LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 15
After the discussion, the young girl Yaoyao, using the money provided by Lin Beifan, raised the bounty to 1 million taels.
This news exploded quickly in the black market.
“Someone has offered an additional 500,000 taels for the head of Young Emperor Lin Beifan!”
“Look how much he is hated; the bounty has been raised to 1 million taels. His price on his head is now comparable to some Innate masters!”
“The bounty on this young Emperor’s head is truly tempting; even an old man like me can’t help but be moved!”
“It’s said that the young Emperor is only guarded by a single Innate protector, and there are only two Innates in the entire nation, both at the True Qi level. It’s far too easy to kill him. The cost-benefit ratio is high, it’s worth a try!”
“Why just think about it when you can act? Why not make your move now?”
Thus, many masters couldn’t resist and made their move.
Lin Beifan, through the Empire Sandbox, saw that many masters had already arrived at the Xia Kingdom’s Capital City, waiting for the opportune moment to kill him, the young Emperor, and claim the bounty of one million taels.
To him, these assassins were like fat fish, and Lin Beifan couldn’t stop smiling. His eyes nearly closed with glee.“Yaoyao, I’m counting on you next. You must catch them all in one fell swoop!”
The young girl Yaoyao patted her chest, speaking with great confidence, “Don’t worry, Yaoyao is very strong. No matter how many come, I can keep them here!”
Lin Beifan nodded repeatedly, “Well said! I like your confidence!”
“But you also need to protect yourself!”
Yaoyao’s beautiful eyes glanced over, “They are numerous, and I might inevitably miss some while defending. Don’t blame me if you lose your life!”
Lin Beifan immediately shook his head, “Rest assured, I won’t blame you! To avoid any prolonged complications, let’s take them down one by one. That way, they won’t be able to escape. What do you think?”
“That would be great, but they are especially good at hiding. It won’t be easy to find them all…” Yaoyao shook her head.
Lin Beifan immediately handed over a piece of paper, whispering, “This is information just sent by a spy. There’s a master hiding in the marked place, possibly at the Innate level. Sneak over and capture him!”
Yaoyao took it and exclaimed in surprise, “Your intelligence system is really impressive, to even discover an Innate master! I’ll go take a look, and if there really is someone, I’ll capture them and bring them back!”
“Please do!” Lin Beifan waved his hand.
The young girl Yaoyao pushed off with her tiny foot and instantly leaped over the city wall, disappearing from sight.
However, in less than the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, she returned, carrying an unconscious middle-aged man in her hand.
“Turns out he was an Innate, extremely vigilant. He attacked as soon as he saw me! Luckily, he was no match for me and I knocked him down in just a few moves, haha!” Yaoyao was immensely proud of herself.
“You’ve worked hard!”
Lin Beifan smiled and pulled out a piece of paper: “This is just in from a spy. There’s an Innate at Fengshui Temple with extraordinary strength. Please go capture him and bring him back!”
“Sure!” Yaoyao took the slip of paper, glanced at it, dropped the person she was holding, and immediately left.
She returned in less than the time it took to drink a cup of tea, dragging another person with her.
Then, Lin Beifan handed over another note, and Yaoyao set off again to capture someone.
After running back and forth like this seven times, Yaoyao had captured a total of seven Innates.
“Yaoyao…” Lin Beifan took out another piece of paper.
“Let me rest for a bit!”
The young girl Yaoyao waved her hand, took a big gulp of iced tea, and glared at Lin Beifan, somewhat huffily saying, “Yaoyao has finally seen it through, you’ve been treating me like a coolie all along! I’ve been running around everywhere, catching people while you sit back here leisurely enjoying your tea, you villain!”
“That’s not a fair thing to say!”
Lin Beifan retorted, “If I had your skills, I would have taken action myself long ago. The problem is that I don’t, right? So I have no choice but to trouble you! Moreover, I haven’t been idle either. Could you have captured people so easily without the intelligence I provided?”
“That makes sense! But still, I feel like I’m at a loss…” Yaoyao blinked at Lin Beifan, giving him frantic hints.
Lin Beifan got the message and said with a pained heart, “When we divide the spoils at the end, I’ll give you a little more, okay?”
Yaoyao’s eyes lit up: “It’s a deal!”
After that, she took a sip of tea and once again became full of life, willingly going to “work” for Lin Beifan.
As their collaboration deepened, more and more top experts were bafflingly captured.
Those who had been paying close attention to the matter were puzzled. There were rumors that many experts had come to assassinate the young Emperor to earn a bounty on his head, but how come after such a long time, the Xia Kingdom was still calm and serene, without a whisper of news?
Could it be that they have all perished?
Little did they know that although they hadn’t perished, they had been captured by Yaoyao, stripped of their martial abilities, and locked away in the dungeon.
In the end, it was discovered that there were 13 Innate masters and 45 first-rate experts. Naturally, the wealth they carried fell into the hands of Lin Beifan and Yaoyao.
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