Chapter 3: Accepting the Mission
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
"That's right, that's right. I'm afraid that this kind of business will go nowhere. If it were me, I wouldn't accept it either!"
The voice came from beside him.
Su Mo turned his head to take a look. It was a young man with a saber at his waist and a gentle smile on his face.
When he saw Su Mo look at him, the young man smiled again. "Since you don't plan on taking this trip, why don't you give me this brocade box?"
"Might as well."
Su Mo did not hesitate. He picked up the box and threw it to the young man.
The young man hurriedly took the brocade box. His palms were trembling slightly as he laughed.
"Good, you are indeed straightforward. Since this is the case, I have a presumptuous request!"
"Tell me about it."
"I wonder if I can… borrow your head!"
As soon as he said that, Su Mo saw a saber flash and its sharpness had already reached his neck.
From the moment this young man appeared, Su Mo was no longer allowed to live.
These people's manner of killing and stealing treasures was extremely secretive. Not to mention that Su Mo had already seen the man in black and even obtained this brocade box, just seeing this man in black was enough to have him killed.
Otherwise, Su Mo had already said that he did not intend to take on this mission and did not intend to invite this trouble. He could have waited for Su Mo to leave before taking the brocade box?
But this youngster came precisely to kill him.
Whether Su Mo gave this box or not, and whether he accepted the mission or not, it would make no difference!
The saber that the young man used was a good one, and the saber wielding technique he used was also a good technique. He was also very swift in decapitating people.
Furthermore, he had previously used a smile and a gentle tone to lull Su Mo.
There shouldn't have been any accidents in this strike!
However… Something unexpected happened to this strike!
The blade stopped an inch in front of Su Mo's neck and was unable to advance any further.
Su Mo was gripping the blade tightly with two fingers.
"I've already said that I don't plan to accept the mission. I've given you a chance. Why must you appear?"
Su Mo sighed. He was protected by the Dragon Elephant Wisdom Technique, and his internal energy had reached an inconceivable level. Before the young man arrived, he had already heard the commotion.
He was muttering to himself, saying that he wasn't going to accept the mission, but he was intending it for the young man to hear.
His purpose was to make it clear that he did not intend to get involved in this dispute.
If the other party had taken a step back and did not attempt to silence him, Su Mo would really leave the brocade box and go on his way.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned!
Instead, with a bang, the good saber was snapped in two by Su Mo's fingers.
The young man trembled. The saber had already been broken apart. Blood flowed down along the handle of his saber, but he didn't even bother to look at it.
He had thought that the other party was just an insignificant figure who he could easily kill, but who would have thought that he would be so unfathomable?
He was about to retreat quickly. His movements were extremely fast!
Though he was fast, Su Mo was even faster!
Since there was no turning back, Su Mo's hands were even more ruthless.
With a turn of the blade, he swung it casually. Instantly, half of the blade rushed towards that young man's throat like lightning.
The young man's martial arts skills were extraordinary. He raised his blade and placed it in front of Su Mo's neck. Not only did he want to block the attack, but he also wanted to use the momentum to counterattack.
However, reality was cruel.
The blade actually pierced through the blade that was blocking the young man's throat in an instant. Not only did it pass through the young man's throat, but it also went straight for the tree behind him.
After piercing through three trees, it stopped on the fourth tree. Half of the blade was buried in the tree.
The young man was still holding the saber in front of his neck. There was still fear in his eyes, but he had already died.
Su Mo stood up and walked to the young man. He sighed. "Why bother…"
He casually took the brocade box back. It wasn't big and could be stored in his luggage.
His gaze shifted to the forest before he retracted it and sighed.
"Fine, let's take a trip then."
The martial world was a place where people came and went in a hurry. Since he couldn't avoid it, he might as well go forward.
He packed his luggage and carried it on his back. After determining the direction to the station, he left.
…
…
In less than ten minutes, a few people appeared.
"Say, did he discover us?"
"It's hard to say. His last look was thought-provoking."
"Breaking a saber with two fingers. His blade penetrated the blade of a saber and a person's neck. It could pierce through three trees and nail the body on the fourth tree. This person… is so strong!"
"Hmph! All of you shouldn't boost the morale of others and dampen your own prestige. He's only a fledgling kid. Watch how I'd capture him!"
"Ha, that's because you have so many tricks up your sleeve that it's impossible to guard against them."
The few of them did a quick check but did not stay for long. They followed the direction that Su Mo left in.
They did not even spare a glance at the corpses of the young man and the man in black.
Not long after they left, another person emerged from the forest.
He watched them leave with a pancake in his hand.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind? Playing this trick on me?
With a mouthful of water, Su Mo swallowed the pancake into his stomach. I originally wanted to secretly listen to what's going on with you guys… I didn't expect that you guys would not mention it at all. However, it actually made things much easier. In this case, this deal might be possible.
When Su Mo left just now, he already knew that there were people hiding in the forest.
This was expected.
The man in black had saber wounds, sword wounds, and punches and kicks.
There were at least three people attacking him.
Why was it that only one person appeared with a saber, and the others had nothing?
Hence, Su Mo pretended to leave just to fool them.
He circled back in the dark, intending to see the true appearance of those hiding in the dark.
As he pondered, a thought flashed through Su Mo's mind and a message appeared in front of him.
[Mission: Send the box to Wang Xianglin of the Jade Spring Inn at Chicken's Crow Pass Station!]
[Do you accept?]
Today's incident can be considered to have hit the jackpot. Regardless of whether it's out of control or not, I've already been sucked into this vortex.
In this short period of time, even if I threw down the box and turned around to leave, the words 'Purple Sun Escort Company' had already entered their sight. If they couldn't track me down, they naturally would find the company.
I can run this time, but I'll have to come back. They'll get me sooner or later.
Since that's the case, let's have some fun.
After making up his mind, Su Mo tapped his finger. "Accept!"
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone