand why I need to train my evasion skills, right?”
Lu Chuan nodded slightly, “I hadn’t realized you were an assassin, indeed, it requires very agile physical qualities.”
Hua Qianwu continued, “Zhao Changjun is very strong; he often kills people imperceptibly, many of whom are the city’s influential figures, but no matter what resources they use, they can’t find any trace of him.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Xiaosang couldn’t help but exclaim, “Really?
That sounds amazing, it’s hard to believe you’re so incredible, but if someone as strong as you ranks second, then isn’t the first one explosively powerful?”
Zhao Changjun shrugged helplessly, “The one at the top, we haven’t seen him for a long time.”
“The last time he appeared in Flower City was five years ago when he killed a son of the City Lord and then left Flower City.
Even though the City Lord knew it was his work, he was helpless to do anything.”
Hearing this, Gu Xiaorou became curious, “Is this person that powerful?
Even the City Lord dares not take action against him?”
“That’s right, it’s not just his strength but also the power he represents!”
Hua Qianwu turned to Lu Chuan and said, “Let me tell you directly, the top assassin on the assassin list is named Lu Ming, from the Lu family.
He once stayed in Flower City for some time, assassinated over a dozen nobles, and then left the city untouched.”
“His influence still lingers in Flower City, and it seems no one can challenge his top rank for now.”
Zhao Changjun nodded repeatedly in agreement, “That’s true, but who knows when he will return to Flower City, I’m afraid it’s unlikely we’ll see that day.”
“After all, he is from the Lu family.”
With a sigh, he turned and left.
Lu Chuan looked toward Hua Qianwu and asked curiously, “So this Lu Ming has been here before?”
“That’s right, he was on a family mission, didn’t stop until he had killed many people.”
“During his stay in Flower City, the whole city was in turmoil, everyone was in panic, with many notables living in fear, worrying that they would be next.”
“During that time, all the aristocrats in Flower City were publicly declaring their allegiance, claiming they would always stand with the Lu family and never betray them.”
Lu Chuan stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and said, “It looks like that was the period when the Lu family was competing with some other major family, so they sent out Lu Ming to intimidate others from taking sides rashly.”
“It seems this guy really is powerful, to have the entire Flower City in disarray all by himself; he’s definitely no ordinary person.”
Hua Qianwu nodded slightly and said, “During that period, I even dared not perform my dances, fearing that man would target me.”
“Lu Chuan, do you think the Lu family might send him to deal with you?”
Gu Xiaorou looked at Lu Chuan with some concern.
Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan fell into deep thought.
It was indeed a possibility since Lu Ming was familiar with Flower City and knew how to assassinate a target.
“We’ll see how it goes.”
Gradually, dusk fell.
The others gradually left the bamboo forest.
Come nightfall, the bamboo forest would be filled with danger, and ordinary people wouldn’t stay here.
Hua Qianwu stood up, scanned the surroundings, and said, “Let’s go, it’s time to search for the Spirit Communication Bamboo.
If we don’t find it by the midnight hour, we’ll head back home.”
The four of them searched the bamboo forest together.
Meanwhile, in another corner of the bamboo forest, Zhao Changjun took off his hat and moved back and forth among the fallen leaves, his figure turning into a series of afterimages, instantly dodging all the falling bamboo leaves.
After a series of evasions, he stopped, breathing heavily from exhaustion.
Just as he was about to find a place to rest, a figure suddenly emerged beside him.
Under the bright moonlight, Zhao Changjun looked at the newcomer.
“What do you want with me?”
“Speak, what’s your business with me?
Why so secretive, you want to hire me for an assassination?”
Zhao Changjun, very wary, asked the figure.
“You’ve improved quite a bit, your movement skills have reached this level.”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Changjun slightly frowned, curiously looking at the figure.
The figure gave a cold smile, “What, you don’t recognize me anymore?”
In the next instant, Zhao Changjun’s eyes widened in shock, exclaiming, “Lu Ming!
You’ve actually come back to Flower City, what are you here for?”
He approached Zhao Changjun and said, “We are colleagues, after all.
What do you think I’m here for?”