Chapter 448 - 311: What Is Perfect Assassination (3)

Chapter 448: Chapter 311: What Is Perfect Assassination (3)

Feng San Niang was about to act when she suddenly heard a voice transmission in her ear: "Hu Niannian will control the weight. Don’t worry."

The next second, the hybrid pony’s hooves became lighter, and its speed suddenly increased by half.

The Martial Artist driver: ?!

It wasn’t just him who was confused; even the hybrid horse pulling the cart was baffled.

’What? How did the cart suddenly get so light?’

Hu Niannian was secretly manipulating the wind, shouldering ninety percent of the mine cart’s weight.

If someone were to lie down and look under the cart, they would discover that the steel wheels were only barely touching the tracks, gliding along smoothly.

It was like a small child pulling something on a tricycle while their parent was lifting the two back wheels, making it effortless for the child to pedal.

Tang Wen saw the confusion of both man and horse and said deliberately, "You’re driving the cart well. There’s a reward for you when we get to the top."

The Martial Artist driver’s spirits lifted. After thanking Tang Wen, he secretly prayed that the hybrid horse wouldn’t cause any more trouble.

With the invisible Hu Niannian secretly assisting them, Tang Wen’s party reached the surface an hour earlier than expected.

On a winter afternoon, golden light struggled to pierce through the dark clouds, scattering faintly.

Tang Wen looked up at the sky, stretched his muscles, and let out a long sigh of relief.

The gloom he had picked up underground dissipated with each breath.

"The Young Master is back!"

A maid shouted upon his return to the manor.

Tang Wen had expected someone to greet him.

Even if Zhou Bing and Xia Qingge were in seclusion and Shui Yun was handling gang affairs...

...the head housekeeper Shu Mei or the captain of his personal guards, Liang Yu, should have been there.

But in the end, no one came.

He asked a maid who was temporarily in charge and learned that, surprisingly, all five of them were in seclusion.

It was winter, so there was less to do.

Shui Yun had some free time, and since Shu Mei and Liang Yu had long been stuck at the Peak of Martial Master, they decided to use this opportunity to try and break through.

After handing the three Armor-Piercing Beast carcasses over to the kitchen, Tang Wen and Feng San Niang brought the Stone Dragon and the Crocodile Turtle to the garden.

The poor beasts. Despite having reached such a high Realm of Cultivation as Fifth Grade creatures, they had never seen so much green vegetation.

The Thunder Rock Crocodile Turtle excitedly opened its mouth, about to unleash a baptism of Thunder, but thankfully Tang Wen stopped it in time.

So, it and the Stone Dragon both opened their massive mouths in unison and began to eat the flowers and grass.

Tang Wen’s household was large and prosperous, and he was backed by several powerful patrons. A garden of a few acres was nothing to him, so he let the two of them wreak havoc as they pleased.

The maids were given a gag order.

They had been arranged by Shui Yun and came from respectable families. The lives and fortunes of their entire families were in Shui Yun’s hands, so naturally, they wouldn’t go around gossiping.

Back inside, a maid had lit the stove and incense burner. She served tea, snacks, and wine, a dazzling array that filled the table.

Hu Yun took off her Moon Traveling Clothes, revealing herself and the three big cats clinging to her.

Tang Wen walked in with Feng San Niang, but before they could even sit down...

...they heard Hu Yun say, "Let’s rest for a bit, then set out tonight!"

The two of them froze, realizing she was talking about going to kill the Huang Family’s Fifth Grade expert.

"Why the rush?" Tang Wen asked, surprised.

Hu Yun was surprised as well. "Time is tight. Your trial ends in seven or eight days."

So Tang Wen laid out Shui Qianjun’s line of thinking for the two women.

Feng San Niang strongly approved, and Hu Yun had no objections.

To her, it made little difference who they killed first.

As a direct heir of the Commerce Association and the Shopkeeper of the Spring Breeze Pavilion...

...Feng San Niang also controlled some secret agents who specialized in gathering intelligence.

She made a quick trip and returned with an intelligence map detailing the various families on the outskirts of Ganshan City.

Unfurling it, they saw that the Boat Gang controlled the waterways. A great river flowed east from Ganshan City, weaving through lakes and rivers for thousands upon thousands of miles.

The route was lined with port cities and towns.

Hu Yun pointed to a location closest to Ganshan City. "If we go now, we can kill them all before nightfall!"

Feng San Niang: Kill them all?

Tang Wen slapped his forehead. "...We’re supposed to be doing an assassination."

Hu Yun held up a long, slender index finger. "Exactly. Killing them all is the best kind of assassination!"